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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2019

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BioLineRx Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

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2 HaMa’ayan Street
Modi’in 7177871, Israel

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: 

 

Yes ☐         No ☒

 

The Registrant announces that it will hold the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on July 2, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. (Israel time) at the Registrant’s office, 2 HaMa’ayan Street, Modi’in, Israel. Attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2 are, respectively, the Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Statement, and Proxy Card.

 

This Form 6-K, including all exhibits hereto, is hereby incorporated by reference into all effective registration statements filed by the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	BioLineRx Ltd.
	By:	/s/ Philip Serlin
		Philip Serlin
		Chief Executive Officer
Dated: May 28, 2019

BIOLINERX LTD.

NOTICE OF

2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

ON

JULY 2, 2019

 

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders (the “Meeting”) of BioLineRx Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held at the offices of the Company at Modi’in Technology Park, 2 HaMa’ayan Street, Modi’in 7177871, Israel, on July 2, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. for the following purposes:

1.

To re-elect the following persons to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of shareholders: Aharon Schwartz, Michael Anghel, B.J. Bormann, Raphael Hofstein and Sandra Panem.

2.

To approve the grants of options to each of the directors named in Proposal 1, as further described in the Proxy Statement.

3.

To re-elect Ms. Nurit Benjamini to the Board of Directors for a three-year term as external director, commencing as of July 6, 2019, and to approve the grants of options to her.

4.

To re-elect Dr. Avraham Molcho to the Board of Directors for a three-year term as external director, commencing as of July 6, 2019, and to approve the grants of options to him.

5.

To approve the equity compensation of Philip Serlin, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

 

6.

To approve an amended Compensation Policy for Executives and Directors in the form attached as Annex A to the Proxy Statement.

7.

To approve an increase in the number of the Company’s authorized ordinary shares and authorized share capital, and to amend the Articles of Association of the Company to reflect such increase.

8.

To reappoint Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 and to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fix the compensation of said auditors in accordance with the scope and nature of their services.

9.

To review the Company’s Annual Report and financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.

Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2019 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Meeting in person.

Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, you are urged to promptly complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy and to mail it in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. A proxy from the holder of ordinary shares must be received by the Company no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 30, 2019 to be validly included in the tally of ordinary shares voted at the Meeting; a proxy from the holder of the Company’s American Depositary Shares must be received by The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on June 28, 2019 to be validly included in the tally of votes for the Meeting. Return of your proxy does not deprive you of your right to attend the Meeting, to revoke the proxy or to vote your shares in person.

Beneficial owners who hold their shares through members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”) may (i) vote their shares in person at the Meeting by presenting a certificate signed by a member of the TASE which complies with the Israel Companies Regulations (Proof of Ownership for Voting in General Meetings), 5760-2000 as proof of ownership of the shares, (ii) send such certificate along with a duly executed proxy to the Company at 2 HaMa’ayan Street, Modi’in 7177871, Israel, Attention: General Counsel, or (iii) complete the Internet voting process via the electronic voting system of the Israel Securities Authority the (“ISA”) after receiving a personal identifying number, an access code and additional information regarding this Meeting from the member of the TASE and after carrying out a secured identification process, up to six hours before the time set for the Meeting.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

BioLineRx Ltd.

May 28, 2019

PROXY STATEMENT

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BIOLINERX LTD.

Modi’in Technology Park

2 HaMa’ayan Street

Modi’in 7177871

Israel

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2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

ON

JULY 2, 2019

The enclosed proxy is being solicited by our Board of Directors for use at our Annual General Meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held on July 2, 2019 at 3:00 p.m., or at any adjournment thereof, at the offices of the Company at Modi’in Technology Park, 2 HaMa’ayan Street, Modi’in 7177871, Israel. The record date for determining which of our shareholders is entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting is established as of the close of trade on June 3, 2019 (the “Record Date”). On the date hereof, we have outstanding and entitled to vote 145,963,425 of our ordinary shares, nominal value New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”) 0.10 each (the “Ordinary Shares”).

INFORMATION CONCERNING SOLICITATION AND VOTING

Record Date and Shares Outstanding

You are entitled to vote at the Meeting if you were a shareholder at the close of trade on the Record Date. Subject to the terms described herein, you are also entitled to vote at the Meeting if you held Ordinary Shares through a bank, broker or other nominee which was a shareholder of record of the Company at the close of trade on the Record Date or which appeared in the participant listing of a securities depository on that date.

Quorum, Voting, Solicitation and Revocation of Proxies.

At least two shareholders who attend the Meeting in person, by proxy or by means of voting via the electronic voting system of the Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA Electronic Voting System”) who hold or represent together at least 25% of the voting rights of our issued share capital will constitute a quorum for the Meeting. If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time scheduled for the Meeting, the Meeting will be adjourned to the following week, at the same time and place, without it being necessary to notify our shareholders. A quorum at such adjourned meeting shall be any number of participants. Each outstanding Ordinary Share held by a shareholder is entitled to one vote.

Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting may attend the Meeting in person and vote thereat, appoint a proxy, vote by written ballot or, if they hold Ordinary Shares through a TASE member, may vote electronically via the ISA Electronic Voting System after receiving a personal identifying number, an access code and additional information regarding the Meeting from the relevant member of the TASE and after carrying out a secured identification process, up to six hours before the time set for the Meeting. A proxy from the holder of Ordinary Shares must be received by the Company no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 30, 2019 to be validly included in the tally of Ordinary Shares voted at the Meeting; a proxy from the holder of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) must be received by The Bank of New York Mellon as Depositary no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on June 28, 2019 to be validly included in the tally of votes for the Meeting.

Each of the Proposals 1, 2, 7 and 8, pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law, 1999-5759 (the “Companies Law”), requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of shares present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon, or voting via the ISA Electronic Voting System.

Pursuant to the Section 272(C1)(1) of the Companies Law, Proposals 3, 4, 5 and 6 require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of shares present at the Meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon, or voting via the ISA Electronic Voting System, as long as either:

·

the majority of shares that voted for the approval of the respective proposal includes at least a majority of the shares held by non-controlling and non-interested shareholders voted at the Meeting (excluding abstaining votes) and via the ISA Electronic Voting System; or

·

the total number of shares of non-controlling and non-interested shareholders that voted against the approval of the respective proposal does not exceed two percent of the aggregate voting rights in the company (“Disinterested Majority”).

Shareholders are requested to notify us whether or not they have a “Personal Interest” in connection with any of Proposals 3, 4, 5 or 6. If any shareholder casting a vote in connection with any of the foregoing proposals does not notify us as to whether or not he, she or it has a Personal Interest with respect to a given proposal, that shareholder’s vote with respect to such proposal will be disqualified and will not be counted in determining whether the above Disinterested Majority approval requirements are satisfied.

For the purpose of determining whether the Disinterested Majority approval requirements have been satisfied, “Personal Interest” is defined as: (1) a shareholder’s personal interest in the approval of an act or a transaction of the company, including (i) the personal interest of his or her relative (which includes for these purposes any members of his/her (or his/her spouse’s) immediate family or the spouses of any such members of his or her (or his/her spouse’s) immediate family); and (ii) a personal interest of a body corporate in which a shareholder or any of his/her aforementioned relatives serves as a director or the chief executive officer, owns at least 5% of its issued share capital or its voting rights or has the right to appoint a director or chief executive officer, but (2) excluding a personal interest arising solely from the fact of holding shares in the company or in a body corporate. Under the Companies Law, in the case of a person voting by proxy for another person, “Personal Interest” includes a personal interest of either of the proxy holder or the shareholder granting the proxy, whether or not the proxy holder has discretion how to vote. If you do not have a Personal Interest in the above matter being presented to the shareholders, you may assume that using the form of proxy enclosed herewith will not create a Personal Interest.

You may change your mind and cancel your proxy card by filing a written notice of revocation with the Company, by completing and returning a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date or by voting in person at the Meeting. Attendance at the Meeting will not in and of itself constitute revocation of proxy. Subject to the foregoing paragraph, shares represented by a valid proxy card will be voted in favor of the proposed resolution to be presented at the Meeting, unless you clearly vote against a specific resolution.

Under the terms of the Deposit Agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary, and the holders of the Company’s ADSs, the Depositary shall endeavor (insofar as is practicable and in accordance with the applicable law and the articles of association of the Company) to vote or cause to be voted the number of Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs in accordance with the instructions provided by the holders of ADSs to the Depositary. If no instructions are received by the Depositary from any holder of ADSs with respect to any of the Ordinary Shares represented by the ADSs evidenced by such holder’s receipts on or before the date established by the Depositary for such purpose (as set forth above), then the Depositary will deem the holder of the Ordinary Shares to have instructed the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by the Company with respect to the Ordinary Shares represented by such ADSs, and the Depositary will give such instruction. In such case, the restrictions of the Companies Law with respect to “Personal Interest” as described above, would apply as well.

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our outstanding Ordinary Shares as of May 28, 2019, by each person who we know beneficially owns 5.0% or more of the outstanding Ordinary Shares. Each of our shareholders has identical voting rights with respect to its shares. All of the information with respect to beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares is given to the best of our knowledge.

The beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares is based on the 145,963,425 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of May 28, 2019, and is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and generally includes any Ordinary Shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. For purposes of the table below, we deem shares subject to options or warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of May 28, 2019, to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding the options or warrants for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of that person but we do not treat them as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.  To our knowledge, none of our shareholders of record are U.S. holders.  Our principal shareholders do not have different or special voting rights.

(1)

Based upon information provided by the shareholder, or the BVF Group, in its Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on March 1, 2019. BVF Partners L.P., or Partners, as the general partner of Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P., or BVF, and Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P., or BVF2, the sole member of BVF Partners OS Ltd., or Partners OS, and the investment manager of Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP, or Trading Fund OS, and certain Partners-managed accounts, or the Partners Managed Accounts, may be deemed to beneficially own the 31,942,477 ordinary shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS and the Partners Managed Accounts. BVF Inc., as the general partner of Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the 31,942,477 ordinary shares beneficially owned by Partners. Mark N. Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the 31,942,477 ordinary shares beneficially owned by BVF Inc. In addition to ADSs, the BVF Group is the beneficial owner of Series A warrants and Series B warrants issued by us in July 2017. All the warrants held by the BVF Group are subject to a blocker provision that precludes the holders from exercising the warrants to the extent that the holder and its affiliates would beneficially own in excess of 24.99% of our ordinary shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise. As of the close of business on May 28, 2019, the blocker provision does not limit the exercise of the warrants by the BVF Group. The address of the principal business office of BVF Partners L.P. is 1 Sansome Street, 30th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104.

(2)

Based upon information provided by the shareholder in its Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 8, 2019. Includes 2,725,000 ADSs issuable upon exercise of warrants issued by us in February 2019. The securities indicated above are held in the accounts of Senvest Master Fund, LP, Senvest Technology Partners Master Fund, LP and Senvest Global (KY), LP or collectively, the Investment Vehicles. Senvest Management, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Investment Vehicles by virtue of Senvest Management, LLC’s position as investment manager of the Investment Vehicles. Richard Mashaal may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by the Investment Vehicles by virtue of Mr. Mashaal’s status as the managing member of Senvest Management, LLC. None of the foregoing should be construed in and of itself as an admission by either Senvest Management, LLC or Mr. Mashaal as to beneficial ownership of the securities indicated above. The address of the principal business office of Senvest Management, LLC is 540 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10022.

 

COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS

Compensation for our executive officers, based on each officer’s employment agreement and personal contribution to our management, operations and success, will be determined in accordance with our Executive Compensation Policy (the “Compensation Policy”). As required by the Companies Law, our shareholders approved the Compensation Policy for our office holders at our extraordinary general meeting in December 2013, and approved the renewal and amendment of the Compensation Policy in July 2016. Pursuant to the Companies Law, at the Meeting shareholders will be asked to approve the renewal of the Compensation Policy with certain amendments that are described in Proposal Six below.

For information regarding compensation actually received by our five most highly paid executive officers during the year ended December 31, 2018, please see “Item 6 – Directors, Senior Management and Employees – Compensation of Directors and Senior Management” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018.

PROPOSAL ONE

RE-ELECTION OF NON-EXTERNAL DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors has designated the persons named below for election to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of our shareholders. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote the Ordinary Shares represented thereby “For” the election of the directors listed below as a group. If any of such directors is unable to serve, the persons named in the proxy shall vote the Ordinary Shares for the election/re-election of such other nominee/director as the Board of Directors may propose. The following nominees have advised the Company that they will serve as directors upon election.

The following provides certain relevant information concerning the directors, including their principal occupations during at least the past five years.

Our Articles of Association specify that the number of directors will be at least five but not more than ten. The current Board of Directors consists of seven members.

Each director has attested to the Board of Directors and the Company that he or she meets all the requirements in connection with the election of directors of publicly-traded companies under the Companies Law.

If re-elected pursuant to this proposal, each director will continue to be party to an indemnification agreement with the Company in the form of indemnification letter previously approved by the shareholders on November 17, 2011 to be entered into by the Company with directors serving from time to time in such capacity, and shall continue to be insured under the Company’s directors and officers insurance coverage policy which provides coverage for all directors of the Company. In addition, each director will receive cash participation compensation and annual compensation in accordance with the Companies Law Regulations (Rules concerning Compensation and Expenses of an External Director), 5760-2000 (the “External Directors Compensation Regulations”) and with our Compensation Policy. The amounts to be paid are between the fixed and maximum rates specified in the annexes of the External Directors Compensation Regulations and are the same for all directors in the Company, both external and non-external. Those amounts have been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and by the Board as required by the Companies Law and applicable regulations.

Our Board of Directors will present the following resolution for adoption at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to re-elect Aharon Schwartz, Michael Anghel, B.J. Bormann, Raphael Hofstein and Sandra Panem as directors of the Company until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected.”

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the Meeting is necessary for the approval of the foregoing resolution.

PROPOSAL TWO

APPROVAL OF GRANTS OF OPTIONS TO NON-EXTERNAL DIRECTORS

Arrangements regarding the grant of options to the Company’s directors are subject to the same approval requirements as noted in Proposal 1. Our Compensation Policy permits the compensation of directors in the form of options.

In order to retain its current directors and attract additional, qualified directors, it is the Company’s policy to grant its directors options to purchase Ordinary Shares. The Compensation Committee engaged a well-known consulting firm to perform a benchmarking analysis of its equity compensation to directors. In light of this analysis, we believe that the amounts and terms of the proposed grants are reasonable. Shareholders are being asked to approve option grants to be made on the following terms. Subject to a director’s re-election to the Board of Directors under Proposal One, such director will be granted options over a period of three years to purchase a total of 360,000 of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as follows:

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in 2019, options to purchase 200,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of three years;

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in 2020, options to purchase 80,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of two years; and

·

in 2021, options to purchase 80,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of one year.

Vesting of the options will be subject to the grantee still being a director of the Company at the time of vesting. The exercise price will be equal to 100% of the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the TASE on the date of the Meeting. The option grants will be made in accordance with terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2003 Share Incentive Plan (the “Share Incentive Plan”).

Following approval by our Compensation Committee, our Board of Directors resolved, subject to shareholder approval, to approve the option grants described above. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors are of the view that the activities of each of the directors on the Board and its committees bring value to the Company and contribute greatly to the Company and its activities. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors determined that the option grants proposed above are (i) reasonable and appropriate, (ii) in accordance with the Compensation Policy and (iii) for the good of the Company in light of each director’s role on the Board of Directors, his or her qualifications and experience and his or her past and anticipated contributions to the advancement of the Company’s activities.

Our Board of Directors will present the following resolutions for adoption at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, subject to his re-election as a member of the Board of Directors, to approve the grants to Aharon Schwartz of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.

“RESOLVED, subject to his re-election as a member of the Board of Directors, to approve the grants to Michael Anghel of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.

“RESOLVED, subject to her re-election as a member of the Board of Directors, to approve the grants to B. J. Bormann of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.

“RESOLVED, subject to his re-election as a member of the Board of Directors, to approve the grants to Raphael Hofstein of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.

“RESOLVED, subject to her re-election as a member of the Board of Directors, to approve the grants to Sandra Panem of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.”

Pursuant to the Companies Law, approval of the foregoing resolution requires the affirmative vote of a simple majority of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon.

The Board of Directors has nominated Ms. Nurit Benjamini for re-election as one of the external directors of the Company, to serve for a fourth term of three years commencing on July 6, 2019.

Under the Companies Law, the Company is required to appoint at least two external directors to serve on its board of directors for a three-year term. An external director must be elected by the shareholders. The initial term of office of an external director is three years and may be extended for up to two additional three-year terms; thereafter, an external director may be reelected by our shareholders for additional periods of up to three years each only if our Audit Committee and our Board of Directors confirm that, in light of the external director’s expertise and special contribution to the work of the Board and its committees, the reelection for such additional period is beneficial to the Company.

Each committee of the Board of Directors entitled to exercise any powers of the Board is required to include at least one external director. The audit committee and the compensation committee must include all the external directors.

Under the Companies Law, a person may be appointed as an external director if he or she possesses “accounting and financial expertise” or “professional qualifications,” and is otherwise qualified to serve as a director. At least one of the external directors of a company must possess “accounting and financial expertise.” The conditions and criteria for possessing “accounting and financial expertise” or “professional qualifications” are determined under the Companies Law Regulations (Conditions and Criteria for Directors having Accounting and Financial Expertise and for Directors having Professional Qualifications), 5765-2005 (the “External Director Qualification Regulations”).

A person may not serve as an external director if he or she is a relative of a person controlling the Company, or if at the date of his or her appointment or within the prior two years, that person, or his or her relatives, partners, employers, or  anyone to whom he or she reports directly or indirectly or entities under his or her control, are subject to, have or had any affiliation with the Company, with any entity or person controlling the Company or with a relative of any entity or person controlling the Company at the time of appointment or with another entity in which the controlling shareholder at the time of the appointment or within the prior two years is the Company or the person controlling the Company; and in a company, such as the Company, where there is no person or entity controlling it or a shareholder with a control block of at least 25% of the votes in a shareholders meeting, there is also no affiliation of the person with anyone whom, on the date of appointment, is either the chairperson of the board of directors of the company, the chief executive officer, a major shareholder who holds at least 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of the company or 5% of the votes at a shareholders meeting, or the most senior executive officer in the finance department of the company. Under the Companies Law, “affiliation” is defined in this context to include an employment relationship, a business or professional relationship maintained on a regular basis, control or service as an office holder. An office holder is defined in the Companies Law as any general manager, chief business manager, deputy general manager, vice general manager, or any manager assuming the responsibilities of any of these positions regardless of that person’s title, as well as a director, or a manager directly subordinate to the general manager.

A person may not serve as an external director if that person’s position or other activities create, or may create, a conflict of interest with the person’s service as a director or may otherwise interfere with the person’s ability to serve as an external director. Additionally, no person may serve as an external director if the person, the person’s relative, spouse, employer or any entity controlling or controlled by the person, has a business or professional relationship with someone with whom affiliation is prohibited, even if such relationship is not maintained on a regular basis, excepting negligible relationships, or if such person received from the company any compensation as an external director in excess of what is permitted by the Companies Law. If at the time any external director is appointed, all members of the board who are not controlling shareholders or their relatives are of the same gender, then the external director to be appointed must be of the other gender.

Ms. Benjamini’s third term of service is scheduled to expire on July 6, 2019. Following nomination by the Board of Directors, it is proposed to re-elect Ms. Benjamini as an external director pursuant to the Companies Law, to serve an additional three-year term until July 6, 2022.

Set forth below is certain information concerning the professional experience and qualifications of Ms. Benjamini:

Nurit Benjamini, MBA, has served as an external director on our Board of Directors and as the chairperson of our Audit Committee of our Board of Directors since 2010. In addition, Ms. Benjamini has served on our Investment Monitoring Committee since 2010 and on our Compensation Committee since 2012. Since December 2013, Ms. Benjamini has served as the Chief Financial Officer of TabTale Ltd. a company that creates fresh mobile content for everyone. From 2011 to 2013, Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Wix.com Ltd. (Nasdaq:WIX); from 2007 through 2011, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of CopperGate Communications Ltd. (now Sigma Designs Israel Ltd., a subsidiary of Sigma Designs Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM)); and from 2000 through 2007, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq: CGEN). Prior to that, from 1993 through 1998, Ms. Benjamini served as the Chief Financial Officer of Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (formerly Nasdaq: ALDN, TASE:ALDN). Ms. Benjamini serves on the board of directors, and as chairperson of the audit committee, of Allot Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:ALLT, TASE:ALLT), RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq:RDHL, TASE:RDHL) and Gamida Cell Ltd. (Nasdaq:GMDA). Ms. Benjamini holds a B.A. in economics and business and an M.B.A. in finance, both from Bar Ilan University, Israel.

Ms. Benjamini has advised the Board of Directors and the Company that she is willing to continue serving as a director if reelected and meets all the requirements in connection with the election of external directors of publicly-traded companies under the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

The Board of Directors has reviewed the qualifications and expertise of Ms. Benjamini and has determined that Ms. Benjamini has the requisite “accounting and financial expertise” in accordance with the criteria set forth in the External Director Qualification Regulations. In addition, Ms. Benjamini meets the independence requirements of an independent director as set forth by the NASDAQ Listing Rules and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our Audit Committee and Board of Directors have determined that, in light of the expertise and special contribution of Mrs. Benjamini to the Company’s Board and its committees, the reelection of Ms. Benjamini as an external director for an additional three years would be in the Company’s best interests.

If Ms. Benjamini should be unable to serve, the person named in the proxy shall vote the Ordinary Shares for the election of such other nominee as management may propose. The Company is not aware of any reason why Ms. Benjamini, if elected, should be unable to serve as director. The Company does not have any understanding or agreement with respect to the future election of Ms. Benjamini.

If re-elected pursuant to this proposal, Ms. Benjamini will continue to be party to an indemnification agreement with the Company in the form of indemnification letter previously approved by the shareholders on November 17, 2011 to be entered into by the Company with directors serving from time to time in such capacity, and shall continue to be insured under the Company’s directors and officers insurance coverage policy which provides coverage for all directors of the Company. In addition, Ms. Benjamini will receive cash participation compensation and annual compensation in accordance with the External Directors Compensation Regulations and with our Compensation Policy. Those amounts are between the fixed and maximum rates specified in the annexes of the External Directors Compensation Regulations.

Pursuant to the regulations promulgated under the Companies Law, where all or part of an external director’s remuneration includes the grant of options, the number of options must be equal among the external directors and must be at least the same as the option grants made to other directors (who are neither controlling shareholders nor external directors). The grant of options to external directors requires the approval of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors and the shareholders.

Following approval by our Compensation Committee, our Board of Directors resolved, subject to shareholder approval, to grant Ms. Nurit Benjamini options over a period of three years to purchase a total of 360,000 of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as follows:

·

in 2019, options to purchase 200,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of three years;

·

in 2020, options to purchase 80,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of two years; and

·

in 2021, options to purchase 80,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of one year.

Vesting of the options will be subject to Ms. Benjamini still being a director of the Company at the time of vesting. The exercise price will be equal to 100% of the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the TASE on the date of the Meeting. The option grants will be made in accordance with terms of the Share Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors are of the view that Ms. Benjamini’s activities on the Board and its committees bring value to the Company and contribute greatly to the Company and its activities. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors determined that the proposed grant of options to Ms. Benjamini below is (i) reasonable and appropriate in light of market conditions and the intention to retain Ms. Benjamini’s services, (ii) in accordance with the Compensation Policy and (iii) for the good of the Company in light of Ms. Benjamini’s role on the Board of Directors, her qualifications and experience and her past and anticipated contributions to the advancement of the Company’s activities.

 

The Shareholders of the Company will be requested to adopt the following resolution at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to re-elect Ms. Nurit Benjamini as an external director for a three-year term commencing on July 6, 2019, and to approve the grants to her of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.”

Pursuant to the Companies Law, approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a Disinterested Majority of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon, or voting via the ISA Electronic Voting System.

The Board of Directors has nominated Dr. Avraham Molcho for re-election as one of the external directors of the Company to serve for a fourth term of three years commencing on July 6, 2019.

See Proposal Three above for an overview of the requirements governing the appointment of external directors pursuant to the Companies Law.

Dr. Molcho’s third term of service is scheduled to expire on July 6, 2019. Following nomination by the Board of Directors, it is proposed to re-elect Dr. Molcho as an external director pursuant to the Companies Law, to serve an additional three-year term until July 6, 2022.

Set forth below is certain information concerning the professional experience and qualifications of Dr. Molcho:

Avraham Molcho, M.D., has served as an external director on our Board of Directors and on our Audit Committee since 2010. In addition, Dr. Molcho has served on our Compensation Committee since 2012. Dr. Molcho is the founder of Biolojic Design Ltd., a technology platform that encourages human antibody discoveries, and is a venture partner at Forbion Capital Partners, a Dutch life sciences venture capital firm. In 2012, he became the co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and director of Ayana Pharma Ltd. (formerly DoxoCure), a privately-held company engaged in the manufacturing of liposome-based therapeutics. From 2006 through 2008, Dr. Molcho served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Neovasc Medical, a privately-held Israeli medical device company. From 2001 through 2006, Dr. Molcho was a managing director and the head of life sciences of Giza Venture Capital and, in that capacity, was involved in the founding of our company. He was also the Deputy Director General of Abarbanel Mental Health Center, the largest acute psychiatric hospital in Israel, from 1999 to 2001. Dr. Molcho holds an M.D. from Tel-Aviv University School of Medicine and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University Recanati Business School.

Dr. Molcho has advised the Board of Directors and the Company that he is willing to continue serving as a director if reelected and meets all the requirements in connection with the election of external directors of publicly-traded companies under the Companies Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

The Board of Directors has reviewed the qualifications and expertise of Dr. Molcho and has determined that Dr. Molcho has the requisite “professional qualifications” in accordance with the criteria set forth in the External Director Qualification Regulations and the requisite expertise in order to be considered an “expert external director” in accordance with the criteria set forth in the External Directors Compensation Regulations. In addition, Dr. Molcho meets the independence requirements of an independent director as set forth by the NASDAQ Listing Rules and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our Audit Committee and Board of Directors have determined that, in light of the expertise and special contribution of Dr. Molcho to the Company’s Board and its committees, the reelection of Dr. Molcho as an external director for an additional three years would be in the Company’s best interests.

If Dr. Molcho should be unable to serve, the person named in the proxy shall vote the Ordinary Shares for the election of such other nominee as management may propose. The Company is not aware of any reason why Dr. Molcho, if elected, should be unable to serve as director. The Company does not have any understanding or agreement with respect to the future election of Dr. Molcho.

If re-elected pursuant to this Proposal, Dr. Molcho will continue to be party to an indemnification agreement with the Company in the form of indemnification letter previously approved by the shareholders on November 17, 2011 to be entered into by the Company with directors serving from time to time in such capacity, and shall continue to be insured under the Company’s directors and officers insurance coverage policy which provides coverage for all directors of the Company. In addition, Dr. Molcho will receive cash participation compensation and annual compensation in accordance with the External Directors Compensation Regulations and with our Compensation Policy. Those amounts are between the fixed and maximum rates specified in the annexes of the External Directors Compensation Regulations.

See Proposal Three above for an overview of the requirements governing the granting of options to external directors pursuant to the Companies Law.

Following approval by our Compensation Committee, our Board of Directors resolved, subject to shareholder approval, to grant Dr. Avraham Molcho options over a period of three years to purchase a total of 360,000 of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as follows:

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in 2019, options to purchase 200,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of three years;

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in 2020, options to purchase 80,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of two years; and

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in 2021, options to purchase 80,000 ordinary shares with quarterly vesting over a period of one year.

Vesting of the options will be subject to Dr. Molcho still being a director of the Company at the time of vesting. The exercise price will be equal to 100% of the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the TASE on the date of the Meeting. The option grants will be made in accordance with terms of the Share Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors are of the view that Dr. Molcho’s activities on the Board and its committees bring value to the Company and contribute greatly to the Company and its activities. The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors determined that the proposed grant of options to Dr. Molcho below is (i) reasonable and appropriate in light of market conditions and the intention to retain Dr. Molcho’s services, (ii) in accordance with the Compensation Policy and (iii) for the good of the Company in light of Dr. Molcho’s role on the Board of Directors, his qualifications and experience and his past and anticipated contributions to the advancement of the Company’s activities.

   The Shareholders of the Company will be requested to adopt the following resolution at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to re-elect Dr. Avraham Molcho as an external director for a three-year term commencing on July 6, 2019, and to approve the grants to him of options to purchase 360,000 Ordinary Shares as further described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.”

Pursuant to the Companies Law, approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a Disinterested Majority of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon, or voting via the ISA Electronic Voting System.

PROPOSAL FIVE

APPROVAL OF EQITY COMPENSATION OF PHILIP SERLIN, CEO

Mr. Philip Serlin has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since October 2016. Prior to becoming our CEO, Mr. Serlin served as our Chief Financial and Operating Officer beginning in 2009. Pursuant to the Companies Law, arrangements regarding the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer require the approval of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors and the shareholders, in that order.

Grants of Options and Performance Stock Units (“PSUs”)

The Company’s Amended and Restated 2003 Share Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) provides for the grant of equity compensation to our officers in the form of options to purchase Ordinary Shares and PSUs, among other instruments. Equity-based compensation is intended to reward for future performance and is used to foster a long-term link between our officers’ interests and the interests of the Company and its shareholders as well as to attract, motivate and retain officers for the long term. Options create a direct link to share performance, compensating officers if the price of our Ordinary Shares rises in relation to the exercise price of the options. Performance stock units, the vesting of which is based on pre-determined, significant Company business milestones, are intended to attract, motivate and retain officers by linking compensation closely to Company performance.

Following approval by our Compensation Committee, our Board of Directors approved, subject to shareholder approval, the grant to Mr. Serlin of options to purchase 1,136,400 of our Ordinary Shares. The exercise price of the options is NIS 1.602 per share (equivalent to $0.44 per ADS), which is equal to 100% of the closing price of the Ordinary Shares on the TASE on the date the grant was approved by the Board. The options will vest over a period of four years (25% after one year, 6.25% each quarter thereafter) from the date the grant was approved by the Board, for so long as Mr. Serlin continues to serve as an employee of the Company at the time of vesting. The grant to Mr. Serlin contains provisions for the acceleration of the vesting of the options on the occurrence of both (i) a change of control of the Company (as will be defined in Mr. Serlin’s option agreement) and (ii) following such change of control, either the termination of Mr. Serlin’s employment by the Company or a significant demotion in his new job or position.

In addition, following approval by our Compensation Committee, our Board of Directors approved, subject to shareholder approval, the grant to Mr. Serlin of 568,200 PSUs. It is the view of our Board of Directors that a significant portion of the equity compensation of our officers should be aligned with performance, and therefore the proposed grant of PSUs to Mr. Serlin constitutes one third of the total proposed equity compensation. The vesting of such PSUs will occur in equal installments if the Company achieves certain milestones over the next several years. The grant to Mr. Serlin contains provisions for the acceleration of the vesting of the PSUs that are identical to those included in his option grant.

 

Our Board of Directors will present the following resolution for adoption at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to approve the grant to Mr. Philip Serlin, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, of (i) options to purchase 1,136,400 Ordinary Shares and (ii) 568,200 performance stock units, all as described in the Proxy Statement dated May 28, 2019.”

Pursuant to the Companies Law, approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a Disinterested Majority of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon.

 

Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the proposed equity grants to Mr. Serlin.

PROPOSAL SIX

APPROVAL OF AMENDED COMPENSATION POLICY

The Compensation Policy must be reviewed from time to time by our Compensation Committee and Board of Directors, to ensure its alignment with the Company’s compensation philosophy and to consider its appropriateness for the Company. In addition, pursuant to the Companies Law, the Compensation Policy must generally be re-approved once every three years by the Board of Directors, after considering the recommendations of the Compensation Committee, and by a Disinterested Majority of the Company’s shareholders. Any amendment to the Compensation Policy requires the same approvals.

The Companies Law provides that a compensation policy is to be adopted and later re-evaluated, among other things, in accordance with the following considerations: (i) the advancement of the company’s goals, its work plan and its policy with a long term view; (ii) the creation of appropriate incentives for the office holders of the company, considering, among other things, the risk management policy of the company; (iii) the size of the company and the nature of its operations; and (iv) in connection with the terms of service and employment that include variable components – the contribution of the office holder to the attainment of the company’s goals and to the achievement of its profits, all with a long term view and in accordance with the position of the office holder.

When considering the amended Compensation Policy, the Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors considered numerous factors, including the relevant matters and provisions set forth in the Companies Law and best practice recommendations issued by the ISA, and reviewed other information they deemed relevant, with the advice and assistance of a well-known compensation consultant and the Company’s legal advisors.

 

The following are the material changes introduced in the amended Compensation Policy:

 

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ceilings on the monthly salaries of all executive officers have been introduced: the monthly salary of the CEO may be no more than NIS 100,000 (approximately $28,000 as of the date of this Proxy Statement); the monthly salaries of other Israel-based executives may be no more than NIS 75,000 (approximately $21,000 as of the date of this Proxy Statement) each; and the monthly salary of a U.S.-based executive may be no more than $35,000.

 

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The Compensation Committee and the Board of Directors will have the authority to approve a change in the incentive structure of all executive officers, including but not limited to the CEO, up to an immaterial amount in any one year (immaterial being defined as a change of up to 5% of an officer’s total compensation);

 

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Broadening of the range of percentages for the mix of compensation elements to allow for greater flexibility; and

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Clarifying that the compensation of non-external directors will be identical to that of external directors.

The brief overview above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amended Compensation Policy, which is attached as Annex A hereto.

Our Board of Directors will present the following resolution for adoption at the Meeting:

Pursuant to the Companies Law, approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a Disinterested Majority of shares present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and voting thereon.

Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the amended Compensation Policy.

The Companies Law allows our Board of Directors to approve this proposal even if it was not approved by our shareholders, provided that our Compensation Committee and thereafter the Board of Directors have determined that the proposal is for the good of the Company and decided to reapprove the proposal, based on detailed reasoning, and after having re-examined the proposed Compensation Policy as amended and taken, inter alia, the shareholder rejection into consideration.

PROPOSAL SEVEN

INCREASE IN THE COMPANY’S SHARE CAPITAL AND CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT TO

 ARTICLE 4.1 OF THE COMPANY’S ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

At the Meeting, we will propose that an increase in the share capital of the Company be approved.

The registered share capital of the Company is NIS 25,000,000, divided into 250,000,000 Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of NIS 0.10 each. As of May 28, 2019, the Company had 145,963,425 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding. As of the same date, the Company had an additional 52,670,250 shares reserved for purposes of our Incentive Plan and for the exercise of outstanding warrants, leaving only 51,366,325 authorized but unissued shares available for other purposes.

Under the Companies Law, a company may not issue shares in excess of its registered share capital. The Company wishes to have a sufficient reserve of authorized but unissued shares available for corporate purposes, including without limitation, offerings of its shares and additional grants of options to grantees eligible under the Incentive Plan or any other option plan which may be adopted by the Company in the future.

Therefore, we propose to increase the Company’s share capital from NIS 25,000,000 to NIS 50,000,000 divided into 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares of a nominal value of NIS 0.10 each.

Our Board of Directors will present the following resolution for adoption at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, that the Company’s registered share capital be increased from NIS 25,000,000 divided into 250,000,000 Ordinary Shares of a nominal value of NIS 0.10 each to NIS 50,000,000 divided into 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares of a nominal value of NIS 0.10 each and that Article 4.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association be amended accordingly.”

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the Meeting is necessary for the approval of the foregoing resolution.

Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the proposed increase in registered share capital and corresponding amendment to the Company’s Articles of Association.

PROPOSAL EIGHT

APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC AUDITOR

Kesselman & Kesselman, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, have audited the Company’s financial statements beginning with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003. Except as the Company’s auditors, there is no other affiliation between such firm and the Company.

The Companies Law requires shareholder approval of the appointment of the Company’s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. Our Board of Directors recommended and upon such recommendation, at the last Annual General Meeting, the Company’s shareholders appointed the accounting firm of Kesselman & Kesselman as our independent registered public accounting firm to perform the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. The Board of Directors believes that the appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to perform the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 is appropriate and in the interests of the Company and its shareholders. Subject to the approval of this proposal, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors will fix the compensation of Kesselman & Kesselman in accordance with the scope and nature of their services to the Company.

In compliance with the Companies Law, our Board of Directors will present the following resolution for adoption at the Meeting:

“RESOLVED, to reappoint Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 and to authorize the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fix the compensation of said auditors in accordance with the scope and nature of their services.”

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power represented at the Meeting is necessary for the approval of the foregoing resolution.

Our Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the proposed appointment of Kesselman & Kesselman as the independent public auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 and the authorization of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to fix their compensation.

ITEM NINE

REVIEW OF THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018, AND TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY

 PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING

The audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 were filed together with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, which was filed on March 28, 2019 with the SEC and is available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, and at the Magna website of the Israel Securities Authority (“ISA”) at www.magna.isa.gov.il. We will hold a discussion with respect to the Annual Report and financial statements at the Meeting. This item will not involve a vote by the shareholders.

The Company’s management is not aware of any other business to be transacted at the Meeting. However, if any other matters are properly presented to the Meeting, the persons named as proxies in the enclosed form of proxy will vote upon such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

 

Where to Find More Information

We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), applicable to foreign private issuers and we fulfill the obligations with respect to those requirements by filing reports with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, the ISA’s website at www.magna.isa.gov.il and the Company’s website at www.biolinerx.com. Shareholders may obtain information directly from the Company, whose registered office is at 2 HaMa’ayan Street, Modi’in 7177871, Israel and whose telephone number is +972-8-642-9100.

As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements. The circulation of this proxy statement and related notice should not be taken as an admission that we are subject to those proxy rules. Furthermore, our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder, with respect to their purchases and sales of securities.  Lastly, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT OR THE INFORMATION FURNISHED TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROXY STATEMENT WHEN VOTING ON THE MATTERS SUBMITTED TO SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL HEREUNDER. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS DATED MAY 28, 2019. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN MAY 28, 2019, AND THE MAILING OF THIS DOCUMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT CREATE ANY IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.

Shareholders are urged to complete and return their proxies promptly in order to, among other things, ensure the presence of a quorum at the Meeting and to avoid the expense of additional solicitation. If the accompanying proxy is properly executed (including the indication of a vote on the proposed matters) and returned in time for voting, the shares represented thereby will be voted as indicated thereon. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE MENTIONED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT, THE ORDINARY SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSALS DESCRIBED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors

BioLineRx Ltd.

May 28, 2019

ANNEX A

BIOLINERX LTD.

COMPENSATION POLICY FOR EXECUTIVES AND DIRECTORS

 

Table of contents:

 

1.	Purpose and Background		A-2
2.	Our Executive Compensation Policy		A-3
	2.1.	Approvals and Inception	A-3
	2.2.	Compensation Policy Targets	A-3
	2.3.	Considerations in Defining Compensation Policy for Executives	A-3
	2.4.	Factors to be Considered in the Establishment of the Policy	A-3
	2.5.	Conditions Regarding Variable Components of Compensation6	A-3
	2.6.	Motivation and Retention	A-3
3.	Corporate Governance		A-6
	3.1.	Compensation Committee Membership and Duties	A-6
	3.2.	Policy Confirmation, Amendment and Reaffirmation	A-6
	3.3.	Approval Process	A-7
4.	Compensation Model		A-10
	4.1.	Framework	A-10
	4.2.	Compensation Structure	A-10
	4.3.	Summary of Recommended Compensation Structure	A-16
	4.4.	Summary of Compensation Objectives	A-17
5.	Compensation of Directors		A-17
6.	Examination by Independent Auditors		A-18
7.	Restitution in Case of Error		A-18
8.	Responsibility for Communication of the Policy and Revisions thereto		A-18
9.	Periodic Review of Executive Compensation		A-18

 

Metrics	Weight
Meeting measurable clinical stage and commercial project milestones and timelines based on the Company’s operating plan, after taking into consideration the specific challenges presented by each project	30% to 40%
Meeting measurable budget targets (at a range of 80%-110%) on an annual basis (the CEO and CFO will be measured based on the overall Company budget; while other Executives may be measured on their specific unit/project budgets)	20% to 30%
Meeting measurable personal objectives based on the specific Executive’s work plan (such as cost savings, sales and marketing objectives, success in raising capital, compliance with corporate governance rules, project performance, etc.)	15% to 25%
A non-material portion of the annual bonus, not in excess of 20% of the total maximum annual bonus, may be based on the Board’s satisfaction with the Executive’s performance such as:   •          The contribution of the Executive to the Company’s business, profitability and stability   •          The need for the Company to retain an Executive with skills, know-how, or unique expertise   •          The responsibility imposed on the Executive   •          Changes that occurred in the responsibility imposed on the Executive during the year   •          Satisfaction with the Executive’s performance (including assessing the degree of involvement of the Executive and devotion of efforts in the performance of his/her duties)   •          Assessing the Executive’s ability to work in coordination and cooperation with other employees of the Company   •          The Executive’s contribution to the appropriate control and ethical environments	Up to 20%

BIOLINERX LTD.   For the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on July 2, 2019   THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned shareholder of BioLineRx Ltd. (the “Company”) hereby appoints Norman Kotler and/or Raziel Fried, and each or either of them, the true and lawful attorney, agent and proxy of the undersigned, with full power of substitution, to vote, as designated below, all of the ordinary shares of the Company which the undersigned is entitled in any capacity to vote at the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company which will be held at the offices of the Company at Modi’in Technology Park, 2 HaMa’ayan Street, Modi’in 7177871, Israel, on July 2, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. (local time), and all adjournments and postponements thereof.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE)	See Reverse Side