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and concluded that they were not effective as of December 31, 2023 and we concluded there was a material weakness in the design of our
−Removed: internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: internal control over financial reporting as it relates to insufficient resources to employ proper segregation of duties over the processing of transactions
+Added: and financial reporting.
material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that
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detected on a timely basis.
−Removed: material weaknesses identified included insufficient resources to employ proper segregation of duties over the processing of transactions
−Removed: and financial reporting.
intends to focus on strengthening the Company’s internal controls.
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He founded Syfy Channel and numerous other media and digital businesses.
−Removed: Eric Richman – Director -61
−Removed: Richman is a life science executive with significant leadership, operational and strategic experience from over 25 years in the
−Removed: He is currently The CEO of Gain Therapeutics and was a Venture Partner at Brace Pharma Capital and serves on the boards of
−Removed: LabConnect, F2G (board observer) and previously ADMA Biologics (NASDAQ:
−Removed: Previously he served as President & CEO of PharmAthene
−Removed: and prior to that was part of the founding team at MedImmune, responsible for the U.S.
−Removed: launch of its first commercial product and
−Removed: an integral part of the global launch teams for other products.
−Removed: He began his career at HealthCare Ventures, a life-sciences focused
−Removed: VC firm and formerly was a Director of Lev Pharmaceuticals (sold to Viropharma) and American Bank (sold to Congressional Bancshares)
−Removed: and served as CEO of Tyrogenex (sold to Betta Pharma).
+Added: Richman – Director -62 Mr.
+Added: Richman is a life science executive with significant leadership, operational and strategic experience
+Added: from over 25 years in the field.
+Added: He is currently The CEO of Gain Therapeutics and was a Venture Partner at Brace Pharma Capital and
+Added: serves on the boards of LabConnect, F2G (board observer) and previously ADMA Biologics (NASDAQ:
+Added: Previously he served as President
+Added: & CEO of PharmAthene and prior to that was part of the founding team at MedImmune, responsible for the U.S.
+Added: launch of its first
+Added: commercial product and an integral part of the global launch teams for other products.
+Added: He began his career at HealthCare Ventures,
+Added: a life-sciences focused VC firm and formerly was a Director of Lev Pharmaceuticals (sold to Viropharma) and American Bank (sold to
+Added: Congressional Bancshares) and served as CEO of Tyrogenex (sold to Betta Pharma).
Seltzer – Director – 63 Mr.
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positions of increasing responsibility for AmerisourceBergen, and its predecessor company, Bergen Brunswig.
−Removed: Tracy Clifford – Director -54 Ms.
−Removed: Clifford has over twenty years
−Removed: of experience in accounting and finance, including mergers and acquisitions of public companies.
−Removed: Clifford is the CFO of Acorn
+Added: Clifford – Director -55 Ms.
+Added: Clifford has over twenty years of experience in accounting and finance, including mergers and
+Added: acquisitions of public companies.
+Added: Clifford is the CFO of Acorn Energy, Inc.
and COO of its operating subsidiary Omnimetrix Inc.
−Removed: and since 2015 she has served as a contract CFO and COO for several
−Removed: clients, participated on advisory boards and worked on numerous project engagements.
−Removed: Clifford previously served as CFO, Principal
−Removed: Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Secretary for a publicly traded pharmaceutical company and a publicly-traded REIT from
−Removed: 1999 to 2015.
−Removed: Clifford’s prior experience included accounting leadership positions at United Healthcare, the North Broward
−Removed: Hospital District and the audit team of Deloitte & Touche.
+Added: and since 2015 she has served as a contract CFO and COO for several clients, participated on advisory boards and worked on numerous
+Added: project engagements.
+Added: Clifford previously served as CFO, Principal Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and Secretary for
+Added: a publicly traded pharmaceutical company and a publicly-traded REIT from 1999 to 2015.
+Added: Clifford’s prior experience included
+Added: accounting leadership positions at United Healthcare, the North Broward Hospital District and the audit team of Deloitte & Touche.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Company’s full board is functioning as our audit committee at the time of this Annual Report.
−Removed: do not have a compensation committee or persons participating in deliberations concerning executive officer compensation as there was
−Removed: no executive officer compensation paid other than hourly payments for Chief Financial Officer services during 2022.
+Added: do not have a compensation committee or persons participating in deliberations concerning executive officer compensation as there
+Added: was no executive officer compensation paid other than hourly payments for Chief Financial Officer services during 2023 and
do not have a nominating committee.
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with the filing requirements of Section 16(a).
+Added: have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all our directors, officers and employees.
+Added: This code of ethics is
+Added: designed to comply with the NASDAQ marketplace rules related to codes of conduct.
are no arrangements which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
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and Director Compensation
−Removed: Summary Compensation Table
−Removed: Name and Principal Position
−Removed: President and Executive Chairman
+Added: Compensation Table
+Added: and Principal Position
+Added: President and Executive
Christine Jenkins
−Removed: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
+Added: Vice President and Chief
+Added: Financial Officer
Mitchell Rubenstein
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Tracy Clifford
−Removed: (1) Represents
−Removed: the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with applicable accounting principles
−Removed: with respect to 100,000 options granted per Executive/Director on January 31, 2022 with an exercise price of $0.29.
−Removed: The fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
−Removed: using the following assumptions:
−Removed: (i) a risk-free interest rate of 1.505% (ii) an expected
−Removed: term of 4 years (iii) an assumed volatility of 184.74% and (iv) no dividends.
−Removed: (2) Represents
+Added: the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with applicable accounting principles with respect to 50,000 options granted per
+Added: Director, 100,000 options granted to the President and Executive Chairman and 10,000 options granted to the Vice President and Chief
+Added: Financial Officer on March 23, 2023 with an exercise price of $0.20.
+Added: The fair value of the options was determined using the Black-Scholes
+Added: option pricing model using the following assumptions:
+Added: (i) a risk-free interest rate of 3.39% (ii) an expected term of 4.98 years
+Added: (iii) an assumed volatility of 118.3067% and (iv) no dividends.
+Added: the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with applicable accounting principles with respect to 100,000 options granted
+Added: per Executive/Director on January 31, 2022 with an exercise price of $0.29.
+Added: The fair value of the options was determined using the
+Added: Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following assumptions:
+Added: (i) a risk-free interest rate of 1.505% (ii) an expected term
+Added: of 4 years (iii) an assumed volatility of 184.74% and (iv) no dividends.
hourly fees paid to Ms.
−Removed: Jenkins for the provision of services as Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: of the Company.
+Added: Jenkins for the provision of services as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Compensation for 2022 and 2023
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following tables set forth all outstanding equity awards made to each of the Executives and Directors that were outstanding at December
−Removed: Options to Purchase NovelStem International Corp.
−Removed: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable
−Removed: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable
−Removed: Option Exercise Price ($)
−Removed: Option Expiration Date
−Removed: November 12, 2025
−Removed: November 26, 2026
−Removed: November 24, 2027
−Removed: January 31, 2029
+Added: to Purchase NovelStem International Corp.
+Added: Unexercisable
+Added: Option Exercise
+Added: Expiration Date
Mitchell Rubenstein
−Removed: November 12, 2025
−Removed: November 26, 2026
−Removed: November 24, 2027
−Removed: January 31, 2029
−Removed: November 12, 2025
−Removed: November 26, 2026
−Removed: November 24, 2027
−Removed: January 31, 2029
David Seltzer
−Removed: November 12, 2025
−Removed: November 26, 2026
−Removed: November 24, 2027
−Removed: January 31, 2029
Jerry Wolasky
−Removed: November 12, 2025
−Removed: November 26, 2026
−Removed: November 24, 2027
−Removed: January 31, 2029
Tracy Clifford
−Removed: November 12, 2025
−Removed: November 26, 2026
−Removed: November 24, 2027
−Removed: January 31, 2029
Christine Jenkins
−Removed: Warrants to Purchase NovelStem International Corp.
−Removed: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Warrants (#) Exercisable
−Removed: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Warrants (#) Unexercisable
+Added: to Purchase NovelStem International Corp.
+Added: Unexercisable
Warrant Exercise Price ($)
Expiration Date
−Removed: June 28, 2023
Mitchell Rubenstein
−Removed: June 28, 2023
David Seltzer
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
−Removed: following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock, as of January 25, 2023,
+Added: following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock, as of December 31, 2023,
for each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock, each of our directors
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and nature of beneficial ownership
−Removed: of total common equity (1)
−Removed: directors and officers as a group (seven persons)
−Removed: Applicable percentage ownership is based on 46,881,475 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 25, 2023, together with securities
−Removed: exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of January 25, 2023.
+Added: Christine Jenkins
+Added: Michael Sosnowik
+Added: 7,670,673 (2)(3)(4)
+Added: Jerry Wolasky
+Added: 10,222,973 (3)(4)
+Added: Tracy Clifford
+Added: 1,200,000 (4)
+Added: 804,054 (3)(4)
+Added: Mitchell Rubenstein
+Added: 3,058,108 (4)(5)
+Added: David Seltzer
+Added: 3,574,324 (3)(4)
+Added: All directors and officers as a group (seven
+Added: Applicable percentage ownership is based on 46,881,475 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2023, together with securities
+Added: exercisable or convertible into shares of common stock within 60 days of December 31, 2023.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance
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stock, warrants or other securities that are currently exercisable or convertible or that will become exercisable or convertible within
−Removed: 60 days of January 25, 2023, are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the
+Added: 60 days of December 31, 2023, are deemed to be beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of computing the
number of shares beneficially owned and percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of
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Includes warrants to purchase 2.25 million
−Removed: shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.13 per share and options to purchase 1.10 million shares of common stock at an exercise
−Removed: price of $0.10 per share.
−Removed: Includes options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share.
−Removed: Includes options and warrants to purchase 1,850,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share.
+Added: shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.13 per share, options to purchase 1.10 million shares of common stock at an exercise
+Added: price of $0.10 per share and options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.29 per share.
+Added: Includes options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share and options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.29 per share.
+Added: Includes options and warrants to purchase 1,850,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share and options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.29 per share.
The address of each person is c/o NovelStem International Corp.
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Plan category
−Removed: Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
−Removed: Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
−Removed: Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
−Removed: Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
−Removed: Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
+Added: of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
+Added: Weighted-average
+Added: exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
+Added: of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
+Added: Equity compensation plans approved by security
+Added: Equity compensation plans not approved
+Added: by security holders
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Loeb, our President and Executive Chairman of the Board, is also the Chairman of the Board of NewStem.
−Removed: November 15, 2021, in connection with previous, the Company issued 1,729,729 shares of common stock to directors as a result of certain
−Removed: contingent assets not being realized, as required by the governing financing documents.
−Removed: A summary of the shares issued follows:
−Removed: Mitchell Rubenstein
−Removed: Jerry Wolasky
−Removed: David Seltzer
−Removed: April 12, 2021, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “Note”) with Stephen Gans for $100,000.
−Removed: The Note accrued
−Removed: interest at 8% per annum and matured on April 12, 2022.
−Removed: The proceeds of this Note were used to pay operating expenses of the Company
−Removed: including directors and officer insurance premiums.
−Removed: Interest expense accrued related this this Note was $5,752 for the year ended December
−Removed: The Note and all accrued interest were paid in full on February 16, 2022.
−Removed: In May 2022, the Company entered into a
−Removed: finance agreement with Jan Loeb and Jerry Wolasky, shareholders and Board members, which was amended in July 2022, to borrow up to an
−Removed: aggregate of $600,000 for working capital needs.
−Removed: This agreement provides for funding through January 31, 2024, provides for interest at
−Removed: a rate of 8% per annum through November 11, 2022, at which time the interest rate increased to 10% per annum for subsequent advances .
−Removed: The agreement matures the earlier of January 31, 2024 or 20 months from the date of the first funded amount
−Removed: unless the lenders agree to extend the due date at that time.
−Removed: As of the date of this Annual Report, the Company has received advances
−Removed: of $342,000 under the aforementioned agreement.
−Removed: as disclosed herein, no director, executive officer, shareholder holding at least 5% of shares of our common stock, or any family member
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company entered into note agreements with Jan Loeb, our Executive Chairman and Jerry Wolasky, a
+Added: shareholder and member of the Board, to borrow up to an aggregate of $600,000 for working capital needs.
+Added: The note agreements were amended
+Added: in March 2024 to increase the total borrowing to $650,000 and extend the maturity date.
+Added: The agreements provide for interest at a rate
+Added: of 8% per annum, increased to 10% per annum for advances subsequent to November 11, 2022, and mature September 1, 2025.
+Added: As of the date
+Added: of this Annual Report, the full amount of $650,000 has been funded pursuant to these agreements.
+Added: May 5, 2023, the Company entered into a long term note payable with a shareholder for $300,000 in financing to be funded $150,000 at
+Added: inception and $150,000 in October 2023.
+Added: This note bears interest at zero percent (0%) and matures on May 5, 2025.
+Added: The note includes a
+Added: guarantee which has been identified as an embedded derivative with a fair value of a liability of $535,000 at December 31, 2023.
+Added: as disclosed herein, no director, executive officer, stockholder holding at least 5% of shares of our common stock, or any family member
thereof, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction, or proposed transaction since January 1, 2019, in which the
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Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
−Removed: following table summarizes the fees accrued and paid by NovelStem for professional services rendered by Cherry Bekaert LLP for the
−Removed: years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
+Added: following table summarizes the fees accrued and paid by NovelStem for professional services rendered by Cherry Bekaert LLP for the years
+Added: ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
All other fees
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Financial Statements
−Removed: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 677 )
−Removed: of Operations
−Removed: of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
−Removed: of Cash Flows
−Removed: to Financial Statements
+Added: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 6651 )
+Added: Report of Predecessor Auditor (PCAOB ID 677 )
+Added: Balance Sheets
+Added: Statements of Operations
+Added: of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
+Added: Statements of Cash Flows
+Added: Notes to Financial Statements
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
+Added: of Directors and Shareholders of
+Added: International Corp.
+Added: on the Financial Statements
+Added: have audited the accompanying balance sheet of NovelStem International Corp.
+Added: as of December 31, 2023, and the related statements of operations,
+Added: shareholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial
+Added: statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of NovelStem
+Added: International Corp.
+Added: as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in
+Added: conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the entity will continue as a going concern.
+Added: As discussed in Note
+Added: 1 to the financial statements, the entity has suffered losses from operations that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue
+Added: as a going concern.
+Added: Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1.
+Added: The financial statements do not
+Added: include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: financial statements are the responsibility of the entity’s management.
+Added: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
+Added: statements based on our audit.
+Added: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
+Added: States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to NovelStem International Corp.
+Added: in accordance with the
+Added: federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
+Added: conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
+Added: reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
+Added: International Corp.
+Added: is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose
+Added: of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Accordingly, we express
+Added: no such opinion.
+Added: audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or
+Added: fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
+Added: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
+Added: the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
+Added: Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
+Added: estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
+Added: We believe that our audit provides
+Added: a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Kreit & Chiu CPA LLP
+Added: have served as NovelStem International Corp.’s auditor since 2024.
+Added: York , New York
+Added: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
the Board of Directors and Stockholders
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on the Financial Statements
−Removed: have audited the accompanying balance sheets of NovelStem International Corp.
+Added: have audited the accompanying balance sheet of NovelStem International Corp.
(the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, and
−Removed: 2021, and the related statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period
−Removed: ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements).
−Removed: In our opinion, the financial
−Removed: statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the
−Removed: results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with
−Removed: accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: the related statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively
+Added: referred to as the “financial statements”).
+Added: In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
+Added: the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year
+Added: then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
−Removed: financial statements based on our audits.
+Added: financial statements based on our audit.
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.
−Removed: federal securities
−Removed: laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
−Removed: conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
+Added: conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
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is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: As part of our audits,
+Added: As part of our audit,
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
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Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
−Removed: audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
−Removed: or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
+Added: audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or
+Added: 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 financial statements.
−Removed: Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
+Added: Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
−Removed: We believe that our audits
−Removed: provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
−Removed: /s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP
−Removed: We have served as the Company’s auditor
−Removed: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
−Removed: March 31, 2023
+Added: We believe that our audit provides
+Added: a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: Cherry Bekaert LLP
+Added: have served as the Company’s auditor from 2021 through 2022.
+Added: Lauderdale, Florida
INTERNATIONAL CORP.
−Removed: As of December 31,
+Added: of December 31,
Current assets:
+Added: Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, administrative fees
Prepaid expenses
−Removed: Other current assets
+Added: current assets
Total current assets
−Removed: Non-current assets
−Removed: Property and equipment, net
+Added: and equipment, net
Investment in Netco
+Added: Note receivable, NewStem
Investment in NewStem
−Removed: LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
+Added: LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
+Added: Related party
Accrued expenses
−Removed: Other liabilities
Total current liabilities
−Removed: Non-current liabilities
−Removed: Convertible financial instrument
−Removed: Long-term note payable, including accrued interest
+Added: Long-term liabilities:
+Added: Long-term notes payable, including accrued interest
+Added: financial instrument
+Added: Derivative liability, guarantee
+Added: Total long-term liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 7)
−Removed: Shareholders’ equity:
−Removed: Common stock, $ .01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 50,316,672 shares issued at December 31, 2022 and 2021 and 46,881,475 shares outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021
+Added: Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
+Added: Common stock, $ .01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 50,316,672 shares issued at December 31, 2023 and 2022 and
+Added: 46,881,475 shares outstanding at December 31, 2023 and 2022
Additional paid-in capital
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Treasury stock, at cost, 3,435,197 shares at December 31, 2023 and 2022
−Removed: Total shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
+Added: Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
+Added: ( 1,951,533 )
+Added: Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit)
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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OF OPERATIONS
+Added: Ended December 31,
Administrative fee income
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Research and development expenses
−Removed: Less – grants and participations received
−Removed: Research and development expenses, net
+Added: – grants and participations received
+Added: and development expenses, net
General and administrative expenses
−Removed: Contra expenses - legal fees
+Added: Litigation expenses (contra expenses) (Note 7)
Total operating expenses
Loss from operations
−Removed: Financial (income) expenses, net
+Added: ( 3,525,799 )
+Added: Other expenses:
+Added: Loss on derivative instrument
Interest expense
+Added: Total other expenses
+Added: Financial income, net
Loss before income taxes
+Added: ( 3,884,822 )
Provision for income tax
Net loss before equity in net loss of equity method investees
+Added: ( 3,884,822 )
Equity in net loss of equity method investees
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INTERNATIONAL CORP.
−Removed: OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
+Added: OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Shareholders’
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$ ( 199,754 )
+Added: Stock-based compensation
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2022
( 288,940,510 )
( 288,940,510 )
+Added: ( 4,187,301 )
+Added: ( 4,187,301 )
Stock-based compensation
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$ ( 293,127,811 )
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2022
$ ( 199,754 )
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OF CASH FLOWS
−Removed: Cash flows from operating
+Added: Ended December 31,
+Added: Cash flows from operating activities:
$ ( 4,187,301 )
−Removed: required to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating
−Removed: in loss of equity method investees
−Removed: Gain on dilution of equity method investment
−Removed: interest added to long-term note payable
−Removed: interest added to long-term note payable
−Removed: of marketable securities
+Added: $ ( 765,730 )
+Added: required to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities:
of convertible financial instrument
−Removed: in operating assets and liabilities:
−Removed: receivable, administrative fees
−Removed: (decrease) in other current assets
+Added: Equity in net loss of equity method investees
+Added: Gain on dilution of equity method investment
+Added: Distribution from NetCo
+Added: Accretion of discount on note payable
+Added: Loss on derivative instrument
+Added: Legal fees and litigation funding fees funded by litigation funding agreement
+Added: Accrued interest added to long-term note payable
+Added: Stock-based compensation
+Added: Change in operating assets and liabilities:
+Added: in other current assets
Decrease in other liabilities
−Removed: cash used in operating activities
−Removed: Cash flows from investing
−Removed: Proceeds from the sale of
−Removed: marketable securities
−Removed: Purchase of property and equipment
−Removed: Net cash provided by investing
−Removed: Cash flows from financing
−Removed: from (repayment of) note payable, current
−Removed: from a convertible financial instrument
−Removed: of shares, net
−Removed: from long-term note payable
−Removed: cash from financing activities
+Added: Accounts receivable, administrative fees
+Added: Prepaid expenses
+Added: Accounts payable
+Added: Accrued expenses
+Added: Net cash used in operating activities
+Added: Cash flows from investing activities:
+Added: Net cash used in investing activities
+Added: Cash flows from financing activities:
+Added: Proceeds from (repayment of) note payable, current
+Added: Proceeds from long-term note payable
+Added: received from a related party
+Added: of ordinary shares, net
+Added: Net cash from financing activities
Net change in cash
−Removed: at the beginning of the year
−Removed: at the end of the year
+Added: Cash at the beginning of the year
+Added: Cash at the end of the year
Supplemental cash flow information:
−Removed: Cash paid during the year
+Added: Cash paid during the year for:
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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is a legacy media business interest which owns “Net Force”, a book publishing franchise.
−Removed: and Management’s Plans
+Added: Concern, Liquidity and Management’s Plans
inception, the Company has accumulated a deficit of approximately $ 293,000,000 .
−Removed: The accumulated deficit of the Company subsequent to its business focus shift and name change in September 2018 is approximately $ 2,260,000 which is comprised primarily of allocated losses from equity method investments and general and administrative costs incurred
−Removed: by the Company.
+Added: The accumulated deficit of the Company subsequent to
+Added: its business focus shift and name change in September 2018 is approximately $ 6,447,000 which is comprised primarily of allocated losses
+Added: from equity method investments and general and administrative costs incurred by the Company.
Company will need to obtain additional funds to continue its operations.
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plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient cash from financing on terms acceptable to the
−Removed: Company, or that NewStem will become profitable (see Note 3).
−Removed: May 2022, the Company entered into a finance agreement with two individuals who are shareholders and directors, which was amended in
−Removed: July 2022, to borrow up to $ 600,000 for working capital needs (see Note 4).
−Removed: Following this financing, the Company believes that its cash
−Removed: resources are sufficient for the operations of the next 12 months.
+Added: Company, or that NewStem will be able to continue as a going concern and become profitable (see Note 3).
+Added: Company has in place a finance agreement with two individuals who are shareholders and directors to borrow $ 650,000 for working capital
+Added: needs (see Note 4).
+Added: Additionally, the Company entered into an additional finance agreement with a shareholder in 2023 to borrow $ 300,000
+Added: for working capital needs (see Note 4).
+Added: As of the date of these financial statements, these borrowings have been fully utilized and the
+Added: Company will need to obtain additional funds to continue operations for the next 12 months.
+Added: view of the matters described above, the Company’s ability to meet financing requirements is dependent upon the ability to complete
+Added: additional fundraising or obtain additional financing, and/or monetize its investment in NetCo, along with NewStem continuing as a going
+Added: These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: The financial
+Added: statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and
+Added: classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.
2— SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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the date of purchase.
−Removed: The Company had no cash equivalents as of either year end presented.
+Added: The Company had no cash equivalents as of either year end.
companies that are not consolidated, but over which the Company exercises significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method
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share of losses not previously recognized.
−Removed: The Company recognizes a gain or loss on dilution when the equity method
−Removed: Investee company issues stock to third parties.
Company reviews equity investments for impairment on an annual basis, or earlier if events or changes in circumstances indicate that
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the Company is a 50 % joint venture partner in NetCo which is accounted for pursuant to the equity method of accounting.
+Added: Derivative Financial Instruments
+Added: The Company has in place a financial
+Added: instrument, in the form of a note payable, with an identified embedded derivative in the form of a guarantee.
+Added: The identified embedded
+Added: derivative has been bifurcated and accounted for separately.
+Added: Such derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value at each
+Added: financial statement reporting date.
+Added: If the fair value of a financial liability (the derivative) exceeds the proceeds received for the
+Added: issuance of a hybrid instrument in an arms length transaction with no rights or privileges that require separate accounting recognition
+Added: as an asset identified, then the embedded derivative is recorded at fair value with the excess of fair value over proceeds recognized
+Added: as a loss in earnings.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized a loss on derivative financial instruments of $ 260,000 .
+Added: Proceeds from the note payable are shown as cash from financing instruments and the loss on derivative instrument is included as an adjustment
+Added: to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities in the statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023.
of common stock repurchased are recorded at cost as treasury stock.
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The grant date fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) pricing model.
−Removed: all stock options, the Company recognizes expense over on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period (generally the vesting
+Added: all stock options, the Company recognizes expense on an accelerated basis over the requisite service period (generally the vesting
period of the equity grant).
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with applicable accounting principles.
+Added: Such options are valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
the event of the termination of an employee, third party service provider, officer or Director’s service on the Board of the Company
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and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
−Removed: net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year, excluding
+Added: net income per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year, excluding
treasury stock.
−Removed: Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding
+Added: Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding
plus the dilutive potential of common shares which would result from the exercise of stock options and warrants.
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SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF DILUTIVE
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Net loss available to common shareholders
$ ( 4,187,301 )
+Added: $ ( 765,730 )
Weighted average shares outstanding:
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Basic and diluted net loss per share
−Removed: Warrants and stock options excluded
−Removed: from the above calculations are as follows:
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS AND
−Removed: STOCK OPTIONS
−Removed: Year Ended December 31,
−Removed: Stock options
3— EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
−Removed: 2018, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with NewStem and other related parties to provide aggregate funding of up
−Removed: to $ 4,000,000
−Removed: This funding was to be provided through the sale of up to 50,000
−Removed: common shares of NewStem to the Company representing 33 %
+Added: 2018, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with NewStem and other related parties to provide aggregate funding of up to
+Added: $ 4,000,000 to NewStem.
+Added: This funding was to be provided through the sale of up to 50,000 common shares of NewStem to the Company representing
33 % of New Stem’s outstanding shares.
−Removed: In 2018, the Company purchased 25,000
−Removed: shares of NewStem for $ 2,000,000
−Removed: acquiring an ownership interest of 20 %.
−Removed: The Company made additional investments in 2019 and 2020 purchasing 12,500
−Removed: shares each year for a $ 1,000,000
−Removed: investment each year.
−Removed: NewStem sold and issued shares to third party investors in 2021 and 2022 resulting in the Company recognizing
−Removed: a gain on dilution of equity method investment.
−Removed: These transactions resulted in the Company having an ownership interest of 30.58 %
−Removed: respectively, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
+Added: In 2018, the Company purchased 25,000 shares of NewStem for $ 2,000,000 acquiring an ownership
+Added: interest of 20 % .
+Added: The Company made additional investments in 2019 and 2020 purchasing 12,500 shares each year for a $ 1,000,000 investment
+Added: each year resulting in an ownership interest of 30.51 % and 30.58 % , respectively, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Company accounts for its investment in NewStem under the equity method.
At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the carrying value of the investment
−Removed: in NewStem exceeded the underlying net assets of NewStem by $ 2,090,286 and $ 2,435,155 , respectively.
−Removed: The excess relates to identified
−Removed: intangible assets including license agreements, specialized work force (goodwill) and two separate projects of in process research and
−Removed: development (“IPR&D”) related to stem cell-based diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer chemotherapies.
+Added: in NewStem exceeded its portion of the underlying net assets of NewStem by approximately $ 1,800,000 and $ 1,900,000 , respectively.
+Added: excess relates to identified intangible assets including license agreements, specialized work force (goodwill) and two separate projects
+Added: of in process research and development (“IPR&D”) related to stem cell-based diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer chemotherapies.
+Added: During the years ended December
+Added: 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company reimbursed NewStem for audit and audit related costs of approximately $ 58,000 and $ 105,000 , respectively.
+Added: As disclosed in Note 8, the Company
+Added: is in negotiations to acquire the remainder of NewStem in exchange for shares of Company stock.
+Added: In anticipation of this transaction, the
+Added: Company advanced $ 250,000 to NewStem in December 2023 and an additional $ 250,000 in March 2024.
+Added: The related note agreement bears no interest
+Added: and is payable on December 30, 2024.
+Added: The agreement provides for discharge of the note upon the closing of the anticipated acquisition
+Added: This note receivable has been presented as a noncurrent asset along with the investment in NewStem in the balance
+Added: Company assesses its investment in NewStem for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.
INTERNATIONAL CORP.
to Financial Statements
−Removed: Company assesses its investment in NewStem for impairment on an annual basis.
−Removed: is in the development stage and has incurred losses since its inception and has yet to generate any revenues.
−Removed: NewStem will need to obtain
−Removed: additional funds to continue its operations.
−Removed: NewStem management’s plans with regard to these matters include continued development,
−Removed: marketing and licensing of its products, as well as seeking additional financing arrangements.
−Removed: Although management continues to pursue
−Removed: these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient cash from sales of products or financing
−Removed: on terms acceptable to the Company.
−Removed: NewStem obtained additional funding of approximately $ 1,450,000 in 2022 through the sale of
−Removed: shares or ordinary stock.
+Added: is in the development stage and has incurred losses since its inception and has generated only minimal revenues related to a licensing agreement.
+Added: NewStem will need
+Added: to obtain additional funds to continue its operations.
+Added: NewStem management’s plans with regard to these matters include
+Added: continued development, marketing and licensing of its products, as well as seeking additional financing arrangements.
+Added: management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient cash
+Added: from sales, licensing or financing on terms acceptable to the Company.
+Added: NewStem obtained additional funding of approximately $ 1,450,000
+Added: in April 2022 through the sale of shares of ordinary stock.
+Added: NewStem’s management has adopted a cost reduction plan in order to
+Added: adjust future operation expenses to its cash balance.
+Added: In October 2023, the NewStem board of directors unanimously resolved to
+Added: dismiss most employees which occurred in December 2023.
+Added: aforementioned events indicate significant difficulties to continue as a concern.
+Added: Additionally, Israel declared a state of war in October
+Added: 2023 which resulted in a decrease in Israel’s economic and business activity.
+Added: The security situation in Israel led to a disruption
+Added: in the chain of supply and production, a decrease in the volume of national transportation, and a shortage in manpower as well as a decrease
+Added: in the value of financial assets.
+Added: As a result of the movement and work restrictions, NewStem began operating on a limited scale.
+Added: Additionally,
+Added: the situation has brought further difficulties in management’s efforts to seek additional financing.
following table represents the Company’s investment in NewStem:
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: OF INVESTMENTS
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Investment in NewStem, beginning
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Gain on dilution of equity method investment
−Removed: Purchase of NewStem shares
Investment in NewStem, ending
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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL POSITION INVESTMENT
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Condensed income statement information:
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$ ( 2,341,000 )
−Removed: Company’s allocation
−Removed: of net loss from NewStem
+Added: Company’s allocation of net loss from NewStem
$ ( 342,191 )
$ ( 732,393 )
−Removed: of December 31,
+Added: As of December 31,
Condensed balance sheet information:
+Added: Current assets
Non-current assets
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to Financial Statements
−Removed: owns a 50 % interest in NetCo, a joint venture that owns the Net Force publishing franchise.
−Removed: The Company accounts for its investment in
−Removed: NetCo under the equity method and recognizes nominal royalties from this arrangement.
−Removed: The Company assesses its investment in NetCo for
−Removed: impairment on an annual basis.
+Added: interest in NetCo, a joint venture that owns the Net Force publishing franchise.
+Added: The Company accounts for its investment in NetCo
+Added: under the equity method and recognizes nominal royalties and administrative fees from this arrangement.
+Added: The Company assesses its
+Added: investment in NetCo for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist.
following table represents the Company’s investment in NetCo:
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: OF INVESTMENTS
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Investment in NetCo, beginning
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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL POSITION INVESTMENT
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Condensed income statement information:
−Removed: Net income (loss)
−Removed: Company’s allocation
−Removed: of net income from NetCo
−Removed: of December 31,
+Added: Company’s allocation of net income from NetCo
+Added: As of December 31,
Condensed balance sheet information:
+Added: Current assets
Non-current assets
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4— NOTES PAYABLE
+Added: In December 2023, the Company
+Added: entered into two short term notes payable with unrelated parties, Hewlett Fund and AIGH Investment Partners, LLC.
+Added: The notes are for $ 125,000
+Added: each, for a total of $ 250,000 in borrowings utilized for the funding of NewStem.
+Added: The notes bear interest at 12 % per annum and mature December
+Added: 21, 2024 , at which time all principal and accrued interest are due and payable.
+Added: The note agreements include a provision whereby, in the
+Added: event of a capital raise transaction by the Company, the note holders would be entitled to participate in the transaction in an amount
+Added: equal to 133% of the amounts owed on the note agreements at the closing of the transaction .
+Added: Interest expense related to these notes was
+Added: $ 822 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Long-term notes
+Added: payable are summarized as follows:
+Added: OF LONG TERM NOTES PAYABLE
+Added: As of December 31,
+Added: Notes payable related parties:
+Added: Notes payable director and Executive Chairman
+Added: Accrued interest added to note balance
+Added: Total notes payable director and Executive Chairman
+Added: Note payable shareholder, principal amount
+Added: Less unamortized discount
+Added: Total note payable shareholder
+Added: Note payable, litigation funding agreement:
+Added: Note payable Omni Bridgeway (Fund 4) Invt.
+Added: Total notes payable
+Added: Less current portion
+Added: Long-term notes payable
April 12, 2021, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “Note”) with a related party (individual) for $ 100,000 .
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the Company including directors and officer insurance premiums.
−Removed: Interest expense accrued related this this Note was $ 5,752 for the year
+Added: Interest expense accrued related to this Note was $ 1,198 for the year
ended December 31, 2022.
The Note and all accrued interest, totaling $ 6,752 , were paid in full on February 16, 2022.
−Removed: May 2022, the Company entered into a finance agreement (the “Agreement”) with two individuals who are shareholders and directors,
−Removed: which was amended in July 2022, to borrow up to $ 600,000 for working capital needs.
−Removed: This Agreement provides for funding through January
−Removed: 31, 2024 and provides for interest at a rate of 8 % per annum through November 11, 2022, at which time the interest rate increased to
+Added: May 2022, the Company entered into note agreements with two individuals who are related parties to borrow up to $ 600,000 for working
+Added: capital needs.
+Added: The agreements were amended in March 2024 to increase the total borrowing to $ 650,000 and extend the maturity date.
+Added: agreements provide for interest at a rate of 8 % per annum through November 11, 2022, at which time the interest rate increased to 10 %
per annum for subsequent advances.
−Removed: The Agreement matures the earlier of January 31, 2024 or 20 months from the date of the first
−Removed: funded amount unless the shareholders agree to extend the due date at that time.
−Removed: The Company received advances of $ 280,000 pursuant to
−Removed: this agreement through December 31, 2022.
−Removed: December 31, 2022 and 2021 the Company had issued and outstanding 46,881,475 shares of its common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share.
−Removed: of outstanding common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the Board and to share ratably in the assets
−Removed: of the Company legally available for distribution in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.
−Removed: November 15, 2021, in a noncash transaction, the Company issued approximately 3,000,000 shares of common stock to existing holders of
−Removed: subscription agreements dated June 2020.
−Removed: These subscription agreements provided for the issuance of additional shares if certain contingent
−Removed: assets were not realized.
−Removed: It was determined during the year ended December 31, 2021 that the contingent asset would not be realized and
−Removed: the shares were issued.
+Added: The agreements mature September 1, 2025 .
+Added: The Company received advances of $ 400,000 and $ 280,000 , respectively,
+Added: pursuant to these agreements through December 31, 2023 and 2022.
+Added: May 5, 2023, the Company entered into a long term note payable with a shareholder for $ 300,000 in financing to be funded $ 150,000 at
+Added: inception and $ 150,000 in October 2023.
+Added: This note bears interest at zero percent ( 0 % ) and matures on May 5, 2025 .
+Added: The note includes a
+Added: guarantee which has been identified as an embedded derivative with a fair value of a liability of $ 535,000 at December 31, 2023 which
+Added: is reported separately on the balance sheet.
+Added: The fair value of the note exceeds the proceeds, and the note has been discounted
+Added: at inception so that the net liability is the fair value of the derivative.
+Added: Accretion of the note discount of $ 61,815 has been reflected
+Added: as part of interest expense in the statement of operations for year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Payable, Litigation Funding Agreement
+Added: February 11, 2022, the Company entered into a nonrecourse litigation funding agreement (the “Agreement”) with Omni Bridgeway
+Added: (Fund 4) Invt.
+Added: (“Omni”) related to an arbitration proceeding disclosed in Note 7.
+Added: The Agreement provides for Omni
+Added: to fund all costs related to the arbitration up to $ 1,000,000 in exchange for an assignment of a certain portion of rights to and interest
+Added: in claims related to this arbitration.
+Added: The agreement provides for specific calculations of the portion of any claims collected to be
+Added: received by Omni with the remainder collectible by the Company.
+Added: Additionally, the agreement provides for repayment of funded costs pursuant
+Added: to the same multiple calculations in the event of a favorable outcome that does not include the collection of claims.
+Added: During the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2022, the Company received $ 310,000 pursuant to this agreement for the reimbursement of legal costs and working capital
+Added: expenditures, including previously incurred general and administrative costs.
+Added: INTERNATIONAL CORP.
+Added: to Financial Statements
+Added: July 2023, the arbitration was settled with a favorable outcome for the Company.
+Added: As a result of the ruling disclosed in Note 7, the
+Added: liability became probable and reasonably estimable, and the Company has recorded the full liability due to Omni as of December 31,
+Added: This liability consists of expenses funded by Omni of $ 933,065 ,
+Added: including $ 310,000
+Added: advanced for working capital, and related fees or investment return to Omni calculated as contractual multiples of funding totaling
+Added: as of December 31, 2023 for a total liability of $ 2,819,196 .
+Added: This agreement bears interest at 5 %
+Added: per annum beginning January 2024 and on January 10, 2025.
+Added: At December 31, 2023 and 2022 the Company had issued 50,316,672 and outstanding
+Added: 46,881,475 shares of its common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share.
+Added: The Company held 3,435,197 shares of its common stock, $ .01 par value,
+Added: in treasury at December 31, 2023 and 2022.
+Added: Holders of outstanding common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, and if declared
+Added: by the Board and to share ratably in the assets of the Company legally available for distribution in the event of a liquidation, dissolution
+Added: or winding up of the Company.
Summary Employee Option Information
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of 5,760,000 options have been issued to directors and investor relations professionals.
−Removed: INTERNATIONAL CORP.
−Removed: to Financial Statements
Company utilized the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate fair value, utilizing the following assumptions for the respective
years (all in weighted averages):
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF OPTION USING VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: OF FAIR VALUE OF OPTION USING VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Risk-free interest rate
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The Company estimated volatility by considering
−Removed: historical stock volatility over the expected term of the option.
−Removed: The risk-free interest rates are based on the U.S.
−Removed: Treasury yields
−Removed: for a period consistent with the expected term.
−Removed: The dividend yield of 0 % is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend
+Added: historical stock volatility over the period since the Company’s business focus shift to biotech.
+Added: The risk-free interest rates are
+Added: based on the U.S.
+Added: Treasury yields for a period consistent with the expected term.
+Added: The dividend yield of 0 % is based on the Company’s
+Added: history and expectation of dividend payout.
The Company has not paid and does not anticipate paying of dividends in the near future.
+Added: INTERNATIONAL CORP.
+Added: to Financial Statements
Summary Option Information
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is presented below:
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITIES
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: OF STOCK OPTION ACTIVITIES
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Outstanding at beginning of year
−Removed: Outstanding at end of
−Removed: Exercisable at end of
+Added: Outstanding at end of year
+Added: Exercisable at end of year
compensation expense was approximately $ 303,000 and $ 283,000 in the years ending December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
−Removed: total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was approximately $ 13,000 as of December 31, 2022.
+Added: total compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was approximately $ 13,000 and $ 13,000 , respectively, as of December
+Added: 31, 2023 and 2022.
An award of 500,000 options granted on January 31, 2022 had special vesting provisions whereby the awards fully vested
−Removed: outstanding as of December 31, 2021 were vested.
−Removed: INTERNATIONAL CORP.
−Removed: to Financial Statements
Company has issued warrants at exercise prices equal to or greater than market value of the Company’s common stock at the date
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OF WARRANTS ACTIVITY
−Removed: Ended December 31,
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
Outstanding at beginning of year
Forfeited or expired
−Removed: Outstanding at end of
−Removed: warrants outstanding at December 31, 2022 have a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately six months.
−Removed: 6— INCOME TAXES
−Removed: the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred net operating losses and, accordingly, no provision for income taxes
−Removed: has been recorded.
−Removed: In addition, no benefit for income taxes has been recorded due to the uncertainty of the realization of any tax assets.
−Removed: At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had approximately $ 61,000,000 and $ 118,000,000 , respectively, of net operating losses subject
−Removed: to IRC Section 382 limitations, of which $ 6,400,000 and $ 6,200,000 , respectively, were available for carryforward after the consideration
−Removed: of IRC Section 382 limitations.
−Removed: State of Florida net operating losses available for carryforward approximate the federal net operating
−Removed: loss carryforward amounts.
−Removed: federal and state net operating losses expire beginning in 2021.
−Removed: Approximately $ 55,000,000 and $ 25,000,000 , respectively of federal and
−Removed: state losses expired in December 2022, and approximately $ 23,000,000 and $ 3,000,000 , respectively, of federal and state losses expired
−Removed: in December 2021.
−Removed: The Company has approximately $ 1,775,000 in federal and state losses that do not expire.
−Removed: The remaining losses expire
−Removed: from 2023 through 2036.
−Removed: The majority of these expiring losses are further limited by IRC section 382 as shown in the deferred tax table
−Removed: All such deferred tax assets have been offset with a full valuation allowance.
+Added: Outstanding at end of year
+Added: warrant agreements were amended on May 12, 2023 to extend the expiration date to June 28, 2025 .
+Added: The warrants outstanding at December
+Added: 31, 2023 have a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately one and a half years .
+Added: The Company recognized $ 243,000 in
+Added: stock-based compensation expense related to the increase in fair value of warrants pursuant to the modification of the warrant term during
+Added: the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: No such expense was recognized related to the warrants during the year ended December 31, 2022.
INTERNATIONAL CORP.
to Financial Statements
+Added: 6— INCOME TAXES
+Added: the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred net operating losses and, accordingly, no provision for income
+Added: taxes has been recorded.
+Added: In addition, no benefit for income taxes has been recorded due to the uncertainty of the realization of any
+Added: At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had approximately $ 54,000,000
+Added: and $ 61,000,000 ,
+Added: respectively of net operating losses subject to IRC Section 382 limitations, of which $ 9,900,000
+Added: and $ 6,400,000 ,
+Added: respectively, were available for carryforward after the consideration of IRC Section 382 limitations.
+Added: State of Florida net operating
+Added: losses available for carryforward approximate the federal net operating loss carryforward amounts.
+Added: Company’s federal and state net operating losses began expiring in 2021.
+Added: Approximately $ 8,000,000
+Added: and $ 4,000,000 ,
+Added: respectively of federal and state losses expired in December 2023, and approximately $ 55,000,000
+Added: and $ 25,000,000 ,
+Added: respectively, of federal and state losses expired in December 2022.
+Added: The Company has approximately $ 5,331,000
+Added: in federal and state losses that do not expire.
+Added: The remaining losses expire from 2024 through 2036.
+Added: The majority of these expiring
+Added: losses are further limited by IRC section 382 as shown in the deferred tax table below.
+Added: All such deferred tax assets have been
+Added: offset with a full valuation allowance.
Company’s income tax provision differs from the expense that would result from applying statutory rates to income before taxes.
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OF INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
−Removed: Ended December 31,
−Removed: Computed tax at the federal statutory
+Added: Year Ended December 31,
+Added: Computed tax at the federal statutory rate of 21 %
$ ( 879,333 )
−Removed: State income taxes, net of federal income tax
+Added: $ ( 160,803 )
+Added: State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit
Foreign rate differential
−Removed: Change in federal valuation
−Removed: provision for income tax
+Added: Change in federal valuation allowance
+Added: Total provision for income tax
income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial
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SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED TAX
−Removed: of December 31,
−Removed: Outside tax basis difference in
−Removed: equity investments
−Removed: Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards
−Removed: available after consideration of IRC Section 382 limitations
+Added: As of December 31,
+Added: Outside tax basis difference in equity investments
+Added: Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards available after consideration of IRC Section 382 limitations
General business credit
+Added: Related party
+Added: interest and accretion of note discount
+Added: Loss on derivative instrument
Stock compensation
−Removed: Net operating losses
−Removed: Research and development credit carried forward
Total deferred tax assets
−Removed: Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards
−Removed: subject to IRC Section 382 limitations
−Removed: Less valuation allowance for net operating
−Removed: loss limitations
+Added: Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards subject to IRC Section 382 limitations
+Added: Less valuation allowance for net operating loss limitations
( 13,644,005 )
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Subtotal deferred tax assets
−Removed: Deferred tax liability,
−Removed: equity method basis difference
−Removed: ( 1,034,941 )
−Removed: deferred tax assets
+Added: Deferred tax liability, equity method basis difference
+Added: Net deferred tax assets
has evaluated all tax positions that could have a significant effect on the combined financial statements and determined the Companies
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7— COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
−Removed: Company is the claimant in an arbitration proceeding against their 50 % partner in NetCo.
+Added: Company was the claimant in an arbitration proceeding against their 50 % partner in NetCo.
The Company initiated the arbitration proceeding
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entertainment, digital media, merchandising and other ancillary markets.
−Removed: Arbitration proceedings for the joint owners of NetCo concluded
−Removed: during 2022 with final briefs being filed in January 2023.
−Removed: The arbitrator has not rendered a decision as of the date of these financial
−Removed: February 11, 2022, the Company entered into a nonrecourse litigation funding agreement (the “Agreement”) with Omni Bridgeway
−Removed: (Fund 4) Invt.
−Removed: (“Omni”) related to this arbitration proceeding.
−Removed: The Agreement provides for Omni to fund all costs
−Removed: related to the arbitration up to $ 1,000,000
−Removed: in exchange for an assignment of a certain portion
−Removed: of rights to and interest in claims related to this arbitration.
−Removed: The agreement provides for specific calculations of the portion of any
−Removed: claims collected to be received by Omni with the remainder collectible by the Company.
−Removed: 8 – RESTATEMENTS OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
−Removed: issued unaudited financial statements have been restated to reflect gains on dilution from the Company’s equity method
−Removed: investment in NewStem.
−Removed: The previously issued financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and as
−Removed: of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 contained an error whereby the Company did not recognize gains on the dilution
−Removed: of its equity method investment in NewStem due to the issuance of stock to third parties.
−Removed: following is a summary of the restatement:
−Removed: OF ERROR CORRECTIONS AND PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: September 30, 2022
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Total current assets
−Removed: Investment in NewStem, Ltd
−Removed: Total current liabilities
−Removed: Stockholders’ equity
−Removed: of Operations:
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Loss before income taxes
−Removed: $ ( 270,283 )
−Removed: $ ( 270,283 )
−Removed: Provision for income tax
−Removed: Net loss before equity in net loss of equity method investees
−Removed: Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
−Removed: Balance Sheet:
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: June 30, 2022
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Total current assets
−Removed: Investment in NewStem, Ltd
−Removed: Total current liabilities
−Removed: Stockholders’ equity
−Removed: Statements of Operations:
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Loss before income taxes
−Removed: Provision for income tax
−Removed: Net loss before equity in net loss of equity method investees
−Removed: Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
−Removed: Statements of Operations:
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
−Removed: Originally Reported
−Removed: Loss before income taxes
−Removed: $ ( 229,982 )
−Removed: $ ( 229,982 )
−Removed: Provision for income tax
−Removed: Net loss before equity in net loss of equity method investees
−Removed: Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees
−Removed: NOTE 9— SUBSEQUENT
−Removed: Company evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available to be issued and filed with the SEC.
−Removed: On March 23, 2023, the board
−Removed: approved the grant of 360,000 stock options to directors and officers.
−Removed: Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation December 1999 (1)
−Removed: Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation 2004 (1)
−Removed: Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation 2018 (1)
−Removed: Articles of Association of NewStem (1)
−Removed: Equity Incentive Plan (1)
−Removed: Joint Venture Agreement by and between the Company and NetCo (1)
+Added: Arbitration hearings were held at the end of July 2022.
+Added: proceedings for the joint owners of NetCo concluded during 2022 and the arbitrator rendered a decision in July 2023.
+Added: The arbitrator ruled against the Company on certain key issues of the arbitration and in the Company’s favor on two key issues of the arbitration.
+Added: Arbitrator ruled in NovelStem’s favor on the issue of contract interpretation of the Netco Partners JV Agreement.
+Added: The Arbitrator
+Added: also found that the Company’s joint venture partner failed to use “reasonable, good faith efforts” to license and exploit
+Added: the Net Force concept, in breach of its contractual obligations under the Netco Partners’ Joint Venture Agreement.
+Added: The Arbitrator
+Added: confirmed NovelStem’s contractual right to use Tom Clancy’s name as a possessory credit in the Net Force title (Tom Clancy’s
+Added: a result of this ruling, the costs related to the litigation funding agreement disclosed in Note 4 were recognized.
+Added: Total costs related
+Added: to the litigation and the related litigation funding agreement of $ 2,819,196 , including a reversal of the prior period contra expenses,
+Added: were recorded during the December 31, 2023 and were separately stated in the statement of operations.
+Added: 8— SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
+Added: The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available
+Added: to be issued and filed with the SEC.
+Added: During the fourth quarter of 2023,
+Added: the Company entered into negotiations with NewStem stockholders for the acquisition of the shares not held by the Company.
+Added: The negotiations
+Added: are ongoing for the transaction in which the Company would acquire all outstanding shares in exchange for shares of NovelStem stock.
+Added: management anticipates the transaction to conclude in the second quarter of 2024.
+Added: In anticipation of the Company acquiring the remaining
+Added: ownership of NewStem, the Company has loaned $ 500,000 to NewStem to ensure continuing operations.
+Added: The Company advanced $ 250,000 of this
+Added: loan to NewStem in December 2023 and the remainder in March 2024.
+Added: As disclosed in Note 4, related
+Added: party loan agreements were amended in March 2024 to increase the total borrowing to $ 650,000 and extend the maturity date to September
+Added: The Company received an advances of $ 250,000 on these agreements which was utilized to fund NewStem in March 2024 fully utilizing
+Added: available borrowings.
+Added: Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation December 1999 (1)
+Added: of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation 2004 (1)
+Added: of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation 2018 (1)
+Added: of Association of NewStem (1)
+Added: Incentive Plan (1)
+Added: Venture Agreement by and between the Company and NetCo (1)
Financing Agreement dated May 2022 (1)
−Removed: Amendment to Financing Agreement dated July 2022 (1)
+Added: to Financing Agreement dated July 2022 (1)
Promissory Note issued to Jan Loeb (1)
−Removed: Promissory Note issued to Jerry Wolasky (1)
−Removed: Form of NovelStem Subscription Agreement (1)
−Removed: NewStem Share Purchase Agreement (1)
−Removed: Redacted Litigation Funding Agreement with Omni Bridgeway (1)
+Added: Note issued to Jerry Wolasky (1)
+Added: of NovelStem Subscription Agreement (1)
+Added: Share Purchase Agreement (1)
+Added: Litigation Funding Agreement with Omni Bridgeway (1)
+Added: Promissory Note issued to Stephen Gans
+Added: 1 st Amendment to Promissory Note issued to Jan Loeb
+Added: 1 st Amendment to Promissory Note issued to Jerry Wolasky
Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Executive Chairman pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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−Removed: Financial statements of
−Removed: fifty percent or less owned subsidiaries.
−Removed: Financial Statements
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022
−Removed: Financial Statements as of December 31, 2022
−Removed: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
−Removed: Balance Sheets
−Removed: Statements of Operations
−Removed: Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
−Removed: Statements of Cash Flows
−Removed: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: statements of fifty percent or less owned subsidiaries.
+Added: of December 31, 2023
+Added: Statements as of December 31, 2023
+Added: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
+Added: of Operations
+Added: of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
+Added: of Cash Flows
+Added: to the Financial Statements
Millennium Tower
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generally accepted accounting principles.
+Added: accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
+Added: As discussed in Note
+Added: 1C to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has an accumulated deficit that raise substantial
+Added: doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
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We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
+Added: /s/ Somekh Chaikin
Firm of KPMG International
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021.
−Removed: Somekh Chaikin, an Israeli partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with
+Added: Somekh Chaikin, an Israeli partnership and a member firm of the KPMG global organization of independent member
+Added: firms affiliated with
KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee
Sheets as of December 31,
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
+Added: and cash equivalents
current assets
−Removed: Cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: Prepaid share-based payment
−Removed: Other current assets
−Removed: Total current assets
−Removed: Non-current assets
−Removed: Property and equipment, net
−Removed: Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
+Added: current assets
+Added: and equipment, net
+Added: and shareholders’ equity
current liabilities
−Removed: Accounts payable
−Removed: Other liabilities
−Removed: Total Current liabilities
−Removed: Non-current liabilities
−Removed: Convertible financial instrument
−Removed: Total liabilities
−Removed: Commitments and contingent liabilities
+Added: financial instrument
+Added: and contingent liabilities
+Added: Shareholders’
+Added: paid-in capital
shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Ordinary shares
−Removed: Additional paid-in capital
−Removed: Accumulated deficit
−Removed: Total shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
−Removed: Dilion Mashiah
+Added: liabilities and shareholders’ equity
of approval of the financial statements:
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* Represents an amount
−Removed: less than $1 thousands.
+Added: less than $1 thousand.
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
of Operations for the Year Ended December 31,
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Operating expenses
−Removed: Research and development expenses
−Removed: Less – grants and participations received
−Removed: Research and development expenses, net
−Removed: General and administrative expenses
−Removed: Operating loss
−Removed: Financial (income) expenses, net
−Removed: Loss for the year
+Added: and development expenses
+Added: – grants and participations received
+Added: and development expenses, net
+Added: and administrative expenses, net
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
−Removed: Ordinary shares
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Balance as of January 1, 2021
−Removed: Issuance of ordinary shares in exchange
−Removed: Issuance of ordinary shares in exchange of services
−Removed: Stock based compensation
−Removed: Loss for the year
−Removed: Balance as of December 31, 2021
−Removed: Issuance of ordinary shares, net
−Removed: Stock based compensation
−Removed: Loss for the year
−Removed: Balance as of December 31, 2022
+Added: as of January 1, 2022
+Added: of ordinary shares, net
+Added: based compensation
+Added: as of December 31, 2022
+Added: of convertible financial instrument
+Added: based compensation
+Added: as of December 31, 2023
* Represents an amount
−Removed: less than $1 thousands.
+Added: less than $1 thousand.
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Cash flows from operating activities
−Removed: Loss for the year
−Removed: Adjustments required to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating
−Removed: Revaluation of marketable securities
−Removed: Revaluation of convertible financial instrument
−Removed: Stock based compensation
−Removed: Decrease (increase) in other current assets
−Removed: Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
−Removed: Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities
−Removed: Cash flows from investing activities
−Removed: Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities
−Removed: Purchase of property and equipment
−Removed: Net cash provided by investing activities
−Removed: Cash flows from financing activities
−Removed: Proceeds from a convertible financial instrument
−Removed: Issuance of shares, net
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities
−Removed: Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
−Removed: Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
−Removed: Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
+Added: flows from operating activities
+Added: required to reconcile loss to net cash used in operating activities:
+Added: of convertible financial instrument
+Added: based compensation
+Added: in other current assets
+Added: in other liabilities
+Added: in accounts payable
+Added: cash used in operating activities
+Added: flows from financing activities
+Added: received from a related party
+Added: of ordinary shares, net
+Added: cash provided by financing activities
+Added: increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
+Added: and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
+Added: and cash equivalents at the end of the year
+Added: financing activities
+Added: of convertible financial instrument
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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therapeutics for genetic and epigenetic diseases.
−Removed: inception, the Company has accumulated a deficit of $ 7,970 thousand.
−Removed: Company will need to obtain additional funds to continue its operations.
−Removed: Management’s plans with regard to these matters include
−Removed: continued development, marketing and licensing of its products, as well as seeking additional financing arrangements.
−Removed: Although management
−Removed: continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient cash from sales, licensing
−Removed: or financing on terms acceptable to the Company.
−Removed: The Company’s management has approved a contingent cost reductions in order to
−Removed: adjust future operation expenses to its cash balance.
−Removed: Following the fund-raising mentioned in Note 7D, and Note 12, and the Company’s
−Removed: adjustment of its future operation expenses, the Company believes that its cash resources are sufficient for the operations of the next
+Added: inception, the Company has accumulated losses of US$ 9,089 thousand.
+Added: During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company has incurred
+Added: losses of US$ 1,119 thousand.
+Added: As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance is US$ 324 thousand, and the
+Added: net cash used in operating activities during 2023, is US$ 804 thousand.
+Added: Company will need to obtain additional funds to continue its operations over the next 12 months.
+Added: Management’s plans with regard
+Added: to these matters include continued development, marketing and licensing of its products, as well as seeking additional financing arrangements.
+Added: Although management continues to pursue these plans, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient
+Added: cash from sales, licensing or financing on terms acceptable to the Company (see also Note 1D).
+Added: The Company’s management has adopted
+Added: a cost reduction plan in order to adjust future operation expenses to its cash balance.
+Added: On October 23, 2023, the board of directors of
+Added: the Company unanimously resolved, due to the financial status of the Company, to hold a hearing for most of the Company’s employees
+Added: to be followed by a dismissal notice, which occurred on December 31, 2023.
+Added: above-mentioned events incur significant difficulties to continue to operate the Company’s business and there is a substantial
+Added: doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern during the look-forward period.
+Added: The financial statements do not include any adjustments
+Added: to the carrying amounts and classification of assets, liabilities, and reported expenses that may be necessary if the Company were unable
+Added: to continue as a going concern.
+Added: the brutal attacks on Israel, the mobilization of army reserves, and the Government declaring a state of war (“Iron Swords”
+Added: war) in October 2023, there was a decrease in Israel’s economic and business activity.
+Added: The security situation has led, inter alia,
+Added: to a disruption in the chain of supply and production, a decrease in the volume of national transportation, a shortage in manpower as
+Added: well as a decrease in the value of financial assets and a rise in the exchange rate of foreign currencies in relation to the shekel.
+Added: a result of the movement and work restrictions, the Company began operating on a limited scale, and most of the employees were instructed
+Added: to work from home.
+Added: In addition, the situation has brought further difficulties in management’s efforts to seek additional financing
+Added: arrangements.
these financial statements –
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Party – Within its meaning in ASC 850, “Related Party Transactions”.
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
2 - Significant Accounting Policies
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financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”).
−Removed: Presentation of financial information
+Added: Functional currency
currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company conducts its operations is the U.S.
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in US dollars and manages its budget in US dollars.
−Removed: Future revenues are also expected to be generated in US dollars.
−Removed: Accordingly, the
−Removed: Company uses the U.S.
+Added: Initial revenues recorded in 2023 were generated in US dollars, and future revenues
+Added: are also expected to be generated in US dollars.
+Added: Accordingly, the Company uses the U.S.
dollar as its functional and reporting currency.
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applicable to these financial statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to stock-based compensation.
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
Cash and cash equivalents
and cash equivalents include short-term bank deposits with an original maturity not exceeding three months, that is not restricted for
−Removed: and equipment
+Added: Property and equipment
and equipment are stated at cost.
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annual depreciation rate for Software and Computers is 33 %.
−Removed: of the depreciation method, useful life and residual value are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting year and adjusted as
+Added: of the depreciation method, useful life and residual value are reviewed at least at the end of each reporting year and adjusted as necessary.
assets held and used by the Company, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the carrying
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No such impairment was recorded in 2023 or 2022.
−Removed: Concentrations
−Removed: of credit risk
−Removed: instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, and
−Removed: marketable securities.
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
+Added: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
+Added: Concentrations of credit risk
+Added: instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents.
and cash equivalents are invested in a major bank in Israel.
−Removed: Management believes that the financial institution that hold the Company’s
−Removed: investments are financially sound and, accordingly, a minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.
+Added: Management believes that the financial institution that holds the Company’s
+Added: investments is financially sound and, accordingly, a minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.
Company has no off-balance-sheet concentration of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign hedging
arrangements.
+Added: Severance pays
to Section 14 of the Severance Compensation Law, 1963 (“Section 14”), the Company’s employees, covered by this section,
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Deposits under Section 14 are not recorded as an asset in the Company’s balance sheet.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022
−Removed: and 2021, all of the Company’s employees are included under Section 14.
−Removed: Marketable securities
−Removed: securities are recorded at fair value.
−Removed: Changes in fair value of the securities are reported as financial income or expenses in the statement
−Removed: of operations.
−Removed: and development costs
+Added: All of the Company’s
+Added: employees are included under Section 14.
+Added: Research and development costs
and development expenses consist mainly of labor costs.
Costs are expensed as incurred.
−Removed: grant received is presented as an offset from research and development expenses.
+Added: grant received is offset from research and development expenses.
See also Note 2M.
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
income taxes are determined using the asset and liability method in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
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that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
−Removed: value of financial instruments
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
+Added: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
+Added: Fair value of financial instruments
following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:
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prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
−Removed: 1- Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
−Removed: 2- Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
−Removed: 3- Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
+Added: inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
+Added: inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
+Added: inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when
measuring fair value.
−Removed: Collaborative
+Added: Collaborative arrangement
Company may enter into collaborative agreement with a third party.
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receives reimbursement for the R&D costs it incurred as part of such agreement.
−Removed: Such agreement are considered to be within the scope
−Removed: of ASC 808 Collaborative Arrangements (“ASC 808”), as the parties are active participants and exposed to the risks and
−Removed: rewards of the collaborative activity.
−Removed: Performing R&D services for reimbursement is considered to be a collaborative activity under
−Removed: the scope of ASC 808.
−Removed: The Company records reimbursement payments received from the collaboration partner as reductions to R&D
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
+Added: Such agreements are considered to be within the scope
+Added: of ASC 808 Collaborative Arrangements (“ASC 808”), as the parties are active participants and exposed to the risks and rewards
+Added: of the collaborative activity.
+Added: Performing R&D services for reimbursement is considered to be a collaborative activity under the scope
+Added: The Company records reimbursement payments received from the collaboration partner as reductions to R&D expense.
Stock-based compensation
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grant-date value of such award that is vested at that date.
−Removed: Company records prepaid share-based payment as an asset in cases where a fully vested equity award was granted but the services have
+Added: The Company has elected to account for forfeitures as they occur;
+Added: any compensation
+Added: cost previously recognized for an award that is forfeited because of a failure to satisfy the service condition is reversed in the period
+Added: of the forfeiture.
+Added: Company records prepaid stock-based payment as an asset in cases where a fully vested equity award was granted but the services have
not been fully received, as required by ASC 718-10 Stock compensation .
See also note 7C.
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
+Added: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
+Added: Grants received
Company receives from time-to-time grants from various sources to fund certain research and development activities.
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that do not include a specific deliverable in the terms are offset from research and development expenses.
−Removed: February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize leases on-balance sheet and disclose
−Removed: key information about leasing arrangements.
−Removed: Topic 842 establishes a ROU model that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU asset and lease
−Removed: liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months.
−Removed: Leases are classified as finance or operating, with
−Removed: classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement.
−Removed: Company adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2022 using a modified retrospective transition approach.
−Removed: As a result, the Company was not
−Removed: required to adjust its comparative period financial information for effects of the standard or make the new required lease disclosures
−Removed: for periods before the date of adoption.
−Removed: The Company elected to adopt the package of transition practical expedients and, therefore,
−Removed: has not reassessed (1) whether existing or expired contracts contain a lease, (2) lease classification for existing or expired leases
−Removed: or (3) the accounting for initial direct costs that were previously capitalized.
−Removed: The Company did not elect the practical expedient to
−Removed: use hindsight for leases existing at the adoption date.
Company is a lessee in two agreements.
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Furthermore, other parties may also use the laboratory and have access to the laboratory.
−Removed: Therefor the lease is not under the
−Removed: scope of ASC-842.
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
+Added: Therefore, the lease is not under
+Added: the scope of ASC-842.
+Added: (see also Note 9D).
Vehicle lease
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associated with its short-term transportation equipment lease as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
−Removed: 3 - Cash and Cash Equivalents
+Added: Revenue recognition
+Added: Company views granting of licenses and sublicenses as outputs of its ordinary business activities, and recipients of such licenses as
+Added: Thus, the Company considered such licenses agreements to be in the scope of ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
+Added: (“ASC 606”) .
+Added: The Company has a sublicense agreement with one customer (the “Agreement”).
+Added: The Company determined
+Added: that the customer has received rights of use of the IP, which are functional in nature, since the Company will not perform any activities
+Added: to change functionality of the IP during the terms of the sub-license.
+Added: As prescribed by ASC 606, revenue from right to use IP is recognized
+Added: at a point in time, when the customer receives access to the IP.
+Added: The Company did not identify a promise to provide future services in
+Added: the Agreement, and hence the rights to use the IP are the only performance obligations in the Agreement.
+Added: Sales-based royalties and milestone
+Added: payments dependent of future sales will be recognized upon the occurrence of applicable future sales, under the royalty exception.
+Added: milestone payments are currently fully constrained under the variable consideration guidance.
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
3 - Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: New Israeli Shekels
−Removed: Great British Pound
+Added: Israeli Shekels
+Added: British Pound
and cash equivalents
4 - Other Current Assets
−Removed: CURRENT ASSETS
Schedule of Other Current Assets
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Government institutions
−Removed: Prepaid expenses
current assets
5 - Property and Equipment, net
−Removed: AND EQUIPMENT, NET
of Property and Equipment, Net
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Software and Computers
−Removed: Accumulated depreciation:
−Removed: Software and Computers
−Removed: Depreciated cost
+Added: and Computers
+Added: depreciation:
+Added: and Computers
to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
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Schedule of Accounts Payable
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Employees and payroll accruals
−Removed: Accrued expenses and other payables
+Added: and payroll accruals
+Added: expenses and other payables
7 - Share Capital
−Removed: OF SHARE CAPITAL COMPOSITION
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022
−Removed: Number of shares
−Removed: Ordinary shares NIS 0.01 par value ( “ Ordinary Shares ” )
−Removed: Ordinary shares NIS 0.01 par value ( “ Ordinary Shares ” )
−Removed: As of December 31, 2021
−Removed: Number of shares
−Removed: Ordinary shares
+Added: Schedule of Share Capital Composition
+Added: of December 31, 2023
+Added: shares NIS 0.01 par value ( “ Ordinary Shares ” )
+Added: shares NIS 0.01 par value ( “ Ordinary Shares ” )
+Added: of December 31, 2022
2016, the Company issued to its founders 100,000 Ordinary Shares.
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the transaction based on the fair value of the shares at $ 1,952 thousands.
−Removed: The remaining
−Removed: services were rendered in 2022.
−Removed: Accordingly, the Prepaid share-based payment balance of US$ 771
−Removed: thousands, was fully recognized in the Statement of Operations in 2022.
to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
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and provide substantially equivalent rights to all the Investors.
−Removed: on the Company’s agreement with one of its other shareholders, the Company is entitled in certain circumstances to a matching investment
−Removed: (“the matching investment”) which could bring the total funding to US$ 2,900 thousands.
−Removed: As of December 31, 2022, the matching
−Removed: investment has not yet been approved by the shareholder.
2018 the Company adopted a stock option plan for its employees, service providers and officers, pursuant to which, and to a resolution
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Summary of Employee Option Activity
−Removed: Year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: Outstanding at the beginning of the
−Removed: Outstanding at the end of the year
−Removed: Exercisable at the end of the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2023
+Added: at the beginning of the year
+Added: at the end of the year
+Added: at the end of the year
+Added: following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock options included in the statements of operations.
+Added: Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense
+Added: ended December 31
+Added: and development
+Added: and administrative
+Added: stock-based compensation expense
to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
7 - Share Capital (cont’d)
−Removed: option plan (cont’d)
−Removed: aggregate intrinsic value represents the total intrinsic value (the difference between the
−Removed: Company’s stock fair value on December 31, 2022 and the exercise price, multiplied
−Removed: by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders
−Removed: had all option holders exercised their options on December 31, 2022.
−Removed: value measurement:
−Removed: fair value of each option granted during 2021 was estimated on the date of grant, using the Binomial model taking into account the following
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF OPTION USING VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS
−Removed: Dividend yield
−Removed: Expected volatility
−Removed: Weighted average risk-free interest
−Removed: Expected life
−Removed: volatility was calculated based on market benchmarks.
−Removed: the Company’s shares are not publicly traded and its shares are rarely traded privately, expected volatility is estimated based
−Removed: on the average historical volatility of similar entities with publicly traded shares.
−Removed: expected option term represents the period that the Company’s share options are expected to be outstanding.
−Removed: the options were granted to executives , the assumption is that the option will be exercised close to the expiration date.
−Removed: risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from U.S.
−Removed: Federal Reserve rates.
−Removed: The Company has historically not paid dividends and has
−Removed: no plans to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: were no option grants during 2022.
−Removed: following table sets forth the total stock-based compensation expense resulting from stock
−Removed: options included in the statements of operations.
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: Total stock-based compensation expense
Convertible Financial Instruments
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and is convertible to the Company’s ordinary shares, as follows:
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 7 - Share Capital (cont’d)
−Removed: Convertible Financial Instruments (cont’d)
the event of a financing round of at least 1 million GBP, the SAFE will be automatically
−Removed: converted into ordinary shares at the price determined in such round ;
+Added: converted at the end of the round into ordinary shares at the price determined in such round.
the event that the financing round is below 1 million GBP, the SAFE may be converted into
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shares at the earlier of:
−Removed: (a) an M&A transaction – using the price per share
−Removed: in such transaction, or (b) 36 months after the date of the agreement, at the fair market value of an ordinary share at that time.
+Added: (a) an M&A transaction – using the price per share determined
+Added: in such transaction, or (b) 36 months after the date of the agreement, at the fair market
+Added: value of an ordinary share at that time.
SAFE was treated for accounting purposes as a liability, since this arrangement is settled in a variable amount of shares and the investor
is not exposed to the changes in the fair value of the shares during the period from the transfer of funds until conversion.
−Removed: convertible financial instrument is presented at fair value.
+Added: convertible financial instrument was presented at fair value.
The convertible financial instrument is considered a Level 3 fair value
+Added: November 2023, upon closing of the round (see also Note 7D), the SAFE was converted to 412 Ordinary Shares, according to scenario (a).
changes in the liability measured at fair value for which the Company has used Level 3 inputs to determine fair value are as follows:
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF CHANGE IN LIABILITY
−Removed: MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
+Added: Schedule of Change in Liability Measured at Fair Value
Balance as of January 1,
−Removed: Convertible financial instrument received
Change in fair value
+Added: of a convertible financial instrument
Balance as of December 31,
+Added: December 23, 2022, The Company signed a Sub-License Agreement (the “Agreement”), which entered into effect in January 2023,
+Added: for a sub-license of the Company’s intellectual property related to Fragile X Syndrome (“IP”).
+Added: consideration for the grant of each period of the sub-license, the Company will be entitled to license fees of a lump sum of US$ 95 thousands
+Added: for years 1-5 (“First License Period”), US$ 50 thousand per year for years 6-7, US$ 100 thousand per year for year 8 and onwards.
+Added: The Company is also entitled for reimbursement of patent costs that were incurred in the past relating the intellectual property, of
+Added: approximately $ 24 thousand and will be entitled for reimbursement of future patent costs.
+Added: These reimbursements will be accounted for
+Added: as reduction of General and administrative expenses.
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
+Added: 8 - Revenues (cont’d)
+Added: addition, the Company will be entitled to royalties upon future sales of products that are based on the Company’s licensed intellectual
+Added: property at a rate of 3.5 % of the net sales or 50 % of sales-based sub-license income, sublicense fees at a rate of up to 13.2 % - 22.0 %
+Added: of sublicense consideration, subject to certain terms, as outlined in the Agreement.
+Added: Moreover, the Company is entitled to certain future
+Added: milestones payments, partly based on sales and partly based on reaching Phase III clinical trials.
+Added: The Company also received a right
+Added: to receive a fee equal to 0.5 % of the customer’s exit consideration (“Exit Fee”), which will be received upon an exit
+Added: event of the customer, as defined in the Agreement.
+Added: Based on the estimated date of the customer’s exit event and the discount rate
+Added: used to calculate the current value of the Exit Fee, the fair value of the Exit Fee as of the inception date of the Agreement was considered
+Added: to be immaterial.
+Added: Company determined that the customer has received rights of use of the IP, which are functional in nature, since the Company will not
+Added: perform any activities to change functionality of the IP during the terms of the sub-license.
+Added: The Company did not identify a promise
+Added: to provide future services in the Agreement, and hence the rights to use the IP are the only performance obligations in the Agreement.
+Added: Therefore, the Company recognized revenues of $ 95 thousand in 2023, for the First License Period.
+Added: royalties and milestone payments dependent of future sales will be recognized upon the occurrence of applicable future sales, under the
+Added: royalty exception.
+Added: Other milestone payments are currently fully constrained under the variable consideration guidance.
9 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
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As of December 31,
−Removed: 2022, the Company has yet to incur revenues, therefore no provision was recorded for these commitments in the financial statements.
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 8 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (cont’d)
+Added: 2023, a provision in the amount of US$ 11 thousands was recorded for these commitments in the financial statements.
2021 and 2022, the Company received payments of US$ 200 thousand as part of a research agreement with a third-party, which was finalized
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any sales that include the Company’s developed know-how, and additional royalties for any sublicense, as set forth in the research
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
+Added: 9 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (cont’d)
Innovation Hub Agreement
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Therefore, no balances were recorded for these commitments in the financial
−Removed: November 10, 2022, the Company entered into a lease agreement (hereinafter – “The Agreement”.
−Removed: (According to the agreement,
−Removed: the Company will rent a vehicle for 12 months from December 10, 2022, at a monthly rent cost of approximately NIS 3 thousand (approximately
−Removed: US$ 1 thousand)
−Removed: minimum commitments under the agreement as of December 31, 2022, are as follows:
−Removed: SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM COMMITMENTS
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: 2022, the Company recognized lease expenses in the amount of US$ 6 thousand in General and administrative expenses.
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 9 - Financial (Income) Expenses, net
−Removed: FINANCIAL (INCOME) EXPENSES, NET
−Removed: OF FINANCIAL EXPENSE (INCOME), NET
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Bank commissions
−Removed: Revaluation of marketable securities to market value
−Removed: Revaluation of convertible financial instrument
−Removed: Interest from government authorities
−Removed: Currency exchange differences
−Removed: (income) expenses, net
−Removed: 10 - Related Parties
+Added: Renting Agreement
+Added: Company rents a laboratory from Yissum starting July 1, 2018.
+Added: The rent is for an initial three-year term expiring on June 30, 2021.
+Added: Company extended the lease until December 31, 2023, and it has an option to further extend the term for an additional one-year period.
+Added: Each party shall be entitled to terminate the agreement within 30 days’ notice.
+Added: The company shall pay NIS 3,000 per company employee
+Added: rent cost associated with this lease for the year ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 was US$ 21 thousand and US$ 43 thousand, respectively.
1 0 - Related Parties
−Removed: Company engaged with its shareholders to receive consulting services and lab renting.
+Added: Company engaged with its shareholders to receive consulting services and laboratory renting (see also Note 9D).
+Added: addition, the Company is required to pay a shareholder sublicense fees at a rate of up to 12 % of sublicense (see also Note 9A).
Schedule of Related Party Transactions
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: Research and development expenses
+Added: and development expenses
+Added: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2023
+Added: 1 0 - Related Parties (cont’d)
+Added: current assets
+Added: Company negotiates with a related party to make an additional investment in the Company.
+Added: In December 2023, as part of this
+Added: negotiation, the Company received funds from the related party in the amount of US$ 250
+Added: Due to the fact that no binding agreement was signed as of December 31, 2023, the funds received were classified as a
+Added: current liability.
11 - Taxes on Income
+Added: 6— INCOME TAXES
Company is incorporated in Israel and is subject to Israeli taxation.
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operating loss carried forward
−Removed: of December 31, 2022, the Company has net operating tax losses carried forward indefinitely of approximately $ 3.8 million, (December
−Removed: 31, 2021 - $ 3.1 million).
−Removed: Deferred income taxes
+Added: of December 31, 2023, the Company has net operating tax losses carried forward indefinitely of approximately US$ 4.4 million, (December
+Added: 31, 2022 - US$ 3.8 million).
tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities
are as follows:
−Removed: to the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022
−Removed: 11 - Taxes on Income (cont’d)
−Removed: Deferred income taxes (cont’d)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets
−Removed: US$ thousands
−Removed: US$ thousands
+Added: operating losses
+Added: and development credit carried forward
deferred tax assets
−Removed: Net operating losses
−Removed: Research and development credit carried forward
+Added: valuation allowance
deferred tax assets
−Removed: Less valuation allowance
−Removed: Net deferred tax assets
+Added: net change in the total valuation allowance was an increase of US $ 84 thousand in 2023 and an increase of US $ 187 thousand in 2022.
Company has provided a full valuation allowance in respect of deferred tax assets resulting from the tax loss carried forward.
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the loss carried forward and other temporary differences will not be realized in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: 12 – Subsequent Events
−Removed: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: March 20, 2023, The Company signed a Convertible Loan Agreement (“the Loan”) of US$ 200 thousands, maturing after two years .
−Removed: The Loan shall bear simple interest at the rate of 12.5 % per annum, paid in kind, with a conversion price per share reflecting 75 % of
−Removed: the lowest price per share paid by the investors participating in the Company’s next financing.
−Removed: In an Event of liquidation only,
−Removed: the Interest rate shall increase to 20 % per annum.
Form 10–K Summary.
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
−Removed: on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on March XX, 2023.
+Added: on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on April 1, 2024.
International Corp.
−Removed: President and Executive Chairman
+Added: and Executive Chairman
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
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and Executive Chairman
+Added: April 1, 2024
Christine Jenkins
President and Chief Financial Officer
+Added: April 1, 2024
Mitchell Rubenstein
+Added: April 1, 2024
+Added: April 1, 2024
David Seltzer
+Added: April 1, 2024
Jerry Wolasky
+Added: April 1, 2024
Tracy Clifford
+Added: April 1, 2024
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