Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement



On July 21, 2022, Tenon Medical, Inc. (the "
Company
") entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims (the "
Settlement Agreement
") with Key Medical, Inc. ("
Key Medical
") and Kal Mentak (the "
Claimant
") to settle all claims and counterclaims in AAA Case No. 01-21-0016-3950 (the "
Action
"), an arbitration claim filed by the Claimant before the American Arbitration
Association (the "
AAA
") alleging breach of contract
and other claims against
the Company, in connection with claims related to Key Medical and Claimant's
consulting and/or employment relationship with the Company.

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, he Company has agreed to (i) pay Key
Medical the total gross sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars
($1,200,000) (the "
Payment
") and (ii) completely release and forever discharge Key Medical and Claimant
and his respective heirs, family members, executors, agents, and assigns
(collectively, the "Claimant Releasees") from, and not to sue concerning, or in
any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any and all claims, rights,
demands, actions, obligations, liabilities, attorneys' fees, claims and causes
of action of any and every kind, nature and character whatsoever on or before
July 27, 2022 that the Company may now have or has ever had against the Claimant
Releases (including claims that are unknown or unanticipated) as further
described in the Settlement Agreement (the consideration set forth in clauses
(i) and (ii) above is referred to herein as the "Company Settlement
Consideration").

In exchange for the Company Settlement Consideration, Key Medical and the Claimant have agreed to release and forever discharge the Company and its current and former officers, directors, employees, agents, investors, attorneys, shareholders, administrators, affiliates, benefit plans, plan administrators, professional employer organization or co-employer, insurers, trustees, divisions, subsidiaries, predecessor and successor corporations, and assigns (collectively, the "Tenon Releasees") from, and agree not to sue concerning, or in any manner to institute, prosecute, or pursue, any and all claims, rights, demands, actions, obligations, liabilities, attorneys' fees, claims and causes of action of any and every kind, nature and character whatsoever, which Key Medical or Claimant may now have or has ever had against the Tenon Releasees (including claims that are unknown or unanticipated) as further described in the Settlement Agreement.

Within five (5) business days of the Company paying the Payment, counsel for Claimant and the Company shall coordinate to jointly inform AAA that all conditions of settlement have been met and jointly seek a dismissal with prejudice of all claims and counterclaims.

The parties to the Settlement Agreement agreed that its execution and the payment of the Payment or other benefits required by the Settlement Agreement shall not be construed as an admission of wrongdoing or liability by the parties.

The terms of the Settlement Agreement are to be governed by the laws of the State of California

The foregoing summary of the material terms of the Settlement Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Settlement Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.       Description

  10.1              Settlement Agreement and General Release of All Claims, by and
                  between Tenon Medical, Inc., and Key Medical, Inc., and Kal Mentak;
                  dated July 21, 2022.

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