Orbotech Ltd.

Orbotech Ltd. is listed on NASDAQ (ORBK). 4.A History and Development of the Company (a) Corporate History The Company was incorporated in Israel, as a company limited by shares, on February 8, 1981 under the name Optrotech Ltd. pursuant to the provisions of the then current Israeli Companies Ordinance. The legislative framework within which the Company now operates is the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 (the Companies Law), which became effective on February 1, 2000, and the Israeli Companies Ordinance (New Version) 1983, as amended (the Companies Ordinance). On August 9, 1984, the Company made an initial public offering of its Ordinary Shares in the United States. The Ordinary Shares are listed on the Nasdaq National Market (Nasdaq) and are traded under the symbol ORBK. Effective as of October 27, 1992, the Company acquired all the ordinary shares of Orbot Systems Ltd.

Orchid Cellmark Inc.

Orchid Cellmark Inc. is listed on NASDAQ (ORCH). We are engaged in the provision of DNA testing services that generate genetic profile information by analyzing an organism's unique genetic identity. The process of identifying unique variations in a genome is referred to as DNA testing. With the exception of identical twins, no two people have the same genetic profile. As a result, an individual's identity can be confirmed with almost absolute certainty through DNA testing. First used to establish human identity in 1985, DNA testing has become the standard method used to confirm paternity and other family relationships and for forensic identification. In recent years, DNA typing has also been used in the animal and agriculture field for food safety and related applications such as selective trait breeding. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, testing is also sometimes referred to in the industry as DNA fingerprinting, DNA typing or genotyping.

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