N2OFF Inc
For the period ended Sep 19, 2024. Filed Sep 19, 2024.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Filed Sep 19, 2024
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DEF 14A 1 formdef14a.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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N2OFF, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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September 19, 2024
Dear Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders of N2OFF, Inc. (the “Company”) to be held at 4:30 p.m., Israel time (9:30 a.m. EST), on November 13, 2024, at the offices of the Company’s legal counsel, Meitar | Law Offices, located at 16 Abba Hillel Road, 10th floor, Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel.
In order to facilitate your attendance at the annual meeting, we strongly encourage you to advise David Palach, our chief executive officer, by email at david@n2off.com or telephone at +972-54-721-5315 if you plan to attend the meeting prior to 11:59 p.m., Israel time (4:59 p.m. EST), on November 12, 2024, so that we can timely provide your name to building security. In the event that you do not advise us ahead of time that you will be attending the annual meeting, we encourage you to arrive at the meeting no later than 4:00 p.m., Israel time (9:00 a.m. EST), in order to ensure that you are able to pass through security prior to the start of the meeting.
Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares of our voting securities that you own. I encourage you to vote by telephone, over the Internet, or by marking, signing, dating and returning your proxy card so that your shares will be represented and voted at the annual meeting, whether or not you plan to attend. If you attend the annual meeting, you will, of course, have the right to revoke the proxy and vote your shares in person.
If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other intermediary, and you receive notice of the annual meeting through your broker or through another intermediary, please vote or return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by such broker or other intermediary, or contact your broker directly in order to obtain a proxy issued to you by your intermediary holder to attend the meeting and vote in person. Failure to do so may result in your shares not being eligible to be voted by proxy at the meeting.
On behalf of the board of directors, I urge you to submit your proxy as soon as possible, even if you currently plan to attend the meeting in person.
Thank you for your support of our company.
Sincerely,
/s/ Amitay Weiss
Amitay Weiss
Chairman
HaPardes 134 (Meshek Sander), Neve Yarak, 4994500 Israel (347) 468 9583
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held November 13, 2024
The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of N2OFF, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), will be held at 4:30 p.m., Israel time (9:30 a.m. EST), on November 13, 2024, at the offices of the Company’s legal counsel, Meitar | Law Offices, located at 16 Abba Hillel Road, 10th floor, Ramat Gan 5250608, Israel. We will consider and act on the following items of business at the Annual Meeting:
| (1) | Election of two Class III directors to serve on our board of directors for a term of three years or until their successors are elected and qualified, for which Eliahou Arbib and Udi Kalifi are the nominees (the “Director Election Proposal”). |
| (2) | Approval of increase in shares available for issuance under the Save Foods, Inc. 2022 Share Incentive Plan. |
| (3) | Grant discretionary authority to the Company’s board of directors to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Authorized Share Amendment”), to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s capital stock, from five hundred million (500,000,000) shares, consisting of four hundred million ninety-five thousand (495,000,000) shares of common stock and five million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock, to ten billion five million (10,005,000,000) shares, consisting of ten billion (10,000,000,000) shares of common stock and five million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock (the “Authorized Capital Increase Proposal”). |
| (4) | Advisory vote to approve a grant of shares to members of the Company’s board of directors, under the 2022 Plan (the “Advisory Vote on Grant of Shares”). |
| (5) | Ratification of the appointment of Somekh Chaikin, a member of KPMG International, as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Auditor Appointment Proposal”). |
| (6) | Approval of the issuance of securities in one or more non-public offerings where the maximum discount at which securities will be offered will be equivalent to a discount of 20% below the market price of our common stock, as required by and in accordance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5635(d) (the “Equity Issuance Proposal”). |
| (7) | Such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. |
Stockholders are referred to the Proxy Statement accompanying this notice for more detailed information with respect to the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. After careful consideration, theboard of directors recommends a vote FOR the election of the nominees for director named in the Director Election Proposal (Proposal 1); FOR the 2022 Plan Amendment (Proposal 2); FOR the Authorized Capital Increase Proposal (Proposal 3); Advisory Vote on Grant of Shares (Proposal 4); FOR the Auditor Appointment Proposal (Proposal 5); and FOR the Equity Issuance Proposal.
The board of directors has fixed the close of business on September 18, 2024 as the record date (the “Record Date”). Only holders of record of shares of our common stock as of the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) of the Annual Meeting.
YOUR VOTE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPANY’S AFFAIRS ARE IMPORTANT.
If your shares are registered in your name, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting in person, we request that you vote by telephone, over the Internet, or by completing, signing and mailing your proxy card to ensure that your shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting.
If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other intermediary, and you receive notice of the Annual Meeting through your broker or through another intermediary, please vote online, by telephone or by completing and returning the voting instruction form in accordance with the instructions provided to you by such broker or other intermediary, or contact your broker directly in order to obtain a proxy issued to you by your intermediary holder to attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person. Failure to do any of the foregoing may result in your shares not being eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of The Board of Directors,
/s/ Amitay Weiss
Amitay Weiss
Chairman
September 19, 2024
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On November 13, 2024
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Proxy Statement to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” or “N2OFF” refer to N2OFF, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. In addition, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “stockholders” are to the holders of our voting securities, which consist of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
The accompanying proxy is solicited by the board of directors on behalf of N2OFF, Inc., a Nevada corporation, to be voted at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held on November 13, 2024, at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Notice”) and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement and accompanying form of proxy are expected to be first sent or given to stockholders on or about September 19, 2024.
The executive offices of the Company are located at, and the mailing address of the Company is, HaPardes 134 (Meshek Sander), Neve Yarak, 4994500 Israel.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY
MATERIALS FOR
THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2024:
Our official Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement, Proxy Card and
2023 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at:
www.proxyvote.com
Table of Contents
| ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING | 1 |
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| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS MATTERS | 6 |
| REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE | 11 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 11 |
| PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF CLASS iiI DIRECTORS | 12 |
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 14 |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 14 |
| PROPOSAL 2: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 PLAN | 16 |
| PROPOSAL 3: APPROVAL OF authorized capital increase proposal | 19 |
| PROPOSAL 4: Advisory vote to approve a grant of shares to members of the Company’s board of directorS | 21 |
| PROPOSAL 5: RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF sOMEKH CHaikin, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, A MEMBER OF KPMG International, AS The company’s INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | 22 |
| PROPOSAL 6: APPROVAL OF ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES IN ONE OR MORE NON-PUBLIC OFFERINGS | 23 |
| OTHER BUSINESS | 24 |
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