TORONTO and BEIT SHEAN, Israel, June 9, 2022
/CNW/ - K.B. Recycling Industries Ltd., conducting business as
Alkemy ("Alkemy" or, the "Company") (TSXV: AKMY)
(TSXV: AKMY.WT), a leading environmental technology company based
in Israel, is pleased to announce
the results from its annual and special meeting of shareholders
("Shareholders") held on June 8,
2022 (the "Meeting").
Results of the Meeting
Election of
Directors
All of the six nominees proposed by management for election to
the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") at the
Meeting listed in the Company's management information circular
dated April 29, 2022 (the
"Circular") were elected to the Board. The directors elected
at the Meeting will remain in office until the next annual meeting
of Shareholders, or until their successors are elected or
appointed, and will serve on the Board alongside the Company's
external directors, Leon Koffler and
Renah Persofsky (the "External
Directors"). The External Directors were not up for re-election
at the Meeting as they have each served one year of their
three-year term.
The results of the vote on the election of directors are as
follows:
Director
|
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Withheld
|
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Yoav
Horowitz
|
84,135,547
|
100.000%
|
17
|
0.000%
|
Mordechai
Gorfung
|
84,135,547
|
100.000%
|
17
|
0.000%
|
Lenny
Recanati
|
84,135,547
|
100.000%
|
17
|
0.000%
|
Noah
Hershcoviz
|
84,135,547
|
100.000%
|
17
|
0.000%
|
Arnon Eshed
|
84,135,547
|
100.000%
|
17
|
0.000%
|
Maximo Buch
|
83,456,553
|
99.190%
|
679,011
|
0.810%
|
Re-Appointment of
Auditors
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the reappointment of Kost Forer
Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global,
as auditors of the Company (the "Auditor") until the close
of the next annual meeting of Shareholders, and the Board's
authority to fix the Auditor's remuneration, as follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Withheld
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
83,712,664
|
99.195%
|
679,011
|
0.805%
|
Approval of Acquisition of
oceansix GmbH
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity
securities of oceansix GmbH pursuant to the Share Purchase
Agreement dated January 20, 2022
between RAM.ON finance GmbH and the Company (the "Share Purchase
Agreement"), as more particularly described in the Circular, as
follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
83,456,570
|
99.193%
|
678,994
|
0.807%
|
A copy of the Share Purchase Agreement is available under the
Company's profile on www.sedar.com.
Approval of Director Services
Agreement with Maximo
Buch
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the director services agreement to be entered into between the
Company and Maximo Buch in the form
set out at Appendix G of the Circular, as follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
84,133,061
|
99.997%
|
2,503
|
0.003%
|
Approval of Director Services
Agreement with Arnon
Eshed
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the director services agreement to be entered into between the
Company and Arnon Eshed in the form
set out at Appendix H of the Circular, as follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
84,134,064
|
99.998%
|
1,500
|
0.002%
|
Approval of Authorized Share
Capital Increase and Amendment to Articles of
Association
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
an increase to the Company's authorized share capital from
300,000,000 Ordinary Shares to 500,000,000 Ordinary Shares, and the
corresponding amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated
Articles of Association, as follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
84,133,061
|
99.997%
|
2,503
|
0.003%
|
Approval of Name
Change
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the proposed name change of the Company to "Oceansix Ltd." or such
other name as may be authorized and approved by the Board (the
"Name Change"), as more particularly described in the
Circular, as follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
84,381,675
|
99.988%
|
10,000
|
0.012%
|
The Name Change remains subject to the receipt of all regulatory
approvals, including the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and
the Israeli Registrar of Companies,
Approval of Compensation
Policy
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the "K.B. Recycling Industries Ltd. Compensation Policy for
Executive Officers and Directors" in the form set out at Appendix I
of the Circular, as follows:
|
Votes in Favour(1)
|
Votes Against
|
|
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage of
Company's
Total Issued
and Outstanding
Share Capital
(%)
|
Persons who are
not "controlling
shareholders" or
"interested parties"
|
32,456,472
|
96.938%
|
1,025,342
|
3.062%
|
0.841%
|
Persons who are
deemed "controlling
shareholders" or
"interested parties"
|
50,653,750
|
100%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
83,110,222
|
98.781%
|
1,025,342
|
1.219%
|
0.841%
|
Notes:
|
|
(1) In accordance with
the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the "Israeli Companies
Law"), this resolution was approved by the affirmative vote of
a majority of Shareholders, including the affirmative vote of the
majority of Shareholders who are not "controlling shareholders" and
who do not have a "personal interest" in the resolution, as such
terms are defined under the Israeli Companies Law, and the number
of Shareholders who are not "controlling shareholders" and who do
not have a "personal interest" in the resolution who voted against
such resolution is less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share
capital of the Company.
|
Approval of Consulting
Agreement with Noah Hershcoviz
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the consulting agreement to be entered into between the Company and
Noah Hershcoviz in the form set out at Appendix J of the Circular,
as follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
83,448,067
|
99.183%
|
687,497
|
0.817%
|
Approval of Options
Grant
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the grant to Noah Hershcoviz of 600,000 options to purchase
Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of C$0.29, in accordance with the Company's 2020
Global Equity Incentive Plan and the Israeli Addendum thereto, as
follows:
Votes in Favour
|
Votes Against
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
83,449,053
|
99.184%
|
686,511
|
0.816%
|
Approval of Exercise of Founder
Warrants
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the future exercise of Ordinary Share purchase warrants having an
exercise price of NIS$0.01 per Ordinary Share granted by the
Company in March 2021 to each of
Sullam Holdings L.R. Ltd. and Tedea Technological Development and
Automation Ltd. to purchase up to 11,943,810 Ordinary Shares upon
the achievement of certain milestones, as more particularly
described in the Circular, as follows:
|
Votes in Favour(1)
|
Votes Against
|
|
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage of
Company's
Total Issued
and
Outstanding
Share Capital
(%)
|
Persons who are
not "controlling
shareholder" or
"interested parties"
|
32,455,472
|
96.935%
|
1,026,342
|
3.065%
|
0.842%
|
Persons who are
deemed "controlling
shareholder" or
"interested parties"
|
50,653,750
|
100%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
83,109,222
|
98.780%
|
1,026,342
|
1.220%
|
0.842%
|
|
Notes:
|
|
|
|
(1) In accordance with
the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the "Israeli Companies
Law"), this resolution was approved by the affirmative vote of
a majority of Shareholders, including the affirmative vote of the
majority of Shareholders who are not "controlling shareholders" and
who do not have a "personal interest" in the resolution, as such
terms are defined under the Israeli Companies Law, and the number
of Shareholders who are not "controlling shareholders" and who do
not have a "personal interest" in the resolution who voted against
such resolution is less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share
capital of the Company.
|
Approval of Issuance of
Ordinary Shares to RAM.ON Finance
By resolution passed by way of ballot, the Shareholders approved
the future issuance of up to 148,166,312 Ordinary Shares to RAM.ON
Finance upon the achievement of certain milestones under the Share
Purchase, as more particularly described in the Circular, as
follows:
|
Votes in Favour(1)
|
Votes Against
|
|
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Number of Votes
|
Percentage (%)
|
Percentage of
Company's
Total Issued
and
Outstanding
Share Capital
(%)
|
Persons who are
not "controlling
shareholder" or
"interested parties"
|
32,795,300
|
97.950%
|
686,514
|
2.050%
|
0.563%
|
Persons who are
deemed "controlling
shareholder" or
"interested parties"
|
50,653,750
|
100%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Total
|
83,449,050
|
99.184%
|
686,514
|
0.816%
|
0.563%
|
|
Notes:
|
|
|
|
(1) In accordance with
the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the "Israeli Companies
Law"), this resolution was approved by the affirmative vote of
a majority of Shareholders, including the affirmative vote of the
majority of Shareholders who are not "controlling shareholders" and
who do not have a "personal interest" in the resolution, as such
terms are defined under the Israeli Companies Law, and the number
of Shareholders who are not "controlling shareholders" and who do
not have a "personal interest" in the resolution who voted against
such resolution is less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share
capital of the Company.
|
No other business was voted upon at the Meeting.
About K.B. Recycling Industries
Ltd.
K.B. Recycling Industries Ltd. is an environmental technology
company based in Israel, and
carries on business under the name "Alkemy". Alkemy has developed a
unique plastic recycling process to recycle plastic bags and sheets
traditionally not considered economically viable for recycling and
as such have become one of the largest plastic pollutants in the
world. Alkemy employs a dynamic one-step process that does not
require separate recycling and production plants. Alkemy's process
includes both recycling and finished product manufacturing in a
single process called "waste-to-product", allowing Alkemy to reduce
the cost of the recycled plastic as raw materials, and increase the
profit margin per metric ton.
Forward-Looking
Information
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and
"forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking
information") within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking information may relate to the Company's future
financial outlook and anticipated events or results and may include
information regarding the Company's financial position, business
strategy, growth strategies, addressable markets, budgets,
operations, financial results, taxes, dividend policy, plans and
objectives. Particularly, information regarding the Company's
expectations of future results, performance, achievements,
prospects or opportunities or the markets in which the Company
operates is forward-looking information. In some cases,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets", "expects",
"budgets", "scheduled", "estimates", "outlook", "forecasts",
"projects", "prospects", "strategy", "intends", "anticipates",
"believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements
that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would",
"might", or "will" occur. In addition, any statements that refer to
expectations, intentions, projections or other characterizations of
future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information.
Statements containing forward-looking information are not
historical facts but instead represent management's expectations,
estimates and projections regarding future events or
circumstances.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of
opinions, estimates and assumptions that, while considered by the
Company to be appropriate and reasonable as of the date of this
press release, are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the
actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to
be materially different from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking information, including but not limited to, risks
and uncertainties associated with market conditions and the
satisfaction of all applicable regulatory requirements, as well as
risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business and
finances in general.
If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the
opinions, estimates or assumptions underlying forward-looking
information prove incorrect, actual results or future events might
vary materially from those anticipated in forward-looking
information. The opinions, estimates or assumptions referred to
above and the risk factors described in the "Risk Factors" section
of the MD&A of the Company dated May 30,
2022 should be considered carefully.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important risk
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other
risk factors not presently known to the Company or that the Company
presently believes is not material that could also cause actual
results or future events to differ materially from those expressed
in such forward-looking information. There can be no assurance that
such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and
future events could differ materially from those anticipated in
such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward-looking information, which speaks only as of
the date made. Forward-looking information contained in this press
release represents the Company's expectations as of the date of
this press release (or as of the date they are otherwise stated to
be made), and are subject to change after such date. The Company
disclaims any intention or obligation or undertaking to update or
revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required under
applicable securities laws.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the Corporate Finance Policies
of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the
adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE K.B. Recycling Industries Ltd.