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Related and Interested Parties
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Related party transactions [abstract]  
Note 23 - Related and Interested Parties
Note 23 - Related and Interested Parties
 
Related parties within its meaning in IAS 24 (2009), “Related Parties Disclosure”; Interested parties within their meaning in Paragraph 1 of the definition of an “interested party” in Section 1 of the Israeli Securities Law, 1968.
 
  A.
Parent company and subsidiaries
 
Israel Corp. is a public company listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Based on the information provided by Israel Corp., Millenium Investments Elad Ltd. (“Millenium”) and Mr. Idan Ofer are considered as controlling shareholders jointly of Israel Corp., for purposes of the Israeli Securities Law (each of Millenium and Mr. Idan Ofer hold shares in Israel Corp. directly, and Mr. Idan Ofer serves as a director of Millenium and has an indirect interest in it as the beneficiary of the discretionary trust that has indirect control of Millenium, as stated below). As of December 31, 2023, Millenium holds approximately 44.71% of the issued share capital (and 45.14% of the voting rights) in Israel Corp., which holds as of December 31, 2023, approximately 43.98% of the voting rights and approximately 43.15% of the issued share capital, of the Company.
 
To the best of Israel Corp.’s knowledge, Millenium is held by Mashat (Investments) Ltd. (“Mashat”) and by XT Investments Ltd. (“XT Investments”), with 84.73% and 15.27% holding rates in the issued share capital, respectively. Mashat is wholly owned by Ansonia Holdings Singapore B.V. (“Ansonia”) which is incorporated in the Netherlands. Ansonia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jelany Corporation N.V. (registered in Curaçao), which is wholly owned subsidiary of the Liberian company, (“Court”). Court is wholly owned by a discretionary trust, in which Mr. Idan Ofer is the beneficiary. XT Investments is wholly owned by XT Holdings Ltd. (“XT Holdings”). To the best of Israel Corp.’s knowledge, ordinary shares of XT Holdings are held in equal shares by Orona Investments Ltd. (which is indirectly controlled by Mr. Ehud Angel) and by Lynav Holdings Ltd. ("Lynav"), which is controlled by a discretionary trust in which Mr. Idan Ofer is the beneficiary. Mr. Ehud Angel holds, among other things, a special share that grants him, inter alia, under certain limitations and for certain issues, an additional vote on the Board of Directors of XT Holdings. As of December 31, 2023, Lynav also holds directly 1.26% of the issued share capital (and 1.27% of the voting rights) of Israel Corp. In addition, Kirby Enterprises Inc., which is to the best of Israel Corp.’s knowledge, indirectly held by the same trust that holds Mashat, in which, as stated, Mr. Idan Ofer is the beneficiary, holds approximately 0.75% of the issued share capital and voting rights of Israel Corp. Furthermore, Mr. Idan Ofer holds directly approximately 3.93% of the issued share capital of Israel Corp. (and approximately 3.97% of the voting rights).
 
Even though Israel Corp. holds less than 50% of the Company’s ordinary shares, it still has decisive influence at the general meetings of the Company’s shareholders and, effectively, it has the power to appoint directors (other than the external directors) and to exert significant influence with respect to the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
As of December 31, 2023, approximately 73 million ordinary shares have been pledged by Israel Corp. to secure certain liabilities, almost entirely comprised of margin loans with an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $150 million.
 
  B.
Benefits to key management personnel (including directors)
 
The senior managers, in addition to their salaries, are entitled to non-cash benefits (such as vehicle, mobile etc.). The Group contributes to a post-employment defined benefit plan on their behalf. In accordance with the terms of the plan, the retirement age of senior managers is 67. Senior managers and directors also participate in the Company's incentive and equity remuneration plans (options for Company shares) (see Notes 16 and 19).
 
The Company's key management personnel in 2023, consists of 24 individuals, of whom 10 are not employed by the company (directors). The Company's key management personnel in 2022, consisted of 27 individuals, of whom 11 were not employed by the Company (directors).
 
Set forth below are details of the benefits for key management personnel in 2023 and 2022.
 
 
For the year ended December 31
 
2023
2022
 
$ millions
$ millions
 
Short-term benefits
9
14
Post-employment benefits
1
1
Share-based payments
7
12
Total *
17
27
* To interested parties employed by the Company
5
7
* To interested parties not employed by the Company
1
1

 
  C.
Ordinary transactions that are not exceptional
 
The Company’s Board of Directors, following the approval of the Audit Committee, decided that a transaction with related and interested parties will be considered a “negligible transaction” for public reporting purposes if all the following conditions have been met:
 
  (1)
It is not an “extraordinary transaction” within the meaning thereof in the Companies Law.
 
  (2)
The effect of each of the parameters listed below is less than one percent (hereinafter – the Negligibility Threshold).
 
For every transaction or arrangement that is tested for the Negligibility Threshold, the parameters will be examined, to the extent they are relevant, on the basis of the Company's condensed or audited consolidated financial statements, as applicable, prior to the transaction, as detailed below:
 
Acquisition of assets
 
Assets ratio – the value of the assets in the transaction divided by total assets.
 
Sale of assets
 
Assets ratio – the amount of the assets in the transaction divided by total assets in most recent consolidated balance sheet.
 
Profit ratio – the profit or loss from the transaction (in absolute value) divided by the annual average of last twelve quarters profit/ loss (in absolute value).
 
Financial liabilities
 
Liabilities ratio – loan principle divided by the total liabilities in most recent consolidated balance sheet.
 
Financing expenses ratio – the expected financing expenses for the specific loan divided by the gross financing expenses in most recent consolidated P&L statement.
 
Acquisition and sale of products (except fixed assets), services, leases and production inputs
 
Income ratio – estimated income from the transaction divided by the annual average of total income in last twelve quarterly consolidated P&L statements, or
 
Production inputs ratio – the aggregate expenses in the transaction divided by the annual average of total expenses in last twelve quarterly consolidated P&L statements.
 
  (3)
The transaction is negligible also from a qualitative point of view. For the purpose of this criteria, it shall be examined whether there are special considerations justifying reporting of the transaction, even if it does not meet the quantitative criteria described above.
 
  (4)
In examining the negligibility of a transaction expected to occur in the future, among other things, the probability of the transaction occurring will be examined.
 
  D.
Transactions with related and interested parties

 

 
For the year ended December 31
 
2023
2022
2021
 
$ millions
$ millions
$ millions
 
Sales
1
7
7
Cost of sales
1
13
6
Selling, transport and marketing expenses
6
15
13
Financing income, net
(1)
-
(2)
General and administrative expenses
1
1
1
Management fees to the parent company
-
1
1

 
  (1)
Until July 2022, the Company and its parent company, Israel Corp., were parties to a management services agreement, pursuant to which Israel Corp. provided to the Company board member services and ongoing general consulting services, such as professional, financial, strategic, legal and managerial advice, for an annual management fee of $1 million plus VAT, which included the overall value of the cash and equity-based compensation for the service of the Company’s directors who are officers or directors of Israel Corp. (except for the separate compensation arrangement between the Company and the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Yoav Doppelt). As of July 2022, the management agreement was terminated by the parties, and thereafter, directors who are officers or directors of Israel Corp. (other than Mr. Yoav Doppelt), namely Mr. Aviad Kaufman and Mr. Sagi Kabla, began to be paid the same cash compensation as paid to all other non-executive directors of the Company, namely the fixed annual fee and per meeting fees payable to directors from time to time under the regulations promulgated under the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 governing the compensation of external directors. Mr. Kabla requested that his compensation be assigned to Israel Corp.
 
  (2)
The Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies include a two-tier coverage for directors’ and officers’ liability, comprising of a joint primary tier with Israel Corp. and a separate tier covering the Company alone. Our directors and officers are beneficiaries of both tiers.
 
The Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for 2023 was approved by the Company's authorized organs in March 2023, in accordance with the Israeli Companies Regulations (Relief in Transactions with Interested Parties), 5760-2000 (the “Relief Regulations”) and the Company’s Compensation Policy for Office Holders (the “Compensation Policy”) and was in effect until March 2024. The 2023 directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy included a liability limit of $200 million (comprised of a limit of $40 million joint tier with Israel Corp. and additional Side A coverage (directors and officers only) of $160 million for the Company only).
 
In February 2024, the Company's directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy for 2024 was approved by the Company's authorized organs, in accordance with the Relief Regulations and the Compensation Policy, effective as of March 2024. The 2024 directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy includes a liability limit of $200 million for both tiers (comprised of a limit of $40 million joint with Israel Corp. and additional Side A coverage (directors and officers only) of $160 million for the Company only).
 
  (3)
In December 2017, the Company, Oil Refineries Ltd. (hereinafter – "ORL", a public company controlled at that time by Israel Corp.) and OPC Energy Ltd. (a public company that is controlled indirectly by one of the Company’s controlling shareholders) signed individual agreements with Energean PLC for the supply of natural gas. Under the agreement between the Company and Energean, the Company will be entitled to acquire up to 13 BCM of natural gas over a period of 15 years, in the total amount of approximately $1.8 billion. For further information see Note 18. As of December 31, 2023, ORL is no longer affiliated with our controlling shareholder.
 
  (4)
In October 2020, the Company and ORL. signed individual bridge supply agreements with Tamar Reservoir for the supply of natural gas, following a process of joint negotiations with the supplier and the approval of ICL's general meeting of shareholders. For further information see Note 18.
 
  E.
Balances with related and interested parties
 
Composition:
 
 
As of December 31
 
2023
2022
 
$ millions
$ millions
 
Other current assets
19
34
     
Other current liabilities
1
2