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Description
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WalkMe Ltd.
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Date: May 16, 2022
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Casey
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Andrew Casey
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Chief Financial Officer
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Sincerely,
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/s/ Dan Adika
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
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(1)
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To re-elect each of Dan Adika, Roy Saar, Michael Risman and Menashe Ezra as Class I directors, to hold office until the close of the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders
in 2025, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their respective offices are vacated in accordance with our Amended and Restated Articles of Association or the Companies Law; and
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(2)
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To approve the re-appointment of Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm
for the year ending December 31, 2022 and until the Company’s next annual general meeting of shareholders, and to authorize the Company’s board of directors (with power of delegation to its audit committee) to set the fees to be paid to
such auditors.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Dan Adika
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Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
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(1)
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To re-elect each of Dan Adika, Roy Saar, Michael Risman and Menashe Ezra as Class I directors, to hold office until the close of the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in 2025, and until
their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their respective offices are vacated in accordance with our Amended and Restated Articles of Association or the Companies Law; and
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(2)
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To approve the re-appointment of Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member of Ernst & Young Global, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting
firm for the year ending December 31, 2022 and until the Company’s next annual general meeting of shareholders, and to authorize the Company’s board of directors (with power of delegation to its audit committee) to set the fees to
be paid to such auditors.
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By Internet - If you are a shareholder of record, you can submit a proxy over the Internet by logging on to the website listed
on the enclosed proxy card, entering your control number located on the enclosed proxy card and submitting a proxy by following the on-screen prompts. If you hold shares in “street name,” and if the brokerage firm, bank or other similar
nominee that holds your shares offers Internet voting, you may follow the instructions shown on the enclosed voting instruction form in order to submit your proxy over the Internet;
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By Telephone - If you are a shareholder of record, you can submit a proxy by telephone by calling the toll-free number listed on
the enclosed proxy card, entering your control number located on the enclosed proxy card and following the prompts. If you hold shares in “street name,” and if the brokerage firm, bank or other similar organization that holds your shares
offers telephone voting, you may follow the instructions shown on the enclosed voting instruction form in order to submit a proxy by telephone; or
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By Mail - If you are a shareholder of record, you can submit a proxy by completing, dating, signing and returning your proxy
card in the postage-paid envelope provided. You should sign your name exactly as it appears on the enclosed proxy card. If you are signing in a representative capacity (for example, as a guardian, executor, trustee, custodian, attorney or
officer of a corporation), please indicate your name and title or capacity. If you hold shares in “street name,” you have the right to direct your brokerage firm, bank or other similar organization on how to vote your shares, and the
brokerage firm, bank or other similar organization is required to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions. To provide instructions to your brokerage firm, bank or other similar organization by mail, please complete, date, sign
and return your voting instruction form in the postage-paid envelope provided by your brokerage firm, bank or other similar organization.
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Shares Beneficially Owned
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Number
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Percentage (1)
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Principal Shareholders
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Entities Affiliated with Insight Partners(2)
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24,253,823
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28.7
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%
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Entities Affiliated with Greenspring Associates(3)
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10,366,855
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12.3
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%
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Scale Venture Partners IV, LP(4)
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9,429,021
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11.2
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%
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Entities Affiliated with Gemini Israel Ventures(5)
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7,730,048
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9.1
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%
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Entities Affiliated with Mangrove Capital Partners(6)
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6,278,354
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7.4
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%
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Entities Affiliated with AMBLESIDE S.À R.L.(7)
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5,462,245
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6.5
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%
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All directors and executive officers as a group (11 individuals) (8)
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23,291,041
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26.2
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%
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(1)
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Based on 84,506,357 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of May 13, 2022.
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(2)
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Pursuant to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 11, 2022, consists of (i) 14,719,862 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Venture Partners IX, L.P., (ii) 293,822 ordinary
shares held of record by Insight Venture Partners IX (Co-Investors), L.P., (iii) 7,313,935 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Venture Partners (Cayman) IX, L.P., (iv) 1,559,564 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Venture
Partners (Delaware) IX, L.P., (v) 163,070 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Partners (Cayman) XI, L.P., (vi) 21,747 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Partners (Delaware) XI, L.P., (vii) 20,202 ordinary shares held of record
by Insight Partners (EU) XI, S.C.Sp., (viii) 3,568 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Partners XI (Co-Investors) (B), L.P., (ix) 2,589 ordinary shares held of record by Insight Partners XI (Co-Investors), L.P., and (x) 155,464 shares
held of record held by Insight Partners XI, L.P. The general partner of Insight Venture Partners IX, L.P., Insight Venture Partners IX (Co-Investors), L.P., Insight Venture Partners (Cayman) IX, L.P., and Insight Venture Partners (Delaware)
IX, L.P. is Insight Venture Associates IX, L.P., (“IVA IX LP”), whose general partner is Insight Venture Associates IX, Ltd., (“IVA IX Ltd”). The general partner of Insight Partners (Cayman) XI, L.P., Insight Partners (Delaware) XI, L.P.,
Insight Partners XI (Co-Investors) (B), L.P., Insight Partners XI (Co-Investors), L.P. and Insight Partners XI, L.P. is Insight Associates XI, L.P., (“IA XI LP”), whose general partner is Insight Associates XI, Ltd. (“IA XI Ltd”). The
general partner of Insight Partners (EU) XI, S.C.Sp. is Insight Associates (EU) XI, S.a.r.l., (“IA EU XI”). The sole shareholder of IVA IX Ltd, IA XI Ltd and IA EU XI is Insight Holdings Group, LLC. Mr. Horing, one of the Company’s
directors, is a managing director at Insight Venture Partners.
The address for these entities is c/o Insight Partners, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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(3)
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Consists of (i) 5,948,813 ordinary shares held by Greenspring Opportunities III, L.P. (“GO III”), (ii) 3,013,139 ordinary shares held by Greenspring Global Partners VI-A, L.P. (“GGP VIA”),
(iii) 1,203,629 ordinary shares held by Greenspring Global Partners VI-C, L.P. (“GGP VIC”), (iv) 185,933 ordinary shares held by Greenspring Secondaries Fund IV, L.P. (“Greenspring Secondaries IV”), (v) 6,426 ordinary shares held by
Greenspring Secondaries Fund IV-D, L.P. (“Greenspring Secondaries IV-D”) and (vi) 8,915 ordinary shares held by Greenspring Secondaries Fund IV-K, L.P. (collectively with Greenspring Secondaries IV and Greenspring
Secondaries IV-D, “Greenspring Secondaries”). Greenspring Opportunities General Partner III, L.P. (“GO III GP”), is the general partner of GO III. Greenspring Opportunities GP III, LLC (“GO III GP LLC”), is the general partner of GO III GP.
Greenspring General Partner VI, L.P. (“Greenspring General Partner”), is the general partner of GGP VI-A and GGP VI-C. Greenspring GP VI, LLC. (“Greenspring GP LLC”), is the general partner of Greenspring General Partner. Greenspring
Secondaries General Partner IV, L.P. (“Secondaries GP”), is the general partner of Greenspring Secondaries. Greenspring Secondaries GP IV, LLC (“Secondaries GP LLC”), is the general partner of Secondaries GP. Greenspring Associates, LLC
(“Greenspring Associates”), is the managing member of each of GO III GP LLC and Secondaries GP LLC. C. Ashton Newhall and James Lim own and control each of Greenspring GP LLC and Greenspring Associates. Each of C. Ashton Newhall and James
Lim may be deemed to beneficially own and have voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by GO III, GGP VI-A, GGP VI-C and Greenspring Secondaries. Greenspring Associates may be deemed to beneficially own and
have voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by GO III and Greenspring Secondaries. Each of GO III GP LLC and GO III GP may be deemed to beneficially own and have voting, investment and dispositive power
with respect to the shares held by GO III. Each of Greenspring GP LLC and Greenspring General Partner may be deemed to beneficially own and have voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by GGP VI-A and
GGP VI-C. Each of Secondaries GP and Secondaries GP LLC may be deemed to beneficially own and have voting, investment and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Greenspring Secondaries. Each of GO III GP, GO III GP LLC,
Greenspring General Partner, Greenspring GP LLC, Secondaries GP, Secondaries GP LLC, Greenspring Associates, C. Ashton Newhall and James Lim disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of its or his proportionate
pecuniary interest therein, if any. The address of each of GO III, GGP VI-A, GGP VI-C, Greenspring Secondaries, GO III GP, GO III GP LLC, Greenspring General Partner, Greenspring GP LLC, Secondaries GP, Secondaries GP LLC, Greenspring
Associates, C. Ashton Newhall, and James Lim is 100 Painters Mill Road, Suite 700, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117.
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(4)
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Pursuant to Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022, consists of 9,429,021 ordinary shares held of record by Scale Venture Partners IV, L.P. (“SVP IV”). The general partner of
SVP IV is Scale Venture Management IV, L.P. whose general partner is Scale Venture Management IV, LLC (“Scale IV LLC”). Rory O’Driscoll, one of our directors, Andrew Vitus and Stacey Bishop are managers of Scale IV LLC and share voting and
dispositive power with respect to the ordinary shares held by SVP IV. The address for these entities is c/o Scale Venture Partners, 950 Tower Lane, Suite 1150, Foster City, California 94404.
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Pursuant to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 7, 2022, consists of (i) 7,652,748 ordinary shares held of record by Gemini Israel V Limited Partnership (“Gemini V”) and (ii) 77,300
ordinary shares held of record by Gemini Partners Investors V L.P. (“Gemini Partners”). Gemini Capital Associates V LP (“Gemini Associates LP”) is the general partner of Gemini V and Gemini Capital Associates V GP, Ltd. (“Gemini Associates
GP”) is the general partner of Gemini Associates LP. Gemini Israel Funds IV Ltd. is the general partner of Gemini Partners. Yossi Sela and Menashe Ezra are the managing partners of Gemini Associates GP, and Gemini Israel Funds IV Ltd. The
address for these entities is 1 Abba Eban Avenue, Merkazim 2001, Bldg A, 3rd Floor, Herzliya Israel.
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Pursuant to Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on January 19, 2022, consists of (i) 5,638,420 ordinary shares held by Mangrove III Investments S.à r.l (“Mangrove III”) and (ii) 639,934
ordinary shares held by Mangrove V Investments S.à r.l (“Mangrove V”). Mangrove III S.C.A. SICAR is the owner of 100% of the share capital of Mangrove III, and Mangrove V (SCA), RAIF is the owner of 100% of the share capital of Mangrove V.
Mangrove III Management S.A. is the liquidator of Mangrove III S.C.A. SICAR. The members of the board of directors of Mangrove III Management S.A. are Mark Tluszcz, Hans-Jurgen Schmitz and Willibrord Ehses. As a result of these
relationships, each of Mangrove III S.C.A. SICAR, Mangrove III Management S.A. and Messrs. Tluszcz, Schmitz and Ehses may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Mangrove III. Mangrove Capital
Partners S.A. is the manager of Mangrove V (SCA), RAIF. The members of the board of directors of Mangrove Capital Partners S.A. are Mark Tluszcz, Hans-Jürgen Schmitz, Michael Rabinowicz and Gerardo Lopez Fojaca. As a result of these
relationships, each of Mangrove V (SCA), RAIF, Mangrove Capital Partners S.A. and Messrs. Tluszcz, Schmitz, Rabinowicz and Lopez Fojaca may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities held by Mangrove V.
Roy Saar, one of our directors, is a partner at Mangrove Capital Partners. The address for these entities is 31 Boulevard Joseph II, L-1840, Luxembourg.
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Pursuant to Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on December 17, 2021, consists of: (i) 3,404,955 ordinary shares held or record by Ambleside S.à r.l. (“Ambleside”) and (ii) 2,057,290 ordinary
shares held of record by Ambleside Lux S.à r.l. (“Ambleside Lux”). Vitruvian III Luxembourg S.à r.l. (“Vitruvian Luxembourg”) is the sole shareholder of Ambleside. VIP III Cortex-B S.à r.l. (“VIP III Cortex-B”) is the sole shareholder of
Ambleside Lux. VIP III Nominees Limited (“VIP Nominees”) is the nominee for and on behalf of VIP III LP, and VIP III Co-Invest LP (collectively, the “Funds”), and sole legal shareholder of Vitruvian Luxembourg and VIP III Cortex-B.
Vitruvian Partners LLP (“Vitruvian Partners”) is the manager of the Funds and sole shareholder of VIP Nominees. Michael Risman, one of our directors, is a managing partner of Vitruvian Partners. The address of the principal business office
of VIP Nominees, VIP III LP and Vitruvian Partners is 105 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QY, the address of the principal business office of VIP III Co-Invest LP is 12 Castle Street St Helier Jersey JE2 3RT and the address of the principal
business office of Ambleside, Ambleside Lux, Vitruvian Luxembourg and VIP III Cortex-B is 21, rue Philippe II, L-2340 Luxembourg.
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(8)
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Includes 4,409,101 ordinary shares underlying options exercisable within 60 days of May 13, 2022. Based on the respective reporting persons Schedule 13D or 13G, as applicable, includes
9,429,021 ordinary shares beneficially held by entities affiliated with Scale Venture Partners IV, LP as set forth in footnote (4) above and 7,730,048 ordinary shares beneficially held by entities affiliated with Gemini Israel
Ventures as set forth in footnote (5) above. Does not include ordinary shares beneficially held by entities affiliated with Insight Partners as set forth in footnote (2) above, shares beneficially owned by entities affiliated with Mangrove
Capital Partners as set forth in footnote (6) above, and shares beneficially owned by entities affiliated with Ambleside as set forth in footnote (7) above.
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What we do
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Base a significant portion of the compensation opportunity on financial performance
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Cap cash bonus payments and annual equity based compensation
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Set annual incentive targets to our chief executive officer based on objective performance measures
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Regularly review the executive compensation and peer group data
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Maintain a majority independent Board
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Offer equity and cash compensation which we believe incentivizes our executive officers to deliver both short-term and long-term shareholder value
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Maintain entirely independent Board committees
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Emphasize pay-for-performance - meaning the earning of annual bonuses are subject to the attainment of objective performance measurements
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the Class I directors are Dan Adika, Roy Saar, Michael Risman and Menashe Ezra, and their terms expire at the Meeting;
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the Class II directors are Michele Bettencourt, Rafael Sweary and Rory O’Driscoll, and their terms expire at our annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2023; and
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the Class III directors are Jeff Horing, Ron Gutler and Haleli Barath, and their terms expire at our annual general meeting of shareholders to be held in 2024.
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2021
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2020
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(in thousands)
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Audit fees(1)
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$
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1,110
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361
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Audit-related fees(2)
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Tax fees(3)
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65
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70
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All Other Fees
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23
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8
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Total
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$
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1,198
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$
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439
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(1)
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“Audit fees” for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 included fees for the audit of our annual financial statements. This category also includes services that the independent
accountant generally provides, such as consents and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC.
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(2)
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“Audit-related fees” for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 related to services in connection with our initial public offering.
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(3)
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“Tax fees” for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were related to ongoing tax advisory, tax compliance and tax planning services.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Dan Adika
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Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
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SCAN TO
VIEW MATERIALS & VOTE
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WALKME LTD.
1 WALTER MOSES ST.
TEL AVIV 6789903, ISRAEL
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VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR Barcode above Use the Internet to
transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2022. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records
and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
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If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy
statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to
receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 20, 2022. Have your proxy card in
hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o
Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
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The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR each of the following proposals:
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To re-elect each of Dan Adika, Roy Saar, Michael Risman and Menashe Ezra as Class I directors, to serve until the Company's Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders in 2025, and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified;
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Nominees:
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For
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Abstain |
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1a. Dan Adika
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1b. Roy Saar
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1c. Michael Risman
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1d. Menashe Ezra
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To approve the re-appointment of Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, registered public accounting firm, a member of Ernst & Young Global,
as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022 and until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and to authorize the Company’s board of directors (with power of delegation to its
audit committee) to set the fees to be paid to such auditors.
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Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each
sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.
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Signature [PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
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Signature (Joint Owners)
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D86819-TBD |
WALKME LTD.
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
To be held June 21, 2022
This proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors
I, the undersigned shareholder of WALKME LTD., hereby appoint Rafael Sweary and Paul Shinn, or either of them, as proxies, each with the
power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorize them to represent and to vote, as designated on the reverse side of this ballot, all of the ordinary shares of WALKME LTD. held in my name on its books as of May 13, 2022, at the
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held at 4:30 PM (Israel time) on June 21, 2022, at the Company's headquarters at 1 Walter Moses St., Tel Aviv-Yafo 6789903, Israel, and any adjournment or postponement thereof. By my
signature, I hereby revoke any and all proxies previously given.
This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no such direction is made, this proxy
will be voted in accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations.
Continued and to be signed on reverse side
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