UNITED STATES
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
November 2023
Commission File
Number 000-20181
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION N.V.
(Translation of
Registrant’s name into English)
Azrieli Center
26 Harokmim St.
Holon, 5885800
Israel
(Address of Principal
Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
CONTENTS
Proxy Materials for Annual Shareholder Meeting
Annexed hereto and incorporated
by reference herein are copies of the following documents that are being distributed by the board of directors of Sapiens International
Corporation N.V. (“Sapiens”) to Sapiens’ shareholders in connection with Sapiens’ 2023 Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), which is scheduled to be held at 5 p.m. local (Israel) time on December 20,
2023 at Sapiens’ principal executive offices, which are located at Azrieli Center,
26 Harokmim Street, Holon, 5885800, Israel:
| (i) | Notice and Proxy Statement, each dated November 9, 2023, describing the proposals to be presented at, and
logistical information related to, the Annual Meeting (Exhibit 99.1); and |
| (ii) | Proxy Card for use by Sapiens’ shareholders for voting on the proposals to be presented at the Annual
Meeting (Exhibit 99.2). |
Exhibits
Incorporation by Reference
The
contents of this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (this “Form 6-K”), including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto,
are incorporated by reference into Sapiens’ registration statements on Form S-8, SEC file numbers 333-177834, 333-213817 and 333-260325,
filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on November 9, 2011, September 27, 2016 and October 18, 2021, respectively, and shall be a part thereof from the date on which this Form
6-K is furnished, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
SIGNATURES
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.
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Sapiens International Corporation N.V. |
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Date: November 9, 2023 |
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/s/ Roni Giladi |
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Name: Roni Giladi |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION N.V.
(“Sapiens” or the “Company”)
Azrieli Center,
26 Harokmim Street
Holon, 5885800, Israel
NOTICE OF 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
(the “Meeting”)
Time and Date of |
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Meeting |
5:00 pm., Israel time, on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
Place of Meeting |
Azrieli Center |
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26 Harokmim Street |
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Holon, 5885800, Israel |
Items of Business |
(1) |
Re-election of each of the following nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) to serve as a director of the Company until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company: Guy Bernstein, Roni Al Dor, Eyal Ben-Chelouche, Yacov Elinav, Uzi Netanel and Naamit Salomon. |
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Approval of the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations (profit and loss account) and Cash Flows for the year then ended. |
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Approval of the re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer,
a member of Ernst & Young Global, as independent public accountants to audit the accounts of the Company for the year ending December
31, 2023 and the additional period until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, and authorization of the Board
of Directors to fix their remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of their services, or to delegate to the Audit Committee
thereof to do so.
In addition to the foregoing formal proposals that require a vote,
at the Meeting, the Board of Directors will present its annual report on the management of the business of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2022. |
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Purpose of Agenda Items |
The purpose behind Proposals 1 through 3 is to approve various matters that are required to be approved annually—at our annual general meeting of shareholders—under our articles of association. |
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Board Recommendation |
Our Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR each of the proposals. |
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Record Date |
You are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting if you held a common share of Sapiens as of the close of business on Thursday, November 16, 2023. |
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Additional Proxy Materials |
The proposals and details with respect to the Meeting are described more fully in the attached proxy statement, which we are sending (together with this notice and a proxy card or voting instruction form) to our shareholders and which we urge you to read in its entirety. Copies of this notice, the attached proxy statement and the related proxy card are also being furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K, which you may obtain for free from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or at our Company’s website, http://www.sapiens.com/annual-meeting/proxy. |
Quorum Requirement |
No action may be taken at the Meeting unless a quorum, consisting of the holders of at least one-half of the Company’s outstanding common shares, are present in person or by proxy. If a quorum is not present at the Meeting, a second general meeting of shareholders will be called in the same manner as the original Meeting, to be held within two months of the Meeting, at which resolutions may be adopted with respect to any matter stated in the notice of the original Meeting and also in the notice of such second meeting despite the absence of a quorum. |
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Required Vote |
Approval of each of the proposals at the Meeting requires the affirmative vote of shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and holding common shares amounting in the aggregate to at least a majority of the votes actually cast with respect to such proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not considered “actually cast” and are therefore not taken into consideration in determining whether a majority has been achieved for those proposals, but the common shares represented thereby are considered present for purposes of the quorum requirement. |
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Means of Voting |
The vote of all of the Company’s shareholders is important
regardless of whether or not any particular shareholder attends the Meeting. Accordingly, we urge you to read the attached proxy statement
and vote your shares promptly, regardless of the number of shares you own.
You may vote shares that you own directly (i.e., as a record shareholder)
via proxy, by signing and returning the form of proxy in the enclosed envelope. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted,
and you may attend the Meeting and vote in person even if you have previously signed a proxy. As an alternative to voting via proxy, you
may vote shares that you own directly in person by attending the Meeting.
If your shares are held in street name on Nasdaq (i.e., shares that
are held through a bank, broker or other nominee), you may instruct the nominee as to how you want your shares voted, including via the
internet (at www.proxyvote.com), if so indicated on your voting instruction form. Specific instructions as to how to vote are set forth
on the enclosed voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker, or nominee.
If your shares are held on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (the “TASE”)
through a member of the TASE, you may vote your shares in one of three ways: (a) By mail, e-mail or fax: sign and date a proxy
card in the form filed by us on MAGNA, the distribution site of the Israeli Securities Authority, at www.magna.isa.gov.il, on or about
November 9, 2023 and attach to it a proof of ownership certificate from the TASE Clearing House member through which the shares are held
indicating that you were the beneficial owner of the shares on the record date, and return the proxy card, along with the proof of ownership
certificate, to us via (i) mail, as described in the instructions available on MAGNA, (ii) e-mail to Leetal.Yakir@sapiens.com, or (iii)
fax to +972-3-790-2942; (b) Electronically: you may vote through the electronic voting system of the Israel Securities Authority
(votes.isa.gov.il), subject to proof of ownership of the shares on the record date, as required by law. Voting through the electronic
voting system will be allowed until 11:00 a.m., Israel time, on Wednesday, December 20, 2022 (i.e., six (6) hours before the Meeting).
You may receive guidance on the use of the electronic voting system from the TASE member through which you hold your shares; or (c) In
person: you may attend the Meeting, where ballots will be provided. In that case, you must bring the proof of ownership certificate
from the TASE’s Clearing House member through which the shares are held, indicating that you were the beneficial owner of the shares
on the record date.
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Attendance at Meeting |
If you are a shareholder holding common shares as of the record date for the Meeting (November 16, 2023) and desire to attend the Meeting, if a record shareholder, please provide at the Meeting the name under which your shares are held of record and proof of ownership (a copy of your share certificate or a statement showing book-entry shares). If you hold your shares in “street name” (through a bank or broker), please bring to the Meeting the required proof of ownership described for attendance at the Meeting, namely: a “legal proxy” from the broker, trustee or nominee that holds your shares, giving you the right to vote the shares at the Meeting, along with an account statement or other proof that shows that you owned your shares as of the record date for the Meeting. |
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By Order of the Board of Directors, |
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Roni Al Dor |
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Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
November 9, 2023
This Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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first published by the Company on November 9, 2023.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V.
Azrieli Center
26 Harokmim Street
Holon, 5885800, Israel
PROXY STATEMENT FOR 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF SHAREHOLDERS
to be held on December 20, 2023
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING AND THE PROPOSALS
Q. Why am I receiving these materials?
A. We have sent you this proxy statement and the
enclosed form of proxy or voting instruction form because the board of directors (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”)
of Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (also referred to as “Sapiens”, “we”, “us”,
the “Company” or “our Company”) is soliciting your proxy to vote your shares at the 2023 Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) to be held at 5:00 pm, Israel local time, on Wednesday, December
20, 2023 at our principal executive offices, which are located at Azrieli Center, 26
Harokmim Street, Holon, 5885800, Israel. You are receiving these proxy materials because
you owned common shares, par value one eurocent (€0.01) per share, of our Company (“common shares”), on Thursday,
November 16, 2023, which is the record date for the Meeting, and such ownership entitles you to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting.
This proxy statement describes the matters on which
we would like you to vote at the Meeting and provides information on those matters so that you can make an informed decision.
Q. What items of business will be voted on at
the Meeting?
A. The following three proposals will be voted
upon at the Meeting:
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Re-election of each of the following nominees to the Board of Directors to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company: Guy Bernstein, Roni Al Dor, Eyal Ben-Chelouche, Yacov Elinav, Uzi Netanel and Naamit Salomon. |
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Approval of the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and the related Consolidated Statements of Operations (profit and loss account) and Cash Flows for the year then ended. |
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Approval of the re-appointment of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer,
a member of Ernst & Young Global, as independent public accountants to audit the accounts of the Company for the year ending December
31, 2023 and the additional period until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, and authorization of the Board
of Directors to fix their remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of their services, or to delegate to the Audit Committee
of the Board to do so.
In addition to the foregoing three formal proposals to be voted upon,
at the Meeting, the Board of Directors will present its annual report on the management of the business of our Company for the year ended
December 31, 2022.
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Q. How does the Board recommend that I vote?
A. Our Board unanimously recommends that you vote
FOR each of the proposals described above.
Q. What is the quorum required in order to conduct
business at the Meeting?
A. Under our Articles of Association (which were
annexed as Appendix A to the proxy statement for our 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders, which served as Exhibit 99.1 to a Report
of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K that we furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on October 26, 2017), a quorum is constituted when there are present, in person or by proxy, holders of at least one-half of the outstanding
common shares having voting rights in our Company. Common shares that abstain from voting on any and all proposals or that represent “broker
non-votes” (as described below under the answer to the question “How can I vote my common shares without attending the
Meeting”) are considered present for purposes of the quorum requirements. Our Articles of Association provide that if a quorum
is not present at a shareholder meeting that has been properly called, a second general meeting of shareholders will be called in the
same manner as the original meeting, to be held within two months of the meeting date. At that second meeting, action can be taken with
respect to the proposals that are on the agenda for the first meeting despite the absence of a quorum at the second meeting.
Q. What are the voting requirements to approve
the proposals to be presented at the Meeting?
A. The affirmative vote of shareholders present
in person or represented by proxy and holding common shares amounting in the aggregate to at least a majority of the votes actually cast
with respect to each of Proposals 1 through 3 is required for the approval of those proposals. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not
considered “actually cast” and are therefore not taken into consideration in determining whether a majority has been achieved
for any of the proposals (although they are considered present for purposes of the quorum requirements for the Meeting).
Q. What shares can I vote?
A. Our only class of stock outstanding is our common
shares, par value one eurocent (€0.01) per share. Each common share outstanding as of the close of business on the record date, November
16, 2023, is entitled to one vote on all items of business at the Meeting. You may vote all common shares you owned at that time, which
may be (a) shares held directly in your name as the shareholder of record, and (b) shares held for you as beneficial owner through a broker,
trustee or other nominee, such as a bank (including on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) and/or the Tel Aviv
Stock Exchange (the “TASE”)). On October 31, 2023 (the most recent practicable date prior to the record date), there
were 55,732,501 common shares outstanding (which excludes 2,328,296 treasury shares). The closing price of the common shares on that date,
as quoted on Nasdaq and on the TASE, were US $25.50 and NIS 102.1 (US $25.42, based on the representative exchange rate of NIS 4.017 per
USD $1.00 published by the Bank of Israel on that date), respectively.
Q. How can I vote my common shares without attending
the Meeting?
A. Common shares may be held and, consequently,
voted in one of a few different ways without attending the Meeting:
Record Shareholders: If you are a shareholder
of record, that is, your common shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, these proxy materials are being sent directly to you by our transfer agent. If you
provide specific instructions (i.e., mark boxes) on the enclosed proxy card that has been provided to you and sign and return the proxy
card, your shares will be voted as you instruct. If you sign and return your proxy card without giving specific instructions, your shares
will generally be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board (FOR each of the proposals). The proxy holders will vote in
their discretion on any other matters that properly come before the Meeting. If you are a shareholder of record and do not return your
proxy card, your shares will not be voted (unless you attend the Meeting and vote in person).
If you are a shareholder of record and have lost
or misplaced the proxy card mailed to you, you may print a copy of the proxy card from http://www.sapiens.com/annual-meeting/proxy and
may complete and sign that proxy card (indicating the name of the record shareholder holding your common shares) and return it to the
Company’s Head of Legal – Global Corporate Affairs via e-mail to Leetal.yakir@sapiens.com or via fax to +972-3-790-2942. The
Company reserves the right to require further identifying information from you if you submit your proxy card in that manner. Any vote
by a record shareholder that is received by our transfer agent by 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on December 19, 2023 will be counted towards
the tally of votes at the Meeting.
Shares Held in Street Name (on Nasdaq):
If your common shares are held in a brokerage account or by a trustee or nominee, you are considered
to be the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name,” and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you together
with a voting instruction form by the broker, trustee or nominee or an agent hired by the broker, trustee or nominee. Please follow the
enclosed instructions to direct your broker, trustee or nominee how to vote your shares. Beneficial owners may be able to utilize
the control number appearing on their voting instruction form to submit their voting instruction to their brokers, trustees or nominees
by other means, including via the internet (at www.proxyvote.com), if so indicated on their voting instruction form.
The deadline for submission of voting instructions to your broker, trustee or nominee should be indicated on your voting instruction form
or in the other proxy materials sent to you.
If you do not submit voting instructions, your
broker may be permitted to vote your shares in its discretion on some of the proposals, but not those of a non-routine nature. Because
the broker is prohibited from exercising discretionary authority for a beneficial owner who has not provided voting instructions for any
non-routine proposal (commonly referred to as a “broker non-vote”), that beneficial owner’s shares will be included
in determining the presence of a quorum at the Meeting. but are not considered “present” for the purposes of voting on, and
do not impact the outcome of the voting on, the relevant proposal(s).
Shares Held on the TASE: If you own common
shares that are traded through the TASE, you may vote your shares without attending the Meeting in one of two ways:
(i) by signing and dating a proxy card in the form
filed by us on MAGNA, the distribution site of the Israeli Securities Authority, at www.magna.isa.gov.il, on or about November 9, 2023
and attach to it a proof of ownership certificate from the TASE Clearing House member through which the shares are held, indicating that
you were the beneficial owner of the shares on the record date, and return the proxy card, along with the proof of ownership certificate,
to us via mail, as described in the instructions available on MAGNA, via e-mail Leetal.yakir@sapiens.com, or via fax to +972-3-790-2942.
(ii) by voting through the electronic voting system
of the Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”) (at votes.isa.gov.il), subject to proof of ownership of the shares on
the record date, as required by law. Voting through the electronic voting system will be allowed until 11:00 a.m., Israel time, on
Wednesday, December 20, 2023 (i.e., six (6) hours before the Meeting). You may receive guidance on the use of the electronic voting system
from the TASE member through which you hold your shares. We have been informed by the ISA that there may arise temporary technical difficulties
in accessing the electronic voting system from outside of Israel. If you encounter any such difficulties, you should please instead consider
the method for voting your common shares that is described in paragraph (i) above. In the alternative, you could contact the technical
support unit for the electronic voting system at +972-77-223-8333 for help voting through the system.
Q. How can I vote my common shares in-person
at the Meeting?
A. The Meeting will be held at our principal offices,
in Holon, Israel. The voting procedure for voting in-person at the Meeting varies, depending on how you hold your common shares, as follows:
Record Shareholders: Common shares held
in your name as the shareholder of record may be voted on a ballot that we will provide to you at the Meeting. In order to do so, you
must provide at the Meeting the name under which your shares are held of record and proof of ownership (a copy of your share certificate
or a statement showing book-entry shares).
Shares Held in Street Name (on Nasdaq):
Common shares held beneficially in street name (i.e., through a bank, broker, trust or other nominee) on Nasdaq may be voted on a ballot
at the Meeting only if you bring (i) an account statement or other proof that you owned the shares in your bank, brokerage, trustee or
other nominee account as of the record date, and (ii) a legal proxy from the bank, broker, trustee or other nominee that holds your shares
giving you the right to vote the shares.
Shares Held on the TASE: If you hold common
shares that are traded through the TASE and you would like to vote in person at the Meeting, you must bring a proof of ownership certificate
from the TASE’s Clearing House member through which the shares are held, indicating that you were the beneficial owner of the shares
on the record date.
Regardless of how you hold your common shares,
even if you plan to attend the Meeting, we recommend that you also submit your proxy card or voting instructions (in any of the manners
described above, including electronically) so that your vote will be counted if you later decide not to attend the Meeting.
Q. Can I change or revoke my vote?
A. A shareholder submitting a proxy via mail, e-mail
or fax may revoke such proxy at any time by communicating such revocation in writing to the Company or by executing and delivering a later-dated
proxy (in either case, prior to the commencement of the Meeting). If your shares are held in street name or by a broker, trustee or nominee,
you may change your vote by following the instructions provided to you by your broker, trustee or nominee.
If you originally voted through an electronic voting
system (either for shareholders holding our common shares on Nasdaq, at www.proxyvote.com, or for shareholders holding on the TASE, at
votes.isa.gov.il), you can revoke your vote by voting through the electronic voting system on a later date (which must precede the date
of the Meeting). In addition, any shareholder who has executed a proxy and is present at the Meeting may vote in person instead of by
proxy, thereby canceling any proxy previously given, whether or not written revocation of such proxy has been given prior to the Meeting.
Any written notice revoking a proxy should be sent via mail to Sapiens International Corporation N.V., Azrieli Center, Harokmim 18,
Holon, 5885800, Israel, Attention: Head of Legal – Global Corporate Affairs, via e-mail to Leetal.yakir@sapiens.com or via fax to
+972-3-790-2942. If a proxy or voting instructions are not revoked, the common shares represented thereby will be voted in accordance
with the proxy or other voting instructions.
Q. Is this proxy statement available electronically?
A. This proxy statement is available on our website
at www.sapiens.com. In addition, we have furnished a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K (a “Form 6-K”)
to the SEC that includes this proxy statement as an exhibit. You can view the Form 6-K at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Q. What happens if additional matters are presented
at the Meeting?
A. Other than the proposals described in this proxy
statement, we are not aware of any other business to be acted upon at the Meeting. If you sign and submit a proxy card, the persons or
entities named as proxy holders, Mr. Roni Giladi and Ms. Leetal Yakir, will have the discretion to vote your shares on any additional
matters properly presented for a vote at the Meeting in accordance with their best judgment.
Q. Who will count the votes?
A. A representative of Sapiens will act as the
inspector of elections to tabulate the votes cast at the Meeting.
Q. Who will pay the costs of soliciting votes
for the Meeting?
A. We are making this solicitation and will pay
the entire cost of preparing, printing, mailing and distributing these proxy materials and soliciting votes with respect to the Meeting.
In addition to the mailing of these proxy materials, the solicitation of proxies may be made in person, by telephone or by electronic
communication by certain of our directors, officers and other employees, who will not receive any additional compensation for such activities.
We will also reimburse brokerage firms, banks, and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
in forwarding proxy and solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of our common shares.
Q. Where can I find the voting results of the
Meeting?
A. We expect to announce preliminary voting results
at the Meeting and publish final results in a Form 6-K to be furnished to the SEC after the Meeting. You can access that Form 6-K, and
all of our other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, on our website, www.sapiens.com, or at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT
Please read this proxy statement and promptly
vote your shares by completing, signing, and dating your enclosed proxy or voting instruction form and returning it in the enclosed envelope.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY
OF PROXY MATERIALS
FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2023
This proxy statement is available for viewing,
printing and downloading at www.sapiens.com.
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON SHARES
BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table shows information as of
October 31, 2023, for (i) each person who, to our knowledge, beneficially owns more than 5% of our outstanding common shares,
(ii) each of our executive officers and directors and (iii) our executive officers and directors as a group. The
information in the table below is based on 55,732,501 common shares outstanding (which excludes 2,328,296 treasury shares) as of
October 31, 2023. Except as otherwise set forth below, the street address of the beneficial owners is c/o Sapiens
International Corporation N.V., Azrieli Center, 26 Harokmim St., Holon, 5885800 Israel.
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5% Shareholders | |
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Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. 5 HaPlada Street Or Yehuda 60218, Israel | |
| 24,314,766 | (2) | |
| 43.6 | % |
Officers and Directors (3) | |
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Roni Al Dor | |
| 1,155,849 | (4) | |
| 2.1 | % |
All
directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons, including Roni Al-Dor) | |
| 1,321,433 | (5) | |
| 2.4 | % |
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(1) |
For purposes of the above table, beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes any common shares over which a person exercises sole or shared voting or investment power. For purposes of the above table, we deem shares subject to options or warrants that are currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days of October 31, 2023, 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. Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons in the above table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. |
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The number of common shares shown as owned by Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (“Formula”) is based on information provided to the Company by Formula as of October 31, 2023. Also based on information provided to the Company, as of October 31, 2023, Asseco Poland S.A (“Asseco”) beneficially owned 3,958,154 ordinary shares of Formula, constituting approximately 25.8% of the outstanding share capital of Formula. Asseco has significant influence over the election of the members of Formula’s board of directors (other than Formula’s external directors). The address of Asseco is Olchowa 14 35-322 Rzeszow, Poland. |
(3) |
Each of our directors and executive officers who is not separately
identified in the above table beneficially owns less than 1% of our outstanding common shares (including common shares underlying options
held by each such person that are vested or will vest within 60 days of October 31, 2023) and has therefore not been separately identified.
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Includes 290,000 common shares underlying options granted to Mr. Al Dor under the 2011 Share Incentive Plan that are exercisable at exercise prices ranging from $23.69 to $28.6 per share, expiring no later than January 4, 2027, which are vested or will become vested within 60 days of October 31, 2023. |
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Includes 379,800 common shares underlying options that are exercisable at exercise prices ranging from $21.18 to $28.6 per share, expiring no later than February 20, 2029, which are vested or will become vested within 60 days of October 31, 2023. |
Proposal
1
RE-Election
of DIRECTOR Nominees to Serve on Board of Directors
Background
Articles Provisions Related
to Board
Under our
Articles of Association, our Board of Directors must have a minimum of three, and may have a maximum of 24, directors. Directors of our
Company are elected by our general meeting of shareholders and hold office until the expiration of the term of office (if any) specified
at the time of their election or otherwise subsequently imposed at a general meeting of shareholders, or until they resign or are suspended
or dismissed by the general meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may appoint up to four directors in addition to the directors
elected by the general meeting of shareholders, subject to the maximum number of directors permitted under the Articles of Association,
and any such appointment shall be effective until the next general meeting of shareholders. The Board of Directors may fill any vacancies
on the Board, whether as a result of the resignation or dismissal of a director, or as a result of a decision of the Board to expand the
authorized size of the Board.
At the Meeting, the re-election to the Board of
Directors of the Company of each of Guy Bernstein, Roni Al Dor, Eyal Ben-Chelouche, Yacov Elinav, Uzi Netanel, and Naamit Salomon for
a term lasting until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, and until the election and qualification of his or
her successor (or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal, as applicable), will be proposed for approval by
our shareholders.
Biographical Information for the Director Nominees
Please consider the following information regarding
the nominees:
Guy Bernstein
has served as a director of the Company since January 1, 2007, and was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors on November 12, 2009.
Mr. Bernstein has served as the chief executive officer of Formula, our parent company, since January 2008. From December 2006 to November
2010, Mr. Bernstein served as a director and the chief executive officer of Emblaze Ltd. or Emblaze, our former controlling shareholder.
From April 2004 to December 2006, Mr. Bernstein served as the chief financial officer of Emblaze. He also served as a director of Emblaze
from April 2004 until November 2010. Prior to joining Emblaze, Mr. Bernstein served as Chief Financial and Operations Officer of Magic
Software, a position he held since 1999. Mr. Bernstein joined Magic Software from Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of EY Global,
where he acted as senior manager from 1994 to 1997. Mr. Bernstein also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Magic Software, as Chairman
of the Board of Matrix IT Ltd, Zap Group Ltd and Michpal Group, and as a director of TSG IT Advanced Systems Ltd. Mr. Bernstein
is a Certified Licensed Public Accountant and holds a BA in Accounting and Economics from the College of Management Academic Studies.
Roni Al-Dor joined
the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2005 and has served as a director of the Company since November 2005.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Al-Dor was one of the two founders of TTI Team Telecom International Ltd., or TTI, a global supplier
of operations support systems to communications service providers and from August 1996 until 2004, Mr. Al-Dor served as President of TTI.
Prior to that, Mr. Al-Dor served as TTI’s Co-President from November 1995 until August 1996 and its Vice President from September
1992 to November 1995. During his service in the Israeli Air Force, Mr. Al-Dor worked on projects relating to computerization in aircrafts.
Mr. Al-Dor is a graduate of the military computer college of the Israeli Air Force, studied computer science and management at Bar Ilan
University and attended the Israel Management Center for Business Administration.
Eyal Ben-Chelouche,
a highly accomplished professional with more than two decades of experience in finance and capital markets, has held significant leadership
positions throughout his career. He began his tenure as a director at the Company in August 2008. Notably, he served as the Commissioner
of Capital Market Insurance and Savings at the Israeli Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2005, where he spearheaded critical reforms. His
roles also included Deputy Commissioner and Senior Foreign Exchange and Investment Manager at the Bank of Israel, as well as an Investment
Officer at the Bank of England in London. Mr. Ben-Chelouche played a pivotal role in the Bachar Committee on Capital Market Reform, which
shaped the financial landscape in Israel. Presently, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the DavidShield PassportCard
Group since 2018 and DavidShield Insurance since 2020. As an independent director, he brings extensive financial expertise to organizations
such as Matrix IT Ltd., Migdal Holding Ltd., and several other private companies. Mr. Ben-Chelouche is an independent director.
Yacov Elinav has
served as a director of the Company since March 2005. For over 30 years, Mr. Elinav served in various positions at Bank Hapoalim B.M.,
which is listed on the London and Tel Aviv Stock Exchanges, including over 10 years as a member of the Board of Management, responsible
for subsidiary and related companies. From 1992 through 2006, Mr. Elinav served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diur B.P. Ltd.,
the real estate subsidiary of Bank Hapoalim. From August 2004 until 2009, Mr. Elinav served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of DS
Securities and Investments, Ltd. From August 2004 through 2008, Mr. Elinav served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of DS Provident
Funds Ltd., and from 2010 until August 2015, served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Golden Pages Ltd.. Mr. Elinav also serves
on the Board of Directors of several other public and private companies. Mr. Elinav is an independent director.
Uzi Netanel has served as a
director of the Company since March 2005. He served as chairman of the Board of Directors of Maccabi Enterprise Development & Management
Ltd. from 2012 through 2022, and has served as a director of Maccabi Health Services since 2005. He previously served as Chairman of Maccabi
Group Holdings Ltd., from 2000 through 2017. From 2004 through 2007, Mr. Netanel served as Chairman of Board of Directors of M.L.L Software
& Computers, and from 2000 through 2011 served as a director of Bazan and Carmel Olephine. From 2001 through 2003, Mr. Netanel served
as partner in the FIMI Opportunity Fund. From 1993 through 2001, he served as Active Chairman of Israel Discount Capital Markets and Investments
Ltd. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Netanel served as Chairman of Poliziv Plastics Company (1998) Ltd. From 2005 through 2014, he served as director
of Maman Group and from 2012 through 2014, he served as director of Gadot Biochemicals. Mr. Netanel also serves at present on the Board
of Directors of Acme Trading, Assuta Health Centers and Dorcel (B.A.Z.) Ltd. Mr. Netanel is an independent director.
Naamit Salomon has
served as a director of the Company since September 2003. She held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Formula from August 1997
until December 2009. Since January 2010 Ms. Salomon has served as a partner in an investment company. Ms. Salomon also serves as a director
of Magic. From 1990 through August 1997, Ms. Salomon was a controller of two large, privately held companies in the Formula Group. Ms.
Salomon holds a BA in economics and business administration from Ben Gurion University and an LL.M. from the Bar-Ilan University. Ms.
Salomon is an independent director.
Sapiens’ Corporate Governance Practices
As a foreign private issuer, we have elected to
follow our home country practice in lieu of the requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b), (d) and (e), which generally require the
following for a domestic U.S. company whose shares are listed on Nasdaq:
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The majority of a company’s board of directors must qualify as independent directors, as defined under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2), and the independent directors must have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present. |
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The compensation of the chief executive officer and all other executive officers must be determined, or recommended to the board of directors for determination, either by (i) a majority of the independent directors or (ii) a compensation committee comprised solely of independent directors (subject to limited exceptions). |
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Director nominees must either be selected or recommended for the board of directors’ selection, either by (a) a majority of independent directors or (b) a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors (subject to limited exceptions). |
Director Independence
Each of our director nominees, other than Messrs.
Bernstein and Al Dor, has been affirmatively determined by our Board of Directors to be an “independent director,” within
the meaning of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2).
Proposed Resolutions
We are proposing that our shareholders adopt the
following resolutions at the Meeting pursuant to Proposal 1:
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“RESOLVED, that the re-election of Mr. Guy Bernstein as a director of Sapiens International Corporation N.V., until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until the due election and qualification of his successor, be, and hereby is, approved in all respects”; |
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“FURTHER RESOLVED, that the re-election of Mr. Roni Al Dor as a director of Sapiens International Corporation N.V., until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until the due election and qualification of his successor, be, and hereby is, approved in all respects”; |
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“FURTHER RESOLVED, that the re-election of Mr. Eyal Ben-Chelouche as a director of Sapiens International Corporation N.V., until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until the due election and qualification of his successor, be, and hereby is, approved in all respects”; |
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“FURTHER RESOLVED, that the re-election of Mr. Yacov Elinav as a director of Sapiens International Corporation N.V., until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until the due election and qualification of his successor, be, and hereby is, approved in all respects”; |
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“FURTHER RESOLVED, that the re-election of Mr. Uzi Netanel as a director of Sapiens International Corporation N.V., until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until the due election and qualification of his successor, be, and hereby is, approved in all respects”; and |
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“FURTHER RESOLVED, that the re-election of Ms. Naamit Salomon as a director of Sapiens International Corporation N.V. until the next annual general meeting of shareholders and until the due election and qualification of her successor; be, and hereby is, approved in all respects.” |
Required Majority
A majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions
and broker non-votes) is required for the re-election of each nominee to the Board of Directors pursuant to Proposal 1.
Board Recommendation
The Board of Directors unanimously
recommends a vote FOR the re-election of each of the above-listed nominees to the Board of Directors.
Proposal
2
Approval
of 2022 Annual Financial Statements
Background
At the Meeting, the Company’s Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and related Consolidated Statements of Operations (profit and loss account) and Cash Flows for
the year ended December 31, 2022 will be made available for inspection by, and submitted for the approval of, our shareholders, pursuant
to our Articles of Association. Those financial statements were audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young
Global, our independent public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2022, and appear in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2022, which we filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023.
Proposed Resolution
We are proposing that our shareholders adopt the
following resolution at the Meeting pursuant to Proposal 2:
“RESOLVED, that the Company’s Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and related Consolidated Statements of Operations (profit and loss account) and Cash Flows for
the year ended December 31, 2022, which have been audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, our
independent public accountants, and made available for inspection by the Company’s shareholders, be, and the same hereby are, approved
in all respects.”
Required Majority
A majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions
and broker non-votes) is required for the approval and adoption of our 2022 financial statements pursuant to Proposal 2.
Board Recommendation
The Board of Directors unanimously recommends
a vote FOR the approval of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Proposal
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REAppointment
of Auditors
Background
Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst
& Young Global (“Kost Forer”), our independent public accountants for the year ended December 31, 2022, has been
selected by our Board of Directors to audit the accounts of the Company once again for the year ending December 31, 2023. At the Meeting,
the shareholders will be requested to approve that reappointment, as well as to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to fix
Kost Forer’s remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of its services, or to delegate to the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors to do so.
Fees Paid to Independent
Auditors
Fees billed by Kost Forer
and other members of EY Global for professional services for each of the last two fiscal years were as follows:
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509 |
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550 |
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Tax Fees (2) |
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134 |
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$ |
219 |
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642 |
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769 |
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Audit fees consist of fees billed for the annual audit and the quarterly reviews of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and consist of services that would normally be provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including services that generally only the independent auditors can reasonably provide. . |
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Tax fees are for professional services rendered by our independent auditors for tax compliance, tax advice on actual or contemplated transactions, tax consulting associated with international transfer prices and global mobility. |
Proposed Resolutions
We are proposing that our shareholders adopt the
following resolutions at the Meeting pursuant to Proposal 3:
“RESOLVED, that the Company’s independent
auditors, Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global, be, and hereby are, reappointed as the independent
auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 and for such additional period until the next annual general
meeting of shareholders”; and
“FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Company’s
Board of Directors or its Audit Committee (upon delegation by the Board of Directors) be, and hereby is, authorized to fix the remuneration
of the independent auditors in accordance with the volume and nature of their services.”
Required Majority
A majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions
and broker non-votes) is required for the approval of the reappointment of Kost Forer as independent public accountants to audit the accounts
of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2023 and to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to fix Kost Forer’s
remuneration in accordance with the volume and nature of its services, or to delegate to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
to do so.
Board Recommendation
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR
the approval of the reappointment of Kost Forer and the authorization of the Board of Directors to fix Kost Forer’s remuneration
in accordance with the volume and nature of its services, or to delegate to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to do so.
PRESENTATION OF ANNUAL REPORT
In addition to the foregoing formal proposals,
at the Meeting, the Board of Directors will present its annual report on the management of the business of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2022. We will hold a discussion with respect to that presentation. That discussion will not require or otherwise involve
a vote of our shareholders.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We file and furnish reports and other information
with or to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our SEC filings are
available to the public at the internet world wide web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2022, which we filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act on March 29, 2023, contains a detailed description of our
business, financial results for 2022 and various other matters, and furthermore includes our 2022 audited, consolidated year-end financial
statements. You are encouraged to read that Annual Report, a copy of which is available at www.sec.gov and at our website, www.sapiens.com.
The contents of our website are not a part of this proxy statement.
OTHER MATTERS
Management knows of no other business to be transacted
at the Meeting; but, if any other matters are properly presented to the Meeting, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will
vote upon such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
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Roni Al Dor |
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Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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November 9, 2023 |
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SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V.
PROXY FOR 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
DECEMBER 20, 2023
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
Mr. Roni Giladi, Mr. Roni Al Dor and Ms. Leetal Yakir, and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys, agents and proxies of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution to each of them, to represent and to vote, on behalf of the undersigned, all of the Common Shares, par
value 0.01 Euros per share, of Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (the “Company”) held of record in the name of
the undersigned at the close of business on November 16, 2023 at the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”)
of the Company to be held at the Company’s executive offices located at Azrieli Center,
26 Harokmim Street, Holon, 5885800, Israel, on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 5:00 pm (local
time), and at any adjournments or postponements thereof, on the matters listed on the reverse side of this proxy card, which are more
fully described in the Notice of, and Proxy Statement for, 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company relating to the
Meeting.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY
EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THE SHARES REPRESENTED
BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED “FOR” THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS. THE PROXIES ARE AUTHORIZED IN THEIR DISCRETION
TO VOTE UPON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF.
The proxy statement describing the proposals
listed on the reverse side and providing additional logistical information with respect to voting at the Meeting is available for viewing,
printing and downloading at www.sapiens.com.
(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
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Exhibit 99.2
2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OF
SAPIENS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION N.V.
December 20, 2023
Please sign, date and mail your proxy card in the
envelope provided as soon as possible.
Please detach along perforated line before mailing.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THE BELOW PROPOSALS.
PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD
IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE ☒
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1. To re-elect the following persons as directors
of the Company for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in 2024:
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(a) Guy Bernstein |
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Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each owner should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by a duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If the signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person. |
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