Immediate Meeting Report
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Immediate Meeting Report
BANK LEUMI LE- ISRAEL B.M T-460 BANK LEUMI LE- ISRAEL B.M Public Registrar Number: 520018078 Corporate securities registered for trading at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Abbreviated name: Leumi Street: Yehuda Halevy 34, Leumi House , Tel Aviv 6513616 Phone: 076-8858111 , 076-8859419 , Fax: 076-8859732 Email: [email protected] Uploaded on Magna: June 02, 2016 Company website: www.leumi.co.il Reference: 2016-01-043809 To To Israel Securities Authority The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange LTD. www.isa.gov.il www.tase.co.il Immediate Meeting Report Regulation 36B (A) and (D), regulation 36C of the Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports), 1970 Explanation: If one of the issues on the meeting’s agenda is approval of a deal with a controlling shareholder or approval of an irregular proposal, then Form T-133 or Form T-138 must be filled out respectively, following which reporting must also be done on this form. The Corporation Announces: Convening a Meeting The reference number of the last notification of the meeting is _________ , which was scheduled for (Date) _________ Reason for postponement or cancellation: _________ _________ Explanation: the reference number of the most recent notification of the convening or postponement of the meeting must be referenced. 1. Security Type Stock Name of Entitling Security: LUMI Common Stock NIS 1 Security number at the Stock Exchange, entitling the holder to participate in the meeting 604611 Ex-Dividend Date for entitlement to participate and vote in the meeting: June 9, 2016 Explanation: if a meeting is required for more than one security number, then a T-460 must be reported for each additional security separately. Reports in which additional security numbers will be specified, shall necessitate the sending of a corrective report Note: it must be emphasized that the details in this clause serve for presentation of the report within the reports of the corporation whose details have been specified above. 2. On Date: June 2, 2016 A decision was made to Convene a Meeting Annual Meeting _________ , Which shall convene on Monday Date: July 11, 2016 Time: 2:00 pm At the following address: Lin House, Yehuda Halevy 35, Tel Aviv. 3. Agenda: Explanation: The numbering of the issues on the agenda shall be in accordance with the order of their appearance on the meeting invitation report, if such is attached as a file. Issues/resolutions to be tabled at the meeting: 1 Issue / resolution and its details : Discussion of the financial reports and the Board of Directors Report for the year ending December 31, 2015. Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution According to clause 60(B) of the Companies Law, 1999 ("Companies Law") Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: No Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. *Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for reporting purposes only Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ 2 Issue / resolution and its details : Re-appointment of accounting firms Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as the joint external auditors for The Bank and authorization of The Bank Board of Directors to determine their fees and reporting of their fees. Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution The decision is required under clauses 154(B) and 165 of the Companies Law. Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: No Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for a vote Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ 3 Issue / resolution and its details : Appointment of Mr. David Brodet as a director, whose status is “Other Director” (a director who is not an external director as per clause 11 D(A)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (the “Banking Ordinance”)) for a period of three years, beginning on the date of the expiry of his current tenure, and subject to approval of the Supervisor of Banks or her no-contest. Mr. David Brodet, the Chairman of the Bank’s Board of Directors, is completing this second term as a Director and is a candidate for re-election, was proposed by the Committee for Appointment of Directors in Banking Corporations, which was appointed in accordance with clause 36A of the Banking Law, and in accordance with clauses 11D(A)(1) and (2) of the Banking Ordinance. It should be noted, that three (3) new Directors of five (5) candidates are up for election in this general meeting. The vote on each director shall be conducted separately and the voters are permitted to vote for each one of the candidates for the position of Director. For further details on the appointment of Directors to The Bank’s Board of Directors, see clause 2.1 of the attached Immediate Report regarding convening of an annual general meeting (hereinafter: “the Immediate Report”), as well as the declarations and resumes of the candidates, which are attached to this Immediate Report. Appointment or dismissal of a Director as per clauses 59 and 230 of the Companies Law Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution _________ Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: _________ Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for a vote Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ 4 Issue / resolution and its details: Appointment of Mr. Yoav Nardi as a director, whose status is “Other Director” (a director who is not an external director as per clause 11 D(A)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (the “Banking Ordinance”) for a period of three years, beginning on the date of the expiry of his current tenure, and subject to approval of the Supervisor of Banks or her no-contest. Mr. Yoav Nardi, who is completing this second term as a Director and is a candidate for re-election, he was proposed by the Committee for Appointment of Directors in Banking Corporations, which was appointed in accordance with clause 36A of the Banking Law, and in accordance with clauses 11D(A)(1) and (2) of the Banking Ordinance. It should be noted, that three (3) new Directors of five (5) candidates are up for election in this general meeting. The vote on each director shall be conducted separately and the voters are permitted to vote for each one of the candidates for the position of Director. For further details on the appointment of Directors to The Bank’s Board of Directors, see clause 2.1 of the Immediate report, as well as the declarations and resumes of the candidates, which are attached to this Immediate Report. Appointment or dismissal of a Director as per clauses 59 and 230 of the Companies Law Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution _________ Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: _________ Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for a vote Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ 5 Issue / resolution and its details : Appointment of Ms. Esther Levanon as a director, whose status is “Other Director” (a director who is not an external director as per clause 11 D(A)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (the “Banking Ordinance”) for a period of three years, beginning with, and subject to, the approval of the Supervisor of Banks or her no-contest. Ms. Esther Levanon was proposed by the Committee for Appointment of Directors in Banking Corporations, which was appointed in accordance with clause 36A of the Banking Law, and in accordance with clauses 11D(A)(1) and (2) of the Banking Ordinance. It should be noted, that three (3) new Directors of five (5) candidates are up for election in this general meeting. The vote on each director shall be conducted separately and the voters are permitted to vote for each one of the candidates for the position of Director. For further details on the appointment of Directors to The Bank’s Board of Directors, see clause 2.1 of the Immediate Report, as well as the declarations and resumes of the candidates, which are attached to this Immediate Report. Appointment or dismissal of a Director as per clauses 59 and 230 of the Companies Law Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution _________ Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: _________ Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for a vote Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ 6 Issue / resolution and its details : Appointment of Ms. Regina Ungar as a director, whose status is “Other Director” (a director who is not an external director as per clause 11 D(A)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (the “Banking Ordinance”) for a period of three years, beginning with, and subject to, the approval of the Supervisor of Banks or her no-contest. Ms. Regina Ungar was proposed by the Committee for Appointment of Directors in Banking Corporations, which was appointed in accordance with clause 36A of the Banking Law, and in accordance with clauses 11D(A)(1) and (2) of the Banking Ordinance. It should be noted, that three (3) new Directors of five (5) candidates are up for election in this general meeting. The vote on each director shall be conducted separately and the voters are permitted to vote for each one of the candidates for the position of Director. For further details on the appointment of Directors to The Bank’s Board of Directors, see clause 2.1 of the Immediate Report, as well as the declarations and resumes of the candidates, which are attached to this Immediate Report. Appointment or dismissal of a Director as per clauses 59 and 230 of the Companies Law Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution _________ Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: _________ Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for a vote Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ 7 Issue / resolution and its details : Appointment of Dr. Yofi Tirosh as a director, whose status is “Other Director” (a director who is not an external director as per clause 11 D(A)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (the “Banking Ordinance”) for a period of three years, beginning with, and subject to, the approval of the Supervisor of Banks or her nocontest. Dr. Yofi Tirosh’s candidacy was put forward by the Jewish Colonial Trust, Ltd. in accordance with clause 11 D(A)(3) of the Banking Ordinance, which enables a shareholder in the Bank to propose a candidate for the post of director under certain conditions. It should be noted, that three (3) new Directors of five (5) candidates are up for election in this general meeting. The vote on each director shall be conducted separately and the voters are permitted to vote for each one of the candidates for the position of Director. For further details on the appointment of Directors to The Bank’s Board of Directors, see clause 2.1 of the Immediate Report, as well as the declarations and resumes of the candidates, which are attached to this Immediate Report. Appointment or dismissal of a Director as per clauses 59 and 230 of the Companies Law Note: A value from this table determines the wording of the shareholder’s declaration in the Internet voting system. For the conversion table, press here Reference to the most recent report on approving an individual motion (T-138): _________ No Deal between The company and a controlling shareholder as per clauses 275 and 320(F) of the Companies Law. Reference to the most recent report on that issue (T-133): _________ Explanation of the clause in the Companies Law or in the Securities Law or in another law for approving the resolution _________ Explanation: In a deal with a controlling shareholder, which does not match any field in the table of the legal clauses, select the field: “Declaration: A suitable field for the classification does not exist” and select “Yes” for a deal with a controlling shareholder. Only in the case of a bonds meeting, or if this does not refer to a deal with a controlling shareholder, and no suitable field could be found in the table, an explanation is required and a detailing of the relevant legal clauses under which a decision is required. Does this issue require disclosure of a relationship or other characteristic of the voting shareholder: _________ Note: these values may be selected only in case the statement: “Declaration: there is no field matching the classification” was checked in the previous table and if this does not refer to a transaction between the company and its controlling shareholder. _________ In case of a bonds meeting It was decided that a different issue exists: _________ Detailing of the other issue _________ Note: detailing of the other issue determines the wording of the declaration, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The question shall be worded in such a way that it will require a “Yes/No” type answer. The question will appear in the voting system next to the decision on the agenda and the voter shall have the possibility of choosing between “Yes” and “No” and the voter shall be given the possibility to add details in case the answer is “Yes”. It was decided to require further details from the holders: _________ Detailing of the additional details required from the holders or the method of convening the meetings (in case of a meeting according to 350): _________ Note: This field determines the wording of the requirement for further details, which will be included in the Internet voting system. The voter shall have the possibility of adding the details in a free text-type field. Amendment of disclosure A negligible amendment or an amendment which stands only to credit The company compared with the wording of the resolution as detailed in the last report Was struck from the agenda The issue was discussed in a previous meeting The issue has been added to the agenda under court order The issue has been added to the agenda in accordance with regulation 5B of the Companies Regulations (notice and an advert of a general meeting and a class meeting in a public company and addition of an issue to the agenda), 2000 Explanation: After the Ex-Dividend Date, it shall not be possible to make any amendments to the decision except for an amendment of the terms of the deal, which benefits The company or for a negligible amendment. In addition, after the Ex-Dividend Date it shall not be possible to add new issues to the agenda except under court order or in accordance with regulation 5B of the notification and advertising regulations The motion on the agenda is being brought for a vote Type of majority required for approval Simple majority _________ Attachment of a Convening of Meeting Report: Convening an annual meeting – final _isa.pdf 4. Attached Yes Text of Voting Slip No Position Notice Voting paper to the annual meeting – final pdf. Yes Declaration of the Candidate for a Position as a Director in the Corporation No Declaration of Independent Director No Declaration of External Director _________ Declaration of Appointment of a Representative to Represent _________ Amended Deed of Trust _________ Request for Approval of Composition With Creditors according to Clause 350 _________ Other final declarations pdf. final declarations pdf.Explanation: In case a Voting paper and/or a Notice of Position has been attached, they must be verified as prepared pursuant to the Companies (Voting Slip and Position Notices) Regulations 2005 Link to the voting system website at which voting can be performed: Voting System Explanation: Entitled persons who are permitted to vote in the system will receive instructions on how to access the system from the Stock Exchange members. 5. The legal quorum for holding the meeting: According to the Bank regulations, the legal quorum for holding the meeting is the presence of three or more shareholders, who shall be present in person or through an envoy, within half an hour of the date and time specified for beginning the meeting. . 6. In the absence of a legal quorum, the postponed meeting shall be held on July 18, 2016 , at 2:00 pm , At the following address: Lin House, Yehuda Halevy 35, Tel Aviv. In the absence of a legal quorum, the meeting will not take place. 7. The venue and the times for viewing any proposed resolution whose wording has not been presented in full in the above details of the agenda The registered office of The Bank, Leumi House, Bank Secretariat (11th floor) 34 Yehuda Halevy Street, Tel Aviv, Sunday to Thursday, between 8:00 am and 3:00 pm. . The report has been signed on behalf of the Corporation’s Board of Directors according to regulation 5 of the Securities Regulations (financial and immediate reports), 1970, by Livnat Ein-Shai Wilder, Bank and Group Secretary. The reference numbers of previous documents on this issue (their mention does not constitute inclusion by way of reference): Previous names of reporting entity: Date Update for Form Structure: April 03, 2016 Note: English translations of Immediate Reports of Bank Leumi are for convenience purposes only. In the case of any discrepancy between the English translation and the Hebrew original, the Hebrew will prevail. The original Hebrew version is available on the distribution website of the Israel Securities Authority: http://www.magna.isa.gov.il/ Name of electronic reporter: Sackstein David Raoul, Role: Attorney, General Secretary , Employing Company Name: . Yehuda Halevy 34 Tel Aviv 6513616 , Phone: 076-8857984 , Fax: 076-8859732 , Email: [email protected] Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. (“The Bank”) June 2, 2016 To To The Stock Exchange The Stock Exchange 2 Ahuzat Bayit Street 22 Kanfei Nesharim Street Tel Aviv 65252-16 Jerusalem 95464 Dear Sirs/Madams, Re: Immediate Report Regarding the Convening of an Annual General Meeting In accordance with the Companies Law 5759-1999 (hereinafter: “the Companies Law”) and its Regulations, the Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports), 5730-1970 (hereinafter: “the Reports Regulations”), the Companies Regulations (Notice of General Meetings and of Category Meetings in a Public Company and Adding an Item to the Agenda), 5760-2000 (“Notice Regulations”) and the Companies Regulations (Written Votes and Position Papers), 5760-2000 (“Written Votes Regulations”), Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. (hereinafter: “the Bank”) is pleased to announce the convening of an Annual General Meeting of the Bank (hereinafter: “the General Meeting” or “the Meeting”) which shall take place on Monday, 11 July 2016, at 14:00, at the Bank’s offices in Beit Lynn, 35 Yehuda HaLevi St., Tel Aviv. The Items and decisions on its agenda are as specified in this Immediate Report. 1. Items on the Agenda The agenda of the General Meeting shall include the items listed in this Section 1 below: 1.1. Item No. 2 on the Agenda – Discussing the financial reports and the Bank Board of Directors report for the year that ended on 31 December 2015 The Bank’s Periodic Report for 2015 (including said financial reports and the Board of the Directors report) can be reviewed, as was published on February 29, 2016 (Reference: 2016-01036667) (“the Periodic Report of the Bank for 2015”), on the distribution website of the Securities Authority (the MAGNA website) and at the Bank’s website, www.leumi.co.il. In addition, it is possible to receive a copy by contacting the Bank Secretariat, Beit Leumi, 34 Yehuda HaLevi St. (11th floor), Tel Aviv, Tel.: 076-8859419, Sunday-Thursday, between 8:00 and 15:00. No decision is required in the item. 1.2. Item No. 2 on the Agenda – The reappointment of the accounting firms of Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as joint external auditors of the Bank and the authorizing the Bank Board of Directors to fix their salaries and report upon their salaries. In the meeting of the Bank’s Audit Committee, which was held on March 27, 2016, it was decided to recommend to the General Meeting that the joint external auditors Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer be chosen again. Regarding the report to the annual General Meeting on the salary of the external auditors, see page 471 of the Bank’s Periodic Report for 2015. The proposed decision: To reappointment of the accounting firms of Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as joint external auditors of the Bank and the authorizing the Bank Board of Directors to fix their salaries. The majority necessary for making a decision: A regular majority of the total voting rights of the shareholders that are entitled to vote and who voted in person or via their proxy. The vote count of said shareholders shall not take abstentions into consideration. 1.3. Items No. 3 through 7 on the Agenda – The appointment of directors to the Bank Board of Directors In this General Meeting, three (3) directors with the status of “other director” (a director that is not an external director as stated in Section 11D(a)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (“the Banking Ordinance”)) are up for election to the Bank Board of Directors for a term of three years, from among the candidates that were proposed by: The Committee for the Appointment of Directors in Banking Corporations, which was appointed under Section 36A of the Banking Law, and in accordance with that stipulated in Section 11D(a)(1) and (2) of the Banking Ordinance. The candidates that were proposed by the Committee are as follows: 1.3.1. Mr. David Brodet (a serving director, who is completing a second term and is up for reappointment. Chairman of the Bank Board of Directors); 1.3.2. Mr. Yoav Nardi (a serving director, who is completing a second term and is up for reappointment); 1.3.3. Ms. Esther Levanon; 1.3.4. Ms. Regina Unger, The Jewish Colonial Trust Ltd., is a shareholder in the Bank that may propose a candidate for serving as a director in accordance with Section 11D(a)(3) of the Banking Ordinance. The candidate proposed by the Jewish Colonial Trust Ltd. is: 1.3.5. Dr. Yofi Tirosh For additional details regarding the appointment of directors to the Bank Board of Directors, see Section 2.1 of the Immediate Report. The majority necessary for making a decision: A regular majority of the total voting rights of the shareholders that are entitled to vote and who voted in person or via their proxy. The vote count of said shareholders shall not take abstentions into consideration. 2. Additional Details Regarding the Items on the Agenda: 2.1. Additional Details Regarding the Appointment of Directors to the Bank Board of Directors 2.1.1. Advanced notice, in accordance with Section 11C(a)(4) of the Banking Ordinance, was published on April 10, 2016 (Reference: 2016-01-045841). 2.1.2. The candidates must meet all of the legally established conditions for serving as directors in the Bank without a controlling core, as stated in Sections 11E(b)-(e) of the Banking Ordinance. The declarations of the candidates for Bank directors, in accordance with Section 224B of the Companies Law, are attached to this summons report for the Meeting. 2.1.3. It is emphasized that according to the directives of the Bank of Israel, at least a fifth of all of the Board members must have “banking experience” as the term is defined in the directives of the Supervisor of Banks. 2.1.4. The vote on each director shall be carried out separately. The participants in the election may vote for any of the candidates to serve as director. 2.1.5. We turn your attention to that which is stipulated in Section 34(a1) of the Banking Law (Licensing), 5741-1981: “A person shall not make an agreement with another in regard to their vote for the appointment of a director in a banking corporation or in a bank holding corporation, including in regard to their vote for his dismissal, except under a permit issued by the Governor, after consulting with the Licensing Committee; this provision shall not apply to a group of holders as per section 11D(a)(3)(b) of the Ordinance, in regard to a vote for the appointment of a director proposed by them under that section, or to a holder of means of control* who agrees with another that the other will vote in his name and on his behalf without any discretion, as the said holder of means of control instructs him, provided that if the other holds, on his own behalf, means of control in the banking corporation or in the bank holding corporation, as the case may be, he shall not vote in the name and on behalf of more than one other holder.” Therefore, regarding the election of directors (Items No. 3 to 7 on the agenda), a proxy who is also a shareholder in the Bank may only vote in the name and on behalf of one additional shareholder. Regarding the remaining issues on the agenda of the General Meeting, there is no impediment that said proxy represent more than one shareholder. * i.e. a shareholder. 2.1.6. The majority necessary for making any one of the decisions on Items 3 to 7 on the agenda, which concern the election of another director, is a “regular majority” of the total votes of the shareholders who are entitled to vote and who voted in person or via their proxy (hereinafter in this Section: “a Regular Majority”, “those Participating in the Vote”). The vote count of those participating in the vote for the election of regular directors shall not take abstentions into consideration. 2.1.7. As stipulated in the Banking Ordinance (and the Bank Regulations), if the number of candidates who were elected as regular directors by a regular majority exceeds three, which is the number of vacant positions, the candidates that received the highest number of supporting votes in the General Meeting shall be elected. In addition, pursuant to Regulation 85B of the Bank Regulations, if it becomes necessary to choose between a number of candidates who received an identical number of supporting votes, the election shall be by lottery (in this Section, the regular directors who are chosen as stated shall be called “the Elected Directors”). 2.1.8. The term of the elected directors is contingent upon the consent or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks in accordance with Section 11A of the Banking Ordinance. The order of commencement of the elected directors’ tenures shall be in accordance with the order in which the consent or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks is received as stated, in relation to those elected directors, whiling taking note of the number of vacant positions on the Bank Board of Directors and dates on which these positions became available. The term of directors, who served as directors during the General Meeting and were elected for an additional term, shall begin upon the receipt of the Supervisor of Banks’ consent or nonobjection to the appointment, and on a date that is no earlier than the end date of the current term. 2.1.9. In accordance with Regulation 85C of the Bank Regulations, we emphasize that if prior to the beginning of the actual term of any of the elected directors, it was made clear that he would not begin his term for whatever reason, we shall consider the individual elected in his stead by the General Meeting, from among the remaining candidates with the same type of qualification (in the case in question – another director) who received the necessary majority for election; and if it is found that a number of candidates received said majority, then the individual who received the highest number of supporting votes in the General Meeting shall be elected (“the Next in Line”). The aforesaid in this Section shall also apply in relation to the next in line. 2.1.10. The directors (excluding the Chairman of the Board of Directors), are entitled to the payment of an annual honorarium and honorarium for participation in the meetings of the Board of Directors and its Committees at the “maximum amount” established in the Second Addendum and the Third Addendum to the Companies Regulations (Rules on Honorarium and Expenses of Outside Directors) 5760-2000, according to the Bank’s rank, in accordance with the decision of the Bank Board of Directors dated May 15, 2008 (see Immediate Report dated May 15, 2008 (Reference: 2008-01-134607)), and the Bank’s remuneration policy. 2.1.11. In accordance with the Bank’s remuneration policy for officers, which was approved by the General Meeting on February 11, 2014 (hereinafter: “the Remuneration Policy”), the Bank may purchase insurance for office holder liability, which shall apply, inter alia, to directors, as well as grant letters of commitment for indemnification and exemption. For additional details, see immediate reports that were published on January 5, 2014 (Reference: 2014-01003985) and on February 11, 2014 (Reference: 2014-01-037354). These references constitute inclusion by way of referencing the information contained in said reports. 2.1.12. The current insurance policy for director and office holder liability ends on November 1, 2016. See the immediate report regarding the General Meeting on June 30, 2014 (Reference: 2014-01-103521) and regarding the outcomes of the special General Meeting that were published on August 6, 2014 (Reference: 2014-01-128649). This reference constitutes inclusion by way of referencing the information contained in said report. 2.1.13. For details regarding decisions concerning exemption and indemnification for directors and office holders in the Bank, see Regulation 29A and Explanation Number 25 of the Bank’s Periodic Report for 2015. 2.1.14. The following are the details regarding the candidates for positions on the Bank Board of Directors under Regulations 26 and 36B(a)(10) of the Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports), 5730-1970: Regarding Item No. 3 on the Agenda – The Election of Mr. David Brodet Name of the Candidate David Brodet ID Number 000088179 Date of Birth October 30, 1944 Address for Serving Court Documents 4 Michaelson St. Jerusalem 93707-04 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of Committees: The Credit Committee, the Risk Management Committee, Resources, Procedures, Investments, Prospectuses, Strategy, the Digital Banking Committee and a member of the Overseas Customers Committee. An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank Chairman of the Board of Directors – Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. Date on which he began to serve as director July 22, 2010 Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does he possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law Yes The Proposed Decision: To appoint Mr. David Brodet as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of the date his current tenure terminates, and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 4 on the Agenda – The Election of Mr. Yoav Nardi Name of the Candidate Yoav Nardi ID Number 000634618 Date of Birth November 3, 1944 Address for Serving Court Documents 3 Mal'akhi St., Ramat Gan 52246-49 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors A member of the Credit and Audit Committees. An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which he began to serve as director July 22, 2010 Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does he possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law Yes The Proposed Decision: To appoint Mr. Yoav Nardi as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of the date his current tenure terminates, and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 5 on the Agenda – The Election of Ms. Esther Levanon Name of the Candidate Esther Levanon ID Number 008001034 Date of Birth May 29, 1946 Address for Serving Court Documents 9 Nakkash St. Apt. 33 Petah Tikva 49760-04 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors No An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under No Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which he began to serve as director - Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does she possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law See in accordance with the candidate declaration, subject to election by the annual General Meeting, subject to the approval or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks and subject to the Bank Board of Directors. The Proposed Decision: To appoint Ms. Estaher Levanon as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 6 on the Agenda – The Election of Ms. Regina Unger Name of the Candidate Regina Unger ID Number 058099656 Date of Birth February 26, 1963 Address for Serving Court Documents 82 Ha-Marganit St., Ramat Gan Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors No An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which he began to serve as director - Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does she possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law See in accordance with the candidate declaration, subject to election by the annual General Meeting, subject to the approval or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks and subject to the Bank Board of Directors. The Proposed Decision: To appoint Ms. Regina Unger as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 7 on the Agenda – The Election of Ms. Yofi Tirosh Name of the Candidate Yofi Tirosh ID Number 027737550 Date of Birth July 27, 1970 Address for Serving Court Documents 10 Turei Zahav St., Tel Aviv, 66177 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors No An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which he began to serve as director - Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does she possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law See in accordance with the candidate declaration, subject to election by the annual General Meeting, subject to the approval or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks and subject to the Bank Board of Directors. The Proposed Decision: To appoint Ms. Yofi Tirosh as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. 3. Voting in the Meeting: 3.1. The Determining Date and Proof of Ownership 3.1.1. The determining date for determining the right of a shareholder in the Bank to vote in the General Meeting above, as stated in Section 182 of the Companies Law and Regulation 3 of the Written Votes Regulations, is June 9, 2016 on the end of the business day in the stock exchange. 3.1.2. In accordance with the Companies Regulation (Proving Ownership of a Share in order to Vote at a General Meeting), 5760-2000 (“Proof of Ownership Regulations”), a shareholder who has a share registered to his credit with a stock exchange member and that same share is included among the Bank’s shares that are registered in the Registry of Shareholders under the name of a registration company (“Unregistered Shareholder”) and who is interested in voting at the General Meeting, shall produce for the Bank a certificate from the stock exchange member with whom the share is registered to his credit, regarding his ownership of the share, on the determining date, in accordance with Form 1 in the Addendum to the Regulations on proving ownership (“Certificate of Ownership”). 3.1.3. An unregistered shareholder is entitled to receive a certificate of ownership from the stock exchange member through whom he holds the share, at the branch of the stock exchange member or by mail to his address for a delivery fee only, if he requested it. A request on this item shall be given, in advance, to a specific securities account. 3.1.4. In addition, an unregistered shareholder may instruct the stock exchange member that his certificate of ownership be transferred to the Bank via the electronic voting system. Registration in the electronic voting system, which operates according to Article B of Chapter 7-B of the Securities Law, 5728-1968 (“the Electronic Voting System”) equates to a certification of ownership under the Proof of Ownership Regulations. 3.2. Legal Quorum and Date of a Postponed Meeting 3.2.1. In accordance with the Bank Regulations, the legal quorum for holding the Meeting is the presence of three or more shareholders, who are present in person or via a proxy, within half an hour of the time established for the beginning of the Meeting. 3.2.2. If a legal quorum is not found within half an hour of the time established for the beginning of the Meeting, it shall be postponed to 18 July 2016, at the same location, at 14:00. 3.2.3. If a legal quorum is not found at said postponed Meeting, two shareholders who are present in person shall constitute a legal quorum, and they shall be entitled to deal with the Items for which the Meeting was convened. 3.2.4. In establishing the legal quorum, the votes of shareholders who voted via a voting paper, as defined in Section 87 of the Companies Law, shall be taken into consideration, as well as taking into consideration the votes of unregistered shareholders, who voted via the electronic voting system. 3.3. Methods of Voting in the Meeting 3.3.1. Shareholders who are entitled to participate in the Meeting and vote, may do so, per their choice, in one of the following methods: (1) To arrive at the Meeting and vote in it themselves or appoint a proxy to arrive at the Meeting and vote in their stead, according to a letter of appointment and power of attorney, as specified in Section 3.4 below; (2) To vote via a proxy statement, as specified in Section 3.5 below; (3) An unregistered shareholder shall also be permitted to vote via the electronic voting system, as specified in Section 3.7 below. 3.3.2. In accordance with Section 83(d) of the Companies Law, if a shareholder voted in more than one way, his later vote shall be counted; in regards to this, the vote of a shareholder in person or via a proxy, a vote via a voting paper or a vote via the electronic voting system shall be considered the later vote. 3.4. Participation in the Meeting and Vote by the Shareholder in Person or via a Proxy A. An unregistered shareholder, who is interested in arriving at the Meeting and voting in person, shall produce for the company the certificate of ownership, in the manner specified in Section 3.1.2 above and 3.9 below, by the time the system is locked down, as defined in Section 3.7D below. A shareholder whose shares are registered under his name in the Bank’s Registry of Shareholders is not required to present said certificate of ownership. B. A shareholder who is entitled to be present and vote in the General Meeting may appoint a proxy or proxies, who shall be present and vote in his stead. A proxy is not required to be a shareholder himself. In order for the appointment of the proxy to be valid, the letter of appointment and the power of attorney under which the letter of appointment was signed (if the letter of appointment was sign according to the power of attorney) must reach the Bank’s registered office no less than 48 hours prior to the General Meeting. In the case of an unregistered shareholder, a certificate of ownership from the stock exchange member, as specified in Section 3.1 above, must be attached to the letter of appointment, unless the certificate of ownership was transferred to the Bank via the electronic voting system. C. A shareholder or proxy who seek to be present and/or vote at the General Meeting shall be required to identify themselves upon arriving at the General Meeting, by presenting identification (an ID or passport or valid driver’s license). An unregistered shareholder (or his proxy) shall additionally be required to present the certificate of ownership form, as stated above, unless his certificate of ownership was transferred to the Bank via the electronic voting system. The proxy of the shareholder whose shares are registered under his name in the Bank’s Registry of Shareholders, is not required to present said certificate of ownership. D. Anyone who is not a shareholder or proxy, or a shareholder or proxy who fail to present said identification and a valid certificate of ownership by the time of the Meeting as of 9 June 2016, shall not be entitled to be present and vote in the General Meeting. E. The letter of appointment shall also be valid in regards to a postponed Meeting of the Meeting to which the letter of appointment relates, unless specified otherwise in the letter of appointment, provided that the postponed Meeting convenes on the date stipulated in Section 3.2.2 above. A. 3.5 Voting paper A shareholder (including an unregistered shareholder) of the company, who wish to vote in the General Meeting without arriving at the Meeting and without sending a proxy, may vote on the items on the agenda via a proxy statement. B. A shareholder (including an unregistered shareholder) who is interested in being present and voting in the Meeting, may vote via a voting papaer regarding all of the items on the agenda, in accordance with the Companies Law and the Written Voting Regulations. C. The vote via a voting paper shall be carried out on the Second Part of the voting paper as publish on the distribution website of the Securities Authority. D. The following are the addresses of the distribution website of the Securities Authority and the website of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, where the text of the voting paper can be found: The Distribution Website of the Securities Authority: http://www.magna.isa.gov.il/ The Notices Website of the Stock Exchange: http://maya.tase.co.il/ E. A shareholder may approach the Bank directly and receive from it the text of the voting paper. F. The vote of a shareholder via a voting paper shall be considered as if he was present at and participated in the General Meeting both of the purpose of the required legal quorum and for the purpose of calculating the results of the vote. 3.6 The Final Date for Producing a voting paper for the Bank: A. A shareholder (including an unregistered shareholder) who is interested in voting via a voting paper, shall produce for the Bank, in the manner specified in Section 3.5 above, the voting paper up to 4 hours prior to the time of the General Meeting (i.e., by 10:00 AM on Monday, July 11, 2016). The voting paper shall be valid – regarding an unregistered shareholder – only if accompanied by a certificate of ownership that was sent by the date the system was locked down (or if the certificate of ownership was sent via the electronic voting system), and regarding a shareholder registered in the Bank’s Registry of Shareholders – only if accompanied by a photocopy of the ID, Passport or Certificate of Association. B. The stock exchange member shall send out, without consideration, a link to the text of the voting paper and the position papers, on the distribution website of the Authority, to any shareholder who is not registered in the Registry of Shareholders and whose share is registered with that same stock exchange member, unless the shareholder announced that he is uninterested in this, provided that the notice was given in regards to a specific securities account and on a date preceding the determining date. C. Up to 24 hours prior to the date on which the General Meeting convenes, a shareholder may contact the Bank’s registered office and, after having proven his identity, withdraw his voting paper and certificate of ownership. Should he do so, he may only vote during the General Meeting itself (to the extent that he is a shareholder registered in the Bank’s Registry of Shareholders or to the extent that he is an unregistered shareholder) as well as via the electronic voting system and the aforesaid shall apply to Section 3.3.2 above mutatis mutandis and his later vote shall be counted. 3.7. The Electronic Voting System A. Unregistered shareholders may vote on all of the items on the agenda of the General Meeting, via an electronic voting paper as well, which shall be transferred to the Bank via the electronic voting system. B. An unregistered shareholder may announce by 12:00 PM of the determining date, by written notice to the stock exchange member, that he is uninterested in being included in the list of shareholders who are entitled to vote via the electronic voting system, which shall be transferred to the Bank by the stock exchange member via the electronic voting system. C. The stock exchange member shall send the information required for voting in the electronic voting system to each of said unregistered shareholders, including the access code and identification for voting in the electronic voting system. D. As of the end of the determining date and up to 6 hours prior to the time in which the General Meeting convenes (i.e. up to 8:00 AM on Monday, July 11, 2016) (“Time of the System Lock Down”), the electronic voting system shall allow said unregistered shareholders to access the electronic voting system, while identifying themselves and using a unique access code that was issued by the stock exchange member, and vote or alter or cancel their previous vote. E. The electronic vote may be altered or cancelled only until the time in which the system is locked down, and it shall not be possible to alter it via the system after this time. Nothing in the aforesaid may derogate from the right of an unregistered shareholder to alter his vote via participation in the Meeting and voting therein (including via a proxy) and in this regard, the aforesaid shall apply to Section 3.3.2 above mutatis mutandis and his later vote shall be counted. F. If the General Meeting is postponed to a time after the system is lock down or if a continuing Meeting is scheduled, the electronic voting system shall not be reactivated and it will not be possible to vote through it in the postponed or continuing Meeting, and accordingly, an unregistered shareholder who voted via the electronic voting system will not be able to change his vote via the electronic voting system after the time of the system lock down. Nothing in the scheduling of a postponed or continuing Meeting may prevent anyone, who voted via the electronic voting system in that same Meeting (prior to postponement of the date of the Meeting), from altering his vote, but he may do so via other means of voting, i.e. a regular proxy statement, being physically present at the Meeting or voting via a proxy. G. An unregistered shareholder, who transferred a certificate of ownership to the company via the electronic voting system and wishes to vote via other means of voting, is not required to transfer a new certificate of ownership to the company for the purpose of voting in the postponed or continued Meeting. H. The votes conducted via the electronic voting system by the date the system was locked down shall be counted (to the extent that they are not altered later on by the voter) as part of the outcomes of the Meeting (including one postponed or continued), both of the purpose of the required legal quorum and for the purpose of calculating the results of the vote. 3.8. Position Papers A. The final date for producing position papers for the Bank, as defined in Section 88 of the Companies Law, is up to 10 days prior to the date on which the General Meeting convenes, i.e.: by July 1, 2016 (inclusive). A position papers that includes the response of the Board of Directors, shall be publish (to the extent that its publication is decided upon) up to 5 days prior to the date on which the General Meeting convenes i.e. by July 6, 2016 (inclusive). B. A shareholder may approach the Bank directly and receive from it the text of the position papers (to the extent there are any). C. It is possible to review the position papers on the distribution website of the Securities Authority and on the notices website of the Stock Exchange, as specified in Section D above. 3.9. Manner of Producing Documents for the Bank The documents that the Shareholders must produce for the Bank in accordance with the above provisions (including a power of attorney, letter of appointment, certificate of ownership, voting papers, position papers and so forth), may be produced by the dates listed above, for the Bank’s offices in Beit Lynn, 35 Yehuda HaLevi St., Tel Aviv, to be delivered in person or via registered mail. 3.10 Review of Documents and the Bank Representatives Regarding the Handling of this Report The documents concerning the decisions on the agenda of the General Meeting may be reviewed at the Bank Secretariat, in the Bank’s registered office on 34 Yehuda HaLevi St. (Beit Leumi), 11th floor, Tel Aviv, Tel.: 076-8859419, Sunday-Thursday, between 8:00 and 15:00. This report was signed on the Bank’s behalf on June 2, 2016. Sincerely, Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. Name of the Signatories of the Report and their Positions: Adv. Hanan Freidman, Chief Legal Advisor Adv. Livnat Ein-Shay Vilder, Secretary of the Bank and Group Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. Voting paper in Accordance with the Companies Regulation (written vote and position papers) 2005 for the Annual General Meeting that will Convene on 11 July, 2016. First Part 4. Name of the Company: Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. (“the Bank”). 5. The Type of the General Meeting: Annual General Meeting. The General Meeting shall convene on Monday, July 11, 2016, at 14:00, at the Bank’s offices in Beit Lynn, 35 Yehuda HaLevi St., Tel Aviv. If the Meeting is postponed, it shall be held on Monday, July 18, 2016, at the same place and time. 6. Breakdown of the items on the agenda, on which it will be possible to vote via a voting paper: 6.1. Item No. 2 on the Agenda – The reappointment of the accounting firms of Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as external auditors of the Bank and the authorizing of the Bank Board of Directors to fix their salaries and report upon their salaries. The proposed decision: The reappointment of the accounting firms of Somekh Chaikin and Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer as external auditors of the Bank and the authorizing the Bank Board of Directors to fix their salaries. For additional details, see Section 1.2 of the Immediate Report regarding the convening of an annual General Meeting, which is attached to this voting paper (hereinafter: “the Immediate Report”). 6.2. Items No. 3 through 7 on the Agenda – The appointment of directors to the Bank Board of Directors In this General Meeting, three (3) directors with the status of “other director” (a director that is not an external director as stated in Section 11D(a)(2) of the Banking Ordinance 1941 (“the Banking Ordinance”)) are up for election to the Bank Board of Directors for a term of three years, from among the candidates that were proposed by: The Committee for the Appointment of Directors in Banking Corporations, which was appointed under Section 36A of the Banking Law, and in accordance with that stipulated in Section 11D(a)(1) and (2) of the Banking Ordinance. The candidates that were proposed by the Committee are as follows: 6.2.1. Mr. David Brodet (a serving director, who is completing a second term and is up for reappointment. Chairman of the Bank Board of Directors); 6.2.2. Mr. Yoav Nardi (a serving director, who is completing a second term and is up for reappointment); 6.2.3. Ms. Esther Levanon; 6.2.4. Ms. Regina Unger, The Jewish Colonial Trust Ltd., is a shareholder in the Bank that may propose a candidate for serving as a director in accordance with Section 11D(a)(3) of the Banking Ordinance. The candidate proposed by the Jewish Colonial Trust Ltd. is: 6.2.5. Dr. Yofi Tirosh For additional details regarding the appointment of directors to the Bank Board of Directors, see Section 2.1 of the Immediate Report. The vote on each director shall be carried out separately. The participants in the election may vote for any of the candidates to serve as director. The following are the details regarding the candidates for election, to the best of the Bank’s knowledge: Regarding Item No. 3 on the Agenda – The Election of Mr. David Brodet Name of the Candidate David Brodet ID Number 000088179 Date of Birth October 30, 1944 Address for Serving Court Documents 4 Michaelson St. Jerusalem 93707-04 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of Committees: The Credit Committee, the Risk Management Committee, Resources, Procedures, Investments, Prospectuses, Strategy, the Committee for Digital Banking and a member of the Overseas Customers Committee. An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank Chairman of the Board of Directors – Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. Date on which he began to serve as director July 22, 2010 Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does he possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law Yes The Proposed Decision: To appoint Mr. David Brodet as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of the date his current tenure terminates, and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 4 on the Agenda – The Election of Mr. Yoav Nardi Name of the Candidate Yoav Nardi ID Number 000634618 Date of Birth November 3, 1944 Address for Serving Court Documents 3 Mal'akhi St., Ramat Gan 52246-49 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors A member of the Credit and Audit Committees. An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which he began to serve as director July 22, 2010 Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does he possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law Yes The Proposed Decision: To appoint Mr. Yoav Nardi as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of the date his current tenure terminates, and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 5 on the Agenda – The Election of Ms. Esther Levanon Name of the Candidate Esther Levanon ID Number 008001034 Date of Birth May 29, 1946 Address for Serving Court Documents 9 Nakkash St. Apt. 33 Petah Tikva 49760-04 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors No An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which he began to serve as director - Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does he possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law See in accordance with the candidate declaration, subject to election by the annual General Meeting, subject to the approval or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks and subject to the Bank Board of Directors. The Proposed Decision: To appoint Ms. Estaher Levanon as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 6 on the Agenda – The Election of Ms. Regina Unger Name of the Candidate Regina Unger ID Number 058099656 Date of Birth February 26, 1963 Address for Serving Court Documents 82 Ha-Marganit St., Ramat Gan Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors No An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which she began to serve as director - Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does she possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law See in accordance with the candidate declaration, subject to election by the annual General Meeting, subject to the approval or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks and subject to the Bank Board of Directors. The Proposed Decision: To appoint Ms. Regina Unger as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. Regarding Item No. 7 on the Agenda – The Election of Ms. Yofi Tirosh Name of the Candidate Yofi Tirosh ID Number 027737550 Date of Birth July 27, 1970 Address for Serving Court Documents 10 Turei Zahav St., Tel Aviv, 66177 Citizenship Israeli Membership on the Committees of the Board of Directors No An External Director as defined by the Companies Law / an External Director under Directive 301 of the Proper Banking Management Directives No An Independent Director as defined by the Companies Law No An employee of the Bank, subsidiary, affiliated company or an interested party in the Bank No Date on which she began to serve as director - Education / Professional Certifications In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report Employment over the past five years and a breakdown of the corporations in which he served as director In accordance with the curriculum vitae attached to this report A relative of another interested party in the corporation No Does she possess accounting and financial expertise according to Section 92(a)(12) of the Companies Law See in accordance with the candidate declaration, subject to election by the annual General Meeting, subject to the approval or non-objection of the Supervisor of Banks and subject to the Bank Board of Directors. The Proposed Decision: To appoint Ms. Yofi Tirosh as a director with the status of “other director”, for a period of 3 years, as of and subject to the consent of the Supervisor of Banks, or her non-objection. 7. The place and time in which the complete text of the proposed decisions may be reviewed: The documents concerning the decisions on the agenda of the General Meeting may be reviewed at the Bank’s registered office, Beit Leumi, 34 Yehuda HaLevi St. (11th floor), Tel Aviv, Tel.: 0768859419, Sunday-Thursday, between 8:00 and 15:00, as well as on the distribution site of the Securities Authority and the website of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd., at the addresses specified in Section 11 below. 8. The necessary majority for making decisions in the Meeting on items that can be voted upon via a voting paper The majority necessary for making any one of the decisions on Items 2-7 on the agenda is a regular majority of the total voting rights of the shareholders who are entitled to vote and who voted in person or via their proxy. The vote count of said shareholders shall not take abstentions into consideration. 9. A voting paper shall only be valid if accompanied by the certificate of ownership of the unregistered shareholder on the determining day (i.e. the individual that has the Bank’s shares registered to his credit with a stock exchange member and those shares are included among the shares registered in the Registry of Shareholders under the name of a registration company) (“Unregistered Shareholder”) or if said certificate of ownership was sent to the Bank via the electronic voting system, and in the case of a shareholder registered in the Bank’s Registry of Shareholders, the voting paper shall only be valid when accompanied by a photocopy of an ID, Passport or Certificate of Association. This voting paper must be produced for the Bank, to the address specified in Section 8 below, along with the documents attach therein, as stated above, no later than four hours prior to the time the Meeting is convened, i.e. up to 11 July 2016, at 10:00 AM. 10. Time of Adjournment of the Electronic Voting System: Unregistered shareholders may vote on all of the items on the agenda of the General Meeting, via an electronic voting paper as well, which shall be transferred to the Bank via the electronic voting system. Voting will only be possible up to 6 hours prior to the convening of the General Meeting, i.e. by 8:00 AM on Monday, July 11, 2016. 11. Address of the Bank for the Depositing of Proxy and Position Papers: The Bank’s registered office, Beit Leumi, 34 Yehuda HaLevi St., Tel Aviv, 65136-16, near the Bank Secretariat (11th floor). 12. Final Date for Producing Position Papers for the Bank: Up to 10 days prior to the date on which the General Meeting convenes i.e. by July 1, 2016 (inclusive). 13. The Final Date for Producing the Board of Directors’ Response to a Position Paper: Up to 5 days prior to the date on which the General Meeting convenes i.e. by July 6, 2016 (inclusive). 14. Address of the distribution website of the Securities Authority and the website of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. (“the Stock Exchange”), where the voting papers and position papers are located: The Distribution Website of the Securities Authority: http://www.magna.isa.gov.il/ The Notices Website of the Stock Exchange: http://maya.tase.co.il/ 15. An unregistered shareholder is entitled to receive a certificate of ownership at the branch of the stock exchange member or via mail delivery, if he requested it. A request on this item shall be given, in advance, to a specific securities account. An unregistered shareholder may instruct that his certificate of ownership be transferred to the Bank via the electronic voting system. 16. An unregistered shareholder is entitled to receive, without consideration, a link to the text of the voting paper and the position papers on the distribution website of the Securities Authority, via email from a stock exchange member through whom he holds his shares, unless he notified the stock exchange member that he is uninterested in receiving said link, or that he is interested to receive voting papers by mail for a fee; a notice regarding the voting papers shall also apply to the receipt of position papers. 17. One or more of the shareholders, who on the determining date (June 9, 2016) holds a ratio that constitutes five percent or more of the total voting rights in the Bank, as well as one who holds said ratio out of the total voting rights that are not held by the controlling owners of the Bank, as defined in Section 268 of the Companies Law (“Controlling Owner”), is entitled to review the voting papers himself or via a proxy acting on his behalf, after the convening of the General Meeting, at the Bank’s registered office, as specified in Regulation 10 of the Regulations. The amount of shares that constitute 5% of the total voting rights in the Bank is: NIS 76,148,660* per value of regular shares of the Bank. * As of June 2, 2016. 18. After the publication of the voting paper, there may be changes in the agenda and position papers may be published. In such an event, it will be possible to review the updated agenda and the position papers that will be published in the company reports on the distribution website stated in Section 11 above. A shareholder shall specify how he votes regarding the items on the agenda in the second part of this voting paper. ***** 48 Voting paper – Second Part The Companies Regulations (written vote and position papers), 5766-2005 (“the Regulations”) Name of the Company: Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. Address of the Company (for depositing and delivering voting papers): Beit Leumi, 34 Yehuda HaLevi St., Tel Aviv, 65136-16, 11th floor, near the Bank Secretariat. Company No.: 52-001807-8 Date of the Meeting: 11 July 2016, at 14:00. Type of Meeting: Annual. The Determining Date: 9 June, 2016. (The company shall fill out the statement up to this point). Details of the Shareholders Name of the Shareholder – ID No. – If the shareholder does not have an Israeli ID – Passport No. – The country in which it was issued – Valid until – If the shareholder is a corporation – Corporation No. – The country of incorporation – 49 The Voting Procedure Number of the Item on the Agenda Manner of the Vote2 For Against Abstain 2. Reappointment of the accounting firms 3. Election of a Director – Mr. David Brodet 4. Election of a Director – Mr. Yoav Nardi 5. Election of a Director – Ms. Esther Levanon 6. Election of a Director – Ms. Regina Unger 7. Election of a Director – Dr. Yofi Tirosh For shareholders who hold share via a stock exchange member (according to Section 177(1) of the Companies Law) – This voting paper is only valid when accompanied by a certificate of ownership, excluding cases in which the vote is through the system. For shareholder registered in the Bank’s Shareholders’ Registry – The voting paper is valid when accompanied by a photocopy of the ID / Passport / Certificate of Association. Date 2 Signature Failure to mark a vote shall be deemed an abstention on that item. 50 Appendix A Declaration of Candidate to Serve as a Director (Who is not an External Director or ED) of Bank Leumi le-Israel Ltd I the undersigned David Brodet, ID Number 000088179, of 4 Michelson, Nayot, Jerusalem make this declaration as a candidate for being appointed a Director of Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (the “Bank”): 1. Personal details 1.1 Name: David Brodet 1.2 ID Number: 000088179 1.3 Birth Date: October 30, 1944 1.4 Address for service of process: Bank Leumi, Yehuda Halevi 34, Tel-Aviv 1.5 Citizenship: Israeli 1.6 Residency: Israeli 2. I am not/I am an employee of the Bank, its subsidiary, of a related company or of an interested party in it (and if yes – the position or positions held): Chairman of the Board of Directors - Bank Leumi le-Israel Ltd. 3. Eligibility I have the qualifications that are required for service as a Director of the Bank and in particular, I have education, knowledge, experience or expertise in one or more of the following fields: banking, financial activity, economic or business activity, law, finance, accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, information technology and/or a different confirmed field and that I am able to dedicate the appropriate time to fulfill the position of a Director of the Bank, taking note of, inter alia, the scope of the Bank’s activity and of its size. My said qualifications are as follows1: [education, qualification, experience]: 3 3 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 51 3.1 Education: Degree/Academic Certificate Profession/Major Field B.A Economics and Political The Sciences University Hebrew M.A Economic Hebrew Supplementary Training in Macroeconomic Policy Supplementary Training in the Salzburg Seminar Academic Institution's Name The University IMF USIA 3.2 Professional certificates: Attached. 3.3 Details of the main occupations in the last five years, with details of the corporations in which he serves as director (please specify number of service years in each position)2: According to the attached CV. 3.4 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have a professional qualification, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above which are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests which establish that I have such qualifications: Academic education: In the fields of economy – first and second degree from the Hebrew University. Public service: the Budgets Supervisor, Director General of the Finance Ministry. Banking: Chairman of Bank Mizarhi, Tefahot, Bank Leumi, Bank Leumi USA, President of the Association of Banks. Business occupation: VP Finance of the Israeli Aerospace Industry, Chaiman of Karnit, Chairman of Amitim, Director in Direct Insurance 52 Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. 4 3.5 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have an accounting and financial expertise, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above that are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests establishing that I have the said expertise: VP Finance of the Israeli Aerospace Industry, Chairman of Amitim (Investment Committees), Chaiman of Karnit, Financial Consulting, fund raising for the State, for U.S guarantees as well as sovereign debentures of the State of Israel. Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. For purpose of this section above: “Professional qualification” –an academic degree as required in one of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) or (2) below, or experience as required in paragraph (3) below: (1) An academic degree in one of the following professions: economics, business administration, accounting, law and/or public administration; (2) A different academic degree, or the completion of a different form of higher education studies, all within the field of the Bank’s business or in an area which is relevant to the position; (3) At least five years of experience in one of the following, or a cumulative experience of five years in at least two or more of the following: (a) in a senior position in the area of business management of a corporation whose business is of a substantial size; or (b) in a senior public service position or in a senior position in the public service; or (c) in a senior position in the banking field. “Director with accounting and financial expertise” shall mean a person who, in the view of the Board of Directors meets the following conditions: a director who because of his education, experience and qualifications, possesses a high level of expertise and understanding in the business-accounting matters and financial statements, in a manner that allows him to understand in detail the 4 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 53 Bank's financial statements and to raise a discussion with respect to the manner in which the financial data is presented. In assessing the accounting and financial expertise by the Board of Directors, the following considerations will be taken into account, inter alia: the director’s education, experience, and knowledge of the following subjects: (1) accounting issues and the issues of accounting supervision typical to the banking sector and to companies of the size and complexity of the Bank; (2) the tasks of the external auditor, and the duties imposed on him; (3) the processes for preparing financial statements and their approval according to the Securities Law, 1968 and the Companies Law. 3.6 A director who estimates that he does not have an accounting and financial expertise, is requested to declare if he is has the capability to read and understand financial statements – yes/no [delete the unnecessary]. 3.7 In light of my education, experience, past and present occupation and my skill, as aforesaid, to my best estimate, I have a "banking experience" 3 – yes/no [delete the unnecessary]. 4. I have not, during the past five years, been convicted in any final ruling of any of the offences described below, as determined in Section 226 of the Companies Law: 4.1 Offences pursuant to Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 to 428 of the Penal Law, 1977, and pursuant to Sections 52c, 52d, 53(a) and 54 of the Securities Law. 4.2 A conviction in a court outside of Israel for bribery, fraud, corporate director crimes or crimes involving exploitation of inside information. 4.3 A conviction in a court regarding any other offence, regarding which the court has determined that because of its substance, severity or circumstances, I am not fit to serve as a director in a public company. There is no pending lawsuit against me on an offence as foresaid. 5 5 According to Directive 301 at least a fifth of the entire directors will have a proven banking experience. Following are instructions of the Supervision regarding the definition of "banking experience" as referred to in Section 25 of Directive 301: Having a senior managerial experience in a banking corporation; serving as director in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 10 years; serving as chairman of board of directors for a cumulative period of at least 3 years; who was partner in an external auditors office that is responsible for managing the audit in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 5 years [conditional to fulfilling the rule of independence stipulated in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation and provisions of any law] 54 5. No enforcement measures have been imposed upon me, by an administrative enforcement committee6, which prohibit me from serving as a director of a public company. 6. I am not a minor, incompetent and was not declared bankrupt5 7. My other duties and occupations do not or may not create a conflict of interest with my position as a director of the Bank, and do not impair my ability to function as a director of the Bank. 8. I meet all the conditions for holding the position of a director in a banking corporation without a controlling core, in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Ordinance, including the following: 8.1 Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means of any kind in a bank, a corporation controlled by the bank or in a "substantial holder", excluding the holding of traded shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid-up capital of any of them. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 8.2 8.2.1 In the two years preceding the date of the appointment, or from the date of the appointment and onward, I or any party who has a “close association” to me have an association to the Bank or to a corporation controlled by the Bank, to an office holder of the Bank or to a “substantial holder” [It is to be clear that the serving as director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association]; yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 6 5 A committee appointed to section 52FF(a) of the Securities Law, 1968. As long as I was not discharged 55 8.2.2 From the date of the appointment and onward, I have an association to a relative of an office holder of the Bank, to a relative of a “substantial holder” or to a partner of a “substantial holder”; It is to be clarified that the serving as a director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8.3 I or someone who has "close association" with me have a business or professional association with the Bank or with a corporation controlled by the Bank, with an officer of the Bank, or with a “substantial holder” who proposed me as a candidate for service as a director of the Bank, even if such association is not in the ongoing course. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8.4 A director whose candidacy was proposed by the Committee for the Appointment of Directors pursuant to Section 11D(A)(1) of the Banking Ordinance (“the Committee”) hereby further declares that: 8.4.1 I do not have an association to a member of the Committee at the time of the appointment; 8.4.2 I am not a Minister, Deputy Minister or Member of the Knesset, nor do I have a personal, business or political association with a Minister, Deputy Minister, nor am I a public servant or an employee of a statutory corporation; 8.4.3 I have not been convicted of any offense which, because of its substance, severity or circumstances, renders me not fit to serve in the position, and there is no pending indictment against me relating to such an offense 56 As require, please detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ For the purpose of section 8 above: “Close Association” – the relationship between a person and his relative, partner, employer, or a person to whom he is reporting either directly or indirectly and a corporation of which he is a controlling shareholder; “Association” – an employment relationship, business or professional association in the ordinary course excluding insubstantial connections, and also service as an office holder, however a retail business association between a corporation and a customer will not be considered an association; “Substantial Holder” – whoever holds more than two and a half percent of a certain type of control means in a banking corporation, whoever controls such a holder, whoever is controlled by anyone of them, a member of an association of holders as defined in Clause 11D(A)(3)(b), whoever controls a member of such an association of holders, and whoever is controlled by anyone of them. For a list of substantial holders in the Bank, see the Bank’s website, at www.leumi.co.il. “Office holder” – as defined in the Companies Law, and any other employee who reports to him directly. 9. My duties or other occupations do not create or may not create a conflict of interests with my duty as a director in the Bank, and they cannot affect my ability to serve as director – yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10. To my best estimate, I meet the conditions which are required to classify me as an independent director6. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] 11. I hereby declare that there is no any prevention or restriction to my appointment as director in the Bank including, inter alia, pursuant to Directive 301 in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation, The Banking Ordinance, 1941; The Banking Law (licensing), 1981, and/or by any law, including, inter alia, because of serving in other corporations in which I serve. 12. The Bank communicated to me all the details in the subject of directors' salary as customary in the Bank and I agree to them. 57 13. If and as far as there will be a change in the aforesaid, including if a condition that is necessary by law for my service as director in the Bank will cease to exist, I undertake to immediately notify the secretariat on this. 14. This is my name, this is my signature and the all the above mentioned is the truth. Date: May 15, 2015 [signature] __________ Confirmation: I, Advocate David Sachstein hereby confirm that Mr. David Brodet whom I know personally/who identified himself/herself to me with his/her ID No. ___________, after I warned him/her that he/she must declare the truth and that he/she will be subject to penalties prescribed by law if he/she does not do so, confirmed the accuracy of his/her aforesaid declaration, and signed it before me. Date: May 15, 2015 Stamp] Name and Signature of Advocate: [signature + Advocate's 7 6 "Independent director" – an external director or an individual who serves as director, for whom the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) For whom the qualification conditions for appointing an external director pursuant to Section 240(B) till (F) of the Companies Law are fulfilled and the Audit Committee approved it; (2) does not serve as director in the Bank over nine consecutive years (Companies Law Section1). 58 Conditions for serving as director in a bank with no controlling interest Sections 11e(b)-(e) [to the Banking Ordinance] (b)(1) In a banking corporation with no controlling core, no director shall be appointed or serve if one of the following applies: (a) He or his relative hold means of control of any kind in the banking corporation, a corporation controlled by the banking corporation or in a substantial holder, except holding tradable shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid capital thereof; (b) A person or anyone in close relationship with him, that, 2 years prior to his appointment or from the date of his appointment, have an association to the banking corporation or to a corporation controlled by the banking corporation, to an office holder in the banking corporation or to a substantial holder and whoever, from the date of the appointment onwards, has an association to a relative of an office holder in the banking corporation, to a relative of a substantial holder or to a partner of a substantial holder; for this purpose, an office as a director in a banking corporation with no controlling core of a candidate to an additional term as abovementioned, shall not be regarded as association. (2) Without derogating from the provisions of section (1)(b), a person or anyone in close relationship with him that have business or professional relations with the banking corporation or with a corporation controlled by the banking corporation, with an office holder in the banking corporation or with a substantial holder who proposed that person as a candidate for directorship, shall not serve as a director even if the as abovementioned are not ongoing, except insubstantial relations. (3) Without derogating from the provisions of sections (1) and (2), a person whose candidacy was proposed by the committee according to section 11d(a)(1), shall not be appointed or serve as a director if one of the following exists: (a) At the time of appointment, he has an association with a committee member; (b) The provisions of section 36b(b)(3) of the Banking (Licensing) Law apply; (c) He was convicted of a crime that due to its nature, its severity or its circumstances, he is not fit to serve as a director, or he is charged with a crime as abovementioned; (d) The provisions of section 240(c) of the Companies Law apply; (4) A director whose candidacy was proposed by the committee according to section 11d(a)(1), shall have professional capacity, or accountancy and financial expertise, according to section 240(a1) of the Companies Law. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), a director serving in a banking corporation prior to it becoming a banking corporation with no controlling core, may continue serving till the end of his term even if he does not fulfill the conditions set out in the abovementioned subsection, but no more than 3 years from the date the banking corporation became a banking corporation with no controlling core, whichever is earlier. (c1) The supervisor may approve the appointment or service as director of a person that, two years prior to the appointment or from the date of appointment onwards, has, or whoever has a close relationship with him has, an association to a substantial holder, to a relative of a substantial holder or to a partner of a substantial holder, even if that association is not insubstantial, where he finds that under the circumstances, the association does not give rise to a concern of conflict of interests in the service as director. (d) The provisions of this section shall prevail over any contradicting legal provision. (e) In this section “General Meeting”, “Special Meeting” and “Annual Meeting” - as defined in the Companies Law; 59 “Close Relationship” - as defined in section 36b(a) of the Banking (Licensing) Law; “Association” - employer-employee relations, ongoing business or professional relations, except for insubstantial relations, and serving as an office holder; however, retail business relations between a banking corporation and a customer shall not be considered as association; “Substantial Holder” - whoever holds more than two and a half percent of any type of means of control in a banking corporation, whoever controls a holder as mentioned, whoever is controlled by any of the above, a member in co-holders as per section 11d(a)(3)(b), whoever controls a member in said co-holders, and whoever is controlled by any of them. April 2016 David Brodet [email protected] Education: A bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem (BA – 1969). A master's degree in Economics from the Hebrew University (MA – 1973). Supplementary training in macro-economic policy – IMF (1979). Current Occupations: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Leumi since 2010 Current Public Positions: Chairman of the Jerusalem Fund Executive Committee (since 1998), Chairman of the Hadassah Academic College Executive Committee (since 1989), Chairman of the Foerder Institute for Economic Research near Tel Aviv University (since 2011), Member of the Cameri Theater's Executive Committee (since 1998), member of the Executive Committee of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (since 2007). Civil Service: Around 30 years in the civil service as, among other positions: Director General of the Finance Ministry (1995 – 1997). The Budgets Supervisor at the Finance Ministry (1991-1994), Senior Deputy Director General in the Industry and Trade Ministry (1987-1983). Economist and Manager in the Economic Planning Authority (1968-1982), A partner in the Stabilization of the National Economy Plan in the field of price controls (19841987). Head of the Israeli delegation to the economic talks with the Palestinians in Paris (1993-1994). Chairman of Many Governmental and Public Committees on a variety of issues regarding the national economy: The defense budget (2006-7), Holdings of non-banking corporations owned by the banks (1995), Dual listing on the stock market (1998), the Postal Sector (1998-9), The capital market (1996), Public Options (1994-5), 60 Criteria for the construction of public buildings (1994), Medical malpractice (1999), The status of the National Insurance (2005), The flour mills industry (1989). Member of the Committee for Tax Reform (the 2000 Ben Bassat Committee), Member of the Committee for Perception of Security (the 2004-6 Meridor Committee). Editor of "Israel 2008 – Socioeconomic Vision and Strategy in a Global World" (2008). Positions in the Business Sector, Chairman of Bank Leumi USA (2012 – 2015) Chairman of Bank Mizrahi and Bank Tefahot (1997-1998), Chairman of the Yes Satellite Television Company (1999-2004), Chairman of the Blue Square Retail Chain (2000-2003), Chairman of the Imagist Board of Directors (1998-2000), Chairman of the Apex Venture Capital Advisory Committee (1999-2002), Member of the Blue Square Cooperative Society Nominated Committee (2000-2009), Chairman of the Pension Fund Investment Committee of Makefet & Provident Fund (2003-2010), Chairman of the Pension Fund Investment Committee of The Israel National Labor Federation (2008-2010), Chairman of the Hadassah Hospital (1999-2008), Chairman of Atlantium – Water Purification via Laser Startup Company (1997-2001), Chairman of Karnit, the Government Insurance Corporation (1994-1998), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Israeli Aerospace Industry (1987-1991). Chairman of Bank Leumi USA (2012 – 2015), Between 2002-2010: Owner of the "David Brodet Ltd." managerial and economic consulting firm. Public Service in the Past: President of the Association of Banks in Israel (2011 – 2014), Chairman of the Ben Gurion University Executive Committee (1998-2010), Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fund for Care for Wards (2008 – 2016) Chairman of the Falk Institute for Economic Research Board of Trustees (1998-2010), Chairman of the Exemptions and Mergers Advisory Committee at the Antitrust Commissioner (2006-2010), Chairman of the Public Committee for Statistics (2007-2012), Member of the Mishkenot Sha'ananim Board of Directors (2001-2010), Member of the Board of Directors of Caesarea Fund (1994-2004), Academic Director of the Caesarea Forum (Conference) (2005-2010). Director in Business Firms: Israel Corp., Aloni Hetz, TEVA, I.D.I. Insurance Company, Amnat, IKEA, Hamashbir Lazarchan, Elta, the Israeli Aerospace Industry, Milgam, the Caesaria Development Company, the Caesarea Fund, Global Medical. Lecturer in higher education institutions: The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (School of Business Management 1998-2009), Ben Gurion University (Public Policy 1998-2007), Ruppin College (Economics 1972-2006), The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Business Management and Governance 2006-2010) The National Security Collage (Haifa University 2005- ). 61 Appendix A Declaration of Candidate to Serve as a Director (Who is not an External Director or ED) of Bank Leumi le-Israel Ltd I the undersigned Yoav Nardi, ID Number 634618, of Malachi 8, Ramat Gan 52246 make this declaration as a candidate for being appointed a Director of Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (the “Bank”): 1. Personal details 1.1 Name: Yoav Nardi 1.2 ID Number: 634618 1.3 Birth Date: November 3, 1944 1.4 Address for service of process: Malachi 8, Ramat Gan 52246 1.5 Citizenship: Israeli 1.6 Residency: Israeli 2. I am not/I am an employee of the Bank, its subsidiary, of a related company or of an interested party in it (and if yes – the position or positions held): ___________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 3. Eligibility I have the qualifications that are required for service as a Director of the Bank and in particular, I have education, knowledge, experience or expertise in one or more of the following fields: banking, financial activity, economic or business activity, law, finance, accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, information technology and/or a different confirmed field and that I am able to dedicate the appropriate time to fulfill the position of a Director of the Bank, taking note of, inter alia, the scope of the Bank’s activity and of its size. My said qualifications are as follows1: [education, qualification, experience]: 8 8 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. 62 3.1 Education: Degree/Academic Certificate Profession/Major Field Academic Institution's Name B.A degree – 1970-1973 Economics The University Hebrew M.A degree – 1973-1975 Business Administration, The Finance University Hebrew 3.2 Professional certificates: ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3.3 Details of the main occupations in the last five years, with details of the corporations in which he serves as director (please specify number of service years in each position)2: As of July 2010 serves as Director in Bank Leumi and also serve, inter alia, as Member of the Audit Committee and Credit Committee. In addition, serves voluntarily as Chairman of the Investment Committee of the National Library in Jerusalem and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Yad Sara Association. 3.4 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have a professional qualification, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above which are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests which establish that I have such qualifications: Having a broad and varied banking experience, in the credit area as well as in subjects of assets and liabilities management of a banking corporation. I serve as Director in Bank Leumi already for some 6 years. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 63 Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. 9 3.5 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have an accounting and financial expertise, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above that are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests establishing that I have the said expertise: I have a first degree in economics and second degree in business administration specializing in fiancé. I was regularly involved in the past in preparing the financial statement of the Jerusalem Bank, including preparing the directors' report. I am Member of the Audit Committee of Bank Leumi that discusses and approves the financial statements of the Bank. Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. For purpose of this section above: “Professional qualification” –an academic degree as required in one of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) or (2) below, or experience as required in paragraph (3) below: (1) An academic degree in one of the following professions: economics, business administration, accounting, law and/or public administration; (2) A different academic degree, or the completion of a different form of higher education studies, all within the field of the Bank’s business or in an area which is relevant to the position; (3) At least five years of experience in one of the following, or a cumulative experience of five years in at least two or more of the following: (a) in a senior position in the area of business management of a corporation whose business is of a substantial size; or (b) in a senior public service position or in a senior position in the public service; or (c) in a senior position in the banking field. “Director with accounting and financial expertise” shall mean a person who, in the view of the Board of Directors meets the following conditions: a director 9 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 64 who because of his education, experience and qualifications, possesses a high level of expertise and understanding in the business-accounting matters and financial statements, in a manner that allows him to understand in detail the Bank's financial statements and to raise a discussion with respect to the manner in which the financial data is presented. In assessing the accounting and financial expertise by the Board of Directors, the following considerations will be taken into account, inter alia: the director’s education, experience, and knowledge of the following subjects: (1) accounting issues and the issues of accounting supervision typical to the banking sector and to companies of the size and complexity of the Bank; (2) the tasks of the external auditor, and the duties imposed on him; (3) the processes for preparing financial statements and their approval according to the Securities Law, 1968 and the Companies Law. 3.6 A director who estimates that he does not have an accounting and financial expertise, is requested to declare if he is has the capability to read and understand financial statements – yes/no [delete the unnecessary]. 3.7 In light of my education, experience, past and present occupation and my skill, as aforesaid, to my best estimate, I have a "banking experience" 3 – yes/no [delete the unnecessary]. 4. I have not, during the past five years, been convicted in any final ruling of any of the offences described below, as determined in Section 226 of the Companies Law: 4.1 Offences pursuant to Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 to 428 of the Penal Law, 1977, and pursuant to Sections 52c, 52d, 53(a) and 54 of the Securities Law. 4.2 A conviction in a court outside of Israel for bribery, fraud, corporate director crimes or crimes involving exploitation of inside information. 4.3 A conviction in a court regarding any other offence, regarding which the court has determined that because of its substance, severity or circumstances, I am not fit to serve as a director in a public company. There is no pending lawsuit against me on an offence as foresaid. 10 10 According to Directive 301 at least a fifth of the entire directors will have a proven banking experience. Following are instructions of the Supervision regarding the definition of "banking experience" as referred to in Section 25 of Directive 301: Having a senior managerial experience in a banking corporation; serving as director in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 10 years; serving as chairman of board of directors for a cumulative period of at least 3 years; who was partner in an external auditors office that is responsible for managing the audit in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at 65 5. No enforcement measures have been imposed upon me, by an administrative enforcement committee11, which prohibit me from serving as a director of a public company. 6. I am not a minor, incompetent and was not declared bankrupt5 7. My other duties and occupations do not or may not create a conflict of interest with my position as a director of the Bank, and do not impair my ability to function as a director of the Bank. 8. I meet all the conditions for holding the position of a director in a banking corporation without a controlling core, in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Ordinance, including the following: 8.1 Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means of any kind in a bank, a corporation controlled by the bank or in a "substantial holder", excluding the holding of traded shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid-up capital of any of them. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: I do not hold any control means. 8.1.1 In the two years preceding the date of the appointment, or from the date of the appointment and onward, I or any party who has a “close association” to me have an association to the Bank or to a corporation controlled by the Bank, to an office holder of the Bank or to a “substantial holder” [It is to be clear that the serving as director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association]; yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ least 5 years [conditional to fulfilling the rule of independence stipulated in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation and provisions of any law] 11 A committee appointed to section 52FF(a) of the Securities Law, 1968. 5 As long as I was not discharged 66 8.1.2 From the date of the appointment and onward, I have an association to a relative of an office holder of the Bank, to a relative of a “substantial holder” or to a partner of a “substantial holder”; It is to be clarified that the serving as a director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8.2 I or someone who has "close association" with me have a business or professional association with the Bank or with a corporation controlled by the Bank, with an officer of the Bank, or with a “substantial holder” who proposed me as a candidate for service as a director of the Bank, even if such association is not in the ongoing course. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 8.3 A director whose candidacy was proposed by the Committee for the Appointment of Directors pursuant to Section 11D(A)(1) of the Banking Ordinance (“the Committee”) hereby further declares that: 8.3.1 I do not have an association to a member of the Committee at the time of the appointment; 8.3.2 I am not a Minister, Deputy Minister or Member of the Knesset, nor do I have a personal, business or political association with a Minister, Deputy Minister, nor am I a public servant or an employee of a statutory corporation; 8.3.3 I have not been convicted of any offense which, because of its substance, severity or circumstances, renders me not fit to serve in the position, and there is no pending indictment against me relating to such an offense 67 As require, please detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ For the purpose of section 8 above: “Close Association” – the relationship between a person and his relative, partner, employer, or a person to whom he is reporting either directly or indirectly and a corporation of which he is a controlling shareholder; “Association” – an employment relationship, business or professional association in the ordinary course excluding insubstantial connections, and also service as an office holder, however a retail business association between a corporation and a customer will not be considered an association; “Substantial Holder” – whoever holds more than two and a half percent of a certain type of control means in a banking corporation, whoever controls such a holder, whoever is controlled by anyone of them, a member of an association of holders as defined in Clause 11D(A)(3)(b), whoever controls a member of such an association of holders, and whoever is controlled by anyone of them. For a list of substantial holders in the Bank, see the Bank’s website, at www.leumi.co.il. “Office holder” – as defined in the Companies Law, and any other employee who reports to him directly. 9. My duties or other occupations do not create or may not create a conflict of interests with my duty as a director in the Bank, and they cannot affect my ability to serve as director – yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 10. To my best estimate, I meet the conditions which are required to classify me as an independent director6. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] 11. I hereby declare that there is no any prevention or restriction to my appointment as director in the Bank including, inter alia, pursuant to Directive 301 in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation, The Banking Ordinance, 1941; The Banking Law (licensing), 1981, and/or by any law, including, inter alia, because of serving in other corporations in which I serve. 12. The Bank communicated to me all the details in the subject of directors' salary as customary in the Bank and I agree to them. 68 13. If and as far as there will be a change in the aforesaid, including if a condition that is necessary by law for my service as director in the Bank will cease to exist, I undertake to immediately notify the secretariat on this. 14. This is my name, this is my signature and the all the above mentioned is the truth. Date: May 15, 2015 [signature] __________ Confirmation: I, Advocate David Sachstein hereby confirm that Mr. Yoav Nardi whom I know personally/who identified himself/herself to me with his/her ID No. ___________, after I warned him/her that he/she must declare the truth and that he/she will be subject to penalties prescribed by law if he/she does not do so, confirmed the accuracy of his/her aforesaid declaration, and signed it before me. Date: May 15, 2015 Stamp] Name and Signature of Advocate: [signature + Advocate's 12 6 "Independent director" – an external director or an individual who serves as director, for whom the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) For whom the qualification conditions for appointing an external director pursuant to Section 240(B) till (F) of the Companies Law are fulfilled and the Audit Committee approved it; (2) does not serve as director in the Bank over nine consecutive years (Companies Law Section1). 69 Conditions for serving as director in a bank with no controlling core Sections 11e(b)-(e) [to the Banking Ordinance] (b)(1) In a banking corporation with no controlling interest, no director shall be appointed or serve if one of the following applies: (a) He or his relative hold means of control of any kind in the banking corporation, a corporation controlled by the banking corporation or in a substantial holder, except holding tradable shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid capital thereof; (b) A person or anyone in close relationship with him, that, 2 years prior to his appointment or from the date of his appointment, have an association to the banking corporation or to a corporation controlled by the banking corporation, to an officer in the banking corporation or to a substantial holder and whoever, from the date of the appointment onwards, has an association to a relative of an officer in the banking corporation, to a relative of a substantial holder or to a partner of a substantial holder; for this purpose, an office as a director in a banking corporation with no controlling interest of a candidate to an additional term as abovementioned, shall not be regarded as association. (2) Without derogating the provisions of section (1)(b), a person or anyone in close relationship with him that have business or professional relations with the banking corporation or with a corporation controlled by the banking corporation, with an officer in the banking corporation or with a substantial holder who proposed that person as a candidate for directorship, shall not serve as a director even if the as abovementioned are not ongoing, except insubstantial relations. (3) Without derogating the provisions of sections (1) and (2), a person whose candidacy was proposed by the committee according to section 11d(a)(1), shall not be appointed or serve as a director if one of the following exists: (a) At the time of appointment, he has an association with a committee member; (b) The provisions of section 36b(b)(3) of the Banking (Licensing) Law apply; (c) He was convicted of a crime that due to its nature, its severity or its circumstances, he is not fit to serve as a director, or he is charged with a crime as abovementioned; (d) The provisions of section 240(c) of the Companies Law apply; (4) A director whose candidacy was proposed by the committee according to section 11d(a)(1), shall have professional capacity, or accountancy and financial expertise, according to section 240(a1) of the Companies Law. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), a director serving in a banking corporation prior to it becoming a banking corporation with no controlling interest, may continue serving till the end of his term even if he does not fulfill the conditions set out in the abovementioned subsection, but no more than 3 years from the date the banking corporation became a banking corporation with no controlling interest, whichever is earlier. (c1) The supervisor may approve the appointment or service as director of a person that, two years prior to the appointment or from the date of appointment onwards, has, or whoever has a close relationship with him has, an association to a substantial holder, to a relative of a substantial holder or to a partner of a substantial holder, even if that association is not insubstantial, where he finds that under the circumstances, the association does not give rise to a concern of conflict of interest in the service as director. (d) The provisions of this section shall prevail over any contradicting legal provision. (e) In this section “General Meeting”, “Special Meeting” and “Annual Meeting” - as defined in the Companies Law; “Close Relationship” - as defined in section 36b(a) of the Banking (Licensing) Law; 70 “Association” - employer-employee relations, ongoing business or professional relations, except insubstantial relations, and serving as an officer; however, retail business relations between a banking corporation and a customer shall not be considered as association; “Substantial Holder” - whoever holds more than two and a half percent of any type of means of control in a banking corporation, whoever controls a holder as mentioned, whoever is controlled by any of the above, a member in co-holders as per section 11d(a)(3)(b), whoever controls a member in said co-holders, and whoever is controlled by any of them. 71 January 2016 Curriculum Vitae Name: Year of Birth: Address: Telephone: e-Mail: Marital Status: Yoav Nardi 1944 8 Malachi, Ramat Gan 52246 03-6749529, 050-5543999 [email protected] Married + 4 Employment and Professional Experience 2010 onward A director in Bank Leumi Chairman of the Investment Committee of the National Library in Jerusalem (on a voluntary basis) Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Yad Sarah Association (on a voluntary basis) 1995-2010 Deputy CEO and a member of the Bank of Jerusalem's management for the entire period. As part of my duties in the Bank I accompanied the Bank's transformation from a mortgages bank to a trading bank. In recent years I have served as the Head of the Capital Market and Investments Department and as the Bank's Financial Risks Manager. The following departments were subordinate to me: the Securities Department, the Foreign Exchange Department, the Savings and Deposits Department, and the Economic and Risk Management Department. I was a member of the Internal Credit Committee, Chairman of "Jerusalem Financing", the Bank's Offerings Company, and a member of a number of Boards of Directors of the Bank's subsidiaries. 1988-1994 Chief Economist, the First International Bank. As part of my duties, I organized a wide variety of economic issues, the pricing of financial products and the organization of managerial reports. 1987-1988 Economist, Comptroller of the Currency, Washington DC, USA, the entity which supervises banks with federal licenses. 1974-1988 A wide variety of positions in the supervision of banks in the Bank of Israel, which include – an economist in the Mortgages Unit and the Head of the team responsible for monitoring the foreign offices of Israeli banks. Education 1973-1975 MBA Degree specializing in Financing, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 72 1970-1973 Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Military Service 1962-1965 Served as a combat soldier in the Paratrooper Brigade 73 Appendix A Declaration of Candidate to Serve as a Director (Who is not an External Director or ED) of Bank Leumi le-Israel Ltd I the undersigned Ester Levanon, ID Number 008001034, of Nakash 9/33 Petah- Tikva make this declaration as a candidate for being appointed a Director of Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (the “Bank”): 15. Personal details 15.1 Name: Ester Levanon 15.2 ID Number: 008001034 15.3 Birth Date: May 29, 1946 15.4 Address for service of process: Nakash 9/33 Petah- Tikva 4976004 15.5 Citizenship: Israeli 15.6 Residency: Israeli 16. I am not/I am an employee of the Bank, its subsidiary, of a related company or of an interested party in it (and if yes – the position or positions held): 17. Eligibility I have the qualifications that are required for service as a Director of the Bank and in particular, I have education, knowledge, experience or expertise in one or more of the following fields: banking, financial activity, economic or business activity, law, finance, accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, information technology and/or a different confirmed field and that I am able to dedicate the appropriate time to fulfill the position of a Director of the Bank, taking note of, inter alia, the scope of the Bank’s activity and of its size. My said qualifications are as follows1: [education, qualification, experience]: 13 13 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 74 17.1 Education: Degree/Academic Certificate Profession/Major Field Academic Institution's Name Advanced Management Program Business Administration Harvard Business School M.Sc. Mathematics The Hebrew University, Jerusalem B.Sc. Mathematics, Physics The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 17.2 Professional certificates: Graduation certificates of Harvard and the Hebrew University (attached). 17.3 Details of the main occupations in the last five years, with details of the corporations in which he serves as director (please specify number of service years in each position)2: CEO, the Stock Exchange (7.5 years) Director in AMI Fund (year +) Director in ZAP Group (about 10 months) Director in Malam-Team (5 months) Audit Committee of Tel Aviv University (about 2 years) The Executive Committee of the Tel Aviv Jaffa Academic College (about two years) 17.4 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have a professional qualification, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above which are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests which establish that I have such qualifications: Academic education and senior management course in Harvard Managerial experience of over 35 years in the Stock exchange and the ISA 75 Managing the Stock Exchange, the Stock Exchange clearing house and the MAOF clearing house Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. 14 17.5 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have an accounting and financial expertise, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above that are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests establishing that I have the said expertise: Academic education in mathematics and senior management course in business administration Managing a Stock Exchange and clearing houses (shares, debentures, derivatives) Managing a financial institution that reports (annually) in accordance with the rules that apply to public companies Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. For purpose of this section above: “Professional qualification” –an academic degree as required in one of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) or (2) below, or experience as required in paragraph (3) below: (1) An academic degree in one of the following professions: economics, business administration, accounting, law and/or public administration; (2) A different academic degree, or the completion of a different form of higher education studies, all within the field of the Bank’s business or in an area which is relevant to the position; (3) At least five years of experience in one of the following, or a cumulative experience of five years in at least two or more of the following: (a) in a senior position in the area of business management of a corporation whose business is of a substantial size; or (b) in a senior public service position or in a senior position in the public service; or (c) in a senior position in the banking field. 14 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 76 “Director with accounting and financial expertise” shall mean a person who, in the view of the Board of Directors meets the following conditions: a director who because of his education, experience and qualifications, possesses a high level of expertise and understanding in the business-accounting matters and financial statements, in a manner that allows him to understand in detail the Bank's financial statements and to raise a discussion with respect to the manner in which the financial data is presented. In assessing the accounting and financial expertise by the Board of Directors, the following considerations will be taken into account, inter alia: the director’s education, experience, and knowledge of the following subjects: (1) accounting issues and the issues of accounting supervision typical to the banking sector and to companies of the size and complexity of the Bank; (2) the tasks of the external auditor, and the duties imposed on him; (3) the processes for preparing financial statements and their approval according to the Securities Law, 1968 and the Companies Law. 17.6 A director who estimates that he does not have an accounting and financial expertise, is requested to declare if he is has the capability to read and understand financial statements. 17.7 In light of my education, experience, past and present occupation and my skill, as aforesaid, to my best estimate, I have a "banking experience"3 – No 18. I have not, during the past five years, been convicted in any final ruling of any of the offences described below, as determined in Section 226 of the Companies Law: 18.1 Offences pursuant to Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 to 428 of the Penal Law, 1977, and pursuant to Sections 52c, 52d, 53(a) and 54 of the Securities Law. 18.2 A conviction in a court outside of Israel for bribery, fraud, corporate director crimes or crimes involving exploitation of inside information. 18.3 A conviction in a court regarding any other offence, regarding which the court has determined that because of its substance, severity or circumstances, I am not fit to serve as a director in a public company. There is no pending lawsuit against me on an offence as foresaid. 15 15 According to Directive 301 at least a fifth of the entire directors will have a proven banking experience. Following are instructions of the Supervision regarding the definition of "banking experience" as referred to in Section 25 of Directive 301: Having a senior managerial experience in a banking corporation; serving as director in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 10 years; serving as chairman of 77 19. No enforcement measures have been imposed upon me, by an administrative enforcement committee16, which prohibit me from serving as a director of a public company. 20. I am not a minor, incompetent and was not declared bankrupt5 21. My other duties and occupations do not or may not create a conflict of interest with my position as a director of the Bank, and do not impair my ability to function as a director of the Bank. 22. I meet all the conditions for holding the position of a director in a banking corporation without a controlling core, in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Ordinance, including the following: 22.1 Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means of any kind in a bank, a corporation controlled by the bank or in a "substantial holder", excluding the holding of traded shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid-up capital of any of them. Yes (meaning we are not holding). 22.2 22.2.1 In the two years preceding the date of the appointment, or from the date of the appointment and onward, I or any party who has a “close association” to me have an association to the Bank or to a corporation controlled by the Bank, to an office holder of the Bank or to a “substantial holder” [It is to be clear that the serving as director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association]; No Detail: My husband and I hold a regular retail account in Bank Leumi My husband has a supplementary training fund at Psagot which is a substantial holder in the Bank. board of directors for a cumulative period of at least 3 years; who was partner in an external auditors office that is responsible for managing the audit in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 5 years [conditional to fulfilling the rule of independence stipulated in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation and provisions of any law] 16 A committee appointed to section 52FF(a) of the Securities Law, 1968. 5 As long as I was not discharged 78 My husband previously advised the Atomic Energy Committee on subjects of nuclear safety – the only one in the State which is a substantial holder in the Bank. In my opinion the three specified issues concern a negligible insubstantial association. 22.2.2 From the date of the appointment and onward, I have an association to a relative of an office holder of the Bank, to a relative of a “substantial holder” or to a partner of a “substantial holder”; It is to be clarified that the serving as a director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association. No 22.3 I or someone who has "close association" with me have a business or professional association with the Bank or with a corporation controlled by the Bank, with an officer of the Bank, or with a “substantial holder” who proposed me as a candidate for service as a director of the Bank, even if such association is not in the ongoing course. No 22.4 A director whose candidacy was proposed by the Committee for the Appointment of Directors pursuant to Section 11D(A)(1) of the Banking Ordinance (“the Committee”) hereby further declares that: 22.4.1 I do not have an association to a member of the Committee at the time of the appointment; 22.4.2 I am not a Minister, Deputy Minister or Member of the Knesset, nor do I have a personal, business or political association with a Minister, Deputy Minister, nor am I a public servant or an employee of a statutory corporation; 22.4.3 I have not been convicted of any offense which, because of its substance, severity or circumstances, renders me not fit to serve in the position, and there is no pending indictment against me relating to such an offense As require, please detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ For the purpose of section 8 above: 79 “Close Association” – the relationship between a person and his relative, partner, employer, or a person to whom he is reporting either directly or indirectly and a corporation of which he is a controlling shareholder; “Association” – an employment relationship, business or professional association in the ordinary course excluding insubstantial connections, and also service as an office holder, however a retail business association between a corporation and a customer will not be considered an association; “Substantial Holder” – whoever holds more than two and a half percent of a certain type of control means in a banking corporation, whoever controls such a holder, whoever is controlled by anyone of them, a member of an association of holders as defined in Clause 11D(A)(3)(b), whoever controls a member of such an association of holders, and whoever is controlled by anyone of them. For a list of substantial holders in the Bank, see the Bank’s website, at www.leumi.co.il. “Office holder” – as defined in the Companies Law, and any other employee who reports to him directly. 23. My duties or other occupations do not create or may not create a conflict of interests with my duty as a director in the Bank, and they cannot affect my ability to serve as director – Yes 24. To my best estimate, I meet the conditions which are required to classify me as an independent director6. Yes 25. I hereby declare that there is no any prevention or restriction to my appointment as director in the Bank including, inter alia, pursuant to Directive 301 in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation, The Banking Ordinance, 1941; The Banking Law (licensing), 1981, and/or by any law, including, inter alia, because of serving in other corporations in which I serve. 26. The Bank communicated to me all the details in the subject of directors' salary as customary in the Bank and I agree to them. 27. If and as far as there will be a change in the aforesaid, including if a condition that is necessary by law for my service as director in the Bank will cease to exist, I undertake to immediately notify the secretariat on this. 28. This is my name, this is my signature and the all the above mentioned is the truth. Date: May 6, 2016 [signature] __________ 80 Confirmation: I, Advocate Nadav Kolitz hereby confirm that Ester Levanon whom I know personally/who identified himself/herself to me with his/her ID No. 008001034, after I warned him/her that he/she must declare the truth and that he/she will be subject to penalties prescribed by law if he/she does not do so, confirmed the accuracy of his/her aforesaid declaration, and signed it before me. Date: May 6, 2016 Name and Signature of Advocate: [signature + Advocate's Stamp] 17 6 "Independent director" – an external director or an individual who serves as director, for whom the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) For whom the qualification conditions for appointing an external director pursuant to Section 240(B) till (F) of the Companies Law are fulfilled and the Audit Committee approved it; (2) does not serve as director in the Bank over nine consecutive years (Companies Law Section1). 81 Nakash 9 Petah- Tikva 4976000 Phone (054) 4363187 (03) 6474303 e-mail: [email protected] Ester Levanon – Curriculum Vitae _________________________________________________________________________ General background Many years of experience in managing big systems and organizations as CEO, Chairman of the Board and Member of Management Experience as Director in an investment fund abroad In-depth knowledge of the financial sector and the capital market. Many years of experience in a senior position in the defense sector. Extensive experience in international activity and appearance in international media. Extensive experience in initiation and establishing big and complex systems. In-depth background in the field of information technology. Experience in management of highly regulated field. Professional Experience 2016- Director Malam-Team 2015- Director Ami Fund, Guernsey (Advised by Apax Partners) Director ZAP Group, Israel Director Swan, Zebra Israel (SVP's of AMI) 2014Member of the Audit Committee – Tel Aviv University Member of the Executive Committee – The Tel Aviv Jaffa Academic College 82 2006 – 2013 The Stock Exchange CEO Chairwoman of the Exchange Offices' Board of Directors, Director in the Exchange, in the Exchange's clearing house and in the MAOF clearing house In my term of service the Exchange was upgraded by MSCI and FTSE to a status of developed market and signed collaboration agreements with the world leading stock exchanges. 1986-2006 The Stock Exchange Deputy Manager (Senior Deputy Manager, Deputy Manager) – Manager of Information Technology and Operations Department Responsible for converting the Stock Exchange in Tel Aviv to a fully computerized exchange; To its upgrade into one of the world's leading exchanges and one of the units that enable doing a complete computerized trade in all the markets: stock, debentures, derivatives, and short term loans beside a sophisticated and fully computerized clearing system. 1976-1985 Israel Security Agency Manager of Information Technology Department In 1976 I initiated and established the computer department of the ISA and headed it until 1985. 1972-1976 Contahal – software House System Analyst and Computer Consultant to the ISA Education 1998 Harvard Business School, Cambridge, MA 83 Advanced Management Program (AMP155) 1985 The Inter-Service Higher Course for Intelligence 1967-1968 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem M.Sc. in mathematics – thesis in the field of the number theory 1964-1967 The Hebrew University, Jerusalem B.Sc. in mathematics and physics Membership in Organizations Member in the Board of Trustees of the Tel Aviv Jaffa Academic College Member of the Board of Gnazim Institute (the Hebrew literature archive) Appendix A Declaration of Candidate to Serve as a Director (Who is not an External Director or ED) of Bank Leumi le-Israel Ltd I the undersigned Regina Ungar, ID Number 058099656, of Hamarganit 82 Ramat Gan make this declaration as a candidate for being appointed a Director of Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (the “Bank”): 29. Personal details 29.1 Name: Regina Ungar 29.2 ID Number: 058099656_ 29.3 Birth Date: February 26, 1963 29.4 Address for service of process: Kineret 5 Bnei-Brak, Besser Building 3 29.5 Citizenship: Israeli 29.6 Residency: Israeli 84 30. I am not an employee of the Bank, its subsidiary, of a related company or of an interested party in it (and if yes – the position or positions held): I am not an employee of the Bank or of its related company ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 31. Eligibility I have the qualifications that are required for service as a Director of the Bank and in particular, I have education, knowledge, experience or expertise in one or more of the following fields: banking, financial activity, economic or business activity, law, finance, accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, information technology or a different confirmed field and that I am able to dedicate the appropriate time to fulfill the position of a Director of the Bank, taking note of, inter alia, the scope of the Bank’s activity and of its size. My said qualifications are as follows1: [education, qualification, experience]: 18 I have the skills required to serve as Director in the Bank, because, inter alia, I have an extensive and varied experience in serving as a professional director in numerous board of directors in the past and at present as detailed in the attached Annex – Curriculum Vitae. Also, my experience as an academic lecturer in the area of accounting, audit and instruction of directors, and my business experience in the area of management and finance, as well as my being in the past a partner in DELOITTE accounting firm enable me to have an understanding, inter alia, in many areas which are relevant to the Bank. Additional emphases regarding my skills are: A certified accountant, with an academic degree in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University. I also have a second degree in business administration from the same university. Having an over 12 years of experience in the managerial and financial area of very big scale companies. From that period having about two years of experience as CEO of an investment company (KAMAN) and about 10 years as VP Finance of an entity with big scale activity as detailed in the CV – see Annex (Leader Group – Shrem Fudim Group), including managing a senior team. In addition, as part of my working as partner in the office of Deloitte Brightman Almagor DELOITTE (about 7 years in that office) I accumulated substantial experience in audit, accounting and financial reporting. Owner of an independent consulting office in the areas of accounting, economics and finance, guiding companies in processes of fund raising and also providing other 18 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 85 business support as required, serve as an expert on behalf of courts, deal with value estimation, and also with professional consulting to directors. Having an extensive experience in the various capital market areas – in my capacity in Leader Capital Markets and in Leader itself I worked in both sides of the fence (as underwriter in offerings and as raiser in offerings) with the capital market and the rating companies. Having an extensive board of directors experience as an independent director and as an external director and also as board of directors chairwoman. In all cases I am classified as a director with financial and accounting proficiency. The following are examples to companies in which I am serving or have served as director: Rafael Advanced Weapon Systems Ltd., serving also as Chairwoman of the Investments Committee controlling billions. ZIM Advanced Shipping Services Ltd. – representative of the bond holders. Itamar Medical Ltd. Yad Ben Zvi (The institute for the study of Jerusalem) Previous tenures in public companies which shares are traded in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Scailex Corporation Ltd. Leader Capital Markets Ltd. TAT Industries Ltd. – service as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors TAT Industries Ltd. Koor Industries Ltd. MENDELSON Technical & Engineering Supply - KAMAN (2005) Ltd.- service as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and leading a streamlining and improvement plan over there. In addition to being a lecturer in Tel Aviv University in areas of audit, as part of my academic activity I wrote articles and books in areas of audit, I ran preparatory courses for the examinations of the Account Council and I lecture to this day in the Accounting Faculty of the Tel Aviv University in the aforesaid areas. I also serve as lecturer in studies of management training for directors in Tel Aviv University coordinated by Prof. Joseph Gross, in which framework I lecture on the subjects of reading and understanding financial statements, warning lights to the director, simulation of board of director's meetings etc. 86 As part of my public activity I also acted as member of the CFO Forum and of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel's committees. As part of my membership in the Forum I served for several years as Chairwoman of the Reports Committee in the Forum and was responsible for liaisng with the various regulators including the Israel Securities Authority, the Tax Authority and other authorities. I served as member of an Advisory Committee to the Government Companies Authority regarding accounting principles, and since July 2013 I am also a member of the Committee for Classifying Government Companies at the Companies Authority. All the above mentioned duties enabled me to accumulate an extensive experience in management including complex financial management, initiation of transactions, contending with crisis situations, withstanding stress situations, complex financial reporting, knowing the banking system, the stock exchange and capital market and more. In addition, as detailed below, my academic education is in areas that provide financial qualification and understanding in business and financial issues. 31.1 Education: Second Degree in business administration specializing in finance at the Tel Aviv University. Grades with honors in the examinations of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants. First Degree in economics and accounting in Tel Aviv University. 31.2 Professional certificates: Accounting license 31.3 Details of the main occupations in the last five years, with details of the corporations in which he serves as director (please specify number of service years in each position)2: Attached Annex – CV summary referring to the aforesaid details, and also clause 3 hereinabove. ________________________________________________________________ 31.4 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have a professional qualification, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above which are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests which establish that I have such qualifications: 87 The relevant details for this clause are – A certified accountant With first degree in accounting and economics With second degree in business administration With over 12 years of experience in the managerial and financial area of big companies (as CEO and as VP Finance) With extensive experience as partner in one of the biggest accounting firms in Israel – DELOITTE Lecturing for over 20 years in the Accounting Department in Tel Aviv University See details also in the CV summary attached as an Annex and in clause 3 hereinabove. 31.5 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have an accounting and financial expertise, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above that are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests establishing that I have the said expertise: The relevant details for this clause are – A certified accountant With first degree in accounting and economics With second degree in business administration With over 12 years of experience in the managerial and financial area of big companies (as CEO and as VP Finance) With extensive experience as partner in one of the biggest accounting firms in Israel – DELOITTE Lecturing for over 20 years in the Accounting Department in Tel Aviv University ___________________________________________________________ For purpose of this section above: “Professional qualification” –an academic degree as required in one of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) or (2) below, or experience as required in paragraph (3) below: (1) An academic degree in one of the following professions: economics, business administration, accounting, law and/or public administration; (2) A different academic degree, or the completion of a different form of higher education studies, all within the field of the Bank’s business or in an area which is relevant to the position; (3) At least five years of experience in one of 88 the following, or a cumulative experience of five years in at least two or more of the following: (a) in a senior position in the area of business management of a corporation whose business is of a substantial size; or (b) in a senior public service position or in a senior position in the public service; or (c) in a senior position in the banking field. “Director with accounting and financial expertise” shall mean a person who, in the view of the Board of Directors meets the following conditions: a director who because of his education, experience and qualifications, possesses a high level of expertise and understanding in the business-accounting matters and financial statements, in a manner that allows him to understand in detail the Bank's financial statements and to raise a discussion with respect to the manner in which the financial data is presented. In assessing the accounting and financial expertise by the Board of Directors, the following considerations will be taken into account, inter alia: the director’s education, experience, and knowledge of the following subjects: (1) accounting issues and the issues of accounting supervision typical to the banking sector and to companies of the size and complexity of the Bank; (2) the tasks of the external auditor, and the duties imposed on him; (3) the processes for preparing financial statements and their approval according to the Securities Law, 1968 and the Companies Law. 31.6 A director who estimates that he does not have an accounting and financial expertise, is requested to declare if he is has the capability to read and understand financial statements – Not relevant because I have an accounting and financial expertise. 31.7 In light of my education, experience, past and present occupation and my skill, as aforesaid, to my best estimate, I have a "banking experience"3 – No 32. I have not, during the past five years, been convicted in any final ruling of any of the offences described below, as determined in Section 226 of the Companies Law: 32.1 Offences pursuant to Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 to 428 of the Penal Law, 1977, and pursuant to Sections 52c, 52d, 53(a) and 54 of the Securities Law. 32.2 A conviction in a court outside of Israel for bribery, fraud, corporate director crimes or crimes involving exploitation of inside information. 32.3 A conviction in a court regarding any other offence, regarding which the court has determined that because of its substance, severity or circumstances, I am not fit to serve as a director in a public company. There is no pending lawsuit against me on an offence as foresaid. 89 19 33. No enforcement measures have been imposed upon me, by an administrative enforcement committee20, which prohibit me from serving as a director of a public company. 34. I am not a minor, incompetent and was not declared bankrupt5 35. My other duties and occupations do not or may not create a conflict of interest with my position as a director of the Bank, and do not impair my ability to function as a director of the Bank. 36. I meet all the conditions for holding the position of a director in a banking corporation without a controlling core, in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Ordinance, including the following: 36.1 Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means of any kind in a bank, a corporation controlled by the bank or in a "substantial holder", excluding the holding of traded shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid-up capital of any of them. Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means as aforesaid. Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 36.2 36.2.1 In the two years preceding the date of the appointment, or from the date of the appointment and onward, I or any party who has a “close association” to me have an association to the Bank or to a corporation controlled by the Bank, to an office holder of the Bank or to a “substantial holder” [It is to be clear that the serving as director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional 19 According to Directive 301 at least a fifth of the entire directors will have a proven banking experience. Following are instructions of the Supervision regarding the definition of "banking experience" as referred to in Section 25 of Directive 301: Having a senior managerial experience in a banking corporation; serving as director in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 10 years; serving as chairman of board of directors for a cumulative period of at least 3 years; who was partner in an external auditors office that is responsible for managing the audit in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 5 years [conditional to fulfilling the rule of independence stipulated in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation and provisions of any law] 20 A committee appointed to section 52FF(a) of the Securities Law, 1968. 5 As long as I was not discharged 90 term will not be considered an association]; No I do not have the said association Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 36.2.2 From the date of the appointment and onward, I don't have an association to a relative of an office holder of the Bank, to a relative of a “substantial holder” or to a partner of a “substantial holder”; It is to be clarified that the serving as a director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association. No I do not have the said association Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 36.3 I or someone who has "close association" with me have a business or professional association with the Bank or with a corporation controlled by the Bank, with an officer of the Bank, or with a “substantial holder” who proposed me as a candidate for service as a director of the Bank, even if such association is not in the ongoing course. No [delete the unnecessary] below are details of insubstantial connections - Detail: As indicated to the Committee for Appointing Directors – during the last two years I prepared four value-estimation works for Migdal Insurance Ltd. ("Migdal") in return for insignificant amounts. In addition, I would like to mention that my director insurance policies are managed at Migdal. Also, a trustee according to Section 102 of the Tax Ordinance is holding on my behalf shares of a public company in a trust account managed in companies of the Meitav Dash Investment Ltd. Group. In an opinion dated March 29, 2016 of the Legal Department of Bank of Israel to the Committees members it was noted with regard to the value-estimation works that according to its writers it concerns "connections that are not ongoing and therefore it does not concern a prohibited association". It was also determined in that opinion with regard to the directors insurance held at 91 Migdal that association is forbidden to a substantial holder unless the Bank will determine that the concerned are business retail connections between the Bank and the customer or insignificant connections. A similar determination was mentioned in the said opinion regarding the trust account at Meitav Dash. ________________________________________________________ 36.4 A director whose candidacy was proposed by the Committee for the Appointment of Directors pursuant to Section 11D(A)(1) of the Banking Ordinance (“the Committee”) hereby further declares that: 36.4.1 I do not have an association to a member of the Committee at the time of the appointment; 36.4.2 I am not a Minister, Deputy Minister or Member of the Knesset, nor do I have a personal, business or political association with a Minister, Deputy Minister, nor am I a public servant or an employee of a statutory corporation; 36.4.3 I have not been convicted of any offense which, because of its substance, severity or circumstances, renders me not fit to serve in the position, and there is no pending indictment against me relating to such an offense As require, please detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ For the purpose of section 8 above: “Close Association” – the relationship between a person and his relative, partner, employer, or a person to whom he is reporting either directly or indirectly and a corporation of which he is a controlling shareholder; “Association” – an employment relationship, business or professional association in the ordinary course excluding insubstantial connections, and also service as an office holder, however a retail business association between a corporation and a customer will not be considered an association; “Substantial Holder” – whoever holds more than two and a half percent of a certain type of control means in a banking corporation, whoever controls such a holder, whoever is controlled by anyone of them, a member of an association of holders as defined in Clause 11D(A)(3)(b), whoever controls a member of such an association of holders, and whoever is controlled by anyone of them. For a list of substantial holders in the Bank, see the Bank’s website, at www.leumi.co.il. 92 “Office holder” – as defined in the Companies Law, and any other employee who reports to him directly. 37. My duties or other occupations do not create or may not create a conflict of interests with my duty as a director in the Bank, and they cannot affect my ability to serve as director – Detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 38. To my best estimate, I meet the conditions which are required to classify me as an independent director6. Yes 39. I hereby declare that there is no any prevention or restriction to my appointment as director in the Bank including, inter alia, pursuant to Directive 301 in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation, The Banking Ordinance, 1941; The Banking Law (licensing), 1981, and/or by any law, including, inter alia, because of serving in other corporations in which I serve. 40. The Bank communicated to me all the details in the subject of directors' salary as customary in the Bank and I agree to them. 41. If and as far as there will be a change in the aforesaid, including if a condition that is necessary by law for my service as director in the Bank will cease to exist, I undertake to immediately notify the secretariat on this. 42. This is my name, this is my signature and the all the above mentioned is the truth. Date: May 6, 2016 [signature] __________ Confirmation: I, Advocate Orly Mena Shani hereby confirm that Regina Ungar whom I know personally/who identified himself/herself to me with his/her ID No. 058099656, after I warned him/her that he/she must declare the truth and that he/she will be subject to penalties prescribed by law if he/she does not do so, confirmed the accuracy of his/her aforesaid declaration, and signed it before me. Date: May 8, 2016 Name and Signature of Advocate: [signature + Advocate's Stamp] 21 6 "Independent director" – an external director or an individual who serves as director, for whom the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) For whom the qualification conditions for appointing an external 93 Conditions for serving as director in a bank with no controlling core Sections 11e(b)-(e) [to the Banking Ordinance] (b)(1) In a banking corporation with no controlling core, no director shall be appointed or serve if one of the following applies: (a) He or his relative hold means of control of any kind in the banking corporation, a corporation controlled by the banking corporation or in a substantial holder, except holding tradable shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid capital thereof; (b) A person or anyone in close relationship with him, that, 2 years prior to his appointment or from the date of his appointment, have an association to the banking corporation or to a corporation controlled by the banking corporation, to an office holder in the banking corporation or to a substantial holder and whoever, from the date of the appointment onwards, has an association to a relative of an office holder in the banking corporation, to a relative of a substantial holder or to a partner of a substantial holder; for this purpose, an office as a director in a banking corporation with no controlling core of a candidate to an additional term as abovementioned, shall not be regarded as association. (2) Without derogating from the provisions of section (1)(b), a person or anyone in close relationship with him that have business or professional relations with the banking corporation or with a corporation controlled by the banking corporation, with an office holder in the banking corporation or with a substantial holder who proposed that person as a candidate for directorship, shall not serve as a director even if the as abovementioned are not ongoing, except insubstantial relations. (3) Without derogating from the provisions of sections (1) and (2), a person whose candidacy was proposed by the committee according to section 11d(a)(1), shall not be appointed or serve as a director if one of the following exists: (a) At the time of appointment, he has an association with a committee member; (b) The provisions of section 36b(b)(3) of the Banking (Licensing) Law apply; (c) He was convicted of a crime that due to its nature, its severity or its circumstances, he is not fit to serve as a director, or he is charged with a crime as abovementioned; (d) The provisions of section 240(c) of the Companies Law apply; (4) A director whose candidacy was proposed by the committee according to section 11d(a)(1), shall have professional capacity, or accountancy and financial expertise, according to section 240(a1) of the Companies Law. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), a director serving in a banking corporation prior to it becoming a banking corporation with no controlling core, may continue serving till the end of his term even if he does not fulfill the conditions set out in the abovementioned subsection, but no more than 3 years from the date the banking corporation became a banking corporation with no controlling core, whichever is earlier. (c1) The supervisor may approve the appointment or service as director of a person that, two years prior to the appointment or from the date of appointment onwards, has, or whoever has a close relationship with him has, an association to a substantial holder, to a relative of a substantial holder or to a partner of a substantial holder, even if that association is not insubstantial, where he finds that under the circumstances, the association does not give rise to a concern of conflict of interests in the service as director. (d) The provisions of this section shall prevail over any contradicting legal provision. director pursuant to Section 240(B) till (F) of the Companies Law are fulfilled and the Audit Committee approved it; (2) does not serve as director in the Bank over nine consecutive years (Companies Law Section1). 94 (e) In this section “General Meeting”, “Special Meeting” and “Annual Meeting” - as defined in the Companies Law; “Close Relationship” - as defined in section 36b(a) of the Banking (Licensing) Law; “Association” - employer-employee relations, ongoing business or professional relations, except for insubstantial relations, and serving as an office holder; however, retail business relations between a banking corporation and a customer shall not be considered as association; “Substantial Holder” - whoever holds more than two and a half percent of any type of means of control in a banking corporation, whoever controls a holder as mentioned, whoever is controlled by any of the above, a member in co-holders as per section 11d(a)(3)(b), whoever controls a member in said co-holders, and whoever is controlled by any of them. 95 Annex Regina Ungar – CV Summary Personal Details ______________________________________________________________________________ Year of Birth: 1963 Status: Divorced + 2 (in a relationship) Residence: Ramat Gan, Hamarganit 82 Professional Experience ______________________________________________________________________________ 2013-Present – Professional Director in the companies listed below, lecturer in Tel Aviv University in the framework of first degree in accounting, and in the framework of training courses to directors, and owner of a consulting office in the area of accounting, economics and finance, guiding companies in processes of fund raising, an expert on behalf of courts, and more. April 2013 – Present - Serves as Director in Rafael Advanced Weapon Systems Ltd. Serve as Chairwoman of the Investment Committee and Chairman of the Finance Committee in this company. July 2014 – Present - Serves in ZIM Advanced Shipping Services Ltd. – an appointment of the bond holders June 2013 – Present - Serves as an External Director in Itamar Medical Ltd. Previous Tenures – December 2010 - January 2013- CEO of Kaman Holdings Ltd., office holder in various companies in this group that included companies in the field of aerospace and metal industry, trading with water treatment products, liquids etc. Joining the group after it encountered difficulties. In that period I acted to implement a streamlining plan, improving the group's structure and the structure of its debt, improving its subsidiaries and the business demo scene such that most of them became strengthened by these processes (such as the Mendelson Group) etc. I served in this group as Chairwoman of TAT Industries Ltd. (while actively guiding the businesses of TAT Technologies) and Chairwoman of Israel Mendelson Technical & Engineering Supply Ltd. – while leading it to improved performance, introducing a partner and expanding its activities. 96 February 2001- November 2011 - Deputy CEO and senior responsible person for finance matters at Shrem Fudim Group and Leader Holdings and Investments Ltd. investment and consulting companies in the areas of capital market, advanced technology, communication, industry and more. As part of the duty I was involved in guiding and establishing Safra Fund (a substantial hedge fund) and Leader Capital Markets (active in the area of underwriting, brokerage offerings, 50% owner of Yelin Lapidot). 1995-Present – Lecturer in the Accounting Department of Tel-Aviv University in areas of auditing. Previous tenures in board of directorsJanuary 2011-January 2013 – TAT Technologies ltd. April 2013-March 2014 – Koor Industries Ltd. – during my tenure the merger between Koor Industries Ltd. and Discount Investment Corporation was successfully completed. June 2009-April 2013 - Scailex Corporation Ltd. January 2011-January 2013 – New Pharm Drugstores Ltd. January 2011-January 2013-Mendelson Infrastructures and industries Ltd. Academic Education ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ __ 1987-1991 Second degree in business administration specializing in finance in Tel Aviv University 1986 Passing cum laude the examinations of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants 1983-1983 First Degree in economics and accounting in Tel Aviv university. Writing and editing professional literature ______________________________________________________________________________ __ Writing and publication of books in the field of audit in collaboration with accountant Nir Zichlinsky, including Audit Encyclopedia spreading over 4 volumes and some 2,000 pages), one of the first lecturers in this area that wrote professional literature and supported its development. Writing dozens of professional articles in the accounting and audit areas etc. that were published in newspapers and journals such as Globes, Haaretz, Accountnts' Journal etc. Supporting the preparation of proposals for standards and opinions in the framework of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel and the Accounting Standards Board 97 Languages ______________________________________________________________________________ Hebrew: native language English: Very high level (speaking, reading and writing) Professional, Public, Voluntary Activity ______________________________________________________________________________ __ Serving until 2011 as Chairwoman of the Reports Committee in the Forum in which framework I was responsible for liaising with the Securities Authority, the Tax Authority and other entities. I assisted in formulating publications that apply to the public companies. As part of this duty I coordinated the finance managers' comments to the regulator's publications, including the Tax Authority. I served as a member of the Central Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and other committees of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (I am member to date in the Committee for Audit Standards) and the Association of Publicly Traded Companies, in which framework I participated in professional discussions and writing professional material. As part of my public activity I serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Yad Ben Zvi, The institute for the study of Jerusalem and also a member of "Beatsmi" Association which helps men and woman who suffer prolonged unemployment to find stable and fair work. 98 Appendix A Declaration of Candidate to Serve as a Director (Who is not an External Director or ED) of Bank Leumi le-Israel Ltd I the undersigned Yofi Tirosh, ID Number 027737550, of Turei Zahav 21/18 Tel Aviv 66177 make this declaration as a candidate for being appointed a Director of Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M. (the “Bank”): 1. Personal details 1.1 Name: Yofi Tirosh 1.2 ID Number: 027737550 1.3 Birth Date: July 27, 1970 1.4 Address for service of process: Turei Zahav 21/18 Str. Tel Aviv 66177 1.5 Citizenship: Israeli 1.6 Residency: Israeli 2. I am not/I am an employee of the Bank, its subsidiary, of a related company or of an interested party in it (and if yes – the position or positions held): 3. Eligibility I have the qualifications that are required for service as a Director of the Bank and in particular, I have education, knowledge, experience or expertise in one or more of the following fields: banking, financial activity, economic or business activity, law, finance, accounting, risk management, regulatory compliance, information technology and/or a different confirmed field and that I am able to dedicate the appropriate time to fulfill the position of a Director of the Bank, taking note of, inter alia, the scope of the Bank’s activity and of its size. My said qualifications are as follows1: [education, qualification, experience]: 99 22 3.1 Education: Degree/Academic Certificate Profession/Major Field Academic Institution's Name Doctor (SJD) Law University of Michigan Second Degree (LL.M) Law " First Degree Law The University Hebrew 3.2 Professional certificates: Membership of the Israel Bar Association First, second, and third degree 3.3 Details of the main occupations in the last five years, with details of the corporations in which he serves as director (please specify number of service years in each position)2: Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by appointment of the Minister of the Economy Member of inter-ethical committees as listed in the CV Member of various legal committees – in the board of directors 3.4 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have a professional qualification, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above which are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests which establish that I have such qualifications: 22 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 100 Expert of labor law Expert of anti-discrimination law My research deal with regulation in various areas Law internship in the Supreme Court; Doctorate from a leading U.S university 23 3.5 In light of my education, experience, past and current employment, and my skills, I have an accounting and financial expertise, as defined below, on the basis of what has been specified above. The following are additional details beyond those stated in section 3.3 above that are relevant to the matter of my education and experience, which indicate the fulfillment of the conditions and tests establishing that I have the said expertise: Documents and certificates supporting my declaration, as stated in this section, have been provided to the Bank’s Secretariat. For purpose of this section above: “Professional qualification” –an academic degree as required in one of the conditions described in paragraphs (1) or (2) below, or experience as required in paragraph (3) below: (1) An academic degree in one of the following professions: economics, business administration, accounting, law and/or public administration; (2) A different academic degree, or the completion of a different form of higher education studies, all within the field of the Bank’s business or in an area which is relevant to the position; (3) At least five years of experience in one of the following, or a cumulative experience of five years in at least two or more of the following: (a) in a senior position in the area of business management of a corporation whose business is of a substantial size; or (b) in a senior public service position or in a senior position in the public service; or (c) in a senior position in the banking field. “Director with accounting and financial expertise” shall mean a person who, in the view of the Board of Directors meets the following conditions: a director who because of his education, experience and qualifications, possesses a high level of expertise and understanding in the business-accounting matters and financial statements, in a manner that allows him to understand in detail the 23 The candidate must attach his CV to this Annex including at least, details of his education and occupation in the last 5 years as required. ** The candidate must attach to this Annex his declaration to serve as director in Bank Leumi. 101 Bank's financial statements and to raise a discussion with respect to the manner in which the financial data is presented. In assessing the accounting and financial expertise by the Board of Directors, the following considerations will be taken into account, inter alia: the director’s education, experience, and knowledge of the following subjects: (1) accounting issues and the issues of accounting supervision typical to the banking sector and to companies of the size and complexity of the Bank; (2) the tasks of the external auditor, and the duties imposed on him; (3) the processes for preparing financial statements and their approval according to the Securities Law, 1968 and the Companies Law. 3.6 A director who estimates that he does not have an accounting and financial expertise, is requested to declare if he is has the capability to read and understand financial statements – yes/no [delete the unnecessary]. 3.7 In light of my education, experience, past and present occupation and my skill, as aforesaid, to my best estimate, I have a "banking experience" 3 – yes/no [delete the unnecessary]. 4. I have not, during the past five years, been convicted in any final ruling of any of the offences described below, as determined in Section 226 of the Companies Law: 4.1 Offences pursuant to Sections 290 to 297, 392, 415, 418 to 420 and 422 to 428 of the Penal Law, 1977, and pursuant to Sections 52c, 52d, 53(a) and 54 of the Securities Law. 4.2 A conviction in a court outside of Israel for bribery, fraud, corporate director crimes or crimes involving exploitation of inside information. 4.3 A conviction in a court regarding any other offence, regarding which the court has determined that because of its substance, severity or circumstances, I am not fit to serve as a director in a public company. There is no pending lawsuit against me on an offence as foresaid. 24 24 According to Directive 301 at least a fifth of the entire directors will have a proven banking experience. Following are instructions of the Supervision regarding the definition of "banking experience" as referred to in Section 25 of Directive 301: Having a senior managerial experience in a banking corporation; serving as director in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 10 years; serving as chairman of board of directors for a cumulative period of at least 3 years; who was partner in an external auditors office that is responsible for managing the audit in a banking corporation for a cumulative period of at least 5 years [conditional to fulfilling the rule of independence stipulated in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation and provisions of any law] 102 5. No enforcement measures have been imposed upon me, by an administrative enforcement committee25, which prohibit me from serving as a director of a public company. 6. I am not a minor, incompetent and was not declared bankrupt5 7. My other duties and occupations do not or may not create a conflict of interest with my position as a director of the Bank, and do not impair my ability to function as a director of the Bank. 8. I meet all the conditions for holding the position of a director in a banking corporation without a controlling core, in accordance with the provisions of the Banking Ordinance, including the following: 8.1 Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means of any kind in a bank, a corporation controlled by the bank or in a "substantial holder", excluding the holding of traded shares at a rate not exceeding a quarter of a percent of the issued and paid-up capital of any of them. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: Neither I nor my relatives hold controlling means in the Bank ____________________________________________________________ 8.2 8.2.1 In the two years preceding the date of the appointment, or from the date of the appointment and onward, I or any party who has a “close association” to me have an association to the Bank or to a corporation controlled by the Bank, to an office holder of the Bank or to a “substantial holder” [It is to be clear that the serving as director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association]; yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: I or my relatives do not have an association to the Bank ________________________________________________________ 25 5 A committee appointed to section 52FF(a) of the Securities Law, 1968. As long as I was not discharged 103 8.2.2 From the date of the appointment and onward, I have an association to a relative of an office holder of the Bank, to a relative of a “substantial holder” or to a partner of a “substantial holder”; It is to be clarified that the serving as a director of the Bank of a candidate for an additional term will not be considered an association. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: I do not have an association to a relative of an office holder ________________________________________________________ 8.3 I or someone who has "close association" with me have a business or professional association with the Bank or with a corporation controlled by the Bank, with an officer of the Bank, or with a “substantial holder” who proposed me as a candidate for service as a director of the Bank, even if such association is not in the ongoing course. yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: I or my relatives do not have professional association with the Bank ________________________________________________________ 8.4 A director whose candidacy was proposed by the Committee for the Appointment of Directors pursuant to Section 11D(A)(1) of the Banking Ordinance (“the Committee”) hereby further declares that: 8.4.1 I do not have an association to a member of the Committee at the time of the appointment; 8.4.2 I am not a Minister, Deputy Minister or Member of the Knesset, nor do I have a personal, business or political association with a Minister, Deputy Minister, nor am I a public servant or an employee of a statutory corporation; 8.4.3 I have not been convicted of any offense which, because of its substance, severity or circumstances, renders me not fit to serve in the position, and there is no pending indictment against me relating to such an offense 104 As require, please detail: ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ For the purpose of section 8 above: “Close Association” – the relationship between a person and his relative, partner, employer, or a person to whom he is reporting either directly or indirectly and a corporation of which he is a controlling shareholder; “Association” – an employment relationship, business or professional association in the ordinary course excluding insubstantial connections, and also service as an office holder, however a retail business association between a corporation and a customer will not be considered an association; “Substantial Holder” – whoever holds more than two and a half percent of a certain type of control means in a banking corporation, whoever controls such a holder, whoever is controlled by anyone of them, a member of an association of holders as defined in Clause 11D(A)(3)(b), whoever controls a member of such an association of holders, and whoever is controlled by anyone of them. For a list of substantial holders in the Bank, see the Bank’s website, at www.leumi.co.il. “Office holder” – as defined in the Companies Law, and any other employee who reports to him directly. 9. My duties or other occupations do not create or may not create a conflict of interests with my duty as a director in the Bank, and they cannot affect my ability to serve as director – Yes/no [delete the unnecessary] Detail: My duties and occupation do not create a conflict of interests ________________________________________________________ 10. To my best estimate, I meet the conditions which are required to classify me as an independent director6. Yes/no [delete the unnecessary] 11. I hereby declare that there is no any prevention or restriction to my appointment as director in the Bank including, inter alia, pursuant to Directive 301 in the Proper Conduct of Banking Business Regulation, The Banking Ordinance, 1941; The Banking Law (licensing), 1981, and/or by any law, including, inter alia, because of serving in other corporations in which I serve. 12. The Bank communicated to me all the details in the subject of directors' salary as customary in the Bank and I agree to them. 105 13. If and as far as there will be a change in the aforesaid, including if a condition that is necessary by law for my service as director in the Bank will cease to exist, I undertake to immediately notify the secretariat on this. 14. This is my name, this is my signature and the all the above mentioned is the truth. Date: May 2, 2016 [signature] __________ Confirmation: I, Advocate Yizhar Hess hereby confirm that Yofi Tirosh whom I know personally/who identified himself/herself to me with his/her ID No. 027737550, after I warned him/her that he/she must declare the truth and that he/she will be subject to penalties prescribed by law if he/she does not do so, confirmed the accuracy of his/her aforesaid declaration, and signed it before me. Date: May 2, 2016 Name and Signature of Advocate: [signature] [Hebrew unclear] 28734 26 6 "Independent director" – an external director or an individual who serves as director, for whom the following conditions are fulfilled: (1) For whom the qualification conditions for appointing an external director pursuant to Section 240(B) till (F) of the Companies Law are fulfilled and the Audit Committee approved it; (2) does not serve as director in the Bank over nine consecutive years (Companies Law Section1). 106 Dr. Yofi Tirosh Home: Office: Turei Zahav 21/18 Faculty of Law Tel Aviv 66177 Tel Aviv University Phone: 03-5102474 Tel Aviv 869978 Mobile: 054-7920900 Phone: 03-6406724 [email protected] Education Second degree (LL.M) and doctorate (SJD), The Michigan University Law School, Ann Arbor, 2004. Fellow in the Institute of Humanistic Studies, 2003-4 First Degree (LL.B), The Faculty of Law in the Hebrew University Jerusalem, 1997 Member of the editorial board of "Mishpatim" the magazine of the Faculty of Law in the Hebrew University. Employment The Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, lecturer since 2008. Senior Lecturer since 2013. Teach labor law, Jurisprudence, anti-discrimination laws, human rights clinic, body and law, food and law. Study the regulation in the employment market from aspects of increasing the employment diversity and improving the corporate governance. By virtue of my expertise in labor law serving, by appointment of the Minister of the Economy, in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where I provide consulting in questions of balancing between the business interest of employers and their obligations by power of legislation and regulation. Research work mentor for MA and PhD in the area of labor law. So for example, I currently mentor a research work dealing with regulation of employment conditions of work immigrants in the area of nursing. I am also researching the regularization of additional markets such as the food market (I recently completed a research on the class action against Tnuva due to adding silicone to milk). I organized a mock trial that received extensive media coverage, with participation of Supreme Court Judge Hanan Meltzer that examined the legality of pricing flight tickets according to passengers' body weight. I organized the first international convention in Israel on the subject of Food Law, Tel Aviv University 2011. 107 I organized (together with Prof. Menny Moutner) a convention on ultra-orthodox people in higher education, Tel Aviv University 2013. Rector's Prize for Outstanding Lecturer, 2014. The Law School, the College of Management Academic Studies, Regular Lecturer, 2004-7. Outstanding lecturer 2005. The Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Adjunct Lecturer, 2004-6. University of Michigan, Women's Studies Department, Winter 2000, Graduate Student Instructor. Legal and extra-academic experience The Supreme Court in Jerusalem, The Honorable Judge Michael Heshin, Intern 1997. Research and writing opinion in all aspects of law, particularly in constitutional and administrative law. Israel Bar Association, member since 1998 (the membership is on freeze). Itach-Maachi, Woman Lawyers for Social Justice, Management Member 2004-2014 www.itach.org.il Tmura, The Israeli Anti-Discrimination Legal Center, Management Member, 2008-2014 Mediation course, "Gishur Neve Tsedek", 2005 The Israel Bar Association's Committee for Simplifying the Legal Hebrew, Member 20122015 The Committee for Examining an Agreement Model for Advancing Organs Donation from the Deceased, Committee's Member by appointment of the Minister of Health, 2013. The Committee formulated recommendations for new regulatory tools for giving consent to donation of organs in light of the cultural-religious barriers in Israel. The Committee for Examining the Age Criteria in Line for Organs Donation, Committee's Member by appointment of the Minister of Health, 2013. The Committee examined the organs 108 donation market and recommended to cancel the maximum age in waiting for a donation. Its recommendations were accepted and implemented. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Member by appointment of the Minister of the Economy, of the Advisory Committee to the Commission on questions of policy, regulation and law since 2013. The National Council for Nutritional Security, voluntary consulting 2012-2013. The Council deals with the economic policy of the State of Israel for ensuring the nutritional security of its citizens, with all the meanings of this term, including food prices, "painted" transfer payments, school meal programs, and more. Tel Aviv University Senate, Member 2005-2014. Relevant Judicial Interpretation. Proposes ongoing judicial interpretation in leading media stages, in television, radio and Israeli press. Member of Hiring Committees for senior positions in the public service from time to time. Lectures in areas of my specialty: Lecturing regularly in trainings for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and other relevant professional groups. Selected Publications Yofi Tirosh, "Proper Representation to Both Genders in the Civil Service: Amendment No' 7 to the Civil Service Law (Appointments), 1959: Its interpretation and Guidelines to its Implementation" MISHPATIM (1998) 183. The paper won the George Webber Prize for an outstanding student paper on behalf of the Hebrew University. Yofi Tirosh, "A Story of Rape, No More: on the politics of textual representation in Criminal Appeal 3031/98 State of Israel V. Dan Shabtai" Mishpatim 31(3) (2000) 622-579. Yofi Tirosh, "Proper Representation in the Israeli Law – Realistic Interim Summary", Michael Heshin Book (The Israel Bar Association and Mishpatim Journal), (2009) 741-669. 109 Yofi Tirosh and Adam Shenar, "Corrective Empathy", expected to be published in Avoda Hevra Umishpat (2016). Yofi Tirosh, "Weight: A New Category in the Israeli Law", expected to be published in Mishpat Veasakim (2016). Yofi Tirosh, "Ticking Times: Judicial Perceptions of the National Time and Human Rights in Israel", expected to be published in Mishpat, Hevra Vetarbut (2016). Editor, together with Prof. Eyal Gross, of the volume "The Essential: Anthology of Law and Food" in the series Mishpat, Hevra Vetarbut, will be published in 2016. Editor, together with Dana Olmert, Rona Brayer and Orna Kazin the anthology "Capitalism and Gender" published by Van Leer Institute, will be published in 2016. 110 111