Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
−Removed: are a biotechnology company focused in the field of regenerative medicine, and a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapy product
−Removed: candidates for the treatment of multiple inflammatory, muscle injuries and hematologic conditions.
−Removed: Our operations are focused on the
−Removed: research, development, manufacturing, conducting clinical trials and business development of cell therapeutics and related technologies.
−Removed: cells are derived from a class of placental cells that are harvested from donated placenta at the time of full term healthy delivery
−Removed: The cells are grown using our proprietary three-dimensional expansion technology and can be administered to patients off the-shelf,
−Removed: without blood or tissue matching prior to administration.
−Removed: PLX cells are believed to release a range of therapeutic proteins in response
−Removed: to the patient’s condition, such as inflammation, muscle trauma, hematological disorders and radiation damage.
−Removed: We are conducting several
−Removed: multinational clinical studies which consist of a Phase III clinical study in muscle recovery following surgery for hip fracture and two
−Removed: Phase II clinical studies in ARDS associated with COVID-19 in the United States, Europe and Israel.
−Removed: In addition, we are focusing on other
−Removed: clinical programs in the hematological field such as a Phase I clinical study for incomplete recovery following bone marrow transplantation
−Removed: in the United States and Israel, an investigator-led Phase I/II cGVHD study in Israel, and ARS under the FDA animal rule.
−Removed: We believe that
−Removed: each of these indications is a severe unmet medical need.
−Removed: Our manufacturing facility
−Removed: complies with the European, Japanese, Israeli, South Korean and the FDA’s cGMP requirements and has been inspected and approved
−Removed: by the European and Israeli regulators for production of PLX-PAD for late stage trials.
−Removed: We have also been granted manufacturer/importer
−Removed: authorization and cGMP Certification by the MOH.
−Removed: If we obtain FDA and other regulatory approvals to market PLX cells, we expect to have
−Removed: in-house production capacity to grow PLX cells in commercial quantities.
−Removed: goal is to make significant progress with our clinical pipeline and our clinical studies in order to ultimately bring innovative, potent
−Removed: therapies to patients who need new treatment options.
−Removed: We expect to demonstrate a real-world impact and value from our pipeline, technology
−Removed: platform and commercial-scale manufacturing capacity.
−Removed: Our business model for commercialization and revenue generation includes, but is
−Removed: not limited to, licensing deals, joint ventures with pharmaceutical companies, direct sale of our products, and partnerships.
−Removed: OF OPERATIONS – YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020.
−Removed: for the year ended June 30, 2020 were $23,000 compared to no revenues for the year ended June 30, 2021.
−Removed: The revenues in the year ended
−Removed: June 30, 2020 were related to the sale of our PLX cells for research use.
−Removed: and Development, Net
−Removed: Research and development net costs (costs less participation and grants
−Removed: by the IIA, Horizon 2020 and other parties) increased by 39% from $21,577,000 for the year ended June 30, 2020 to $30,066,000 for the
−Removed: year ended June 30, 2021.
−Removed: The increase is mainly attributed to (1) an increase in clinical study subcontractor expenses which mostly relates
−Removed: to ARDS associated with COVID-19 Phase II clinical studies, (2) an increase in payroll expenses related to payroll adjustments and exchange
−Removed: rate adjustment that relates to the strength of the NIS against the U.S.
−Removed: dollar, (3) increased share-based compensation expenses due to
−Removed: increased amount of restricted stock units, or RSUs, granted during the year ended June 30, 2021 compared to the amount of RSUs granted
−Removed: during the year ended June 30, 2020, and (4) a decrease in the participation of Horizon 2020 in our clinical programs.
−Removed: The increased research
−Removed: and development net costs were partially offset by a decrease in travel abroad expenses due to the COVID–19 pandemic.
−Removed: and Administrative
−Removed: General and administrative expenses increased by 159% from $7,922,000
+Added: We are a biotechnology company with an advanced cell-based technology
+Added: We have developed a unique three-dimensional, or 3D, technology platform for cell expansion with an industrial scale in-house
+Added: GMP cell manufacturing facility.
+Added: We are utilizing our technology in the field of regenerative medicine and food tech and plan to utilize
+Added: it in other industries and verticals that have a need for our mass scale and cost-effective cell expansion platform.
+Added: We use our advanced cell-based
+Added: technology platform in the field of regenerative medicine to develop placenta-based cell therapy product candidates for the treatment
+Added: of inflammatory, muscle injuries and hematologic conditions.
+Added: Our PLX cells are adherent stromal cells that are expanded using our 3D platform.
+Added: Our PLX cells can be administered to patients off-the-shelf, without blood or tissue matching or additional manipulation prior to administration.
+Added: PLX cells are believed to release a range of therapeutic proteins in response to the patient’s condition.
+Added: Our operations are focused on the research, development and manufacturing
+Added: of cells and cell-based products, conducting clinical studies and the business development of cell therapeutics and cell-based technologies,
+Added: such as our recent collaboration with Tnuva Food Industries – Agricultural Cooperative in Israel Ltd., through its fully owned subsidiary,
+Added: Tnuva, to use our technology to establish a cultivated food platform.
+Added: We expect to demonstrate a
+Added: real-world impact and value from our cell-based technology platform, our current PLX pipeline and from other cell-based product candidates
+Added: that may be developed based on our platform.
+Added: Our business model for commercialization and revenue generation includes, but is not limited
+Added: to, licensing deals, joint ventures, partnerships, joint development agreements and direct sale of our products.
+Added: We are now completing a multinational
+Added: Phase III clinical study in muscle recovery following surgery for hip fracture, with sites in the United States, Europe and Israel.
+Added: the last year, we have completed a Phase II clinical study in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or ARDS, associated with COVID-19 and
+Added: a Phase I clinical study for incomplete recovery following bone marrow transplantation.
+Added: Additional areas of focus for clinical development
+Added: include an investigator-led Phase I/II Chronic Graft versus Host Disease, or cGVHD, study in Israel, and an Acute Radiation Syndrome,
+Added: or ARS, program under the U.S.
+Added: Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, animal rule.
+Added: We believe that each of these indications represents
+Added: a severe unmet medical need.
+Added: We were incorporated in Nevada on May 11, 2001.
+Added: owned subsidiary, Pluri Biotech Ltd., or the Subsidiary, previously named Pluristem Ltd., which is incorporated under the laws of the
+Added: State of Israel.
+Added: In January 2020, the Subsidiary established a wholly owned subsidiary, Pluristem GmbH, which is incorporated under the
+Added: laws of Germany.
+Added: In January 2022, the Subsidiary established an additional subsidiary, Plurinuva Ltd., or Plurinuva, which is incorporated
+Added: under the laws of Israel, which followed the execution of the collaboration agreement with Tnuva .
+Added: On July 26, 2022, we completed
+Added: our legal entity name change from Pluristem Therapeutics Inc.
+Added: to Pluri Inc., by merging a wholly-owned
+Added: subsidiary with and into the Company, with us being the surviving corporation.
+Added: The name change reflects a broader strategy of leveraging
+Added: our 3D cell expansion technology to develop innovative cell-based products that can be harnessed for a range of fields beyond medicine,
+Added: providing solutions for various areas of life.
+Added: Effective July 26, 2022, our Nasdaq ticker symbol was changed to “PLUR.”
+Added: RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 COMPARED
+Added: TO YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021.
+Added: Revenues for the year ended
+Added: June 30, 2022 were $234,000, compared to no revenues for the year ended June 30, 2021.
+Added: The revenues in the year ended June 30, 2022 were
+Added: related to the revenue derived from our license agreement with Takeda and the sale of our PLX cells for research use.
+Added: Research and Development, Net
+Added: Research and development,
+Added: net (costs less participation and grants by the IIA, Horizon 2020 and other parties) decreased by 19% from $30,066,000 for the year ended
+Added: June 30, 2021, to $24,377,000 for the year ended June 30, 2022.
+Added: The decrease is mainly attributed to a decrease
+Added: in clinical study expenses following the termination of our CLI study, end of enrollment of our Phase II studies of ARDS associated with
+Added: COVID-19, and end of enrollment in our Phase III hip study , as well as a decrease in share-based
+Added: compensation expenses related to restricted share units, or RSUs, granted to employees and consultants.
+Added: The decrease was partially offset
+Added: by an increase in materials purchased to support our manufacturing plans, increased payroll expenses related to payroll adjustments and
+Added: exchange rate fluctuations, and an increase in building lease costs following the extension of our lease contract.
+Added: General and Administrative
+Added: General and administrative
+Added: expenses decreased by 15% from $20,557,000 for the year ended June 30, 2021, to $17,450,000 for the year ended June 30, 2022.
+Added: decrease is mainly attributed to a decrease in share-based compensation expenses related to market based vesting conditioned RSUs granted
+Added: to our CEO and Chairman, partially offset by an increase in share-based compensation expenses related to the allocation of shares
+Added: of Plurinuva to our CEO, CFO and Chairman pursuant to their employment or consulting agreement (see also notes 1e and 9b1 to the consolidated
+Added: financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report) and increased payroll expenses related to new employees, payroll adjustments
+Added: and exchange rate fluctuations.
+Added: Total Financial Income, Net
+Added: Financial income, net decreased from $758,000 for the year ended June
+Added: 30, 2021 to $219,000 for the year ended June 30, 2022.
+Added: This decrease is mainly attributable to an
+Added: increase in interest expenses related to the EIB loan provided to us in June 2021 pursuant to the EIB Finance Agreement and losses
+Added: from hedging transactions due to strength of the U.S Dollar against the Euro, partially offset by
+Added: exchange rate income on lease liability due to the strength of the U.S Dollar against the NIS and exchange rates adjustments relating
+Added: to the EIB loan.
+Added: Net loss decreased from $49,865,000
for the year ended June 30, 2021 to $41,374,000 for the year ended June 30, 2022.
−Removed: The increase is mainly attributed to:
−Removed: (1) an increase
−Removed: in share-based compensation expenses related to the amount of RSUs granted, the fair value of such grants at the time of the grants and
−Removed: their expected vesting periods, including RSU awards to our CEO and Executive Chairman (see note 9(3) in our accompanying financial statements),
−Removed: (2) an increase in payroll expenses, mostly related to the entitlement of our Executive Chairman to certain adjustment fees pursuant to
−Removed: his amended consulting agreement, payroll adjustments, accruals for target bonuses for our CEO and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, according
−Removed: to their amended employment agreements during the year ended June 30, 2021, and an exchange rate adjustment that relates to the strength
−Removed: of the NIS against the U.S.
−Removed: dollar, and (3) an increase in directors and officers insurance premium expense.
−Removed: The increase in general and
−Removed: administrative expenses was partially offset by a decrease in RSU expenses relating to RSUs granted to consultants, lower travel abroad
−Removed: expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lower expenses related to the EIB Finance Agreement.
−Removed: Financial income increased
−Removed: from $324,000 for the year ended June 30, 2020 to $758,000 for the year ended June 30, 2021.
−Removed: This increase is mainly attributable to (1)
−Removed: increased income from exchange rate differences related to the strength of the NIS against the U.S.
−Removed: dollar on deposits linked to NIS,
−Removed: and (2) increased interest income from bank deposits due to an increase in our deposits.
−Removed: The increase in financial income was partially
−Removed: offset by an increase in interest expenses relating to the EIB loan.
−Removed: Loss for the year ended June 30, 2021 amounted to $49,865,000 as compared
−Removed: to a loss of $29,152,000 for the year ended June 30, 2020.
−Removed: The changes were mainly due to increases in general and administrative expenses
−Removed: and research and development expenses, net, for the reasons mentioned above.
−Removed: Loss per share for the year ended June 30, 2021 was $1.77,
−Removed: as compared to $1.60 loss per share for the year ended June 30, 2020.
−Removed: The loss per share for the year increased mainly as a result of
−Removed: an increase in the loss for the year, offset by an increase in our weighted average number of shares due to the issuance of additional
−Removed: shares during Fiscal Year 2021.
−Removed: increase in weighted average common shares outstanding reflects the issuances of shares pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with
−Removed: certain institutional investors in February 2021, issuances of shares pursuant to our Open Market Sale Agreement SM , or the
−Removed: ATM Agreement, that we entered into with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, on July 16, 2020, and issuances of additional shares upon settlement
−Removed: of RSUs issued to directors, employees and consultants, and shares issued as a result of the exercise of outstanding warrants and options.
−Removed: and Capital Resources
−Removed: of June 30, 2021, our total current assets were $67,371,000 and our total current liabilities were $11,517,000.
−Removed: On June 30, 2021, we
−Removed: had a working capital surplus of $55,854,000 and an accumulated deficit of $330,021,000.
−Removed: of June 30, 2020, our total current assets were $48,461,000 and our total current liabilities were $7,987,000.
−Removed: On June 30, 2020, we had
−Removed: a working capital surplus of $40,474,000 and an accumulated deficit of $280,156,000.
−Removed: cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2021 amounted to $31,838,000 which reflects an increase of $22,609,000 from
−Removed: the $9,229,000 reported as of June 30, 2020.
−Removed: Cash balances increased in the year ended June 30, 2021 for the reasons presented below.
−Removed: Our cash used by operating activities was $30,910,000 during the year
+Added: The decrease was
+Added: mainly due to a decrease in research and development expenses , net, and a decrease in general
+Added: and administrative expenses for the reasons mentioned above.
+Added: We had a net loss attributed
+Added: to our non-controlling interest in Plurinuva for the year ended June 30, 2022 of $132,000.
+Added: Loss per share for the year
+Added: ended June 30, 2022 was $1.28, as compared to $1.77 loss per share for the year ended June 30, 2021.
+Added: The change in the loss per share
+Added: was mainly as a result of a decrease in the loss for the year, partially offset by an increase in our weighted average number of shares
+Added: due to the issuance of additional shares during Fiscal Year 2022.
+Added: The increase in weighted average
+Added: common shares outstanding reflects the issuance of additional shares upon settlement of RSUs issued to directors, employees and consultants.
+Added: Liquidity and Capital Resources
+Added: As of June 30, 2022, our total
+Added: current assets were $57,747,000 and our total current liabilities were $6,829,000.
+Added: On June 30, 2022, we had a working capital surplus
+Added: of $50,918,000 and an accumulated deficit of $371,263,000.
+Added: As of June 30, 2021, our total
+Added: current assets were $67,371,000 and our total current liabilities were $11,517,000.
+Added: On June 30, 2021, we had a working capital surplus
+Added: of $55,854,000 and an accumulated deficit of $330,021,000.
+Added: Our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2022,
+Added: amounted to $10,779,000, which reflects a decrease of $21,059,000 from the $31,838,000 reported as of June 30, 2021.
+Added: Our bank deposits
+Added: as of June 30, 2022, amounted to $45,244,000 compared to $56,978,000 as of June 30, 2021.
+Added: Our cash equivalents and restricted cash decreased
+Added: in the year ended June 30, 2022 for the reasons presented below.
+Added: Our cash used in operating activities was $36,501,000 during the year
ended June 30, 2022, and $30,910,000 during the year ended June 30, 2021.
−Removed: Cash used by operating activities in the year ended June 30,
−Removed: 2021 primarily consisted of payments to subcontractors, suppliers, and professional services providers related to our ongoing clinical
−Removed: studies and payments of salaries to our employees, offset by participation of the IIA, Horizon 2020 and other grants.
−Removed: Cash used by operating
−Removed: activities in the year ended June 30, 2020 primarily consisted of payments to subcontractors, suppliers, and professional services providers
−Removed: primarily related to our ongoing clinical trials and payments of salaries to our employees, offset by participation of the IIA, Horizon
−Removed: 2020 and other grants.
−Removed: Cash used for investing activities
−Removed: was $7,265,000 during the year ended June 30, 2021 and $30,458,000 during the year ended June 30, 2020.
−Removed: The investing activities in the
−Removed: year ended June 30, 2021 consisted primarily of cash used for investment in long-term deposits of $10,953,000 and payments of $373,000
−Removed: related to investments in property and equipment, partially offset by the withdrawal of $4,061,000 of short-term deposits.
−Removed: The investing
−Removed: activities in the year ended June 30, 2020 consisted primarily of cash used for investment in short-term deposits of $17,949,000, investment
−Removed: in long-term deposits of $12,239,000 and payments of $270,000 related to investments in property and equipment.
−Removed: Financing activities
−Removed: generated cash in the amount of $61,402,000 during the year ended June 30, 2021 and $60,870,000 during the year ended June 30, 2020.
−Removed: The cash generated in the year ended June 30, 2021 from financing activities is related to:
−Removed: (1) net proceeds of $36,589,000
−Removed: comprised of funds received from our registered direct offering which closed in February 2021 and common shares issuances made under
−Removed: the ATM Agreement, (2) proceeds of $24,449,000 received from the EIB pursuant to the EIB Finance Agreement, and (3) net proceeds of
−Removed: $364,000 from the exercise of outstanding warrants.
−Removed: The cash generated in the year ended June 30, 2020 from financing activities is
−Removed: related to net proceeds of $43,262,000 from issuing our common shares under our prior Open Market Sales Agreement SM we
−Removed: executed with Jefferies LLC on February 6, 2019, net proceeds of $14,901,000 from issuing our common shares in a registered direct
−Removed: offering in May 2020 and net proceeds of $2,707,000 from issuing our common shares from the exercise of warrants.
−Removed: July 16, 2020, we entered into the ATM Agreement with Jefferies, pursuant to which we may issue and sell shares of our common shares
−Removed: having an aggregate offering price of up to $75,000,000 from time to time through Jefferies.
−Removed: Upon entering into the ATM Agreement, we
−Removed: filed a new shelf registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 23, 2020.
−Removed: During the year ended
−Removed: June 30, 2021, we sold 1,045,097 of our common shares under the ATM Agreement at an average price of $8.50 per share for aggregate net
−Removed: proceeds of approximately $8,506,000.
−Removed: the year ended June 30, 2021, warrants to purchase up to 51,999 shares from our April 2019 firm commitment public offering were exercised
−Removed: by investors at an exercise price of $7.00 per share, resulting in the issuance of 51,999 common shares for net proceeds of approximately
−Removed: February 2, 2021, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors, or the Investors, pursuant to
−Removed: which we sold, in a registered direct offering, directly to the Investors, 4,761,905 common shares, for gross proceeds of $30,000,000.
−Removed: The aggregate net proceeds were approximately $28,077,000, net of issuance expenses of approximately $1,923,000.
−Removed: In April 2020, we and our
−Removed: subsidiaries, Pluristem Ltd.
−Removed: and Pluristem GmbH, executed the EIB Finance Agreement for funding of up to €50 million in the aggregate,
−Removed: payable in three tranches.
−Removed: The proceeds from the EIB Finance Agreement are intended to support our research and development in the European
−Removed: Union to further advance our regenerative cell therapy platform, and to bring the products in our pipeline to market.
−Removed: The proceeds from
−Removed: the EIB Finance Agreement are expected to be deployed in three tranches, subject to the achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and
−Removed: scaling up milestones.
−Removed: June 2021, we received the first tranche in the amount of $24,449,000 (€20 million) pursuant to the EIB Finance Agreement.
−Removed: received is due to be repaid on June 1, 2026 and bears annual interest of 4% to be paid together with the principal of the loan.
−Removed: June 30, 2021, the interest accrued was in the amount of $78,000 (€65,000).
−Removed: the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we received total cash grants of approximately $239,000 and $1,227,000, respectively, from the
−Removed: European Union research and development consortiums relating to the Horizon 2020 program.
−Removed: IIA has supported our research activity.
−Removed: Our last program was approved by the IIA in 2019 and relates to a grant of approximately $500,000.
−Removed: The grant was used to cover research and development expenses for the period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
−Removed: to the IIA grant terms, we are required to pay royalties at a rate of 3% on sales of products and services derived from technology developed
−Removed: using this and other IIA grants until 100% of the dollar-linked grants amount plus interest are repaid.
−Removed: In the absence of such sales,
−Removed: no payment is required.
+Added: Cash used in operating activities in the year ended June 30,
+Added: 2022, and in the year ended on June 30, 2021 primarily consisted of payments to subcontractors, suppliers, and professional services providers
+Added: related to our ongoing clinical studies and payments of salaries to our employees, offset by participation of the IIA, Horizon 2020 or
+Added: other third parties.
+Added: Cash provided by investing activities was $11,783,000 during the year
+Added: ended June 30, 2022, as opposed to cash used for investing activities of $7,265,000 during the year ended June 30, 2021.
+Added: Cash provided
+Added: by investing activities in the year ended June 30, 2022 consisted primarily of the withdrawal of $23,269,000 of long-term deposits, partially
+Added: offset by cash investment in short-term deposits of $11,206,000 and payments of $280,000 related to investments in property and equipment.
+Added: Cash used for investing activities in the year ended June 30, 2021, consisted primarily of cash
+Added: used for investment in long-term deposits of $10,953,000 and payments of $373,000 related to investments in property and equipment, partially
+Added: offset by the withdrawal of $4,061,000 of short-term deposits.
+Added: Financing activities provided
+Added: cash in the amount of $7,500,000 during the year ended June 30, 2022, and $61,402,000 during the year ended June 30, 2021.
+Added: The cash provided
+Added: in the year ended June 30, 2022, from financing activities is related to net proceeds of $7,500,000
+Added: received from an investment by Tnuva in Plurinuva .
+Added: The cash provided in the year ended
+Added: June 30, 2021 from financing activities is related to:
+Added: (1) net proceeds of $36,589,000 from our registered direct offering which closed
+Added: in February 2021 and common share issuances made under the Open Market Sale Agreement SM , or the ATM Agreement, that we entered
+Added: into with Jefferies LLC, or Jefferies, on July 16, 2020, (2) proceeds of $24,449,000 received from the EIB pursuant to the EIB Finance
+Added: Agreement, and (3) net proceeds of $364,000 from the exercise of outstanding warrants.
+Added: On July 16, 2020, we entered
+Added: into the ATM Agreement with Jefferies, pursuant to which we may issue and sell shares of our common shares having an aggregate offering
+Added: price of up to $75,000,000 from time to time through Jefferies.
+Added: Upon entering into the ATM Agreement, we filed a new shelf registration
+Added: statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on July 23, 2020.
+Added: During the year ended June 30, 2021, we sold 1,045,097
+Added: of our common shares under the ATM Agreement at an average price of $8.50 per share for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $8,506,000,
+Added: net of issuance expenses of $380,000.
+Added: During the year ended June 30, 2022, we did not sell of our
+Added: any common shares under the ATM Agreement.
+Added: In the year ended June 30,
+Added: 2021, warrants to purchase up to 51,999 shares from our April 2019 firm commitment public offering were exercised by investors at an exercise
+Added: price of $7.00 per share, resulting in the issuance of 51,999 common shares for net proceeds of approximately $364,000.
+Added: During the year
+Added: ended June 30, 2022, no warrants to purchase shares were exercised.
+Added: On February 2, 2021, we entered
+Added: into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors, or the Investors, pursuant to which we sold, in a registered
+Added: direct offering, directly to the Investors, 4,761,905 common shares, for gross proceeds of $30,000,000.
+Added: The aggregate net proceeds were
+Added: approximately $28,077,000, net of issuance expenses of approximately $1,923,000.
+Added: In April 2020, we and our subsidiaries, Pluristem Ltd.
+Added: and Pluristem
+Added: GmbH, executed the EIB Finance Agreement for funding of up to €50 million in the aggregate, payable in three tranches.
+Added: from the EIB Finance Agreement are intended to support our research and development in the European Union to further advance our regenerative
+Added: cell therapy platform, and to bring the products in our pipeline to market.
+Added: The proceeds from the EIB Finance Agreement are expected to
+Added: be deployed in three tranches, subject to the achievement of certain clinical, regulatory and scaling up milestones.
+Added: We do not expect
+Added: to receive additional funds pursuant to the EIB Finance Agreement.
+Added: During June 2021, we received
+Added: the first tranche in the amount of €20 million pursuant to the EIB Finance Agreement.
+Added: The amount received is due to be repaid on
+Added: June 1, 2026 and bears annual interest of 4% to be paid together with the principal of the loan.
+Added: As of June 30, 2022, the interest accrued
+Added: was in the amount of €865,000.
+Added: In addition to the interest payable to the EIB, the EIB is also
+Added: entitled to royalty payments, pro-rated to the amount disbursed from the EIB loan, on our consolidated revenues beginning in the fiscal
+Added: year 2024 up to and including its fiscal year 2030, in an amount equal to up to 2.3% of our consolidated revenues below $350 million,
+Added: 1.2% of our consolidated revenues between $350 million and $500 million and 0.2% of our consolidated revenues exceeding $500 million.
+Added: Non-dilutive grants
+Added: During the year ended June
+Added: 30, 2022, we did not receive any cash grants from the European Union research and development consortiums relating to the Horizon 2020
+Added: program, as opposed to approximately $239,000 received in cash during the year ended June 30, 2021.
+Added: According to the IIA grant
+Added: terms, we are required to pay royalties at a rate of 3% on sales of products and services derived from technology developed using this
+Added: and other IIA grants until 100% of the dollar-linked grants amount plus interest are repaid.
+Added: In the absence of such sales, no payment
During the year ended June 30, 2022, no royalties were paid to the IIA.
−Removed: The IIA may impose certain conditions
−Removed: on any arrangement under which the IIA permits the Company to transfer technology or development out of Israel or outsource manufacturing
−Removed: out of Israel.
−Removed: While the grant is given to the Company over a certain period of time (usually a year), the requirements and restrictions
−Removed: under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development, 1984 continue and do not have a set expiration period,
−Removed: except for the royalties, which requirement to pay them expires after payment in full.
−Removed: May 2020, we were selected as a member of the CRISPR-IL consortium, a group funded by the IIA.
−Removed: CRISPR-IL brings together the leading
−Removed: experts in life science and computer science from academia, medicine, and industry, to develop AI based end-to-end genome-editing solutions.
−Removed: CRISPR-IL is funded by the IIA with a total budget of approximately $10,000,000 of which, an amount of approximately $480,000 is a direct
−Removed: grant allocated to us, for a period of 18 months, with a potential for extension of an additional 18 months and additional budget from
−Removed: CRISPR-IL participants include leading companies, and medical and academic institutions.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2021, we received total
−Removed: grants of approximately $401,000 in cash from the IIA pursuant to the CRISPR-IL consortium program.
−Removed: The CRISPR-IL consortium program
−Removed: does not require any obligation to pay royalties
−Removed: July 2018, we were awarded a marketing grant of approximately $52,000 under the “Shalav” program of the Israeli Ministry
−Removed: of Economy and Industry.
−Removed: The grant is intended to facilitate certain marketing and business development activities with respect to our
−Removed: advanced cell therapy products in the U.S.
−Removed: July 2017, we were awarded an additional Smart Money grant of approximately $229,000 from Israel’s Ministry of Economy.
−Removed: government granted us budget resources that we intend to use to advance our product candidate towards marketing in China-Hong Kong markets.
−Removed: We will also receive close support from Israel’s trade representatives stationed in China, including Hong Kong, along with experts
−Removed: appointed by the Smart Money program.
−Removed: August 2016, our CLI program in the European Union was awarded a €7,600,000 (approximately $8,500,000) non-royalty bearing grant.
−Removed: The grant is part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program.
−Removed: The Phase III study of PLX-PAD in CLI will be a collaborative project
−Removed: carried out by an international consortium led by the Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies together with the Company
−Removed: and with participation of additional third parties.
+Added: 30, 2022 , total grants obtained from the IIA aggregated to approximately $27,743,000 and total royalties
+Added: paid and accrued amounted to $169,000.
+Added: The IIA may impose certain
+Added: conditions on any arrangement under which the IIA permits the Company to transfer technology or development out of Israel or outsource
+Added: manufacturing out of Israel.
+Added: While the grant is given to the Company over a certain period of time (usually a year), the requirements
+Added: and restrictions under the Israeli Law for the Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development, 1984 continue and do not have a set
+Added: expiration period, except for the royalties, which requirement to pay them expires after payment in full.
+Added: In June 2020, we
+Added: announced that we were selected as a member of the CRISPR-IL consortium, a group funded by the IIA.
+Added: CRISPR-IL brings together the
+Added: leading experts in life science and computer science from academia, medicine, and industry, to develop AI based end-to-end genome-editing
+Added: CRISPR-IL is funded by the IIA with a total budget of approximately $10,000,000 of which, an amount of approximately $480,000
+Added: was a direct grant allocated to us, for an initial period of 18 months.
+Added: During October 2021, we
+Added: received an approval for an additional grant of approximately $583,000 from the IIA pursuant to the CRISPR-IL consortium program, for
+Added: an additional period of eighteen months.
+Added: The CRISPR-IL consortium program does not include any obligation to pay royalties.
+Added: As of June 30, 2022 and 2021,
+Added: we received total grants of approximately $694,000 and $401,000 in cash from the IIA pursuant to the CRISPR-IL consortium program, respectively.
+Added: In July 2017, we were awarded
+Added: the Smart Money grant of approximately $229,000 from Israel’s Ministry of Economy.
+Added: The Israeli government granted us budget resources
+Added: to advance our product candidate towards marketing in China-Hong Kong markets.
+Added: The Smart Money program ended on April 2022.
+Added: 30, 2022, we received total grants of approximately $179,000 in cash from Israel’s Ministry of Economy for the Smart Money program.
+Added: In August 2016, our CLI program
+Added: in the European Union was awarded a €7,600,000 non-royalty bearing grant.
+Added: The grant is part of the European Union’s Horizon
+Added: 2020 program.
+Added: The Phase III study of PLX-PAD in CLI will be a collaborative project carried out by an international consortium led by
+Added: the Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies together with the Company and with participation of additional third parties.
The grant covered a significant portion of the CLI program costs.
−Removed: An amount of €1,900,000
−Removed: (approximately $2,100,000) is a direct grant allocated to us, and the Company also had cost savings resulting from grant amounts allocated
−Removed: to the other consortium members.
−Removed: In July 2017, the consortium amended the consortium agreement, pursuant to which the original grant
−Removed: allocation was amended such that we will receive an additional direct grant of €1,177,000 (approximately $1,295,000).
−Removed: The additional
−Removed: direct grant was allocated to us from the total amount of the original grant.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2021, we received €2,615,000 (approximately
−Removed: $2,946,000) and we expect to receive an additional €461,000 (approximately $548,000).
−Removed: September 2017, our Phase III study of PLX-PAD cell therapy in the treatment of muscle injury following surgery for hip fracture was
−Removed: awarded a €7,400,000 (approximately $8,300,000) grant, as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program.
−Removed: This Phase III
−Removed: study will be a collaborative project carried out by an international consortium led by Charité, together with us, and with participation
−Removed: of additional third parties.
−Removed: The grant will cover a significant portion of the project costs.
−Removed: An amount of € 2,550,000 (approximately
−Removed: $2,900,000) is a direct grant allocated to us for manufacturing and other costs, and we also expect to have a direct benefit from cost
−Removed: savings resulting from grant amounts allocated to the other consortium members.
−Removed: As of June 30, 2021, we received €2,166,000 (approximately
−Removed: $2,540,000) and we expect to receive an additional €382,000 (approximately $454,000).
−Removed: October 2017, the nTRACK, a collaborative project carried out by an international consortium led by Leitat was awarded a €6,800,000
−Removed: (approximately $7,600,000) non-royalty bearing grant.
−Removed: An amount of €500,000 (approximately $560,000) is a direct grant allocated
−Removed: We also expect to benefit from cost savings resulting from grant amounts allocated to the other consortium members.
−Removed: 30, 2021, we received €414,000 (approximately $473,000) and we expect to receive an additional €73,000 (approximately $87,000).
−Removed: have accumulated a deficit of $330,021,000 since our inception in May 2001.
−Removed: We do not expect to generate any significant revenues from
−Removed: sales of products in the next twelve months.
−Removed: Our cash needs may increase in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: We expect to generate revenues, from
−Removed: the sale of licenses to use our technology or products, but in the short and medium terms will unlikely exceed our costs of operations.
−Removed: may be required to obtain additional liquidity resources in order to support the commercialization of our products and maintain our research
−Removed: and development and clinical trials activities.
−Removed: are continually looking for sources of funding, including non-diluting sources such as collaboration with other companies via licensing
−Removed: agreements, the EIB Finance Agreement, the IIA grants, the European Union grant and other research grants, and sales of our common shares.
−Removed: believe that we have sufficient cash to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months.
−Removed: of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
−Removed: significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual
−Removed: We believe that the accounting policies below are critical for one to fully understand and evaluate our financial condition and
−Removed: results of operations.
+Added: An amount of €1,900,000 is a direct grant allocated to us, and
+Added: the Company also had cost savings resulting from grant amounts allocated to the other consortium members.
+Added: In July 2017, the consortium
+Added: amended the consortium agreement, pursuant to which the original grant allocation was amended such that we will receive an additional
+Added: direct grant of €1,177,000.
+Added: The additional direct grant was allocated to us from the total amount of the original grant.
+Added: 30, 2022, we received a total of €2,615,000 (approximately $2,946,000) and we expect to receive an additional €461,000 (approximately
+Added: In September 2017, our Phase
+Added: III study of PLX-PAD cell therapy in the treatment of muscle injury following surgery for hip fracture was awarded a €7,400,000 grant,
+Added: as part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program.
+Added: This Phase III study was a collaborative project carried out by an international
+Added: consortium led by Charité, together with us, and with participation of additional third parties.
+Added: The grant covered a significant
+Added: portion of the project costs.
+Added: An amount of € 2,550,000 is a direct grant allocated to us for manufacturing and other costs, and we
+Added: also expect to have a direct benefit from cost savings resulting from grant amounts allocated to the other consortium members.
+Added: 30, 2022, we received a total of €2,166,000 (approximately $2,540,000) and we expect to receive an additional €382,000 (approximately
+Added: In October 2017, the nTRACK,
+Added: a collaborative project carried out by an international consortium led by Leitat was awarded a €6,800,000 non-royalty bearing grant.
+Added: An amount of €500,000 is a direct grant allocated to us.
+Added: We also expect to benefit from cost savings resulting from grant amounts
+Added: allocated to the other consortium members.
+Added: As of June 30, 2022, we received a total of €414,000 (approximately $473,000) and we expect
+Added: to receive an additional €73,000 (approximately $76,000).
+Added: We have accumulated a deficit
+Added: of $371,263,000 since our inception in May 2001.
+Added: We do not expect to generate any significant revenues from sales of products in the next
+Added: twelve months.
+Added: We expect to generate revenues, from the sale of licenses to use our technology or products, but in the short and medium
+Added: terms will unlikely exceed our costs of operations.
+Added: We may be required to obtain
+Added: additional liquidity resources in order to support the commercialization of our products and technology and maintain our research and
+Added: development and clinical study activities.
+Added: We are continually looking
+Added: for sources of funding, including non-diluting sources such as collaboration with other companies via licensing agreements, the IIA grants,
+Added: the European Union grant and other research grants, and sales of our common shares.
+Added: We believe that we have sufficient
+Added: cash to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months.
+Added: Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
+Added: Our significant accounting
+Added: policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements appearing in this Annual Report.
+Added: We believe that
+Added: the accounting policies below are critical for one to fully understand and evaluate our financial condition and results of operations.
The discussion and analysis
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or conditions.
−Removed: compensation is considered a critical accounting policy due to the significant expenses of RSUs which were granted to our employees,
−Removed: directors and consultants.
−Removed: In Fiscal Year 2021, we recorded share-based compensation expenses related to options, restricted shares and
−Removed: RSUs in the amount of $13,968,000.
−Removed: In accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation”,
−Removed: or ASC 718, RSUs granted to employees and directors are measured at their fair value on the grant date.
−Removed: All RSUs granted in fiscal years
−Removed: 2021 and 2020 were granted for no consideration;
−Removed: therefore their fair value was equal to the share price at the date of grant unless the
−Removed: RSUs include a market-based condition in which case the fair value RSUs at the date of grant was calculated using the Monte Carlo model.
−Removed: The RSUs granted in Fiscal Year 2021 to non-employee consultants were measured at their fair value on the grant date in accordance with
+Added: Share-Based Compensation
+Added: Share-based compensation is
+Added: considered a critical accounting policy due to the significant expenses of RSUs which were granted to our employees, directors and consultants.
+Added: In Fiscal Year 2022, we recorded share-based compensation expenses related to options, restricted shares and RSUs in the amount of $8,909,000.
+Added: In accordance with ASC 718,
+Added: “Compensation-Stock Compensation”, or ASC 718, RSUs granted to employees and directors are measured at their fair value on
+Added: the grant date.
+Added: All RSUs granted in fiscal years 2022 and 2021 were granted for no consideration;
+Added: therefore, their fair value was equal
+Added: to the share price at the date of grant unless the RSUs include a market-based condition in which case the fair value RSUs at the date
+Added: of grant was calculated using the Monte Carlo model.
+Added: The RSUs granted in Fiscal Year 2022 to non-employee consultants were measured at
+Added: their fair value on the grant date in accordance with ASU No.
2018-07 - “Compensation—Share Compensation”.
−Removed: value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods
−Removed: in our consolidated statements of operations.
−Removed: We have graded vesting based on the accelerated method over the requisite service period
−Removed: of each of the awards.
−Removed: The expected pre-vesting forfeiture rate affects the number of the shares.
−Removed: Based on our historical experience,
−Removed: the pre-vesting forfeiture rate per grant is 13% for the shares granted to employees and 0% for the shares granted to our directors and
−Removed: officers and non-employee consultants.
−Removed: and Development Expenses, Net
−Removed: expect our research and development expenses to remain our primary expense in the near future as we continue to develop our product candidates.
−Removed: Our research and development expenses consist primarily of clinical trials expenses, consultant and subcontractor expenses, payroll and
−Removed: related expenses, lab material expenses, share-based compensation expenses, rent and maintenance expenses.
−Removed: The following
−Removed: table provides a breakdown of the related costs for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (in thousands of dollars):
+Added: The fair value of shares of Plurinuva granted to CEO, CFO and Chairman
+Added: (see details in Item 11 below) was calculated using the Monte Carlo model, and fair value of the options of Plurinuva granted to employees
+Added: and officers were calculated using the Black Scholes model.
+Added: The value of the portion of
+Added: the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in our consolidated statements
+Added: of operations.
+Added: We have graded vesting based on the accelerated method over the requisite service period of each of the awards.
+Added: pre-vesting forfeiture rate affects the number of the shares.
+Added: Based on our historical experience, the pre-vesting forfeiture rate per
+Added: grant is 16% for the shares granted to employees and 0% for the shares granted to our directors and officers and non-employee consultants.
+Added: Research and Development Expenses, Net
+Added: We expect our research and
+Added: development expenses to remain our primary expense in the near future as we continue to develop our product candidates.
+Added: Our research and
+Added: development expenses consist primarily of clinical study expenses, consultant and subcontractor expenses, payroll and related expenses,
+Added: lab material expenses, share-based compensation expenses, rent and maintenance expenses.
+Added: The following table provides a breakdown of the
+Added: related costs for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 (in thousands of dollars):
Year ended June 30,
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Research and development expenses, net
−Removed: We invest heavily in research and development.
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: expenses, net, were our major operating expenses, representing 59% and 73% of the total operating expenses for each of our fiscal years
−Removed: 2021 and 2020, respectively.
−Removed: We expect that in the upcoming years our research and development expenses, net, will continue to be our
−Removed: major operating expense.
+Added: We invest heavily in research
+Added: and development.
+Added: Research and development expenses, net, were our major operating expenses, representing 59% of the total operating expenses
+Added: for each of our fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively.
+Added: We expect that in the upcoming years our research and development expenses,
+Added: net, will continue to be our major operating expense.
+Added: Quantitative and
+Added: Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
+Added: Not applicable.
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