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Exhibit
4.18

 

DESCRIPTION
OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES 

REGISTERED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

 

The following is a summary of the material
terms of our securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
as of March 20, 2020. The following description of the terms of our common shares is not meant to be complete and is qualified
by reference to our articles of association (“articles of association”), which is incorporated by reference as an exhibit
to our Annual Report on Form 20-F, of which this exhibit is a part. We encourage you to read our articles of association and the
applicable provisions of Swiss law for additional information.

 

The Company

 

We are a Swiss stock corporation (société
anonyme) organized under the laws of Switzerland. We were formed as a Swiss limited liability company (société
à responsabilité limitée) on February 13, 2003 with our registered office and domicile in Basel, Switzerland.
We converted to a Swiss stock corporation (société anonyme) under the laws of Switzerland on August 4, 2003.
Our domicile and registered office is in Ecublens, near Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Our head office is currently located
at EPFL Innovation Park, Building B, Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

Share Capital

 

As of March 20, 2020, our issued share
capital is CHF 1,434,825.70, consisting of 71,741,285 common shares with a nominal value of CHF 0.02 each. We have no dividend
rights certificates (bons de jouissance).

 

Articles of Association

 

On March 3, 2020, we adopted the articles
of association and when we refer to our articles of association, we refer to the articles of association as filed as Exhibit 3.1
to our Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

Purpose

 

Under our articles of association, our
purpose is the research, study, development, manufacture, promotion, sale and marketing of products and substances within the pharmaceutical
and nutrition industry as well as the purchase, sale and exploitation of patents and licenses in this field. We may engage in any
activities which are apt to favor our purpose directly or indirectly. We may also acquire and sell real estate. We may open branch
offices in Switzerland and abroad and may also acquire participations in other companies. We may provide securities to our subsidiaries
and supply guarantees.

 

Ordinary Capital Increase, Authorized and Conditional
Share Capital

 

Under Swiss law, we may increase our share
capital (capital-actions) with a resolution of the general meeting of shareholders (ordinary capital increase) that must
be carried out by the board of directors within three months of the general meeting of shareholders in order to become effective.
Under our articles of association, in the case of an increase of capital against payment of contributions in cash, a resolution
passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at the general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions and empty or invalid
votes is required. In the case of the limitation or withdrawal of subscription rights or in the case of an increase of capital
out of equity, against contribution in kind, or for the purpose of acquisition of assets and the granting of special benefits,
a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting of shareholders and the absolute majority
of the nominal amount of the shares represented is required.

 

     

     

    

Furthermore, under the Swiss Code of Obligations,
or the CO, our shareholders, by a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting of shareholders
and the absolute majority of the nominal amount of the shares represented, may empower our board of directors to issue shares of
a specific aggregate nominal amount up to a maximum of 50% of the share capital in the form of:

 

	 	·	
        conditional capital (capital conditionnel) for the purpose
        of issuing shares in connection with, among other things, (i) the exercise of conversion and/or option or warrant rights granted
        in connection with bonds or similar instruments, issued or to be issued by the Company or by one of our subsidiaries or (ii) the
        exercise of option rights granted to employees of the Company or a subsidiary, members of our board of directors or any consultant
        of the Company, or other persons providing services to the Company or a subsidiary; or

         

	 	·	
        authorized capital (capital-actions autorisé)
to be utilized by the board of directors within a period determined by the shareholders but not exceeding two years from the date
of the shareholder approval.

 

Pre-Emptive Rights

 

Pursuant to the CO, shareholders have in
principle pre-emptive subscription rights (droits de souscription). With respect to conditional capital in connection with
the issuance of conversion rights, convertible bonds or similar debt instruments, shareholders have in principle advance subscription
rights (droit de souscrire préalablement).

 

A resolution passed at a general meeting
of shareholders by at least two-thirds of the shares represented and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented
may authorize our board of directors to withdraw or limit pre-emptive subscription rights or advance subscription rights in certain
circumstances.

 

If pre-emptive subscription rights are
granted, but not exercised, the board of directors may allocate the non-exercised pre-emptive subscription rights as it elects
but has to follow the principle of equal treatment of the shareholders.

 

Our Authorized Share Capital

 

Under Article 3a of our articles of association,
the authorization granted to our board of directors to increase our share capital has expired.

 

Our Conditional Share Capital

 

Conditional Share Capital for Bonds and Similar
Debt Instruments

 

Under Article 3b of our articles of association,
our share capital may be increased by a maximum aggregate amount of CHF 19,560.94 through the issue of a maximum of 978,047 common
shares, payable in full, each with a nominal value of CHF 0.02, through the exercise of conversion and/or option or warrant rights
granted in connection with bonds or similar instruments, issued or to be issued by the Company or by one of our subsidiaries. Shareholders
do not have pre-emptive subscription rights in such circumstances.

 

Shareholders’ advance subscription
rights with regard to new bonds or similar instruments may be restricted or excluded by decision of the board of directors in order
to finance or re-finance the acquisition of companies or holdings, or new investments planned by the Company, or in order to issue
convertible bonds and warrants on the international capital markets or through private placement. If advance subscription rights
are excluded, then (i) the instruments are to be placed at market conditions; (ii) the exercise period is not to exceed ten
years from the date of issue for warrants and twenty years for conversion rights; and (iii) the conversion or exercise price
for the new shares is to be set at least in line

 

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with
the market conditions prevailing at the date on which the instruments are issued. The respective holders of conversion and/or
option or warrant rights are entitled to subscribe the new shares.

 

Conditional Share Capital for Employee Benefit
Plans

 

Under Article 3c of our articles of association,
our share capital may, to the exclusion of the pre-emptive subscription rights of shareholders, be increased by a maximum aggregate
amount of CHF 68,877.60 through the issue of a maximum of 3,443,880 common shares, payable in full, each with a nominal value of
CHF 0.02, in connection with the exercise of option rights granted to employees of the Company or one of our subsidiaries, members
of the board of directors or any consultant, or other persons providing services to the Company or one of our subsidiaries. The
board of directors specifies the precise conditions of issue including the issue price of the shares.

 

Uncertificated Securities

 

Our shares are uncertificated securities
(droits-valeurs, within the meaning of Article 973c of the CO) and, when administered by a financial intermediary (dépositaire,
within the meaning of the Federal Act on Intermediated Securities, “FISA”), qualify as intermediated securities (titres
intermédiés, within the meaning of the FISA). In accordance with Article 973c of the CO, we maintain a non-public
register of uncertificated securities (registre des droits-valeurs). We may at any time convert uncertificated securities
into share certificates (including global certificates), one kind of certificate into another, or share certificates (including
global certificates) into uncertificated securities. Following entry in our share register, a shareholder may at any time request
from us a written confirmation in respect of the shares held by such shareholder, as reflected in the share register.

 

General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Ordinary/Extraordinary Meetings, Powers

 

The general meeting of shareholders is
our supreme corporate body. Under Swiss law, ordinary and extraordinary general meetings of shareholders may be held. Under Swiss
law, an ordinary general meeting of shareholders must be held annually within six months after the end of a Company’s financial
year. In our case, this generally means on or before June 30.

 

The following powers are vested exclusively
in the general meeting of shareholders:

 

	 	·	
        adopting and amending the articles of association, including
        change of a company’s purpose or domicile;

         

	 	·	
        electing the members of the board of directors, the chairman
        of the board of directors, the members of the compensation committee, the auditors and the independent proxy;

         

	 	·	
        approving the management report and the consolidated accounts;

         

	 	·	
        approving the annual accounts and resolutions on the allocation
        of the disposable profits, and in particular setting the dividend and the shares of profit to board members;

         

	 	·	
        approving the total compensation paid to members of the board
        of directors and executive management;

         

	 	·	
        discharging the members of the board of directors and executive
        management from liability with respect to their tenure in the previous financial year;

         

	 	·	
        dissolving a company with or without liquidation; and

         

 

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	 	·	passing resolutions concerning all matters which are reserved to the authority of the general meeting of shareholders by law or by the articles of association.

 

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders
may be called by a resolution of the board of directors or, under certain circumstances, by a company’s auditor, liquidator
or the representatives of convertible bond holders, if any. In addition, the board of directors is required to convene an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders if shareholders representing at least 10% of the share capital request such general meeting of
shareholders in writing. Such request must set forth the items to be discussed and the proposals to be acted upon. The board of
directors must convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders and propose financial restructuring measures if, based
on a company’s stand-alone annual statutory balance sheet, half of the share capital and reserves are not covered by its
assets.

 

Voting and Quorum Requirements

 

Shareholder resolutions and elections (including
elections of members of the board of directors) require the affirmative vote of the simple majority of the votes cast at the general
meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions or empty or invalid votes, unless statutory law or the articles of association
state otherwise.

 

A resolution of the general meeting of
the shareholders passed by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at the meeting, and the absolute majority of the nominal
value of the shares represented is required for:

 

	 	·	
        amending a company’s corporate purpose;

         

	 	·	
        creating shares with privileged voting rights;

         

	 	·	
        restricting the transferability of common shares;

         

	 	·	
        creating authorized or conditional share capital;

         

	 	·	
        increasing the share capital out of equity, against contributions
        in-kind or for the purpose of acquiring assets and granting of special benefits;

         

	 	·	
        limiting or withdrawing shareholder’s pre-emptive subscription
        rights;

         

	 	·	
        changing a company’s domicile;

         

	 	·	
        alleviating or withdrawing of restrictions upon the transfer
        of common shares and the removal of the voting cap of 33 1∕3% as contained in article 4 of the articles of association;

         

	 	·	
        removing the indemnification provision for the board of directors
        and executive management as contained in article 29 of the articles of association;

         

	 	·	
        converting common shares into bearer shares and vice versa;

         

	 	·	
        dissolving or liquidating a company; and

         

	 	·	amending or eliminating article 17 (resolutions and elections) of the articles of association.

 

The same voting requirements apply, subject
to mandatory law, to resolutions regarding transactions among corporations (including a merger, demerger or conversion of a corporation)
based on Switzerland’s Federal Act on Mergers, Demergers, Transformations and Transfer of Assets, or the Merger Act, see
“—Compulsory Acquisitions; Appraisal Rights.”

 

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In accordance with Swiss law and generally
accepted business practices, our articles of association do not provide quorum requirements generally applicable to general meetings
of shareholders. To this extent, our practice varies from the requirement of NASDAQ Listing Rule 5620(c), which requires an issuer
to provide in its bylaws for a generally applicable quorum, and that such quorum may not be less than one-third of the outstanding
voting stock.

 

Notice

 

General meetings of shareholders must be
convened by the board of directors at least 20 days before the date of the meeting. The general meeting of shareholders is convened
by way of a notice appearing in our official publication medium, currently the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce. Registered shareholders
may also be informed by ordinary mail or e-mail. The notice of a general meeting of shareholders must state the items on the agenda,
the proposals to be acted upon and, in case of elections, the names of the nominated candidates. Except in the limited circumstances
listed below, a resolution may not be passed at a general meeting without proper notice. This limitation does not apply to proposals
to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders or to initiate a special investigation. No previous notification is
required for proposals concerning items included in the agenda or for debates that do not result in a vote.

 

All of the owners or representatives of
our shares may, if no objection is raised, hold a general meeting of shareholders without complying with the formal requirements
for convening general meetings of shareholders (a universal meeting). This universal meeting of shareholders may discuss and pass
binding resolutions on all matters within the purview of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders, provided that the owners
or representatives of all the shares are present at the meeting.

 

Agenda Requests

 

Pursuant to Swiss law, one or more shareholders,
whose combined shareholdings represent the lower of (i) at least one tenth of the share capital or (ii) an aggregate nominal value
of at least CHF 1,000,000, may request that an item be included in the agenda for an ordinary general meeting of shareholders.
A request for inclusion of an item on the agenda must in principle be requested in writing delivered to or mailed and received
at the registered office of the Company at least 120 calendar days before the first anniversary of the date that the Company's
proxy statement was released to shareholders in connection with the previous year's ordinary general meeting of shareholders. The
request must contain, for each of the agenda items, the following information:

 

	 	·	
        a brief description of the business desired to be brought before
        the ordinary general meeting of shareholders and the reasons for conducting such business at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders;

         

	 	·	the name and address, as they appear in our share register, of the shareholder proposing such business; 

	 	·	
        the number of shares of the Company which are beneficially owned
        by such shareholder;

         

	 	·	
        the dates upon which the shareholder acquired such shares;

         

	 	·	
        documentary support for any claim of beneficial ownership;

         

	 	·	
        any material interest of such shareholder in such business;
        and

         

	 	·	A statement in support of the matter and, for proposals sought to be included in the Company's proxy statement, any other information required by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14a-8. 

 

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In addition, if the shareholder intends
to solicit proxies from the shareholders of the Company, such shareholder shall notify the Company of this intent in accordance
with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14a-4 and/or Rule 14a-8.

 

Our annual business report, the compensation
report and the auditor’s report must be made available for inspection by the shareholders at our registered office no later
than 20 days prior to the general meeting of shareholders. Shareholders of record may be notified of this in writing.

 

Voting Rights

 

Each of our shares entitles its holder
to one vote, regardless of its nominal value. The shares are not divisible. The right to vote and the other rights of share ownership
may only be exercised by shareholders (including any nominees) or usufructuaries who are entered in our share register at cut-off
date determined by the board of directors. Those entitled to vote in the general meeting of shareholders may be represented by
the independent proxy holder (annually elected by the general meeting of shareholders), another registered shareholder or third
person with written authorization to act as proxy or the shareholder’s legal representative. The chairman has the power to
decide whether to recognize a power of attorney.

 

Our articles of association state that
no individual or legal entity may, directly or indirectly, formally, constructively or beneficially own or otherwise control voting
rights (“Controlled Shares”) with respect to 33 1∕3% or more of the registered share capital recorded in the
Commercial Register except if such individual or legal entity submits prior to the acquisition of such Controlled Shares an orderly
tender offer to all shareholders with a minimum price of the higher of (i) the volume weighted average price of the last 60 trading
days prior to the publication of the tender offer or (ii) the highest price paid by such individual or legal entity in the 12 months
preceding to the publication of the tender offer. Those associated through capital, voting power, joint management or in any other
way, or joining for the acquisition of shares, will be regarded as one person. The common shares exceeding the limit of 33 1/3%
and not benefitting from the exemption regarding a tender offer will be entered in our share registered as shares without voting
rights. The board of directors may in special cases approve exceptions to the above regulations. Additional voting caps apply to
shareholders acquiring shares for other persons (nominees).

 

Dividends and Other Distributions

 

Our board of directors may propose to shareholders
that a dividend or other distribution be paid but cannot itself authorize the distribution. Dividend payments require a resolution
passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions or empty or invalid
votes. In addition, our auditors must confirm that the dividend proposal of our board of directors conforms to Swiss statutory
law and our articles of association.

 

Under Swiss law, we may pay dividends only
from the disposable profit and from reserves formed for this purpose, each as evidenced by our audited stand-alone statutory balance
sheet prepared pursuant to Swiss law, and after allocations to reserves required by Swiss law and the articles of association have
been deducted. We are not permitted to pay interim dividends out of profit of the current business year.

 

Distributable reserves are generally booked
either as “free reserves” (réserves libres) or as “reserve from capital contributions” (apports
de capital). Under the CO, if our general reserves (réserve générale) amount to less than 20% of
our share capital recorded in the Commercial Register (i.e., 20% of the aggregate nominal value of our issued capital), then at
least 5% of our annual profit must be retained as general reserves. The CO permits us to accrue additional general reserves. Further,
a purchase of our own shares (whether by us or a subsidiary) reduces the distributable reserves in an amount corresponding to the
purchase price of such own shares. Finally, the CO under certain circumstances requires the creation of revaluation reserves which
are not distributable.

 

Distributions out of issued share capital
(i.e. the aggregate nominal value of our issued shares) are not allowed and may be made only by way of a share capital reduction.
Such a capital reduction requires a

 

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resolution
passed by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders regardless of abstentions or empty or invalid
votes. The resolution of the shareholders must be recorded in a public deed and a special audit report must confirm that claims
of our creditors remain fully covered despite the reduction in the share capital recorded in the Commercial Register. The share
capital may be reduced below CHF 100,000 only if and to the extent that at the same time the statutory minimum share capital of
CHF 100,000 is reestablished by sufficient new fully paid-up capital. Upon approval by the general meeting of shareholders of
the capital reduction, the board of directors must give public notice of the capital reduction resolution in the Swiss Official
Gazette of Commerce three times and notify creditors that they may request, within two months of the third publication, satisfaction
of or security for their claims. The reduction of the share capital may be implemented only after expiration of this time limit.

 

Our board of directors determines the date
on which the dividend entitlement starts. Dividends are usually due and payable shortly after the shareholders have passed the
resolution approving the payment, but shareholders may also resolve at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders to pay dividends
in quarterly or other installments.

 

Transfer of Shares

 

Shares in uncertificated form (droits-valeurs)
may only be transferred by way of assignment. Shares that constitute intermediated securities (titres intermédiés)
may only be transferred when a credit of the relevant intermediated securities to the acquirer’s securities account is made
in accordance with the relevant provisions of the FISA. Article 5 of our articles of association provides that the transfer of
intermediated securities and the pledging of these intermediated securities are based on the provisions of the FISA and that transfer
of propriety as collateral by means of written assignment are not permitted.

 

Voting rights may be exercised only after
a shareholder (or usufructuaries) has been entered in our share register (registre des actions) with his or her name, first
name and address (in the case of legal entities, the registered office) as a shareholder with voting rights. Our articles of association
state that no individual or legal entity may, directly or indirectly, formally, constructively or beneficially own or otherwise
control voting rights ("Controlled Shares") with respect to 33 1∕3% or more of the registered share capital recorded
in the Commercial Register except if such individual or legal entity submits prior to the acquisition of such Controlled Shares
an orderly tender offer to all shareholders with a minimum price of the higher of (i) the volume weighted average price of the
last 60 trading days prior to the publication of the tender offer or (ii) the highest price paid by such individual or legal entity
in the 12 months preceding to the publication of the tender offer. Those associated through capital, voting power, joint management
or in any other way, or joining for the acquisition of shares, will be regarded as one person. The common shares exceeding the
limit of 33 1/3% and not benefitting from the exemption regarding a tender offer will be entered in our share registered as shares
without voting rights.

 

Additional voting caps apply to shareholders
acquiring shares for other persons (nominees).

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Under the CO, a shareholder has a right
to inspect our share register with respect to his own shares and otherwise to the extent necessary to exercise his shareholder
rights. No other person has a right to inspect our share register. Our books and correspondence may be inspected with the express
authorization of the general meeting of shareholders or by resolution of the board of directors and subject to the safeguarding
of our business secrets.

 

Special Investigation

 

If the shareholders’ inspection rights
as outlined above prove to be insufficient in the judgment of the shareholder, any shareholder may propose to the general meeting
of shareholders that specific facts be examined by a special commissioner in a special investigation. If the general meeting of
shareholders approves the proposal, we or any shareholder may, within 30 calendar days after the general meeting of shareholders,
request the competent court sitting in Lausanne, Switzerland, our registered office, to appoint

 

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a
special commissioner. If the general meeting of shareholders rejects the request, one or more shareholders representing at least
10 percent of the share capital or holders of shares in an aggregate nominal value of at least CHF 2,000,000 may request that
the court appoint a special commissioner. The court will issue such an order if the petitioners can demonstrate that the board
of directors, any member of the board of directors or our executive management infringed the law or our articles of association
and thereby caused damages to the Company or the shareholders. The costs of the investigation would generally be allocated to
us and only in exceptional cases to the petitioners.

 

Compulsory Acquisitions; Appraisal Rights

 

Business combinations and other similar
transactions (i.e. mergers, demergers, transformations and certain asset transfers) that are governed by the Swiss Merger Act are,
if approved in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Swiss Merger Act, binding on all shareholders of the involved companies.
A statutory merger or demerger requires approval by at least two-thirds of the shares represented at a general meeting of shareholders
and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented. If the merger agreement provides, however, only for a
compensation payment, or in the event of an asymmetrical demerger, at least 90 percent of all shareholders of the transferring
company who are entitled to vote must approve the merger agreement and the asymmetrical demerger, respectively.

 

Swiss corporations may be acquired by an
acquirer through the direct acquisition of shares of the Swiss corporation. The Swiss Merger Act provides for the possibility of
a so-called “cash-out” or “squeeze-out” merger if the acquirer controls 90% of the outstanding shares.
If such a squeeze-out merger under the Swiss Merger Act occurs, a minority shareholder subject to the squeeze-out merger could
seek to claim, within two months of the publication of the squeeze-out merger, that the consideration offered is “inadequate”
and petition a Swiss competent court to determine what “adequate” consideration is.

 

In addition, under Swiss law, the sale
of “all or substantially all of our assets” by us may require the approval of at least two-thirds of the number of
shares represented at a general meeting shareholders and the absolute majority of the nominal value of the shares represented.
Whether a shareholder resolution is required depends on the particular transaction, including whether the following test is satisfied:

 

	 	·	
        a core part of our business is sold without which it is economically
        impracticable or unreasonable to continue to operate the remaining business;

         

	 	·	
        our assets, after the divestment, are not invested in accordance
        with our statutory business purpose; and

         

	 	·	the proceeds of the divestment are not earmarked for reinvestment in accordance with our business purpose but, instead, are intended for distribution to our shareholders or for financial investments unrelated to our business.

If in a merger, demerger or transformation,
equity or shareholder rights are not adequately preserved or the compensation paid is unreasonable, within two months after the
publication of the merger, demerger or transformation resolution, each shareholder may demand that the competent court determines
what is a reasonable amount of compensation. The decision of the court is legally binding on all shareholders of the company involved,
provided that they are in the same legal position as the plaintiff. The costs of proceedings shall be borne by the acquiring company.
If the particular circumstances justify it, the court may decide that the plaintiff shall bear all or part of the cost. An action
to obtain a review of the protection of equity or shareholder rights does not affect the legal validity of the merger, demerger
or transformation resolution.

 

Board of Directors

 

Our articles of association provide that
the board of directors shall consist of at least three and not more than nine members.

 

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The members of the board of directors and
the chairman are elected annually by the general meeting of shareholders for a period until the completion of the subsequent ordinary
general meeting of shareholders and are eligible for re-election. Each member of the board of directors must be elected individually.

 

Powers

 

The board of directors has the following
non-delegable and inalienable powers and duties:

 

	 	·	
        the overall management of the Company and the issuing of all
        necessary directives;

         

	 	·	
        the determination of the Company's organization;

         

	 	·	
        the organization of the accounting, financial control and financial
        planning systems are required for management of the Company;

         

	 	·	
        the appointment an dismissal of persons entrusted with managing
        and representing the Company;

         

	 	·	
        the overall supervision of the persons entrusted with managing
        the Company, in particular with regard to compliance with the law, articles of association, operational regulations and directives;

         

	 	·	
        the compilation of the annual report, and the preparation for
        the general meeting of shareholders and implementing its resolutions;

         

	 	·	
        the preparation of the compensation report and to request approval
        by the general meeting of shareholders regarding the compensation of the board of directors and the executive committee; and

         

	 	·	
        the notification of the court in the event that the Company
        is over-indebted.

         

The board of directors may assign responsibility
for preparing and implementing its resolutions or monitoring transactions to committees or individual members. It must ensure appropriate
reporting to its members. Furthermore, the board of directors may, while retaining such non-delegable and inalienable powers and
duties, delegate, in part or entirely, the management and the representation of the Company, within the limits of the law, to a
one or more individual directors (Delegates) or to third parties pursuant to the organizational regulations issued by the board
of directors.

 

Pursuant to Swiss law and Article 25 of
our articles of association, details of the delegation and other procedural rules such as quorum requirements must be set in the
organizational rules issued by the board of directors.

 

The board of directors assigns the persons
with signatory power for the Company and the kind of signatory power.

 

Indemnification of Executive Management and Directors

 

Subject to Swiss law, Article 29 of our
articles of association provides for indemnification of the current and former members of the board of directors, executive management
and their heirs, executors and administrators, against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties in
such capacity, and permits us to advance the expenses of defending any act, suit or proceeding to our directors and members of
the executive management.

 

In addition, under general principles of
Swiss employment law, an employer may be required to indemnify an employee against losses and expenses incurred by such employee
in the proper execution of their duties under the employment agreement with the employer.

 

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We have entered into indemnification agreements
with each of the members of our board of directors and executive management.

 

Conflict of Interest, Management Transactions

 

Swiss law does not have a general provision
regarding conflicts of interest. However, the CO contains a provision that requires our directors and the members of the executive
management to safeguard the Company’s interests and imposes a duty of loyalty and duty of care on our directors and the members
of the executive management. This rule is generally understood to disqualify directors and members of the executive management
from participating in decisions that directly affect them. Our directors and executive officers are personally liable to us for
any breach of these provisions. In addition, Swiss law contains provisions under which directors and all persons engaged in the
Company’s management are liable to the Company, each shareholder and the Company’s creditors for damages caused by
an intentional or negligent violation of their duties. Furthermore, Swiss law contains a provision under which payments made to
any of the Company’s shareholders or directors or any person associated with any such shareholder or director, other than
payments made at arm’s length, must be repaid to the Company if such shareholder or director acted in bad faith.

 

Our board of directors has adopted a Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics that covers a broad range of matters, including the handling of conflicts of interest.

 

Principles of the Compensation of the Board
of Directors and the Executive Management

 

Pursuant to Swiss law, our shareholders
must annually approve the compensation of the board of directors and the persons whom the board of directors has, fully or partially,
entrusted with the management of the Company. The board of directors must issue, on an annual basis, a written compensation report
that must be reviewed together with a report on our business by our auditor. The compensation report must disclose all compensation
(as defined in section 14 of the Swiss Ordinance against Excessive Compensation in Listed Companies) granted by the Company, directly
or indirectly, to current members of the board of directors and executive management as well as to former members of the board
of directors and executive management but in the latter case only to the extent if such compensation is related to their former
role within the Company or if such compensation is not on customary market terms.

 

The disclosure concerning compensation
must in particular include the aggregate amount for the board of directors and the aggregate amount for the executive management,
as well as the particular amount of compensation for each member of the board of directors and the highest paid member of the executive
management, specifying the name and function of each person.

 

Certain forms of compensation are prohibited
for members of our board of directors and executive management, such as:

 

	 	·	
        severance payments provided for either contractually or in the
        articles of association (compensation due until the termination of a contractual relationship does not qualify as severance payment);

         

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        advance compensation;

         

	 	·	
        incentive fees for the acquisition or transfer of corporations,
        or parts thereof, by the Company or by companies being, directly or indirectly, controlled by the us;

         

	 	·	
        loans, other forms of indebtedness, pension benefits not based
        on occupational pension schemes and performance-based compensation not provided for in the articles of association; and

         

 

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	 	·	equity securities and conversion and option rights awards not provided for in the articles of association.

 

Compensation to members of the board of
directors and executive management for activities in entities that are, directly or indirectly, controlled by the Company is prohibited
if the compensation (i) would have been prohibited if it was paid directly by the Company, (ii) is not provided for in the articles
of association or (iii) has not been approved by the general meeting of shareholders.

 

The general meeting of shareholders annually
votes on the proposals of the board of directors with respect to:

 

	 	·	
        the maximum aggregate amount of non-performance-related compensation
        of the board of directors for the next term of office;

         

	 	·	
        the maximum aggregate amount of a possible additional compensation
        of the board of directors for the preceding business year;

         

	 	·	
        the maximum aggregate amount of non-performance-related compensation
        of the executive management for the 12-month period starting on 1 July following the ordinary general meeting of shareholders;

         

	 	·	
        the maximum aggregate amount of variable compensation for the
        executive management for the current year; and

         

	 	·	the maximum aggregate amount of options or shares in the Company granted to the board of directors and the executive management. 

 

The respective total compensation amounts
include social security and occupational pension contributions for the benefit of the members of the board of directors, the executive
management and the Company.

 

If the general meeting of shareholders
refuses to approve a respective motion by the board of directors, the board of directors may either submit a new motion at the
same meeting or determine a maximum total remuneration or several maximum partial remunerations, subject to the relevant principles
of the compensation, or submit a new motion to the next general meeting of shareholders for approval.

 

In addition to fixed compensation, members
of the executive management may be paid in cash a variable compensation, depending on the achievement of certain performance criteria.
The performance criteria may include individual targets, targets of the Company or parts thereof and targets in relation to the
market, other companies or comparable benchmarks, taking into account the position and level of responsibility of the recipient
of the variable compensation. The board of directors or, where delegated to it, the compensation committee determines the relative
weight of the performance criteria and the respective target values.

 

Compensation may be paid in cash or granted
in form of options or shares in the Company. The board of directors or, to the extent delegated to it, the compensation committee
determines grant, vesting, exercise and forfeiture conditions.

 

Borrowing Powers

 

Neither Swiss law nor our articles of association
restrict in any way our power to borrow and raise funds. The decision to borrow funds is made by or under the direction of our
board of directors, and no approval by the shareholders is required in relation to any such borrowing.

 

Repurchases of Shares and Purchases of Own
Shares

 

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The CO limits our right to purchase and
hold our own shares. We and our subsidiaries may purchase shares only if and to the extent that (i) we have freely distributable
reserves in the amount of the purchase price; and (ii) the aggregate nominal value of all shares held by us does not exceed
10 percent of our share capital. Pursuant to Swiss law, where shares are acquired in connection with a transfer restriction set
out in the articles of association, the foregoing upper limit is 20 percent. If we own shares that exceed the threshold of 10 percent
of our share capital, the excess must be sold or cancelled by means of a capital reduction within two years.

 

Shares of the Company held by us or our
subsidiaries are not entitled to vote at the general meeting of shareholders but are entitled to the economic benefits applicable
to the shares generally, including dividends and pre-emptive subscription rights in the case of share capital increases.

 

In addition, selective share repurchases
are only permitted under certain circumstances. Within these limitations, as is customary for Swiss corporations, we may purchase
and sell our own shares from time to time in order to meet imbalances of supply and demand, to provide liquidity and to even out
variances in the market price of shares.

 

Notification and Disclosure of Substantial
Share Interests

 

The disclosure obligations generally applicable
to shareholders of Swiss corporations under the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act, FinMIA, do not apply to us since our
shares are not listed on a Swiss stock exchange.

 

Pursuant to Article 663c of the CO, Swiss
corporations whose shares are listed on a stock exchange must disclose their significant shareholders and their shareholdings in
the notes to their balance sheet, where this information is known or ought to be known. Significant shareholders are defined as
shareholders and groups of shareholders linked through voting rights who hold more than five percent of all voting rights.

 

Stock Exchange Listing

 

Our common shares are listed on the NASDAQ
Global Market under the symbol “ACIU.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar of Shares

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. acts
as transfer agent and registrar for our common shares. The share register reflects only record owners of our shares. Swiss law
does not recognize fractional share interests.

 

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			DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
		

		
			 
		

		
			The following description summarizes the material terms of our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws. Reference is made to the more detailed provisions of, and the descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to, our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws, copies of which are filed as exhibits to our Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			We are incorporated in the State of Florida. The rights of our shareholders are generally governed by Florida law and our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws (each as may be amended and restated from time to time). The terms of our capital stock are therefore subject to Florida law, including the Florida Business Corporation Act, or FBCA, and the common and constitutional law of Florida.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, or preferred stock. The authorized but unissued shares of our capital stock are available for future issuance without shareholder approval, unless otherwise required by applicable law or the rules of any applicable securities exchange.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Voting. Each holder of our Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights and preferences of the holders of any outstanding shares of our preferred stock. Holders of our Class B Common Stock are not entitled to vote on any matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, except as otherwise required by law. The members of our Board are divided into three classes serving staggered three-year terms and are elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Our Articles of Incorporation expressly prohibit cumulative voting. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Dividends and Other Distributions. Subject to certain regulatory restrictions, all shares of our common stock, including our Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, are entitled to share equally in dividends when, as, and if declared by our Board. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, all shares of our common stock would be entitled to share equally in all of our remaining assets available for distribution to our shareholders after payment of creditors and subject to any prior distribution rights related to our preferred stock. We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock and we do not intend to pay dividends for the foreseeable future.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The Federal Reserve Board has established guidelines with respect to the maintenance of appropriate levels of capital by registered bank holding companies such as the Company. Compliance with such standards, as presently in effect, or as they may be amended from time to time, could possibly limit the amount of dividends that we may pay in the future. In 1985, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement on the payment of cash dividends by bank holding companies. In the statement, the Federal Reserve Board expressed its view that a holding company experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends exceeding its net income, or which could only be funded in ways that weaken the holding company’s financial health, such as by borrowing. Our ability to pay dividends and make other distributions to our shareholders depends in part upon the receipt of dividends from the Bank and is limited by federal law. The Bank is a legal entity separate and distinct from the Company. As a depository institution, the deposits of which are insured by the FDIC, the Bank’s primary federal regulator, the Federal Reserve Board, is authorized, and under certain circumstances is required, to determine that the payment of dividends or other distributions by a bank would be an unsafe or unsound practice and to prohibit that payment. The Florida Financial Institutions Code generally allows a Florida bank to pay dividends on common stock up to an amount equal to the bank’s retained earnings for the prior two fiscal years, plus the amount of any net profits for the current year-to-date period. Additionally, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or FDIA, generally prohibits an insured 

		 

		

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depository institution from making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its parent holding company if the depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Preemptive Rights. Our Articles of Incorporation prohibit holders of our common stock from having preemptive or subscription rights to acquire any part of any new or additional issue of stock of any class whether now or hereafter authorized, or of any bond, debentures, notes or other securities. 
		

		
			 
		

		
			Right to Exchange Class B Common Stock. We have entered into agreements with certain institutional holders that, among other things, permit such holders to exchange all or a portion of their shares of Class B Common Stock for an equal number of shares of our Class A Common Stock if  (i) our Board approves the exchange and the exchange would not result in such institutional investor or its affiliates owning greater than 9.9% of our Class A Common Stock or (ii) upon the consummation of  (a) a transfer pursuant to a widely distributed public offering, (b) a transfer in which no transferee acquires greater than two percent of our Class A Common Stock, (c) a transfer to a person that beneficially owns greater than 50% of our issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock or (d) a transfer approved by the Federal Reserve.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Restrictions on Ownership. The BHC Act of 1956, as amended, or the BHC Act, generally permits a company to acquire control of the Company with the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Board. However, any such company is restricted to banking activities, other activities closely related to the banking business as determined by the Federal Reserve Board and, for some companies, certain other financial activities. The BHC Act defines control in general as ownership of 25% or more of any class of voting securities, the authority to appoint a majority of the board or other exercise of a controlling influence. Federal Reserve Board regulations provide that a company that owns less than 5% of the outstanding shares a class of voting securities of a bank holding company is presumed not to control the bank holding company. As a supervisory matter, if a company owns more than 7.5% of a class of voting securities, the Federal Reserve Board expects the company to consult with the agency and in some cases will require the company to enter into passivity or anti-association commitments. Separately, an individual or company that is not required to register as a bank holding company that acquires 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a bank holding company is presumed, if the bank holding company has registered securities under Section 12 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or if the investor would be the largest holder of that class of securities, to have acquired control and may be required to file a change in control notice with the Federal Reserve Board under the Change in Bank Control Act, or the CBCA.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			Under our Articles of Incorporation, upon authorization of our Board, we may issue shares of one or more series of our preferred stock from time to time. Our Board may, without any action by holders of our common stock or, except as may be otherwise provided in the terms of any series of preferred stock of which there are shares outstanding, holders of preferred stock, adopt resolutions to designate and establish a new series of preferred stock. Upon establishing such a series of preferred stock, our Board will determine the number of shares of preferred stock of that series that may be issued and the rights and preferences of that series of preferred stock. Our Board has not designated or established any series of preferred stock. The rights of any series of preferred stock may include, among others:
		

		
			 
		

			
	
			
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			adversely affect voting or other rights evidenced by, or amounts otherwise payable with respect to, the common stock or other series of preferred stock;

		
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			The existence of shares of authorized undesignated preferred stock enables us to meet possible contingencies or opportunities in which the issuance of shares of preferred stock may be advisable, such as in the case of acquisition or financing transactions. Having shares of preferred stock available for issuance gives us flexibility in that it would allow us to avoid the expense and delay of calling a meeting of shareholders at the time the contingency or opportunity arises. Any issuance of preferred stock with voting rights or which is convertible into voting shares could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of our Class A Common Stock.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Any of these actions could have an anti-takeover effect and discourage a transaction that some or a majority of our shareholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which our shareholders might receive a premium for their shares over our then market price.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Florida Law
		

		
			 
		

		
			The provisions of the FBCA and our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws could have the effect of discouraging others from attempting an unsolicited offer to acquire our company. Such provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that shareholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Election and Removal of Directors. Pursuant to our Bylaws, our Board is divided into three classes with terms ending at our annual meetings of shareholders in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively. Upon completion of their respective terms, each class of directors will be elected for a three-year term. Our Articles of Incorporation provide that our directors may be removed only by the affirmative vote of at least 662∕3% of our then-outstanding Class A Common Stock and only for cause. This system of electing and removing directors generally makes it more difficult for shareholders to replace a majority of our directors.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Authorized But Unissued Shares. The authorized but unissued shares of our common stock and our preferred stock will be available for future issuance without any further vote or action by our shareholders. These additional shares may be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of our common stock and our preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control over us by means of a proxy contest, changes in our management, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Shareholders Action; Advance Notification of Shareholder Nominations and Proposals. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws require that any action required or permitted to be taken by our shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of shareholders and may not be effected by written consent. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws also require that special meetings of shareholders be called by holders of at least 50% of all votes entitled to be cast on the issue proposed to be considered at the special meeting by signing, dating and delivering to our secretary one or more written demands for the meeting that describes the purpose for which the meeting is to be held. In addition, our Bylaws allow special meetings of the shareholders to be held when directed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Board of Directors. In addition, our Bylaws provide that candidates for director may be nominated by our Board or by any shareholder of any outstanding class of our capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations by shareholders shall be in writing to our secretary and shall be delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices not less than 120 days and not more than 180 days prior to the date of our notice of annual meeting provided with respect to the previous year’s annual meeting. We may require any proposed nominee for election at an annual or special meeting of shareholders to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Company. The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare in the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the requirements of our Articles of 

		 

		

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Incorporation and our Bylaws, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded. These provisions may have the effect of deterring unsolicited offers to acquire us or delaying changes in our management, which could depress the market price of our Class A Common Stock.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Amendment of Certain Provisions in Our Organizational Documents. The amendment of provisions contained within our Articles of Incorporation that are (i) inconsistent with the our Bylaws or (i) contained in (a) Article IV(B) related to the designation of rights and authorized number of preferred stock, (b) Article V regarding action by shareholders without a meeting, (c) Article VI related to special meetings of shareholders, (d) Article VIII(B) regarding board vacancies, (e) Article VIII(C) related to the removal of directors, (f) Article IX regarding the power of amending our Bylaws resting with our Board, and (g) Article X regarding amending our Articles of Incorporation, would require approval by holders of at least 662∕3% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock then entitled to vote. Our Board may generally amend our Bylaws, from time to time, by majority approval except as otherwise required under the FBCA. These provisions may have the effect of deterring unsolicited offers to acquire us or delaying changes in our governance, which could depress the market price of our Class A Common Stock.
		

		
			 
		

		
			No Cumulative Voting. The FBCA provides that shareholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless our Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise. Our Articles of Incorporation expressly prohibit cumulative voting.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Exclusive Forum for Certain Shareholder Actions. Our Articles of Incorporation include an exclusive forum provision. This provision provides that the state and federal courts in or for Miami-Dade County, Florida or Palm Beach County, Florida, will be the exclusive forums for (i) any action or proceeding asserting a claim for breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company to the Company or the Company’s shareholders; (ii) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company; (iii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the FBCA, or our Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; or (iv) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine (not included in clauses (i) through (iii)); provided that if such state and federal courts lack personal or subject matter jurisdiction over an action, the sole and exclusive forum for such proceeding will be in another court located in Florida. Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in our shares will be deemed to have notice of and have consented to the forum selection clause contained in our Articles of Incorporation. This provision is intended to reduce the risks and costs associated with multijurisdictional litigation and “forum shopping” by plaintiffs by limiting potential plaintiffs’ ability to initiate proceedings of the type described above in courts outside of Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County. However, this provision may limit the ability of a shareholder to bring lawsuits in the shareholder’s preferred venue or make it more difficult or expensive to litigate the foregoing matters. Alternatively, if a court were to find the exclusive forum provision to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in jurisdictions outside of Florida, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. The Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce duties or liabilities created by the Exchange Act. Federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). We note that there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce the exclusive forum provision with regard to any claim over which federal courts may have exclusive jurisdiction, because investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Therefore, it is uncertain whether the exclusive forum provision would apply to claims under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. Although we believe this provision benefits us, it may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Florida Law and Federal Banking Laws. The FBCA contains a control-share acquisition statute that provides that a person who acquires shares in an “issuing public corporation,” as defined in the statute, in excess of certain specified thresholds generally will not have any voting rights with respect to such shares unless such voting rights are approved by each class or series entitled to vote separately on the proposal by a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series, with holders of the outstanding shares of a class or series being entitled to vote as a separate class if the proposed control-share acquisition would, if fully carried out, result in certain changes specified 

		 

		

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under the statute and each class or series entitled to vote separately on the proposal by a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast by that group, excluding shares held or controlled by the acquiring person.
		

		
			 
		

		
			The FBCA also provides that an “affiliated transaction” between a Florida corporation with an “interested shareholder,” as those terms are defined in the statute, generally must be approved by the board of directors and by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding voting shares, other than the shares beneficially owned by the interested shareholder. The FBCA defines an “interested shareholder” as any person who is the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, subject to certain exceptions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Furthermore, the BHC Act and the CBCA,  impose notice, application and approvals and ongoing regulatory requirements on any shareholder or other party that seeks to acquire direct or indirect “control” of bank holding companies. These laws could delay or prevent an acquisition.
		

		
			 
		

		
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			In addition to requirements under the FBCA, our Bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors, officers, and employees, and may indemnify agents, from any expenses, liabilities or other matters and are similar to the current provisions of the FBCA with respect to indemnification. Our Bylaws provide that indemnification or advancement of expenses shall not be made to or on behalf of any director, officer, employee or agent if a judgment or other final adjudication establishes that his or her actions, or omissions to act, were material to the cause of action so adjudicated and such person failed to comply with the required standards of conduct. The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Bylaws may discourage our shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties and may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers.
		

		
			 
		

		
			Additionally, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors that contractually obligate us to indemnify our directors to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law. These agreements generally require both the Company and Bank to indemnify each director if the director is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any proceeding, other than a proceeding by or in the right of the Company or the Bank to procure a judgment in the favor of the Company or the Bank or a proceeding by a federal banking agency if the director acted in good faith and in a manner the director reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company or the Bank, as applicable, and, in the case of a criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that the director’s conduct was unlawful. Each director is further required to be indemnified for all expenses reasonably incurred by the director or on behalf of the director if the director is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any proceeding by or in the right of the Company or the Bank to procure a judgment in favor of the Company or the Bank, provided that the director acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company or the Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no indemnification is available to a director in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the director is finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, the Bank, or both, as the case may be, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the proceeding was brought determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses. The indemnification agreements also generally provide for indemnification of expenses in connection with certain specific scenarios, including proceedings by federal banking regulators, subject to certain customary exclusions. The indemnification agreements also obligate the Company and Bank to advance expenses to a director, subject to the director’s obligation to repay the advance if and to the extent it is determined that the director is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company or Bank. Our shareholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
		

		
			 
		

		
			To the extent that indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. Finally, our ability to provide indemnification to our directors and officers is limited by federal banking laws and regulations.
		

		
			

		 

		

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			Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PFHD.”
		

		
			 
		

		 

		

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