Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,”
as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the
time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and
procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our management, with the participation of our
principal executive officer and principal accounting and financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how
well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our management necessarily applies
its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, our principal
executive officer and principal accounting and financial officer have concluded that as of July 31, 2022, our disclosure controls and
procedures were not effective as of such date as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control
over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S..
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective
can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
As of July 31, 2022, under the supervision
and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on
this assessment, our management concluded that, as of July 31, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting lacked adequate
segregation of duties within account processes, and systems, inadequate documentation to evidence the operation of controls,
inconsistent procedures and approvals, lack of periodic user access reviews, lack of assessment of controls of financially
significant vendors and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting, IT and financial
reporting and record keeping. We are implementing plans to improve such internal control.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been material changes in our internal control over
financial reporting during the quarter ended July 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting. Independent review and approval of transactions and reconciliations has been implemented in some processes by hiring
personnel and segregating duties amongst the team. Management is implementing processes to document and retain evidence to support reviews
and reconciliations.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions
that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Executive Officers, Directors and Key Employees
The following table sets forth the name, age and position
of each of our executive officers, key employees and directors as of October 27, 2022. All directors hold office until the next annual
meeting of shareholders and the election and qualification of their successors. Officers serve at the discretion of the board.
Name
Age
Position
William V. Williams, MD, FRCP
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President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
Gadi Levin, CA, MBA
49
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Giuseppe Del Priore, MD, MPH
60
Chief Medical Officer
Miguel A. Lopez-Lago, PhD
53
Chief Scientific Officer
Jamieson Bondarenko, CFA, CMT
38
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, CDIR, ACC
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Director
Marc Lustig, MSC, MBA
50
Director
Martin E. Schmieg
60
Director
Rebecca Taub, MD
70
Director
Jane A. Gross, PhD
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Director
Biographies
William V. Williams, MD , President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director, is a seasoned biopharmaceutical executive with over 35 years of industry and academic expertise, including significant
clinical management in multinational pharmaceutical companies. Dr. Williams has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
of the Company since November 1, 2016. Dr. Williams served as Vice President of Exploratory Development at Incyte Corporation from March
2005 through November 2016. There he facilitated entry of over 20 compounds into the clinic, including ruxolitinib (Jakafi), baricitinib
(Olumiant), and epacadostat. Dr. Williams held several positions at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, including Head of Experimental Medicine
and Vice President of Clinical Pharmacology from December 2000 through March 2002; Director and Head of Clinical Pharmacology, Oncology,
Musculoskeletal and Inflammation from March 2002 through December 2004 and Director and Head of Clinical Pharmacology, Musculoskeletal,
Inflammation, Gastrointestinal and Urology from December 2004 through March 2005. He has also served as Assistant Professor of Medicine
and the Director of Rheumatology Research at the University of Pennsylvania from July 1991 through January 1998. Dr. Williams earned his
BSc in Chemistry and Biotechnology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Medical Doctorate from Tufts University School of Medicine.
We believe that Dr. Williams is qualified to serve as a member of our Board b ecause of his experience
as our President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as his depth of academic and industry experience.
Gadi Levin, CA, MBA , Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary, was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company on February 1, 2016. Mr. Levin has also served as Chief
Financial Officer and Director of Vaxil Bio Ltd since March 1, 2016, and as the Finance Director of Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd.
since December 1, 2016. Mr. Levin has over 15 years of experience working with public U.S., Canadian and multi-jurisdictional public companies.
Previously, Mr. Levin served as Chief Financial Officer of DarioHeath Corp from November 2013 through January 2015. Mr. Levin also served
as the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for two Israeli investment firms specializing in private equity, hedge funds
and real estate. Mr. Levin began his CPA career at the accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where he worked for nine years, specializing in
U.S. listed companies involved in initial public offerings. Mr. Levin has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Information
Systems from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a post graduate diploma in Accounting from the University of South Africa.
He received his Chartered Accountant designation in South Africa and has an MBA from Bar Ilan University in Israel.
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Giuseppe Del Priore, MD, MPH , Chief Medical
Officer, was appointed Chief Medical Officer on February 16, 2022. Dr. Del Priore is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 25 years
of experience in research, drug development, and clinical trial management. Dr. Del Priore’s prior work experience includes serving
as a biotechnology company Chief Medical Officer, a National Director at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and faculty at Indiana
University School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, and New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Del Priore completed his MPH degree
in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, his medical degree with Distinction at
The State University of New York, and his BA, magna cum laude, in Philosophy, at The City University of New York, with additional training
at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Rochester. He has
authored numerous publications, was named on several patents, and was listed as the “Best Doctors” by the U.S. News &
World Report. He regularly appears in various media outlets as a Key Opinion Leader in oncology. We believe that Dr. Del Priore is qualified
to serve as Chief Medical Officer b ecause of his medical and clinical trial experience.
Miguel A. Lopez-Lago, PhD , Chief Scientific
Officer, was appointed Chief Scientific Officer on May 26, 2022, a promotion from his prior title of Senior Director, Research and Development.
Since 2000, Dr. Lopez-Lago has been working as a cancer scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Specifically, he
has investigated various aspects of tumor biology, including the development of targeted therapies for mesothelioma and the characterization
of the biological mechanisms underlying cancer metastasis. More recently, Dr. Lopez-Lago has been interested in the study of the tumor
immune-microenvironment and in the development of immunotherapies for thoracic cancers using chimeric antigen receptor T cell technologies.
Since 2013, Dr. Lopez-Lago has been working as Senior Research Scientist at MSKCC. Dr. Lopez-Lago received his Bachelor of Science in
Bio-Sciences and his doctorate in Molecular Biology from Santiago of Compostela University, Spain. We believe that Dr. Lopez-Lago is qualified
to serve as Chief Scientific Officer b ecause of his scientific training, especially in immunology
and cellular therapies.
Jamieson Bondarenko , CFA, CMT , Chairman
of the Board, was appointed as a Director of the Company on February 12, 2019 and elected as Chairman on April 24, 2019. Mr. Bondarenko
provides strategic capital markets & corporate development advice to early-stage life sciences companies through his merchant capital
company, JGRNT Capital Corp., a company he founded in November 2016. From December 2016 through October 2017, he served as Principal and
Managing Director of the Equity Capital Markets group of Eight Capital. He also held several positions in the Capital Markets division
of Dundee Securities Ltd., including Managing Director from July 2016 through December 2016, Director from October 2015 through July 2016,
Vice President from December 2012 through October 2015 and Associate from February 2010 through December 2012. We believe that Mr. Bondarenko
is qualified to serve as a member of our Board b ecause of his industry-specific and capital markets
experience.
Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, CDIR,
ACC , Director, has been a Director of the Company since his appointment on March 18, 2019. In February 2018, he joined the Board of
Directors of Soricimed Biopharma Inc., a private clinical-stage biopharma company developing targeted cancer therapies, and in August
2018 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Soricimed, where he continues to serve in this capacity. He is also a Director of Microbix
Biosystems Inc., a public company and leading manufacturer of viral and bacterial antigens and reagents for the global diagnostics industry.
He originally joined the Microbix Board in February 2007, and he also served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from November
2012 to July 2017. He is President of Stratpath Management Inc., consulting on strategy and governance to the life sciences sector. He
has held other executive positions in life sciences with responsibility for finance, business development, strategic planning and information
technology, including Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of Novopharm Limited from May 2003 through April 2006; Vice
President, Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer of Bayer Inc. from July 1999 through April 2003; Vice President, Finance
and Administration of Bayer Healthcare from October 1996 through June 1999; and Director, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer of Zeneca Pharma Inc. from March 1995 through August 1996. He received his bachelor’s degree from Wilfrid Laurier University
and his master of business administration degree from University of Windsor. He is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered
Director (C. Dir.) and is Audit Committee Certified (A.C.C.) through the Directors College, McMaster University. We believe that Mr. Embro-Pantalony
is qualified to serve as a member of our Board due to his extensive experience as a pharmaceutical and life sciences executive.
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Marc Lustig, Director, was appointed to the
Company’s Board on September 1, 2021. Mr. Lustig is a highly regarded investor, entrepreneur, and corporate finance veteran with
a deep understanding of the life sciences industry, including biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, as well as the legal cannabis industry.
He holds MSc and MBA degrees from McGill University. His professional experience includes working at Merck & Co., and his capital
markets career includes roles in biotechnology equity research and corporate finance. Mr. Lustig was the founder and CEO of Origin House,
which was sold to Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL; OTCQX: CRLBF) in 2020, where he currently serves as a director and as Head of Capital Markets.
In addition to being a director of a number of public companies, he founded the Lustig Family Medical Cannabis Research & Care Fund
of the Cedars Cancer Foundation that provides cannabis to palliative cancer patients. We believe that Mr. Lustig is qualified to serve
as a member of our Board b ecause of his industry-specific and capital markets experience.
Martin Schmieg , Director, rejoined the Company’s
Board on November 24, 2020. Having served as a member of BriaCell’s Board from 2016 to March 2019, Mr. Schmieg is a “C”
level executive with a diversified background in the global biotech, med-tech and pharmaceutical industries, with 40 years of business
experience. He currently serves as Co-Founder and CEO of ClearIt, LLC, a private company based in Massachusetts. As a hands-on leader,
Mr. Schmieg’s early career focused on accounting and financial management responsibilities, serving as Chief Financial Officer to
privately held Cytometrics, Inc. and Advanced Bionics Corporation, and publicly traded Sirna Therapeutics, Inc. and Isolagen, Inc. We
believe that Mr. Schmeig is qualified to serve as a member of our Board b ecause of his long-term
familiarity with the Company and his perspective and experience in relevant industries.
Rebecca Taub, MD , Director, has been a Director
of the Company since her appointment on March 18, 2019. Dr. Taub currently serves as the President of Research and Development for Madrigal
Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. She previously served as Vice President of Research and Development from
July 2016 through her recent promotion to President of Research and Development on June 27, 2019. She has also served as Madrigal’s
Chief Medical Officer since July 2016. Dr. Taub served as the CEO and a Director of Madrigal from September 2011 through Madrigal’s
merger with Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. in July 2016. Prior to joining Madrigal, Dr. Taub served as Senior Vice President, Research and
Development of VIA Pharmaceuticals from 2008 to 2011 and as Vice President, Research, Metabolic Diseases at Hoffmann-LaRoche from 2004
to 2008. In those positions, Dr. Taub oversaw clinical development and drug discovery programs in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases,
including the conduct of a series of Phase I and II proof of conduct clinical trials. Dr. Taub led drug discovery programs, including
target identification, lead optimization and advancement of preclinical candidates into clinical development. From 2000 through 2003,
Dr. Taub worked at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and DuPont Pharmaceutical Company, in a variety of positions, including Executive Director
of CNS and metabolic diseases research. Before becoming a pharmaceutical executive, Dr. Taub was a tenured Professor of Genetics and Medicine
at the University of Pennsylvania, and remains an adjunct professor. Dr. Taub is the author of more than 120 research articles. Before
joining the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Taub served as an Assistant Professor at the Joslin Diabetes Center of Harvard
Medical School, Harvard University and an associate investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Taub received her M.D.
from Yale University School of Medicine and her B.A. from Yale College. We believe that Dr. Taub is qualified to serve as a member of
our Board due to her extensive experience as a pharmaceutical executive heading up major development programs in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Jane Gross, Director, was appointed to the
Company’s Board in November 2021. Dr. Gross is a highly experienced biotech executive with
over 30 years in leading research and development teams from discovery through preclinical evaluation and clinical development of therapeutics
for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Dr. Gross currently serves as an Independent Director for aTyr Pharmaceuticals
(Nasdaq: LIFE), a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory diseases and multiple cancer indications. Dr. Gross’s
experience includes roles as Chief Scientific Officer and SVP, Research and Non-Clinical Development at Aptevo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: APVO),
during which she led the discovery of novel antibody-based, bispecific protein therapeutics as immunotherapies to treat diseases like
cancer. Previously, Dr. Gross served as VP, Applied Research and Non-Clinical Development at Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE: EBS), during
which she successfully introduced a drug to patients from the design stage into the clinic stage. Formerly, as VP, Immunology Research
at ZymoGenetics, Dr. Gross discovered and developed 30+ new product candidates, completed partnerships and out-licensing of assets, and
helped position ZymoGenetics for a successful acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) in 2010. Dr. Gross earned her Ph.D. in Immunology
from the University of California, Berkeley and her Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Washington in Immunology. We
believe that Dr. Gross is qualified to serve as a member of our Board due to her extensive industry experience and academic background.
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Family Relationships and Other Arrangements
There are no family relationships among our directors
and executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between or among our executive officers and directors pursuant to
which any director or executive officer was or is to be selected as a director or executive officer.
Composition of our Board 6
Under
our amended articles of incorporation, our Board consists of a minimum of three directors and up to that number which was last set by
ordinary resolution of the shareholders. Our Board is currently comprised of seven directors, and under the Business Corporations Act
(British Columbia) (“ BCBCA ”), as a reporting issuer, we must have no fewer than three directors. Under the BCBCA, a
director may be removed with or without cause by a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the votes cast by shareholders present
in person or by proxy at a meeting and who are entitled to vote. The directors are appointed at the annual general meeting of shareholders
and the term of office for each of the directors will expire at the time of our next annual shareholders meeting. Our amended articles
of incorporation provide that, between annual general meetings of our shareholders, the directors may appoint one or more additional directors,
but the number of additional directors may not at any time exceed one-third of the number of directors who held office at the expiration
of the last meeting of our shareholders. Under the BCBCA, there is no minimum number of directors required to be resident Canadians as
defined in the BCBCA.
Director Term Limits and Other Mechanisms of Board Renewal
Our Board
has not adopted director term limits or other automatic mechanisms of Board renewal. Rather than adopting formal term limits, mandatory
age-related retirement policies and other mechanisms of Board renewal, the nominating and corporate governance committee of our Board
will develop a skills and competencies matrix for our Board as a whole and for individual directors. The nominating and corporate governance
committee conducts a process for the assessment of our board of directors, each committee and each director regarding his or her effectiveness
and contribution, and reports evaluation results to our Board on a regular basis.
Director Independence
Under
the Nasdaq Rules, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors. For purposes of the Nasdaq
Rules, an independent director means a person other than an executive officer or employee of the company who, in the opinion of the board
of directors, has no relationship with the company that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the
responsibilities of a director. Under NI 58-101, a director is considered to be independent if he or she is independent within the meaning
of Section 1.4 of National Instrument 52-110— Audit Committees . Section 1.4 of NI 52-110 generally provides that a director
is independent if he or she has no direct or indirect relationship with the issuer which could, in the view of the issuer’s board
of directors, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of the director’s independent judgment.
Our
Board has undertaken a review of the independence of each director. Based on information provided by each director concerning his or her
background, employment and affiliations, our Board has determined that Dr. Gross, Dr. Taub, Mr. Embro-Pantalony, Mr. Schmieg, and Mr.
Bondarenko, representing five of the seven members of our Board, are “independent” as that term is defined under the Nasdaq
Rules. In making this determination, our Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with
our company and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial
ownership of our shares by each non-employee director. Dr. Williams is not independent by virtue of being the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Lustig is not independent by virtue of being a significant securityholder of the Company.
Certain
members of our Board are also members of the boards of other public companies. Our Board has not adopted a director interlock policy,
but is kept informed of other public directorships held by its members.
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Mandate of the Board
of Directors
Our Board
is responsible for supervising the management of our business and affairs, including providing guidance and strategic oversight to management.
Our Board’s mandate includes, among other things, the following matters:
●
succession planning, including appointing, training and monitoring senior management;
●
developing the corporate goals and objectives that management is responsible for meeting and reviewing the performance of our senior officers against such corporate goals and objectives;
●
taking steps to satisfy itself as to the integrity of our executive officers and that our executive officers create a culture of integrity throughout the organization;
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reviewing and approving our code of conduct and reviewing and monitoring compliance with the code of conduct and our enterprise risk management processes;
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reviewing and approving management’s strategic and business plans and our financial objectives, plans and actions, including significant capital allocations and expenditures; and
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reviewing and approving material transactions not in the ordinary course of business.
Meetings of Independent
Directors
Our Board
holds regularly-scheduled quarterly meetings as well as ad hoc meetings from time to time. The independent members of our Board
also meet, as required, without the non-independent directors and members of management after each regularly scheduled board meeting.
A director
who has a material interest in a matter before our Board or any committee on which he or she serves is required to disclose such interest
as soon as the director becomes aware of it. In situations where a director has a material interest in a matter to be considered by our
Board or any committee on which he or she serves, such director may be required to absent himself or herself from the meeting while discussions
and voting with respect to the matter are taking place. Directors are also required to comply with the relevant provisions of the BCBCA
regarding conflicts of interest.
Position Descriptions
Our Board
has adopted written terms of reference for the chairman which set out his or her key responsibilities, including duties relating to determining
the frequency, dates and locations of meetings and setting Board meeting agendas, chairing Board and shareholder meetings and carrying
out any other or special assignments or any functions as may be requested by our Board or management, as appropriate.
Our Board
has also adopted written terms of reference for each of the committee chairs which set out each of the committee chair’s key responsibilities,
including duties relating to determining the frequency, dates and locations of meetings and setting committee meeting agendas, chairing
committee meetings, reporting to our Board and carrying out any other special assignments or any functions as may be requested by our
Board.
In addition,
our Board, in conjunction with our Chief Executive Officer, will develop and implement a written position description for the role of
our Chief Executive Officer.
Orientation and Continuing
Education
We have
implemented an orientation program for new directors under which a new director meets separately with the chairman of our Board, members
of the senior executive team and the secretary.
The nominating
and corporate governance committee will be responsible for coordinating orientation and continuing director development programs relating
to the committee’s mandate. The chairman of our Board will be responsible for overseeing director continuing education designed
to maintain or enhance the skills and abilities of our directors and to ensure that their knowledge and understanding of our business
remains current.
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Code of Conduct
Our board
of directors has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. We have made the Code of Ethics
available on our website https://briacell.com/corporate/corporate-governance/. We intend to disclose future amendments to, or waivers
of, our Code of Ethics, as and to the extent required by SEC regulations, at the same location on our website identified above or in public
filings.
Monitoring Compliance
with the Code of Conduct
Our nominating
and corporate governance committee will be responsible for reviewing and evaluating the code of conduct at least annually and will recommend
any necessary or appropriate changes to our Board for consideration. The nominating and corporate governance committee will assist our
Board with the monitoring of compliance with the code of conduct, and will be responsible for considering any waivers therefrom (other
than waivers applicable to members of the nominating and corporate governance committee, which shall be considered by the audit committee,
or waivers applicable to our directors or executive officers, which shall be subject to review by our Board as a whole).
Requirement for Directors
and Officers to Disclose Interest in a Contract or Transaction
In accordance
with the BCBCA, each director and officer must disclose the nature and extent of any interest that he or she has in a material contract
or material transaction whether made or proposed with us, if the director or officer is a party to the contract or transaction, is a director
or an officer or an individual acting in a similar capacity of a party to the contract or transaction, or has a material interest in a
party to the contract or transaction. Subject to certain limited exceptions under the BCBCA, no director may vote on a resolution to approve
a material contract or material transaction which is subject to such disclosure requirement.
As of
the date hereof, except as otherwise disclosed in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, to the knowledge of the Board or the management of
the Company, there are no material interests, whether direct or indirect, of any informed person of the Company, any proposed director
of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director, in any transaction since the commencement of
the Company’s most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially
affect the Company of any of its subsidiaries.
Benefits upon Termination
of Employment
The service
contracts with our directors do not provide for any benefits upon termination of employment, other than a “tail” directors
and officers insurance policy.
Complaint Reporting
In order
to foster a climate of openness and honesty in which any concern or complaint pertaining to a suspected violation of the law, our code
of conduct or any of our policies, or any unethical or questionable act or behavior, our code of conduct will require that our employees
promptly report the violation or suspected violation. In order to ensure that violations or suspected violations can be reported without
fear of retaliation, harassment or an adverse employment consequence, we will adopt a whistleblowing policy which will contain procedures
that are aimed to facilitate confidential, anonymous submissions of complaints by our directors, officers, employees and others.
Committees of the Board
We currently
have an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee, with each committee having a written
charter.
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Audit Committee
Our Audit
Committee is currently comprised of Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony, Martin Schmieg and Jane A. Gross, and chaired by Mr. Embro-Pantalony.
Our Board has determined that each of Mr. Schmieg and Mr. Embro-Pantalony is financially literate and meets the independence requirements
for directors, including the heightened independence standards for members of the audit committee under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange
Act and NI 52-110. Our Board has determined that Mr. Embro-Pantalony is “financially sophisticated” within the meaning of
the Nasdaq Rules, “financially literate” within the meaning of NI 52-110, and a “financial expert” as defined
by Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act.
We have
adopted an Audit Committee Charter setting forth the purpose, composition, authority and responsibility of the audit committee. The primary
function of the audit committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities by reviewing the financial
reports and other financial information provided by the company to regulatory authorities and the Company’s shareholders, the Company’s
systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting and the Company auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes.
Consistent with this function, the Committee will encourage continuous improvement of, and should foster adherence to, Company’s
policies, procedures and practices at all levels. The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities are to:
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Serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company’s financial reporting and internal control system and review Company’s financial statements;
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Review and appraise the performance of the Company’s external auditors; and
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Provide an open avenue of communication among the Company’s auditors, financial and senior management and the Board.
The Audit
Committee meets at least annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. As part of its job to foster open communication, the Audit
Committee meets at least annually with the external auditors.
To fulfill
its responsibilities and duties, the Audit Committee:
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Reviews and updates the Audit Committee’s charter annually;
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Reviews the Company’s financial statements, Management Discussion & Analysis and any annual and interim earnings, press releases before the Company publicly discloses this information and any reports or other financial information (including quarterly financial statements), which are submitted to any governmental body, or to the public, including any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the external auditors;
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Reviews annually, the performance of the external auditors who shall be ultimately accountable to the Board and the Committee as representatives of the shareholders of the Company;
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Obtains annually, a formal written statement of external auditors setting forth all relationships between the external auditors and the Company, consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard I;
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Reviews and discusses with the external auditors any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the external auditors;
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Takes, or recommends that the full Board takes, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the external auditors;
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Recommends to the Board the selection and, where applicable, the replacement of the external auditors nominated annually for shareholder approval;
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Reviews and approves the Company’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditors of the Company;
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Reviews and pre-approves all audit and audit-related services and the fees and other compensation related thereto;
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In consultation with the external auditors, reviews with management the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process, both internal and external;
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Considers the external auditors’ judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Company’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting;
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Considers and approves, if appropriate, changes to the Company’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the external auditors and management;
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Reviews significant judgments made by management in the preparation of the financial statements and the view of the external auditors as to appropriateness of such judgments;
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Following completion of the annual audit, reviews separately with management and the external auditors any significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information;
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Reviews any significant disagreement among management and the external auditors in connection with the preparation of the financial statements;
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Reviews with the external auditors and management the extent to which changes and improvements in financial or accounting practices have been implemented;
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Reviews any complaints or concerns about any questionable accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters;
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Reviews certification process; and
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Reviews any related-party transactions.
Principal Accountant’s
Fees
External Audit Service Fees
The following table sets forth
the aggregate fees paid to the Company’s external auditors, Chartered Professional Accountants, by the Company during the financial
years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021:
Year ended
July 31, 2022
Year ended
July 31, 2021
Audit Fees
$ 232,884
$ 211,000
Audit-Related Fees
-
21,950
Tax Fees
11,900
11,900
All Other Fees
17,134
17,139
Total:
$ 261,918
$ 261,989
Compensation Committee 7
Our compensation
committee is comprised of Mr. Embro-Pantalony and Mr. Schmieg and is chaired by Mr. Schmieg. The Compensation Committee is appointed by
the Board to assist in promoting a culture of integrity throughout the Company, to assist the Board in setting director and senior executive
compensation, and to develop and submit to the Board recommendations with respect to other employee benefits as the Compensation Committee
sees fit. In the performance of its duties, the Compensation Committee is guided by the following principles:
●
offering competitive compensation to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified executives in order for the Company to meet its goals; and
●
acting in the interests of the Company and the shareholders by being fiscally responsible.
The Board relies on the knowledge
and experience of the members of the Compensation Committee to set appropriate levels of compensation for senior officers. Neither the
Company nor the Compensation Committee currently has, or has had at any time since incorporation, any contractual arrangement with any
executive compensation consultant who has a role in determining or recommending the amount or form of senior officer compensation.
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When
determining compensation payable, the Compensation Committee considers both external and internal data. External data includes general
market conditions and well as information regarding compensation paid to directors, CEOs and CFOs of companies of similar size and at
a similar stage of development in the industry. Internal data includes annual reviews of the performance of the directors, CEO and CFO
in light of the Company’s corporate objectives and considers other factors that may have impacted the Company’s success in
achieving its objectives.
Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee
The Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee is appointed by the Board to assist in fulfilling its corporate governance responsibilities under applicable
laws. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for, among other things, developing the Company’s approach
to governance issues and establishing sound corporate governance practices that are in the interests of shareholders and that contribute
to effective and efficient decision-making.
Our Nominating
and Corporate Governance Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Embro-Pantalony and Dr. Taub and is chaired by Mr. Embro-Pantalony.
Exculpation, Insurance and Indemnification of Directors
and Officers
Under
the BCBCA, a company may indemnify: (i) a current or former director or officer of that company; (ii) a current or former director or
officer of another corporation if, at the time such individual held such office, the corporation was an affiliate of the company, or if
such individual held such office at the company’s request; or (iii) an individual who, at the request of the company, held, or holds,
an equivalent position in another entity (an “ indemnifiable person ”) against all costs, charges and expenses, including
an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative
or other legal proceeding or investigative action (whether current, threatened, pending or completed) in which he or she is involved because
of that person’s position as an indemnifiable person, unless: (i) the individual did not act honestly and in good faith with a view
to the best interests of such company or the other entity, as the case may be; or (ii) in the case of a proceeding other than a civil
proceeding, the individual did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the individual’s conduct was lawful. A company cannot
indemnify an indemnifiable person if it is prohibited from doing so under its articles or by applicable law. A company may pay, as they
are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable
person in respect of that proceeding only if the indemnifiable person has provided an undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined
that the payment of expenses was prohibited, the indemnifiable person will repay any amounts advanced. Subject to the aforementioned prohibitions
on indemnification, a company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred
by an indemnifiable person in respect of such eligible proceeding if such indemnifiable person has not been reimbursed for such expenses,
and was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of such eligible proceeding or was substantially successful on the
merits in the outcome of such eligible proceeding. On application from an indemnifiable person, a court may make any order the court considers
appropriate in respect of an eligible proceeding, including the indemnification of penalties imposed or expenses incurred in any such
proceedings and the enforcement of an indemnification agreement. As permitted by the BCBCA, under Article 21.1, we are required to indemnify
our directors and former directors (and such individual’s respective heirs and legal representatives) and we will indemnify any
such person to the extent permitted by the BCBCA .
The BCBCA
provides certain protections under Part 5 – Management, Division 5 - Indemnification of Directors and Officers and Payment
of Expenses, to our current and former directors and officers, as well as other eligible parties defined in Section 159 of the BCBCA
(the “ Eligible Parties ”, each an “ Eligible Party ”). The Company will indemnify the Eligible Parties,
to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to certain limitations listed in Section 163 of the BCBCA, against any proceeding in
which an Eligible Party or any of the heirs and personal or other legal representatives of the Eligible Party, by reason of the Eligible
Party being or having been a director or officer of, or holding or having held a position equivalent to that of a director or officer
of, the Company or an associated corporation (a) is or may be joined as a party, or (b) is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment,
penalty or fine in, or expenses related tom, the proceeding.
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We maintain insurance policies relating to certain liabilities that our
directors and officers may incur in such capacity.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table presents the compensation awarded
to, earned by or paid to each of our named executive officers for the years ended July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021.
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary ($)
Bonus
($)
Stock Awards ($)(1)
Option
Awards
($)
All Other Compensation
($)
Total
($)
William V. Williams, MD, FRCP
2022
560,992
150,000
-
100,152
-
811,144
President and Chief Executive Officer
2021
217,995
-
-
612,324
-
830,319
Gadi Levin, CA, MBA
2022
202,091
45,000
-
9,240
-
256,331
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
2021
114,278
-
-
229,621
-
343,899
Giuseppe Del Priore, MD, MPH (2)
2022
199,665
-
-
215,881
-
415,546
Chief Medical Officer
2021
-
-
-
-
Miguel A. Lopez-Lago, PhD (3)
2022
211,616
35,000
-
22,456
-
269,072
Chief Scientific Officer
2021
40,909
-
-
-
40,909
(1) This column represents the grant date fair value of the award in accordance
with stock-based compensation rules under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. For a more detailed discussion of the valuation
model and assumptions used to calculate the fair value of each option award, refer to Note 2 of the financial statements included in this
annual report.
(2) Giuseppe Del Priore was appointed as the Chief Medical Officer on February 16, 2022
(3) Miguel
A. Lopez-Lago was
appointed as the Chief Scientific Officer on May 26, 2022
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table provides information regarding
option awards held by each of our named executive officers that were outstanding as of July 31, 2022.
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Name
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable
Option
Exercise Price ($)
Option
Expiration Date
Number of
shares or units of
stock that
have not vested (#)
Market value of
shares or units of
stock that
have not vested ($)
William V. Williams, MD, FRCP
200,000
-
4.24
03/29/26
-
-
22,300
-
8.47
01/13/27
5,575
33,384
Gadi Levin, CA, MBA
75,000
-
4.24
03/29/26
-
-
20,000
-
4.71
05/20/27
17,500
55,441
Giuseppe Del Priore, MD, MPH
150,000
-
7.51
02/16/27
112,500
647,642
Miguel A. Lopez-Lago, PhD
15,000
-
8.47
01/13/27
9,375
56,139
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Non-Employee Director Compensation
The following table presents the total compensation
for each person who served as a non-employee member of our Board and received compensation for such service during the fiscal year ended
July 31, 2022. Other than as set forth in the table and described more fully below, we did not pay any compensation, make any equity awards
or non-equity awards to, or pay any other compensation to any of the non-employee members of our Board in 2022.
Name
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($)
Stock Awards
($)
Option
Awards
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Jamieson Bondarenko, CFA, CMT
171,279
-
1,122,784
-
1,294,063
Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, CDIR, ACC
82,675
-
224,557
-
307,232
Marc Lustig, MSC, MBA
59,663
-
224,557
-
284,220
Martin E. Schmieg
72,500
-
224.557
-
297,057
Rebecca Taub, MD
60,000
-
44,911
-
104,911
Jane A. Gross, PhD
30,000
-
283,747
-
313,747
Employment Agreements
Dr. Williams V. Williams
On August 31, 2021, we entered into a compensation
package with Dr. Williams, our Chief Executive Officer (the “ 2021 Compensation Package ”). Pursuant to the 2021 Compensation
Package, Mr. Williams receives $550,000 annually and may earn an equity incentive bonus compensation, which may include a direct stock
award of up to $125,000 based upon a performance review as of December 31, 2021 (the “ Performance Review ”). In addition,
the 2021 Compensation Package provides for an option award to purchase up to $250,000 in common shares of the Company, in connection with
the Performance Review, which vests over a four year period and provides for an aggregate cash, stock and option award of up to $950,000.
On June 21, 2022, we entered into a compensation package
with Dr. Williams (the “ 2022 Compensation Package ”). Pursuant to the 2022 Compensation Package, Mr. Williams receives
$650,000 annually and an annual bonus of $150,000. In addition, the 2022 Compensation Package provides for a performance stock option
award of $250,000 and a total cash, bonus and option award of up to $1,050,000.
Giuseppe Del Priore
On February 14, 2022, we entered into an employment
agreement with Giuseppe Del Priore, our Chief Medical Officer (the “ Del Priore Employment Agreement ”). The Del Priore
Employment Agreement provides for a full-time position, $350,000 annual salary and standard employee benefit plan participation. In addition,
Mr. Del Priore was granted an option to purchase 150,000 of the Company’s common shares. The Del Priore Employment Agreement provides
that Mr. Del Priore is eligible for an annual bonus in either cash or options to purchase common shares of the Company based on the successful
completion of certain corporate milestones selected by our Chief Executive Officer and reviewed in the sole discretion of our Board or
a compensation committee.
Gadi Levin
On March 2, 2022, we entered into an executive
employment agreement with Gadi Levin, our Chief Financial Officer (the “ Levin Employment Agreement ”), effective January
1, 2022. The Levin Employment Agreement provides for a part-time position (60%), $200,000 annual salary (“ Base Salary ”) and
standard employee benefit plan participation. Our Board approved a annual discretionary bonus of 30% of Mr. Levin’s yearly salary
and $100,000 in stock options, which vest over a four year period per calendar year. In addition, Mr. Levin was granted 20,000 options
in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan. During August 2022, Mr. Levin’s annual salary was increased to 250,000,
retroactively to January 1, 2022
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Miguel Lopez-Lago
On May 26, 2022, we entered into an employment agreement
with Miguel Lopez-Lago, our Chief Scientific Officer (the “ Lopez-Lago Employment Agreement ”). The Lopez-Lago Employment
Agreement provides for $210,000 annually for Mr. Lopez-Lago’s duties as our Chief Scientist Officer.
Equity Compensation
Plan Information
The
following table summarizes the total number of outstanding awards and shares available for other future issuances of options under all
of our equity compensation plans as of July 31, 2022. All of the outstanding awards listed below were granted under our stock option plan.
Plan Category
Number of Shares to
be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and Rights
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and Rights
Number of Shares
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under the Equity
Compensation Plan
(Excluding Shares in
First Column)
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders
9,674,638
$ 5.83
61,501
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders
-
-
-
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth certain information
regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares as of October 27, 2022 by:
●
each of our named executive officers;
●
each of our directors;
●
all of our current directors and executive officers as a group; and
●
each shareholder known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common shares.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Common shares that may be acquired by an
individual or group within 60 days of October 27, 2022, pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, vesting of common shares or conversion
of preferred stock or convertible debt, are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual
or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person shown in the
table. Percentage of ownership is based on 15,518,018 common shares issued and outstanding as of October 27, 2022.
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Except as indicated in footnotes to this table, we
believe that the shareholders named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all common shares shown to be
beneficially owned by them, based on information provided to us by such shareholders. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each
director and executive officer listed is: c/o BriaCell Therapeutics Corp., Suite 300 – 235 15th Street, West Vancouver, BC V7T 2X1.
Number of Shares
Percentage of Common Shares
Name of Beneficial Owner
Beneficially Owned
Beneficially Owned
Directors and Named Executive Officers
Jamieson Bondarenko, CFA, CMT (1)
557,356
3.59 %
William V. Williams, MD, FRCP (2)
406,358
2.62 %
Gadi Levin, CA, MBA (3)
82,848
*
Giuseppe Del Priore, MD, MPH (4)
38,750
*
Miguel A. Lopez-Lago, PhD (5)
6,875
*
Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony, MBA, FCPA, FCMA, CDIR, ACC (6)
72,024
*
Marc Lustig, MSC, MBA
1,660,000
10.70 %
Martin E. Schmieg (7)
63,075
*
Rebecca Taub, MD (8)
17,500
*
Jane A. Gross, PhD (9)
47,500
*
All current named executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)
2,952,285
19.02 %
5% or Greater Shareholders
Marc Lustig, MSC, MBA
1,660,000
10.70 %
*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.
Notes
:
1.
Includes 150,000
options with an exercise price of $4.35, expiring on March 29, 2026, 187,500 options with an exercise price of $8.47, expiring on
January 13, 2027 and 100,000 warrants to purchase common shares with an exercise price of $5.3125, expiring on February 26, 2026.
2.
Includes 200,000 options
with an exercise price of $4.35, expiring on March 29, 2026, 16,725 options with an exercise price of $8.47, expiring on January
13, 2027, 12,725 options with an exercise price of C$8.38, expiring on August 2, 2027 and 27,272 warrants to purchase common shares
with an exercise price of $5.3125, expiring on February 26, 2026.
3.
Includes 75,000 options
with an exercise price of US$4.24, expiring on March 29, 2026, 2,500 options with an exercise price of US$4.71, expiring on May 20,
2027 and 2,538 options with an exercise price of C$8.38, expiring on August 2, 2027.
4.
Includes 37,500 options
with an exercise price of US$7.51, expiring on February 16, 2027 and 1,250 options with an exercise price of C$8.38, expiring on
August 2, 2027.
5.
5,625 options with an exercise
price of $8.47, expiring on January 13, 2027 and 1,250 options with an exercise price of C$8.38, expiring on August 2, 2027.
6.
Includes 25,000 options
with an exercise price of US$4.24, expiring on March 29, 2026 and 37,500 options with an exercise price of $8.47, expiring on January
13, 2027.
7
Includes 25,000 options
with an exercise price of US$4.24, expiring on March 29, 2026 and 37,500 options with an exercise price of $8.47, expiring on January
13, 2027.
8.
Includes 10,000 options
with an exercise price of US$4.24, expiring on March 29, 2026 and 7,500 options with an exercise price of $8.47, expiring on January
13, 2027.
9.
Includes 10,000 options
with an exercise price of US$7.74, expiring on November 1, 2026 and 37,500 options with an exercise price of $8.47, expiring on January
13, 2027.
Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers
and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes
in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies
of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based on a review of the copies of such forms received,
we believe that during the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater
than 10% beneficial owners were complied with.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS,
AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
There have been no transactions since August 1, 2020
to which we have been a party, including transactions in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or
1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, executive
officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of
the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination,
change in control and other arrangements, which are described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We are not a party to a current
related party transaction, and no transaction is currently proposed, in which the amount of the transaction exceeds the lesser of $120,000
or 1% of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years and in which a related person had or will
have a direct or indirect material interest.
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Director Independence
Our board of directors undertook a review of the independence
of our directors and considered whether any director has a relationship with us that could compromise that director’s ability to
exercise independent judgment in carrying out that director’s responsibilities. Our board of directors has affirmatively determined
that Dr. Gross, Dr. Taub. Mr. Bondarenko, Mr. Empro-Pantalony, Mr. Lustig, and Mr. Schmieg are each an “independent director,”
as defined under the Nasdaq rules.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed to us by MNP LLP, our independent
registered public accounting firm, for the indicated services for each of the last two fiscal years were as follows:
2022
2021
Audit fees (1)
$ 232,884
$ 211,000
Audit-related fees (2)
$ -
$ 21,950
Tax fees
$ 11,900
$ 11,900
All other fees
$ 17,134
$ 17,139
(1)
Audit fees consist of fees for professional services performed by MNP LLP for the audit and review of our financial statements.
(2)
Audit related fees consist of fees for preparation and filing of our registration statements, including issuance of comfort letters.
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit
and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors
Consistent with SEC policies and guidelines regarding
audit independence, the Audit Committee is responsible for the pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by
our independent registered public accounting firm on a case-by-case basis. Our Audit Committee has established a policy regarding approval
of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by our principal accountants. Our Audit Committee pre-approves these services
by category and service. Our Audit Committee has pre-approved all of the services provided by our independent registered public accounting
firm.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
(a)(1) Financial Statements
The financial statements required by this item are submitted in a separate section beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b) Exhibits
Exhibit
Description
3.1
Articles
of BriaCell Therapeutics Corp, dated July 26, 2006
3.2
Articles
of BriaCell Therapeutics Corp, dated October 22, 2019
3.3
Notice
of Articles, dated November 25, 2014
3.4
Notice of Articles, dated August 22, 2019
10.1
Stock Option Plan, dated November 25, 2014
10.2
Service
Agreement with UC Davis, dated June 11, 2015
10.3
Clinical
Study Agreement with Cancer Insight, LLC, dated May 2, 2016
10.4
Amendment
#1 to Service Agreement with UC Davis, dated June 12, 2016
10.5
Licensing Agreement between Faller & Williams Technology LLC and Sapientia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., dated March 16, 2017
10.6
Master
Services Agreement with KBI Biopharma, Inc., dated March 17, 2017
10.7
Clinical
Study Agreement with Cancer Insight, LLC, dated September 29, 2017
10.8
Amendment
#2 to Service Agreement with UC Davis, dated August 27, 2018
10.9
First
Supplement to Clinical Study Agreement with Cancer Insight, LLC, dated October 18, 2018
10.10
Amendment
#1 to Services Agreement with Colorado State University, dated April 2, 2019
10.11
Stem
Cell Program Services Agreement with UC Davis, May 3, 2019
10.12
HLA
Typing Services Agreement with Histogenetics, dated October 3, 2019
10.13
Procurement
Agreement with Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, dated June 13, 2019
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10.14
Clinical
Supply Services Agreement with Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, dated June 13, 2019
10.15
Quality
Agreement with Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC, dated June 25, 2019
10.16
Master
Services Agreement, dated February 27, 2020
10.17
Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement, dated October 28, 2020
10.18
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (June 2021)
10.19
Form
of Placement Agency Agreement (June 2021)
10.20
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement (June 2021)
10.21
Form of Underwriting Agreement dated February 22, 2021
10.22+
Compensation Agreement with Dr. William V. Williams, dated August 31, 2021
10.23
Compensation Agreement with Dr. William V. Williams, dated June 21, 2022
10.24+
Employment Agreement with Giuseppe Del Priore, dated February 14, 2022
10.25+
Employment Agreement with Gadi Levin, dated March 2, 2022
10.26+
Employment Agreement with Miguel Lopez-Lago, dated May 26, 2022
21.1
List
of Subsidiaries
31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BRIACELL THERAPEUTICS CORP.
/s/ William V. Williams
October 27, 2022
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ William V. Williams
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
October 27, 2022
William V. Williams
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Gadi Levin
Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
October 27, 2022
Gadi Levin
/s/ Jamieson Bondarenko
Chairman of the Board of Directors
October 27, 2022
Jamieson Bondarenko
/s/ Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony
Director
October 27, 2022
Vaughn C. Embro-Pantalony
/s/ Marc Lustig
Director
October 27, 2022
Marc Lustig
/s/ Martin E. Schmieg
Director
October 27, 2022
Martin E. Schmieg
/s/ Rebecca Taub
Director
October 27, 2022
Rebecca Taub
/s/ Jane A. Gross
Director
October 27, 2022
Jane A. Gross
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Consolidated
Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
Expressed
in United States Dollars
F- 1
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Shareholders of BriaCell Therapeutics Corp.
Opinion
on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (the Company) as of July 31, 2022 and 2021,
and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the two-year period ended July 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial
statements).
In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
Company as of July 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its consolidated operations and its consolidated cash flows for each of the
years in the two-year period ended July 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Basis
for Opinion
These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part
of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing
an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence
regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matters
The
critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements
that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are
material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The
communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole,
and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the
accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
F- 2
Critical
Audit Matter description
The
Company changed its accounting framework from the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (US GAAP). The change in accounting framework caused a change in accounting treatment of certain warrant
instruments from being classified as equity to liability. The transition treatment of these warrants requires the Company to perform
detail accounting and complex accounting analysis and multiple complex calculations to account for the warrant liabilities. Thus, we
identified the change in the accounting treatment of the warrant instruments as a critical audit matter.
How
the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit
The
primary procedures MNP performed to address this critical audit matter included the following, among other procedures:
●
We
obtained a transition memo from management to understand the implication of the changes from IFRS to US GAAP. We assessed the accounting
treatment change for reasonability.
●
We
obtained management’s recalculation of balances and adjustments due to the change in the accounting treatment and recalculated
the balances and adjustments as at July 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021 to determine if the amounts were reasonably calculated and presented.
Chartered
Professional Accountants
Licensed
Public Accountants
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
MNP
LLP
Mississauga,
Canada
October
27, 2022
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
As
at July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data)
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 41,041,652
$ 57,268,685
Amounts receivable
24,103
12,574
Prepaid expenses
1,280,945
516,891
Total current assets
42,346,700
57,798,150
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Investments
2
2
Intangible assets, net
230,339
245,610
Total non-current assets
230,341
245,612
Total assets
$ 42,577,041
$ 58,043,762
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables
$ 463,280
$ 214,116
Accrued expenses and other payables
477,807
342,679
Total current liabilities
941,087
556,795
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Warrant liability
31,307,022
29,789,260
Government loans
-
25,986
Total non-current liabilities
$ 31,307,022
$ 29,815,246
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Share Capital of no par value – Authorized: unlimited at July 31, 2022 and 2021; Issued and outstanding: 15,518,018 and 15,269,583 shares at July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively
65,589,293
54,774,172
Additional paid in capital
5,228,160
2,178,130
Warrant reserve
-
-
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
( 138,684 )
( 138,684 )
Accumulated deficit
( 60,349,837 )
( 29,141,897 )
Total shareholders’ equity
10,328,932
27,671,721
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$ 42,577,041
$ 58,043,762
These
consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue on behalf of the Board of Directors on October 27, 2022 by:
On
behalf of the Board:
“Jamieson
Bondarenko”
“William
Williams”
Director
Director
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data)
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Year Ended
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Research and development expenses
$ 8,021,489
$ 2,020,899
General and administrative expenses
7,267,452
4,955,136
Total operating loss
( 15,288,941 )
( 6,976,035 )
Financial expenses, net
( 11,549,962 )
( 6,840,165 )
Loss and comprehensive loss
$ ( 26,838,903 )
$ ( 13,816,200 )
Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted
$ ( 1.73 )
$ ( 3.06 )
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted
15,494,091
4,519,579
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars , except share and per share data)
Number
Amount
PAID IN CAPITAL
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
Share capital
ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATED OTHER
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’
Number
Amount
PAID IN CAPITAL
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
Balance, July 31, 2020
721,962
12,263,858
2,446,886
( 138,684 )
( 17,312,812 )
( 2,740,752 )
Issuance of warrants on convertible debt
-
-
-
-
-
-
Conversion feature
-
20,251
-
-
-
20,251
Issuance of shares for debt
50,000
329,670
-
-
-
329,670
Issuance of shares in public offering
6,764,705
12,357,799
-
-
-
12,357,799
Issuance of shares in private placement, net of issuance costs
5,170,343
13,611,136
-
-
-
13,611,136
Reclassification of warrant liability
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exercise of warrants
2,562,573
16,191,458
( 249,867 )
-
-
15,941,591
Expiration of warrants
-
-
( 1,599,468 )
-
1,599,468
-
Expiration and forfeiture of options
-
-
( 387,647 )
-
387,647
-
Issuance of options
-
-
1,968,226
-
-
1,968,226
Loss for the year
-
-
-
-
( 13,816,200 )
( 13,816,200 )
Balance, July 31, 2021
15,269,583
$ 54,774,172
$ 2,178,130
$ ( 138,684 )
$ ( 29,141,897 )
$ 27,671,721
Exercise of Broker Warrants
219,453
2,730,754
-
-
-
2,730,754
Exercise of Private Placement Warrants
997,200
12,162,001
-
-
-
12,162,001
Exercise of Public Offering Warrants
63,454
683,905
-
-
-
683,905
Shares issuance costs
-
( 57,116 )
-
-
-
( 57,116 )
Issuance of options
-
-
3,074,584
-
-
3,074,584
Shares repurchased and canceled
( 1,031,672 )
( 4,704,423 )
-
-
( 4,393,591 )
( 9,098,014 )
Expiration of options
-
-
( 24,554 )
-
24,554
-
Loss for the year
-
-
-
-
( 26,838,903 )
( 26,838,903 )
Balance, July 31, 2022
15,518,018
65,589,293
5,228,160
( 138,684 )
( 60,349,837 )
10,328,932
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data)
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021(Restated)
Year Ended
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Cash flow from operating activities:
Loss
$ ( 26,838,903 )
$ ( 13,816,200 )
Adjustments to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
15,272
15,256
Share-based compensation
3,074,584
1,968,226
Interest expense
979
78,554
Gain from government grant
( 3,388 )
3,691
Expensed share issue costs in public offering
-
1,793,527
Loan forgiveness
-
( 127,030 )
Loss on extinguishment of settlement of debt
-
166,937
Change in fair value of warrants
11,658,372
4,448,957
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in amounts receivable
( 11,530 )
9,941
Decrease in prepaid expenses
( 764,054 )
( 100,984 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
249,164
( 1,405,664 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other payables
135,128
( 785,399 )
Net cash used in operating activities
( 12,484,376 )
( 7,750,188 )
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from public offering, net
-
26,927,142
Proceeds from private placement, net
-
24,695,195
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
6,509,768
13,705,685
Share and warrant buyback program
( 10,171,732 )
-
Repayment government grant
( 23,577 )
-
Repayment of unsecured convertible loan
-
( 307,108 )
Proceeds from issuance of unsecured convertible loan
-
215,710
Share issuance costs
( 57,116 )
-
Repayment of short-term loans
-
( 239,000 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
( 3,742,657 )
64,997,624
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
( 16,227,033 )
57,247,436
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
57,268,685
21,249
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$ 41,041,652
$ 57,268,685
Significant non-cash transactions:
Shares issued for settlement of debt
$ -
$ 329,670
Forgiveness of government grant
$ -
$ 144,542
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 1: GENERAL
a.
BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp. (“BriaCell” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British
Columbia) on July 26, 2006 and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) under the symbol “BCT” and the Company also trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“NASDAQ”)
under the symbols “BCTX” and “BCTXW”.
b.
BriaCell
is an immuno-oncology biotechnology company. BriaCell owns the US patent to Bria-IMT™, a whole-cell cancer vaccine (US Patent
No.7674456) (the “Patent”). The Company is currently advancing its immunotherapy program, Bria-IMT™, to complete
a 24-subject Phase I/IIa clinical trial and by research activities in the context of BriaDx™, a companion diagnostic test to
identify patients likely benefitting from Bria-IMT™.
c.
The
Company continues to devote substantially all of its efforts toward research and development activities. In the course of such activities,
the Company has sustained operating losses and expects such losses to continue in the foreseeable future. The Company’s accumulated
deficit as of July 31, 2022 was $ 60,349,837 (July 31, 2021 - $29,141,897) and negative cash flows from operating activities during
the year ended July 31, 2022 was $ 12,484,376 (July 31, 2021 - $ 7,750,188 ). The Company is planning to finance its operations from
its existing and future working capital resources and to continue to evaluate additional sources of capital and financing. The Company
believes that its existing capital resources will be adequate to satisfy its expected liquidity requirements for at least twelve
months from the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.
d.
The
Company has a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (“BTC”), which was incorporated in April 3,
2014, under the laws of the state of Delaware. BTC has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sapientia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(“Sapientia” and together with BTC the “Subsidiaries”), which was incorporated in September 20, 2012, under
the laws of the state of Delaware. The Company has one operating segment and reporting unit.
e.
Since January 2020, the Coronavirus outbreak has dramatically expanded into a worldwide pandemic creating macro-economic
uncertainty and disruption in the business and financial markets. Many countries around the world, including Canada and the United States
have been taking measures designated to limit the continued spread of the Coronavirus, including the closure of workplaces, restricting
travel, prohibiting assembling, closing international borders and quarantining populated areas. Such measures present concerns that may
dramatically affect the Company’s ability to conduct its business effectively.
The Company may face difficulties recruiting or retaining patients in our
ongoing and planned clinical trials if patients are affected by the virus or are fearful of visiting or traveling to our clinical trial
sites because of the outbreak of COVID-19. In the event that clinical trial sites are slowed down or closed to enrolment in our trials,
this could have a material adverse impact on our clinical trial plans and timelines. The Company is continuing to assess its business
plans and the impact COVID-19 is having on the Company’s clinical trial timelines and the Company’s ability to recruit candidates for
clinical trials. The extent to which COVID-19 and global efforts to contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future
developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the outbreak
and the actions taken to contain or treat the coronavirus outbreak. The Company currently believes that the execution of our clinical
trials and research programs are delayed by at least one quarter due to COVID-19.
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
a. Basis of presentation of the financial statements:
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the United States generally accepted
accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) as set forth in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting
Standards Codification (ASC).
Prior
to July 2022, the Company prepared its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), as permitted in the United States based on the Company’s qualification
as a “foreign private issuer” under the rules and regulations of the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
On August 1, 2022, the Company no longer qualified as a “foreign private issuer” as such term is defined in Rule 405 under
the Securities Act of 1933 and therefore, as a domestic filer, prepared its consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
b. Use of estimates:
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company’s management believes
that the estimates, judgment and assumptions used are reasonable based upon information available at the time they are made. These estimates,
judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements,
and the reported amount of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Going Concern
Preparation of the consolidated financial
statement on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and payments of liabilities in the ordinary course of
business. Should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, it may be unable to realize the carrying value of its assets, including
its intangible assets and to meet its liabilities as they become due
Warrants and
options
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate fair value of options and the warrant liability at each reporting date.
The key assumptions used in the model are the expected future volatility in the price of the Company’s shares and the expected
life of the warrants.
Income
Taxes
Provisions
for taxes are made using the best estimate of the amount expected to be paid based on a qualitative assessment of all relevant factors.
The Company reviews the adequacy of these provisions at the end of the reporting period. However, it is possible that at some future
date an additional liability could result from audits by taxing authorities. Where the final outcome of these tax-related matters is
different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will affect the tax provisions in the period in which such
determination is made.
c. Principal of consolidation:
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated upon consolidation.
d. Consolidated financial statements in U.S dollars:
The
functional currency is the currency that best reflects the economic environment in which the Company and its subsidiary operates and
conducts their transactions. The Company’s management believes that the functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries
is the U.S. dollar.
Accordingly,
monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are remeasured into U.S. dollars at each reporting period end
in accordance with ASC No. 830 “Foreign Currency Matters.” All transaction gains and losses of the remeasured monetary
balance sheet items are reflected in the statements of operations as financing income or expenses as appropriate.
The
Company changed its functional currency from the Canadian dollar (C$) to the United States dollar (US$) as of May 1, 2021. The change
in presentation currency is a voluntary change which is accounted for retrospectively.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
e. Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash
equivalents are short-term highly liquid deposits that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less,
at the date acquired.
f. Property and equipment, net:
Property
and equipment with individual values of over $ 2,500 are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using
the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets at the following annual rates:
SCHEDULE
OF ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE OF ASSET
%
Computers
and peripheral equipment
20 - 33
g. Intangible assets, net:
Separately
acquired intangible assets are measured on initial recognition at cost including directly attributable costs. Intangible assets acquired
in a business combination are measured at fair value at the acquisition date. Expenditures relating to internally generated intangible
assets, excluding capitalized development costs, are recognized in profit or loss when incurred.
Intangible
assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their useful lives and reviewed for impairment annually and whenever there is an
indication that the asset may be impaired. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are
largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Recoverability of these group of assets is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the group of assets is expected to generate. If such review
indicates that the carrying amount of intangible assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair
value.
The
amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset are reviewed at least at each year end.
Intangible
assets with indefinite useful lives are not systematically amortized and are tested for impairment annually, or whenever there is an
indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The useful life of these assets is reviewed annually to determine whether their
indefinite life assessment continues to be supportable. If the events and circumstances do not continue to support the assessment, the
change in the useful life assessment from indefinite to finite life is accounted for prospectively as a change in accounting estimate
and on that date the asset is tested for impairment. Commencing from that date, the asset is amortized systematically over its useful
life.
The
useful lives of intangible assets are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF USEFUL LIVES OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Patents
Useful
life
20
years
Amortization
method
Straight-line
In-house
development or purchase
Purchase
For
the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, no impairment losses have been identified.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
h. Impairment of long-lived assets:
The
Company’s long-lived assets to be held or used, including intangible assets that are subject to amortization, are reviewed for
impairment in accordance with ASC 360 “Property, Plants and Equipment”, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured
by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by
the assets (or asset group). If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount
by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds their fair value.
For
the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, no impairment losses have been identified.
i. Research and Development expenses:
Research
and development expenses are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations when incurred. Research and development expenses
consist of intellectual property, development and production expenditures.
j. Fair value of financial instruments:
The
accounting guidance for fair value provides a framework for measuring fair value, clarifies the definition of fair value, and expands
disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The accounting guidance
establishes a three-tiered hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value as follows:
Level
1
—
Quoted
prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy
gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
Level
2
—
Observable
inputs that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data.
Level
3
—
Unobservable
inputs are used when little or no market data are available.
The
carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivables, trade payable and accrued expenses and other payables approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments.
F- 11
BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
k. Leases:
The
Company accounts for leases according to ASC 842, “Leases”. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease and the classification
of that lease at inception based on: (1) whether the contract involves the use of a distinct identified asset, (2) whether the Company
obtains the right to substantially all the economic benefits from the use of the asset throughout the period, and (3) whether the Company
has a right to direct the use of the asset. An ROU asset represents the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease
liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease agreement. An ROU asset is measured
based on the discounted present value of the remaining lease payments, plus any initial direct costs incurred and prepaid lease payments,
excluding lease incentives. The lease liability is measured at lease commencement date based on the discounted present value of the remaining
lease payments. The implicit rate within the operating leases is generally not determinable, therefore the Company uses the Incremental
Borrowing Rate (“IBR”) based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease
payments. The Company’s IBR is estimated to approximate the interest rate for collateralized borrowing with similar terms and payments
and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. An option to extend the lease is considered in connection with determining
the ROU asset and lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. An option to terminate is
considered unless it is reasonably certain that the Company will not exercise the option.
The
Company elected the practical expedient for lease agreements with a term of twelve months or less and does not recognize right-of-use
(“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities in respect of those agreements. The Company also elected the practical expedient to
not separate lease and non-lease components for its leases.
l.
Share-based compensation :
The
Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC No. 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”,
which requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model.
The value of the award is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods, which is the vesting period of the respective
award, on a straight-line basis when the only condition to vesting is continued service.
The
Company has selected the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as the most appropriate fair value method for its option awards. The Company
recognizes forfeitures of equity-based awards as they occur.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
m. Income Taxes:
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes”, which prescribes the use of the liability method
whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax
bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are
expected to reverse. The Company provides a valuation allowance, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value, if
needed.
ASC
740 offers a two-step approach for recognizing and measuring a liability for uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the
tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more
likely than not that, on an evaluation of the technical merits, the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of
any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50%
likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. As of July 31, 2022, and 2021 no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was recorded
as a result of ASC 740.
n. Basic and diluted net loss per Share:
The
Company’s basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted-average
number of shares of ordinary shares outstanding for the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. The diluted
net loss per share is calculated by giving effect to all potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period using the treasury
share method or the if-converted method based on the nature of such securities. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss
per share in periods when the effects of potentially dilutive ordinary shares are anti-dilutive.
F- 13
BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont.)
o. Recently issued and adopted accounting standards:
As
an “emerging growth company,” the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) allows the Company to delay
adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to
private companies. The Company has elected to use this extended transition period under the JOBS Act. The adoption dates discussed below
reflects this election.
1. In
June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 (Topic 326), Financial Instruments—Credit
Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaces the existing
incurred loss impairment model with an expected credit loss model and requires a financial
asset measured at amortized cost to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected.
The guidance will be effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. Effective August
1, 2021, the Company early adopted ASU 2016-13. Adoption of the new standard did not have
a material impact on the financial statements.
2. In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options
(Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity
(Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s
Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”). The final guidance issued by the FASB for convertible
instruments eliminates two of the three models in ASC 470-20 that require separate accounting
for embedded conversion features. Separate accounting is still required in certain cases.
Additionally, among other changes, the guidance eliminates some of the conditions for equity
classification in ASC 815-40-25 for contracts in an entity’s own equity. The guidance
also requires entities to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments in
the diluted earnings per share calculation and include the effect of share settlement for
instruments that may be settled in cash or shares, except for certain liability-classified
share-based payment awards. ASU 2020-06 is effective for the company for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is
permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Effective
August 1, 2021, the Company early adopted ASU 2020-06. Adoption of the new standard did not
have a material impact on the financial statements.
3. In
November 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-10, Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosure
by Business Entities about Government Assistance (ASU 2021-10), which improves the transparency
of government assistance received by most business entities by requiring the disclosure of:
(1) the types of government assistance received; (2) the accounting for such assistance;
and (3) the effect of the assistance on a business entity’s financial statements. This
guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after
15 December 2021. Early adoption is permitted. Adoption
of the new standard did not have a material impact on the financial statements.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 3: INTANGIBLE ASSETS. NET
Acquired
intangible assets with finite lives consisted of the following as of July 31, 2022 and 2021:
SCHEDULE
OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
2022
2021
July 31,
2022
2021
Patents
$ 305,130
$ 305,130
Gross intangible assets
305,130
305,130
Less – accumulated amortization
( 74,791 )
( 59,520 )
Intangible assets, net
$ 230,339
$ 245,610
The
attributable intellectual property relates to Sapientia’s various patents, which the Company is amortizing over 20 years, consistent
with its accounting policy.
Amortization
expenses for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, were $ 15,271 and $ 15,256 , respectively.
The
estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets as of July 31, 2022 is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF ESTIMATED FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSES OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
2023
$ 15,271
2024
15,271
2025
15,271
2026
15,271
2027
15,271
2028 and thereafter
153,984
Total
$ 230,339
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 4: LOANS
(a)
Short-terms loans
During
the year ended July 31, 2021, the Company received seven unsecured loans from directors and an officer in the total amount of $ 27,469 .
The loans all bore interest at 2.5 % annually and were repayable on or before July 31, 2021.
During
March 2021, all the above mentioned short-term loans and accrued interest were repaid.
Total
interest expense in respect to all short-term loans for year ended July 31, 2022 and 2021 is nil and $ 5,429 , respectively.
(b)
Government grants
On
April 24, 2020, the Company received a $ 32,560 (CAD$ 40,000 ) loan from the Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA Loan”).
The CEBA Loan bears 0 % interest until December 31, 2022. If the balance is not paid by December 31, 2022, the remaining balance will
be converted to a 3 -year term loan at 5 % annual interest, paid monthly, effective January 1, 2023. The full balance must be repaid by
no later than December 31, 2025. No principal payments required until December 31, 2022. Principal repayments can be voluntarily made
at any time without fees or penalties. $ 8,140 loan forgiveness is available, provided the carrying value of $ 25,986 at December 31, 2020,
and $ 24,420 is paid back between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. The loan was recognized at the fair value based on an estimated
market interest rate of 15 %.
On
December 13, 2021, the Company repaid the CEBA loan in the amounts of $ 24,420
and the balance was forgiven and recorded as a gain on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
For
the year ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded an interest expense of nil and $ 3,650 , respectively, being the interest accretion
on the CEBA Loan.
On
May 1, 2020 the Company received $ 127,030 as a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program in the United States (the “Program”)
The terms of the Program provide that a portion of the loan may be forgiven, to the extent that the amounts spent during the eight week
period following the first disbursement of the loan are incurred as follows: (i) payroll costs, (ii) interest payments on mortgages incurred
before February 15, 2020, (iii) rent payments on leases in effect before February 15, 2020, and (iv) utility payments for which service
began before February 15, 2020 (“Program Expenses”). The unforgiven part of the loan must be repaid within two years and
bears interest at 1 % per annum. The Company used the entire proceeds to pay program expenses and in August 2021, the loan was forgiven
and amounts were set off against the related general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss.
For
the year ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded an interest expense of nil and $ 3,300 , respectively, being the interest accretion
on the program.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 4: LOANS (Cont.)
(c)
2020 Convertible Loan
On
November 16, 2020 (“Closing Date”), the Company closed a brokered private placement of an unsecured convertible debenture
unit of the Company (the “Debenture Unit”) to a single subscriber, purchased at a price of $ 305,250 , less an original discount
of approximately 29.33 %, for aggregate gross proceeds of $ 215,710 .
The
Debenture Unit was comprised of (A) $ 305,250 principal amount (“Principal Amount”) of a 5.0 % convertible unsecured debenture
of the Company (the “Debenture”), due on the earlier of (i) 5 years from the issue date; (ii) the Company receiving $ 1,628,000
or more by way of private placement or public offering; or (iii) such earlier date as the principal amount hereof may become due, subject
to extension upon mutual agreement of the Company and the holder of the Debenture; and (B) 69,188 common share purchase warrants of the
Company (“Debenture Warrants”).
The
Debenture was convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, from the period beginning on May 16, 2021, until the repayment of the
Debenture in full, into that number of Shares computed on the basis of the principal amount of the Debenture divided by the conversion
price of $4.41 per Share. Each Debenture Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Share for a period of five (5) years from
the Closing Date at a price of $4.41 per Debenture Warrant, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Warrants . Each Debenture Warrant
may also be exercised by presentation and surrender of the Debenture Warrant to the Company with a written notice of the Subscriber’s
intention to effect a cashless exercise.
In
consideration for the services rendered by ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc. (the “Broker”),
the Broker received a cash commission of $ 21,571 . As additional consideration, the Company also issued to the Broker, 4,890 non-transferable
compensation warrants (the “Broker Warrants”). Each Broker Warrant is exercisable to acquire one Share at an exercise price
of $ 4.41 at any time in whole or in part for a period of five ( 5 ) years from the Closing Date.
The
Company has determined that the Debenture Unit contained the following freestanding financial instruments: The term loan and the warrants.
The warrants and the Broker Warrants are not indexed to the Company’s own stock and were classified as liabilities, initially measured
at fair value, and subsequently measured at fair value through earnings.
The
Company has determined that the term loan contained embedded derivatives required to be bifurcated from the host debt instrument pursuant
to ASC 815-15. In addition, since the conversion feature was not bifurcated, the Company concluded that the term loan also includes a
beneficial conversion feature which was accounted for as an equity component.
As
such, the proceeds were allocated to the warrants, bifurcated embedded derivatives and the equity
component.
The residual proceeds were allocated to the liability component. The cash commission and Broker Warrants were expensed in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
The
Debenture’s net proceeds were $ 188,672 .
The value of the Broker Warrants was $ 14,838 .
The amount allocated to the warrants and embedded derivatives was $ 51,084
and $ 10,905 ,
respectively. The amount allocated to the equity component was $ 127,156 .
The residual proceeds in the amount of $ 11,597
were allocated to the liability component. Total expenses relating to the Debenture were $ 26,907 . The liability is carried at
amortized cost using the effective interest method with an effective interest rate of 19.97 %
per annum. The fair value of the embedded derivatives, Debenture Warrants and the Broker Warrants issued with the Debentures were
valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions: volatility of 100 %
using the historical prices of the Company, risk-free interest rate of 0.49 %,
expected life of 5
years and share price of $ 4.25 .
During the year ended July 31, 2021, the Company recorded interest and accretion of expenses of $ 53,878 ,
which were recorded as finance expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The fair value of the
Debenture Warrants and the Broker warrants are recorded as liabilities and revalued at each reporting date.
On
March 1, 2021, the Debenture was repaid and the Company recorded a charge in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive
loss of $ 79,717 on the extinguishment of the Debenture.
NOTE 5: ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
SCHEDULE
OF ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER PAYABLES
Year ended
July 31,
2022
2021
Clinical activities
$ 69,720
39,896
Professional services
408,087
221,816
Other
-
80,967
Total
$ 477,807
$ 342,679
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 6: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
a. Legal proceedings:
On May 19, 2021, Alpha Capital
Anstalt (“Alpha”) filed a lawsuit in the New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division, New York County against BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp. (“BriaCell”), alleging that BriaCell breached a loan contract when it refused to reprice and extend the
term of warrants purported held by Alpha in spring 2021, seeking monetary and injunctive relief for delivery of those amended warrants.
Counterclaiming and defending against Alpha’s complaint, BriaCell alleges that Alpha’s loan to BriaCell is unenforceable both
because the loan is criminally usurious under New York law and because Alpha acted as an unregistered securities dealer in violation of
American securities law. BriaCell also has alleged that Canadian securities law, regulation, and rules prohibited it from amending the
warrants to comply with Alpha’s spring 2021 demands. On May 11, 2022, Alpha moved to dismiss BriaCell’s operative Amended
Counterclaim. The parties have fully briefed that motion, and the Court has calendared oral argument on that motion for February 7, 2023.
Expert discovery is ongoing and may affect the value of the parties’ respective claims and damages.
The Company disagrees with
Alpha’s claims, is defending these claims, and has filed a counter claim. At this time, whilst it is impossible to provide any
guarantee as to the outcome of the lawsuit, it is the Company’s assessment, based on advice from the Company’s legal
counsel at this time, and based on the information known by the Company, that it’s more likely than not that BriaCell will not
have to pay Alpha in the litigation.
b. Lease
In
July 2021, the Company ended its lease agreement in Berkeley, California. During the same time, the Company started a month-to-month
lease arrangement for office and lab space in New York, New York in the amount of approximately $ 8,600 per month. This lease was terminated
in March 2022. As of April 2022, the Company commenced a month-to-month lease arrangement for office and lab space in Philadelphia, PA,
in the amount of approximately $ 16,000 per month.
NOTE 7: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The
following table presents information about our financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July
31, 2022 and 2021:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE ON A RECURRING BASIS
Fair Value Measurements at July 31,
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Total
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 41,041,652
-
41,041,652
57,268,685
-
57,268,685
Total assets measured at fair value
$ 41,041,652
-
41,041,652
57,268,685
-
57,268,685
Financial liabilities:
Warrants liability
11,151,608
20,155,414
31,307,022
7,426,535
22,362,725
29,789,260
Total liabilities measured at fair value
$ 11,151,608
$ 20,155,414
$ 31,307,022
$ 7,426,535
$ 22,362,725
$ 29,789,260
We
classify our cash equivalents and the liability in respect of publicly traded warrants within Level 1 because we use quoted market
prices in active markets.
The
fair value of the warrant liability for non-public warrants is measured using inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1
that are observable for the liability either directly or indirectly, and thus are classified as Level 2 financial
instruments.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
a.
Authorized share capital
The
authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares with no par value (“Share”).
b.
Issued share capital
During
the years ended July 31, 2021 and 2022, the Company issued shares as follows:
i)
On
August 18, 2020, the Company issued 50,000 Shares to Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP or certain members or employees of Sichenzia Ross
Ference LLP as compensation for legal services. The shares were valued at $ 6.59 per share and the Company recorded a loss on the
extinguishment of debt of $ 25,235 .
ii)
On
February 26, 2021, the Company completed an underwritten public offering in the United States. The aggregate gross proceeds to the
Company from the offering were approximately $ 26
million, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and other offering expenses (the “Public Offering”). The
Company offered 4,852,353
common units at a public offering price of $ 4.25
per unit, consisting of one Share and one warrant to purchase one Share (“Public Offering Warrants”), and 1,030,000
pre-funded units at a public offering price of $ 4.24
per unit, consisting of one pre-funded common stock purchase warrant (“Pre-Funded Warrant”) and one Public Offering
Warrant. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable at any time after the date of issuance at an exercise price of $ 0.01
per Share. The Public Offering Warrants have a per warrant exercise price of $ 5.3125 ,
can be exercised immediately, and expire five
years from the date of issuance. All the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised between March 16, 2021 and April 9, 2021.
In
addition, the Company issued the underwriter 294,118 warrants (“Public Offering Broker Warrants”). Each Public Offering Broker
Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Share at an exercise price per Public Offering Broker Warrant that is equal to $ 5.3125 and
have a term of 5 years from the closing of the Public Offering.
The
Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to 882,352 additional Shares and/or Pre-Funded Warrants and/or 882,352
additional warrants to cover over-allotments, if any, on the same terms as the Offering (“Over-allotment Option”). The underwriter
exercised the Over-allotment Option on April 12, 2021 and the Company issued 882,352 Shares and 882,352 Public Offering Warrants for
gross proceeds of $ 3.9 million.
In
addition, the Company issued the underwriter 44,118 Public Offering Broker Warrants.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
b.
Issued share capital (continued)
During the year ended July 31, 2021, the Company accounted for the Public
Offering as follows: The
Pre-funded Warrants were recorded in equity. The Public Offering Warrants and the Over-allotment Warrants were recorded as a liability
with fair value of $ 4,920,666 at the issuance date. $ 3,433,158 of costs incurred for the Company’s registration on NASDAQ and the
relative portion of costs incurred in the Public Offering that relate to the Public Offering Warrants ($ 1,820,114 ) were expensed in the
consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. The balance of the costs ($ 1,613,043 ) incurred in the Public Offering were
off-set against equity.
The
fair value of the Over-allotment Warrants at the issuance date was $ 1,632,351 and was based on the closing price of the warrants traded
on NASDAQ on April 11, 2021.
At
July 31, 2022 the fair value of the Public Offering Warrants and Public Offering Broker Warrants were $ 11,151,608 and $ 190,333 , respectively.
As
a result, for the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company recorded a loss on the revaluation of the total warrant liability of $ 5,728,396
in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
The
key inputs used in the valuation of the Public Offering Broker Warrants as of July 31, 2022 and at July
31, 2021 were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF WARRANTS
February
26, 2021
(Issuance date)
April 12, 2021
(Issuance date)
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Share price
$ 3.40
$ 3.92
$ 6.50
$ 5.23
Exercise price
$ 5.31
$ 5.31
$ 5.31 - 6.19
$ 5.31 - 6.19
Expected life (years)
5.00
5.00
3.58 - 4.35
4.58 - 5.35
Volatility
100 %
100 %
100 %
100 %
Dividend yield
0 %
0 %
0 %
0 %
Risk free rate
0.88 %
0.97 %
2.68 %
0.70 %
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
b.
Issued share capital (continued)
iii)
On
June 3, 2021, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (each a “Purchase Agreement”) with certain institutional
and accredited investors (the “Investors”) pursuant to which the Company issued (i) 4,370,343 Shares, (ii) pre-funded
warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 800,000 Shares (the “Private Placement Pre-funded Warrants”) and (iii) warrants
to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,170,343 Shares (the “Private Placement Warrants”) for gross proceeds to the Company
of approximately $ 27.2 million (“Private Placement”). The combined purchase price for one Share and one Private Placement
Warrants was $ 5.26 and the combined purchase price for one Private Placement Pre-funded Warrant and one Private Placement Warrants
is $ 5.2599 . The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement closed on June 7, 2021.
In
connection with the Private Placement, the Company agreed to: 1) pay the placement agent a cash commission equal to 8.0 % of the gross
proceeds of the Private Placement; 2) reimburse the placement agent for all reasonable and out-of-pocket expenses of the placement agent;
and 3) issue to the placement agent 258,517 compensation warrants (“Private Placement Agent Warrants”). Each Private Placement
Agent Warrant entitles the placement agent to purchase one Share at an exercise price per Private Placement Agent Warrant that is equal
to $ 6.19 and have a term of 5 years from the closing of the Private Placement.
The
Private Placement Pre-funded Warrants were recorded in equity. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was $ 10,095,311
at the issuance date and were recorded as a liability. The fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and
the following weighted average assumptions: share price - $ 5.15 ;
exercise price - $ 6.19 ;
expected life – 5.5
years; annualized volatility - 100 %;
dividend yield - 0 %;
risk free rate – 0.78 %. The fair value of the warrants at year end July 31, 2022 was $ 19,721,446
and this resulted in a change of fair value of $ 5,810,946 . The fair value was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and
the following weighted average assumptions: share price - $ 6.50 ; exercise price - $ 6.19 ; expected life – 4.35 years; annualized
volatility - 100 %; dividend yield - 0 %; risk free rate – 2.68 %.
$ 3,489,558
of costs incurred in the Private Placement that relate to the Private Placement Warrants were allocated to share capital.
On
June 25, 2021, and June 26, 2021, 750,000 and 50,000 , respectively, of the Private Placement Pre-funded Warrants were exercised into
800,000 Shares.
iv)
The
following table presents the summary of the changes in the fair value of the warrants:
SCHEDULE
OF CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF WARRANTS
Warrants liability
Balance as of July 31, 2020
$ -
Convertible Debt Warrants
227,460
Issuance of Public Offering Warrants
4,920,666
Issuance of Public Offering Broker Warrants
1,778,904
Issuance of Private Placement Warrants
10,095,311
Exercise of Warrants
( 645,386 )
Reclassification of warrant liability to warrant reserve following change in functional currency
8,963,348
Change in fair value
4,448,957
Balance as of July 31, 2021
$ 29,789,260
Issuance of warrants
-
Warrant buyback program
( 1,073,718
)
Exercise of warrants
( 9,066,892 )
Change in fair value
11,658,372
Balance as of July 31, 2022
$ 31,307,022
v)
During
the year ended July 31, 2022, 554,991 compensation warrants with a weighted average exercise price of $ 5.68 per warrant were exercised
into 219,453 Shares by way of a cashless exercise.
vi)
During
the year ended July 31, 2022, 63,454 warrants with an exercise price of $ 5.31 were exercised for gross proceeds of $ 337,099 and 997,200
warrants with an exercise price of $ 6.19 were exercised for gross proceeds of $ 6,172,669 . In total, the Company issued 1,060,654
shares in respect of the exercise of these warrants.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
c.
Share buyback program
On
September 9, 2021 the Company approved a repurchase program whereby the Company may purchase through the facilities of the TSX or NASDAQ
(i) up to 1,341,515 common shares (the “Common Shares”) and (ii) up to 411,962 publicly traded BCTXW warrants (the “Listed
Warrants”) in total, representing 10 % of the 13,415,154 Common Shares and 10 % of the 4,119,622 Listed Warrants comprising the “public
float” as of September 8, 2021, over the next 12 months (the “Buyback”). Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc. will
act as the Company’s advisor and dealer manager in respect of the Buyback. The Company received final regulatory approval on September
22, 2021. As of July 31, 2022, the Company repurchased a total of 1,031,672 shares with a value of $ 9,098,014 (net of commissions) and
243,323 publicly traded warrants for $ 1,073,718 (net of commissions) with a fair value of $ 1,428,620 . All of the warrants and shares repurchased
have been cancelled.
d.
Share Purchase Warrants
A
summary of changes in share purchase warrants for the years ending July 31, 2022 and 2021 is presented below:
SUMMARY
OF CHANGES IN SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS
Number of warrants outstanding
Weighted average exercise price
Balance, July 31, 2020
178,528
$ 35.82
Granted from the issuance of a convertible note
69,188
5.42
Granted in the Public Offering
5,882,353
5.31
Granted in the Over-allotment Option
882,352
5.31
Granted in the Private Placement
5,170,343
6.19
Expired
( 156,039 )
( 36.26 )
Exercised
( 2,562,573 )
( 5.48 )
Balance, July 31, 2021
9,464,152
$ 5.85
Expired
( 22,489 )
( 28.08 )
Exercised
( 1,060,654 )
( 6.14 )
Repurchased and cancelled
( 243,323 )
( 5.31 )
Balance, July 31, 2022
8,137,686
$ 5.76
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
d.
Share Purchase Warrants (continued)
As
of July 31, 2022, warrants outstanding were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
Number of Warrants outstanding as of July 31, 2022
Exercise Price
Number of Warrants Exercisable as of July 31, 2022
Expiry Date
51,698
$ 4.41
51,698
November 16, 2025
3,912,845
$ 5.31
3,910,724
February 26, 2026 – April 26, 2026
4,173,143
$ 6.19
4,173,143
December 7, 2026
8,137,686
8,135,565
e)
Compensation Warrants
A
summary of changes in compensation warrants for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021 is presented below:
SUMMARY
OF CHANGES IN COMPENSATION WARRANTS
Number of warrants outstanding
Weighted average exercise price
Balance, July 31, 2020
13,790
35.16
Granted from the issuance of a convertible note
4,890
4.41
Granted in the Public Offering
294,118
5.31
Granted in the Over Allotment
44,118
5.31
Granted in the Private Placement
258,517
6.19
Expired
( 13,790 )
( 35.16 )
Exercised
-
-
Balance, July 31, 2021
601,643
$ 5.68
Exercised
( 554,991 )
( 5.68 )
Balance, July 31, 2022
46,652
$ 5.66
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 8: SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Cont.)
e)
Compensation Warrants (continued)
As
of July 31, 2022, compensation warrants outstanding were as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF COMPENSATION WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
Number of Warrants as of July 31, 2022
Exercise Price
Exercisable As of July 31, 2022
Expiry Date
4,890
$ 4.23
4,890
November 16, 2025
17,074
$ 5.31
17,074
February 26, 2026
24,688
$ 6.19
24,688
June 7, 2026
46,652
46,652
NOTE 9: SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The
Company has adopted a stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”) under which it is authorized to grant options to officers,
directors, employees and consultants enabling them to acquire up to 10 % of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company. The
options can be granted for a maximum of 5 years and vest as determined by the Board of Directors. The exercise price of each option granted
may not be less than the fair market value of the common shares at the time of grant.
The
Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The option-pricing model requires
a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are the expected stock price volatility and the expected option term.
Expected
volatility was calculated based upon the Company’s historical share price and historical volatilities of similar entities in the
related sector index. The expected term of the options granted is derived from output of the option valuation model and represents the
period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S. treasury
bonds with an equivalent term. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.
The
following table lists the inputs to the Black-Scholes option-pricing model used for the fair value measurement of equity-settled share
options for the above Options Plans for the years 2022 and 2021:
SCHEDULE
OF FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF EQUITY-SETTLED SHARE OPTIONS
Year ended
July 31,
2022
2021
Dividend yield
0 %
0 %
Expected volatility of the share prices
65 %
74 %- 79 %
Risk-free interest rate
1.4 %- 1.5 %
0.6 %- 1.38 %
Expected term (in years)
8
8
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE
9: SHARE - BASED COMPENSATION
(Cont.)
a. The following table summarizes the number of options granted to employees under the Stock Option Plan for the year ended July 31, 2022 and related information:
SCHEDULE
OF NUMBER OF OPTIONS GRANTED
Number
of
options
Weighted
average
exercise
price
Weighted average remaining contractual term
(in years)
Aggregate
intrinsic value
Balance as of July 31, 2021
674,666
$ 4.38
3.91
$ 573,466
Granted
818,300
7.81
4.44
Exercised
-
-
Forfeited
( 999 )
30.04
Expired
( 1,667 )
46.80
Balance as of July 31, 2022
1,490,300
6.20
4.09
447,090
Exercisable as of July 31, 2022
1,202,040
$ 5.83
3.99
$ 805,367
The
weighted-average grant date per-share fair value of stock options granted during 2022 and 2021 was $ 7.81 and $ 4.39 , respectively. As
of July 31, 2022, there are $ 1,652,550 of total unrecognized costs related to share-based compensation that is expected to be recognized
over a period of up to 1.75 years.
b. The following table summarizes information about the Company’s outstanding and exercisable options granted to employees as of July 31, 2022
SCHEDULE
OF OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE OPTIONS
Exercise price
Options outstanding as of
July 31,
2022
Weighted average remaining
contractual term
(years)
Options exercisable as of
July 31,
2022
Weighted average remaining
contractual term
(years)
Expiry Date
$ 4.71
31,000
4.81
3,875
4.81
May 20, 2027
$ 7.51
150,000
4.54
37,500
4.54
February 16, 2027
$ 8.47
524,700
4.45
377,625
4.45
January 13, 2027
$ 7.74
12,600
4.25
11,040
4.25
November 01, 2027
$ 5.74
100,000
4.09
100,000
4.09
September 01, 2026
$ 4.24
612,000
3.66
612,000
3.66
March 29, 2026
$ 4.24
60,000
3.72
60,000
3.72
April 19, 2026
1,490,300
1,202,040
c. The total share-based compensation expense related to all of the Company’s equity-based awards, recognized for the years ended July 31, 2022 and 2021 is comprised as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSES
2022
2021
Year ended
July 31,
2022
2021
Research and development expenses
$ 435,563
$ 719,480
General and administrative expenses
2,639,023
1,288,025
Total share-based compensation
$ 3,074,586
$ 2,007,505
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 10: TAXES ON INCOME
a. Components of income taxes excluding cumulative effects of changes in accounting
principles, other comprehensive income, and equity in net results of affiliated companies accounted for after-tax for the years ended
December 31 were as follows:
b. The
Company recorded loss before taxes on income for the period indicated as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF LOSS BEFORE TAXES ON INCOME
2022
2021
Year
ended July 31,
2022
2021
Domestic
$ ( 16,551,241 )
$ ( 11,434,438 )
Foreign
( 10,283,662 )
( 2,381,762 )
Loss before taxes on income
$ ( 26,838,903 )
$ ( 13,816,200 )
c.
The reconciliation of the combined Canadian federal and provincial statutory income tax rate of 27% (2021 - 27%) to the effective tax
rate is as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Net loss before recovery of income taxes
$ ( 26,838,903 )
$ ( 13,816,200 )
Expected income tax (recovery) expense
( 7,246,504 )
( 3,730,374 )
Tax rate changes and effect of taxes of subsidiaries at foreign rates
1,591,220
31,580
Share-based compensation and other non-deductible expenses
828,930
497,160
Foreign exchange loss
7,810
579,170
Share issuance cost booked directly to equity
( 15,420 )
( 1,360,580 )
Valuation allowance
4,833,964
3,983,044
Income tax (recovery)
$ -
$ -
d.
The Company had no income tax expense for the years ended July 31, 2022, and 2021, due to its history of operating losses and valuation
allowances.
e.
Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows:
SCHEDULE
OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS NET
July 31, 2022
July 31, 2021
Deferred Tax Assets:
Property, plant and equipment
$ 730
731
Marketable Securities
11,760
12,181
Warrant liability
4,330,580
1,182,778
Share issuance costs
1,105,220
1,483,999
Operating tax losses carried forward
2,714,150
1,833,609
Operating tax losses carried forward- USA
4,015,960
3,909,537
Total deferred tax assets
12,178,400
8,422,835
Valuation allowance
( 12,130,030 )
( 8,363,505 )
Net deferred tax assets
$ 48,370
$ 59,330
Deferred Tax Liability:
Intellectual Property
$ ( 48,370 )
$ ( 51,580 )
Convertible Debentures
-
( 7,750 )
Total net deferred tax liabilities
( 48,370 )
( 59,330 )
Valuation allowance
-
-
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$ -
$ -
f.
The Company has net deferred tax assets relating primarily to net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards, warrant liability and share issuance costs. Subject to certain limitations, the Company may use these deferred tax assets
to offset taxable income in future periods. Due to the Company’s history of losses and uncertainty regarding future earnings, a
full valuation allowance has been recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets, as it is more likely than not that such assets
will not be realized. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the year ended July 31, 2022, was $ 1,870,351 .
At
July 31, 2022, the Company had US federal NOL carryforwards of approximately $ 18,890,000 . The
federal net operating losses have expiry periods ranging between 2033 and indefinitely. The Company also has Canadian net
operating loss carryovers of approximately $ 10,053,000 as
of July 31, 2022. The
Canadian net operating losses have expiry periods ranging between 2035 and 2042.
Utilization
of the NOL carryforwards and credits may be subject to a substantial annual limitation due to the ownership change limitations provided
by the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Sections 382 and 383, and similar state provisions. The Company has not completed an
IRC 382/383 analysis regarding the limitation of NOL and credit carryforwards. If a change in ownership were to have occurred, the annual
limitation may result in the expiration of NOL carryforwards and credits before utilization. If eliminated, the related asset would be
removed from the deferred tax asset schedule with a corresponding reduction in the valuation allowance.
The
Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 740-10, which clarifies the accounting for uncertain tax positions. ASC 740-10 requires that
the Company recognize the impact of a tax position in its financial statements if the position is more likely than not to be sustained
upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. For the year ended July 31, 2022, the Company had no material unrecognized
tax benefits, and based on the information currently available, no significant changes in unrecognized tax benefits are expected in the
next 12 months.
The
Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. The Company has
no accruals for interest or penalties on its accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of July 31, 2022, and 2021, and has not recognized
interest or penalties in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended July 31, 2022, and 2021.
The
Company is subject to taxation in the United States, New York, California, and Canada. The Company is subject to tax examination by tax
authorities in those jurisdictions for periods after 2015. However, to the extent allowed by law, the taxing authorities may have the
right to examine the periods where NOLs and credits were generated and carried forward, and make adjustments to the amount of the NOL
and credit carryforwards. The Company is not currently under examination by federal or state jurisdictions.
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 11: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
Parties
are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant
influence over the other party in making operating and financial decisions. This would include the Company’s senior management,
who are considered to be key management personnel by the Company. Parties are also related if they are subject to common control or significant
influence. Related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when
there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties.
a. The following related party salaries and directors’ fees are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss:
SCHEDULE
OF RELATED PARTY BALANCES
2022
2021
Year ended
July 31,
2022
2021
Directors (*)
$ 476,117
$ 434,370
Officers (**)
1,404,363
332,273
Due from
related party
$ 1,880,480
$ 766,643
(*)
Excluding the CEO who is a director
(**)
Includes the CEO who is also a director
b. The following related party balances are included in the consolidated balance sheets:
2022
2021
As of July 31,
2022
2021
Directors (*)
$ 20,519
$ 17,101
Officers (**)
55,039
31,429
Due from
related party
$ 75,558
$ 48,530
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE
12: FINANCIAL
EXPENSE, NET
SCHEDULE
OF FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
2022
2021
Year
ended July 31,
2022
2021
Interest income
$ 136,731
$ 3,149
Interest expense
( 979 )
( 78,554 )
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 11,658,372 )
( 4,448,957 )
Gain on government grant
3,388
3,691
Foreign exchange loss
( 30,730 )
( 2,177,791
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
-
( 141,703 )
Financial expenses, net
$ ( 11,549,962 )
$ ( 6,840,165 )
NOTE 13: BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE
Basic
net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss for each reporting period by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares
outstanding during each period. Diluted net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss for each reporting period by the weighted
average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, plus dilutive potential ordinary shares considered outstanding during
the period, in accordance with ASC No. 260-10 “Earnings Per Share”. The Company experienced a loss in the year ended July
31, 2022 and 2021; hence all potentially dilutive ordinary shares were excluded due to their anti-dilutive effect.
SCHEDULE
OF BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE
2022
2021
Year ended July 31,
2022
2021
Numerator:
Net loss available to shareholders of ordinary shares
( 26,838,903 )
( 13,816,200 )
Denominator:
Shares used in computing net loss per ordinary shares, basic and diluted
15,494,091
4,519,579
The
following items have been excluded from the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding because they are anti-dilutive:
SCHEDULE
OF ANTI-DILUTIVE SECURITIES
2022
2021
Year ended July 31,
2022
2021
Employee stock options and warrants excluded from the computation of diluted per share amounts as their effect would be antidilutive
10,054,793
3,60,759
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BriaCell
Therapeutics Corp
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended July 31, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed
in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)
NOTE 14: LONG-LIVED ASSETS BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
SCHEDULE
OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS
2022
2021
As of July 31,
2022
2021
United States
$ 230,340
$ 245,612
Total long-lived assets*
$ 230,340
$ 245,612
(*) Long-lived assets
are comprised of property and equipment, net, investments and intangible assets, net.
NOTE 15: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in the Company’s consolidated financial statements through October
27, 2022, the date that the consolidated financial statements were available for issuance. The Company is not aware of any subsequent
events which would require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements, except as noted below.
a)
Approval of Omnibus Incentive Plan
On
August 2, 2022, the Company approved an omnibus equity incentive plan (“Omnibus Plan), which will permit the Company to grant
incentive stock options, preferred share units, restricted share units (“RSU’s”), and deferred share units
(collectively, the “Awards”) for the benefit of any employee, officer, director, or consultant of the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company. The maximum number of Shares available for issuance under the Omnibus Plan shall not exceed 15% of the
issued and outstanding Shares, from time to time, less the number of Shares reserved for issuance under all other security-based
compensation arrangements of the Company, including the existing Stock Option Plan. The Omnibus Plan remains subject to approval by
the shareholders of the Company (the “Shareholders”) and final approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange
(“Exchange”) and will replace the Company’s existing Stock Option Plan upon receipt of such approvals
(“Approvals”).
The
Company may make grants under the Omnibus Plan, however, the grants cannot be settled until the Approvals have been received.
b)
Option and RSU grants
On
August 2, 2022, the Company granted 180,100
options, under the Stock Option Plan, to directors, officers and employees with an exercise price of CAD$ 8.38 .
The options vest quarterly in advance over a two -year
period and expire on August
2, 2027 . 142,100 of the options were issued to officers of the Company.
The
Company also granted, under the Omnibus Plan, 19,200 RSU’s to the CEO. The RSU’s vested immediately.
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