Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd F-3, filed Apr 7, 2022
Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. (SLGL)
F-3
2022-04-07
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2022
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
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Israel
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Not Applicable
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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7 Golda Meir Street,
Weizmann Science Park
Ness Ziona, 7403650, Israel
+972 8 931-3433
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Sol-Gel Technologies Inc.
c/o The Corporation Trust Company,
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
c/o The Corporation Trust Company,
Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:
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Nathan Ajiashvili
Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 Tel: +1 212 906 1200 |
Perry Wildes
Gross & Co.
One Azrieli Center
Tel Aviv 6702100, Israel
Tel: +972 (3) 607-4444
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective as determined by market conditions
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check
the following box. ☐
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, check
the following box. ☒
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the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
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Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become
effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register
additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933.
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial
statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of
the Securities Act. ☐
† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to
its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.
The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such
date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until
the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
Subject to completion, dated April 7, 2022
PROSPECTUS
$120,000,000
Ordinary Shares,
Warrants to Purchase Ordinary Shares,
Subscription Rights and/or Units
Offered by the Company
SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
We may offer and sell to the public from time to time in one or more series or issuances up to $120,000,000 in the aggregate of ordinary
shares, warrants, subscription rights and/or units consisting of two or more of these classes or series of securities.
We refer to the ordinary shares, warrants, subscription rights and units collectively as “securities” in this prospectus.
Each time we sell securities pursuant to this prospectus, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific
information about the offeror, the offering and the specific terms of the securities offered. This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of securities by us unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement. You should read this
prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities.
We may, from time to time, offer to sell the securities, through public or private transactions, directly or through underwriters,
agents or dealers, on or off the Nasdaq Global Market, as applicable, at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. If any underwriters, agents or dealers are involved in the sale of any of these securities, the applicable prospectus
supplement will set forth the names of the underwriter, agent or dealer and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts.
Our ordinary shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SLGL.” The last reported sale price for ordinary shares on
April 6, 2022 as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market was $7.18 per share.
As of April 6, 2022, the aggregate market value worldwide of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates
was approximately $71.6 million, based on 23,126,804 ordinary shares outstanding, of which 8,972,240 ordinary shares were held by non-affiliates, and a per ordinary share price of $7.98 based on the closing sale price of our ordinary shares on the
Nasdaq Global Market on February 9, 2022. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3, in no event will we sell, pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part, securities with a value exceeding
one-third of the aggregate market value of our outstanding ordinary shares held by non-affiliates in any 12-month period, so long as the aggregate market value of our ordinary shares held by non-affiliates is less than $75.0 million. We have not
offered or sold any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 on Form F-3 during the prior 12 calendar month period that ends on and includes the date of this prospectus.
Investing in these securities involves a high degree of risk. Please carefully consider the risks discussed in this
prospectus under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 and the “Risk Factors” in “Item 3: Key Information- Risk Factors” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus
supplement for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before deciding to purchase these securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of
the securities being offered by this prospectus, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2022.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a
“shelf” registration process. Under this process, we may offer and sell our securities under this prospectus.
Under this shelf process, we may sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total price to the
public of $120,000,000. The offer and sale of securities under this prospectus may be made from time to time, in one or more offerings, in any manner described under the section in this prospectus entitled “Plan of Distribution.”
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities we will provide a
prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus, and may also contain information about any material
federal income tax considerations relating to the securities covered by the prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information under the headings “Where You Can Find More
Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”
This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read this entire prospectus, including the
financial statements and related notes and other financial data incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before making an investment decision. This summary contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual
results may differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed in “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements.”
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Overview
We are a dermatology company focused on identifying, developing and commercializing investigational and generic
topical drug products for the treatment of skin diseases. In addition to Twyneo®, which has been approved by the FDA, our current product candidate pipeline consists of clinical stage and early-stage investigational product candidates,
some of which leverage our development platform, and several generic product candidates across multiple indications.
Our FDA-approved product, Twyneo®, is a novel, once-daily, non-antibiotic topical cream containing a
fixed-dose combination of encapsulated benzoyl peroxide and encapsulated tretinoin, that we developed for the treatment of acne vulgaris, or acne.
Our investigational product candidate, Epsolay®, is a novel, once-daily investigational topical cream containing
encapsulated benzoyl peroxide, that we are developing for the treatment of papulopustular (subtype II) rosacea.
In June 2021, we entered into two five-year exclusive license agreements with Galderma Holding SA (“Galderma”) pursuant to which Galderma has
the exclusive right to, and is responsible for, all U.S. commercial activities for Twyneo®, and, if approved by the FDA, Epsolay®.
Other investigational product candidates are SGT-210 that we are developing for the treatment of various
keratodermas; SGT-310, an investigational aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist; and SGT-510.
We designed our proprietary, silica-based microencapsulation technology platform to enhance the tolerability and
stability of topical drugs while maintaining their efficacy. Topical drugs often struggle to balance achieving both high efficacy and high tolerability. Our technology platform entraps active ingredients in an inert, inorganic silica shell, which
creates an unnoticeable barrier between the active ingredient and the skin. The resulting microcapsules are designed to allow the entrapped active ingredients to gradually migrate through the pores of the shell and deliver active ingredient doses
onto the skin in a controlled manner, resulting in improved tolerability and stability without sacrificing efficacy. By separately encapsulating active ingredients within protective silica shells, our technology platform also enables the production
of novel fixed-dose active ingredient combinations that otherwise would not be stable. We believe that our microencapsulation technology has the potential to be used for topical drug products to treat a variety of skin diseases. As a result of the
FDA having already approved silica as a safe excipient for topical drug products, Both Twyneo® and Epsolay® were submitted for approval through the FDA’s 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway.
Corporate Information
Our legal and commercial name is Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. We were incorporated on October 28, 1997 and were registered as a private
company limited by shares under the laws of the State of Israel. Our ordinary shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "SLGL".
Our principal executive offices are located at 7 Golda Meir St., Weizmann Science Park, Ness Ziona, 7403650
Israel, and our telephone number is 972-8-931-3433. Our website address is http://www.sol-gel.com. The information on our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Sol-Gel
Technologies Inc., c/o The Corporation Trust Company, located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
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An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be
adversely affected by any of these risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors discussed under the caption "Item 3: Key Information - Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2021, and in any other filing we make with the SEC subsequent to the date of this prospectus, each of which are incorporated herein by reference, and in any supplement to this prospectus, before making your investment decision. The
risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. Past financial performance may not be a
reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, business prospects, financial condition or results of
operations could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our ordinary shares to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section below entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.”
We may sell from time to time pursuant to this prospectus (as may be detailed in a prospectus supplement) an
indeterminate number of ordinary shares, warrants to purchase ordinary shares, subscription rights and/or units comprised of any of the foregoing securities as shall have a maximum aggregate offering price of $120 million. The actual price per share
or per security of the securities that we will offer pursuant hereto will depend on a number of factors that may be relevant as of the time of offer. See “Plan of Distribution.”
We make forward-looking statements in this prospectus that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
include information about possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, plans and objectives. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,”
“may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on information we have when those statements
are made or our management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
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the adequacy of our financial and other resources, particularly in light of our history of recurring losses and the uncertainty regarding the adequacy of our liquidity to pursue our complete business
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our ability to complete the development of our investigational product candidates;
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our dependance on the success of Galderma in commercializing Twyneo® and Epsolay®;
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the possibility that Galderma may terminate the collaboration agreement with respect to Epsolay® since Epsolay® was not approved for marketing by the FDA by March 31, 2022;
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our ability to find suitable co-development, contract manufacturing and marketing partners;
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our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals for our investigational product candidates in our target markets and the possibility of adverse regulatory or legal actions relating to our
investigational product candidates even if regulatory approval is obtained;
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our ability to commercialize and launch our pharmaceutical investigational product candidates;
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our ability to obtain and maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property;
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our ability to manufacture our investigational product candidates in commercial quantities, at an adequate quality or at an acceptable cost;
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acceptance of Twyneo®, Epsolay® and our other investigational product candidates by healthcare professionals and patients;
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the possibility that we may face third-party claims of intellectual property infringement;
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the timing and results of clinical trials that we may conduct or that our competitors and others may conduct relating to our or their products;
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intense competition in our industry, with competitors having substantially greater financial, technological, research and development, regulatory and clinical, manufacturing, marketing and sales, distribution
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potential product liability claims;
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potential adverse federal, state and local government regulation in the United States, Europe or Israel;
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the impact of ongoing pandemics such as Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, on our business and financial condition; and
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loss or retirement of key executives and research scientists.
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You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus for a discussion
of these and other risks that relate to our business and investing in our ordinary shares. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law,
we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
The table below sets forth our total capitalization as of December 31, 2021. The financial data in the following table should be read in
conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto incorporated by reference herein.
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Our Ordinary Shares have been traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SLGL” since February 1, 2018.
Unless otherwise indicated in an accompanying prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of securities will be used for
general corporate purposes, including research and development related purposes in connection with our product candidates and for commercialization of our product candidates.
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Our authorized share capital consists of 50,000,000 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share, of which 23,126,804 shares were issued
and outstanding as of December 31, 2021.
All of our outstanding ordinary shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our ordinary shares are not redeemable and
do not have any preemptive rights.
For a further description of our ordinary shares can be found under the heading "Description of Registrant’s Securities to be
Registered" in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the SEC on January 26, 2018.
We may issue warrants to purchase ordinary shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be
attached to, or separate from, such securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent and will not assume any
obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants. The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of any warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being
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the currency or currencies in which the price of such warrants will be payable;
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the securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants;
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the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;
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if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time;
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if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such security;
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if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;
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any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.
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Amendments and Supplements to Warrant Agreement
We and the warrant agent may amend or supplement the warrant agreement for a series of warrants without the consent of the holders of
the warrants issued thereunder to effect changes that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the warrants and that do not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.
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We may issue subscription rights to purchase our ordinary shares. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with
any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the shareholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or
more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.
The prospectus supplement relating to any subscription rights we offer, if any, will, to the extent applicable, include specific terms
relating to the offering, including some or all of the following:
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any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights;
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the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;
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the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and
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if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement which may be entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights.
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The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any subscription rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be
qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable subscription right agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer subscription rights. For more information on how you can obtain copies of the applicable subscription right agreement
if we offer subscription rights, see “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation of Information by Reference” beginning on page 10. We urge you to read the applicable subscription right agreement and any applicable prospectus supplement in
their entirety.
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We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities that may be offered under this prospectus, in any combination. Each
unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit
is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately at any time, or at any time before a specified date.
The prospectus supplement relating to any units we offer, if any, will, to the extent applicable, include specific terms relating to the
offering, including some or all of the following:
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any material provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described above.
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The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any units we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in
its entirety by reference to the applicable unit agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer units. For more information on how you can obtain copies of the applicable unit agreement if we offer units, see “Where You Can Find More
Information; Incorporation of Information by Reference” beginning on page 10. We urge you to read the applicable unit agreement and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.
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The securities being offered by this prospectus may be sold:
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directly to purchasers, through a specific bidding or auction process, on a negotiated basis or otherwise;
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through any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law; or
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At any time a particular offer of the securities covered by this prospectus is made, a revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, if
required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of securities covered by this prospectus being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents, any discounts,
commissions, concessions and other items constituting compensation from us and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers. Such prospectus supplement, and, if necessary, a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, will be filed with the SEC to reflect the disclosure of additional information with respect to the distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus. In order to comply with the
securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities sold under this prospectus may only be sold through registered or licensed broker-dealers. In addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or
qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
The distribution of securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including block transactions and
transactions on the Nasdaq Global Market or any other organized market where the securities may be traded. The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices
relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That
compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions to be received from us or from the purchasers of the securities. Any dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and
compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts. If any such dealers or agents were deemed to be underwriters, they may be subject to statutory liabilities under the Securities Act.
Agents may from time to time solicit offers to purchase the securities. If required, we will name in the applicable prospectus
supplement any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any compensation payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its
appointment. Any agent selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of the securities.
If underwriters are used in a sale, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to
time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments. Securities may be offered
to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting
agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriter or underwriters, with respect to a particular underwritten offering of securities, and will set forth the terms of the transactions, including
compensation of the underwriters and dealers and the public offering price, if applicable. The prospectus and prospectus supplement will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.
If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we or an underwriter will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer
may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.
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We may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities and may make sales of securities directly to institutional investors or
others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale of the securities. To the extent required, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any such sales, including the
terms of any bidding or auction process, if used.
Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against
specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. If required, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms and
conditions of the indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters or dealers, or their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or our subsidiaries.
Any person participating in the distribution of securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus
will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales
of any of our securities by that person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities. These restrictions may
affect the marketability of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.
Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions,
penalty bids and other transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. These activities may maintain the price of the offered securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open
market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of which is described below.
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A syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase to reduce a short position created in connection with
the offering.
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A penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when offered securities
originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions.
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These transactions may be effected on an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are listed on that exchange or
admitted for trading on that automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from
certain types of institutions to purchase offered securities from us at the public offering price set forth in such prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future.
Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.
In addition, ordinary shares may be issued upon conversion of or in exchange for debt securities or other securities.
Any underwriters to whom offered securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such offered securities, but such
underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The offered securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given that there will be a market for
the offered securities.
Any securities that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, may be sold under Rule 144 or
Regulation S rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
To the extent that we make sales to or through one or more underwriters or agents in at-the-market offerings, we will do so pursuant to
the terms of a distribution agreement between us and the underwriters or agents. If we engage in at-the-market sales pursuant to a distribution agreement, we will sell our ordinary shares to or through one or more underwriters or agents, which may
act on an agency basis or on a principal basis. During the term of any such agreement, we may sell ordinary shares on a daily basis in exchange transactions or otherwise as we agree with the underwriters or agents. The distribution agreement will
provide that any ordinary shares sold will be sold at prices related to the then prevailing market prices for our ordinary shares. Therefore, exact figures regarding proceeds that will be raised or commissions to be paid cannot be determined at this
time and will be described in a prospectus supplement. Pursuant to the terms of the distribution agreement, we also may agree to sell, and the relevant underwriters or agents may agree to solicit offers to purchase, blocks of our ordinary shares or
warrants. The terms of each such distribution agreement will be set forth in more detail in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus.
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In connection with offerings made through underwriters or agents, we may enter into agreements with such underwriters or agents pursuant
to which we receive our outstanding securities in consideration for the securities being offered to the public for cash. In connection with these arrangements, the underwriters or agents may also sell securities covered by this prospectus to hedge
their positions in these outstanding securities, including in short sale transactions. If so, the underwriters or agents may use the securities received from us under these arrangements to close out any related open borrowings of securities.
We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in
privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open
borrowings of shares, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of shares. The third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) in such sale transactions will be
underwriters and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).
We may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities using this
prospectus. Such financial institution or third party may transfer its short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus or in connection with a simultaneous
offering of other securities offered by this prospectus.
Certain legal matters with respect to Israeli law and with respect to the validity of the offered securities under Israeli law will be
passed upon for us by Gross & Co. Certain legal matters with respect to U.S. law will be passed upon for us by Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, New York.
The financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2021 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-3 under the Securities Act, with respect to the securities offered by this
prospectus. However, as is permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, this prospectus, which is part of our registration statement on Form F-3, omits certain non-material information, exhibits, schedules and undertakings set forth in the
registration statement. For further information about us, and the securities offered by this prospectus, please refer to the registration statement.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to a foreign private issuer. In accordance with the
Exchange Act, we file reports, including annual reports on Form 20-F by April 30 of each year. We also furnish to the SEC under cover of Form 6-K material information required to be made public in Israel, filed with and made public by any stock
exchange or distributed by us to our shareholders.
The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers,
such as us, that file electronically with the SEC (http://www.sec.gov).
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy
statements to shareholders and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the “short-swing profits” reporting and liability provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act and related Exchange Act rules.
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We file annual and special reports and other information with the SEC (File Number 001-38367). These filings contain important
information which does not appear in this prospectus. The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents which we have
filed or will file with the SEC. We are incorporating by reference in this prospectus the documents listed below and all amendments or supplements we may file to such documents, as well as any future filings we may make with the SEC on Form 20-F
under the Exchange Act before the time that all of the securities offered by this prospectus have been sold or de-registered:
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the description of our ordinary shares contained under the heading “Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” in our registration statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the SEC on January 26, 2018, including any subsequent amendment or any report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
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In addition, any reports on Form 6-K submitted to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement
and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement that we specifically identify in such forms as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and all subsequent annual reports on Form
20-F filed after the effective date of this registration statement and prior to the termination of this offering and any reports on Form 6-K subsequently submitted to the SEC or portions thereof that we specifically identify in such forms as being
incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, shall be considered to be incorporated into this prospectus by reference and shall be considered a part of this prospectus from the date of filing or
submission of such documents.
Certain statements in and portions of this prospectus update and replace information in the above listed documents incorporated by
reference. Likewise, statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by reference in this prospectus may update and replace statements in and portions of this prospectus or the above listed documents.
We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this
prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd., 7 Golda Meir Street, Weizmann Science Park,
Ness Ziona, 7403650, Israel, Attn: Gilad Mamlok, telephone number +972 (8) 931-3433. You may also obtain information about us by visiting our website at www.sol-gel.com. Information contained in our website is
not part of this prospectus.
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the
Israeli experts named in this prospectus, substantially all of whom reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and
officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.
We have irrevocably appointed Sol-Gel Technologies Inc. as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S.
federal or state court arising out of this offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering. The address of our agent is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Gross & Co., that it may be difficult to initiate an action with respect to
U.S. securities law in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of U.S. securities laws reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum to hear such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees
to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact by expert witnesses which can be a time-consuming and
costly process. Certain matters of procedure may also be governed by Israeli law.
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Subject to certain time limitations, legal procedures, and certain exceptions, Israeli courts may enforce a U.S. judgment in a civil matter which is non-appealable, including judgments based
upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided that:
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the judgment was rendered by a court which was, according to the laws of the state of the court, competent to render the judgment;
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the obligation imposed by the judgment is enforceable according to the rules relating to the enforceability of judgments in Israel and the substance of the judgment is not contrary to public policy; and
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the judgment is executory in the state in which it was given.
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Even if these conditions are met, an Israeli court will not declare a foreign civil judgment enforceable if:
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the judgment was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases);
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the enforcement of the judgment is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel;
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the judgment was obtained by fraud;
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the opportunity given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the court was not reasonable in the opinion of the Israeli court;
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the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of private international law as they apply in Israel;
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the judgment is contradictory to another judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties and that is still valid; or
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at the time the action was brought in the foreign court, a lawsuit in the same matter and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel.
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If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted
into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency
at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the
Israeli consumer price index plus interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The following is a statement of expenses in connection with the distribution of the securities registered. All amounts shown are
estimates except the SEC registration fee. The estimates do not include expenses related to offerings of particular securities. Each prospectus supplement describing an offering of securities will reflect the estimated expenses related to the
offering of securities under that prospectus supplement.
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at this time.
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Under the Companies Law, a company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of the fiduciary duty. An Israeli
company may exculpate an office holder in advance from liability to the company, in whole or in part, for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of duty of care but only if a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in its
articles of association. Our amended and restated articles of association include such a provision. The company may not exculpate in advance a director from liability arising due to the breach of his or her duty of care in the event of a prohibited
dividend or distribution to shareholders.
Under the Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968 (the “Securities Law”) a company may indemnify an office holder in
respect of the following liabilities, payments and expenses incurred for acts performed by him or her as an office holder, either in advance of an event or following an event, provided its articles of association include a provision authorizing such
indemnification:
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a monetary liability incurred by or imposed on the office holder in favor of another person pursuant to a court judgment, including pursuant to a settlement confirmed as judgment or arbitrator’s decision approved by a competent court.
However, if an undertaking to indemnify an office holder with respect to such liability is provided in advance, then such an undertaking must be limited to events which, in the opinion of the board of directors, can be foreseen based on the
company’s activities when the undertaking to indemnify is given, and to an amount or according to criteria determined by the board of directors as reasonable under the circumstances, and such undertaking shall detail the abovementioned
foreseen events and amount or criteria;
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reasonable litigation expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, which were incurred by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding filed against the office holder by an authority authorized to conduct such
investigation or proceeding, provided that such investigation or proceeding was either (i) concluded without the filing of an indictment against such office holder and without the imposition on him of any monetary obligation in lieu of a
criminal proceeding; (ii) concluded without the filing of an indictment against the office holder but with the imposition of a monetary obligation on the office holder in lieu of criminal proceedings for an offense that does not require proof
of criminal intent; or (iii) in connection with a monetary sanction;
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a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a payment for a breach offended at an Administrative Procedure (as defined below) as set forth in Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) to the Securities Law;
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expenses expended by the office holder with respect to an Administrative Procedure under the Securities Law, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees;
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reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder or which were imposed on the office holder by a court (i) in a proceeding instituted against him or her by the company, on its behalf, or by a third
party, (ii) in connection with criminal indictment of which the office holder was acquitted, or (iii) in a criminal indictment which the office holder was convicted of an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent; and
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any other obligation or expense in respect of which it is permitted or will be permitted under applicable law to indemnify an office holder, including, without limitation, matters referenced in Section 56H(b)(1) of the Securities Law.
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An “Administrative Procedure” is defined as a procedure pursuant to chapters H3 (Monetary Sanction by the Israeli Securities Authority),
H4 (Administrative Enforcement Procedures of the Administrative Enforcement Committee) or I1 (Arrangement to prevent Procedures or Interruption of procedures subject to conditions) to the Securities Law.
Under the Companies Law and the Securities Law, a company may insure an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for
acts performed by him or her as an office holder if and to the extent provided in the company’s articles of association:
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a breach of the fiduciary duty to the company, provided that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not harm the company;
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a breach of duty of care to the company or to a third party, to the extent such a breach arises out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
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a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third party;
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a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of an injured party at an Administrative Procedure pursuant to Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law; and
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expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
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Under the Companies Law, a company may not indemnify, exculpate or insure an office holder against any of the following:
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a breach of the fiduciary duty, except for indemnification and insurance for a breach of the fiduciary duty to the company to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would
not prejudice the company;
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a breach of duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, excluding a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
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an act or omission committed with intent to derive illegal personal benefit; or
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a fine or forfeit levied against the office holder.
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Under the Companies Law, exculpation, indemnification and insurance of office holders must be approved by the compensation committee and
the board of directors and, with respect to directors or controlling shareholders, their relatives and third parties in which controlling shareholders have a personal interest, also by the shareholders.
Our amended and restated articles of association permit us to exculpate, indemnify and insure our office holders to the fullest extent
permitted or to be permitted by law. Our office holders are currently covered by a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy. As of the date of this registration statement, no claims for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance have
been filed under this policy and we are not aware of any pending or threatened litigation or proceeding involving any of our office holders, including our directors, in which indemnification is sought.
We have entered into agreements with each of our current office holders exculpating them from a breach of their duty of care to us to
the fullest extent permitted by law, subject to limited exceptions, and undertaking to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by law, subject to limited exceptions, including, with respect to liabilities resulting from this offering, to the
extent that these liabilities are not covered by insurance. This indemnification is limited, with respect to any monetary liability imposed in favor of a third party, to events determined as foreseeable by the board of directors based on our
activities. The maximum aggregate amount of indemnification that we may pay to our office holders based on such indemnification agreement is the greater of (1) 25% of our shareholders’ equity pursuant to our audited consolidated financial statements
for the year preceding the year in which the event in connection of which indemnification is sought occurred, and (2) $40 million (as may be increased from time to time by shareholders’ approval). Such indemnification is in addition to any insurance
amounts. Each office holder who agrees to receive this letter of indemnification also gives his approval to the termination of all previous letters of indemnification that we have provided to him or her in the past, if any. However, in the opinion of
the SEC, indemnification of office holders for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy and therefore unenforceable.
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Item 9. Exhibits
The index to exhibits appears below on the page immediately following the signature pages of this registration statement.
Item 10. Undertakings
(1) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table
in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by
the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule
424(b) that is part of the Registration Statement.
(b) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(d) to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required
by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in
the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those
financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule
3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
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(e) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) each prospectus
filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be a part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance
on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of
the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a
document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(f) that, for the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the
initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities
to such purchaser:
(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) any free writing
prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by an undersigned registrant;
(iii) the portion of
any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(2) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set
forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any
public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.
(4) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions referred to in Item 8, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(5) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act
shall be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(6) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it complies
with all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 7, 2022.
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By: /s/ Gilad Mamlok
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, each director and officer whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints, each of Dr. Alon
Seri-Levy and Mr. Gilad Mamlok as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to sign in any and all capacities any and all amendments or post-effective amendments to this registration
statement on Form F-3, and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the same offering of securities of the Registration Statement that are filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do all such other acts and execute all such other documents as he may deem
necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing, as fully as the undersigned may or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on the
dates and in the capacities indicated.
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/s/ Moshe Arkin
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Chairman of the Board
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April 7, 2022
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Moshe Arkin
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of Directors
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/s/ Alon Seri-Levy
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Chief Executive Officer
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April 7, 2022
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and Director (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
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/s/ Gilad Mamlok
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Chief Financial Officer
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April 7, 2022
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Gilad Mamlok
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Itai Arkin
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Director
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/s/ Shmuel Ben Zvi
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April 7, 2022
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II - 5
Signature of authorized representative in the United States
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant’s duly authorized representative has signed
this Registration Statement on Form F-3 on this 7th day of April, 2022.
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SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Authorized U.S. Representative
By:
/s/ Gilad Mamlok
Name: Gilad Mamlok
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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1.1
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Form of Underwriting Agreement. *
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4.1
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* To be filed, if applicable, by amendment, or as an exhibit to a report on Form 6-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit 5.1
April 7, 2022
Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd.
7 Golda Meir Street,
Weizmann Science Park,
Ness Ziona, 7403650, Israel
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as Israeli counsel for Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company organized under the laws of
the State of Israel (the “Company”), in connection with the registration statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 7, 2022
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed offer and sale by the Company from time to
time, as set forth in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”) and as shall be set forth in one or more supplements to
the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”), of up to a $120,000,000 aggregate amount of any of all the following securities (the “Securities”): (i) ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share, of the Company (“Ordinary
Shares”), (ii) warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares ("Warrants"), (iii) subscription rights ("Subscription Rights") to purchase Ordinary Shares and/or (iv) units comprised of one or more of the securities that are offered under the Prospectus ("Units").
The Warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) between the Company and a warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”). The Subscription Rights
will be issued under a subscription rights agreement (the “Subscription Rights Agreement”) between the Company and a rights agent (the “Rights Agent”). The Units will be issued under a unit agreement (the “Unit
Agreement”) between the Company and a unit agent (the “Unit Agent”).
In connection herewith, we have examined originals or copies, satisfactory to us, of the Company's Amended and
Restated Memorandum of Association, Amended and Restated Articles of Association and resolutions of the Board of Directors, and we have examined and relied without investigation as to matters of fact upon the Registration Statement and the
exhibits thereto, and such certificates, statements and results of inquiries of public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other
documents, corporate records, certificates and instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed herein. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on all documents examined by us, the
legal competence and capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity with authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.
We also have assumed that: (1) at the time of execution, issuance and delivery of any Warrants, the related
Warrant Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Warrant Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; (2) at the time of execution, issuance and delivery of any Subscription Rights, the related
Subscription Rights Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Rights Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms; and (3) at the time of the execution, issuance and delivery of the Units, the
related Unit Agreement will be the valid and legally binding obligation of the Unit Agent, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms.
We have assumed further that: (1) at the time of execution, issuance and delivery of any Warrants, the related
Warrant Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Warrant Agent; (2) at the time of execution, issuance and delivery of any Subscription Rights, the related Subscription Rights Agreement will have
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Rights Agent; (3) at the time of execution, issuance and delivery of the Units, the Unit Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the
Unit Agent; and (4) at the time of the issuance and sale of any of the Securities, the terms of the Securities, and their issuance and sale, will have been established so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or
breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company.
For the purpose of the opinions expressed below, we have assumed further that after the issuance of the
Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, the total number of issued Ordinary Shares, together with the total number of Ordinary Shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise, exchange or conversion, as the case may be, of any
exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security then outstanding, will not exceed the total number of authorized share capital under the Company's Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association and its Amended and Restated Articles of
Association.
Based upon the foregoing, in reliance thereon and subject to the assumptions, comments, qualifications,
limitations and exceptions stated herein and the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act, we are of the opinion that:
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With respect to the Ordinary Shares, assuming the taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the
issuance of any Ordinary Shares, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters, upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the
board of directors and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable convertible Securities, if any, such Ordinary Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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With respect to the Warrants, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the
issuance of the underlying Ordinary Shares and the issuance and terms of any Warrants, the related Warrant Agreement, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of
such Warrants upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement approved by the board of directors and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the
applicable Warrant Agreement, such Warrants will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company to the extent governed by Israeli law.
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With respect to the Subscription Rights, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and
approve the issuance and terms of any Subscription Rights, the related Subscription Rights Agreement and the Ordinary Shares underlying the Subscription Rights, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due
execution, countersignature (where applicable), authentication, issuance and delivery of such Subscription Rights upon payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or similar
agreement approved by the board of directors and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Subscription Rights Agreement, such Subscription Rights will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company
to the extent governed by Israeli law.
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With respect to the Units, assuming the (a) taking of all necessary corporate action to authorize and approve the issuance
and the terms of the Units, the related Unit Agreement and any Securities which are components of the Units, the terms of the offering thereof and related matters and (b) due execution, countersignature (where applicable),
authentication, issuance and delivery of the Units and the Securities that are components of such Units in each case upon the payment of the consideration therefor provided for in the applicable definitive purchase, underwriting or
similar agreement approved by the board of directors, and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the applicable (i) Warrant Agreement, in the case of Warrants and (ii) Subscription Rights Agreement, in case of Subscription
Rights, such Units will be validly issued and will entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified in the Unit Agreements to the extent governed by Israeli law.
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In addition to the assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth above, the
opinions set forth herein are further limited by, subject to and based upon the following assumptions, comments, qualifications, limitations and exceptions:
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We are members of the Israel Bar, and we express no opinion as to any matter relating to the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the laws of the State of Israel and have not, for the purpose of giving this opinion, made any investigation of the laws of any other jurisdiction than the State of Israel. The opinions set forth herein are made as of the
date hereof and are subject to, and may be limited by, future changes in the factual matters set forth herein, and we undertake no duty to advise you of the same. The opinions expressed herein are based upon the law in effect (and
published or otherwise generally available) on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement these opinions should such law be changed by legislative action, judicial decision or otherwise. In rendering our
opinions, we have not considered, and hereby disclaim any opinion as to, the application or impact of any laws, cases, decisions, rules or regulations of any other jurisdiction, court or administrative agency. This opinion is expressly
limited to the matters set forth above, and we render no opinion, whether by implication or otherwise, as to any other matters.
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Our opinions herein are subject to and may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to the rights and remedies of creditors generally including, without limitation, laws relative to fraudulent conveyances, preference and equitable subordination, (ii)
general principles or equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), (iii) an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (iv) requirements that a claim with respect to any Securities denominated
other than in United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars with respect to such a claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to
applicable law, and (v) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States or in foreign currency or composite currency.
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Our opinions are further subject to the effect of generally applicable rules of law arising from statutes, judicial and
administrative decisions, and the rules and regulations of governmental authorities that: (i) limit or affect the enforcement of provisions of a contract that purport to require waiver of the obligations of good faith, fair dealing,
diligence and reasonableness; (ii) limit the availability of a remedy under certain circumstances where another remedy has been elected; (iii) limit the enforceability of provisions releasing, exculpating or exempting a party from, or
requiring indemnification of a party for, liability for its own action or inaction, to the extent the action or inaction involves negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or unlawful conduct; (iv) may, where less than all of the
contract may be unenforceable, limit the enforceability of the balance of the contract to circumstances in which the unenforceable portion is not an essential part of the agreed exchange and (v) govern and afford judicial discretion
regarding the determination of damages and entitlement to attorneys' fees.
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We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision in any Warrant Agreement, Subscription Rights Agreement,
Unit Agreement or other agreement purporting or attempting to (A) confer exclusive jurisdiction and/or venue upon certain courts or otherwise waive the defenses of forum non conveniens or improper venue, (B) confer subject matter
jurisdiction on a court not having independent grounds therefor, (C) modify or waive the requirements for effective service of process for any action that may be brought, (D) waive the right of the Company or any other person to a trial
by jury, (E) provide that remedies are cumulative or that decisions by a party are conclusive, or (F) modify or waive the rights to notice, legal defenses, statutes of limitations or other benefits that cannot be waived under applicable
law.
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We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to indemnification or contribution provided for in any
Warrant Agreement, Subscription Rights Agreement, Unit Agreement or other agreement which are violative of public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation (including any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation) or the
legality of such rights.
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You have informed us that you intend to issue the Securities from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, and this
opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof. We understand that prior to issuing any Securities you will afford us an opportunity to review the operative documents pursuant to
which such Securities are to be issued (including the applicable Prospectus Supplement) and will file such supplement or amendment to this opinion (if any) as we may reasonably consider necessary or appropriate by reason of the terms of
such Securities.
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With respect to our opinion as to the Ordinary Shares, including any Ordinary Shares issued upon exercise or conversion of
any Securities, we have assumed that, at the time of issuance and sale and to the extent any such issuance would exceed the maximum share capital of the Company currently authorized, the number of Ordinary Shares that the Company is
authorized to issue shall have been increased in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Association and as described in the Registration Statement such that a sufficient number of Ordinary Shares are authorized and available for
issuance under the Articles of Association.
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of
our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. We also consent to your filing copies of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement with agencies of such states as you deem necessary in the course of complying with
the laws of such states regarding the offering and sale of the Securities. In giving such consent, we do not thereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the Rules and
Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Gross & Co.
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Exhibit 5.2
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Re: Registration Statement on Form F-3
To the addressees set forth above:
We have acted as special counsel to Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd., an Israeli company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (the “Company”), in connection with its filing on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a
registration statement on Form F-3 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), including a base prospectus (the “Base Prospectus”),
which provides that it will be supplemented by one or more prospectus supplements (each such prospectus supplement, together with the Base Prospectus, a “Prospectus”), under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to the registration for issue and sale by the Company of up to $120,000,000 aggregate amount of one or more of the following securities of the
Company: (i) shares of the Company’s ordinary shares, NIS 0.1 par value per share (“Ordinary Shares”), (ii) subscription rights to acquire Ordinary Shares (“Subscription Rights”), (iii) warrants to purchase Ordinary Shares (“Warrants”), and (iv) units comprised of any of the
foregoing securities (“Units”). The Ordinary Shares, Subscription Rights, Warrants and Units, plus any additional Ordinary Shares, Subscription Rights, Warrants and Units that may be
registered pursuant to any subsequent registration statement that the Company may hereafter file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act in connection with the offering by the Company contemplated by the Registration Statement, are
referred to herein collectively as the “Securities.”
This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as
to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related applicable Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Securities.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent,
we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the internal laws of the State of New York, and
we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state. Various issues pertaining to
Israeli law are addressed in the opinion of Gross & Co. filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We express no opinion with respect to those matters herein, and to the extent elements of those opinions are necessary to the conclusions
expressed herein, we have, with your consent, assumed such elements.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:
1. When the applicable warrant agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary corporate action of the
Company, and when the specific terms of a particular issuance of Warrants have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the applicable warrant agreement and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and such Warrants
have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable warrant agreement and in the manner contemplated by the applicable Prospectus and by such corporate action
(assuming the securities issuable upon exercise of such Warrants have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action), such Warrants will be the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their terms.
2. When the applicable unit agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all necessary corporate action of the
Company, and when the specific terms of a particular issuance of Units have been duly authorized in accordance with the terms of the applicable unit agreement and authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and such Units have been
duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable unit agreement and in the manner contemplated by the applicable Prospectus and by such corporate action (assuming the
securities issuable upon exercise of such Units have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action), such Units will be the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their terms.
Our opinions are subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) (a) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive
relief), (b) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and (c) the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; and (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of
provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy. We express no opinion as to (a) any provision for liquidated damages,
default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue,
arbitration, remedies, or judicial relief, (c) waivers of rights or defenses, (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys’ fees, where such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e) any provision permitting, upon acceleration of any
Debt Securities, collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon, (f) the creation, validity, attachment, perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest,
(g) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights, (h) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated
rights, (i) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies, (j) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations, (k) grants of setoff rights, (l) proxies, powers and trusts, (m) provisions
prohibiting, restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or transfer of any right or property, (n) any provision to the extent it requires that a claim with respect to a security denominated in other than U.S. dollars (or a judgment in respect of
such a claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange at a particular date, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides, and (o) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that each of the Warrants and Units and the applicable warrant agreements, and unit agreements governing such
Securities (collectively, the “Documents”) will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, (b) that each of the Documents has been or will be duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the parties thereto, (c) that each of the Documents constitutes or will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective
terms, and (d) that the status of each of the Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties will not be affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations
or court or governmental orders, or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant
to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” We further consent to the
incorporation by reference of this letter and consent into any registration statement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act with respect to the Securities. In giving such consent, we do
not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely,
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd. of our
report dated April 4, 2022 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Sol-Gel Technologies Ltd.'s Annual Report on Amendment No.1 to Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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/s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
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April 7, 2022
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Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
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A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited
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