EXHIBIT 10.3 TAX PRE RULLING
DATED AUGUST 10, 2009
Department of Mergers and Divisions
20 Av 5769
August 10, 2009
Shekel and
Associates, Attorneys
3 Azrieli
Center
Tel Aviv
67023
Dear
Sir/Madam:
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Taxation
Decision on the Agreement – Baby’s Breath Ltd. –
Share Transfer in Accordance with Section 104 B of the
Ordinance_____
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(Reference: Your letter of July 1,
2009)
1. The
facts as they have been delivered to us by you:
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Baby’s
Breath Co. Ltd., Private Co. 51-3076943 (hereinafter: “
the Company ”) is a private company, domiciled in
Israel, and established on February 5, 2001. The Company develops
and markets medical devices. The Company has developed an
innovative device to treat breathing problems in infants and
children, and it holds the sole intellectual property rights to
this device.
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The registered
share capital of the Company comprises 1,000,000 ordinary shares
with a nominal value of NIS 1 each, of which 32,388 shares have
been allocated. 1
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1.3 Several
shareholders hold shares in the Company, as follows:
1.3.1 10
residents of Israel hold 97.31% of Company shares
1.3.2 A
resident of Canada holds 2.69% of Company shares
Detailed information of Company
shareholders, accurate to the date of the provision of this
taxation decision, is attached hereto as Appendix B
to this taxation decision.
Outline of Change in
Structure
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Capital funds
in the U.S. propose to invest in Company shares a sum that will
grant them holdings of 20% of the Company’s share capital,
provided that the investment thereof shall be in a company
domiciled in the United States and registered for trade on the U.S.
stock exchange (OTCBB). At this point, preliminary authorization
shall be attained with an undertaking to invest the comprehensive
sum of USD 3.55 million.
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Accordingly,
Company shareholders shall transfer the entirety of shares in the
Company (hereinafter: “ the Transferred Shares
”) to the New Air Co. Inc., a private company domiciled in
the United States, set up on July 10, 2009, especially for this
purpose (hereinafter: “ the Foreign Company ”).
In return, Company shareholders shall be allocated shares solely in
the foreign company (hereinafter: “ the Allocated
Shares ”), in accordance with section 104 B (a) of the
Income Tax Ordinance (New Version) 5721-1961 (hereinafter: “
the Share Transfer ”). Therefore, following the
share transfer, the foreign company shall hold the fully paid share
capital of the Company and the shareholders in the Company shall
hold in full the paid share capital of the foreign
company.
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In accordance
with your declaration, part of the foreign company shares shall be
registered for trade on the U.S. stock exchange (OTCBB). The
initial draft of the prospectus shall be submitted to the U.S.
Securities Exchange following on and proximate to the share
transfer.
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In accordance
with your declaration, the provisions of the Encouragement of
Capital Investments Law 5719-1959 (hereinafter: “
Encouragement of Capital Investments Law ”) failed to
apply and fail to apply to the Company, as of the date of the share
transfer, as stated in sub-section 3.4 herein below.
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It should be
noted that on December 29, 2004, the Company was given a letter of
authorization for an alternate track (development area A), however
the Company failed to meet the conditions of the letter of
authorization. Accordingly, the Company was not entitled to any tax
benefits whatsoever by virtue of the Encouragement of Capital
Investments Law.
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In accordance
with your declaration, up to the date of the share transfer no loss
in Company shares transferred to the foreign company is
latent.
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The Company and
any party proximate thereto failed to take part in a change in
structure, according to Part II of the Ordinance, in the five years
prior to issuing this taxation decision.
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On this matter,
“proximate” – as defined in section 88 of the
Income Tax (New Version) Ordinance 5721-1961 (hereinafter: “
the Ordinance ”).
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According to
your declaration, Company shareholders have not been given and
shall not be given any proceeds whatsoever, whether directly or
indirectly, for the share transfer, save for the allocated shares,
as to be specified herein below.
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The Appendices
attached to this taxation decision constitute an inseparable part
thereof.
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To authorize
that the share transfer, as specified in section 1.4 above,
fulfills the conditions of section 104B of the
Ordinance.
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To authorize
that the foreign company is “a company” in accordance
with the provisions of section 104 of the Ordinance.
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To authorize
that the date of the share transfer shall be the date of the actual
transfer thereof.
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3.
Tax Arrangement and Conditions Thereof
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Each term in
this taxation decision shall have the definition assigned thereto
in Part II of the Ordinance, as long as it is not otherwise
explicitly stated.
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Following the
review of your Application, and subject to the accuracy of the
facts as they have been presented to me and as they appear above,
and on the fulfillment of all conditions determined herein in this
taxation decision, I hereby authorize that the share transfer shall
not be charged tax, in accordance with the provisions of section
104B of the Ordinance and the Regulations enacted by virtue thereof
for the assessing officer, and subject to the fulfillment of all
conditions of Part II of the Ordinance, as well as additional
conditions appearing herein in this taxation decision.
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I hereby
authorize that the foreign company shall be deemed a
“company,” as defined in section 104 of the Ordinance,
for the purpose of the share transfer, in accordance with the
provisions of section 104B of the Ordinance, and subject to the
conditions specified herein in this taxation decision.
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I hereby
authorize that the date of the share transfer shall be the date
whereon the transferred shares are actually transferred
(hereinafter: “ the Date of the Share Transfer
”).
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It is hereby
clarified that in the event that the share transfer fails to be
carried out within 90 days of the date of signature of this
taxation decision, this taxation decision shall be void
retroactively.
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All shares
allocated to shareholders of the Company, which would have been
taxable in Israel in respect of the share transfer had this
taxation decision not been given (hereinafter: “ the
Obligated Shareholders ”) as well as all the transferred
shares shall be deposited with __________________ Ltd. (Deductions
File ________________) (hereinafter: “ the Trustee
”), proximate to the date of the share transfer. The Trustee
shall be liable vis-à-vis the Tax Authorities for the full
payment of the tax ensuing from the share transfer, the conditions
of this taxation decision and the provisions of any law, in respect
of the allocated shares to the obligated shareholders and in
respect of the transferred shares. This obligation shall remain in
effect until the receipt of authorization from the assessing
officer of the full payment of tax owing in Israel.
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The Trustee
shall hold the allocated shares for the obligated shareholders in
the foreign company as well as the entirety of the transferred
shares, as aforesaid in sub-section 3.5 above, until the sale
thereof and the tax deduction at source due to the sale, as
aforesaid, at the tax rate stated in sections 91(a) or 91(b) of the
Ordinance, as the case may be, for the profit of the capital or at
a lower rate, as the assessing officer shall determine, in
accordance with a detailed report of the capital profit to be
presented to him. The Trustee shall transfer the deduction of tax
at source, as aforesaid, to the assessing officer within 30 days of
the date of the sale to the assessing officer.
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As regards this
sub-section herein, “sale” includes the requisite sale,
encumbrance or transfer of the rights to the holder of the
rights.
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The Trustee is
to submit a report to the assessing officer on behalf of the
obligated shareholders to include all details as required pursuant
to section 91 (d) of the Ordinance, including the calculation of
the capital profit or capital loss to be created as a result of the
sale of the allocated shares.
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For the
avoidance of doubt, it is hereby clarified that the obligated
shareholders shall be taxed in Israel on the sale of the allocated
shares and the deduction of tax at source, as aforesaid, shall
constitute solely an advance payment on account of the tax
debt.
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The Trustee
undertakes to report to the assessing officer, within 7 days of the
date of distribution, any distribution of dividends by the foreign
company to shareholders thereof. In addition, this includes any
distribution of dividends by the Company to the foreign company and
the deduction of tax, in accordance with the provisions of this
taxation decision.
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The Trustee
undertakes to report any transaction of the sale of allocated
shares to obligated shareholders as well any sales transaction of
transferred shares, including the sa
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