CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
−Removed: Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Our management, including our Chief Executive
−Removed: Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of August 31, 2019.
−Removed: Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
−Removed: procedures are effective.
−Removed: Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial
−Removed: Our management, under the supervision of our
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
−Removed: over our financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act.
−Removed: The Company’s
−Removed: internal control over financial reporting is defined as a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
−Removed: of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.
−Removed: Internal control
−Removed: over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:
−Removed: ● pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and asset dispositions;
−Removed: ● provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation of our financial statements
−Removed: in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management
−Removed: and directors;
−Removed: ● provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
−Removed: assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
−Removed: Under the supervision and with the participation
−Removed: of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal
−Removed: control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2019 based on the current framework for Internal Control-Integrated Framework
−Removed: (2013) set forth by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
−Removed: Based on this evaluation, our management concluded
−Removed: that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of August 31, 2019 at a reasonable assurance
−Removed: Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
−Removed: There were no changes in our internal control
−Removed: over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended August 31, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonable
−Removed: likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: Controls and Procedures
+Added: management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
+Added: and procedures as of August 31, 2020.
+Added: Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded
+Added: that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
+Added: Management’s
+Added: Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
+Added: management, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing
+Added: and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated
+Added: under the Exchange Act.
+Added: The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is defined as a process designed to provide
+Added: reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
+Added: purposes in accordance with GAAP.
+Added: Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that:
+Added: to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect
+Added: our transactions and asset dispositions;
+Added: reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit the preparation
+Added: of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures
+Added: are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors;
+Added: reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition,
+Added: use or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
+Added: the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
+Added: we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2020 based on the current framework
+Added: for Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) set forth by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
+Added: on this evaluation, our management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective
+Added: as of August 31, 2020 at a reasonable assurance level.
+Added: in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
+Added: were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended August 31, 2020 that have
+Added: materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
OTHER INFORMATION.
−Removed: Not applicable.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
−Removed: Set forth below is certain information with
−Removed: respect to the individuals who are our directors and executive officers.
+Added: forth below is certain information with respect to the individuals who are our directors and executive officers.
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
6 unchanged sentences
Aviad Friedman
+Added: Chairman, Director
Miriam Kidron is Mr.
−Removed: Nadav Kidron’s
−Removed: There are no other directors or officers of the Company who are related by blood or marriage.
−Removed: Business Experience
−Removed: The following is a brief account of the education
−Removed: and business experience during at least the past five years of each director and our executive officers who are not also directors,
−Removed: indicating the principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal business of the organization in which such occupation
−Removed: and employment were carried out.
−Removed: Nadav Kidron was appointed
−Removed: President, Chief Executive Officer and a director in March 2006.
−Removed: He is also a director of Israel Advanced
−Removed: Technology Industries organization, and until 2016 was a director of Entera Bio Ltd.
−Removed: In 2009, he was a fellow at the Merage Foundation
−Removed: for U.S.-Israel Trade Programs for executives in the life sciences field.
−Removed: From 2003 to 2006, he was the managing director of the
−Removed: Institute of Advanced Jewish Studies at Bar Ilan University.
−Removed: From 2001 to 2003, he was a legal intern at Wine, Mishaiker &
−Removed: Ernstoff Law Offices in Jerusalem, Israel.
+Added: Nadav Kidron’s mother.
+Added: There are no other directors or officers of the Company who are related by blood
+Added: following is a brief account of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of each director and
+Added: our executive officers who are not also directors, indicating the principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal
+Added: business of the organization in which such occupation and employment were carried out.
+Added: Nadav Kidron was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a director in March 2006.
+Added: He is also a director of Israel Advanced Technology Industries organization, and until 2016 was a director of Entera Bio Ltd.
+Added: In 2009, he was a fellow at the Merage Foundation for U.S.-Israel Trade Programs for executives in the life sciences field.
+Added: 2003 to 2006, he was the managing director of the Institute of Advanced Jewish Studies at Bar Ilan University.
+Added: From 2001 to 2003,
+Added: he was a legal intern at Wine, Mishaiker & Ernstoff Law Offices in Jerusalem, Israel.
Kidron holds an LL.B.
−Removed: and an International MBA from Bar Ilan University, Israel,
−Removed: and is a member of the Israel Bar Association.
−Removed: We believe that Mr.
−Removed: Kidron’s qualifications
−Removed: to serve on our Board include his familiarity with the Company as its founder, his experience in capital markets, as well as his
−Removed: knowledge and familiarity with corporate management.
−Removed: Miriam Kidron was
−Removed: appointed Chief Scientific Officer and a director in March 2006.
−Removed: Kidron is a pharmacologist and
−Removed: a biochemist with a Ph.D.
+Added: and an International
+Added: MBA from Bar Ilan University, Israel, and is a member of the Israel Bar Association.
+Added: believe that Mr.
+Added: Kidron’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his familiarity with the Company as its founder,
+Added: his experience in capital markets, as well as his knowledge and familiarity with corporate management.
+Added: Miriam Kidron was appointed Chief Scientific Officer and a director in March 2006.
+Added: is a pharmacologist and a biochemist with a Ph.D.
in biochemistry.
From 1990 to 2007, Dr.
−Removed: Kidron was a senior researcher in the Diabetes Unit at Hadassah
−Removed: University Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel.
+Added: Kidron was a senior researcher in the
+Added: Diabetes Unit at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel.
During 2003 and 2004, Dr.
−Removed: Kidron served as a consultant to Emisphere Technologies Inc.,
−Removed: a company that specializes in developing broad-based proprietary drug delivery platforms.
−Removed: Kidron was formerly a visiting professor
−Removed: at the Medical School at the University of Toronto (Canada), and is a member of the American, European and Israeli Diabetes Associations.
+Added: Kidron served as a consultant to
+Added: Emisphere Technologies Inc., a company that specializes in developing broad-based proprietary drug delivery platforms.
+Added: was formerly a visiting professor at the Medical School at the University of Toronto (Canada), and is a member of the American,
+Added: European and Israeli Diabetes Associations.
Kidron is a recipient of the Bern Schlanger Award.
−Removed: We believe that Dr.
−Removed: Kidron’s qualifications
−Removed: to serve on our Board include her expertise in the Company’s technology, as it is based on her research, as well as her experience
−Removed: and relevant education in the fields of pharmacology and diabetes.
−Removed: Avraham Gabay was appointed
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary effective June 2019.
−Removed: Prior to his appointment, from March 2015 until
−Removed: May 2019, Mr.
−Removed: Gabay served as a corporate controller at Orcam Technologies Ltd., a company which develops, manufactures and sells
−Removed: a wearable assistive technology device for people who are blind, visually impaired or have reading or other disabilities.
−Removed: 2014 to 2015, Mr.
−Removed: Gabay provided economic services in the advisory department of KPMG Israel, a certified public accounting firm.
+Added: believe that Dr.
+Added: Kidron’s qualifications to serve on our Board include her expertise in the Company’s technology,
+Added: as it is based on her research, as well as her experience and relevant education in the fields of pharmacology and diabetes.
+Added: Avraham Gabay was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary effective June 2019.
+Added: to his appointment, from 2015 until 2019, Mr.
+Added: Gabay served as a corporate controller at Orcam Technologies Ltd., a company which
+Added: develops, manufactures and sells a wearable assistive technology device for people who are blind, visually impaired or have reading
+Added: or other disabilities.
+Added: From 2014 to 2015, Mr.
+Added: Gabay provided economic services in the advisory department of KPMG Israel, a certified
+Added: public accounting firm.
From 2013 until 2014, Mr.
Gabay worked in the tax department of the law firm, Gornitzky & Co.
−Removed: Gabay holds a bachelor’s
−Removed: degree in law and accounting from Tel-Aviv University and is a certified public accountant in Israel and a member of the Israeli
−Removed: Bar Association.
−Removed: Joshua Hexter was appointed
−Removed: Chief Operating & Business Officer , effective September 2019.
−Removed: Prior to his appointment, Mr.
−Removed: Hexter served as
−Removed: Chief Business Officer at BrainsWay Ltd.
+Added: Gabay holds a bachelor’s degree in law and accounting from Tel-Aviv University and is a certified public accountant in Israel
+Added: and a member of the Israeli Bar Association.
+Added: Joshua Hexter was appointed Chief Operating & Business Officer , effective September 2019.
+Added: appointment, Mr.
+Added: Hexter served as Chief Business Officer at BrainsWay Ltd.
(Nasdaq/TASE:
−Removed: BWAY) from 2018 to 2019, a commercial stage medical device company focused
−Removed: on the development and sale of non-invasive neuromodulation products.
+Added: BWAY) from 2018 to 2019, commercial stage
+Added: medical device company focused on the development and sale of non-invasive neuromodulation products.
From 2013 to 2018, Mr.
−Removed: Hexter served as Chief Operating Officer
−Removed: and VP Business Development of the Company and from 2007 to 2013, Mr.
−Removed: Hexter was a Director or Executive Director of BioLineRx
+Added: served as Chief Operating Officer and VP Business Development of the Company and from 2007 to 2013, Mr.
+Added: Hexter was a Director
+Added: or Executive Director of BioLineRx Ltd.
(Nasdaq/TASE:
−Removed: BLRX), a biopharmaceutical development company dedicated to identifying, in-licensing and developing innovative
−Removed: therapeutic candidates.
+Added: BLRX), a biopharmaceutical development company dedicated to identifying,
+Added: in-licensing and developing innovative therapeutic candidates.
Prior to his employment with BioLineRx, Mr.
−Removed: Hexter was a member of the board of directors and Chief Executive
−Removed: Officer of Biosensor Systems Design, Inc., a company developing market-driven biosensors.
−Removed: Hexter holds a bachelor’s degree
−Removed: from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in management from Boston University.
−Removed: Aviad Friedman became a director
−Removed: in August 2016.
+Added: Hexter was a member
+Added: of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of Biosensor Systems Design, Inc., a company developing market-driven biosensors.
+Added: Hexter holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree in management from Boston
+Added: Aviad Friedman became a director in August 2016.
Friedman is an international businessman.
−Removed: Since 2007, he has been Chief Executive Officer of Most Properties
−Removed: and the Chairman of the Israel Association of Community Centers since 2013.
−Removed: Friedman was the first Director General
−Removed: of Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and served as personal advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from 1996 to 1999.
−Removed: Friedman served as Chief Operating Officer of one of Israel’s premier newspapers, Ma’ariv from 2003 to 2007, and
−Removed: has more than 15 years of experience serving on boards of public and private companies including Maayan Ventures, Capital Point
−Removed: and Rosetta Green Ltd.
+Added: he has been Chief Executive Officer of Most Properties 1998 Ltd.
+Added: Friedman was the first Director General of Israel’s
+Added: Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and served as personal advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon from 2001 to 2005.
+Added: Friedman served
+Added: as Chief Operating Officer of one of Israel’s premier newspapers, Ma’ariv from 2003 to 2007, and has more than 18
+Added: years of experience serving on boards of public and private companies including Maayan Ventures, Capital Point, Rosetta Green
+Added: and Aerodrome Groupe Ltd.
Friedman additionally served as an investor and consultant at Rhythmia Medical Inc.
−Removed: from 2007, and was
−Removed: actively involved in the sale of the company to Boston Scientific in 2012.
−Removed: Friedman holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s
−Removed: degree with honors in Public Administration from Bar-Ilan University.
−Removed: We believe that Mr.
−Removed: Friedman’s qualifications
−Removed: to serve on our Board include his experience in serving as a director of public and private companies as well as his knowledge
−Removed: and familiarity with corporate finance.
−Removed: Kevin Rakin became a director
−Removed: in August 2016 and Chairman of the Board in July 2017.
−Removed: Rakin is a co-founder and partner at HighCape Partners, a growth equity
−Removed: life sciences fund where he has served since 2013.
−Removed: From June 2011 to November 2012, Mr.
−Removed: Rakin was the President of Regenerative
−Removed: Medicine at Shire plc, or Shire, a leading specialty biopharmaceutical company.
+Added: and was actively involved in the sale of the company to Boston Scientific in 2012.
+Added: Friedman holds a bachelor’s degree
+Added: and master’s degree with honors in Public Administration from Bar-Ilan University.
+Added: believe that Mr.
+Added: Friedman’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his experience in serving as a director of public
+Added: and private companies as well as his knowledge and familiarity with corporate finance.
+Added: Arie Mayer became a director in December 2019.
+Added: Mayer is currently the Managing Director and Chairman
+Added: of the Board of Merck Life Science Israel (formerly Sigma-Aldrich Israel Ltd.) and has held that position since January 2010.
+Added: Mayer has held various roles with Sigma-Aldrich Israel Ltd.
+Added: since 1995 and was instrumental in introducing and developing
+Added: the Cell Culture and Molecular Biology business for Sigma Aldrich Israel Ltd.
+Added: Mayer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
+Added: chemistry from Hebrew University and a Ph.D.
+Added: in biochemistry from Israel Institute of Technology.
+Added: believe that Dr.
+Added: Mayer’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his experience as an executive in the biotechnology
+Added: industry, as well as his experience and relevant education in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry.
+Added: Kevin Rakin became a director in August 2016 and Chairman of the Board in July 2017.
+Added: Rakin is a co-founder
+Added: and partner at HighCape Partners, a growth equity life sciences fund where he has served since 2013.
+Added: From June 2011 to November
+Added: Rakin was the President of Regenerative Medicine at Shire plc, or Shire, a leading specialty biopharmaceutical company.
Prior to joining Shire, Mr.
−Removed: Rakin served as the
−Removed: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced BioHealing, Inc.
−Removed: from 2007 until its acquisition by Shire for $750 million in
−Removed: Rakin currently serves on the board of Histogenics Corporation and a number of private companies.
−Removed: an MBA from Columbia University and received his graduate and undergraduate degrees in Commerce from the University of Cape Town,
−Removed: South Africa.
−Removed: We believe that Mr.
−Removed: Rakin’s qualifications
−Removed: to serve on our Board include his extensive experience as an executive in the biotechnology industry, as well as his service in
−Removed: positions in various companies as a chief executive officer, chief financial officer and president and his involvement in public
−Removed: and private financings and mergers and acquisitions in the biotechnology industry.
−Removed: Leonard Sank became a director
−Removed: in October 2007.
−Removed: Sank is a South African entrepreneur and businessman, whose interests lie in entrepreneurial endeavors and
−Removed: initiatives, with over 20 years’
−Removed: experience of playing significant leadership roles in developing businesses.
−Removed: seventeen years, Mr.
−Removed: Sank has served on the boards of a few businesses and local non-profit charity organizations in Cape Town,
−Removed: where he resides.
−Removed: We believe that Mr.
−Removed: Sank’s qualifications
−Removed: to serve on our Board include his years of experience in development stage businesses, as well as his experience serving as a director
−Removed: of many entities.
−Removed: Gao Xiaoming became a director
−Removed: in July 2019.
+Added: Rakin served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced BioHealing, Inc.
+Added: from 2007 until
+Added: its acquisition by Shire for $750 million in June 2011.
+Added: Rakin currently serves on the boards of Nyxoah SA, HighCape Capital
+Added: Acquisition Corp., Aziyo Biologics, Inc.
+Added: and on the boards of number of private companies.
+Added: Rakin holds an MBA from Columbia
+Added: University and received his graduate and undergraduate degrees in Commerce from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
+Added: believe that Mr.
+Added: Rakin’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive experience as an executive in the biotechnology
+Added: industry, as well as his service in positions in various companies as a chief executive officer, chief financial officer and president
+Added: and his involvement in public and private financings and mergers and acquisitions in the biotechnology industry.
+Added: Leonard Sank became a director in October 2007.
+Added: Sank is a South African entrepreneur and businessman,
+Added: whose interests lie in entrepreneurial endeavors and initiatives, with over 20 years’
+Added: experience of playing significant
+Added: leadership roles in developing businesses.
+Added: For the past nineteen years, Mr.
+Added: Sank has served on the boards of a few national businesses
+Added: and local non-profit charity organizations in Cape Town and South Africa, where he resides.
+Added: believe that Mr.
+Added: Sank’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his years of experience in development stage businesses,
+Added: as well as his experience serving as a director of many entities.
+Added: Gao Xiaoming became a director in July 2019.
Gao has more than 25 years’
−Removed: experience in the bio-pharmaceutical field.
−Removed: Gao has experience
−Removed: in the registration, license-in, sales and promotion of pharmaceuticals and was involved in the introduction of Novo Nordisk (Denmark)’s
−Removed: insulin into China.
+Added: experience in the bio-pharmaceutical
+Added: Gao has experience in the registration, license-in, sales and promotion of pharmaceuticals and was involved in the
+Added: introduction of Novo Nordisk (Denmark)’s insulin into China.
Gao is proficient in the insulin industry.
−Removed: From 2005 to 2009, Mr.
−Removed: Gao led a team for the registration
−Removed: of imported Insulin-SciLin in China and obtained an Imported Drug License.
−Removed: Since 2007, Mr.
−Removed: Gao founded Hefei Tianmai Biotechnology
−Removed: Development Co., Ltd.
−Removed: and HTIT, which are committed to the research, development and commercialization of high-tech bio-pharmaceutical
+Added: Gao led a team for the registration of imported Insulin-SciLin in China and obtained an Imported Drug License.
+Added: Gao founded Hefei Tianmai Biotechnology Development Co., Ltd.
+Added: and HTIT, which are committed to the research, development
+Added: and commercialization of high-tech bio-pharmaceutical products.
Gao is the Chairman and chief executive officer of HTIT.
−Removed: We believe that Mr.
−Removed: Gao’s qualifications
−Removed: to serve on our Board include his years of experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry as well as his experience and familiarity
−Removed: with the Eastern market.
−Removed: Board of Directors
−Removed: There are no agreements with respect to the
−Removed: election of directors.
−Removed: Each director is elected for a period of one year at our annual meeting of stockholders and serves until
−Removed: the next such meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
−Removed: may also appoint additional directors.
−Removed: A director so chosen or appointed will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders
−Removed: and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
−Removed: The Board has
−Removed: determined that Aviad Friedman, Kevin Rakin, Leonard Sank and Xiaoming Gao are independent as defined under the rules promulgated
−Removed: by the Nasdaq.
−Removed: Other than Mr.
−Removed: Gao, none of the independent directors has any relationship with us besides serving on our Board.
−Removed: Gao is the chairman chief executive officer of HTIT, a stockholder holding more than 5% of our common stock, but does not
−Removed: otherwise have any relationship with us.
−Removed: The Board considered this relationship and determined that they would not interfere with
−Removed: Gao's exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
−Removed: We have determined that each of the directors
−Removed: is qualified to serve as a director of the Company based on a review of the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of
−Removed: each director.
−Removed: In reaching this determination, we have considered a variety of criteria, including, among other things:
−Removed: and integrity;
−Removed: ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information provided, to exercise effective business
−Removed: judgment and to interact effectively with the other directors;
−Removed: and willingness and ability to commit the time necessary to perform
−Removed: the duties of a director.
−Removed: Board Meeting Attendance
−Removed: During fiscal 2019, our Board held 5 meetings
−Removed: and took actions by written consent on 5 occasions.
−Removed: All of our directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings
−Removed: of the Board and the committees that were held during the period such director served on the Board.
−Removed: Board members are encouraged
−Removed: to attend our annual meetings of stockholders.
−Removed: Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial
−Removed: The members of our Audit Committee are Aviad
−Removed: Friedman, Kevin Rakin and Leonard Sank.
−Removed: Our Board has determined that Aviad Friedman is an “audit committee financial expert”
−Removed: as set forth in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and that all members of the Audit Committee are “independent”
−Removed: by the rules of the SEC and the Nasdaq rules and regulations.
−Removed: The Audit Committee operates under a written charter that is posted
−Removed: on the “Investors”
+Added: believe that Mr.
+Added: Gao’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his years of experience in the bio-pharmaceutical industry
+Added: as well as his experience and familiarity with the Eastern market.
+Added: are no agreements with respect to the election of directors.
+Added: Each director is elected for a period of one year at our annual meeting
+Added: of stockholders and serves until the next such meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected or until his or her earlier
+Added: resignation or removal.
+Added: The Board may also appoint additional directors.
+Added: A director so chosen or appointed will hold office until
+Added: the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier
+Added: resignation or removal.
+Added: The Board has determined that Aviad Friedman, Arie Mayer, Kevin Rakin, Leonard Sank and Gao Xiaoming are
+Added: independent as defined under the rules promulgated by the Nasdaq.
+Added: Gao is the chief executive officer of HTIT, a stockholder
+Added: holding more than 5% of our common stock and was initially appointed to serve on our Board pursuant to the terms of the securities
+Added: purchase agreement with HTIT dated November 30, 2015, but does not otherwise have any relationship with us.
+Added: The Board considered
+Added: this relationship and determined that they would not interfere with Mr.
+Added: Gao’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying
+Added: out the responsibilities of a director.
+Added: have determined that each of the directors is qualified to serve as a director of the Company based on a review of the experience,
+Added: qualifications, attributes and skills of each director.
+Added: In reaching this determination, we have considered a variety of criteria,
+Added: including, among other things:
+Added: character and integrity;
+Added: ability to review critically, evaluate, question and discuss information
+Added: provided, to exercise effective business judgment and to interact effectively with the other directors;
+Added: and willingness and ability
+Added: to commit the time necessary to perform the duties of a director.
+Added: Meeting Attendance
+Added: fiscal 2020, our Board held 7 meetings and took actions by written consent on 8 occasions.
+Added: Board members are encouraged to attend
+Added: our annual meetings of stockholders.
+Added: of our directors, except Mr.
+Added: Gao Xiaoming, attended at least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and the committees
+Added: that were held during the period such director served on the Board.
+Added: Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
+Added: members of our Audit Committee are Aviad Friedman, Arie Mayer and Kevin Rakin.
+Added: Our Board has determined that Aviad Friedman is
+Added: an “audit committee financial expert”
+Added: as set forth in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and that all members of the
+Added: Audit Committee are “independent”
+Added: as defined by the rules of the SEC and the Nasdaq rules and regulations.
+Added: Committee operates under a written charter that is posted on the “Investors”
section of our website, www.oramed.com.
The primary responsibilities of our Audit Committee include:
−Removed: ● Overseeing the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company and the audits of the financial statements of the
−Removed: ● Appointing, compensating and retaining our registered independent public accounting firm;
−Removed: ● Overseeing the work performed by any outside accounting firm;
−Removed: ● Assisting the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities by reviewing:
−Removed: (i) the financial reports provided by us to the SEC, our
−Removed: stockholders or to the general public and (ii) our internal financial and accounting controls;
−Removed: ● Recommending, establishing and monitoring procedures designed to improve the quality and reliability of the disclosure of our
−Removed: financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: Compensation Committee
−Removed: The members of our Compensation Committee are
−Removed: Leonard Sank, Kevin Rakin and Aviad Friedman.
−Removed: The Board has determined that all of the members of the Compensation Committee are
−Removed: “independent”
+Added: the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company and the audits of the
+Added: financial statements of the Company;
+Added: ● Appointing,
+Added: compensating and retaining our registered independent public accounting firm;
+Added: the work performed by any outside accounting firm;
+Added: the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities by reviewing:
+Added: (i) the financial reports
+Added: provided by us to the SEC, our stockholders or to the general public and (ii) our internal
+Added: financial and accounting controls;
+Added: ● Recommending,
+Added: establishing and monitoring procedures designed to improve the quality and reliability
+Added: of the disclosure of our financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: members of our Compensation Committee are Aviad Friedman, Kevin Rakin and Leonard Sank.
+Added: The Board has determined that all of the
+Added: members of the Compensation Committee are “independent”
as defined by the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee operates
−Removed: under a written charter that is posted on the “Investors”
−Removed: section of our website, www.oramed.com.
−Removed: The primary responsibilities
−Removed: of our Compensation Committee include:
−Removed: ● Reviewing, negotiating and approving, or recommending for approval by our Board the salaries and incentive compensation of
−Removed: our executive officers;
−Removed: ● Administering our equity based plans and making recommendations to our Board with respect to our incentive-compensation plans
−Removed: and equity-based plans;
−Removed: ● Making recommendations to our Board with respect to director compensation.
−Removed: Nominating Committee
−Removed: The members of our Nominating Committee are
−Removed: Leonard Sank and Aviad Friedman.
−Removed: The Board has determined that all of the members of the Nominating Committee are “independent”
+Added: The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that is posted on the “Investors”
+Added: section of our website,
+Added: www.oramed.com.
+Added: The primary responsibilities of our Compensation Committee include:
+Added: negotiating and approving, or recommending for approval by our Board the salaries and
+Added: incentive compensation of our executive officers;
+Added: ● Administering
+Added: our equity based plans and making recommendations to our Board with respect to our incentive-compensation
+Added: plans and equity-based plans;
+Added: recommendations to our Board with respect to director compensation.
+Added: members of our Nominating Committee are Aviad Friedman and Leonard Sank.
+Added: The Board has determined that all of the members of the
+Added: Nominating Committee are “independent”
as defined by the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq rules and regulations.
−Removed: The Nominating Committee operates under a written charter
−Removed: that is posted on the “Investors”
+Added: The Nominating
+Added: Committee operates under a written charter that is posted on the “Investors”
section of our website, www.oramed.com.
−Removed: The primary responsibilities of our Nominating
−Removed: Committee include:
−Removed: ● Overseeing the composition and size of the Board, developing qualification criteria for Board members and actively seeking,
−Removed: interviewing and screening individuals qualified to become Board members for recommendation to the Board;
−Removed: ● Recommending the composition of the Board for each annual meeting of stockholders;
−Removed: ● Reviewing periodically with the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer the succession plans relating to positions
−Removed: held by directors, and making recommendations to the Board with respect to the selection and development of individuals to occupy
−Removed: those positions.
−Removed: Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
−Removed: Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and
−Removed: 5, and amendments thereto, furnished to us during fiscal 2019, we believe that during fiscal 2019, our executive officers, directors
−Removed: and all persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities complied with all Section 16(a) filing
−Removed: requirements, except:
−Removed: Avraham Gabay, our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, failed to timely file a Form
−Removed: 4 reporting his June 17, 2019 acquisition of 33,146 shares of our common stock.
−Removed: Gabay filed a Form 4 reporting this transaction
−Removed: on June 27, 2019, and (b) Mr.
−Removed: Xiaoming Gao, a member of our board of directors, failed to timely file a Form 3 reporting his status
−Removed: as a reporting person effective July 1, 2019.
−Removed: Gao filed a Form 3 reporting his status on July 19, 2019.
−Removed: Code of Ethics
−Removed: We have adopted a Code of Ethics and Business
−Removed: Conduct for our senior officers, directors and employees.
−Removed: A copy of the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is located at our website
−Removed: at www.oramed.com.
−Removed: We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement regarding any amendment to, or a waiver from, a provision of
−Removed: the Code of Ethics that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, Chief Financial Officer or controller, or persons performing
−Removed: similar functions and that relates to the Code of Ethics by posting such information on our website, www.oramed.com.
+Added: The primary responsibilities of our Nominating Committee include:
+Added: the composition and size of the Board, developing qualification criteria for Board members
+Added: and actively seeking, interviewing and screening individuals qualified to become Board
+Added: members for recommendation to the Board;
+Added: ● Recommending
+Added: the composition of the Board for each annual meeting of stockholders;
+Added: periodically with the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer the succession
+Added: plans relating to positions held by directors, and making recommendations to the Board
+Added: with respect to the selection and development of individuals to occupy those positions.
+Added: Section 16(a) Reports
+Added: solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and amendments thereto, furnished to us during fiscal 2020, we believe that during fiscal
+Added: 2020, our executive officers, directors and all persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities
+Added: complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements, except:
+Added: (a) Aviad Friedman, one of our directors, failed to timely file a
+Added: Form 4 reporting his January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock.
+Added: Friedman filed
+Added: a Form 4 reporting this transaction on January 14, 2020, (b) Gao Xiaoming, one of our directors, failed to timely file a Form
+Added: 4 reporting his January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock.
+Added: Gao filed a Form 4 reporting
+Added: this transaction on January 14, 2020, (c) Miriam Kidron, our Chief Scientific Officer and one of our directors, failed to timely
+Added: file a Form 4 reporting her January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock.
+Added: filed a Form 4 reporting this transaction on January 14, 2020, (d) Nadav Kidron, our President, Chief Executive Officer and one
+Added: of our directors, failed to timely file a Form 4 reporting his January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 190,000 shares
+Added: of our common stock.
+Added: Kidron filed a Form 4 reporting this transaction on January 14, 2020, (d) Arie Mayer, one of our directors,
+Added: failed to timely file a Form 4 reporting his January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock.
+Added: Mayer filed a Form 4 reporting this transaction on January 14, 2020, (e) Kevin Rakin, one of our directors, failed to timely
+Added: file a Form 4 reporting his January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock.
+Added: a Form 4 reporting this transaction on January 14, 2020, and (f) Leonard Sank, one of our directors, failed to timely file a Form
+Added: 4 reporting his January 8, 2020 acquisition of options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock.
+Added: Sank filed a Form 4
+Added: reporting this transaction on January 14, 2020.
+Added: have adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for our senior officers, directors and employees.
+Added: A copy of the Code of Ethics
+Added: and Business Conduct is located at our website at www.oramed.com.
+Added: We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement regarding any
+Added: amendment to, or a waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, Chief Financial
+Added: Officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions and that relates to the Code of Ethics by posting such information
+Added: on our website, www.oramed.com.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
−Removed: Compensation Discussion and Analysis
−Removed: This section explains the policies and decisions
−Removed: that shape our executive compensation program, including its specific objectives and elements, as it relates to our “named
−Removed: executive officers,”
−Removed: Our NEOs for fiscal 2019 are those three individuals listed in the “Summary Compensation
−Removed: The Compensation Committee believes that our executive compensation is appropriately designed to incentivize
−Removed: our named executive officers to work for our long-term prosperity, is reasonable in comparison with the levels of compensation
−Removed: provided by comparable companies and reflects a reasonable cost.
−Removed: We believe our named executive officers are critical to the achievement
−Removed: of our corporate goals, through which we can drive stockholder value.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee of our Board is
−Removed: comprised solely of independent directors as defined by Nasdaq and non-employee directors as defined by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
−Removed: The Compensation Committee has the authority and responsibility to review and approve the compensation of our CEO and other
−Removed: executive officers.
−Removed: Other information concerning the structure, roles and responsibilities of our Compensation Committee is set
−Removed: forth in “Board Meetings and Committees—Compensation Committee”
−Removed: Our executive compensation program and our
+Added: Discussion and Analysis
+Added: section explains the policies and decisions that shape our executive compensation program, including its specific objectives and
+Added: elements, as it relates to our “named executive officers,”
+Added: Our NEOs for fiscal 2020 are those four individuals
+Added: listed in the “Summary Compensation Table”
+Added: The Compensation Committee believes that our executive compensation
+Added: is appropriately designed to incentivize our named executive officers to work for our long-term prosperity, is reasonable in comparison
+Added: with the levels of compensation provided by comparable companies and reflects a reasonable cost.
+Added: We believe our named executive
+Added: officers are critical to the achievement of our corporate goals, through which we can drive stockholder value.
+Added: Compensation Committee of our Board is comprised solely of independent directors as defined by Nasdaq and non-employee directors
+Added: as defined by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
+Added: The Compensation Committee has the authority and responsibility to review and
+Added: approve the compensation of our CEO and other executive officers.
+Added: Other information concerning the structure, roles and responsibilities
+Added: of our Compensation Committee is set forth in “Board Meetings and Committees—Compensation Committee”
+Added: executive compensation program and our NEOs’
compensation packages are designed around the following objectives:
−Removed: attract, hire, and retain talented and experienced executives;
−Removed: motivate, reward and retain executives whose knowledge, skills and performance are critical to our success;
−Removed: ensure fairness among the executive management team via recognizing the contributions of each executive to our success;
−Removed: focus executive behavior on achievement of our corporate objectives and strategy;
−Removed: align the interests of management and stockholders by providing management with longer-term incentives through equity ownership.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee reviews the allocation
−Removed: of compensation components regularly to ensure alignment with strategic and operating goals, competitive market practices and legislative
−Removed: The Compensation Committee does not apply a specific formula to determine the allocation between cash and non-cash forms
+Added: attract, hire, and retain
+Added: talented and experienced executives;
+Added: reward and retain executives whose knowledge, skills and performance are critical to our success;
+Added: ensure fairness among the executive management
+Added: team via recognizing the contributions of each executive to our success;
+Added: focus executive behavior
+Added: on achievement of our corporate objectives and strategy;
+Added: align the interests of management
+Added: and stockholders by providing management with longer-term incentives through equity ownership.
+Added: Compensation Committee reviews the allocation of compensation components regularly to ensure alignment with strategic and operating
+Added: goals, competitive market practices and legislative changes.
+Added: The Compensation Committee does not apply a specific formula to determine
+Added: the allocation between cash and non-cash forms of compensation.
+Added: Certain compensation components, such as base salaries, benefits
+Added: and perquisites, are intended primarily to attract, hire, and retain well-qualified executives.
+Added: Other compensation elements, such
+Added: as long-term incentive opportunities, are designed to motivate and reward performance.
+Added: Long-term incentives are intended to reward
+Added: NEOs for our long-term performance and executing our business strategy, and to strongly align NEOs’
+Added: interests with those
+Added: of stockholders.
+Added: respect to equity compensation, the Compensation Committee makes awards to executives under our 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as
+Added: amended and restated, or the 2019 Plan.
+Added: Executive compensation is paid or granted based on such matters as the Compensation Committee
+Added: deems appropriate, including our financial and operating performance and the alignment of the interests of the executive officers
+Added: and our stockholders.
of Compensation
−Removed: Certain compensation components, such as base salaries, benefits and perquisites, are intended primarily to attract,
−Removed: hire, and retain well-qualified executives.
−Removed: Other compensation elements, such as long-term incentive opportunities, are designed
−Removed: to motivate and reward performance.
−Removed: Long-term incentives are intended to reward NEOs for our long-term performance and executing
−Removed: our business strategy, and to strongly align NEOs’
−Removed: interests with those of stockholders.
−Removed: With respect to equity compensation, the
−Removed: Compensation Committee made awards during fiscal 2019 to executives under our Second Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive
−Removed: Plan, or 2008 Plan.
−Removed: Beginning September 11, 2019, the Compensation Committee began making awards to executives under our 2019 Stock
−Removed: Incentive Plan, or 2019 Plan.
−Removed: Executive compensation is paid or granted based on such matters as the Compensation Committee deems
−Removed: appropriate, including our financial and operating performance and the alignment of the interests of the executive officers and
−Removed: our stockholders.
−Removed: Elements of Compensation
−Removed: Our executive officer compensation program
−Removed: is comprised of:
+Added: executive officer compensation program is comprised of:
(i) base salary or monthly compensation;
(ii) discretionary bonus;
−Removed: (iii) long-term equity incentive compensation
−Removed: in the form of stock option grants;
+Added: long-term equity incentive compensation in the form of stock option grants;
and (iv) benefits and perquisites.
−Removed: In establishing overall executive compensation
−Removed: levels and making specific compensation decisions for our NEOs in fiscal 2019, the Compensation Committee considered a number of
−Removed: criteria, including the executive’s position, scope of responsibilities, prior base salary and annual incentive awards and
−Removed: expected contribution.
−Removed: Generally, our Compensation Committee reviews
−Removed: and, as appropriate, approves compensation arrangements for the NEOs from time to time but not less than once each year.
−Removed: Compensation Committee also takes into consideration the CEO’s recommendations for executive compensation of the other NEOs.
−Removed: The CEO generally presents these recommendations at the time of our Compensation Committee’s review of executive compensation
−Removed: arrangements.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee performs a review
−Removed: of base salaries and monthly compensation for our NEOs from time to time as appropriate.
−Removed: In determining salaries, the Compensation
−Removed: Committee members also take into consideration the scope of the NEOs’
−Removed: responsibilities and independent third party market
−Removed: data, such as compensation surveys to industry, individual experience and performance and contribution to our clinical, regulatory,
−Removed: commercial and operational performance.
−Removed: None of the factors above has a dominant weight in determining the compensation of
−Removed: our named executive officers, and our Compensation Committee considers the factors as a whole when considering such compensation.
−Removed: addition, our Compensation Committee uses comparative data regarding compensation paid by peer companies in order to obtain a general
−Removed: understanding of current trends in compensation practices and ranges of amounts being awarded by other public companies, and not
−Removed: as part of an analysis or a formula.
−Removed: We believe that a competitive base salary and
−Removed: monthly compensation is a necessary element of any compensation program that is designed to attract and retain talented and experienced
−Removed: We also believe that attractive base salaries can motivate and reward executives for their overall performance.
−Removed: salary and monthly compensation are established in part based on the individual experience, skills and expected contributions to
−Removed: our performance, as well as such executive’s performance during the prior year.
+Added: establishing overall executive compensation levels and making specific compensation decisions for our NEOs in fiscal 2020, the
+Added: Compensation Committee considered a number of criteria, including the executive’s position, scope of responsibilities, prior
+Added: base salary and annual incentive awards and expected contribution.
+Added: our Compensation Committee reviews and, as appropriate, approves compensation arrangements for the NEOs from time to time but
+Added: not less than once each year.
+Added: The Compensation Committee also takes into consideration the CEO’s recommendations for executive
+Added: compensation of the other NEOs.
+Added: The CEO generally presents these recommendations at the time of our Compensation Committee’s
+Added: review of executive compensation arrangements.
+Added: Compensation Committee performs a review of base salaries and monthly compensation for our NEOs from time to time as appropriate.
+Added: In determining salaries, the Compensation Committee members also take into consideration the scope of the NEOs’
+Added: responsibilities
+Added: and independent third-party market data, such as compensation surveys to industry, individual experience and performance and contribution
+Added: to our clinical, regulatory, commercial and operational performance.
+Added: None of the factors above has a dominant weight in determining
+Added: the compensation of our named executive officers, and our Compensation Committee considers the factors as a whole when considering
+Added: such compensation.
+Added: In addition, our Compensation Committee uses comparative data regarding compensation paid by peer companies
+Added: in order to obtain a general understanding of current trends in compensation practices and ranges of amounts being awarded by
+Added: other public companies, and not as part of an analysis or a formula.
+Added: believe that a competitive base salary and monthly compensation is a necessary element of any compensation program that is designed
+Added: to attract and retain talented and experienced executives.
+Added: We also believe that attractive base salaries can motivate and reward
+Added: executives for their overall performance.
+Added: Base salary and monthly compensation are established in part based on the individual
+Added: experience, skills and expected contributions to our performance, as well as such executive’s performance during the prior
Generally, we believe that executives’
−Removed: base salaries should be targeted near the median of the range of salaries for executives in similar positions with similar responsibilities,
−Removed: experience and performance at comparable companies.
−Removed: Compensation adjustments are made occasionally based on changes in an executive’s
−Removed: level of responsibility, company progress or on changed local and specific executive employment market conditions.
−Removed: In fiscal 2019, our Compensation Committee
−Removed: did not increase the base salaries of our NEOs.
−Removed: Performance Based Bonus
−Removed: Our NEOs are eligible to receive discretionary
−Removed: annual bonuses based upon performance.
−Removed: The amount of annual bonus to our NEOs is based on various factors, including, among others,
−Removed: the achievement of scientific and business goals and our financial and operational performance.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee takes
−Removed: into account the overall performance of the individuals, as well as the overall performance of the Company over the period being
−Removed: reviewed and the recommendation of management.
−Removed: For any given year, the compensation objectives vary, but relate generally to strategic
−Removed: factors such as developments in our clinical path, the execution of a license agreement for the commercialization of product candidates,
−Removed: the establishment of key strategic collaborations, the build-up of our pipeline and financial factors such as capital raising.
−Removed: Bonuses are awarded generally based on corporate performance, with adjustments made within a range for individual performance,
−Removed: at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee determines, on a discretionary basis, the size of the
−Removed: entire bonus pool and the amount of the actual award to each NEO.
−Removed: The overall payment is also based on historic compensation of
−Removed: We believe that annual bonuses payable based
−Removed: on the achievement of short-term corporate goals incentivize our NEOs to create stockholder value and attain short-term performance
−Removed: Long-Term Equity Incentive Compensation
−Removed: Long-term incentive compensation allows the
−Removed: NEOs to share in any appreciation in the value of our common stock.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee believes that stock participation
−Removed: aligns executive officers’
+Added: base salaries should be targeted near the median of the range of salaries for
+Added: executives in similar positions with similar responsibilities, experience and performance at comparable companies.
+Added: adjustments are made occasionally based on changes in an executive’s level of responsibility, company progress or on changed
+Added: local and specific executive employment market conditions.
+Added: fiscal 2020, our Compensation Committee increased the base salaries of two of our NEOs by 10% and 15% as it deemed this to be
+Added: a reasonable rate based on, among other factors, such NEO’s increased responsibilities and time passed since the last salary
+Added: NEOs are eligible to receive discretionary annual bonuses based upon performance.
+Added: The amount of annual bonus to our NEOs is based
+Added: on various factors, including, among others, the achievement of scientific and business goals and our financial and operational
+Added: The Compensation Committee takes into account the overall performance of the individuals, as well as the overall
+Added: performance of the Company over the period being reviewed and the recommendation of management.
+Added: For any given year, the compensation
+Added: objectives vary, but relate generally to strategic factors such as developments in our clinical path, the execution of a license
+Added: agreement for the commercialization of product candidates, the establishment of key strategic collaborations, the build-up of
+Added: our pipeline and financial factors such as capital raising.
+Added: Bonuses are awarded generally based on corporate performance, with
+Added: adjustments made within a range for individual performance, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
+Added: The Compensation
+Added: Committee determines, on a discretionary basis, the size of the entire bonus pool and the amount of the actual award to each NEO.
+Added: The overall payment is also based on historic compensation of the NEOs.
+Added: believe that annual bonuses payable based on the achievement of short-term corporate goals incentivize our NEOs to create stockholder
+Added: value and attain short-term performance objectives.
+Added: Equity Incentive Compensation
+Added: incentive compensation allows the NEOs to share in any appreciation in the value of our common stock.
+Added: The Compensation Committee
+Added: believes that stock participation aligns executive officers’
interests with those of our stockholders.
−Removed: Equity incentive awards are generally made at the commencement
−Removed: of employment and following a significant change in job responsibilities, or to meet other special retention or performance objectives.
−Removed: The amounts of the awards are designed to reward past performance and create incentives to meet long-term objectives.
−Removed: made at a level expected to be competitive within the biotechnology industry, as well as with Israeli-based companies.
−Removed: are made on a discretionary basis and not pursuant to specific criteria set out in advance.
−Removed: In determining the amount of each grant,
−Removed: the Compensation Committee also takes into account the number of shares held by the executive prior to the grant.
−Removed: The vesting schedule
−Removed: for NEOs generally provides for annual installments for new grants, though the Compensation Committee also utilizes quarterly vesting
−Removed: from time to time.
−Removed: The Compensation Committee believes that time-based vesting encourages recipients to build stockholder value
−Removed: over a long period of time.
−Removed: Benefits and Perquisites
−Removed: Generally, benefits available to NEOs are available
−Removed: to all employees on similar terms and include welfare benefits, paid time-off, life and disability insurance and other customary
−Removed: or mandatory social benefits in Israel.
−Removed: We provide our NEOs with a phone and a company car, which are customary benefits in
−Removed: Israel to managers and officers.
−Removed: We do not believe that the benefits and perquisites
−Removed: described above deviate materially from the customary practice for compensation of executive officers by other companies similar
−Removed: in size and stage of development in Israel.
−Removed: These benefits represent a relatively small portion of the executive officers’
+Added: Equity incentive
+Added: awards are generally made at the commencement of employment and following a significant change in job responsibilities, or to
+Added: meet other special retention or performance objectives.
+Added: The amounts of the awards are designed to reward past performance and
+Added: create incentives to meet long-term objectives.
+Added: Awards are made at a level expected to be competitive within the biotechnology
+Added: industry, as well as with Israeli-based companies.
+Added: Awards are made on a discretionary basis and not pursuant to specific criteria
+Added: set out in advance.
+Added: In determining the amount of each grant, the Compensation Committee also takes into account the number of
+Added: shares held by the executive prior to the grant.
+Added: The vesting schedule for NEOs generally provides for annual installments for
+Added: new grants, though the Compensation Committee also utilizes quarterly vesting from time to time, as well as performance-based
+Added: The Compensation Committee believes that time-based vesting encourages recipients to build stockholder value over a long
+Added: period of time and that performance-based vesting encourages recipients to achieve goals that benefit the Company.
+Added: and Perquisites
+Added: benefits available to NEOs are available to all employees on similar terms and include welfare benefits, paid time-off, life and
+Added: disability insurance and other customary or mandatory social benefits in Israel.
+Added: We provide our NEOs with a phone and a company
+Added: car, which are customary benefits in Israel to managers and officers.
+Added: do not believe that the benefits and perquisites described above deviate materially from the customary practice for compensation
+Added: of executive officers by other companies similar in size and stage of development in Israel.
+Added: These benefits represent a relatively
+Added: small portion of the executive officers’
total compensation.
−Removed: The Company pays for certain direct costs,
−Removed: related taxes and expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of our CEO to New York.
−Removed: During fiscal 2019, such relocation
−Removed: expenses totaled approximately $486,000, and included mainly payments intended to reflect the difference in the cost of living
−Removed: between Israel and the United States, relocation expenses, accommodation allowances, education allowances, health insurance and
−Removed: related taxes.
−Removed: Say-on-Pay Vote
−Removed: Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis,
−Removed: our executive compensation program at our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders held on August 28, 2018.
−Removed: We did not seek or receive
−Removed: any specific feedback from our stockholders concerning our executive compensation program during the past fiscal year.
−Removed: The Compensation
−Removed: Committee did not specifically rely on the results of the prior vote in making any compensation-related decisions during fiscal
−Removed: REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
−Removed: The Compensation Committee has reviewed and
−Removed: discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with our management and,
−Removed: based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board that the Compensation Discussion and
−Removed: Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our proxy statement relating to our next annual meeting of stockholders.
−Removed: Compensation Committee Members:
−Removed: Aviad Friedman
−Removed: SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
−Removed: The following table sets forth the compensation
−Removed: earned by our NEOs for fiscals 2019, 2018 and 2017.
−Removed: Name and Principal
−Removed: Option Awards
+Added: The Company pays for
+Added: certain direct costs, related taxes and expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of our CEO to United States.
+Added: fiscal 2020, such relocation expenses totaled approximately $515,693, and included mainly payments intended to reflect the difference
+Added: in the cost of living between Israel and the United States, relocation expenses, accommodation allowances, education allowances,
+Added: health insurance and related taxes.
+Added: stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, our executive compensation program at our annual meeting of stockholders held on
+Added: August 3, 2020.
+Added: We did not seek or receive any specific feedback from our stockholders concerning our executive compensation program
+Added: during the past fiscal year.
+Added: The Compensation Committee did not specifically rely on the results of the prior vote in making any
+Added: compensation-related decisions during fiscal 2020.
+Added: OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
+Added: Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the foregoing Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of
+Added: Regulation S-K with our management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board
+Added: that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our proxy statement relating
+Added: to our next annual meeting of stockholders.
+Added: Committee Members:
+Added: COMPENSATION TABLE
+Added: following table sets forth the compensation earned by our NEOs for fiscals 2020, 2019 and 2018.
+Added: Name and Principal Position
President and CEO and director (7)
1 unchanged sentence
Chief Scientific Officer and director (8)
−Removed: Hilla Eisenberg
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer (9)
Avraham Gabay
Chief Financial Officer (9)
−Removed: Mark Hasleton VP Business Development (11)
−Removed: (1) The information is provided for each fiscal year, which begins on September 1 and ends on August 31.
−Removed: (2) Amounts paid for Salary, Bonus and All Other Compensation were originally denominated in NIS and were translated into U.S.
+Added: Joshua Hexter
+Added: Chief Operating & Business Officer(10)
+Added: information is provided for each fiscal year, which begins on September 1 and ends on
+Added: paid for Salary, Bonus and All Other Compensation were originally denominated in NIS
+Added: and were translated into U.S.
Dollars at the then current exchange rate for each payment.
−Removed: (3) Bonuses were granted at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
−Removed: (4) For RSU awards, the amounts reflect the grant date fair value, as calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718.
−Removed: The assumptions
−Removed: used to determine the fair value of the RSU awards are set forth in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements included
+Added: were granted at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.
+Added: amounts reflect the grant date fair value, as calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718,
+Added: of these option awards.
+Added: The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the option
+Added: awards are set forth in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements included
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: Our NEOs will not realize the value of these awards in cash unless and until the awards vest
−Removed: and the underlying shares are issued and subsequently sold.
−Removed: (5) The amounts reflect the grant date fair value, as calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718, of these option awards.
−Removed: assumptions used to determine the fair value of the option awards are set forth in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial
−Removed: statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: Our NEOs will not realize the value of these awards in cash unless and
−Removed: until these awards are exercised and the underlying shares subsequently sold.
−Removed: (6) See “All Other Compensation Table”
+Added: Our NEOs will not realize the value of these awards
+Added: in cash unless and until these awards are exercised and the underlying shares subsequently
+Added: exclude the fair market value of the options that were re-granted on September 11, 2020,
+Added: as it was offset by the negative amount created by the cancelled options (that is, it
+Added: was accounted for as a modification under FASB ASC Topic 718, and no incremental compensation
+Added: expense was recorded).
+Added: For more information about the regrant see Note 7(a) to our audited
+Added: consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: information about the regrant fair market value see “Grants of Plan-Based Awards”
+Added: “All Other Compensation Table”
Kidron receives certain compensation from Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: through KNRY, Ltd., an Israeli entity owned by Dr.
−Removed: Miriam Kidron,
−Removed: See “—Employment and Consulting Agreements”
+Added: through KNRY, Ltd., an Israeli
+Added: entity owned by Dr.
+Added: Miriam Kidron, or KNRY.
+Added: See “—Employment and Consulting
+Added: Agreements”
Kidron receives compensation from Oramed Ltd.
through KNRY.
−Removed: See “—Employment and Consulting Agreements”
−Removed: Eisenberg resigned from her positions with us, effective May 25, 2019.
−Removed: Gabay was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary effective June 1, 2019.
−Removed: Hasleton was appointed as VP Business Development effective November 15, 2018 and terminated his employment effective August
−Removed: All Other Compensation Table
−Removed: The “All Other Compensation”
−Removed: set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above consist of the following:
+Added: See “—Employment
+Added: and Consulting Agreements”
+Added: Gabay was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2019.
+Added: Hexter was appointed Chief Operating & Business Officer, effective September 19,
+Added: From 2013 to 2018, Mr.
+Added: Hexter served as Chief Operating Officer and VP Business
+Added: Development of the Company.
+Added: Other Compensation Table
+Added: “All Other Compensation”
+Added: amounts set forth in the Summary Compensation Table above consist of the following:
Related Expenses
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Miriam Kidron
−Removed: Hilla Eisenberg
Avraham Gabay
−Removed: Mark Hasleton
−Removed: * Manager’s insurance and education funds are customary benefits provided to employees based in Israel.
+Added: Joshua Hexter
* Manager’s
−Removed: insurance is a combination of severance savings (in accordance with Israeli law), defined contribution tax-qualified pension savings
−Removed: and disability insurance premiums.
−Removed: An education fund is a savings fund of pre-tax contributions to be used after a specified period
−Removed: of time for educational or other permitted purposes.
−Removed: ** Relocation expenses represents additional compensation for the period during which Mr.
−Removed: Kidron was in the United States.
−Removed: expenses mainly include relocation expenses, supplemental living expenses, accommodation allowances, education allowances, health
−Removed: insurance and related costs.
−Removed: Employment and Consulting Agreements
+Added: insurance and education funds are customary benefits provided to employees based in Israel.
+Added: Manager’s insurance is a combination of severance savings (in accordance with Israeli
+Added: law), defined contribution tax-qualified pension savings and disability insurance premiums.
+Added: An education fund is a savings fund of pre-tax contributions to be used after a specified
+Added: period of time for educational or other permitted purposes.
+Added: ** Relocation
+Added: expenses represents additional compensation for the period during which Mr.
+Added: in the United States.
+Added: These expenses mainly include relocation expenses, supplemental
+Added: living expenses, accommodation allowances, education allowances, health insurance and
+Added: related costs.
+Added: and Consulting Agreements
+Added: July 1, 2008, Oramed Ltd.
+Added: entered into a consulting agreement with KNRY, whereby Mr.
+Added: Nadav Kidron, through KNRY, provides services
+Added: as President and Chief Executive Officer of both the Company and Oramed Ltd., or the Nadav Kidron Consulting Agreement.
+Added: Additionally,
on July 1, 2008, Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: entered into a
−Removed: consulting agreement with KNRY, whereby Mr.
−Removed: Nadav Kidron, through KNRY, provides services as President and Chief Executive Officer
−Removed: of both the Company and Oramed Ltd., or the Nadav Kidron Consulting Agreement.
−Removed: Additionally, on July 1, 2008, Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: into a consulting agreement with KNRY whereby Dr.
−Removed: Miriam Kidron, through KNRY, provides services as Chief Scientific Officer of
−Removed: both the Company and Oramed Ltd., or the Miriam Kidron Consulting Agreement.
−Removed: We refer to the Miriam Kidron Consulting Agreement
−Removed: and Nadav Kidron Consulting Agreement collectively as the Consulting Agreements.
−Removed: The Consulting Agreements are both terminable
−Removed: by either party upon 140 days prior written notice.
−Removed: The Consulting Agreements, as amended, provide that KNRY will be reimbursed
−Removed: for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with performance of the Consulting Agreements and that Nadav Kidron receives a monthly
−Removed: consulting fee of NIS 127,570 and Miriam Kidron receives a monthly consulting fee of NIS 80,454.
−Removed: Pursuant to the Consulting Agreements,
−Removed: KNRY, Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron each agree that during the term of the Consulting Agreements and for a 12 month period thereafter,
−Removed: none of them will compete with Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: nor solicit employees of Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: We, through Oramed Ltd., entered into an employment
−Removed: agreement with Hilla Eisenberg as of July 20, 2017, pursuant to which Ms.
−Removed: Eisenberg was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
−Removed: and Secretary of the Company and Oramed Ltd., effective August 1, 2017.
−Removed: In accordance with the employment agreement, as amended,
−Removed: Eisenberg’s gross monthly salary was NIS 35,700.
−Removed: In addition, Ms.
−Removed: Eisenberg was provided with a cellular phone and travel
−Removed: reimbursement pursuant to the terms of her agreement.
−Removed: Eisenberg resigned from her positions with us, effective May 25, 2019.
−Removed: We, through Oramed Ltd., have entered into an
−Removed: employment agreement with Avi Gabay as of May 16, 2019, pursuant to which Mr.
−Removed: Gabay was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
−Removed: and Secretary of the Company and Oramed Ltd., effective June 1, 2019.
−Removed: In accordance with the employment agreement, as amended,
+Added: entered into a consulting agreement with KNRY whereby Dr.
+Added: Miriam Kidron, through KNRY, provides services
+Added: as Chief Scientific Officer of both the Company and Oramed Ltd., or the Miriam Kidron Consulting Agreement.
+Added: We refer to the Miriam
+Added: Kidron Consulting Agreement and Nadav Kidron Consulting Agreement collectively as the Consulting Agreements.
+Added: Consulting Agreements are both terminable by either party upon 140 days prior written notice.
+Added: The Consulting Agreements, as amended,
+Added: provide that KNRY will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with performance of the Consulting Agreements
+Added: and that Nadav Kidron receives a monthly consulting fee of NIS 127,570 and Miriam Kidron receives a monthly consulting fee of
+Added: Pursuant to the Consulting Agreements, KNRY, Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron each agree that during the term of the
+Added: Consulting Agreements and for a 12-month period thereafter, none of them will compete with Oramed Ltd.
+Added: nor solicit employees of
+Added: through Oramed Ltd., have entered into an employment agreement with Avraham Gabay as of May 16, 2019, pursuant to which Mr.
+Added: was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company and Oramed Ltd., effective June 1, 2019.
+Added: In accordance
+Added: with the employment agreement, as amended, Mr.
Gabay’s current gross monthly salary is NIS 38,500.
In addition, Mr.
−Removed: Gabay is provided with a cellular phone and a company
−Removed: car pursuant to the terms of his agreement.
−Removed: We have entered into indemnification agreements
−Removed: with our directors and officers pursuant to which we agreed to indemnify each director and officer for any liability he or she
−Removed: may incur by reason of the fact that he or she serves as our director or officer, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
−Removed: Potential Payments upon Termination or Change-in-Control
−Removed: We have no plans or arrangements in respect
−Removed: of remuneration received or that may be received by our named executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination
−Removed: of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change-in- control) or a change of responsibilities following a change-in-control.
−Removed: Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
−Removed: We have no arrangements or plans under which
−Removed: we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers.
−Removed: Our directors and executive officers may
−Removed: receive stock options, RSUs or restricted shares at the discretion of our Compensation Committee in the future.
−Removed: GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
−Removed: The following table shows grants of plan-based
−Removed: equity awards made to our NEOs during fiscal 2019:
+Added: is provided with a cellular phone and a company car pursuant to the terms of his agreement.
+Added: through Oramed Ltd., have entered into an employment agreement with Joshua Hexter as of August 5, 2019, pursuant to which Mr.
+Added: Hexter was appointed as Chief Operating & Business Officer of the Company and Oramed Ltd., effective September 19, 2019.
+Added: accordance with the employment agreement, as amended, Mr.
+Added: Hexter’s current gross monthly salary is NIS 56,000.
+Added: Hexter is provided with a cellular phone and a company car pursuant to the terms of his agreement.
+Added: have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers pursuant to which we agreed to indemnify each director
+Added: and officer for any liability he or she may incur by reason of the fact that he or she serves as our director or officer, to the
+Added: maximum extent permitted by law.
+Added: Payments upon Termination or Change-in-Control
+Added: have no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our named executive officers to compensate
+Added: such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change-in- control) or a change
+Added: of responsibilities following a change-in-control.
+Added: Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
+Added: have no arrangements or plans under which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers.
+Added: Our directors and executive officers may receive stock options, RSUs or restricted shares at the discretion of our Compensation
+Added: Committee in the future.
+Added: OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
+Added: following table shows grants of plan-based equity awards made to our NEOs during fiscal 2020:
Options Awards:
−Removed: Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards
−Removed: Nadav Kidron (1) *
−Removed: Miriam Kidron (2) *
−Removed: Hilla Eisenberg (3)
−Removed: Avraham Gabay (4) *
−Removed: Mark Hasleton (5)
−Removed: (1) These options were granted under our 2008 Plan and vest in 4 equal installments of 49,125 on each of December 31, 2019, December
−Removed: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: (2) These options were granted under our 2008 Plan and vest in 4 equal installments of 26,000 on each of December 31, 2019, December
−Removed: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: (3) These options were granted under our 2008 Plan and vest in 4 equal installments of 9,250 on each of December 31, 2019, December
−Removed: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: Fair Value of
+Added: These options were canceled
+Added: and re-granted under our 2019 Plan, in the same amounts and under the same terms as the original grants.
+Added: These options were
+Added: originally granted on June 17, 2019.
+Added: 5,396 vested on December 31, 2019, and the balance vests in 3 equal installments of 9,250
+Added: on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
These options were granted under our 2019 Plan
−Removed: 5,396 of the options shall vest on December 31, 2019 and the remining options
−Removed: shall vest in 3 equal installments of 9,250 on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: (5) These options were granted under our 2008 Plan and vest in 4 equal installments of 5,625 on each of December 31, 2019, December
−Removed: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: (*) On September 11, 2019, the options in this table were canceled and re-granted under the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under
−Removed: the same terms as the original grants.
−Removed: OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
−Removed: The following table sets forth information concerning
−Removed: stock options and stock awards held by the NEOs as of August 31, 2019.
+Added: and vest in 16 equal installments of 6,250 on the first day of each three months period beginning November 1, 2019.
+Added: of the options vested as of August 31, 2020.
+Added: These options were granted under the 2019 Plan
+Added: and vest upon achievement of certain performance conditions, such as consummating licensing agreements and entering into R&D
+Added: collaboration agreements.
+Added: These options were canceled and re-granted under
+Added: the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under the same terms as the original grants.
+Added: These options were originally granted on
+Added: February 26, 2019.
+Added: 26,000 vested on December 31, 2019, and the balance vests in 3 equal installments of 26,000 on each of
+Added: December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: These options were canceled and re-granted under
+Added: the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under the same terms as the original grants.
+Added: These options were originally granted on
+Added: February 26, 2019.
+Added: 49,125 vested on December 31, 2019, and the balance vests in 3 equal installments of 49,125 on each of
+Added: December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: These options were granted under our 2019 Plan
+Added: and vest in 4 equal installments of 25,000 on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December
+Added: These options were granted under our 2019 Plan
+Added: and vest in 4 equal installments of 47,500 on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December
+Added: EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END
+Added: following table sets forth information concerning stock options and stock awards held by the NEOs as of August 31, 2020.
Unexercisable
−Removed: Number of shares that have not vested (#)
−Removed: value of shares that have not vested ($)
−Removed: 196,500 (11)(14)
Miriam Kidron
Avraham Gabay
−Removed: 33,146 (13)(14)
−Removed: (1) On April 21, 2010, 72,000 options were granted to each of Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise
−Removed: price of $5.88 per share;
−Removed: 9,000 of such options vested immediately on the date of grant and the remainder vested in twenty-one
−Removed: equal monthly installments, commencing on May 31, 2010.
−Removed: The options have an expiration date of April 20, 2020.
−Removed: (2) On August 8, 2012, 72,000 options were granted to each of Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise
−Removed: price of $4.08 per share;
−Removed: 21,000 of such options vested immediately on the date of grant and the remainder vested in seventeen
−Removed: equal monthly installments, commencing on August 31, 2012.
+Added: Joshua Hexter
+Added: August 8, 2012, 72,000 options were granted to each of Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron
+Added: under the Second Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2008 Plan, at
+Added: an exercise price of $4.08 per share;
+Added: 21,000 of such options vested immediately on the
+Added: date of grant and the remainder vested in seventeen equal monthly installments, commencing
+Added: on August 31, 2012.
The options have an expiration date of August 8, 2022.
−Removed: (3) On April 9, 2014, 47,134 options were granted to each of Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise
−Removed: price of $12.45 per share;
−Removed: 15,710 of such options vested on April 30, 2014 and the remainder vested in eight equal monthly installments,
+Added: April 9, 2014, 47,134 options were granted to each of Nadav Kidron and Miriam Kidron
+Added: under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $12.45 per share;
+Added: 15,710 of such options
+Added: vested on April 30, 2014 and the remainder vested in eight equal monthly installments,
commencing on May 31, 2014.
The options have an expiration date of April 9, 2024.
−Removed: (4) On June 30, 2017, 147,000 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $7.77 per share;
−Removed: 49,000 of such options vested on December 31, 2017, 49,000 of such options were forfeited on December 31, 2018 as a result of the
−Removed: Company’s share price not reaching the target and the remaining 49,000 vest on December 31, 2019, subject to the Company
−Removed: share price reaching the target of $12.50 per share.
+Added: June 30, 2017, 147,000 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an
+Added: exercise price of $7.77 per share;
+Added: 49,000 of such options vested on December 31, 2017
+Added: and the remainder vest in two equal installments of 49,000 on each of December 31, 2018
+Added: and December 31, 2019, subject to the Company share price reaching the target of $9.50
+Added: and $12.50 per share, respectively.
The options expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: (5) On January 31, 2018, 97,000 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $8.14 per share;
−Removed: 24,250 of such options vested on January 1, 2019 and the remaining options vest in 3 equal installments of 24,250 on each of January
−Removed: 1, 2020, January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.
+Added: 31, 2020, 98,000 options were forfeited.
+Added: January 31, 2018, 97,000 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2008 Plan at
+Added: an exercise price of $8.14 per share;
+Added: 48,500 of such options vested on each of January
+Added: 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020 and the reminder vest in two equal installments of 24,250
+Added: on each of January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.
The options expire on January 31, 2028.
−Removed: (6) On June 30, 2017, 69,000 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $7.77 per share;
−Removed: 23,000 of such options vested on December 31, 2017, 23,000 of such options vested on December 31, 2018 and the remaining 23,000
−Removed: of such options vest on December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The options have an expiration date of June 30, 2027.
−Removed: (7) On January 31, 2018, 47,000 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $8.14 per share;
−Removed: 11,750 of such options vested on January 1, 2019 and the remaining options vest in 3 equal installments of 11,750 on each of January
−Removed: 1, 2020, January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.
+Added: June 30, 2017, 69,999 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an
+Added: exercise price of $7.77 per share;
+Added: Such options vested in 3 equal installments of 23,333
+Added: on each of December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019.
+Added: The options have
+Added: an expiration date of June 30, 2027.
+Added: January 31, 2018, 47,000 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at
+Added: an exercise price of $8.14 per share;
+Added: 23,500 of such options vested in 2 equal installments
+Added: of 11,750 on each of January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020 and the reminder shall vest
+Added: in 2 equal installments of 11,750 on each of January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022.
+Added: options expire on January 31, 2028.
+Added: November 13, 2014, 9,788 RSUs, representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s
+Added: common stock, were granted to Nadav Kidron.
+Added: The RSUs vested in two equal installments,
+Added: each of 4,894 shares, on November 30 and December 31, 2014.
+Added: The shares of common stock
+Added: underlying the RSUs will be issued upon request of the grantee.
+Added: February 23, 2015, 79,848 RSUs, representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s
+Added: common stock, were granted to Nadav Kidron.
+Added: The RSUs vested in 23 installments consisting
+Added: of one installment of 6,654 shares on February 28, 2015 and 22 equal monthly installments
+Added: of 3,327 shares each, commencing March 31, 2015.
+Added: The shares of common stock underlying
+Added: the RSUs will be issued upon request of the grantee.
+Added: June 30, 2017, 75,000 RSUs, representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s
+Added: common stock, were granted to Miriam Kidron.
+Added: The RSUs vested immediately, have an exercise
+Added: price of $0.012 per share of common stock and expire on June 30, 2027.
+Added: February 26, 2019, 196,500 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2008 Plan at
+Added: an exercise price of $3.16 per share;
+Added: 49,125 of such option vested on December 31, 2019
+Added: and the reminder shall vest in three equal installments of 49,125 on each of December
+Added: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: The options expire on February 26,
+Added: For additional information please see note 13 below.
+Added: February 26, 2019, 104,000 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan
+Added: at an exercise price of $3.16 per share;
+Added: 26,000 of such option vested on December 31,
+Added: 2019 and the reminder shall vest in three equal installments of 26,000 on each of December
+Added: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: The options expire on February 26,
+Added: For additional information please see note 13 below.
+Added: June 17, 2019, 33,146 options were granted to Avraham Gabay under the 2008 Plan at an
+Added: exercise price of $3.55 per share;
+Added: 5,396 of the options vested on December 31, 2019 and
+Added: the remining options shall vest in 3 equal installments of 9,250 on each of December
+Added: 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: The options expire on June 17, 2029.
+Added: For additional information please see note 13 below.
+Added: September 11, 2019, the options in this table were canceled and re-granted under the
+Added: 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under the same terms as the original grants.
+Added: September 11, 2019, 200,000 options were granted to Joshua Hexter under the 2019 Plan
+Added: at an exercise price of $3.69 per share;
+Added: 100,000 of such options shall vest in 16 equal
+Added: installments of 6,250 on the first day of every three month period beginning November
+Added: 1, 2019 and the remaining 100,000 shall vest upon achievement of certain performance
+Added: conditions, such as consummating licensing agreements and entering into R&D collaboration
+Added: The options expire on November 9, 2029.
+Added: January 8, 2020, 190,000 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2019 Plan at
+Added: an exercise price of $4.80 per share.
+Added: Such options will vest in 4 equal installments
+Added: of 47,500 on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December
The options expire on January 8, 2030.
−Removed: (8) On November 13, 2014, 9,788 RSUs, representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock, were granted
−Removed: to Nadav Kidron.
−Removed: The RSUs vested in two equal installments, each of 4,894 shares, on November 30 and December 31, 2014.
−Removed: of common stock underlying the RSUs will be issued upon request of the grantee.
−Removed: (9) On February 23, 2015, 79,848 RSUs, representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock, were granted
−Removed: to Nadav Kidron.
−Removed: The RSUs vested in 23 installments consisting of one installment of 6,654 shares on February 28, 2015 and 22 equal
−Removed: monthly installments of 3,327 shares each, commencing March 31, 2015.
−Removed: The shares of common stock underlying the RSUs will be issued
−Removed: upon request of the grantee.
−Removed: (10) On June 30, 2017, 75,000 RSUs, representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock, were granted to
−Removed: Miriam Kidron.
−Removed: The RSUs vested immediately, have an exercise price of $0.012 per share of common stock and expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: (11) On February 26, 2019, 196,500 options were granted to Nadav Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $3.16 per share;
−Removed: the options vest in four installments of 49,125 on each of December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December
−Removed: (12) On February 26, 2019, 104,000 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $3.16 per share;
−Removed: the options vest in four installments of 26,000 on each of December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December
−Removed: (13) On June 17, 2019, 33,146 options were granted to Avraham Gabay under the 2008 Plan at an exercise price of $3.55 per share;
−Removed: 5,396 of the options shall vest on December 31 and the remining options shall vest in 3 equal installments of 9,250 on each of
−Removed: December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: (14) On September 11, 2019, the options were canceled and re-granted under the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under the same
−Removed: terms as the original grants.
−Removed: Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
−Removed: During fiscal 2019, Mr.
+Added: January 8, 2020, 100,000 options were granted to Miriam Kidron under the 2019 Plan at
+Added: an exercise price of $4.80 per share.
+Added: Such options will vest in 4 equal installments
+Added: of 25,000 on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021, December 31, 2022 and December
+Added: The options expire on January 8, 2030.
+Added: Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
+Added: fiscal 2020, Mr.
Aviad Friedman, Mr.
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Leonard Sank served as the members of our Compensation Committee.
−Removed: None of the members of our Compensation
−Removed: Committee is, or has been, an officer or employee of ours.
−Removed: During the last year, none of our NEOs served
−Removed: (1) a member of the compensation committee (or other committee of the Board performing equivalent functions or, in the absence
−Removed: of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the compensation
−Removed: (2) a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on the compensation committee;
−Removed: or (3) a member
−Removed: of the compensation committee (or other committee of the board of directors performing equivalent functions or, in the absence
−Removed: of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as a director on
−Removed: DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
−Removed: The following table provides information regarding
−Removed: compensation earned by, awarded or paid to each person for serving as a director who is not an executive officer during fiscal
+Added: of the members of our Compensation Committee is, or has been, an officer or employee of ours.
+Added: the last year, none of our NEOs served as:
+Added: (1) a member of the compensation committee (or other committee of the Board performing
+Added: equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose
+Added: executive officers served on the compensation committee;
+Added: (2) a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served
+Added: on the compensation committee;
+Added: or (3) a member of the compensation committee (or other committee of the board of directors performing
+Added: equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire board of directors) of another entity, one of whose
+Added: executive officers served as a director on our Board.
+Added: following table provides information regarding compensation earned by, awarded or paid to each person for serving as a director
+Added: who is not an executive officer during fiscal 2020:
Name of Director
−Removed: Option Awards (3)
−Removed: All Other Compensation
Nadav Kidron (1)
1 unchanged sentence
Aviad Friedman
−Removed: Xiaoming Gao (4)
−Removed: Xiaopeng Li (4)
−Removed: Kevin Rakin (5)
−Removed: David Slager (6)
−Removed: (1) Please refer to the Summary Compensation Table for executive compensation with respect to the named individual.
−Removed: (2) As of August 31, 2019, our non-employee directors then in office held options to purchase shares of our common stock as follows:
+Added: refer to the Summary Compensation Table for executive compensation with respect to the named individual.
+Added: of August 31, 2020, our non-employee directors then in office held options to purchase shares of our common stock as follows:
Name of Director
1 unchanged sentence
Aviad Friedman
−Removed: (3) The amounts reflect the grant date fair value, as calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718, of these option awards.
−Removed: assumptions used to determine the fair value of the option awards are set forth in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial
−Removed: statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
−Removed: Our directors will not realize the value of these awards in cash unless
−Removed: and until these awards are exercised and the underlying shares subsequently sold.
−Removed: Li resigned from the board as of June 25, 2019.
−Removed: Gao joined the board as of July 1, 2019.
−Removed: Our directors are entitled to reimbursement
−Removed: for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our Board.
−Removed: Each independent
−Removed: director is entitled to receive as remuneration for his or her service as a member of the Board a sum equal to $20,000 per annum,
−Removed: to be paid quarterly after the close of each quarter.
−Removed: Our executive officers did not receive additional compensation for service
−Removed: as directors.
−Removed: The Board may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on behalf of us other than
−Removed: services ordinarily required of a director.
−Removed: Other than as described above, we have no present
−Removed: formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors.
−Removed: Other than indicated above, no director
−Removed: received and/or accrued any compensation for his services as a director, including committee participation and/or special assignments
−Removed: during fiscal 2019.
−Removed: (5) On September 11, 2019, 10,000 of the options were canceled and re-granted under the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under
−Removed: the same terms as the original grants.
−Removed: Slager ceased to be a director as of August 29, 2019.
−Removed: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
−Removed: MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
−Removed: Stock Option Plans
−Removed: Our Board adopted the 2008 Plan in order to
−Removed: attract and retain quality personnel.
−Removed: The 2008 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, RSUs, and stock
+Added: amounts reflect the grant date fair value, as calculated pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718, of these option awards.
+Added: The assumptions
+Added: used to determine the fair value of the option awards are set forth in Note 8 to our audited consolidated financial statements
+Added: included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: Our directors will not realize the value of these awards in cash unless and until
+Added: these awards are exercised and the underlying shares subsequently sold.
+Added: Mayer joined the Board as of December 5, 2019.
+Added: directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance
+Added: at meetings of our Board.
+Added: Each independent director is entitled to receive as remuneration for his or her service as a member
+Added: of the Board a sum equal to $20,000 per annum, to be paid quarterly after the close of each quarter.
+Added: Our executive officers did
+Added: not receive additional compensation for service as directors.
+Added: The Board may award special remuneration to any director undertaking
+Added: any special services on behalf of us other than services ordinarily required of a director.
+Added: than as described above, we have no present formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as
+Added: Other than indicated above, no director received and/or accrued any compensation for his services as a director, including
+Added: committee participation and/or special assignments during fiscal 2020.
+Added: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
+Added: Board adopted the 2008 Plan and the 2019 Plan in order to attract and retain quality personnel.
+Added: 2008 Plan, which is no longer utilized for new grants, provided for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, RSUs, and stock
appreciation rights, collectively referred to as “awards.”
−Removed: Stock options granted under the 2008 Plan may be either
−Removed: incentive stock options under the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or non-qualified stock options.
−Removed: Under the 2008 Plan, as
−Removed: amended, 2,400,000 shares were reserved for the grant of awards, which may be issued at the discretion of our Board from time to
−Removed: The 2008 Plan permits awards to be based on performance-based criteria that will allow us to maximize its ability to pay
−Removed: deductible compensation for U.S.
−Removed: federal income tax purposes.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, options with respect to 2,512,994 shares have
−Removed: been granted, of which 148,658 have been forfeited, 182,227 have been exercised and 860,065 have expired.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019,
−Removed: 525,824 RSUs have been granted, of which 164,636 have vested and the shares of common stock underlying those RSUs will be issued
−Removed: upon request of the grantee and 33,248 have been forfeited.
−Removed: Other than in the case of certain options, the shares underlying an
−Removed: award granted under the 2008 Plan may become available for future grant under the 2008 Plan if the award is forfeited, canceled
−Removed: In August 2019, the Company became aware of
−Removed: a shareholder derivative claim and putative class action alleging, among other things, that the 2008 Plan may have terminated in
−Removed: However, the Company disputes these claims and believes that the 2008 Plan does not terminate until 2026 and any suggestion
−Removed: to the contrary is not well-founded.
−Removed: For the sake of clarity and out of an abundance of caution, the Company adopted the 2019 Plan,
−Removed: which was approved at the Company’s 2019 shareholders meeting.
−Removed: The 2019 Plan allows the Company to grant up to 1,000,000
−Removed: Since the Company had granted options during the time after the old plan allegedly terminated, and out of an abundance
+Added: Under the 2008 Plan, as amended, 2,400,000 shares were
+Added: reserved for the grant of awards.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, options with respect to 2,287,989 shares had been granted, of which 563,804
+Added: had been forfeited, 182,227 had been exercised and 841,303 have expired.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, 525,824 RSUs had been granted,
+Added: of which 164,636 have vested and the shares of common stock underlying those RSUs have been issued and 33,248 have been forfeited.
+Added: August 2019, the Company became aware of a shareholder derivative claim and putative class action alleging, among other things,
+Added: that the 2008 Plan may have terminated in 2018.
+Added: However, the Company disputes these claims and believes that the 2008 Plan does
+Added: not terminate until 2026, and any suggestion to the contrary is not well-founded.
+Added: For the sake of clarity and out of an abundance
+Added: of caution, the Company adopted the 2019 Plan, which was approved on August 29, 2019, at the Company’s 2019 shareholders
+Added: 2019 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, RSUs, and stock appreciation rights, collectively referred
+Added: to as “awards.”
+Added: Under the 2019 Plan, 1,000,000 shares were initially reserved for the grant of awards.
+Added: 2020, and August 3, 2020, respectively, our Board and stockholders approved to amend and restate the 2019 Plan, the principal
+Added: change being an increase in the number of shares of common stock available under the 2019 Plan from 1,000,000 shares to 3,000,000
+Added: Stock options granted under the 2019 Plan may be either incentive stock options under the provisions of Section 422 of
+Added: the Code, or non-qualified stock options.
+Added: Under the 2019 Plan, as amended, 3,000,000 shares are reserved for the grant of awards,
+Added: which may be issued at the discretion of our Board from time to time.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, options with respect to 999,646 shares
+Added: have been granted, of which 20,000 have expired and none of them were exercised or forfeited.
+Added: No RSUs have been granted under
+Added: the 2019 Plan.
+Added: Since the Company had granted options during the time after the 2008 Plan allegedly terminated, and out of an abundance
of caution, the Company canceled these grants and re-granted certain of the options under 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under
the same terms as the original grants.
−Removed: The following table sets forth additional information
−Removed: with respect to our equity compensation plans as of August 31, 2019:
+Added: following table sets forth additional information with respect to our equity compensation plans as of August 31, 2020:
Plan category
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
−Removed: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
−Removed: The following table sets forth certain information
−Removed: regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of November 26, 2019 by:
−Removed: (1) each person who is known by us to own
−Removed: beneficially more than 5% of our common stock;
+Added: Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
+Added: following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of November 24, 2020
+Added: (1) each person who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock;
(2) each director;
−Removed: (3) each of our NEOs listed above under “Summary Compensation
−Removed: Table”;
−Removed: and (4) all of our directors and current executive officers as a group.
−Removed: On such date, we had 17,383,359 shares of
−Removed: common stock outstanding.
−Removed: As used in the table below and elsewhere in
−Removed: this form, the term “beneficial ownership”
−Removed: with respect to a security consists of sole or shared voting power, including
−Removed: the power to vote or direct the vote, and/or sole or shared investment power, including the power to dispose or direct the disposition,
−Removed: with respect to the security through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, including a right to
−Removed: acquire such power(s) during the next 60 days following November 26, 2019.
−Removed: Inclusion of shares in the table does not, however,
−Removed: constitute an admission that the named stockholder is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of those shares.
−Removed: Unless otherwise indicated,
−Removed: (1) each person or entity named in the table has sole voting power and investment power (or shares that power with that person’s
−Removed: spouse) with respect to all shares of common stock listed as owned by that person or entity and (2) the address of each of the
−Removed: individuals named below is:
−Removed: c/o Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., 1185 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 228, New York, NY 10036.
+Added: (3) each of our
+Added: NEOs listed above under “Summary Compensation Table”;
+Added: and (4) all of our directors and current executive officers
+Added: On such date, we had 23,675,530 shares of common stock outstanding.
+Added: used in the table below and elsewhere in this form, the term “beneficial ownership”
+Added: with respect to a security consists
+Added: of sole or shared voting power, including the power to vote or direct the vote, and/or sole or shared investment power, including
+Added: the power to dispose or direct the disposition, with respect to the security through any contract, arrangement, understanding,
+Added: relationship, or otherwise, including a right to acquire such power(s) during the next 60 days following November 24, 2020.
+Added: of shares in the table does not, however, constitute an admission that the named stockholder is a direct or indirect beneficial
+Added: owner of those shares.
+Added: Unless otherwise indicated, (1) each person or entity named in the table has sole voting power and investment
+Added: power (or shares that power with that person’s spouse) with respect to all shares of common stock listed as owned by that
+Added: person or entity and (2) the address of each of the individuals named below is:
+Added: c/o Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., 1185 Avenue of
+Added: the Americas, Third Floor, New York, NY 10036.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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1,317,123 (1)
−Removed: 199 Fanhua Road
−Removed: Economic and Technological Development Zone
−Removed: Heifei, Anhui Province, P.R.
−Removed: China, Zip Code:
−Removed: 1,155,367 (2)
−Removed: Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd.
−Removed: c/o Ogier Fiduciary Services (Cayman) Limited
−Removed: 89 Nexus Way, Camana Bay
−Removed: Grand Cayman KY1-9007
−Removed: Cayman Islands
Nadav Kidron #+
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Miriam Kidron #+
−Removed: Hilla Eisenberg+
Aviad Friedman #
Avraham Gabay+
−Removed: Xiaoming Gao #
−Removed: 1,155,367 (7)
+Added: Joshua Hexter+
Kevin Rakin #
Leonard Sank #
−Removed: Mark Hasleton+
−Removed: All current executive officers and directors, as a group (eight persons)
+Added: Gao Xiaoming #
1,162,033 (10)
−Removed: * Less than 1%
−Removed: (1) Regals Management is the investment manager of Regals Fund LP, the owner of record of these shares of common stock.
−Removed: Slager, a former director of the Company, is the managing member of the general partner of Regals Management.
−Removed: All investment decisions
−Removed: are made by Mr.
−Removed: Slager, and thus the power to vote or direct the votes of these shares of common stock, as well as the power to
+Added: All current executive officers and directors, as a group (nine persons)
+Added: 3,999,881 (11)
+Added: Management is the investment manager of Regals Fund LP, the owner of record of these
+Added: shares of common stock.
+Added: David Slager is the managing member of the general partner of
+Added: Regals Management.
+Added: All investment decisions are made by Mr.
+Added: Slager, and thus the power
+Added: to vote or direct the votes of these shares of common stock, as well as the power to
dispose or direct the disposition of such shares of common stock is held by Mr.
−Removed: Slager through Regals Management.
−Removed: (2) Based solely on a Schedule 13D filed by HTIT on January 6, 2016.
−Removed: On November 30, 2015, we entered into a securities purchase
−Removed: agreement with HTIT pursuant to which, among other things, Nadav Kidron will serve as proxy and attorney in fact of HTIT, with
−Removed: full power of substitution, to cast on behalf of HTIT all votes that HTIT is entitled to cast with respect to 1,155,367 shares
−Removed: of common stock, or the Purchased Shares, at any and all meetings of our stockholders, to consent or dissent to any action taken
−Removed: without a meeting and to vote all the Purchased Shares held by HTIT in any manner Mr.
−Removed: Kidron deems appropriate except for matters
−Removed: related to our activities in the People’s Republic of China, on which Mr.
−Removed: Kidron will consult with HTIT before taking any
−Removed: action as proxy.
−Removed: (3) Includes 933,050 shares of common stock owned by Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd., or Sabby Volatility.
−Removed: Sabby Management,
−Removed: LLC, or Sabby Management, is the investment manager of Sabby Volatility, and Hal Mintz, or Mr.
−Removed: Mintz is the manager of Sabby Management.
−Removed: The foregoing is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed jointly by Sabby Volatility, Sabby Management and Mr.
−Removed: Mintz on January 7,
−Removed: (4) Includes 337,759 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and 89,636 shares of Common
−Removed: Stock underlying vested RSUs that are issuable upon request.
−Removed: Also includes 1,155,367 shares of common stock held by HTIT, as further
−Removed: described in footnote (2) above, and 218,603 shares of common stock held by Xiaopeng Li, former director of the Company.
−Removed: (5) Includes 310,633 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and 75,000 shares of Common
−Removed: Stock underlying vested RSUs that are issuable upon request.
−Removed: (6) Includes 20,857 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and 12,191 shares of common
−Removed: stock owned by Shikma, of which Mr.
−Removed: Friedman is the sole owner and chief executive officer.
−Removed: All investment decisions are made by
−Removed: Friedman, and thus the power to vote or direct the votes of these shares of common stock, as well as the power to dispose or
−Removed: direct the disposition of such shares of common stock is held by Mr.
+Added: through Regals Management.
+Added: 386,634 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options
+Added: and 89,636 shares of Common Stock underlying vested RSUs that are issuable upon request.
+Added: On November 30, 2015, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with HTIT pursuant
+Added: to which, among other things, Nadav Kidron will serve as proxy and attorney in fact of
+Added: HTIT, with full power of substitution, to cast on behalf of HTIT all votes that HTIT
+Added: is entitled to cast with respect to 1,155,367 shares of common stock, or the Purchased
+Added: Shares, at any and all meetings of our stockholders, to consent or dissent to any action
+Added: taken without a meeting and to vote all the Purchased Shares held by HTIT in any manner
+Added: Kidron deems appropriate except for matters related to our activities in the People’s
+Added: Republic of China, on which Mr.
+Added: Kidron will consult with HTIT before taking any action
+Added: Nadav’s beneficial ownership includes the 1,155,367 shares of common
+Added: stock held by HTIT, as well as 218,603 shares of common stock held by Xiaopeng Li, a
+Added: former director of the Company, over which he holds a similar proxy.
+Added: 301,383 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options
+Added: and 75,000 shares of Common Stock underlying vested RSUs that are issuable upon request.
+Added: 27,523 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options
+Added: and 12,191 shares of common stock owned by Shikma, of which Mr.
+Added: Friedman is the sole
+Added: owner and chief executive officer.
+Added: All investment decisions are made by Mr.
+Added: and thus the power to vote or direct the votes of these shares of common stock, as well
+Added: as the power to dispose or direct the disposition of such shares of common stock is held
Friedman through Shikma.
−Removed: (7) Includes 1,155,367 shares of common stock held by HTIT.
−Removed: Gao is the chairman of HTIT.
−Removed: (8) Includes 62,470 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options.
+Added: 14,646 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options.
+Added: 31,250 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options.
+Added: 6,666 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options.
+Added: 79,136 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options
(9) Includes:
(a) 374,999 shares of common stock held by Mr.
−Removed: (b) 78,125 shares of common stock held by Mr.
+Added: (b) 78,125 shares of common stock
Sank’s wife;
(c) 36,533 shares of common stock issuable to Mr.
−Removed: Sank upon the exercise of outstanding stock options;
−Removed: and (d) 138,889 shares of
−Removed: common stock owned by a company wholly owned by a trust of which Mr.
+Added: upon the exercise of outstanding stock options;
+Added: and (d) 138,889 shares of common stock
+Added: owned by a company wholly owned by a trust of which Mr.
Sank is a trustee.
−Removed: Sank disclaims beneficial ownership
−Removed: of the securities referenced in (b) and (d) above.
−Removed: (10) Includes 830,021 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options beneficially owned by the referenced persons
−Removed: and 164,636 shares of common stock underlying vested RSUs that are issuable upon request.
−Removed: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND
−Removed: DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
−Removed: During fiscals 2019 and 2018, except for compensation
−Removed: arrangements described elsewhere herein, we did not participate in any transaction, and we are not currently participating in any
−Removed: proposed transaction, or series of transactions, in which the amount involved exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of
−Removed: the average of our total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which, to our knowledge, any of our
−Removed: directors, officers, five percent beneficial security holders, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons had,
−Removed: or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
−Removed: Our policy is to enter into transactions with
−Removed: related persons on terms that, on the whole, are no less favorable than those available from unaffiliated third parties.
−Removed: on our experience in the business sectors in which we operate and the terms of our transactions with unaffiliated third parties,
−Removed: we believe that all of the transactions described below met this policy standard at the time they occurred.
−Removed: All related person
−Removed: transactions are approved by our Board.
−Removed: On November 30, 2015, we, our Israeli subsidiary
−Removed: and HTIT entered into a Technology License Agreement, which was further amended, according to which we granted HTIT an exclusive
−Removed: commercialization license in the Territory related to our oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801.
−Removed: Pursuant to this license agreement,
−Removed: HTIT will conduct certain pre-commercialization and regulatory activities with respect to our subsidiary's technology related to
−Removed: the ORMD-0801 capsule, and will pay certain royalties and an aggregate of approximately $37.5 million.
−Removed: On November 30, 2015, we
−Removed: also entered into a securities purchase agreement with HTIT, pursuant to which, among other things, Mr.
−Removed: Kidron will serve as proxy
−Removed: and attorney in fact of HTIT, with full power of substitution, to cast on behalf of HTIT all votes that HTIT is entitled to cast
−Removed: with respect to the Purchased Shares at any and all meetings of our stockholders to consent or dissent to any action taken without
−Removed: a meeting and to vote all the Purchased Shares held by HTIT in any manner Mr.
−Removed: Kidron deems appropriate except for matters related
−Removed: to our activities in the People’s Republic of China, on which Mr.
−Removed: Kidron will consult with HTIT before taking any action
−Removed: The Board has determined that Leonard Sank,
−Removed: Kevin Rakin, Aviad Friedman and Xiaoming Gao are independent as defined under the rules promulgated by Nasdaq.
+Added: Sank disclaims
+Added: beneficial ownership of the securities referenced in (b) and (d) above.
+Added: (10) Includes
+Added: 6,666 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options
+Added: and 1,155,367 shares of Common Stock held by HTIT.
+Added: Gao is the chairman of HTIT.
+Added: (11) Includes
+Added: 890,467 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options beneficially owned
+Added: by the referenced persons and 164,636 shares of Common Stock underlying vested RSUs that
+Added: are issuable upon request.
+Added: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
+Added: fiscals 2020 and 2019, except for compensation arrangements described elsewhere herein, we did not participate in any transaction,
+Added: and we are not currently participating in any proposed transaction, or series of transactions, in which the amount involved exceeded
+Added: the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year end for the last two completed fiscal years,
+Added: and in which, to our knowledge, any of our directors, officers, five percent beneficial security holders, or any member of the
+Added: immediate family of the foregoing persons had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
+Added: policy is to enter into transactions with related persons on terms that, on the whole, are no less favorable than those available
+Added: from unaffiliated third parties.
+Added: Based on our experience in the business sectors in which we operate and the terms of our transactions
+Added: with unaffiliated third parties, we believe that all of the transactions described below met this policy standard at the time
+Added: they occurred.
+Added: All related person transactions are approved by our Board.
+Added: November 30, 2015, we, our Israeli subsidiary and HTIT entered into a Technology License Agreement, which was further amended,
+Added: according to which we granted HTIT an exclusive commercialization license in the Territory related to our oral insulin capsule,
+Added: Pursuant to this license agreement, HTIT will conduct certain pre-commercialization and regulatory activities with
+Added: respect to our subsidiary’s technology related to the ORMD-0801 capsule, and will pay certain royalties and an aggregate
+Added: of approximately $37.5 million.
+Added: On November 30, 2015, we also entered into a securities purchase agreement with HTIT, pursuant
+Added: to which, among other things, Mr.
+Added: Kidron will serve as proxy and attorney in fact of HTIT, with full power of substitution, to
+Added: cast on behalf of HTIT all votes that HTIT is entitled to cast with respect to the Purchased Shares at any and all meetings of
+Added: our stockholders to consent or dissent to any action taken without a meeting and to vote all the Purchased Shares held by HTIT
+Added: in any manner Mr.
+Added: Kidron deems appropriate except for matters related to our activities in the People’s Republic of China,
+Added: Kidron will consult with HTIT before taking any action as proxy.
+Added: Board has determined that Aviad Friedman, Arie Mayer, Kevin Rakin, Leonard Sank and Gao Xiaoming are independent as defined under
+Added: the rules promulgated by Nasdaq.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
−Removed: The aggregate fees billed by Kesselman &
−Removed: Kesselman, independent registered public accounting firm, and member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, for
−Removed: services rendered to us during fiscals 2019 and 2018:
−Removed: Audit Fees (1)
−Removed: Audit-Related Fees
+Added: aggregate fees billed by Kesselman & Kesselman, independent registered public accounting firm, and member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers
+Added: International Limited, for services rendered to us during fiscals 2020 and 2019:
+Added: Audit-Related
All Other Fees
−Removed: (1) Amount represents fees paid for professional services for the audit of our consolidated annual financial statements, review
−Removed: of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports and services that are normally provided
−Removed: by our independent registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
−Removed: (2) Represents fees paid for tax consulting services.
−Removed: SEC rules require that before the independent
−Removed: registered public accounting firm are engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted non-audit related service, the engagement
+Added: represents fees paid for professional services for the audit of our consolidated annual
+Added: financial statements, review of our interim condensed consolidated financial statements
+Added: included in quarterly reports and services that are normally provided by our independent
+Added: registered public accounting firm in connection with statutory and regulatory filings
+Added: or engagements.
+Added: (2) Represents
+Added: fees paid for services rendered in connection with our Offering.
+Added: (3) Represents
+Added: fees paid for tax consulting services.
+Added: rules require that before the independent registered public accounting firm are engaged by us to render any auditing or permitted
+Added: non-audit related service, the engagement be:
(1) pre-approved by our Audit Committee;
−Removed: or (2) entered into pursuant to pre-approval policies and procedures established by
−Removed: the Audit Committee, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service, the Audit Committee is informed
−Removed: of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the Audit Committee’s responsibilities to
−Removed: The Audit Committee pre-approves all services
−Removed: provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.
−Removed: All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by
−Removed: the Audit Committee before the services were rendered.
+Added: or (2) entered into pursuant to pre-approval
+Added: policies and procedures established by the Audit Committee, provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular
+Added: service, the Audit Committee is informed of each service, and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of the Audit
+Added: Committee’s responsibilities to management.
+Added: Audit Committee pre-approves all services provided by our independent registered public accounting firm.
+Added: All of the above services
+Added: and fees were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee before the services were rendered.
EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
−Removed: (a) Index to Financial Statements
−Removed: The following consolidated financial statements are filed as
−Removed: part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
+Added: to Financial Statements
+Added: following consolidated financial statements are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
+Added: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Balance sheets
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Notes to financial statements
−Removed: F - 6 - F - 34
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−Removed: Report of Independent Registered Public
−Removed: Accounting Firm
−Removed: To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
−Removed: Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
−Removed: Opinion on the Financial Statements
−Removed: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
−Removed: and its subsidiaries
−Removed: (the “Company”) as of August 31, 2019 and
−Removed: 2018, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’
−Removed: equity and cash flows for each
−Removed: of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2019, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated
+Added: of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
+Added: the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
+Added: on the Financial Statements
+Added: have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
+Added: and its subsidiaries (the “Company”)
+Added: as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’
+Added: equity and cash flows for the years then ended, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated
financial statements”).
−Removed: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the
−Removed: financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each
−Removed: of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2019 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
−Removed: States of America.
−Removed: Change in Accounting Principle
−Removed: As discussed in Note 1(k) to the consolidated
−Removed: financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for revenues from contracts with customers during the
−Removed: year ended August 31, 2019.
−Removed: Basis for Opinion
−Removed: These consolidated financial statements
−Removed: are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
−Removed: Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated
−Removed: financial statements based on our audits.
−Removed: We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight
−Removed: Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with
−Removed: federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
−Removed: We conducted our audits of these consolidated
−Removed: financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
−Removed: Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
−Removed: to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether
−Removed: due to error or fraud.
−Removed: The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
−Removed: financial reporting.
−Removed: As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting
−Removed: but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
+Added: the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of their operations and its cash flows for
+Added: the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
+Added: in Accounting Principle
+Added: discussed in Note 1(k) to the audited consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for
+Added: revenues from contracts with customers during the year ended August 31, 2019.
+Added: consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
+Added: Our responsibility is to express an
+Added: opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
+Added: We are a public accounting firm registered
+Added: with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with
+Added: respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
+Added: federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
+Added: and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
+Added: conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB.
+Added: Those standards
+Added: require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements
+Added: are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
+Added: The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to
+Added: perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
+Added: of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
+Added: internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
−Removed: Our audits included performing procedures
−Removed: to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing
−Removed: procedures that respond to those risks.
−Removed: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and
−Removed: disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
−Removed: estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
−Removed: that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
+Added: audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether
+Added: due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks.
+Added: Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
+Added: evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Our audits also included evaluating the
+Added: accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
+Added: consolidated financial statements.
+Added: We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
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November 24, 2020
−Removed: We have served as the Company's auditor since 2008.
−Removed: Kesselman & Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,
+Added: We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008.
+Added: Kesselman, Trade Tower, 25 Hamered Street, Tel-Aviv 6812508, Israel,
P.O Box 50005 Tel-Aviv 6150001 Telephone:
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Fax:+972 -3- 7954556, www.pwc.com/il
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
+Added: PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
CURRENT ASSETS:
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Property and equipment, net
+Added: Operating lease right of use assets
Total long-term assets
−Removed: LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
+Added: LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
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Payable to related parties (note 11c)
+Added: Operating lease liabilities
Total current liabilities
3 unchanged sentences
Provision for uncertain tax position (note 10f)
+Added: Operating lease liabilities
Other liabilities
2 unchanged sentences
STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: Common stock, $ 0.012 par value (30,000,000 authorized shares as of August 31, 2019 and 2018;
+Added: Common stock, $ 0.012 par value (60,000,000 authorized shares as of August 31, 2020 and 30,000,000 authorized shares as of August 31, 2019;
23,675,530 and 17,383,359 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively)
Additional paid-in capital
−Removed: Accumulated other comprehensive income
Accumulated deficit
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Total liabilities and stockholders’
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral
−Removed: part of the financial statements.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
−Removed: COST OF REVENUES (INCOME) (note
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
+Added: PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
+Added: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
+Added: thousands (except share and per share data)
+Added: COST OF REVENUES (INCOME) (note 6f)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
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OPERATING LOSS
−Removed: FINANCIAL INCOME (note
−Removed: EXPENSES (note 9b)
+Added: FINANCIAL INCOME (note 9a)
+Added: FINANCIAL EXPENSES
LOSS BEFORE TAXES ON INCOME
−Removed: INCOME (note 10d)
+Added: TAXES ON INCOME (note
NET LOSS FOR THE YEAR
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TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
−Removed: TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE PERIOD
+Added: COMPREHENSIVE LOSS FOR THE PERIOD
LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK USED IN COMPUTING BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral
−Removed: part of the financial statements.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
+Added: PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
comprehensive
Total stockholders’
−Removed: BALANCE AS OF AUGUST 31, 2016
−Removed: ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK, NET
+Added: BALANCE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
+Added: INITIAL ADOPTION OF ASU 2016-01
+Added: INITIAL ADOPTION OF ASC 606
SHARES ISSUED FOR SERVICES
−Removed: EXERCISE OF WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
−Removed: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
BALANCE AS OF AUGUST 31, 2019
−Removed: ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS, NET
SHARES ISSUED FOR SERVICES
+Added: ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK, NET
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
−Removed: OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
BALANCE AS OF AUGUST 31, 2020
−Removed: INITIAL ADOPTION OF ASU 2016-01
−Removed: INITIAL ADOPTION OF ASC 606
−Removed: SHARES ISSUED FOR SERVICES
−Removed: STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
−Removed: BALANCE AS OF AUGUST 31, 2019
−Removed: * Represents an amount of less
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral
−Removed: part of the financial statements
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
+Added: Represents an amount of less than $1.
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
+Added: PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
−Removed: Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
+Added: Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Exchange differences and interest on deposits and held to maturity bonds
Stock-based compensation
−Removed: Change in fair value of investments
+Added: Change at fair value of investments
Shares issued for services
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
−Removed: Accounts payable, accrued expenses and payable to related parties
+Added: Accounts payable, accrued expenses and related parties
Deferred revenue
Liability for employee rights upon retirement
−Removed: Provision for uncertain tax position
Other liabilities
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Purchase of short-term deposits
+Added: Purchase of mutual funds
Purchase of long-term deposits
Purchase of held to maturity securities
−Removed: Proceeds from maturity of short-term deposits
+Added: Proceeds from sale of short-term deposits
Proceeds from maturity of held to maturity securities
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Interest received
−Removed: The accompanying notes are an integral
−Removed: part of the financial statements
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
+Added: accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
+Added: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
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Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
−Removed: (collectively with
−Removed: its subsidiary, the “Company”, unless the context indicates otherwise) was incorporated on April 12, 2002, under the
−Removed: laws of the State of Nevada.
−Removed: From incorporation until March 3, 2006, the Company was an exploration stage company engaged in the
−Removed: acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.
−Removed: On February 17, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with Hadasit Medical
−Removed: Services and Development Ltd.
−Removed: to acquire the provisional patent related to orally ingestible insulin capsule to be used for the
−Removed: treatment of individuals with diabetes.
−Removed: On May 14, 2007, the Company incorporated a wholly-owned
−Removed: subsidiary in Israel, Oramed Ltd.
+Added: (collectively
+Added: with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, unless the context indicates otherwise) was incorporated on April 12, 2002, under
+Added: the laws of the State of Nevada.
+Added: From incorporation until March 3, 2006, the Company was an exploration stage company engaged in
+Added: the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.
+Added: On February 17, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with Hadasit
+Added: Medical Services and Development Ltd.
+Added: to acquire the provisional patent related to orally ingestible insulin capsule to be used
+Added: for the treatment of individuals with diabetes.
+Added: On May 14, 2007, the Company incorporated
+Added: a wholly-owned subsidiary in Israel, Oramed Ltd.
(the “Subsidiary”), which is engaged in research and development.
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from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware.
−Removed: On July 30, 2019, the Company's subsidiary incorporated
−Removed: a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, Oramed HK Limited.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, Oramed HK Limited has no operation.
−Removed: On November 30, 2015, the Company entered into
−Removed: a Technology License Agreement with Hefei Tianhui Incubation of Technologies Co.
−Removed: (“HTIT”) and on December 21,
−Removed: 2015, the parties entered into an Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement that was further amended by the parties on
−Removed: June 3, 2016 and July 24, 2016 (the “License Agreement”).
−Removed: According to the License Agreement, the Company granted
−Removed: HTIT an exclusive commercialization license in the territory of the People's Republic of China, Macau and Hong Kong (the “Territory”),
−Removed: related to the Company’s oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801 (the "Product").
−Removed: Pursuant to the License Agreement, HTIT
−Removed: will conduct, at its own expense, certain pre-commercialization and regulatory activities with respect to the Subsidiary’s
−Removed: technology and ORMD-0801 capsule, and will pay to the Subsidiary (i) royalties of 10% on net sales of the related commercialized
−Removed: products to be sold by HTIT in the Territory (“Royalties”), and (ii) an aggregate of $37,500, of which $3,000 was
−Removed: payable immediately, $8,000 will be paid subject to the Company entering into certain agreements with certain third parties, and
−Removed: $26,500 will be paid upon achievement of certain milestones and conditions.
−Removed: In the event that the Company does not meet certain
−Removed: conditions, the Royalties rate may be reduced to a minimum of 8%.
−Removed: Following the final expiration of the Company's patents covering
−Removed: the technology in the Territory in 2033, the Royalties rate may be reduced, under certain circumstances, to 5%.
−Removed: The royalty payment obligation shall apply during
−Removed: the period of time beginning upon the first commercial sale of the Product in the Territory, and ending upon the later of (i)
−Removed: the expiration of the last-to-expire licensed patents in the Territory;
−Removed: and (ii) 15 years after the first commercial sale of the
−Removed: Product in the Territory (the "Royalty Term").
−Removed: The License Agreement shall remain in effect until
−Removed: the expiration of the Royalty Term.
+Added: On July 30, 2019, the Company’s subsidiary
+Added: incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong, Oramed HK Limited (the “Hong Kong Subsidiary”).
+Added: As of August 31,
+Added: 2020, the Hong Kong Subsidiary has no operation.
+Added: On November 30, 2015, the Company entered
+Added: into a Technology License Agreement (the “TLA”), with Hefei Tianhui Incubation of Technologies Co.
+Added: (“HTIT”)
+Added: and on December 21, 2015, the parties entered into an Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement that was further amended
+Added: by the parties on June 3, 2016 and July 24, 2016 (the “License Agreement”).
+Added: According to the License Agreement, the
+Added: Company granted HTIT an exclusive commercialization license in the territory of the People’s Republic of China, Macau and
+Added: Hong Kong (the “Territory”), related to the Company’s oral insulin capsule, ORMD-0801 (the “Product”).
+Added: Pursuant to the License Agreement, HTIT will conduct, at its own expense, certain pre-commercialization and regulatory activities
+Added: with respect to the Subsidiary’s technology and ORMD-0801 capsule, and will pay to the Subsidiary (i) royalties of 10% on
+Added: net sales of the related commercialized products to be sold by HTIT in the Territory (“Royalties”), and (ii) an aggregate
+Added: of $37,500, of which $3,000 was payable immediately, $8,000 will be paid subject to the Company entering into certain agreements
+Added: with certain third parties, and $26,500 will be paid upon achievement of certain milestones and conditions.
+Added: In the event that the
+Added: Company does not meet certain conditions, the Royalties rate may be reduced to a minimum of 8%.
+Added: Following the final expiration
+Added: of the Company’s patents covering the technology in the Territory in 2033, the Royalties rate may be reduced, under certain
+Added: circumstances, to 5%.
+Added: The royalty payment obligation shall apply
+Added: during the period of time beginning upon the first commercial sale of the Product in the Territory, and ending upon the later of
+Added: (i) the expiration of the last-to-expire licensed patents in the Territory;
+Added: and (ii) 15 years after the first commercial sale of
+Added: the Product in the Territory (the “Royalty Term”).
+Added: The License Agreement shall remain in effect
+Added: until the expiration of the Royalty Term.
The License Agreement contains customary termination provisions.
−Removed: Among others, the Company's involvement through
−Removed: the product submission date will include consultancy for the pre-commercialization activities in the Territory, as well as advisory
−Removed: services to HTIT on an ongoing basis.
+Added: Among others, the Company’s involvement
+Added: through the product submission date will include consultancy for the pre-commercialization activities in the Territory, as well
+Added: as advisory services to HTIT on an ongoing basis.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019 the Company has received
−Removed: milestone payments in an aggregate amount of $20,500 as follows:
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the Company has
+Added: received milestone payments in an aggregate amount of $20,500 as follows:
the initial payment of $3,000 was received in January
−Removed: the achievement of certain milestones, the second and third payments of $6,500 and $4,000, respectively, were received in July
−Removed: 2016, the fourth milestone payment of $4,000 was received in October 2016 and the fifth milestone payment of $3,000 was received
−Removed: in January 2019.
−Removed: In addition, on November 30, 2015, the Company
−Removed: entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with HTIT (the “SPA”).
+Added: Following the achievement of certain milestones, the second and third payments of $6,500 and $4,000, respectively, were received
+Added: in July 2016, the fourth milestone payment of $4,000 was received in October 2016 and the fifth milestone payment of $3,000 was
+Added: received in January 2019.
+Added: On August 21, 2020, the Company
+Added: received a letter from HTIT, disputing certain pending payment obligations of HTIT under the TLA.
+Added: The payment obligation being
+Added: disputed is $4,000, out of which only an amount of $2,000 has been received and has been included in Deferred revenue in each of
+Added: the consolidated balance sheets as of the fiscal years ended August 31, 2020, and 2019.
+Added: In addition, the dispute includes a payment
+Added: obligation of $2,000 for certain milestones that the Company asserts it met under the TLA subsequent to the fiscal year ended August
+Added: The Company wholly disputes the claims made by HTIT and has been engaged in discussions and exchanges with HTIT in an
+Added: attempt to clarify and resolve disagreements between the parties regarding milestone payments and work plan implementation.
+Added: In addition, on November 30, 2015, the
+Added: Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with HTIT (the “SPA”).
According to the SPA, the Company issued 1,155,367
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The transaction closed on December 28, 2015.
−Removed: The License Agreement and the SPA were considered
−Removed: a single arrangement with multiple deliverables.
−Removed: The Company allocated the total consideration of $49,500 between the License
−Removed: Agreement and the SPA according to their fair value, as follows:
−Removed: $10,617 was allocated to the issuance of common stock (less issuance
−Removed: expenses of $23), based on the quoted price of the Company's shares on the closing date of the SPA on December 28, 2015, and $38,883
−Removed: was allocated to the License Agreement.
−Removed: Given the Company's continuing involvement through the expected product submission (June
−Removed: 2023), amounts received relating to the License Agreement are recognized over the period from which the Company is entitled to
−Removed: the respective payment, and the expected product submission date using a time-based model approach over the periods that the fees
−Removed: In July 2015, according to the letter of intent
−Removed: signed between the parties or their affiliates, HTIT's affiliate paid the Subsidiary a non-refundable amount of $500 as a no-shop
+Added: The License Agreement and the SPA were
+Added: considered a single arrangement with multiple deliverables.
+Added: The Company allocated the total consideration of $49,500 between the
+Added: License Agreement and the SPA according to their fair value, as follows:
+Added: $10,617 was allocated to the issuance of common stock
+Added: (less issuance expenses of $23), based on the quoted price of the Company’s shares on the closing date of the SPA on December
+Added: 28, 2015, and $38,883 was allocated to the License Agreement.
+Added: Given the Company’s continuing involvement through the expected
+Added: product submission (June 2023), amounts received relating to the License Agreement are recognized over the period from which the
+Added: Company is entitled to the respective payment, and the expected product submission date using a time-based model approach over
+Added: the periods that the fees are earned.
+Added: In July 2015, according to the letter of
+Added: intent signed between the parties or their affiliates, HTIT’s affiliate paid the Subsidiary a non-refundable amount of $500
+Added: as a no-shop fee.
The no-shop fee was deferred and the related revenue is recognized over the estimated term of the License Agreement.
−Removed: Amounts that were allocated to the License Agreement
−Removed: as of August 31, 2019 aggregated $22,382, all of which were received through the balance sheet date.
−Removed: Through August 31, 2019,
−Removed: the Company recognized revenue in the amount of $10,021, and deferred the remaining amount of $12,361.
−Removed: The following table sets forth the transactions
−Removed: in deferred revenues balances for the years ended August 31, 2019 and 2018:
−Removed: Deferred revenue at the beginning of period
−Removed: Amounts received
−Removed: Initial adoption of ASC 606 (note 1k)
−Removed: Revenue recognized
−Removed: Deferred revenue at the end of period
−Removed: current deferred revenue portion
−Removed: Non-current deferred revenue portion
+Added: For the Company’s revenue recognition policy see note 1k.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
2) Development and liquidity risks
−Removed: The Company is engaged in research and development
−Removed: in the biotechnology field for innovative pharmaceutical solutions, including an orally ingestible insulin capsule to be used for
−Removed: the treatment of individuals with diabetes, and the use of orally ingestible capsules for delivery of other polypeptides, and has
−Removed: not generated significant revenues from its operations.
−Removed: To date, we have financed our operations principally through offerings
−Removed: of securities and we will require substantial additional financing at various intervals in order to continue our research and development
−Removed: programs, including significant requirements for operating expenses including intellectual property protection and enforcement,
−Removed: for pursuit of regulatory approvals, and for commercialization of our products.
−Removed: We can provide no assurance that additional funding
−Removed: will be available on a timely basis, on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
−Removed: In the event that we are unable to obtain such financing,
−Removed: we will not be able to fully develop and commercialize our technology.
−Removed: Based on our current cash resources and commitments, we
−Removed: believe we will be able to maintain our current planned development activities and the corresponding level of expenditures for
−Removed: at least the next 12 months, although no assurance can be given that we will not need additional funds prior to such time.
−Removed: are unexpected increases in our operating expenses, we may need to seek additional financing during the next 12 months.
−Removed: Successful completion of the Company’s development
−Removed: programs and its transition to normal operations is dependent upon obtaining necessary regulatory approvals from the U.S.
−Removed: and Drug Administration prior to selling its products within the United States, obtaining foreign regulatory approvals to sell
−Removed: its products internationally, or entering into licensing agreements with third parties.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that the Company
−Removed: will receive regulatory approval of any of its product candidates, and a substantial amount of time may pass before the Company
−Removed: achieves a level of revenues adequate to support its operations, if at all.
−Removed: The Company also expects to incur substantial expenditures
−Removed: in connection with the regulatory approval process for each of its product candidates during their respective developmental periods.
−Removed: Obtaining marketing approval will be directly dependent on the Company’s ability to implement the necessary regulatory steps
−Removed: required to obtain marketing approval in the United States and in other countries.
−Removed: The Company cannot predict the outcome of these
+Added: The Company is engaged in research and
+Added: development in the biotechnology field for innovative pharmaceutical solutions, including an orally ingestible insulin capsule
+Added: to be used for the treatment of individuals with diabetes, and the use of orally ingestible capsules for delivery of other polypeptides,
+Added: and has not generated significant revenues from its operations.
+Added: Based on the Company’s current cash resources and commitments,
+Added: the Company believes it will be able to maintain its current planned development activities and the corresponding level of expenditures
+Added: for at least the next 12 months, although no assurance can be given that the Company will not need additional funds prior to such
+Added: If there are unexpected increases in its operating expenses, the Company may need to seek additional financing during the
+Added: next 12 months.
+Added: Successful completion of the Company’s development programs and its transition to normal operations is dependent
+Added: upon obtaining necessary regulatory approvals from the U.S.
+Added: Food and Drug Administration prior to selling its products within the
+Added: United States, obtaining foreign regulatory approvals to sell its products internationally, or entering into licensing agreements
+Added: with third parties.
+Added: There can be no assurance that the Company will receive regulatory approval of any of its product candidates,
+Added: and a substantial amount of time may pass before the Company achieves a level of revenues adequate to support its operations, if
+Added: The Company also expects to incur substantial expenditures in connection with the regulatory approval process for each
+Added: of its product candidates during their respective developmental periods.
+Added: Obtaining marketing approval will be directly dependent
+Added: on the Company’s ability to implement the necessary regulatory steps required to obtain marketing approval in the United
+Added: States and in other countries.
+Added: The Company cannot predict the outcome of these activities.
+Added: In addition to the foregoing, based on
+Added: the Company’s current assessment, the Company does not expect any material impact on its development timeline and its liquidity
+Added: due to the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 virus.
+Added: However, the Company is continuing to assess the effect on its operation by
+Added: monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and the actions implemented by the governments to combat the virus throughout the world.
Basis of presentation
−Removed: The consolidated financial statements have been
−Removed: prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S.
+Added: The consolidated financial statements have
+Added: been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”).
−Removed: Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements
−Removed: The preparation of the consolidated financial statements
−Removed: in conformity with U.S.
−Removed: GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
−Removed: and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statements date and the reported expenses
−Removed: during the reporting periods.
+Added: Use of estimates in the preparation of financial
+Added: The preparation of the consolidated financial
+Added: statements in conformity with U.S.
+Added: GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
+Added: of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statements date and the reported
+Added: expenses during the reporting periods.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: As applicable to these consolidated financial statements,
−Removed: the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to stock-based compensation, expectation of milestone payments and to the
−Removed: expected product submission date for revenue recognition purposes.
+Added: As applicable to these consolidated financial
+Added: statements, the most significant estimates and assumptions relate to stock-based compensation, expectation of milestone payments
+Added: and to the expected product submission date for revenue recognition purposes.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Functional currency
The currency of the primary economic environment
−Removed: in which the operations of the Company and its Subsidiary are conducted is the U.S.
+Added: in which the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are conducted is the U.S.
dollar (“$”
or “dollar”).
−Removed: Therefore, the functional currency of the Company and its Subsidiary is the dollar.
+Added: Therefore, the functional currency of the Company and its Subsidiaries is the dollar.
Transactions and balances originally denominated
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Principles of consolidation
−Removed: The consolidated financial statements include the
−Removed: accounts of the Company and its Subsidiary.
+Added: The consolidated financial statements include
+Added: the accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cash equivalents
−Removed: The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid
−Removed: investments, which include short-term deposits with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase that
−Removed: are not restricted as to withdrawal or use and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, to be cash equivalents.
+Added: The Company considers all short-term, highly
+Added: liquid investments, which include short-term deposits with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase
+Added: that are not restricted as to withdrawal or use and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, to be cash equivalents.
Fair value measurement:
−Removed: The Company measures fair value and discloses fair
−Removed: value measurements for financial assets.
+Added: The Company measures fair value and discloses
+Added: fair value measurements for financial assets.
Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly
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fair value into three broad levels, which are described as follows:
−Removed: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are
−Removed: accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities.
−Removed: The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
+Added: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that
+Added: are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities.
+Added: The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level
Observable prices that are based on inputs other than
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The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the assets measured at fair
−Removed: value are comprised of equity securities (Level 1).
−Removed: The fair value of held to maturity bonds as presented in note 3 was based on
−Removed: a Level 2 measurement.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the carrying amounts of
−Removed: cash equivalents, short-term deposits and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the carrying amounts of
−Removed: long-term deposits approximate their fair values due to the stated interest rates which approximate market rates.
−Removed: The amounts funded in respect of employee rights
−Removed: are stated at cash surrender value which approximates its fair value.
−Removed: There were no Level 3 items for the years ended
−Removed: August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the assets measured
+Added: at fair value are comprised of equity securities (Level 1).
+Added: The fair value of held to maturity bonds as presented in note 3 was
+Added: based on a Level 2 measurement.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the carrying amounts
+Added: of cash equivalents, short-term deposits and accounts payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of
+Added: these instruments.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the carrying amounts
+Added: of long-term deposits approximate their fair values due to the stated interest rates which approximate market rates.
+Added: The amounts funded in respect of employee
+Added: rights are stated at cash surrender value which approximates its fair value.
+Added: There were no Level 3 items for the years
+Added: ended August 31, 2020 and 2019.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Marketable securities
−Removed: 1) Available-for-sale securities
−Removed: In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards
−Removed: Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure
−Removed: of financial assets and financial liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”).
−Removed: The guidance requires entities to recognize changes
−Removed: in fair value in net income rather than in accumulated other comprehensive income.
−Removed: The Company adopted the provisions of this
−Removed: update in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.
−Removed: Following the adoption, as of September 1, 2018, the Company classified the available
−Removed: for sale securities (investments in equity securities of D.N.A Biomedical Solutions Ltd.
−Removed: (“D.N.A”) and Entera Bio
−Removed: (“Entera”)) to financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss.
−Removed: The Company adopted the standard
−Removed: using the modified retrospective method and, accordingly, reclassified the cumulative unrealized gain from accumulated other comprehensive
−Removed: income to a reduction of its accumulated deficit in an amount of $702.
+Added: 1) Equity securities
+Added: In January 2016,
+Added: the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance which updates certain aspects of recognition, measurement,
+Added: presentation and disclosure of financial assets and financial liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”).
+Added: The guidance requires entities
+Added: to recognize changes in fair value in net income rather than in accumulated other comprehensive income.
+Added: The Company adopted the
+Added: provisions of this update in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019.
+Added: Following the adoption, as of September 1, 2018, the Company
+Added: classified the available for sale securities (investments in equity securities of D.N.A Biomedical Solutions Ltd.
+Added: (“D.N.A”),
+Added: Entera Bio Ltd.
+Added: (“Entera”) and other mutual funds) to financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss.
+Added: The Company adopted the standard using the modified retrospective method and, accordingly, reclassified the cumulative unrealized
+Added: gain from accumulated other comprehensive income to a reduction of its accumulated deficit in an amount of $702.
2) Held to maturity securities
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of the decline.
−Removed: In the Company’s evaluation, the Company considers its ability and intent to hold these investments for
−Removed: a reasonable period of time sufficient for the Company to recover its cost basis.
−Removed: A marketable security is impaired if the fair
−Removed: value of the security is less than the carrying value of the security and such difference is deemed to be other-than temporary.
−Removed: To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the security over the
−Removed: estimated fair value of the security.
+Added: In the Company’s evaluation, the Company considers its ability and intent to hold these investments for a
+Added: reasonable period of time sufficient for the Company to recover its cost basis.
+Added: A marketable security is impaired if the fair value
+Added: of the security is less than the carrying value of the security and such difference is deemed to be other-than temporary.
+Added: extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the security over the estimated
+Added: fair value of the security.
Concentration of credit risks
−Removed: Financial instruments that subject the Company
−Removed: to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term deposits and marketable securities which are
−Removed: deposited in major financial institutions.
−Removed: The Company is of the opinion that the credit risk in respect of these balances is
−Removed: As of the date of issuing these financial statements,
−Removed: all amounts due from HTIT with regard to the License Agreement have been received, as described in note 1 above.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, amounts due from HTIT with
−Removed: regard to expense reimbursements owed to the Company totaled $805 and are included in the balance of prepaid expenses and other
−Removed: current assets.
−Removed: HTIT had paid $390 of these reimbursements as of the date of issuing these financial statements.
+Added: Financial instruments that subject the
+Added: Company to credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term deposits and marketable securities which
+Added: are deposited in major financial institutions.
+Added: The Company is of the opinion that the credit risk in respect of these balances
+Added: As of the date of
+Added: issuing these financial statements, all amounts due from HTIT with regard to the License Agreement have been received, as described
+Added: in note 1 above.
+Added: However, the balance of prepaid expenses and other current assets composed of $290 was due as an expenses reimbursement
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Deferred taxes
−Removed: Deferred taxes are determined utilizing the asset
−Removed: and liability method based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial accounting and tax bases of
−Removed: assets and liabilities under the applicable tax laws.
−Removed: Deferred tax balances are computed using the tax rates expected to be in
−Removed: effect when those differences reverse.
−Removed: A valuation allowance in respect of deferred tax assets is provided if, based upon the
−Removed: weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
−Removed: Company has provided a full valuation allowance with respect to its deferred tax assets.
−Removed: Regarding the Subsidiary, the recognition is prohibited
−Removed: for deferred tax liabilities or assets that arise from differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and
−Removed: liabilities that are measured from the local currency into dollars using historical exchange rates, and that result from changes
−Removed: in exchange rates or indexing for tax purposes.
−Removed: Consequently, the abovementioned differences were not reflected in the computation
−Removed: of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
−Removed: Taxes that would apply in the event of disposal
−Removed: of investments in the Subsidiary have not been taken into account in computing deferred taxes, as it is the Company’s intention
−Removed: to hold this investment, not to realize it.
+Added: Deferred taxes are determined utilizing
+Added: the asset and liability method based on the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial accounting and tax
+Added: bases of assets and liabilities under the applicable tax laws.
+Added: Deferred tax balances are computed using the tax rates expected
+Added: to be in effect when those differences reverse.
+Added: A valuation allowance in respect of deferred tax assets is provided if, based upon
+Added: the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
+Added: The Company has provided a full valuation allowance with respect to its deferred tax assets.
+Added: Regarding the Subsidiary, the recognition
+Added: is prohibited for deferred tax liabilities or assets that arise from differences between the financial reporting and tax bases
+Added: of assets and liabilities that are measured from the local currency into dollars using historical exchange rates, and that result
+Added: from changes in exchange rates or indexing for tax purposes.
+Added: Consequently, the abovementioned differences were not reflected in
+Added: the computation of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
+Added: Taxes that would apply in the event of
+Added: disposal of investments in the Subsidiary have not been taken into account in computing deferred taxes, as it is the Company’s
+Added: intention to hold this investment, not to realize it.
Uncertainty in income tax
−Removed: The Company follows a two-step approach to recognizing
−Removed: and measuring uncertain tax positions.
−Removed: The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight
−Removed: of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit.
−Removed: The second step
−Removed: is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
−Removed: liabilities are classified as long-term, unless the liability is expected to be resolved within twelve months from the balance
+Added: The Company follows a two-step approach
+Added: to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions.
+Added: The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining
+Added: if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit.
+Added: second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
+Added: Such liabilities are classified as long-term, unless the liability is expected to be resolved within twelve months from the balance
The Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within income
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Revenue recognition
−Removed: The License Agreement and the SPA were considered
−Removed: a single arrangement with multiple deliverables.
−Removed: The Company allocated the total consideration of $49,500 between the License
−Removed: Agreement and the SPA according to their fair value, as follows:
−Removed: $10,617 was allocated to the issuance of common stock (less issuance
−Removed: expenses of $23), based on the quoted price of the Company's shares on the closing date of the SPA on December 28, 2015, and $38,883
−Removed: was allocated to the License Agreement.
−Removed: Under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC")
−Removed: 605 (which was the authoritative revenue recognition guidance applied for all periods prior to September 1, 2018) given the Company's
−Removed: continuing involvement through the expected product submission in June 2023, amounts received relating to the License Agreement
−Removed: were recognized over the period from which the Company was entitled to the respective payment, and the expected product submission
−Removed: date using a time-based model approach over the periods that the fees were earned.
+Added: The License Agreement and the SPA were
+Added: considered a single arrangement with multiple deliverables.
+Added: The Company allocated the total consideration of $49,500 between the
+Added: License Agreement and the SPA according to their fair value, as follows:
+Added: $10,617 was allocated to the issuance of common stock
+Added: (less issuance expenses of $23), based on the quoted price of the Company’s shares on the closing date of the SPA on December
+Added: 28, 2015, and $38,883 was allocated to the License Agreement.
+Added: Under Accounting Standards Codification
+Added: (“ASC”) 605 (which was the authoritative revenue recognition guidance applied for all periods prior to September 1,
+Added: 2018) given the Company’s continuing involvement through the expected product submission in June 2023, amounts received relating
+Added: to the License Agreement were recognized over the period from which the Company was entitled to the respective payment, and the
+Added: expected product submission date using a time-based model approach over the periods that the fees were earned.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
−Removed: On September 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting
−Removed: Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”
−Removed: (“ASC 606”),
−Removed: using the modified retrospective method of adoption.
−Removed: Under this method, the Company applied ASC 606 to the License Agreement at
−Removed: the adoption date and was required to make an adjustment to the September 1, 2018 opening accumulated deficit balance.
−Removed: periods continue to be presented under ASC 605.
−Removed: The most significant impact from adopting ASC 606 was the impact of the timing
−Removed: of recognition of revenue associated with the milestone payment.
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
+Added: On September 1, 2018, the Company adopted
+Added: Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”
+Added: 606”), using the modified retrospective method of adoption.
+Added: Under this method, the Company applied ASC 606 to the License
+Added: Agreement at the adoption date and was required to make an adjustment to the September 1, 2018 opening accumulated deficit balance.
+Added: All prior periods continue to be presented under ASC 605.
+Added: The most significant impact from adopting ASC 606 was the impact of the
+Added: timing of recognition of revenue associated with the milestone payment.
Under ASC 605, which was the authoritative revenue recognition
−Removed: guidance applied for all periods prior to September 1, 2018, given the Company's continuing involvement through the expected product
−Removed: submission in June 2023, amounts received relating to the License Agreement were recognized over the period from which the Company
−Removed: was entitled to the respective payment and the expected product submission date using a time-based model approach over the periods
−Removed: that the fees were earned.
−Removed: However, under ASC 606, the Company is required to recognize the total transaction price (which includes
−Removed: consideration related to milestones once the criteria for recognition have been satisfied) using the input method over the period
−Removed: the performance obligation is fulfilled.
−Removed: Accordingly, once the consideration associated with a milestone is included in the transaction
−Removed: price, incremental revenue is recognized immediately based on the period of time that has elapsed towards complete satisfaction
−Removed: of the performance obligation.
−Removed: This method results in the recognition of revenue earlier than under ASC 605, and the resulting
−Removed: impact was recorded as a reduction of the opening balance of accumulated deficit at September 1, 2018, as further described below.
−Removed: Under ASC 606, the Company identified a single
−Removed: performance obligation in the agreement and determined that the license and services are not distinct as the license and services
−Removed: are highly dependent on each other.
−Removed: In other words, HTIT cannot benefit from the license without the related services, and vice
−Removed: Since the customer benefits from the services as
−Removed: the entity performs, revenue is recognized over time through the expected product submission date in June 2023, using the input
+Added: guidance applied for all periods prior to September 1, 2018, given the Company’s continuing involvement through the expected
+Added: product submission in June 2023, amounts received relating to the License Agreement were recognized over the period from which
+Added: the Company was entitled to the respective payment and the expected product submission date using a time-based model approach over
+Added: the periods that the fees were earned.
+Added: However, under ASC 606, the Company is required to recognize the total transaction price
+Added: (which includes consideration related to milestones once the criteria for recognition have been satisfied) using the input method
+Added: over the period the performance obligation is fulfilled.
+Added: Accordingly, once the consideration associated with a milestone is included
+Added: in the transaction price, incremental revenue is recognized immediately based on the period of time that has elapsed towards complete
+Added: satisfaction of the performance obligation.
+Added: This method results in the recognition of revenue earlier than under ASC 605, and the
+Added: resulting impact was recorded as a reduction of the opening balance of accumulated deficit at September 1, 2018, as further described
+Added: Under ASC 606, the Company identified a
+Added: single performance obligation in the agreement and determined that the license and services are not distinct as the license and
+Added: services are highly dependent on each other.
+Added: In other words, HTIT cannot benefit from the license without the related services,
+Added: and vice versa.
+Added: Since the customer benefits from the services
+Added: as the entity performs, revenue is recognized over time through the expected product submission date in June 2023, using the input
The Company used the input method to measure the process for the purpose of recognizing revenue, which approximates the
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The Company used significant judgment when it determined the product submission date.
−Removed: Under ASC 606, the consideration that the Company
−Removed: would be entitled to upon the achievement of contractual milestones, which are contingent upon the occurrence of future events,
−Removed: are a form of variable consideration.
−Removed: When assessing the portion, if any, of such milestones-related consideration to be included
−Removed: in the transaction price, the Company first assesses the most likely outcome for each milestone and excludes the consideration
+Added: Under ASC 606, the consideration that the
+Added: Company would be entitled to upon the achievement of contractual milestones, which are contingent upon the occurrence of future
+Added: events, are a form of variable consideration.
+Added: When assessing the portion, if any, of such milestones-related consideration to be
+Added: included in the transaction price, the Company first assesses the most likely outcome for each milestone and excludes the consideration
related to milestones of which the occurrence is not considered the most likely outcome.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
−Removed: The Company then evaluates if any of the variable
−Removed: consideration determined in the first step is constrained by including in the transaction price variable consideration to the
−Removed: extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the
−Removed: uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
−Removed: The Company used significant judgment when
−Removed: it determined the first step of variable consideration.
−Removed: The potential future royalty consideration is also
−Removed: considered a form of variable consideration under ASC 606 as it is based on a percentage of potential future sales of the Company's
−Removed: However, the Company applies the sales-based royalty exception and accordingly will recognize the sales-based royalty
−Removed: amounts when the related sale has occurred.
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
+Added: The Company then evaluates if any of the
+Added: variable consideration determined in the first step is constrained by including in the transaction price variable consideration
+Added: to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when
+Added: the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
+Added: The Company used significant judgment
+Added: when it determined the first step of variable consideration.
+Added: The potential future royalty consideration
+Added: is also considered a form of variable consideration under ASC 606 as it is based on a percentage of potential future sales of the
+Added: Company’s products.
+Added: However, the Company applies the sales-based royalty exception and accordingly will recognize the sales-based
+Added: royalty amounts at the earlier of the time (a) when the related sale has occurred and (b) the Company has fulfilled the related
+Added: performance obligation.
To date, the Company has not recognized any royalty-related revenue.
−Removed: As of the adoption date, the Company adjusted its
−Removed: accumulated deficit by $1,773 against contract liabilities due to the effect of variable consideration.
−Removed: Amounts that were allocated to the License Agreement
−Removed: as of August 31, 2019 aggregated $22,383, all of which was received through the balance sheet date.
−Removed: Through August 31, 2019, the
−Removed: Company recognized revenue associated with this agreement in the aggregate amount of $10,022 (of which $2,703 was recognized in
−Removed: the twelve-months period ended August 31, 2019 and $1,773 was recognized as an increase to the September 1, 2018 opening balance
−Removed: of stockholders’
−Removed: equity associated with the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 under the modified retrospective method of
−Removed: adoption), and deferred the remaining amount of $12,361, which is presented as a contract liability on the condensed consolidated
−Removed: balance sheet.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
−Removed: In accordance with ASC 606, the disclosure of the impact
−Removed: of adoption to the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2019 was as follows:
−Removed: Deferred revenue (short-term)
−Removed: Deferred revenue (long-term)
−Removed: Accumulated deficit
−Removed: The impact of adoption of ASC 606 on the consolidated
−Removed: balance sheet as of August 31, 2019 and on the consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended August 31, 2019
−Removed: was as follows:
−Removed: Cost of revenues
−Removed: Deferred revenue (short term)
−Removed: Deferred revenue (long term)
−Removed: Accumulated deficit
+Added: As of the adoption date, the Company adjusted
+Added: its accumulated deficit by $1,773 against contract liabilities due to the effect of variable consideration.
+Added: Amounts that were allocated to the License
+Added: Agreement as of August 31, 2020 aggregated $22,383, all of which was received through the balance sheet date.
+Added: Through August 31,
+Added: 2020, the Company recognized revenue associated with this agreement in the aggregate amount of $12,732 (of which $2,710 was recognized
+Added: in the twelve-months period ended August 31, 2020), and deferred the remaining amount of $9,650, which is presented as a contract
+Added: liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Cost of revenues
−Removed: Cost of revenues consists of royalties to the Israel
−Removed: Innovation Authority ("IIA") related to the License Agreement with HTIT.
−Removed: The royalties are recognized when proceeds
−Removed: related to the License Agreement are received.
+Added: Cost of revenues consists of royalties
+Added: to the IIA related to the License Agreement with HTIT.
+Added: The royalties are recognized when proceeds related to the License Agreement
+Added: are received.
Research and development
−Removed: Research and development expenses include costs
−Removed: directly attributable to the conduct of research and development programs, including the cost of salaries, employee benefits,
−Removed: the cost of supplies, the cost of services provided by outside contractors, including services related to the Company’s
−Removed: clinical trials, clinical trial expenses and the full cost of manufacturing drug for use in research and preclinical
−Removed: All costs associated with research and development are expensed as incurred.
+Added: Research and development expenses include
+Added: costs directly attributable to the conduct of research and development programs, including the cost of salaries, employee benefits,
+Added: the cost of supplies, the cost of services provided by outside contractors, including services related to the Company’s clinical
+Added: trials, clinical trial expenses and the full cost of manufacturing drug for use in research and preclinical development.
+Added: associated with research and development are expensed as incurred.
+Added: Clinical trial costs are a significant
+Added: component of research and development expenses and include costs associated with third-party contractors.
+Added: The Company outsources
+Added: a substantial portion of its clinical trial activities, utilizing external entities such as Clinical Research Organizations (“CROs”),
+Added: independent clinical investigators, and other third-party service providers to assist the Company with the execution of its clinical
+Added: For each clinical trial that the Company conducts, clinical trial costs are expensed immediately.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
−Removed: Clinical trial
−Removed: expenses are charged to research and development expense as incurred.
−Removed: The Company accrues for expenses resulting from obligations
−Removed: under contracts with clinical research organizations (CROs).
−Removed: The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations,
−Removed: which vary from contract to contract and may result in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services
−Removed: are provided.
−Removed: The Company’s objective is to reflect the appropriate trial expense in the consolidated financial statements
−Removed: by matching the appropriate expenses with the period in which services and efforts are expended.
−Removed: In the event advance payments
−Removed: are made to a CRO, the payments are recorded as other assets, which will be recognized as expenses as services are rendered.
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Stock-based compensation
−Removed: Equity awards granted to employees are accounted
−Removed: for using the grant date fair value method.
+Added: Equity awards granted to employees are
+Added: accounted for using the grant date fair value method.
The grant date fair value is determined as follows:
−Removed: for stock options and restricted
−Removed: stock units (“RSUs”) with an exercise price using the Black Scholes pricing model, for stock options with market conditions
−Removed: using a Monte Carlo model and for RSUs with service conditions based on the grant date share price.
−Removed: The fair value of share based
−Removed: payment awards is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.
−Removed: The expected term is the length of time until the
−Removed: expected dates of exercising the award and is estimated using the simplified method due to insufficient specific historical information
−Removed: of employees' exercise behavior, unless the award includes a market condition, in which case the contractual term is used.
−Removed: volatility is based on a historical volatility, by statistical analysis of the weekly share price for past periods.
−Removed: elected to recognize compensation cost for awards granted to employees that have a graded vesting schedule using the accelerated
−Removed: method based on the multiple-option award approach.
−Removed: For awards with only market conditions, compensation expense is not reversed
−Removed: if the market conditions are not satisfied.
+Added: for stock options and
+Added: restricted stock units (“RSUs”) with an exercise price using the Black Scholes pricing model, for stock options with
+Added: market conditions using a Monte Carlo model and for RSUs with service conditions based on the grant date share price.
+Added: value of share based payment awards is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.
+Added: The expected term is the length
+Added: of time until the expected dates of exercising the award and is estimated using the simplified method due to insufficient specific
+Added: historical information of employees’
+Added: exercise behavior, unless the award includes a market condition, in which case the contractual
+Added: term is used.
+Added: The volatility is based on a historical volatility, by statistical analysis of the weekly share price for past periods.
+Added: The Company elected to recognize compensation cost for awards granted to employees that have a graded vesting schedule using the
+Added: accelerated method based on the multiple-option award approach.
+Added: For awards with only market conditions, compensation expense is
+Added: not reversed if the market conditions are not satisfied.
When stock options are granted as consideration
−Removed: for services provided by consultants and other non-employees, the transaction is accounted for based on the fair value of the
−Removed: consideration received or the fair value of the stock options issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
−Removed: The fair value of
−Removed: the options granted to consultants and other non-employees is measured on a final basis at the end of the related service period
−Removed: using the Black Scholes pricing model and is recognized over the related service period using the straight-line method.
−Removed: On September 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017-09,
−Removed: “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718):
−Removed: Scope of Modification Accounting”
−Removed: ("ASU 2017-09"), which
−Removed: gives direction on which changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards require an entity to apply modification
−Removed: accounting in ASC Topic 718, see note 7b.
−Removed: The Company elects to account for forfeitures as
+Added: for services provided by consultants and other non-employees, the transaction is accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration
+Added: received or the fair value of the stock options issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
+Added: The fair value of the options granted
+Added: to consultants and other non-employees is measured on a final basis at the end of the related service period using the Black Scholes
+Added: pricing model and is recognized over the related service period using the straight-line method.
+Added: The Company elects to account for forfeitures
+Added: as they occur.
+Added: September 1, 2019 the Company adopted the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements
+Added: to Nonemployee Share-based Payments.
+Added: This ASU was issued to simplify the accounting for share-based transactions by expanding the
+Added: scope of Topic 718 from only being applicable to share-based payments to employees to also include share-based payment transactions
+Added: for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees.
+Added: As a result, nonemployee share-based transactions are being measured by estimating
+Added: the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfying performance
Loss per common share
−Removed: Basic and diluted net loss per common share are
−Removed: computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each
+Added: Basic and diluted net loss per common share
+Added: are computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each
Outstanding stock options, warrants and RSUs have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted loss per share because
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The weighted average number of stock options, warrants and RSUs
−Removed: excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss was 4,423,325, 1,873,098 and 1,827,719 for the years ended August 31, 2019,
−Removed: 2018 and 2017, respectively.
+Added: excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss was 5,025,723 and 4,423,325 for the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued):
−Removed: Newly issued Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: 1) In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)"
−Removed: (“ASU 2016-02”), which supersedes
−Removed: the existing guidance for lease accounting, "Leases (Topic 840)".
−Removed: ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize leases on
−Removed: their balance sheets, and leaves lessor accounting largely unchanged.
−Removed: The amendments in ASU 2016-02 are effective for fiscal years
−Removed: beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: Early application is permitted for all entities.
−Removed: ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application,
−Removed: with an option to elect to use certain transition relief.
−Removed: The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 on September 1, 2019 and expects the
−Removed: impact of this new standard on the consolidated financial statements to be approximately $116 on right of use assets and lease
−Removed: liabilities and does not expect a material impact on its expenses.
−Removed: 2) In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)”
−Removed: ("ASU 2016-13").
−Removed: ASU 2016-13 requires that financial assets measured at amortized cost be presented at the net amount expected to be collected.
−Removed: The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis.
−Removed: The income statement reflects
−Removed: the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected credit losses during the period.
−Removed: The measurement of expected credit losses is based upon historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable
−Removed: forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount.
−Removed: Credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities will
−Removed: be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a direct write-down to the security.
−Removed: ASU 2016-13 is effective
−Removed: for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: Early adoption is permitted
−Removed: as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.
−Removed: The Company is currently
−Removed: evaluating the impact of the guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
+Added: Newly issued and recently adopted Accounting Pronouncements
+Added: In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting, Leases (Topic 840).
+Added: The new standard
+Added: requires a lessee to record assets and liabilities on its balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months.
+Added: will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the lessee’s
+Added: income statement.
+Added: The Company adopted this standard as of September 1, 2019 on a modified retrospective basis and will not
+Added: restate comparative periods.
+Added: The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within
+Added: the new standard which, among other things, allows the Company to carryforward the historical lease classification.
+Added: made an accounting policy election to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off of its balance sheet.
+Added: recognized those lease payments in its statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease period.
+Added: As of the adoption
+Added: date, the Company recognized an operating lease asset and liability of $168 and $168, respectively, as of September 1, 2019 on
+Added: its balance sheet.
+Added: On September 1,
+Added: 2019 the Company adopted the FASB issued ASU No.
+Added: 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718) Improvements to Nonemployee
+Added: Share-based Payments.
+Added: This ASU was issued to simplify the accounting for share-based transactions by expanding the scope of Topic
+Added: 718 from only being applicable to share-based payments to employees to also include share-based payment transactions for acquiring
+Added: goods and services from nonemployees.
+Added: As a result, nonemployee share-based transactions are being measured by estimating the fair
+Added: value of the equity instruments at the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfying performance conditions.
+Added: The adoption of this slandered had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Recently issued Accounting Pronouncements, not
+Added: June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments—Credit
+Added: Losses—Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”
+Added: This guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment
+Added: methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable
+Added: and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates.
+Added: The guidance will be effective for the fiscal year beginning after
+Added: December 15, 2022, including interim periods within that year.
+Added: The adoption of this guidance will not have a significant impact
+Added: on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 2 - SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS:
Composition :
+Added: Annual interest rate
+Added: interest rate
Dollar deposits
NOTE 3 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES:
−Removed: The Company's marketable securities include investments
−Removed: in equity securities of D.N.A, Entera and in held to maturity bonds.
+Added: The Company’s marketable securities
+Added: include investments in equity securities of D.N.A, Entera, mutual funds and in held to maturity bonds.
Composition :
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Held to maturity bonds (see d below)
+Added: Preferred equity
+Added: Mutual funds*
Held to maturity bonds (see d below)
−Removed: The D.N.A ordinary shares are traded on the Tel
−Removed: Aviv Stock Exchange.
−Removed: The fair value of those securities is measured at the quoted prices of the securities on the measurement
−Removed: During the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and
−Removed: 2017, the Company did not sell any of the D.N.A ordinary shares.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the Company owns approximately 6.9% of
−Removed: D.N.A’s outstanding ordinary shares.
+Added: * Mutual funds include equity funds only
+Added: The D.N.A ordinary shares are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
+Added: The fair value of those securities is measured at the
+Added: quoted prices of the securities on the measurement date.
+Added: During the years ended August 31, 2020
+Added: and 2019, the Company did not sell any of the D.N.A ordinary shares.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the Company owns approximately 5.6%
+Added: of D.N.A’s outstanding ordinary shares.
The cost of the securities as of August
31, 2020 and 2019 is $595.
−Removed: Entera ordinary shares have been traded on Nasdaq
−Removed: since June 28, 2018.
−Removed: The Company measures the investment at fair value from such date, since it has a readily determinable fair
−Removed: value (prior to such date the investment was accounted for as a cost method investment (amounting to $1)).
+Added: Entera ordinary shares have been traded
+Added: on The Nasdaq Capital Market since June 28, 2018.
+Added: The Company measures the investment at fair value from such date, since it has
+Added: a readily determinable fair value (prior to such date the investment was accounted for as a cost method investment (amounting to
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 3 - MARKETABLE SECURITIES (continued):
Held to maturity bonds
−Removed: The amortized cost and estimated fair value of held-to-maturity
−Removed: securities at August 31, 2019, are as follows:
+Added: The amortized cost and estimated fair value
+Added: of held-to-maturity securities at August 31, 2020, are as follows:
August 31, 2020
+Added: Amortized cost
+Added: Gross unrealized gains (losses)
+Added: Estimated fair value
+Added: yield to maturity rate
Commercial bonds
Accrued interest
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the contractual maturities
−Removed: of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity are as follows:
−Removed: after one year through two years, $1,295 and the yield to maturity
−Removed: rates vary between 2.55% to 3.20%.
−Removed: The amortized cost and estimated fair value of held-to-maturity
−Removed: securities at August 31, 2018, are as follows:
+Added: The amortized cost and estimated fair value
+Added: of held-to-maturity securities at August 31, 2019, are as follows:
August 31, 2019
+Added: Amortized cost
+Added: Gross unrealized gains (losses)
+Added: Estimated fair value
+Added: yield to maturity rate
Commercial bonds
Accrued interest
−Removed: As of August 31, 2018, the contractual maturities
−Removed: of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity are as follows:
−Removed: after one year through two years, $2,785 and the yield to maturity
−Removed: rates vary between 1.45% to 3.13%.
−Removed: Held to maturity securities which will mature during
−Removed: the 12 months from the balance sheet date are included in short-term marketable securities.
−Removed: Held to maturity securities with maturity
−Removed: dates of more than one year are considered long-term marketable securities.
+Added: Held to maturity securities which will
+Added: mature during the 12 months from the balance sheet date are included in short-term marketable securities.
+Added: Held to maturity securities
+Added: with maturity dates of more than one year are considered long-term marketable securities.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 4 - LONG-TERM DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENT:
−Removed: Bank deposits (see (1) below)
Lease car deposits
−Removed: (1) Represents U.S.
−Removed: dollar bank deposits which carry fixed annual
−Removed: interest rates between 1.80% to 3.44%, with maturities of more than one year from the
−Removed: balance sheet date.
−Removed: The latest maturity date is during the fiscal year ending August
−Removed: NOTE 5 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES:
+Added: 5 - ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES:
Accounts payable
Payroll and related accruals
−Removed: Other accrued liabilities
+Added: Accrued liabilities
NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS:
In March 2011, the Subsidiary sold shares of its investee
−Removed: company, Entera, to D.N.A, retaining 117,000 ordinary shares after a stock split which
−Removed: was performed by Entera in July 2018.
−Removed: In consideration for the shares sold to D.N.A,
−Removed: the Company received, among other payments, ordinary shares of D.N.A (see also note 3).
−Removed: As part of this agreement, the Subsidiary entered
−Removed: into a patent transfer agreement (the “Patent Transfer Agreement”) according to which the Subsidiary assigned to Entera
−Removed: all of its right, title and interest in and to a certain patent application related to the oral administration of proteins that
−Removed: it has licensed to Entera since August 2010.
+Added: company, Entera, to D.N.A, retaining 117,000 ordinary shares (after giving effect to a stock split by Entera in July 2018).
+Added: consideration for the shares sold to D.N.A, the Company received, among other payments, ordinary shares of D.N.A (see also note
+Added: As part of this agreement, the Subsidiary
+Added: entered into a patent transfer agreement (the “Patent Transfer Agreement”) according to which the Subsidiary assigned
+Added: to Entera all of its right, title and interest in and to a certain patent application related to the oral administration of proteins
+Added: that it has licensed to Entera since August 2010.
Under this agreement, the Subsidiary is entitled to receive from Entera royalties
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of diabetes and influenza.
−Removed: On December 11, 2018, Entera announced that it had entered into a research collaboration and license
−Removed: agreement (the “Amgen License”) with Amgen related to research of inflammatory disease and other serious illnesses.
−Removed: As reported by Entera, under the terms of the Amgen License, Entera will receive a modest initial technology access fee from Amgen
−Removed: and will be responsible for preclinical development at Amgen’s expense.
−Removed: Entera will be eligible to receive up to $270,000
−Removed: in aggregate payments, as well as tiered royalties up to mid-single digits, upon achievement of various clinical and commercial
−Removed: milestones if Amgen decides to move all of these programs forward.
−Removed: Amgen is responsible for clinical development, manufacturing
−Removed: and commercialization of any of the resulting programs.
−Removed: To the extent the Amgen License results in net revenues as defined in
−Removed: the Patent Transfer Agreement, the Subsidiary will be entitled to the aforementioned royalties.
−Removed: In addition, as part of a consulting agreement with a third party, dated February15, 2011, the Subsidiary
−Removed: is obliged to pay this third party royalties of 8% of the net royalties received in respect of the patent that was sold to Entera
−Removed: in March 2011.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS (continued):
−Removed: On January 3, 2017, the Subsidiary entered into a lease
−Removed: agreement for its office facilities in Israel.
−Removed: The lease agreement is for a period of
−Removed: 60 months commencing October 1, 2016.
−Removed: The annual lease payment was New Israeli Shekel
−Removed: (“NIS”) 119,000 ($33) from October 2016 through September 2018 and NIS 132,000 ($37) from October 2018 through September
−Removed: 2021, and is linked to the increase in the Israeli consumer price index (“CPI”) (as of August 31, 2019, the future
−Removed: lease payments until the expiration of the lease agreement will be $77, based on the exchange rate as of August 31, 2019).
−Removed: As security for its obligation under this lease
−Removed: agreement, the Company provided a bank guarantee in an amount equal to three monthly lease payments.
−Removed: The lease expenses related to the Israeli offices
−Removed: for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $37, $32 and $32, respectively.
−Removed: On December 18, 2017, the Subsidiary entered into an
−Removed: agreement with a vendor for the process development and production of one of its oral
−Removed: capsule ingredients in the amount of $2,905 that will be paid over the term of the engagement
−Removed: and based on the achievement of certain development milestones, $1,542 of which was recognized
−Removed: in research and development expenses through August 31, 2019.
−Removed: On February 14, 2018, the Subsidiary entered into a Clinical
−Removed: Research Organization Services Agreement with a third party, effective as of November
−Removed: 1, 2017, to retain it as a clinical research organization ("CRO") for the Subsidiary’s
−Removed: three-month dose-ranging clinical trial for its oral insulin capsule for type 2 diabetes
−Removed: patients and, on May 20, 2019, the Subsidiary entered into amendments to such agreement.
−Removed: As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary will pay the CRO a total amount of
−Removed: $10,206 during the term of the engagement and based on achievement of certain milestones,
−Removed: of which $6,408 was recognized in research and development expenses through August 31,
−Removed: On May 21, 2018, the Subsidiary entered into a CRO Services
−Removed: Agreement with a third party to retain it as a CRO for the Subsidiary’s food effect
−Removed: clinical trial for its oral insulin capsule.
−Removed: As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary
−Removed: will pay the CRO a total amount of $1,166 during the term of the engagement and based
−Removed: on achievement of certain milestones, $1,141 of which was recognized in research and
−Removed: development expenses through August 31, 2019.
−Removed: On July 29, 2019, the Subsidiary entered into a CRO Services
−Removed: Agreement with a third party to retain it as a CRO for the Subsidiary’s dose-ranging
−Removed: clinical trial for its oral insulin.
−Removed: As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary
−Removed: will pay the CRO a total amount of $658 during the term of the engagement and based on
−Removed: achievement of certain milestones, of which no cost was recognized through August 31,
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, Entera had not yet realized any revenues and had not paid any royalties to the
+Added: On December 11, 2018, Entera announced that it had entered into a research collaboration and license agreement (the
+Added: “Amgen License”) with Amgen related to research of inflammatory disease and other serious illnesses.
+Added: As reported by
+Added: Entera, under the terms of the Amgen License, Entera will receive a modest initial technology access fee from Amgen and will be
+Added: responsible for preclinical development at Amgen’s expense.
+Added: Entera will be eligible to receive up to $270,000 in aggregate
+Added: payments, as well as tiered royalties up to mid-single digits, upon achievement of various clinical and commercial milestones if
+Added: Amgen decides to move all of these programs forward.
+Added: Amgen is responsible for clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization
+Added: of any of the resulting programs.
+Added: To the extent the Amgen License results in net revenues as defined in the Patent Transfer Agreement,
+Added: the Subsidiary will be entitled to the aforementioned royalties.
+Added: In addition, as part of a consulting agreement
+Added: with a third party, dated February 15, 2011, the Subsidiary is obliged to pay this third party royalties of 8% of the net royalties
+Added: received in respect of the patent that was sold to Entera in March 2011.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS (continued) :
+Added: On January 3, 2017, the Subsidiary entered into a
+Added: lease agreement for its office facilities in Israel.
+Added: The lease agreement is for a period of 60 months commencing October 1, 2016.
+Added: The annual lease payment was New Israeli
+Added: Shekel (“NIS”) 119,000 ($35) from October 2016 through September 2018 and NIS 132,000 ($39) from October 2018 through
+Added: September 2021, and is linked to the increase in the Israeli consumer price index (“CPI”).
+Added: On August 2, 2020, the Subsidiary entered
+Added: into a new lease agreement for its facilities in Israel.
+Added: The new lease agreement is for a period of 60 months commencing September
+Added: The Company has the option to extend the period in another 60 months.
+Added: The annual lease payment, including management fees,
+Added: is NIS 435,000 ($130).
+Added: The Company intends to terminate its current lease agreement before moving to the new office.
+Added: As security for its obligation under these
+Added: lease agreements, the Company provided a bank guarantee in an amount equal to three monthly lease payments.
+Added: On December 18, 2017, the Subsidiary entered into
+Added: an agreement with a vendor for the process development and production of one of its oral capsule ingredients in the amount of
+Added: $2,905 that will be paid over the term of the engagement and based on the achievement of certain development milestones, of which
+Added: $1,542 was recognized in research and development expenses through August 31, 2020.
+Added: On September 2, 2020 (effective as of January 15,
+Added: 2020), the Subsidiary entered into a CRO Services Agreement with a third party to retain it as a CRO for the Subsidiary’s
+Added: phase 3 clinical trial for its oral insulin.
+Added: As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary will pay the CRO a total amount
+Added: of $21,589 during the term of the engagement and based on achievement of certain milestones, of which $178 was recognized in research
+Added: and development expenses through August 31, 2020.
+Added: On September 16, 2020 (effective as of January 15,
+Added: 2020), the Subsidiary entered into a CRO Services Agreement with a third party to retain it as a CRO for the Subsidiary’s
+Added: phase 3 clinical trial for its oral insulin.
+Added: As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary will pay the CRO a total amount
+Added: of $12,343 during the term of the engagement and based on achievement of certain milestones, of which $400 was recognized in research
+Added: and development expenses through August 31, 2020.
Grants from the Israel Innovation Authority (“IIA”)
−Removed: Under the terms of the Company’s funding from
−Removed: the IIA, royalties of 3% are payable on sales of products developed from a project so funded, up to a maximum amount equaling
−Removed: 100%-150% of the grants received (dollar linked) with the addition of interest at an annual rate based on LIBOR.
−Removed: Following an amendment to applicable regulations
−Removed: that was published by the IIA, the royalties rate that the Company is obligated to pay to the IIA was reduced from 3.5% to 3%,
−Removed: and the difference in the amount of $86 was recognized as a reduction in cost of revenue in fiscal 2018.
+Added: Under the terms of the Company’s
+Added: funding from the IIA, royalties of 3% are payable on sales of products developed from a project so funded, up to a maximum amount
+Added: equaling 100%-150% of the grants received (dollar linked) with the addition of interest at an annual rate based on LIBOR.
At the time the grants were received, successful
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The total amount that was received through August 31, 2020 was $2,207.
−Removed: of August 31, 2019, the Company has recorded expenses of $615 and paid $224.
−Removed: The royalty expenses which are related to the funded
−Removed: project were recognized in cost of revenues in the year ended August 31, 2019 and in prior periods.
−Removed: For the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017,
−Removed: no grants from the IIA were recognized.
−Removed: NOTE 7 - STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: The following are the significant capital stock
−Removed: transactions that took place during the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
−Removed: On July 2, 2018, the Company entered into a Securities
−Removed: Purchase Agreement with each of three investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant
−Removed: to which the Company agreed to sell, in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”)
−Removed: an aggregate of 2,892,000 units (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of one
−Removed: share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.012 per share, and a warrant
−Removed: to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.25 per share (the “Warrants”),
−Removed: to the Purchasers for an offering price of $6.25 per Unit.
−Removed: The Warrants will be exercisable
−Removed: commencing six months following their issuance for a period of three and one-half years
−Removed: from the date of issuance.
−Removed: For accounting purposes, the warrants were classified as equity
−Removed: considering the warrant conditions.
−Removed: The closing of the sale of the Units occurred on
−Removed: July 6, 2018.
−Removed: The net proceeds to the Company from the Offering, after deducting the
−Removed: placement agent’s fees and expenses and the Company’s Offering expenses were
−Removed: approximately $16,484.
−Removed: On July 2, 2018, the Company entered into a letter agreement
−Removed: Wainwright & Co., LLC (“HCW”), pursuant to which HCW agreed
−Removed: to serve as exclusive placement agent for the Company in any offering of the Company
−Removed: occurring between July 2, 2018 and August 1, 2018.
−Removed: For its services in the Offering,
−Removed: HCW received a fee equal to 7% of the gross proceeds raised in the Offering and a management
−Removed: fee of 1% of the gross proceeds raised in the Offering, up to $50,000 for non-accountable
−Removed: expenses as well as warrants to purchase up to 115,680 shares of common stock of the
−Removed: Company, exercisable commencing six months following their issuance for a period of three
−Removed: and one-half years from the date of issuance and with an exercise price of $7.8125 per
−Removed: The Company recognized the fair value of the warrants as a share based payment
−Removed: which was included as part of the offering costs.
−Removed: Upon the exercise of the Warrants,
−Removed: HCW will receive a fee equal to 7% of the gross proceeds raised as a result of such exercise.
−Removed: The agreement with HCW was terminated on July 19, 2019.
+Added: grants were received before fiscal year 2020 and recorded as a reduction of Research and development expenses at that time.
+Added: The royalty expenses which are related
+Added: to the funded project were recognized in cost of revenues in the year ended August 31, 2020 and in prior periods.
+Added: Grants from the European Commission (“EC”)
+Added: During fiscal year 2020, the Company received
+Added: an aggregate payment of €50 from the EC under The European Innovation Council Accelerator (previously known as SME Instrument)
+Added: of the European Innovation Programme Horizon 2020.
+Added: As part of the grant terms, the Company
+Added: is required to use the proceeds from the grant in Europe.
+Added: The Company intends on using the grant to explore the possibility of
+Added: running clinical trials in Europe.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 7 - STOCKHOLDERS’
−Removed: EQUITY (continued):
−Removed: On September 5, 2019, we entered into an Equity Distribution
−Removed: Agreement, or the Sales Agreement, pursuant to which we may, from time to time and at
−Removed: our option, issue and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price
−Removed: of up to $15,000,000, through a sales agent, subject to certain terms and conditions.
−Removed: Any shares sold will be sold pursuant to our effective shelf registration statement on
−Removed: Form S-3 including a prospectus dated February 2, 2017, as supplemented by a prospectus
−Removed: supplement dated September 5, 2019.
−Removed: We will pay the sales agent a cash commission of
−Removed: 3.0% of the gross proceeds of the sale of any shares sold through the sales agent under
−Removed: the Sales Agreement.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, no shares were sold under the Sales Agreement.
+Added: The following are the significant capital
+Added: stock transactions that took place during the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019:
In August 2019, the Company became aware of a shareholder
−Removed: derivative claim and putative class action alleging, among other things, that the Company’s
−Removed: Second Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”) may
−Removed: have terminated in 2018.
−Removed: However, the Company disputes these claims and believes
−Removed: that the 2008 Plan does not terminate until 2026 and any suggestion to the contrary is
−Removed: not well-founded.
−Removed: For the sake of clarity and out of an abundance of caution, the Company
−Removed: adopted its 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”) at its 2019 shareholders
−Removed: The 2019 Plan allows the Company to grant up to 1,000,000 options.
−Removed: Company has granted options during the time after the 2008 Plan allegedly terminated,
−Removed: and out of an abundance of caution, the Company canceled these grants and re-granted
−Removed: certain of these options under the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under the same terms
−Removed: as the original grants.
−Removed: The cancelation and reissuance was approved by the Company's
−Removed: board of directors on September 11, 2019.
−Removed: Out of the available 1,000,000 options under
−Removed: the 2019 Plan, the Company has granted 563,646 to replace the options under dispute as
−Removed: mentioned above.
−Removed: The cancellation of the award accompanied by the concurrent grant of
−Removed: a replacement award was accounted for as modification of the terms of the cancelled award.
−Removed: Since the replacement award was given under the same terms as the cancelled award, no
−Removed: incremental compensation cost was recognized.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding warrants
−Removed: exercisable commencing January 6, 2019 for 3,007,680 shares of common stock at exercise
−Removed: prices ranging from $7.25 to $7.8125 per share and expiring on January 6, 2022.
−Removed: The following table presents the warrant activity
−Removed: for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
−Removed: Weighted-Average Exercise Price
−Removed: Weighted-Average Exercise Price
−Removed: Weighted-Average Exercise Price
+Added: derivative claim and putative class action alleging, among other things, that the Second Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive
+Added: Plan (the “2008 Plan”) may have terminated in 2018.
+Added: However, the Company disputed these claims and believes that
+Added: the 2008 Plan does not terminate until 2026 and any suggestion to the contrary is not well-founded.
+Added: For the sake of clarity and
+Added: out of an abundance of caution, the Company adopted a new option plan, which was approved at its 2019 shareholder meeting.
+Added: 2019 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “2019 Plan”) originally allowed the Company to grant up to
+Added: 1,000,000 options.
+Added: Since the Company had granted options during the time after the old plan allegedly terminated, and out of an
+Added: abundance of caution, the Company canceled these grants and reissued the options under the new option plan in the same amounts
+Added: and under the same terms as the original grants.
+Added: The cancelation and grants were approved by the Company’s board on September
+Added: Out of the available options under the 2019 Plan, the Company have been granted 563,646 to replace the options under
+Added: dispute as mentioned above.
+Added: The cancellation of the award accompanied by the concurrent grant of a replacement award was accounted
+Added: for as modification of the terms of the cancelled award.
+Added: Since the replacement award was given under the same terms as the cancelled
+Added: award, no incremental compensation cost was recognized.
+Added: On August 3, 2020, the stockholders of the Company adopted the amended
+Added: and restated 2019 Plan which increased the shares available to grant under the plan by an additional 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 options.
+Added: On September 5, 2019, the Company entered into an
+Added: Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may, from time to time and at
+Added: the Company’s option, issue and sell shares of Company common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $15,000,
+Added: through a sales agent, subject to certain terms and conditions.
+Added: Any shares sold will be sold pursuant to the Company’s effective
+Added: shelf registration statement on Form S-3 including a prospectus and prospectus supplement, each dated February 10, 2020 (which
+Added: superseded a prior registration statement, prospectus and prospectus supplement that related to shares sold under the Sales Agreement).
+Added: The Company will pay the sales agent a cash commission of 3.0% of the gross proceeds of the sale of any shares sold through the
+Added: sales agent under the Sales Agreement.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, 839,357 shares were issued under the Sales Agreement for aggregate
+Added: net proceeds of $3,879.
+Added: On February 27, 2020, the Company entered into an
+Added: underwriting agreement (“Agreement”) with National Securities Corporation (“Underwriter”), in connection
+Added: with a public offering (“Offering”) of 5,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an offering price
+Added: of $4.00 per share.
+Added: Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriter a 45-day option to purchase from the
+Added: Company up to an additional 787,500 shares of common stock at the public offering price (“Over-Allotment Option”).
+Added: In connection with the Offering, the Company also agreed to issue to the Underwriter, or its designees, warrants (“Underwriter’s
+Added: Warrants”), to purchase up to an aggregate of 7% of the shares of common stock sold in the Offering (including any additional
+Added: shares sold during the 45-day option period), at an exercise price of $4.80 per share.
+Added: The Underwriter’s Warrants issued
+Added: in the Offering will be exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, commencing six months from issuance
+Added: for a period of three years from the date of issuance.
+Added: The closing of the sale of the Offering occurred on March 2, 2020.
+Added: 9, 2020, the Company issued 180,561 shares of Common Stock and 12,640 Underwriter’s Warrants pursuant to a partial exercise
+Added: by the Underwriter of the Over-Allotment Option (“Partial Over-Allotment Option Exercise”).
+Added: The net proceeds to the
+Added: Company from the Offering, including from the Partial Over-Allotment Option Exercise, after deducting the underwriting discount
+Added: and the Company’s estimated Offering expenses were $19,894.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding
+Added: warrants exercisable commencing January 6, 2019 for 3,407,820 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $4.80 to
+Added: $7.8125 per share and expiring from January 6, 2022 to April 10, 2029.
+Added: The following table presents the warrant
+Added: activity for the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019:
+Added: Average Exercise Price
+Added: Average Exercise Price
Warrants outstanding at beginning of year
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ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION:
−Removed: During the year ended August 31, 2019, the Company
−Removed: made awards under the 2008 Plan.
−Removed: Beginning September 11, 2019, the Company began making awards under the 2019 Plan, under which,
−Removed: the Company has reserved a pool of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which may be issued at the discretion of
−Removed: the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time.
−Removed: Under the 2019 Plan, each option is exercisable into one share of common
−Removed: stock of the Company.
−Removed: The options may be exercised after vesting and in accordance with vesting schedules which will be determined
−Removed: by the Board of Directors for each grant.
+Added: The Company makes awards only under the
+Added: 2019 Plan, under which, the Company had reserved a pool of 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which may be issued
+Added: at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors from time to time.
+Added: Under this 2019 Plan, each option is exercisable
+Added: into one share of common stock of the Company.
+Added: The options may be exercised after vesting and in accordance with vesting schedules
+Added: which will be determined by the Board of Directors for each grant.
The maximum term of the options is 10 years.
−Removed: The following are the significant stock options
−Removed: transactions with employees, board members and non-employees made during the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
−Removed: On February 9, 2017, options to purchase an aggregate
−Removed: of 27,731 shares of the Company were granted to four members of the Company’s Board
−Removed: of Directors as follows:
−Removed: (a) 16,337 options at an exercise price of $1 per share (lower
−Removed: than the traded market price of $6.23 on the date of grant).
−Removed: The fair value of these
−Removed: options on the date of grant was $90, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and
−Removed: was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: stock price of $6.23;
−Removed: dividend yield of 0% for
−Removed: expected volatility of 77.29%;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 1.88%;
−Removed: term of 5 years;
−Removed: (b) 11,394 options at an exercise price of $6.23 per share (equivalent
−Removed: to the traded market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: The fair value of these options on
−Removed: the date of grant was $45, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based
−Removed: on the following assumptions:
+Added: The following are the significant stock
+Added: options transactions with employees, board members and non-employees made during the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019:
+Added: On February 26, 2019, the Company granted options
+Added: to purchase an aggregate of 360,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.16 per share (equivalent
+Added: to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant) as follows:
+Added: 196,500 to the CEO;
+Added: 104,000 to the
+Added: and 59,500 to employees of the Subsidiary.
+Added: 49,125, 26,000 and 14,875 options of the CEO, CSO and the employees, respectively,
+Added: were vested and the remainder will vest in three equal annual installments on each of December 31, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
+Added: options expire on February 26, 2029.
+Added: The fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $731, using the Black Scholes
+Added: option-pricing model and was based on the following assumptions:
stock price of $3.16;
dividend yield of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 77.29%;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 1.88%;
−Removed: and expected term of
−Removed: All the options vested immediately and expire on February 9, 2027.
−Removed: On March 20, 2017, options to purchase an aggregate
−Removed: of 37,152 of the Company’s shares of common stock were granted to a consultant
−Removed: at an exercise price of $6.00 per share (higher than the traded market price of $5.96
−Removed: on the date of grant).
−Removed: The options expire on March 20, 2027.
−Removed: The options vest in 24 consecutive
−Removed: equal monthly installments of 1,548 shares of common stock each, commencing March 31,
−Removed: The fair value of these options on the date of grant was $177.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
−Removed: On July 30, 2018, the vesting schedule of the options
−Removed: was amended and restated, effective July 1, 2018, as follows:
−Removed: the 12,384 of the options that remain unvested will vest in 24 consecutive
−Removed: equal monthly installments of 516 shares each, commencing July 31, 2018.
−Removed: The amendment did not have any impact on the Company's
−Removed: financial statements.
−Removed: On June 30, 2017, the Company granted options to purchase
−Removed: shares of the Company and RSUs as follows:
−Removed: (1) To the Chief Executive Officer, options to purchase an aggregate
−Removed: of 147,000 shares of the Company, at an exercise price of $7.77 per share (equivalent
−Removed: to the traded market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: 49,000 of such options vested on December
−Removed: 31, 2017, as the Company share price reached the target of $8.00 per share, and the remainder
−Removed: will vest in two equal annual installments of 49,000, on each of December 31, 2018 and
−Removed: 2019, subject to the Company share price reaching the target of $9.50 per share and $12.50
−Removed: per share, respectively.
−Removed: These options expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: The fair value of the
−Removed: options at the date of grant was $585 using the Monte Carlo model, which utilizes multiple
−Removed: input variables to estimate the probability that market conditions will be achieved,
−Removed: and was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: dividend yield of 0% for all years;
volatility of 69.05%;
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and expected term of 6.25 years.
−Removed: (2) To the Chief Scientific Officer:
−Removed: (a) 75,000 RSUs representing
−Removed: a right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock which vested immediately,
−Removed: have an exercise price of $0.012 per share of common stock and expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: The total fair value of these RSUs on the date of grant was $582, using the quoted closing
−Removed: market share price of $7.77 on Nasdaq on the date of grant.
−Removed: The shares of common stock
−Removed: underlying the RSUs will be issued upon request of the grantee.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2018,
−Removed: none of these RSUs were exercised;
−Removed: and (b) options to purchase an aggregate of 69,999
−Removed: shares of the Company, at an exercise price of $7.77 per share (equivalent to the traded
−Removed: market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: 23,333 of such options vested on December 31, 2017
−Removed: and the remainder will vest in two equal annual installments of 23,333, on each of December
−Removed: 31, 2018 and 2019.
−Removed: These options expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: The fair value of all these
−Removed: options on the date of grant was $359, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and
−Removed: was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: stock price of $7.77;
−Removed: dividend yield of 0% for
−Removed: expected volatility of 74.77%;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 1.89%;
−Removed: term of 6 years.
−Removed: (3) To four members of the Company’s Board of Directors,
−Removed: options to purchase an aggregate of 67,092 shares of the Company (16,773 options to each
−Removed: director), at an exercise price of $7.77 per share (equivalent to the traded market price
−Removed: on the date of grant).
−Removed: 22,364 of such options (5,591 options for each director) vested
−Removed: on December 31, 2017 and the remainder will vest in two equal annual installments, on
−Removed: each of December 31, 2018 and 2019.
−Removed: These options expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: The fair value
−Removed: of all these options on the date of grant was $344, using the Black Scholes option-pricing
−Removed: model and was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: stock price of $7.77;
−Removed: dividend yield
−Removed: of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 74.77%;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 1.89%;
−Removed: and expected term of 6 years.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
−Removed: (4) To a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, options
−Removed: to purchase an aggregate of 56,773 shares of the Company at an exercise price of $7.77
−Removed: per share (equivalent to the traded market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: 15,591 of such
−Removed: options vested on December 31, 2017 and the remainder will vest in three annual installments,
−Removed: 15,591 of which will vest on each of December 31, 2018 and 2019, and 10,000 of which
−Removed: will vest on December 31, 2020.
−Removed: These options expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: The fair value
−Removed: of these options on the date of grant was $294, using the Black Scholes option-pricing
+Added: On April 10, 2019 and April 15, 2019, the Company granted options to its directors to purchase an aggregate of 30,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.17 and $4.13 per share, respectively (equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant).
+Added: 20,000 of such options vested immediately and the remaining 10,000 options vested on December 31, 2019.
+Added: The fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $64, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based on the following assumptions:
+Added: stock price of $4.13 and $4.17, respectively;
+Added: dividend yield of 0% for all years;
+Added: expected volatility of 54.64% and 66.40%, respectively;
+Added: risk-free interest rates of 2.37% and 2.28%, respectively;
+Added: and expected term of 5 and 5.5 years, respectively.
+Added: On June 17, 2019, the Company granted options to its
+Added: chief financial officer to purchase an aggregate of 33,146 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.55
+Added: per share (equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant).
+Added: 5,396 of such options vested
+Added: will vest on December 31, 2019 and the remaining 27,750 will vest in 3 equal installments on each of December 31, 2020, December
+Added: 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: The fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $74, using the Black Scholes option-pricing
model and was based on the following assumptions:
stock price of $3.55;
−Removed: dividend yield
−Removed: of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 74.15%;
+Added: dividend yield of 0% for all years;
+Added: expected volatility
risk-free interest rates of 2.03%;
and expected term of 6.25 years.
−Removed: (5) To employees of the Subsidiary, options to purchase an aggregate
−Removed: of 38,901 shares of the Company, at an exercise price of $7.77 per share (equivalent
−Removed: to the traded market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: 4,912 of such options vested on December
−Removed: 31, 2017, 22,777 of such options were forfeited through August 31, 2018, 1,388 options
−Removed: expired through August 31, 2018 and the remainder will vest in two equal annual installments,
−Removed: on each of December 31, 2018 and 2019.
−Removed: These options expire on June 30, 2027.
−Removed: value of all these options on the date of grant was $200, using the Black Scholes option-pricing
−Removed: model and was based on the following assumptions:
+Added: On September 11, 2019, the Company granted options to its chief business and operation officer to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.69 per share (equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant).
+Added: The options shall vest in 16 equal installments of 6,250 on the first day of every three months period beginning November 1, 2019.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, 25,000 of such options are vested.
+Added: The options expire on September 11, 2029.
+Added: The fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $224, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based on the following assumptions:
stock price of $3.69;
−Removed: dividend yield
−Removed: of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 74.77%;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 1.89%;
−Removed: and expected term of 6 years.
−Removed: On July 19, 2017, options to purchase an aggregate of
−Removed: 20,001 shares of the Company were granted to an employee of the Subsidiary at an exercise
−Removed: price of $8.57 per share (equivalent to the traded market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: 6,667 of such options vested on December 31, 2017 and the remainder will vest in two
−Removed: equal annual installments, on each of December 31, 2018 and 2019.
−Removed: These options expire
−Removed: on July 19, 2027.
−Removed: The fair value of these options on the date of grant was $113, using
−Removed: the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: price of $8.57;
dividend yield of 0% for all years;
expected volatility of 65.60%;
−Removed: interest rates of 1.83%;
−Removed: and expected term of 6 years.
−Removed: On January 31, 2018, the Company granted options to purchase
−Removed: an aggregate of 159,000 shares of the Company at an exercise price of $8.14 per share
−Removed: (equivalent to the traded market price on the date of grant) as follows:
−Removed: 97,000 to the
−Removed: Chief Executive Officer;
−Removed: 47,000 to the Chief Scientific Officer;
−Removed: and 15,000 to an employee
−Removed: of the Subsidiary.
−Removed: The options will vest in four equal annual installments, on each of
−Removed: January 1, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
−Removed: These options expire on January 31, 2028.
−Removed: value of all these options on the date of grant was $857, using the Black Scholes option-pricing
−Removed: model and was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: stock price of $8.14;
−Removed: dividend yield
−Removed: of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 71.96%;
risk-free interest rates of 1.89%;
and expected term of 6.14 years.
−Removed: On each of April 8, 2018 and May 3, 2018, the Company
−Removed: granted options to purchase 30,000 shares of the Company to an employee of the Subsidiary
−Removed: at exercise prices of $7.05 and $6.70 per share, respectively (equivalent to the traded
−Removed: market price on the date of grant).
−Removed: The options vest in sixteen consecutive equal installments
−Removed: on the last day of each quarter commencing June 30, 2018.
−Removed: 30,000 options expire on April
−Removed: 8, 2028 and 30,000 options expire on May 3, 2028.
−Removed: The fair value of all these options
−Removed: on the date of grant was $269, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based
−Removed: on the following assumptions:
−Removed: (a) for the options granted on April 8, 2018:
−Removed: dividend yield of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 71.54%;
−Removed: interest rates of 2.70%;
−Removed: and expected term of 6.07 years;
−Removed: and (b) for the options granted
−Removed: on May 3, 2018:
+Added: On September 11, 2019, the Company granted options to its chief business and operation officer to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.69 per share (equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant).
+Added: The options shall vest in 4 installments upon achievement of certain performance conditions.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, no such options are vested.
+Added: The options expire on September 11, 2029.
+Added: The fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $127, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based on the following assumptions:
stock price of $3.69;
dividend yield of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility
+Added: expected volatility of 67.96%;
risk-free interest rates of 1.68%;
−Removed: and expected term of 6.02 years.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
−Removed: On February 26, 2019, the Company granted options to
−Removed: purchase an aggregate of 360,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise
−Removed: price of $3.16 per share (equivalent to the closing price of the Company's common stock
−Removed: on the date of grant) as follows:
−Removed: 196,500 to the Chief Executive Officer;
−Removed: the Chief Scientific Officer;
−Removed: and 59,500 to employees of the Subsidiary.
−Removed: will vest in four equal annual installments, on each of December 31, 2019, 2020, 2021
−Removed: These options expire on February 26, 2029.
−Removed: The fair value of all these options
−Removed: on the date of grant was $731, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based
−Removed: on the following assumptions:
+Added: expected term of 6.91 years;
+Added: and the probability that such performance conditions will occur.
+Added: On January 8, 2020, the Company granted options to
+Added: its directors to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.80 per share
+Added: (equivalent to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant).
+Added: The options shall vest in three equal
+Added: installments on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
+Added: The options expire on January 8, 2030.
+Added: fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $278, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based on the
+Added: following assumptions:
stock price of $4.80;
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expected volatility of 62.55%;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 2.54%;
+Added: risk-free interest
+Added: rates of 1.67%;
and expected term of 5.99.
−Removed: On September 11, 2019, the options were canceled and re-granted at the same terms
−Removed: under the 2019 Plan.
−Removed: On April 10, 2019 and April 15, 2019, the Company granted options to its directors to purchase an aggregate of 30,000 shares
−Removed: of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.17 and $4.13 per share, respectively (equivalent to the closing price
−Removed: of the Company's common stock on the date of grant).
−Removed: 20,000 of such options vested immediately and the remaining 10,000 options
−Removed: will vest on December 31, 2019.
+Added: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
+Added: NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
+Added: On January 8, 2020, the Company granted options to
+Added: purchase an aggregate of 290,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.80 per share (equivalent to
+Added: the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant) as follows:
+Added: 190,000 to the CEO and 100,000 to the
+Added: The options will vest in four equal annual installments, on each of December 31, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
+Added: These options
+Added: expire on January 8, 2030.
The fair value of all these options on the date of grant was $868, using the Black Scholes option-pricing
model and was based on the following assumptions:
−Removed: stock price of $4.13 and $4.17, respectively;
−Removed: dividend yield of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 54.64% and 66.40%, respectively;
−Removed: risk-free interest rates of 2.37% and 2.28%, respectively;
−Removed: term of 5 and 5.5 years, respectively.
−Removed: On September 11, 2019, the options were canceled and re-granted at the same terms under
−Removed: the 2019 Plan.
−Removed: On June 17, 2019, the Company granted options to its Chief Financial Officer to purchase an aggregate of 33,146 shares of common
−Removed: stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.55 per share (equivalent to the closing price of the Company's common stock on
−Removed: the date of grant).
−Removed: 5,396 of such options will vest on December 31, 2019 and the remaining 27,750 will vest in 3 equal installments
−Removed: on each of December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The fair value of all these options on the date of grant
−Removed: was $74, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and was based on the following assumptions:
stock price of $4.80;
−Removed: yield of 0% for all years;
−Removed: expected volatility of 67.79%;
+Added: dividend yield of 0% for all years;
+Added: expected volatility
risk-free interest rates of 1.67%;
and expected term of 6.24 years.
−Removed: September 11, 2019, the options were canceled and re-granted at the same terms under the 2019 Plan.
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
Options to employees, directors and non-employees
−Removed: The fair value of each option grant is estimated
−Removed: on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model or Monte Carlo model with the following range of assumptions:
−Removed: For options granted in
−Removed: the year ended August 31 ,
+Added: The fair value of each option grant is
+Added: estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model or Monte Carlo model with the following range of assumptions:
+Added: For options granted
+Added: in the year ended
Expected option life (years)
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Expected dividend yield (%)
−Removed: A summary of the status of the stock options granted
−Removed: to employees and directors as of August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and changes during the years ended on those dates, is presented
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
+Added: A summary of the status of the stock options
+Added: granted to employees and directors as of August 31, 2020, and 2019, and changes during the years ended on those dates, is presented
Options outstanding at beginning of year
3 unchanged sentences
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year
−Removed: Expenses recognized in respect of stock options
−Removed: granted to employees and directors, for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $791, $1,350 and $451, respectively.
−Removed: The total intrinsic value of employees' options exercised
−Removed: during the years ended August 31, 2018 and 2017 was $248 and $85, respectively.
−Removed: None of the options were exercised by employees
−Removed: during the year ended August 31, 2019.
+Added: Expenses recognized in respect of stock
+Added: options granted to employees and directors, for the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 were $1,086 and $791, respectively.
+Added: The total intrinsic value of employees’
+Added: options exercised during the year ended August 31, 2020 was $27.
+Added: None of the options were exercised by employees during the year
+Added: ended August 31, 2019.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
−Removed: The following table presents summary information concerning
−Removed: the options granted to employees and directors outstanding as of August 31, 2019:
+Added: The following table
+Added: presents summary information concerning the options granted to employees and directors outstanding as of August 31, 2020:
+Added: Number outstanding
8.14 to 12.45
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, there were $832 of unrecognized
−Removed: compensation costs related to non-vested options previously granted to employees and directors.
−Removed: The unrecognized compensation
−Removed: costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.25 years.
−Removed: A summary of the status of the stock options granted
−Removed: to non-employees outstanding as of August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and changes during the years ended on those dates, is presented
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
+Added: 687,024 of options granted to employees
+Added: and directors that were outstanding as of August 31, 2020, were also exercisable as of August 31, 2020.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, there were $1,167
+Added: of unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested options previously granted to employees and directors.
+Added: The unrecognized
+Added: compensation costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.
+Added: A summary of the status of the stock options
+Added: granted to non-employees outstanding as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and changes during the years ended on those dates, is presented
Options outstanding at beginning of year
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Options exercisable at end of year
−Removed: The Company recorded stock-based compensation of
−Removed: $22, $111 and $59 during the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to non-employees' awards.
+Added: Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year
+Added: The Company recorded stock-based compensation
+Added: of $87 and $22 during the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to non-employees’
None of the options were exercised by non-employees
1 unchanged sentence
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (continued):
−Removed: The following table presents summary information
−Removed: concerning the options granted to non-employees outstanding as of August 31, 2019:
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, there were no unrecognized
−Removed: compensation costs related to non-vested non-employee options.
+Added: The following table
+Added: presents summary information concerning the options granted to non-employees outstanding as of August 31, 2020:
+Added: Number outstanding
+Added: 65,152 options granted to non-employees
+Added: that were outstanding as of August 31, 2020, were also exercisable as of August 31, 2019.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, there were $51 of
+Added: unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested options previously granted to non-employees.
+Added: The unrecognized compensation
+Added: costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.
Restricted stock units
−Removed: The following table summarizes the activities for
−Removed: unvested RSUs granted to employees and directors for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
+Added: The following table summarizes the activities
+Added: for unvested RSUs granted to employees and directors for the years ended August 31, 2020 and 2019:
Number of RSUs
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Vested and unissued
−Removed: The Company recorded compensation income related
−Removed: to RSUs of $5 for the year ended August 31, 2019 and compensation expense of $86 and $1,064 during the years ended August 31,
−Removed: 2018 and 2017, respectively, related to RSU awards.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, there were no unrecognized
+Added: The Company recorded compensation income
+Added: related to RSUs of $5 for the year ended August 31, 2019, related to RSU awards.
+Added: During the year ended August 31, 2020, the Company
+Added: did not record expense or income related to RSU.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, there are no unrecognized
compensation costs related to RSUs.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 9 - FINANCIAL INCOME AND EXPENSES
Financial income
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
Income from interest on deposits
−Removed: Exchange rate differences
Income from interest on corporate bonds
Financial expenses
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
Exchange rate differences
−Removed: Bank commissions
−Removed: Loss from securities
−Removed: NOTE 10 - TAXES ON INCOME:
+Added: Bank and broker commissions
+Added: Loss (gain) from securities, net
+Added: NOTE 10 - TAXES
+Added: Taxes on income included in the consolidated
+Added: statements of operations represent current taxes due to taxable income of the Company and its Subsidiary.
Corporate taxation in the U.S.
−Removed: The applicable corporate tax rate for the Company is
−Removed: 21% following the U.S.
−Removed: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "TCJA"), excluding state tax and local tax.
−Removed: On December 22, 2017,
−Removed: the TCJA was signed into law, which among other changes reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective
−Removed: January 1, 2018.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the Company has an accumulated
−Removed: tax loss carryforward of approximately $14,336 (as of August 31, 2018, approximately $12,053).
−Removed: tax laws, subject to
−Removed: certain limitations, carryforward tax losses expire 20 years after the year in which incurred.
−Removed: In the case of the Company, subject
−Removed: to potential limitations in accordance with the relevant law, the net loss carryforward will expire in the years 2026 through
+Added: The applicable corporate tax rate for the
+Added: Company is 21% following the U.S.
+Added: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”), excluding state tax and local tax.
+Added: 22, 2017, the TCJA was signed into law, which among other changes reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%,
+Added: effective January 1, 2018.
+Added: of August 31, 2020, the Company has an accumulated tax loss carryforward of approximately $15,880 (as of August 31, 2019, $13,013).
+Added: tax laws, subject to certain limitations, carryforward tax losses originating in tax years beginning after January
+Added: 1, 2018 , have no expiration date, but they are limited to 80% of the company's taxable income
+Added: in any given tax year.
+Added: carryforward tax losses originating in tax years beginning prior to January 1, 2018 , expire
+Added: 20 years after the year in which incurred.
+Added: In the case of the Company, subject to potential limitations in accordance with the
+Added: relevant law, the net loss carryforward will expire in the years 2027 through 2039.
Corporate taxation in Israel:
−Removed: The Subsidiary is taxed in accordance with Israeli
−Removed: The corporate tax rates applicable to 2019, 2018 and 2017 are 23%, 23% and 24%, respectively.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the Subsidiary has an accumulated
−Removed: tax loss carryforward of approximately $44,469 (as of August 31, 2018, approximately $34,695).
−Removed: Under the Israeli tax laws, carryforward
−Removed: tax losses have no expiration date.
+Added: The Subsidiary is taxed in accordance with
+Added: Israeli tax laws.
+Added: The corporate tax rates applicable to 2020 and 2019 is 23%.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the Subsidiary has
+Added: an accumulated tax loss carryforward of approximately $57,900 (as of August 31, 2019, approximately $44,469).
+Added: Under the Israeli
+Added: tax laws, carryforward tax losses have no expiration date.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 10 - TAXES ON INCOME (continued):
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Net deferred tax assets
−Removed: Deferred taxes are determined based on temporary differences
−Removed: between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that
−Removed: will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
−Removed: Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon
−Removed: sufficient future taxable income during the period that deductible temporary differences and carryforwards are expected to be
−Removed: available to reduce taxable income.
−Removed: As the achievement of required future taxable income is uncertain, the Company recorded a
−Removed: full valuation allowance.
−Removed: The reduction of the tax rate and TCJA had no impact
−Removed: on the net deferred taxes of the Company.
+Added: Deferred taxes are determined based on
+Added: temporary differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax
+Added: rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.
+Added: Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent
+Added: upon sufficient future taxable income during the period that deductible temporary differences and carryforwards are expected to
+Added: be available to reduce taxable income.
+Added: As the achievement of required future taxable income is uncertain, the Company recorded
+Added: a full valuation allowance.
+Added: The reduction of the tax rate and TCJA
+Added: had no impact on the net deferred taxes of the Company.
Loss before taxes on income and income taxes included
in the income statements of operations:
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
Loss before taxes on income:
Taxes on income (tax benefit):
−Removed: Taxes on income of $300 in the year ended August 31,
−Removed: 2019 resulted from withholding tax deducted from HTIT milestones payments, which were received during the year ended August 31,
−Removed: 2019, according to the License Agreement.
−Removed: As of August 31, 2019, the Company did not expect to reach taxable income in the 5 years
−Removed: following the balance sheet date, and therefore recognized this amount as taxes on income.
+Added: Taxes on income
+Added: of $300 in the year ended August 31, 2019 resulted from withholding tax deducted from HTIT milestones payments, which were received
+Added: during the year ended August 31, 2019, according to the License Agreement.
+Added: As of August 31, 2020, the Company did not expect to
+Added: reach taxable income in the 5 years following the balance sheet date, and therefore recognized this amount as taxes on income.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 10 - TAXES ON INCOME (continued):
−Removed: Reconciliation
−Removed: of the statutory tax benefit to effective tax expense
−Removed: Following is a reconciliation of the theoretical tax
−Removed: expense, assuming all income is taxed at the regular tax rates applicable to companies in the United States, and the actual tax
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
+Added: Reconciliation of the statutory tax benefit to
+Added: effective tax expense
+Added: Following is a reconciliation of the theoretical
+Added: tax expense, assuming all income is taxed at the regular tax rates applicable to companies in the United States, and the actual
Loss before income taxes as reported in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss
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Withholding tax, see note 10d above
+Added: Uncertain tax position
Taxes on income for the reported year
−Removed: in Income Taxes
+Added: Uncertainty in Income Taxes
ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes”
−Removed: significant judgment in determining what constitutes an individual tax position as well as assessing the outcome of each tax position.
−Removed: Changes in judgment as to recognition or measurement of tax positions can materially affect the estimate of the effective tax
−Removed: rate and consequently, affect the operating results of the Company.
−Removed: The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to its
−Removed: tax contingencies as income tax expense.
−Removed: The following table summarizes the activity of the
−Removed: Company unrecognized tax benefits:
−Removed: Year ended August 31,
+Added: requires significant judgment in determining what constitutes an individual tax position as well as assessing the outcome of each
+Added: tax position.
+Added: Changes in judgment as to recognition or measurement of tax positions can materially affect the estimate of the effective
+Added: tax rate and consequently, affect the operating results of the Company.
+Added: The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to
+Added: its tax contingencies as income tax expense.
+Added: The following table summarizes the activity
+Added: of the Company unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance at Beginning of Year
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Balance at End of Year
−Removed: The Company does not expect unrecognized tax expenses
−Removed: to change significantly over the next 12 months.
+Added: The Company does not expect unrecognized
+Added: tax expenses to change significantly over the next 12 months.
The Company is subject to U.S.
−Removed: Federal income tax examinations
−Removed: for the tax years of 2014 through 2018.
−Removed: The Subsidiary is subject to Israeli income tax examinations
−Removed: for the tax years of 2013 through 2018.
+Added: income tax examinations for the tax years of 2016 through 2018.
+Added: The Subsidiary is subject to Israeli income
+Added: tax examinations for the tax years of 2014 through 2019.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
+Added: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
+Added: In thousands (except share and per share
NOTE 10 - TAXES ON INCOME (continued):
Valuation Allowance Rollforward
−Removed: ended August 31,
+Added: Balance at beginning of period
+Added: Balance at end of period
Allowance in respect of carryforward tax losses:
Year ended August 31, 2020
−Removed: ended August 31, 2018
−Removed: ended August 31, 2017
−Removed: NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTIES - TRANSACTIONS:
+Added: Year ended August 31, 2019
+Added: 11 - RELATED PARTIES - TRANSACTIONS:
During each of the fiscal years of 2020 and 2019,
−Removed: the Company paid to directors $100 as directors' fees.
+Added: the Company paid to directors $95 and $100, respectively, as directors’
On July 1, 2008, the Subsidiary entered into two consulting
agreements with KNRY Ltd.
−Removed: (“KNRY”), an Israeli company owned by the CSO,
−Removed: whereby the CEO and the CSO, through KNRY, provide services to the Company (the “Consulting
−Removed: Agreements”).
−Removed: The Consulting Agreements are both terminable by either party upon
−Removed: 140 days, prior written notice.
−Removed: The Consulting Agreements, as amended, provide that KNRY
−Removed: will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with performance of
−Removed: the Consulting Agreements and that the monthly consulting fee paid to the CEO and the
−Removed: CSO is NIS 127,570 ($36) and NIS 80,454 ($23), respectively.
−Removed: In addition to the Consulting Agreements, based on
−Removed: a relocation cost analysis prepared by consulting company ORI - Organizational Resources International Ltd., the Company pays
−Removed: for certain direct costs, related taxes and expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of the CEO to New York.
−Removed: fiscal 2019, such relocation expenses totaled $486.
+Added: (“KNRY”), an Israeli company owned by the CSO, whereby the CEO and the CSO, through KNRY,
+Added: provide services to the Company (the “Consulting Agreements”).
+Added: The Consulting Agreements are both terminable by either
+Added: party upon 140 days, prior written notice.
+Added: The Consulting Agreements, as amended, provide that KNRY will be reimbursed for reasonable
+Added: expenses incurred in connection with performance of the Consulting Agreements and that the monthly consulting fee paid to the
+Added: CEO and the CSO is NIS 127,570 ($38) and NIS 92,522 ($28), respectively.
+Added: In addition to the Consulting Agreements,
+Added: based on a relocation cost analysis prepared by consulting company ORI - Organizational Resources International Ltd., the Company
+Added: pays for certain direct costs, related taxes and expenses incurred in connection with the relocation of the CEO to New York.
+Added: fiscal 2020 and 2019 such relocation expenses totaled $516 and $486, respectively.
Balances with related parties:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - KNRY
−Removed: Accounts payable and accrued expenses –
−Removed: CEO (relocation)
−Removed: ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
−Removed: NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
−Removed: Dollars in thousands (except share
−Removed: and per share data)
−Removed: NOTE 12 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
−Removed: As mentioned in note 7d above on September 11, 2019,
−Removed: some of the options that were granted during 2019 were canceled and re-granted under the 2019 Plan in the same amounts and under
−Removed: the same terms as the original grants.
−Removed: On September 11, 2019, the Company granted options to its Chief Operating & Business Officer to purchase an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $3.69 per share.
−Removed: 6,250 of such options vested on November 1, 2019 and the remaining 93,750 of such options vest in 15 consecutive equal installments of 6,250 options on the first day of every three month period thereafter.
−Removed: Such officer was granted additional options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.69 per share.
−Removed: Such options vest based on such officer’s performance as determined by the Company's Board of Directors pursuant to the criteria set forth in the stock option award agreement between such officer and the Company.
−Removed: These options expire on September 11, 2029.
−Removed: All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable
−Removed: accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions, or are inapplicable, and therefore have been
−Removed: Composite Copy of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended as of January 22, 2013, corrected February 8, 2013, further amended July 25, 2014 and corrected September 5, 2017 (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 29, 2017).
+Added: Expenses to related parties:
+Added: Nadav Kidron (CEO)
+Added: All other schedules for which provision
+Added: is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions, or are inapplicable,
+Added: and therefore have been omitted.
+Added: Composite Copy of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended as
+Added: of January 22, 2013, corrected February 8, 2013, as amended as of July 25, 2014, corrected September 5, 2017 and as further
+Added: amended as of August 3, 2020.
+Added: Composite Copy of Certificate of Incorporation, as amended as
+Added: of January 22, 2013, corrected February 8, 2013, as amended as of July 25, 2014, corrected September 5, 2017 and as further
+Added: amended as of August 3, 2020 (marked copy).
Amended and Restated By-laws (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed February 1, 2013).
1 unchanged sentence
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed July 5, 2018).
+Added: Form of Underwriter’s Warrant (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed February 28, 2020).
Description of Securities.
22 unchanged sentences
and KNRY, Ltd., entered into as of July 1, 2008, for the services of Miriam Kidron (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 29, 2017).
+Added: Amendment, dated January 10, 2020, to Consulting Agreements by and between Oramed Ltd.
+Added: and KNRY, Ltd., entered into as of July 1, 2008, for the services of Miriam Kidron (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed April 6, 2020).
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed August 6, 2019).
−Removed: Form of Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement.
−Removed: Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated July 20, 2017, by and between Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: and Hilla Eisenberg (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2017).
−Removed: Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated October 29, 2018, by and between Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: and Hilla Eisenberg (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 28, 2018).
−Removed: Employment Agreement, dated November 6, 2018, by and between Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: and Mark Hasleton (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 28, 2018).
+Added: Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
+Added: Amended and Restated 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed June 30, 2020).
+Added: Form of Notice of Stock Option Award and Stock Option Award Agreement (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 27, 2019).
Employment Agreement, dated May 16, 2019, by and between Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: and Avraham Gabay (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed July 10, 2019).
+Added: and Avraham Gabay (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed May 16, 2019).
+Added: First Amendment, dated December 19, 2019, to Employment Agreement, entered into as of May 16, 2019, by and between Oramed Ltd.
+Added: and Avraham Gabay (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed January 9, 2020).
Clinical Trial Agreement, dated September 11, 2011, between Oramed Ltd., Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd., Miriam Kidron and Daniel Schurr (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K/A filed December 21, 2012).
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Representative Form of Indemnification Agreements between Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
−Removed: and each of our directors and officers.
−Removed: Employment Agreement, dated August 18, 2019, between Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: and Joshua Hexter.
−Removed: Consulting Agreement, dated December 12, 2018, between Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc.
−Removed: and Joshua Hexter (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed January 14, 2019).
+Added: and each of our directors and officers (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed January 9, 2020).
+Added: Employment Agreement, dated August 18, 2019, between Oramed
+Added: and Joshua Hexter (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 27, 2019).
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 30, 2015, between Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5 unchanged sentences
Incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed January 13, 2016).
−Removed: Amendment to the Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement, dated June 3, 2016, between Hefei Tianhui Incubator of Technologies Co., Ltd., Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
+Added: to the Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement, dated June 3, 2016, between Hefei Tianhui Incubator of Technologies
+Added: Co., Ltd., Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: (Confidential treatment has been granted for portions of this document.
−Removed: The confidential portions have been omitted and filed separately, on a confidential basis, with the Securities and Exchange Commission) (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 25, 2016).
−Removed: Amendment to the Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement, dated July 24, 2016, between Hefei Tianhui Incubator of Technologies Co., Ltd., Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
+Added: (Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this
+Added: The confidential portions will be omitted and filed separately, on a confidential basis, with the Securities and
+Added: Exchange Commission) (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 25, 2016).
+Added: to the Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement, dated July 24, 2016, between Hefei Tianhui Incubator of
+Added: Technologies Co., Ltd., Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
and Oramed Ltd.
−Removed: (Confidential treatment has been granted for portions of this document.
−Removed: The confidential portions have been omitted and filed separately, on a confidential basis, with the Securities and Exchange Commission) (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 25, 2016).
+Added: (Confidential treatment has been requested for portions
+Added: of this document.
+Added: The confidential portions will be omitted and filed separately, on a confidential basis, with the
+Added: Securities and Exchange Commission) (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 25,
Service Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2016, between Oramed Ltd.
7 unchanged sentences
and Canaccord Genuity LLC (incorporated by reference from our current report on Form 8-K filed September 5, 2019).
+Added: Amendment to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 10, 2020, by and between the Company and Canaccord Genuity LLC (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed April 6, 2020).
Clinical Research Organization Services Agreement, dated February 14, 2018 and effective as of November 1, 2017, between Oramed Ltd.
5 unchanged sentences
and Integrium, LLC (incorporated by reference from our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed July 10, 2019).
−Removed: Subsidiaries.
+Added: Clinical Research Organization Services Agreement, dated September 2, 2020 and effective as of January 15, 2020, between Oramed Ltd.
+Added: and Integrium, LLC (incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed September 9, 2020).
+Added: Clinical Research Organization Services Agreement, dated September 16, 2020 and effective as of January 15, 2020, between Oramed Ltd.
+Added: and Integrium, LLC (incorporated by reference from our Form 8-K filed September 18, 2020).
+Added: Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference from our annual report on Form 10-K filed November 27, 2019).
Consent of Kesselman & Kesselman, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section
−Removed: 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
−Removed: the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
+Added: 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
+Added: undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
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and on the dates indicated.
−Removed: /s/ NADAV KIDRON
−Removed: November 27, 2019
−Removed: Nadav Kidron,
−Removed: President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
−Removed: (principal executive officer)
−Removed: /s/ AVRAHAM GABAY
−Removed: November 27, 2019
+Added: and Chief Executive Officer and Director
+Added: executive officer)
AVRAHAM GABAY
−Removed: Chief Financial Officer
−Removed: (principal financial and accounting officer)
−Removed: /s/ AVIAD FRIEDMAN
−Removed: November 27, 2019
+Added: Financial Officer
+Added: financial and accounting officer)
AVIAD FRIEDMAN
−Removed: /s/ MIRIAM KIDRON
−Removed: November 27, 2019
MIRIAM KIDRON
−Removed: /s/ XIAOMING GAO
−Removed: November 27, 2019
−Removed: Xiaoming Gao,
−Removed: /s/ KEVIN RAKIN
−Removed: November 27, 2019
−Removed: /s/ LEONARD SANK
−Removed: November 27, 2019
−Removed: Leonard Sank,
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