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      "text": "Agenda For Annual Meeting June 21, 2023\nPROPOSAL TWO\nAMENDMENTS TO THE COMPANY’S CHARTER DOCUMENTS\nAt the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company and Memorandum of Association in order to increase the Company’s registered share capital by additional 20,000,000 Ordinary Shares, such that following the increase, the Company’s registered share capital will consist of 80,000,000 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 0.03.\nGenerally, our Board is authorized to issue shares, from time to time, within the limits of our authorized share capital, and for various purposes and amounts as the Board may determine, except to the extent that pursuant to the Companies Law or the Nasdaq Listing Rules, it is required to obtain shareholders approval in connection with a particular issuance (for instance, in certain cases involving a merger, a significant acquisition or significant private placement).\nThe increase in our current registered share capital would allow us to meet our future business and financial needs as they may arise. We may need to issue ordinary shares or other securities in connection with possible acquisition(s) or for equity-based awards for talents in order to preserve and increase our market competitiveness and expand our business.",
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      "text": "We believe investors should be alarmed that at its upcoming annual meeting, PERI wants shareholder approval to increase its authorized shares by 20m (from 60m to 80m). PERI currently has 47m shares outstanding, and has issued ~2.3m shares in each of the past two years for employee programs. With $436m of unrestricted cash, no financial debt outstanding, and “robust” cash flow, why does PERI believe more stock authorization is necessary? We believe its citation which emphasizes the need to “preserve and increase our market competitiveness” is a major red flag.",
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