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VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 25, 2008, by and among Ophthalmic Imaging Systems, a California corporation (“OIS”), and the parties listed on Schedule A (the “Principal MV Shareholders”) (OIS and the Principal MV Shareholders may be referred to in this Agreement collectively as the “Parties” and individually, as a “Party”).
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, OIS, MediVision Medical Imaging Ltd., an Israeli company (“MediVision”), and MV Acquisitions Ltd., an Israeli company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of OIS (“Merger Sub”), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with and into MediVision, and the conversion of the outstanding ordinary shares of MediVision into shares of the common stock, no par value, of OIS (the “Common Stock”), with MediVision surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of OIS; and
WHEREAS, each of the Principal MV Shareholders is, directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary, a holder, or a member of a group of related parties that holds, more than 5% of the outstanding ordinary shares of MediVision; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth herein certain matters regarding the voting of the stock of OIS following the closing of the Merger Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
VOTING
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Section 1.1 |
Vote and Consent in Favor of the Merger . |
(a) Subject to that certain Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of [ ___________ __ ] , 2008, by and among the Principal MV Shareholders and certain other parties listed therein, each Principal MV Shareholder agrees to vote (or cause to be voted) all shares of MediVision presently beneficially owned by such Principal MV Shareholder and all shares of MediVision with respect to which such Principal MV Shareholder in the future acquires beneficial ownership, at any meeting of the shareholders of MediVision, and in any action by written consent of the shareholders of MediVision, in favor of the approval, consent and ratification of the Merger Agreement and the Merger; provided, however, that each of the Principal MV Shareholders shall have been satisfied that such vote or action by written consent, at the time it is cast or executed, as the case may be, is not in breach of its duty, in its capacity as a shareholder of MediVision, to act bona fide in exercising its voting rights and not do so in a manner which may constitute deprivation of the minority shareholders(the “Shareholder’s Duty”). Each of the Principal MV Shareholders hereby confirms that at the date of executing this Agreement, such Principal MV Shareholder is satisfied that its Shareholder’s Duty is fulfilled under the terms and
conditions hereof, assuming that the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement) were effected on the date of execution of this Agreement. To the extent inconsistent with the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.1, each Principal MV Shareholder hereby revokes any and all previous proxies with respect to any shares of MediVision stock that such Principal MV Shareholder owns or has the right to vote.
(b) In furtherance of the foregoing, pursuant to Article 51A of the Articles of Association of MediVision, and any other provisions of any agreement relating to the ownership by Agfa Gevaert N.V. and its affiliates (collectively, “Agfa”), Agfa hereby consents to the entry by MediVision into the Merger Agreement and to the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions and actions to be taken pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
Section 1.2 Election of Directors . Following the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement), OIS will use its best efforts to cause to be nominated for election to OIS’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”), and each Principal MV Shareholder agrees to vote all OIS voting securities (or the holders thereof shall consent pursuant to an action by written consent of the stockholders), whether directly or indirectly owned, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or which a Party may be empowered to vote (“OIS Shares”), from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner shall be necessary for the election of, at each annual or special meeting of shareholders at which an election of directors is held or pursuant to any written consent of the shareholders, for the following nominees:
(a) Two persons named by InterGamma Investment Ltd. or its subsidiary, Delta Trading and Services (1986) Ltd. (collectively, “InterGamma”), so long as InterGamma holds at least 12% of the outstanding Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis (as defined below), or one person named by InterGamma so long as InterGamma holds less than 12% but at least 5% of the outstanding Common Stock; plus, in either case, one additional person named by InterGamma so long as Ariel Shenhar remains (i) either Chief Financial Officer or a senior executive officer of OIS and (ii) a director of OIS;
(b) Ariel Shenhar, so long as he remains Chief Financial Officer or a senior executive officer of OIS;
(c) One person (in addition to Ariel Shenhar, if Mr. Shenhar is a director by virtue of Section 1.2(b)) named by Noam Allon, Gil Allon, Shlomo Allon, Ariel Shenhar and Yuval Shenhar (collectively, the “Allon/Shenhar Group”), so long as the Allon/Shenhar Group holds at least 5% of the outstanding Common Stock;
(d) One person named by Agfa, so long as Agfa holds at least 5% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, plus, if InterGamma actually nominates a third director pursuant to Section 1.2(a), a second person named by Agfa;
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The then-current Chief Executive Officer of OIS; |
(f) Two “Independent Directors” as defined under the listing standards of Nasdaq, regardless of whether the Common Stock is then listed on Nasdaq, and all other applicable listing standards, and provided that each such person also has not been affiliated with MediVision for at least three years prior to his or her appointment, which two directors initially
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shall consist of Mr. William Greer and Mr. Jonathan R. Phillips, with all future Independent Directors to be nominated by the Board of Directors’ Nominating Committee (“Nominating Committee”), subject to approval by the full Board of Directors, as mandated by Nasdaq’s listing requirements, regardless of whether the Common Stock is then listed on Nasdaq, plus, if Agfa nominates a second director pursuant to Section 1.2(d), a third Independent Director whom OIS shall use its reasonable best efforts to nominate in the manner described herein; and
(g) Such other directors as may be nominated by the Nominating Committee, subject to approval by the full Board of Directors; provided that, so long as any Principal MV Shareholder retains the right, as set forth above, to name one or more directors for nomination, the total number of directors shall not be less than seven (7) nor more than eleven (11).
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Section 1.3 |
Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman . |
(a) The Parties agree to use their best efforts to cause a nominee of InterGamma serving as a member of the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 1.2(a) to be named by the Board of Directors as Chairman immediately following the Closing for as long as InterGamma holds at least 12% of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, or until his death, disability, removal or resignation from such position.
(b) The Parties agree to use their best efforts to cause Mr. Noam Allon to be named by the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman immediately following the Closing to serve until his death, disability, removal or resignation from such position.
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Section 1.4 |
Death, Disability, Removal or Resignation of Directors . |
(a) Any vacancy created by the death, disability, resignation or removal of a director elected pursuant to Section 1.2 shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.2.
(b) If any Party entitled to nominate a director for election pursuant to Section 1.2 (the “Nominating Party”) serves notice on the Board of Directors and the other Parties, whereby the Nominating Party wishes to remove or replace a serving director nominated thereby pursuant to Section 1.2, then all other Parties agree to vote in favor (or approve by written consent) of removing said director, and further agree that the Nominating Party shall have the right to nominate a replacement director for submission to a vote or consent of the other Parties of such new nominee to fill the vacancy, and in such event all other Parties undertake to vote in favor (or approve by written consent) of electing such new nominee as a replacement director.
Section 1.5 Determination of Ownership Percentage on a Fully Diluted Basis . The term “on a fully diluted basis” when used with respect to the ownership percentage of any Principal MV Shareholder on any date means the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Party on such date divided by the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on such date plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise or conversion of any options, warrants, convertible securities, or other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock outstanding as of such date.
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ARTICLE 2
TERMINATION
This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect with respect to each of the Parties, from the date hereof through the occurrence of any of the following:
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The termination of the Merger Agreement prior to the Closing; or |
(b) No Principal MV Shareholders owns a number of shares of Common Stock that would entitle it to name persons to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 1.2.
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 No Liability for Election of Recommended Directors . None of OIS, the Principal MV Shareholders, nor any officer, director, stockholder, partner, employee o






