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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report ________________

Commission file number 001-38367

Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Israel

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

7 Golda Meir St., Weizmann Science Park, Ness Ziona, 7403650, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

Adv. Tamar Fishman Jutkowitz, Vice President & General Counsel

7 Golda Meir St., Weizmann Science Park, Ness Ziona, 7403650, Israel

Tel: 972-8-9313429; email: tami.fishman@sol-gel.com

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.1 per shareSLGLThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report:27,857,620 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes☐ No ☒

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 1934.

Yes☐ No ☒

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☒Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive- based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP ☒

International Financing Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board☐ Other☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17☐ Item 18☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes☐ No☒

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION1
ITEM 1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS3
ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE3
ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATION4
ITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY48
ITEM 4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS75
ITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS75
ITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES86
ITEM 7.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS105
ITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATION107
ITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTING108
ITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION108
ITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK126
ITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES126
ITEM 13.DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES127
ITEM 14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS127
ITEM 15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES127
ITEM 16.[RESERVED]128
ITEM 16A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT128
ITEM 16B.CODE OF ETHICS128
ITEM 16C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES128
ITEM 16D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES.129
ITEM 16E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.129
ITEM 16F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.129
ITEM 16G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCE129
ITEM 16H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE130
ITEM 16I.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS130
ITEM 16J.INSIDER TRADING POLICIES130
ITEM 16K.CYBERSECURITY130
ITEM 17.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS131
ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS131
ITEM 19.EXHIBITS131
EXHIBIT INDEX131
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