−Removed: AND PROCEDURES
+Added: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: is management’s responsibility to establish and maintain adequate internal control over all financial reporting pursuant
−Removed: to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”).
−Removed: Our management, including our principal
−Removed: executive officer and our principal financial officer, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
−Removed: and procedures as of the end of our fourth quarter.
−Removed: Following this review and evaluation , management collectively determined
−Removed: that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports
−Removed: that we file or submit under the Exchange Act:
−Removed: (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
−Removed: in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms;
−Removed: and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief
−Removed: executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
+Added: is management’s responsibility to establish and maintain adequate internal control over all financial reporting pursuant to Rule
+Added: 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”).
+Added: Our management, including our principal executive officer
+Added: and our principal financial officer, as amended, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
+Added: as of the end of our fourth quarter.
+Added: Following this review and evaluation , management collectively determined that our disclosure
+Added: controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under
+Added: the Exchange Act:
+Added: (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission
+Added: rules and forms;
+Added: and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial
+Added: officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
−Removed: were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Report that have
−Removed: materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: There were no changes in our
+Added: internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
+Added: likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: Internal control
−Removed: over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our
−Removed: principal executive officer, our principal operations officer, and our principal financial officer, and effected by our Board
−Removed: of Directors, management, and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
−Removed: and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
−Removed: and includes those policies and procedures that:
−Removed: to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of
−Removed: reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
−Removed: with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with
−Removed: authorizations of our management and directors;
−Removed: reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets
−Removed: that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
+Added: Internal control over
+Added: financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal
+Added: executive officer, our principal operations officer, and our principal financial officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management,
+Added: and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
+Added: statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures
+Added: Pertain to the maintenance
+Added: of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
+Added: Provide reasonable assurance
+Added: that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting
+Added: principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors;
+Added: Provide reasonable assurance
+Added: regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material
+Added: effect on the financial statements.
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.
−Removed: Projections of
−Removed: any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
−Removed: in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
−Removed: All internal control systems,
−Removed: no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations.
−Removed: Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only
−Removed: reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
−Removed: The scope of management’s assessment
−Removed: of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting includes our consolidated subsidiaries.
−Removed: management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on
−Removed: criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
−Removed: of the Treadway Commission.
−Removed: Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of that date, our internal control over financial
−Removed: reporting was effective.
+Added: Projections of any evaluation
+Added: of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
+Added: the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
+Added: All internal control systems, no matter how well designed,
+Added: have inherent limitations.
+Added: Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect
+Added: to financial statement preparation and presentation.
+Added: The scope of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control
+Added: over financial reporting includes our consolidated subsidiaries.
+Added: management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established
+Added: in the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
+Added: Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of that date, our internal control over financial reporting was effective.
+Added: OTHER INFORMATION
+Added: On March 9, 2022, our board
+Added: of directors set June 16, 2022 as the date of our 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”).
+Added: is more than 30 days before the one-year anniversary of our 2021 annual meeting of shareholders, which was held on September 13, 2021.
+Added: In light of the foregoing, and in accordance with our amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”), in order for any business
+Added: to be brought before the 2022 Annual Meeting by a shareholder and for any person to be nominated for election to our board of directors
+Added: at the 2022 Annual Meeting, by a shareholder, such shareholder must notify us of such intention by notice received at our principal executive
+Added: offices not later than the close of business on March 31, 2022.
+Added: Shareholder proposals intended for inclusion in our proxy statement for
+Added: the 2022 Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
+Added: must be received at our principal executive offices no later than the close of business on March 31, 2022, which we believe is a reasonable
+Added: time before we begin to print and mail proxy materials for the 2022 Annual Meeting.
+Added: In addition, all such shareholder notices and shareholder
+Added: proposals must conform to the applicable requirements of the Bylaws, the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and
+Added: other applicable law.
+Added: All such notices and shareholder proposals should be directed to:
+Added: “2173 Salk Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad,
+Added: CA 92008, Attention:
+Added: Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
+Added: 121 | P a g e
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
−Removed: forth below are the names, ages, board committee assignments, tenure, and certain biographical information of each of the members
−Removed: of our Board of Directors (our “Board”) as of March 11, 2021.
−Removed: Compensation, Nominating & Corporate Governance
−Removed: & Corporate Governance*, Financial Strategy
−Removed: Bradsher, CFA
−Removed: & Corporate Governance, Financial Strategy
−Removed: Compensation*,
−Removed: Audit, Nominating & Corporate Governance, Financial Strategy
−Removed: Committee chairperson
−Removed: Kingsley has been Chairman of the Board since July 2009.
−Removed: Kingsley has been general partner
−Removed: of Greenway Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, and President of Greenbelt Corp., a business consulting firm, since 1993.
−Removed: Greenbelt served as our financial advisor from 1998 until 2009.
−Removed: Kingsley also serves as a director of OncoCyte Corporation
−Removed: (OCX), a clinical-stage diagnostics company focused on novel, non-invasive blood-based tests for the early detection of cancer.
−Removed: From January 2017 to October 2018, Mr.
−Removed: Kingsley served as Executive Chairman of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (AGE), a biotechnology
−Removed: company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics targeting human aging.
−Removed: Kingsley also served
−Removed: as a director of Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (AST) from 2012 until our acquisition of Asterias in March 2019.
−Removed: was Senior Vice-President of Icahn and Company and its affiliated entities for more than 25 years.
−Removed: Kingsley holds a B.S.
−Removed: in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D.
−Removed: degree and LLM in taxation from New York University
−Removed: Kingsley’s long career in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions includes substantial experience
−Removed: in helping companies to improve their management and corporate governance, and to restructure their operations.
−Removed: Kingsley developed
−Removed: an intimate knowledge of our business in his role as our financial advisor before he joined our Board.
−Removed: Kingsley has been instrumental
−Removed: in structuring our equity and debt financings, and in the transition of our business focus into the field of stem cell technology,
−Removed: and the business acquisitions that have helped us expand the scope of our business.
−Removed: Andrews served as Chief Financial Officer of STAAR Surgical Company (STAA), a leader in the development,
−Removed: manufacture, and marketing of minimally invasive ophthalmic products employing proprietary technologies, from September 2017 until
−Removed: June 30, 2020 after serving as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since 2013.
−Removed: Andrews also served as STAAR Surgical’s
−Removed: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2013, as its Global Controller from 2001 to 2005, and as its Vice President,
−Removed: International Finance from 1999 to 2001.
−Removed: Andrews previously worked as a senior accountant for a major public accounting firm.
−Removed: Andrews holds a B.S.
−Removed: degree in accounting from California State University at San Bernardino.
−Removed: Andrews brings to our Board
−Removed: significant experience in finance, financial reporting, accounting, and auditing, and in management as a senior financial and
−Removed: accounting executive of a public medical device company during a period of significant growth.
−Removed: Bailey previously served as a director and Chairman of Asterias
−Removed: Biotherapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (AST) from February 2016 until our acquisition of Asterias in March 2019.
−Removed: Bailey served as President
−Removed: and Chief Executive Officer of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: (QCOR), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of
−Removed: patients with serious, difficult-to-treat autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, from 2007 until Questcor was acquired by Mallinckrodt
−Removed: plc (MNK) in 2014.
−Removed: He was also a director of Mallinckrodt plc from August 2014 to March 2016, and during this time he was the
−Removed: Chairman of its portfolio committee.
−Removed: He initially joined the Questcor board of directors in 2006 as an independent director and
−Removed: Chairman of its audit committee.
−Removed: From August 2016 to November 2017, Mr.
−Removed: Bailey served as a director of OncoCyte Corporation (OCX).
−Removed: From June 2015 until its acquisition by Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (ACOR) in May 2016, Mr.
−Removed: Bailey was also an independent director
−Removed: and chairman of the audit committee of Biotie Therapeutics Corp.
−Removed: (BITI), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company headquartered
−Removed: in Turku, Finland.
−Removed: Bailey was an independent director and the non-executive chairman of the board of directors of STAAR Surgical
−Removed: Company (STAA), a leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of minimally invasive ophthalmic products employing proprietary
−Removed: technologies, from 2005 until 2014.
−Removed: Bailey served on its audit committee and was chair of its nominating and corporate governance
−Removed: Bailey was the chairman of the board of directors of Comarco, Inc.
−Removed: (CMRO), a defense services company transformed
−Removed: into a wireless communication products company, from 1998 until 2007, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 1991 until
−Removed: Bailey holds a B.S.
−Removed: degree in mechanical engineering from the Drexel Institute of Technology, an M.S.
−Removed: degree in operations
−Removed: research from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A.
−Removed: from Pepperdine University.
−Removed: Bailey has also served as a
−Removed: board member on several non-profit and academic enterprises.
−Removed: Bailey is a founding board member of the University of California
−Removed: Irvine’s (UCI) Applied Innovation Institute.
−Removed: Bailey brings to our Board significant knowledge of the pharmaceuticals
−Removed: industry and extensive experience as an executive and board member of publicly traded pharmaceutical companies .
−Removed: Bradsher, CFA .
−Removed: Bradsher has been President of Broadwood Capital, Inc., a private investment firm, since
−Removed: Bradsher holds a B.A.
−Removed: degree in economics from Yale College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
−Removed: Bradsher was a
−Removed: director of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: (QCOR), from 2004 until Questcor was acquired by Mallinckrodt plc (MNK) in 2014.
−Removed: Bradsher brings to our Board a wealth of experience in finance, management and corporate governance attained through his investments
−Removed: in other companies, including companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, medical diagnostics, health care
−Removed: services and health care information systems sectors.
−Removed: He has worked with several health care companies to improve their management
−Removed: and governance.
−Removed: Entities that Mr.
−Removed: Bradsher controls have invested in most of Lineage’s financing transactions over the last
−Removed: several years.
−Removed: Bradsher is the president of the general partner of Broadwood Partners, L.P., currently our largest shareholder.
−Removed: Culley joined Lineage as Chief Executive Officer in September
−Removed: 2018 and was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer in January 2021.
−Removed: Prior to joining Lineage, Mr.
−Removed: Culley served from August
−Removed: 2017 to September 2018 as interim Chief Executive Officer at Artemis Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Culley previously served as
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer of Mast Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (MSTX), from 2010, and was also a member of its board of directors from 2011,
−Removed: until Mast’s merger with Savara, Inc.
−Removed: (SVRA) in April 2017.
−Removed: Culley served from 2007 to 2010 as Mast’s Chief Business
−Removed: Officer and Senior Vice President, from 2006 to 2007 as Mast’s Senior Vice President, Business Development, and from 2004
−Removed: to 2006 as Mast’s Vice President, Business Development.
−Removed: From 2002 until 2004, Mr.
−Removed: Culley was Director of Business Development
−Removed: and Marketing for Immusol, Inc.
−Removed: From 1999 until 2000, he worked at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Department of
−Removed: Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property Services and from 1996 to 1999 he conducted drug development research for Neurocrine
−Removed: Biosciences, Inc.
−Removed: Culley has also served on the Board of Orphagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: since May 2017.
−Removed: has more than 25 years of business and scientific experience in the life sciences industry.
−Removed: He received a B.S.
−Removed: in biology from
−Removed: Boston College, a masters in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.B.A.
−Removed: from The Johnson School of Business at Cornell University.
−Removed: Culley brings to our Board significant knowledge of the biotechnology
−Removed: industry and extensive experience as an executive and board member of publicly traded pharmaceutical companies .
−Removed: Mulroy served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Asterias Biotherapeutics,
−Removed: (AST) from June 2017 until our acquisition of Asterias in March 2019.
−Removed: In April 2020, Mr.
−Removed: Mulroy joined Magtrol Inc., a leading
−Removed: manufacturer of motor test equipment and hysteresis brakes and clutches, on a part time basis, where he also serves on its board
−Removed: of directors.
−Removed: Prior to joining Asterias, Mr.
−Removed: Mulroy served as a Senior Advisor to CamberView Partners, LLC (now part of PJT Partners
−Removed: Inc.), which assists companies in connection with investor engagement and complex corporate governance issues.
−Removed: Prior to its sale
−Removed: Mulroy served as Executive Vice President, Strategic Affairs and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Questcor
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Mulroy joined Questcor in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
−Removed: From 2003 to 2011, Mr.
−Removed: Mulroy was employed by the law firm of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, where he served as a partner
−Removed: From 1997 to 2003, Mr.
−Removed: Mulroy was an investment banker at Citigroup and Merrill Lynch.
−Removed: He is also a member of the Board
−Removed: of Trustees of the Pegasus School, an independent primary school in Orange County, California.
−Removed: From January 2017 to July 2019,
−Removed: Mulroy served as a member of the board of directors of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (AGE), a biotechnology company focused on the
−Removed: development and commercialization of novel therapeutics targeting human aging.
−Removed: Mulroy earned his J.D.
−Removed: degree from the University
−Removed: of California, Los Angeles and his B.A.
−Removed: degree in economics from the University of Chicago.
−Removed: Mulroy brings to our Board his
−Removed: experience as the Chief Executive Officer of a publicly traded biotechnology company and member of a senior management team of
−Removed: a larger biopharmaceutical company that experienced a period of rapid growth.
−Removed: Mulroy also brings to our Board his experience
−Removed: in corporate finance and investor relations.
−Removed: Russell served as the Chief Executive Officer of Shire plc (SHPG), a biopharmaceutical company,
−Removed: from June 2008 to April 2013.
−Removed: Russell served as the Chief Financial Officer of Shire from 1999 to 2008 and also served as
−Removed: its Principal Accounting Officer and Executive Vice President of Global Finance.
−Removed: Prior to joining Shire, Mr.
−Removed: Russell served at
−Removed: ICI, Zeneca, and AstraZeneca for 19 years, most recently as Vice President of Corporate Finance at AstraZeneca plc (AZN).
−Removed: Russell also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mallinckrodt plc (MNK) and Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: as a director of Therapeutics MD, Inc.
−Removed: Russell previously served as a director of Shire plc, Questcor Pharmaceuticals,
−Removed: (QCOR) until it was acquired by Mallinckrodt plc (MNK) in 2014, and InterMune, Inc.
−Removed: (ITMN) prior to its acquisition by Roche
−Removed: Holdings, Inc.
−Removed: (RHHBY) in 2014.
−Removed: Russell holds an honorary Doctor of Business Administration from Coventry University, U.K.
−Removed: Russell brings to our Board numerous years of experience as a Chief Executive Officer of an international publicly traded
−Removed: specialty biopharmaceutical company and his substantial experience as an officer and director in the specialty pharmaceutical
−Removed: forth below are the names, ages, offices held, tenure and certain biographical information of each of our executive officers as
−Removed: of March 11, 2021.
−Removed: Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Director
−Removed: Counsel and Corporate Secretary
−Removed: Hogge, D.V.M., Ph.D.
−Removed: Vice President of Clinical & Medical Affairs
−Removed: Culley’s biographical information is included above with those of the other members of our Board.
−Removed: Leavitt joined Lineage as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
−Removed: Prior to joining Lineage, Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt served as Vice President of Legal Affairs of Tang Capital Management, LLC,
−Removed: a life sciences-focused investment company, and its affiliate Odonate Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (ODT), a publicly traded biotechnology
−Removed: company, from June 2018 to May 2019.
−Removed: From May 2017 to May 2018, Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt served as the Deputy General Counsel of Switch, Inc.
−Removed: (SWCH), a publicly traded technology company, and previously served as its Associate General Counsel from July 2014 to May 2017.
−Removed: From 2007 to 2014, Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt was a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins LLP, where his practice focused on public company
−Removed: representation, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, serving life sciences and technology companies.
−Removed: Leavitt received
−Removed: degree in business administration and a J.D.
−Removed: from the University of Southern California and is admitted to practice law
−Removed: by the State Bar of California.
−Removed: Hogge, D.V.M., Ph.D .
−Removed: Hogge joined Lineage as Senior Vice President of Clinical and Medical Affairs in February 2018.
−Removed: Hogge has more than 20 years of experience developing and supporting the commercialization of a number of products over a
−Removed: broad range of therapeutic areas.
−Removed: Hogge has held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility across multiple therapeutic
−Removed: areas in both clinical development and medical affairs.
−Removed: Previously Dr.
−Removed: Hogge was the Vice President of Medical Affairs at Questcor
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: (QCOR) and before that held multiple leadership roles in both clinical development and medical affairs at
−Removed: Elan Pharmaceuticals including various responsibilities in the global clinical development of Tysabri® (natalizumab) in Crohn’s
−Removed: disease and multiple sclerosis, and for building and leading the medical affairs function.
−Removed: He served as medical director following
−Removed: the approval and launch of Tysabri.
−Removed: Prior to those accomplishments, he worked in clinical development for Ceplene® (histamine
−Removed: dihydrochloride) at Maxim Pharmaceuticals and in the immunology research and development group at Pfizer.
−Removed: Hogge obtained his
−Removed: degree and D.V.M.
−Removed: from Colorado State University, his M.S.
−Removed: from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was a visiting
−Removed: scientist at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) in Brisbane, Australia .
−Removed: Relationships;
−Removed: Arrangements;
−Removed: Legal Proceedings
−Removed: are no family relationships among any of our directors and executive officers.
−Removed: There are no arrangements or understandings with
−Removed: another person under which our directors and officers was or is to be selected as a director or executive officer.
−Removed: Additionally,
−Removed: none of our directors or executive officers is involved in any legal proceeding that requires disclosure under Item 401(f) of
−Removed: Regulation S-K.
−Removed: have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (“Code of Ethics”) that applies to our principal executive officers,
−Removed: our principal financial officer and accounting officer, our other executive officers, and our directors.
−Removed: The purpose of the Code
−Removed: of Ethics is to promote:
−Removed: (i) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest
−Removed: between personal and professional relationships;
−Removed: (ii) full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and
−Removed: documents that we file with or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in our other public
−Removed: communications;
+Added: name, age, and background of each of our directors are contained under the caption “Board of Directors” in our Proxy Statement
+Added: for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2022 Proxy Statement”) and are incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: about our executive officers, committees of the Board of Directors, and compensation of directors is reported under the captions “Executive
+Added: Officers” and “Corporate Governance” in our 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: have a written Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer and accounting officer,
+Added: our other executive officers, and our directors.
+Added: The purpose of the Code of Ethics is to promote (i) honest and ethical conduct, including
+Added: the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
+Added: (ii) full, fair, accurate,
+Added: timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission
+Added: and in our other public communications;
(iii) compliance with applicable governmental rules and regulations;
−Removed: (iv) prompt internal reporting of violations
−Removed: of the Code of Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code of Ethics;
+Added: (iv) prompt internal reporting
+Added: of violations of the Code of Ethics to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code;
and (v) accountability for adherence
−Removed: to the Code of Ethics.
−Removed: A copy of our Code of Ethics has been posted on our internet website at www.lineagecell.com.
−Removed: to disclose any future amendments to certain provisions of our Code of Ethics, and any waivers of those provisions granted to
−Removed: our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing
−Removed: similar functions, by posting the information on our website within four business days following the date of the amendment or
−Removed: Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
−Removed: Audit Committee is established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
−Removed: “Exchange Act”).
−Removed: Our Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee:
−Removed: (i) is able to read and understand
−Removed: fundamental financial statements, including our balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement;
−Removed: and (ii) qualifies as
−Removed: an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K;
−Removed: and (iii) meets the independence
−Removed: requirements contemplated by Rule 10-3A under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: Andrews’ expertise is based on her experience as Chief
−Removed: Financial Officer and other financial roles of STAAR Surgical Company and as a senior accountant at a major accounting firm.
−Removed: Russell’s expertise is based on his experience as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Shire plc,
−Removed: a biopharmaceutical company.
−Removed: Mulroy’s expertise is based on his experience as Chief Executive Officer of Asterias Biotherapeutics,
−Removed: in Stockholder Nomination Procedures
−Removed: have been no material changes to the procedures by which stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board since such procedures
−Removed: were last described in our proxy statement filed with the SEC on August 7, 2020.
−Removed: are a “smaller reporting company” under Item 10 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act and the following
−Removed: compensation disclosure is intended to comply with the requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies.
−Removed: Although the rules
−Removed: allow us to provide less detail about our executive compensation program, our Compensation Committee is committed to providing
−Removed: the information necessary to help our shareholders understand its executive compensation-related decisions.
−Removed: Accordingly, this
−Removed: section includes supplemental narratives that describe our executive compensation practices.
−Removed: Compensation Committee oversees our compensation and employee benefit plans and practices, including executive compensation arrangements
−Removed: and incentive plans and awards of stock options and other equity-based awards under the Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”).
−Removed: Our Compensation Committee recommends to our Board the terms and amount of executive
−Removed: compensation and grants of equity-based awards to executives, key employees, consultants, and independent contractors.
−Removed: Executive Officer may make recommendations to our Compensation Committee concerning executive compensation and performance, but
−Removed: our Compensation Committee makes its own determination or recommendation to our Board with respect to the amount and components
−Removed: of compensation, including salary, bonus, and equity awards to executive officers, generally considering factors such as company
−Removed: performance, individual performance, and compensation paid by peer group companies.
−Removed: 2020, our Compensation Committee engaged Marsh & McLennan (“Marsh”) to provide compensation consulting services
−Removed: and advice to our Compensation Committee, which included market survey information and competitive market trends in employee,
−Removed: executive, and director compensation programs.
−Removed: Marsh also made recommendations to our Compensation Committee with respect to pay
−Removed: mix components such as salary, bonus, and equity awards, and the target market pay percentiles in which executive compensation
−Removed: should fall so Lineage can be competitive in executive hiring and retention.
−Removed: reviewing each executive’s overall compensation, our Compensation Committee considers an aggregate view of base salary and
−Removed: bonus opportunities, equity incentive grants, and the dollar value of benefits and perquisites.
−Removed: These factors have been balanced
−Removed: against our financial position and capital resources.
−Removed: In making 2020 compensation decisions, our Compensation Committee reviewed
−Removed: market data for each named executive officer’s position, compiled from Marsh, from the following peer group companies for
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Biotherapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Biosciences, Inc.
−Removed: Genetics Corporation
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Biosciences, Inc.
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Therapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: 2020 peer group was recommended by Marsh and consisted of companies operating in the biopharmaceutical industry, generally with
−Removed: fewer than 150 employees, less than $50 million in revenue, less than $400 million in market capitalization and a lead development
−Removed: program in Phase 1 or 2.
−Removed: A limited number of companies fell outside of these parameters but were included due to their having
−Removed: similar areas of focus.
−Removed: 2021, our Compensation Committee engaged Anderson Pay Advisors, LLC to provide compensation consulting services and advice to
−Removed: our Compensation Committee.
−Removed: In making 2021 compensation decisions, our Compensation Committee reviewed market data for each named
−Removed: executive officer’s position, compiled from Anderson, from an updated peer group of companies.
−Removed: The following companies were
−Removed: added to the 2021 peer group:
−Removed: Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Applied Genetic Technologies Corp., Atreca, Inc., G1Therapeutics,
−Removed: Inc., GlycoMimetics, Inc., Spero Therapeutics, Inc., UNITY Biotechnology, Inc., and Ziopharm Oncology, Inc.
−Removed: The following companies
−Removed: were removed from the 2021 peer group:
−Removed: Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mersana Therapeutics, Inc., Neon Therapeutics, Inc., NewLink
−Removed: Genetics Corporation, Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
−Removed: Compensation Table
−Removed: table below shows the compensation earned by the following, who we refer to as our named executive officers, during the fiscal
−Removed: years indicated:
−Removed: (i) our principal executive officer during the year ended December 31, 2020;
−Removed: and (ii) our two most highly compensated
−Removed: executive officers other than the principal executive officer who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2020.
−Removed: and Principal Position (1)
−Removed: Other Compensation
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: Former Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
−Removed: Culley was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer on September 17, 2018, Ms.
−Removed: Roberts was appointed as our Chief Financial
−Removed: Officer on January 7, 2019, and Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt was appointed as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on May 20, 2019.
−Removed: Roberts resigned from the company, and Mr.
−Removed: Culley was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January
−Removed: The amounts reported in the table for each named executive officer represent the portion of earned compensation
−Removed: during the period of time such officer was in service with us.
−Removed: 2020 amounts represent discretionary annual bonuses as described below under “Elements of Compensation.”
−Removed: amounts in this column represent the grant date fair value of stock options granted to the applicable individual during the
−Removed: applicable year.
−Removed: The grant date fair value and incremental fair value of the stock options were determined in accordance with
−Removed: ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718).
−Removed: See Note 12, Stock-Based Awards to our consolidated
−Removed: financial statements included in this Report for details as to the assumptions used to determine grant date fair value of
−Removed: 2020 amounts in this column represent 401(k) plan company-matching contributions.
−Removed: to Summary Compensation Table
−Removed: Agreements and Termination of Employment & Change in Control Arrangements
−Removed: are descriptions of the material terms of the employment arrangements entered into with our current named executive officers.
−Removed: Culley, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: September 2018, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Culley (the “ Culley Agreement ”).
−Removed: Culley Agreement initially provided Mr.
−Removed: Culley with a base salary of $530,000 annually.
−Removed: Culley’s salary was $551,900
−Removed: in 2020 and has been increased to $580,000 for 2021.
−Removed: Culley is also eligible to receive an annual performance bonus of up
−Removed: to 50% of his base salary based upon the attainment of certain corporate and individual objectives as determined by our Board
−Removed: or Compensation Committee.
−Removed: The Culley Agreement provided Mr.
−Removed: Culley with reimbursement for certain travel costs to our former
−Removed: headquarters in Alameda, California and a monthly stipend not to exceed $3,900 for housing costs near our former headquarters,
−Removed: each of which ceased in August 2019.
−Removed: Culley Agreement provides that if Mr.
−Removed: Culley’s employment is terminated without cause or he resigns for good reason, he
−Removed: may be eligible for certain severance payments, including the payment of an amount equal to 12 months of his base salary, his
−Removed: full annual bonus amount and the payment of 6 months of health insurance premiums pursuant to our group health insurance plans
−Removed: as provided pursuant to COBRA.
−Removed: Culley’s employment is terminated without cause or he resigns for good reason within
−Removed: 12 months following a change of control, then he is entitled to the acceleration of all outstanding equity awards.
−Removed: Leavitt, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
−Removed: May 2019, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt (the “ Leavitt Agreement ”).
−Removed: Agreement initially provided Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt with a base salary of $340,000 annually and a one-time sign-on bonus of $35,000.
−Removed: Leavitt’s salary was $346,300 for 2020 and has been increased to $356,700 for 2021.
−Removed: Leavitt is also eligible to receive
−Removed: an annual performance bonus of up to 40% of his base salary based upon the attainment of certain corporate and individual objectives
−Removed: as determined by our Board or Compensation Committee.
−Removed: Leavitt Agreement provides that if Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt’s employment is terminated without cause or he resigns for good reason, he
−Removed: may be eligible for certain severance payments, including the payment of an amount equal to three months of his base salary (if
−Removed: terminated on or before May 20, 2020) or nine months base salary (if terminated after May 20, 2020), his prorated annual bonus
−Removed: amount and the payment of 6 months of health insurance premiums pursuant to our group health insurance plans as provided pursuant
−Removed: Leavitt’s employment is terminated without cause or he resigns for good reason within 12 months following
−Removed: a change of control, then he is entitled to the acceleration of 50% of all outstanding equity awards (if terminated on or before
−Removed: May 20, 2020) or all outstanding equity awards (if terminated after May 20, 2020).
−Removed: Roberts, Former Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: January 2019, we entered into an employment agreement with Ms.
−Removed: Roberts (the “Roberts Agreement”).
−Removed: The Roberts Agreement
−Removed: initially provided Ms.
−Removed: Roberts with a base salary of $381,924 annually, which was raised by 3% to $393,200 for 2020.
−Removed: was also eligible to receive an annual performance bonus of up to 40% of her base salary based upon the attainment of certain
−Removed: corporate and individual objectives as determined by our Board or Compensation Committee.
−Removed: Roberts Agreement provides that if Ms.
−Removed: Roberts’ employment is terminated without cause or she resigns for good reason, she
−Removed: may be eligible for certain severance payments, including the payment of an amount equal to three months of her base salary (if
−Removed: terminated on or before January 7, 2020) or nine months base salary (if terminated after January 7, 2020), her prorated annual
−Removed: bonus amount, and the payment of 6 months of health insurance premiums pursuant to our group health insurance plans as provided
−Removed: pursuant to COBRA.
−Removed: Robert’s employment is terminated without cause or she resigns for good reason within 12 months
−Removed: following a change of control, then she is entitled to the acceleration of 50% of all outstanding equity awards (if terminated
−Removed: on or before January 7, 2020) or all outstanding equity awards (if terminated after January 7, 2020).
−Removed: connection with her resignation on January 20, 2021, we entered into a Separation and Consulting Agreement with Ms.
−Removed: “Roberts Consulting Agreement”) pursuant to which Ms.
−Removed: Roberts agreed to assist us with finance and accounting matters
−Removed: and such other matters as we and Ms.
−Removed: Roberts may agree to from time to time.
−Removed: Roberts will be compensated at the rate of $250
−Removed: per hour for her services under the Roberts Consulting Agreement, which fees shall not exceed $50,000 without our approval.
−Removed: additional compensation for her services under the Roberts Consulting Agreement, the equity awards held by Ms.
−Removed: Roberts as of January
−Removed: 20, 2021 will continue to vest during the term of the Roberts Consulting Agreement.
−Removed: of Compensation
−Removed: Compensation Committee or Board reviews the base salaries of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, from
−Removed: time to time and makes adjustments as it determines to be reasonable and necessary to reflect the scope of an executive officer’s
−Removed: performance, contributions, responsibilities, experience, prior salary level, position (in the case of a promotion), and market
−Removed: Performance Bonuses
−Removed: of our named executive officers are eligible to receive an annual performance bonus based on a specific target bonus amount, expressed
−Removed: as a percentage of base salary, and our overall achievement of specific corporate goals and objectives set by our Board and Compensation
−Removed: Committee each year.
−Removed: After the end of the year, our Board and Compensation Committee conducts an annual performance review process
−Removed: that evaluates achievement of overall corporate goals and achievement of specific goals and objectives by each individual executive.
−Removed: final bonus payments to our named executive officers are recommended by our Compensation Committee and approved by our Board (excluding
−Removed: Culley), which retains full discretion to adjust individual target bonus awards.
−Removed: The actual bonuses, if any, awarded each
−Removed: year may vary from target, depending on individual performance and the achievement of corporate objectives and may also vary based
−Removed: on other factors at the discretion of our Compensation Committee.
−Removed: 2020, the corporate performance objective categories and respective weightings toward overall corporate bonus achievement were
−Removed: of product candidates (50% weighting);
−Removed: engagement activities and total shareholder return (“TSR”) (30% weighting);
−Removed: development and licensing activities (10% weighting);
−Removed: raising activities and efficient capital deployment (10% weighting).
−Removed: February 2021, our Board and Compensation Committee assessed each of the corporate performance objectives and determined that
−Removed: the company had an overall corporate achievement level of 95% for 2020.
−Removed: Specifically, our Board and Compensation committee considered
−Removed: in its assessment that the company:
−Removed: enrollment in its Phase 1/2a clinical study of OpRegen with encouraging preliminary signs of tolerability and efficacy;
−Removed: manufacturing improvements to its OPC1 program;
−Removed: and executed the early exercise of its option with Cancer Research UK to bring the VAC immune-oncology program in house;
−Removed: its peers and the broad indices in total shareholder return during the year ended December 31, 2020, with the strong shareholder
−Removed: return being sustained in early 2021;
−Removed: raised capital and achieved significant budget reductions.
−Removed: Board and Compensation Committee determined that it was appropriate to pay each of Mr.
−Removed: Culley and Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt performance bonuses
−Removed: for 2020 equivalent to their target amounts multiplied by the 95% corporate achievement level.
−Removed: Accordingly, our Board and Compensation
−Removed: Committee approved cash bonuses for Mr.
−Removed: Culley and Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt in the amount of $262,200 and $131,600, respectively, which will
−Removed: be payable in March 2021.
−Removed: Roberts did not receive a performance cash bonus for 2020 because she ceased serving as an executive
−Removed: maintain a 401(k) defined contribution employee retirement plan for all of our employees.
−Removed: Employee contributions are voluntary
−Removed: and are determined on an individual basis, limited to the maximum amounts allowable under U.S.
−Removed: federal tax regulations.
−Removed: a safe harbor contribution of up to 5.0% of the employee’s compensation, not to exceed eligible limits, and subject to employee
−Removed: participation.
−Removed: do not have any annuity, pension or deferred compensation plan or other arrangements for our executive officers or any employees.
−Removed: Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
−Removed: following table sets forth information concerning equity awards held by our named executive officers that were outstanding as
−Removed: of December 31, 2020:
−Removed: Option Awards
−Removed: of securities underlying unexercised options exercisable
−Removed: of securities
−Removed: unexercisable
−Removed: Option expiration date
−Removed: of shares or units of stock that have not vested
−Removed: value of shares of units of stock that have not vested
−Removed: 1,233,300 (3)
−Removed: as otherwise provided, 25% of the options vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the balance vest in equal
−Removed: monthly installments over the three years thereafter, subject to the executive’s continued services.
−Removed: dollar amounts shown in this column are calculated by multiplying the number of shares shown in the adjacent column by the
−Removed: closing market price of our common shares as reported on NYSE American on December 31, 2020 ($1.76), the last trading day
−Removed: of our fiscal year.
−Removed: grant was approved by the independent members of our Board in reliance on the employment inducement exemption to shareholder
−Removed: approval provided under the NYSE American Company Guide.
−Removed: of the options vested on January 7, 2020, and the balance vest in equal monthly installments over the three years thereafter,
−Removed: subject to Ms.
−Removed: Roberts’ continued services.
−Removed: of the options vested on May 20, 2020, and the balance vest in equal monthly installments over the three years thereafter,
−Removed: subject to Mr.
−Removed: Leavitt’s continued services.
−Removed: Consideration
−Removed: of Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
−Removed: results of the advisory vote of our shareholders on the compensation of our named executive officers (commonly called the “say-on-pay”
−Removed: vote) at our 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders showed that more than 94% of our shareholders that voted approved the compensation
−Removed: of our named executive officers during 2019.
−Removed: Our Compensation Committee carefully evaluated and considered the results of this
−Removed: advisory vote.
−Removed: Aligned with the voting feedback of more than two-thirds of the shares voted, our Compensation Committee concluded
−Removed: that our shareholders generally supported our executive pay program and we did not make significant changes to our program for
−Removed: Our Compensation Committee expects to continue to consider the outcome of our “say
−Removed: on pay” votes and our stockholders’ views when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers.
−Removed: compensate our non-employee directors for their service on our Board and on its committees with the compensation provided below.
−Removed: In addition, all of our non-employee directors are entitled to reimbursements for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending
−Removed: our Board and committee meetings.
−Removed: following table shows the annual cash fees paid to the Chairman of our Board, our directors other than the Chairman, and to the
−Removed: directors who served on the standing committees of our Board during 2020.
−Removed: Chairman of the Board
−Removed: Director other than Chair
−Removed: Audit Committee Chair
−Removed: Audit Committee Member other than Chair
−Removed: Compensation Committee Chair
−Removed: Compensation Committee Member other than Chair
−Removed: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair
−Removed: Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member other than Chair
−Removed: Financial Strategy Committee Chair
−Removed: Financial Strategy Committee Member other than Chair
−Removed: connection with the increase of the size of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from three to four members on August
−Removed: 4, 2020, annual cash fees for the Chair and members other than the Chair were reduced from $15,000 and $7,500, respectively to
−Removed: keep overall fees for such Committee consistent.
−Removed: The annual cash fees are paid in four equal quarterly installments, based on
−Removed: the director’s continued service through the last day of the applicable quarter, other than the annual cash fees paid to
−Removed: the Financial Strategy Committee Chair, which are paid monthly in arrears.
−Removed: addition to cash fees, our Chairman receives an annual stock option grant to purchase 70,000 common shares and all other non-employee
−Removed: directors receive an annual stock option grant to purchase 40,000 common shares.
−Removed: All grants are made under the 2012 Plan.
−Removed: options vest and become exercisable one year after the grant date.
−Removed: Director Compensation
−Removed: following table summarizes certain information concerning the compensation paid during our fiscal year ended December 31, 2020
−Removed: to each person who served as a director during that time and who was not our employee on the date the compensation was earned.
−Removed: Deborah Andrews
−Removed: dollar amounts in this column represent the aggregate fair market value of such awards determined based on the price of our
−Removed: common shares on the grant date in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (ASC Topic 718) .
−Removed: See Note 12 Stock-Based Awards to our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K for details as to
−Removed: the assumptions used to determine the fair value of the awards.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate number of option
−Removed: awards outstanding for Ms.
−Removed: Andrews and Messrs.
−Removed: Bailey, Bradsher, Farrell, Kingsley, Mulroy, and Russell was 178,880, 140,000,
−Removed: 178,880, 0, 350,120, 178,880 and 178,880, respectively.
−Removed: Farrell did not stand for re-election and was no longer a director as of September 22, 2020.
−Removed: SECURITY OWNERSHIP
−Removed: OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
−Removed: tables below sets forth certain information, as of March 5, 2021, regarding the beneficial ownership of our common shares for:
−Removed: (i) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;
+Added: A copy of our Code of Ethics has been posted on our internet website and can be found at www.lineagecell.com .
+Added: we amend or waive a provision of our Code of Ethics that applies to our chief executive officer or chief financial officer, we will post
+Added: the amended Code of Ethics or information about the waiver on our internet website.
+Added: about our compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is reported under the caption “Delinquent Section
+Added: 16(a) Reports” in our 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: on compensation of our executive officers is reported under the caption “Executive Compensation” in our 2022 Proxy Statement
+Added: and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF
+Added: CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
+Added: on the number of common shares of Lineage beneficially owned by:
+Added: (i) each shareholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of 5% or
+Added: more of our common shares;
(ii) each of our directors;
−Removed: each of our named executive officers;
−Removed: and (iv) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.
−Removed: have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with applicable SEC rules, and the information reflected in the table below
−Removed: is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose.
−Removed: Under applicable SEC rules, beneficial ownership
−Removed: includes any shares of common stock as to which a person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and any shares of
−Removed: common stock which the person has the right to acquire within 60 days after the date set forth in the paragraph above through
−Removed: the exercise of any option, warrant or right or through the conversion of any convertible security.
−Removed: Unless otherwise indicated
−Removed: in the footnotes to the table below and subject to community property laws where applicable, we believe, based on the information
−Removed: furnished to us and on SEC filings, that each of the persons named in table below has sole voting and investment power with respect
−Removed: to the shares indicated as beneficially owned.
−Removed: information set forth in the tables below is based on 161,637,890 common shares issued and outstanding on March 5, 2021.
−Removed: In computing the number of common shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed
−Removed: to be outstanding all common shares subject to options, warrants, rights or other convertible securities held by that person that
−Removed: are currently exercisable or will be exercisable within 60 days after such date.
−Removed: We did not deem these shares outstanding, however,
−Removed: for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
−Removed: Except as otherwise noted, the address for each person
−Removed: listed in the table below is c/o Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc., 2173 Salk Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
−Removed: Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
−Removed: Number of Shares Beneficially
−Removed: Percentage of Shares Beneficially
−Removed: Greater than 5% Holders
−Removed: Partners, L.P.
−Removed: Named Executive Officers and Directors
−Removed: Deborah Andrews (9)
−Removed: executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons) (10)
−Removed: (i) 34,005,379 shares owned by Broadwood Partners, L.P.;
−Removed: (ii) 62,908 shares owned by Neal C.
−Removed: and (iii) 138,880 shares
−Removed: that may be acquired by Mr.
−Removed: Bradsher upon the exercise of options that are presently exercisable or may become exercisable
−Removed: within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: Broadwood Capital, Inc.
−Removed: is the general partner of Broadwood Partners, L.P., and Mr.
−Removed: is the President of Broadwood Capital, Inc.
−Removed: Bradsher and Broadwood Capital, Inc.
−Removed: may be deemed to beneficially own the
−Removed: shares that Broadwood Partners, L.P.
−Removed: Bradsher disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Broadwood
−Removed: Partners, L.P.
−Removed: except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
−Removed: The Address of the foregoing entities and Mr.
−Removed: is c/o Broadwood Capital, Inc., 142 West 57 th Street, 11 th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
−Removed: (i) 1,043,346 shares owned by Greenbelt Corporation;
−Removed: (ii) 375,351 shares owned by Greenway Partners, L.P.;
−Removed: (iii) 5,408,445
−Removed: shares owned solely by Alfred D.
−Removed: and (iv) 280,120 shares that may be acquired by Mr.
−Removed: Kingsley upon the exercise
−Removed: of options that are presently exercisable or may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: Kingsley controls
−Removed: Greenbelt Corp.
−Removed: and Greenway Partners, L.P.
−Removed: and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares that Greenbelt Corp.
−Removed: Partners, L.P.
−Removed: (i) 185,602 shares held directly by Mr.
−Removed: (ii) 1,531,393 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options that
−Removed: are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021;
−Removed: and (iii) 15,450 shares underlying
−Removed: RSU awards that are scheduled to vest on March 31, 2021.
−Removed: Does not include 77,250 shares underlying RSU awards that are subject
−Removed: to vesting more than 60 days after March 5, 2021.
−Removed: (i) 5,000 shares held directly by Ms.
−Removed: and (ii) 532,651 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options that
−Removed: are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: (i) 5,000 shares held directly by Mr.
−Removed: and (ii) 370,667 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options that
−Removed: are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: (i) 226,835 shares held directly by Mr.
−Removed: and (ii) 138,880 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options
−Removed: that are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: (i) 67,500 shares held directly by Mr.
−Removed: and (ii) 138,880 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options
−Removed: that are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: (i) 62,647 shares held directly by Mr.
−Removed: (ii) 100,000 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options that
−Removed: are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021;
−Removed: and (iii) 31,323 shares that may
−Removed: be acquired upon the exercise of warrants that are presently exercisable.
−Removed: (i) 10,000 shares held directly by Ms.
−Removed: and (ii) 138,880 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of options
−Removed: that are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021.
−Removed: (i) 41,486,458 shares held directly by such executive officers and directors;
−Removed: (ii) 3,747,234 shares that may be acquired
−Removed: upon the exercise of options that are presently exercisable or that may become exercisable within 60 days of March 5, 2021;
−Removed: (iii) 31,323 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of warrants that are presently exercisable;
−Removed: and (iv) 15,450
−Removed: shares underlying RSU awards that are subject to vest on March 31, 2021.
−Removed: Does not include 77,250 shares underlying RSU
−Removed: awards that are subject to vesting more than 60 days after March 5, 2021.
−Removed: Compensation Plan Information
−Removed: following table shows certain information concerning the options outstanding and available for issuance under all of our compensation
−Removed: plans and agreements as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands, except weighted average exercise prices):
−Removed: Plan Category
−Removed: Number of Shares to be Issued
−Removed: Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options and Vesting of Restricted Stock Units, and Rights
−Removed: Weighted Average Exercise
−Removed: Price of the Outstanding Options, and Rights
−Removed: Number of Shares Remaining
−Removed: Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
−Removed: Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Shareholders
−Removed: Compensation Plans Not Approved by Shareholders (1)
−Removed: an option grant approved by the independent members of our Board in reliance on the employment inducement exemption to shareholder
−Removed: approval provided under the NYSE American Company Guide.
−Removed: following table shows certain information concerning the options outstanding and available for issuance under all of our compensation
−Removed: plans and agreements for our consolidated subsidiary companies as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands, except weighted average
−Removed: exercise prices):
−Removed: Plan Category
−Removed: Number of Shares to be Issued
−Removed: Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options and Vesting of Restricted Stock Units, and Rights
−Removed: Weighted Average Exercise
−Removed: Price of the Outstanding Options, and Rights
−Removed: Number of Shares Remaining
−Removed: Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
−Removed: Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Shareholders (1)
−Removed: is the sole shareholder.
−Removed: In connection with its acquisition of Asterias, Lineage assumed sponsorship of the Asterias 2013
−Removed: Equity Incentive Plan, with references to Asterias and Asterias common stock therein to be deemed references to Lineage and
−Removed: Lineage common shares, respectively.
+Added: (iii) each of our named executive officers;
+Added: and (iv) all of our current directors
+Added: and executive officers as a group is contained under the caption “Principal Shareholders” in our 2022 Proxy Statement and
+Added: is incorporated herein by reference.
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
−Removed: Person Transactions
−Removed: July 1, 2009, Alfred D.
−Removed: Kingsley has made available to us the use of approximately 900 square feet of office space in New York
−Removed: We pay the office building owner $5,050 per month for the use of the space.
−Removed: These monthly payments are expected to cease
−Removed: in March 2021 when the office space lease expires.
−Removed: April 2019, Lineage issued 251,835 common shares of Lineage to Broadwood Partners, L.P., a shareholder of Lineage and Asterias
−Removed: Biotherapeutics, Inc.
−Removed: (“Asterias”), in exchange for the settlement of warrants to purchase shares of Asterias common
−Removed: stock in connection with our acquisition of Asterias (the “Asterias Merger”).
−Removed: connection with the putative shareholder class action lawsuits filed in February 2019 and October 2019 challenging the Asterias
−Removed: Merger, Lineage has agreed to pay for the legal defense of Neal Bradsher, director, and Broadwood Partners, L.P., a shareholder
−Removed: of Lineage, and Broadwood Capital, Inc., which manages Broadwood Partners, L.P., all of which were named in the lawsuits.
−Removed: the year ending December 31, 2020, Lineage has incurred a total of $359,000 in legal expenses on behalf of the director, shareholder
−Removed: and the manager of the shareholder.
−Removed: part of a financing transactions in which there were multiple other purchasers, Broadwood Partners, L.P.
−Removed: purchased 1,000,000, 2,000,000, and 623,090 shares of common stock of OncoCyte Corporation (“OncoCyte”) from Lineage
−Removed: in July 2019, September 2019, and January 2020, respectively.
−Removed: 2019, we invoiced OncoCyte $1.2 million for certain “Use Fees” and other charges under the terms of a Shared Facilities
−Removed: and Services Agreement (the “ Shared Facilities Agreement ”) between Lineage and OncoCyte.
−Removed: Under the Shared
−Removed: Facilities Agreement, Lineage allowed OncoCyte to use Lineage’s premises and equipment located at Alameda, California for
−Removed: the sole purpose of conducting business.
−Removed: Lineage also provided accounting, billing, bookkeeping, payroll, treasury, payment of
−Removed: accounts payable, and other similar administrative services to OncoCyte.
−Removed: The Shared Facilities Agreements also allowed Lineage
−Removed: to provide the services of attorneys, accountants, and other professionals who may provide professional services to Lineage.
−Removed: also provided OncoCyte with the services of laboratory and research personnel, including Lineage employees and contractors, for
−Removed: the performance of research and development work for OncoCyte at the premises.
−Removed: Shared services with OncoCyte were terminated with
−Removed: respect to the use of Lineage’s office and laboratory facilities on September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2019 with respect
−Removed: to all other remaining shared services.
−Removed: entered into a similar Shared Facilities Agreement with AgeX in 2018.
−Removed: During 2019, we invoiced AgeX $0.9 million for certain “Use
−Removed: Fee” and other charges and expenses for that period.
−Removed: Shared services with AgeX were terminated on July 31, 2019 with respect
−Removed: to the use of Lineage’s office and laboratory facilities and September 30, 2019 with respect to all other remaining shared
−Removed: the time of our acquisition of Asterias, two of our directors, Alfred D.
−Removed: Kingsley, and Michael H.
−Removed: Mulroy, and an officer of Broadwood,
−Removed: were directors of Asterias.
−Removed: Immediately following the acquisition, Don M.
−Removed: Bailey joined our Board, and Edward D.
−Removed: Wirth, III, M.D.,
−Removed: joined as our Chief Medical Officer.
−Removed: Bailey was a director of Asterias, and Dr.
−Removed: Wirth was an executive officer of Asterias.
−Removed: All of our directors and executive officers (including Mr.
−Removed: Bailey and Dr.
−Removed: Wirth) and 5% Shareholders as reported in this report,
−Removed: in the aggregate beneficially owned approximately 12% of the outstanding shares of Asterias common stock as of December 31, 2018,
−Removed: and approximately 12% of the outstanding shares of Asterias common stock immediately prior to the acquisition on March 8, 2019.
−Removed: Kingsley is a director of OncoCyte.
−Removed: Broadwood Partners, L.P., a shareholder of Lineage (“Broadwood”) beneficially
−Removed: owns more than 20% of the outstanding common stock of OncoCyte, and all of our directors and executive officers and 5% Shareholders
−Removed: as reported in this report, including Neal C.
−Removed: Bradsher who may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by Broadwood, in
−Removed: the aggregate beneficially own more than 20% of the outstanding shares of OncoCyte common stock.
−Removed: The fact that certain of our
−Removed: executive officers and directors own shares of OncoCyte common stock should not be considered to mean that they constitute or
−Removed: are acting in concert as a “group” with respect to those shares or that they otherwise share power or authority to
−Removed: vote or dispose of the shares that each of them own.
−Removed: All decisions of Lineage regarding transactions in shares of OncoCyte are
−Removed: made by an independent committee of our Board in which Messrs.
−Removed: Kingsley and Bradsher do not participate.
−Removed: Person Transaction Policy
−Removed: have adopted a Related Person Transaction Policy that applies to transactions exceeding $120,000 in which any of our officers,
−Removed: directors, 5% Shareholders, or any member of their immediate family, has a direct or indirect material interest, determined in
−Removed: accordance with the policy (a “Related Person Transaction”).
−Removed: A Related Person Transaction must be reported to our
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel or outside legal counsel and will be subject to review and approval by our Audit Committee
−Removed: prior to effectiveness or consummation, to the extent practical.
−Removed: In addition, any Related Person Transaction that is ongoing in
−Removed: nature will be reviewed by our Audit Committee annually to ensure that the transaction has been conducted in accordance with any
−Removed: previous approval and that all required disclosures regarding the transaction are made.
−Removed: appropriate for the circumstances, our Audit Committee will review and consider:
−Removed: interest of the officer, director, beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common shares, or any member of their immediate
−Removed: family (“Related Person”) in the Related Person Transaction;
−Removed: approximate dollar value of the amount involved in the Related Person Transaction;
−Removed: approximate dollar value of the amount of the Related Person’s interest in the transaction without regard to the amount
−Removed: of any profit or loss;
−Removed: the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of our business;
−Removed: the transaction with the Related Person is proposed to be, or was, entered into on terms no less favorable to us than terms
−Removed: that could have been reached with an unrelated third party;
−Removed: purpose of, and the potential benefits to the transaction to us;
−Removed: other information regarding the Related Person Transaction or the Related Person in the context of the proposed transaction
−Removed: that would be material to investors in light of the circumstances of the particular transaction.
−Removed: Audit Committee will review all relevant information available to it about a Related Person Transaction.
−Removed: Our Audit Committee may
−Removed: approve or ratify the Related Person Transaction only if our Audit Committee determines that, under all of the circumstances,
−Removed: the transaction is in, or is not in conflict with, our best interests.
−Removed: Our Audit Committee may, in its sole discretion, impose
−Removed: such conditions as it deems appropriate on us or the Related Person in connection with approval of the Related Person Transaction.
−Removed: copy of our Related Person Transaction Policy can be found on our website at www.lineagecell.com.
−Removed: ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
−Removed: following table shows the fees billed or expected to be billed by OUM & Co.
−Removed: LLP (“OUM”), our principal
−Removed: accountant, for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements for our last two fiscal years and for other services
−Removed: rendered by OUM during our last two fiscal years.
−Removed: Related Fees (2)
−Removed: Fees consist of fees billed or expected to be billed for professional services rendered for the audit of the consolidated
−Removed: annual financial statements of Lineage and its several subsidiaries included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, the reviews
−Removed: of the interim consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and services that are normally
−Removed: provided by our independent registered public accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
−Removed: Audit-Related
−Removed: Fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit
−Removed: or review of Lineage’s consolidated financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” This category
−Removed: includes fees related to non-routine SEC filings.
−Removed: of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services
−Removed: Audit Committee requires pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services.
−Removed: Other than de minimis services incidental to
−Removed: audit services, non-audit services shall generally be limited to tax services such as advice and planning and financial due diligence
−Removed: All fees for such non-audit services must be approved by the Audit Committee, except to the extent otherwise permitted
−Removed: by applicable SEC regulations.
−Removed: Our Audit Committee may delegate to one or more designated members of our Audit Committee the authority
−Removed: to grant pre-approvals, provided such approvals are presented to our Audit Committee at a subsequent meeting.
−Removed: Board has determined that Deborah Andrews, Don M.
−Removed: Bailey, Neal C.
−Removed: Bradsher, Michael H.
−Removed: Mulroy, and Angus C.
−Removed: Russell qualify as
−Removed: “independent” in accordance with Section 803(A) of the NYSE American Company Guide.
−Removed: The members of our Audit Committee
−Removed: meet the additional independence standards under Section 803(B)(2) of the NYSE American Company Guide and Section 10A-3 under
−Removed: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the members of our Compensation Committee
−Removed: meet the additional independence standards under Section 805(c)(1) of the NYSE American Company Guide.
−Removed: Culley does not qualify as “independent” under Section 803(A) of the NYSE American Company Guide because he is
−Removed: our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer.
−Removed: Kingsley does not qualify as “independent”
−Removed: under Section 803(A) of the NYSE American Company Guide because he was an employee of a subsidiary of ours during the past three
−Removed: Specifically, Mr.
−Removed: Kingsley served as Executive Chairman of AgeX Therapeutics, Inc., which was our consolidated subsidiary
−Removed: until August 30, 2018.
−Removed: FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
+Added: about transactions with related persons;
+Added: review, and approval or ratification of transactions with related persons;
+Added: and director independence
+Added: is reported under the captions “Board of Directors” and “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in our
+Added: 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
+Added: about our Audit Committee’s pre-approval policy for audit services, and information on our principal accounting fees and services
+Added: is reported under the caption “Ratification of the Selection of Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in our
+Added: 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: 122 | P a g e
+Added: EXHIBITS AND, FINANCIAL
+Added: STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial Statements.
following financial statements of Lineage are filed in this Report:
−Removed: Balance Sheets
−Removed: Statements of Operations
−Removed: Statements of Comprehensive Loss
−Removed: Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows
−Removed: to Consolidated Financial Statements
+Added: Consolidated Balance Sheets
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Operations
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
+Added: Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
+Added: Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Financial Statement Schedules
−Removed: are no financial statement schedules provided because the information called for is either not required or is shown either in
−Removed: the financial statements or the notes thereto.
−Removed: Incorporation
+Added: are no financial statement schedules provided because the information called for is either not required or is shown either in the financial
+Added: statements or the notes thereto.
+Added: Incorporation by
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 7, 2018, among Registrant, Patrick Merger Sub, Inc.
and Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.
+Added: November 8, 2018
Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended
Certificate of Ownership
+Added: August 12, 2019
Amended and Restated Bylaws
−Removed: of Common Share Certificate
+Added: August 12, 2019
+Added: Specimen of Common Share Certificate
+Added: December 18, 1991
Description of Capital Stock of the Registrant
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated October 10, 2007, between Registrant and Michael D.
−Removed: West (“West Employment Agreement”)
−Removed: Amendment to West Employment Agreement dated November 24, 2015
−Removed: Transition Agreement dated September 17, 2018, between Registrant and Michael D.
+Added: March 11, 2021
Commercial License and Option Agreement between Registrant and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (“WARF Agreement”)
+Added: January 9, 2008
First Amendment of WARF Agreement dated March 11, 2009
+Added: March 23, 2009
Lineage Cell Therapeutics 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended July 2015 (“2012 Plan”)
+Added: July 15, 2015
Amendment to 2012 Plan effective June 2017
Amendment to 2012 Plan effective July 2019
+Added: August 8, 2019
Amendment to 2012 Plan effective August 2019
+Added: November 12, 2019
2012 Plan Form of Employee Incentive Stock Option Agreement
+Added: November 12, 2013
2012 Plan Form of Non-employee Director Stock Option Agreement
+Added: November 12, 2013
2012 Plan Stock Option Grant Agreement
+Added: November 12, 2019
2012 Plan Form of Restricted Stock Unit
−Removed: Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd.
−Removed: Share Option Plan
−Removed: Form of Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd.
−Removed: Share Option Plan Option Agreement
+Added: March 12, 2020
Inducement Stock Option Agreement between Registrant and Brian Culley
−Removed: Employment Agreement dated December 29, 2014, between Registrant and Aditya Mohanty (“Mohanty Employment Agreement”)
−Removed: Amendment of Mohanty Employment Agreement dated November 24, 2015
−Removed: Transition Agreement dated September 17, 2018, between Registrant and Aditya P.
+Added: March 14, 2019
Second Amended and Restated License Agreement dated June 15, 2017, between Cell Cure Neurosciences, Ltd.
1 unchanged sentence
(“Hadasit License”)
+Added: August 9, 2017
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Amendment to Hadasit License dated January 8, 2018
+Added: March 15, 2018
+Added: Second Amendment to Hadasit License dated December 1, 2019
+Added: Side Letter Agreement dated December 17, 2021 between Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd., Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., Genentech, Inc.
+Added: Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
+Added: Second Side Letter Agreement dated December 17, 2021 between Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd.
+Added: and Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd.
Debt and Note Purchase Agreement dated June 16, 2017, as amended June 29, 2017, between Registrant and HBL-Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd.
+Added: August 9, 2017
Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement dated June 16, 2017, by and among Registrant and HBL-Hadasit Bio-Holdings Ltd.
and Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd.
+Added: August 9, 2017
Employment Agreement effective September 17, 2018, between Registrant and Brian Culley
−Removed: Employment Agreement effective January 7, 2019, between Registrant and Brandi Roberts
−Removed: Separation and Consulting Agreement dated January 20, 2021 between Registrant and Brandi Roberts
−Removed: Employment Agreement effective May 20, 2019, between Registrant and Chase Leavitt
+Added: September 18, 2018
Royalty Agreement dated October 1, 2013, between Asterias and Geron Corporation
+Added: Asterias S-1/A
+Added: August 13, 2013
Exclusive Sublicense Agreement between Geron Corporation and Asterias
−Removed: Exclusive License Agreement dated February 20, 2003, and First Amendment thereto dated September 7, 2004, between The Regents of the University of California and Geron Corporation
+Added: Asterias S-1/A
+Added: August 13, 2013
Non-exclusive License Agreement dated October 7, 2013, between WARF and Asterias
+Added: Asterias 10-Q
+Added: November 12, 2013
Clinical Trial and Option Agreement dated September 8, 2014, between Asterias and Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research Technology Limited
+Added: Asterias 10-Q/A
+Added: January 13, 2015
Second Amendment to Clinical Trial and Option Agreement dated May 6, 2020 between Cancer Research UK, Cancer Research Technology Limited, Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc.
and Registrant
+Added: August 6, 2020
Agreement dated May 6, 2020 between CRT and Registrant
+Added: August 6, 2020
+Added: Collaboration and License Agreement dated December 17, 2021 between F.
+Added: Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Genentech, Inc., Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd., and Registrant
List of Subsidiaries
+Added: Consent of WithumSmith+Brown, PC
Consent of OUM & Co.
−Removed: Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Form of Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
−Removed: Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
−Removed: Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
−Removed: Instance Document
−Removed: Taxonomy Extension Schema
−Removed: Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
−Removed: Taxonomy Extension Definition Document
−Removed: Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
−Removed: Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
−Removed: The schedules and exhibits to the merger agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.
−Removed: A copy of any
−Removed: omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
+Added: Certification of Chief Executive Officer and
+Added: Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Form of Rule 13a-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
+Added: Certification of Chief Executive Officer and
+Added: Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
+Added: Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
+Added: Interactive Data File
+Added: XBRL Instance Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
+Added: XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
+Added: Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained
+Added: in Exhibit 101)
+Added: ^ The schedules and exhibits to the merger agreement
+Added: have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.
+Added: A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the
+Added: Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
* Filed herewith
1 unchanged sentence
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan
−Removed: Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant
−Removed: to a request for confidential treatment
−Removed: Portions of this exhibit have been omitted because the omitted information is:
−Removed: (i) not material;
−Removed: and (ii) would likely cause competitive
−Removed: harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
+Added: of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment
+Added: Certain information in this exhibit has been omitted pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
FORM 10-K SUMMARY
−Removed: to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
−Removed: on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 11 th day of March 2021.
−Removed: CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
−Removed: Executive Officer
−Removed: Executive Officer and Director
−Removed: Executive and Financial Officer)
−Removed: Alexandra Hernandez
−Removed: Director, Finance
+Added: to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report on Form
+Added: 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 10 th day of March 2022.
+Added: LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
+Added: Chief Executive Officer
+Added: Chief Executive Officer
+Added: (Principal Executive)
+Added: Kevin Leon Cook
+Added: Chief Financial Officer
+Added: KEVIN LEON COOK
+Added: (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
Deborah Andrews
+Added: DEBORAH ANDREWS
+Added: /s/ Dipti Amin
+Added: /s/ Anula Jayasuriya
+Added: March 10, 2022
+Added: ANULA JAYASURIYA
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