8-K
Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (CMMB)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 21, 2023
Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| State of Israel | 001-38807 | 81-3676773 |
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| Kiryat Atidim, Building 7 | ||
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| Tel Aviv, Israel | 6158002 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +972-77-331-0156
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading<br>Symbol(s) | Name of each<br>exchange<br>on which registered |
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| American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty (20) ordinary shares, no par value per share | CMMB | Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Ordinary shares, no par value per share | N/A | Nasdaq Capital Market* |
* Not for trading; only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
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| Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
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Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) is disclosing its consolidated audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the corresponding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The Company intends to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 no later than March 31, 2023.
With respect to the presentation of financial results for historical periods that preceded the Merger (as defined below), the terms “we”, “us,” “our,” or “the Company” refer to the financial results of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Chemomab Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), which was the accounting acquirer in the Merger. References to the “Merger” refer to the merger involving Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd., or Anchiano, and the Subsidiary, whereby a wholly owned subsidiary of Anchiano merged with and into the Subsidiary, with the Subsidiary surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Anchiano. Upon consummation of the Merger on March 16, 2021, Anchiano changed its name to “Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd.” and the business conducted by the Subsidiary became primarily the business conducted by the Company.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, particularly with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should read “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2022 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
Overview
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative therapeutics for fibrotic and inflammatory diseases with high unmet needs. Based on the unique and pivotal role of the soluble protein CCL24 in promoting fibrosis and inflammation, we developed CM-101, a monoclonal antibody designed to bind and block CCL24 activity. We believe CM-101 has demonstrated the potential to treat multiple severe and life-threatening fibrotic and inflammatory diseases.
We have pioneered the therapeutic targeting of CCL24, a chemokine that promotes various types of cellular processes that regulate inflammatory and fibrotic activities through the CCR3 receptor. The chemokine is expressed in various types of cells, including immune cells, endothelial cells and epithelial cells. We have developed a novel CCL24 inhibiting product candidate with dual anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory activity that modulates the complex interplay of both of these inflammatory and fibrotic mechanisms, which drive abnormal states of fibrosis and clinical fibrotic diseases. This innovative approach is being developed for difficult to treat rare diseases, also known as orphan indications or diseases, such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) for which patients have no established disease-modifying treatment options. We estimate that there are approximately 77 thousand patients suffering from PSC in the U.S., EU and Japan, representing over a $1 billion market opportunity, and approximately 170 thousand patients suffering from SSc in those same markets, representing over a $1.5 billion market opportunity.
CM-101, our lead clinical product candidate, is a first-in-class humanized monoclonal antibody that attenuates the basic function of the soluble chemokine CCL24, also known as eotaxin-2, as a regulator of major inflammatory and fibrotic pathways. We have demonstrated that CM-101 interferes with the underlying biology of inflammation and fibrosis through a novel and differentiated mechanism of action. Based on these findings, we are actively advancing CM-101 in Phase 2 clinical studies directed toward two distinct clinical indications that include patients with liver or skin, and/or lung fibrosis. We are currently conducting a Phase 2 clinical study in PSC, a rare obstructive and cholestatic liver disease. The study is actively recruiting patients in the U.S., Europe and Israel and is being expanded by adding clinical sites, an additional high dose arm (20mg/kg) as well as an open label extension. We had earlier proposed to add both low and high dose arms to the study but the recent encouraging results reported from our Phase 2 liver fibrosis trial in NASH patients, dosed at 5mg/kg, along with the positive Phase 1b data we previously reported in non-alcoholic fibrotic liver disease (NAFLD) patients dosed at 5mg/kg and 2.5mg/kg, are seen as providing us sufficient data on the performance of the lower dose to drop it from the current trial, which is focusing on the 10mg/kg and 20g/kg doses. We believe this change will facilitate timely conduct and completion of the trial. If regulators in the future do not agree that the existing low dose data is sufficient, we always have the option to add a lower dose group as part of the Phase 3 clinical program.
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We are also planning to open a Phase 2 clinical trial in SSc in the first half of 2023. The trial in SSc, a rare autoimmune rheumatic disease characterized by fibrosis in the skin and lung and other organs, will focus on establishing biological and clinical proof of concept in this patient population. Although our primary focus is on these two rare indications, as we noted, an additional Phase 2 clinical study in patients with liver fibrosis due to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has recently been completed. This trial provided safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) data and was informative in determining whether we will advance the development of our current subcutaneous formulation of CM-101. Additionally, the trial measured a number of biomarkers that may be relevant to the potential activity of CM-101 in other fibro-inflammatory conditions. We recently reported results from this trial, which showed that the trial met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability, and that CM-101 demonstrated encouraging activity in secondary endpoints that include a range of liver fibrosis biomarkers and physiologic assessments.
Components of Operating Results
Revenues
To date, we have not generated any revenue from product sales and do not expect to generate any revenue from product sales in the near future. If development efforts for our product candidates are successful and result in our receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, or if our development efforts otherwise lead to any commercialized products or additional license agreements with third parties, then we may generate revenue in the future from product sales.
Research and Development Expenses, net
Research and development expenses consist primarily of costs incurred in connection with the development of our product candidates. These expenses include:
| • | expenses incurred under agreements with clinical research organizations and contract manufacturing organizations, as well as investigative sites and consultants that conduct our clinical trials, preclinical studies and other scientific development services; |
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| • | manufacturing scale-up expenses and the cost of acquiring and manufacturing preclinical and clinical trial materials; |
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| • | employee-related expenses, including salaries, related benefits, travel and share-based compensation expenses for employees engaged in research and development functions, as well as external costs, such as fees paid to outside consultants engaged in such activities; |
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| • | license maintenance fees and milestone fees incurred in connection with various license agreements; |
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| • | costs related to compliance with regulatory requirements; and |
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| • | depreciation and other expenses. |
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We recognize external development costs based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using information provided to us by our service providers.
We do not allocate employee costs or facility expenses, including depreciation or other indirect costs, to specific programs because these resources are deployed across multiple programs and, as such, the related costs are not separately classified. We use internal resources primarily to oversee our research, as well as for managing our preclinical development, process development, manufacturing and clinical development activities. Our employees work across multiple programs; therefore, we do not track the related expenses by program.
Research and development activities are fundamental to our business. Product candidates in later stages of clinical development generally have higher development costs than those in earlier stages of clinical development, primarily due to the increased size and duration of later-stage clinical trials. As a result, we expect that our research and development expenses will increase substantially over the next several years as we continue to advance the development of our product candidates. We also expect to incur additional expenses related to milestone and royalty payments payable to third parties with whom we have entered into license agreements.
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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related benefits, share-based compensation expenses for personnel in executive and administrative functions, insurance and professional fees for legal, consulting, accounting and audit services.
We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future due to increased headcount and professional fees to support our continued research activities and development of our product candidates. We also anticipate that we will continue to incur accounting, audit, legal, regulatory, compliance, director and officer insurance costs, as well as investor and public relations expenses associated with being a public company. Additionally, once we believe that regulatory approval of a product candidate appears likely, we will begin to incur a material increase in payroll and related expenses as a result of preparation for commercial operations, particularly in respect of sales and marketing.
Financing Expenses, Net
Financing expenses, net consist primarily of income or expenses related to revaluation of foreign currencies and interest income on our bank deposits.
Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
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| Research and development | $ | 16,977 | $ | 6,334 | |
| General and administrative | 11,556 | 6,033 | |||
| Total operating expenses | 28,533 | 12,367 | |||
| Financing (income) expense, net | (353 | ) | 111 | ||
| Loss before taxes | 28,180 | 12,478 | |||
| Taxes on income (benefit) | (534 | ) | — | ||
| Net loss | $ | 27,646 | $ | 12,478 |
Our results of operations have varied in the past and can be expected to vary in the future due to numerous factors. We believe that period-to-period comparisons of our operating results are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as indications of future performance.
Year ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2021
Research and development expenses
Research and development expenses increased by approximately $10.7 million, or 168%, to approximately $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to approximately $6.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in headcount and payments to consultants and subcontractors for clinical and pre-clinical activities.
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General and administrative expenses
General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $5.6 million, or 92%, to approximately $11.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to approximately $6.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This increase was primarily due to increase in headcount and professional fees and insurance expense and share-based compensation.
Financing (income) expense, net
Financing expenses, net, increased by approximately $464 thousand, or 418%, to net income of $353 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to a net loss of $111 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2021. Financing expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily related to foreign currency exchange rate differences, offset by interest income on deposits. Financing income, net for 2021 was primarily related to interest income on deposits, offset by foreign currency exchange rate differences.
Taxes on Income
Taxes on income, net, for the year ended December 31, 2022 were $534 thousand. The tax benefit is related to a tax return of Chemomab Therapeutics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, derived by carryback of net operating losses. Chemomab Therapeutics Inc. received $351 thousand in December 2022 on account of previous years and expects to receive the remainder $183 thousand in 2023.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
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| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (20,370 | ) | $ | (12,374 | ) | ) | 65 | % | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 19,533 | (45,186 | ) | (143 | )% | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (808 | ) | 61,074 | ) | (101 | )% | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | (1,645 | ) | $ | 3,514 | ) | (147 | )% |
All values are in US Dollars.
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was approximately $20.4 million and included net loss of $27.6 million, partially offset by net cash used by changes in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $4.0 million and non-cash charges of $3.3 million, which mainly included share-based compensation expenses.
Net cash used in operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2021 was approximately $12.4 million and included net loss of $12.5 million, partially offset by net cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1.9 million and non-cash charges of $2.0 million, which mainly included share-based compensation expenses.
Investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was approximately $19.5 million, which was primarily related to investment in short-term deposits offset by purchasing of fixed assets.
Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $45.2 million, which was primarily related to purchase of fixed assets and investment in bank deposits.
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Financing activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was approximately $0.8 million, consisting of $0.3 million of proceeds from the sale of ADSs, $0.1 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options offset by the repurchase of shares in the amount of $1.2 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $61.1 million, consisting of $58.7 million of proceeds from the sale of ADSs, primarily from the Private Placement (as defined and described below) and issuances under the Sales Agreement with Cantor, and $2.4 million of cash acquired in the Merger.
Funding Requirements
We expect our expenses to increase substantially as we advance the clinical trials of our product candidate. In addition, we expect to continue to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company.
We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and bank deposits will enable us to fund our operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements at least through March 31, 2024. We have based these estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong, and we could expend our capital resources sooner than we expect. If we receive regulatory approval for any of our product candidates, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution.
Until such time, if ever, that we generate product revenue sufficient to achieve profitability, we expect to finance our cash needs through the sales of our securities and through other outside funding sources. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If we raise additional funds through government and other third-party funding, collaboration agreements, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements or marketing and distribution arrangements, then we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings when needed, then we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and market products or product candidates that we would otherwise prefer to develop and market.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In connection with the Merger, on March 15, 2021, we entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain investors, pursuant to which we agreed to sell approximately $45.5 million of the ADSs in a private placement transaction (the Private Placement). The Private Placement closed on March 22, 2021, at which time we sold 2,619,270 ADSs together with warrants to purchase up to 261,929 ADSs at an exercise price of $17.35 per ADS. The warrants expire five years from the date of issuance, and, if exercised in full, will provide proceeds of approximately $4.5 million.
On April 30, 2021, we entered into the Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (Cantor). Pursuant to the Sales Agreement, we may offer and sell, from time to time, ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $75 million through Cantor (the ATM Facility). Sales of ADSs, if any, under the Sales Agreement will be issued and sold pursuant to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 which was declared effective on May 17, 2021 and will be made in sales deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the Sales Agreement, Cantor has agreed to act as sales agent on a best efforts basis and use commercially reasonable efforts to sell on our behalf all of the ADSs we requested to be sold in accordance with the Sales Agreement, consistent with Cantor’s normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms.
On April 25, 2022, we filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the issuance and sale of up to $18,125,000 of ADSs in connection with the reactivation of the ATM Facility and pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, which, subject to certain exceptions, limits the amount of securities we are able to offer and sell under such registration statement during any twelve month period to one-third of our unaffiliated public float.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we sold 130,505 ADSs at an average price of USD 2.11 per ADS, through the ATM facility, resulting in gross proceeds of $275,000.
As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we have incurred losses and cash flow deficits from operations since inception, resulting in an accumulated deficit at December 31, 2022 of approximately $64 million. We have financed operations to date primarily through public and private placements of equity securities. We anticipate that we will continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and bank deposits will be sufficient to fund our projected cash needs only through March 31, 2024. To meet future capital needs we would need to raise additional capital through equity or debt financing or other strategic transactions. However, any such financing may not be available to us on favorable terms or at all. Our failure to obtain sufficient funds on commercially acceptable terms when needed would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Current Outlook
We estimate that our current cash resources will allow us to execute our business plans at least through March 31, 2024.
Developing drugs, conducting preclinical and clinical trials, obtaining commercial manufacturing capabilities and commercializing products is expensive, and we will need to raise substantial additional funds to achieve our strategic objectives. We will require significant additional financing in the future to fund our operations, including if and when we progress into clinical trials of our product candidates, obtain regulatory approval for one or more of our product candidates, obtain commercial manufacturing capabilities and commercialize one or more of our product candidates. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to:
| ● | the progress and costs of our preclinical and clinical trials and other research and development activities; |
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| ● | the scope, prioritization and number of our preclinical and clinical trials and other research and development programs; |
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| ● | the amount of revenues and contributions we receive under future licensing, collaboration, development and commercialization arrangements with respect to our product candidates; |
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| ● | the costs of development and expansion of our operational infrastructure; |
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| ● | the costs and timing of obtaining regulatory approval for one or more of our product candidates; |
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| ● | our ability, or that of our collaborators, to achieve development milestones, marketing approval and other events or developments under potential future licensing agreements; |
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| ● | the costs of filing, prosecuting, enforcing and defending patent claims and other intellectual property rights; |
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| ● | the costs and timing of securing manufacturing arrangements for clinical or commercial production; |
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| ● | the costs of contracting with third parties to provide sales and marketing capabilities for us or establishing such capabilities ourselves; |
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| ● | the costs of acquiring or undertaking development and commercialization efforts for any future products, product candidates or technology; |
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| ● | the magnitude of our general and administrative expenses; and |
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| ● | any additional costs that we may incur under future in- and out-licensing arrangements relating to one or more of our product candidates. |
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Until we can generate significant recurring revenues, we expect to satisfy our future cash needs through capital raising or by out-licensing and/or co-developing applications of one or more of our product candidates. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. If funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate research or development plans for, or commercialization efforts with respect to, one or more of our product candidates and make the necessary change to our operations to reduce the level of our expenditures in line with available resources.
We are a development-stage company and it is not possible for us to predict with any degree of accuracy the outcome of our research and development efforts. As such, it is not possible for us to predict with any degree of accuracy any significant trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net loss, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause financial information to not necessarily be indicative of future operating results or financial condition. However, to the extent possible, certain trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments and events are described in this item.
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Critical Accounting Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements, we believe that the following accounting estimates are those that include a higher degree of judgment or complexity and are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations and are therefore considered critical accounting estimates.
Share-Based Compensation
We apply Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 718-10, “Share-Based Payment,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expenses for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including employee options under our option plans based on estimated fair values.
ASC 718-10 requires that we estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The fair value of the award is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods in our statements of comprehensive loss. We recognize share-based award forfeitures as they occur, rather than estimate by applying a forfeiture rate.
In June 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-07, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting”, which simplifies the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment transactions by aligning the measurement and classification guidance, with certain exceptions, to that for share-based payment awards to employees. The amendments expand the scope of the accounting standard for share-based payment awards to include share-based payment awards granted to non-employees in exchange for goods or services used or consumed in an entity’s own operations and supersedes the guidance related to equity-based payments to non-employees. We adopted these amendments on January 1, 2019.
We recognize compensation expenses for the fair value of non-employee awards over the requisite service period of each award.
We estimate the fair value of options granted as equity awards using a Black-Scholes options pricing model. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are share price, expected volatility and the expected option term (the time from the grant date until the options are exercised or expire). We determine the fair value per share of the underlying stock by taking into consideration our most recent sales of stock, as well as additional factors that we deem relevant. Our board determined the fair value of ordinary shares based on valuations performed using the Option Pricing Method subject to relevant facts and circumstances. We have historically been a private company and lack company-specific historical and implied volatility information of our stock. Expected volatility is estimated based on volatility of similar companies in the biotechnology sector. Historically, we have not paid dividends and have no foreseeable plans to issue dividends. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from governmental zero-coupon bonds with an equivalent term. The expected option term is calculated for options granted to employees and directors using the “simplified” method. Grants to non-employees are based on the contractual term. Changes in the determination of each of the inputs can affect the fair value of the options granted and our results of operations.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Our functional currency is the U.S. Dollar. We are exposed to foreign exchange rate risk. We are located in Israel, where part of our general and administrative expenses costs is incurred in New Israeli Shekels. During each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized foreign currency transaction loss of $609 thousand and $176 thousand, respectively. These foreign currency transaction gains and losses were recorded in financial expenses. We believe that a 10% change in the exchange rate between the U.S. Dollar and New Israeli Shekel would not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.
As we continue to grow our business, our results of operations and cash flows will be subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which could adversely impact our results of operations. To date, we have not entered into any foreign currency hedging contracts to mitigate our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit<br><br> <br>Number | Exhibit Description |
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| 99.1 | Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2022 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CHEMOMAB THERAPEUTICS LTD. | ||
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| Date: February 21, 2023 | By: | /s/ Donald Marvin |
| Name: Donald Marvin | ||
| Title: Executive V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. - 1534248 - 2023
Exhibit 99.1
| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and<br><br>its subsidiaries<br><br><br><br>Consolidated Financial Statements<br><br>As of December 31, 2022 |
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Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2022
Contents
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| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F - 2 |
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| (PCAOB ID 1057) | |
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | F - 3 |
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | F - 4 |
| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity | F - 5 |
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow | F - 6 |
| Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements | F - 7 |
| Somekh Chaikin<br><br>KPMG Millennium Tower<br><br>17 Ha’arba’a Street, PO Box 609<br><br>Tel Aviv 61006, Israel<br><br>+972 3 684 8000 |
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Report of Independe****nt Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors,
Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd.:
O**pinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Somekh Chaikin
Member Firm of KPMG International
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
Tel Aviv, Israel
February 20, 2023
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries | |||||||
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| Consolidated Balance Sheets as of | |||||||
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| Note | December 31,<br><br> <br>2022 | December 31,<br><br> <br>2021 | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3 | 13,519 | 15,186 | ||||
| Short-term bank deposit | 26,374 | 45,975 | |||||
| Restricted cash | 77 | - | |||||
| Other receivables and prepaid expenses | 4 | 1,766 | 1,527 | ||||
| Total current assets | 41,736 | 62,688 | |||||
| Non-current assets | |||||||
| Restricted cash | - | 55 | |||||
| Long-term prepaid expenses | 733 | 908 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 5 | 367 | 357 | ||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 6 | 227 | 345 | ||||
| Total non-current assets | 1,327 | 1,665 | |||||
| Total assets | 43,063 | 64,353 | |||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Trade payables | 1,688 | 1,336 | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 3,378 | 555 | |||||
| Employee and related expenses | 1,560 | 653 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 6 | 123 | 106 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 6,749 | 2,650 | |||||
| Non-current liabilities | |||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 6 | 91 | 237 | ||||
| Total non-current liabilities | 91 | 237 | |||||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities | 7 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 6,840 | 2,887 | |||||
| Shareholders' equity | 8 | ||||||
| Ordinary Shares no par value - Authorized: 650,000,000 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 2021; | |||||||
| Issued and outstanding: 232,636,700 Ordinary shares at December 31, 2022 and 228,090,300 Ordinary shares at December 31, 2021 | - | - | |||||
| Treasury share at cost (11,640,460 shares as of December 31, 2022) | (1,218 | ) | - | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 101,260 | 97,639 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (63,819 | ) | (36,173 | ) | |||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 36,223 | 61,466 | |||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 43,063 | 64,353 |
_____________________ _____________________
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
Date of approval of the financial statements: February 20, 2023
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries | ||||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended | ||||||
| In USD thousands (except share and per share amounts) | ||||||
| Note | December 31,<br><br> <br>2022 | December 31,<br><br> <br>2021 | ||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operating expenses | ||||||
| Research and development | 9 | 16,977 | 6,334 | |||
| General and administrative | 10 | 11,556 | 6,033 | |||
| Total operating expenses | 28,533 | 12,367 | ||||
| Financing (income) expenses, net | (353) | 111 | ||||
| Loss before taxes | 28,180 | 12,478 | ||||
| Taxes on income (benefit) | 11 | (534 | ) | - | ||
| Net loss for the year | 27,646 | 12,478 | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share | 13 | 0.121 | 0.060 | |||
| Weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding, basic, and diluted | 13 | 227,589,288 | 207,468,650 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity | |||||||||||||
| In USD thousands (except share amounts) | |||||||||||||
| Ordinary<br><br> <br>Shares | Treasuryshare | Additionalpaid incapital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Shareholders'equity | |||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Number | Number | ||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2021 | 9,274,838 | - | ) | ||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | - | - | |||||||||||
| Effect of reverse capitalization transaction | 152,299,702 | - | |||||||||||
| Issuance of shares and warrants, net of issuance costs | 66,381,520 | - | |||||||||||
| Exercise of options | 134,240 | - | |||||||||||
| Net loss for the year | - | - | ) | ) | |||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 228,090,300 | - | ) | ||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2022 | 228,090,300 | - | ) | ||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | - | - | |||||||||||
| Issuance of shares, net of issuance costs | 2,576,400 | - | |||||||||||
| Exercise of options | 1,970,000 | - | |||||||||||
| Treasury share at cost | - | (11,640,460 | ) | ) | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss for the year | - | - | ) | ) | |||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2022 | 232,636,700 | (11,640,460 | ) | ) | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statements of Cash flows for the year ended | ||||||
| In USD thousands | ||||||
| December 31,<br><br> <br>2022 | December 31,<br><br> <br>2021 | |||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||
| Net loss for the year | (27,646 | ) | (12,478 | ) | ||
| Adjustments for operating activities: | ||||||
| Depreciation | 58 | 34 | ||||
| Share-based compensation | 3,211 | 2,019 | ||||
| Change in other receivables and prepaid expenses | (64 | ) | (2,058 | ) | ||
| Change in trade payables | 352 | 1,175 | ||||
| Change in accrued expenses | 2,823 | (1,279 | ) | |||
| Change in employees and related expenses | 907 | 215 | ||||
| Change in operating leases | (11 | ) | (2 | ) | ||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (20,370 | ) | (12,374 | ) | ||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||
| Investment in deposits | 19,601 | (45,951 | ) | |||
| Long-term lease deposit | - | 4 | ||||
| Sale of asset held for sale | - | 1,000 | ||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (68 | ) | (239 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 19,533 | (45,186 | ) | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||
| Cash acquired in Merger | - | 2,427 | ||||
| Exercise of options | 143 | 10 | ||||
| Treasury share at cost | (1,218 | ) | - | |||
| Issuance of shares and warrants, net of issuance costs | 267 | 58,637 | ||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (808 | ) | 61,074 | |||
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (1,645 | ) | 3,514 | |||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the year | 15,241 | 11,727 | ||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the year | 13,596 | 15,241 | ||||
| Supplementary cash flows information: | ||||||
| A. Cash paid and received during the year for: | ||||||
| Income taxes received | 351 | - | ||||
| Income taxes paid | (5 | ) | - | |||
| Interest received | 972 | 74 | ||||
| B. Significant non- cash transaction: | ||||||
| Right-of-use asset recognized with corresponding lease liability | 17 | 345 | ||||
| Liabilities assumed, net of non-cash assets received in Merger | - | 49 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 1 - General
1.Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. (hereinafter - "the Company") is an Israeli-based company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in September 2011. The Company’s registered office is located in Kiryat Atidim, Tel Aviv, Israel.
The Company is a clinical-stage biotech company discovering and developing innovative therapeutics for conditions with high-unmet medical need that involve inflammation and fibrosis.
The wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company are: Chemomab Ltd. ("Chemomab"), Chemomab Therapeutics Israel Ltd. and Chemomab Therapeutics Inc.
2.The Company currently has no products approved for sale. The Company’s operations are funded primarily by its Shareholders. The Company has incurred operating losses in each year since its inception and does not expect to generate significant revenue unless and until it obtains marketing approval for its products. Continuation of the Company’s development programs depend on its future ability to raise sources of financing.
3.Since January 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically expanded into a worldwide pandemic, creating macro-economic uncertainty and disruption in the business and financial markets. Many countries around the world, including Israel, had taken measures designated to limit the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the closure of workplaces, restricting travel, prohibiting assembling, closing international borders and quarantining populated areas. The Company's clinical trial sites have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, commencement of the enrollment in our clinical trials of CM-101 in PSC was delayed, and the enrollment rate has been, and is still, affected as well. As a result, The Company expanded its patient recruiting efforts to additional territories. In addition, after enrollment in these trials, patients might still drop out because of possible COVID-19 implications. Based on management’s assessment, the extent to which the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will further impact the Company's operations will depend on future developments. These developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence,including the duration and severity of the impact on patient enrollment following the attenuation of the outbreak The Company is carefully monitoring the impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and will adjust activities accordingly.
4.On December 14, 2020, the Company (formerly known as Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd.) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger" and “Merger Agreement”) with Chemomab Ltd., an Israeli limited company, and CMB Acquisition Ltd., an Israeli limited company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”). On March 16, 2021, (the “Effective Time”), the Company consummated the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Chemomab Ltd., with Chemomab Ltd. surviving the Merger as the Company's wholly owned subsidiary. In connection with the Merger, on March 16, 2021, the Company changed its name from “Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd.” To “Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd" and the business conducted by Chemomab Ltd. became primarily the business conducted by the Company.
At the Effective Time(a) each Chemomab Ltd. ordinary share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted solely into number of American Depository Shares equal to the exchange ratio described in the Merger Agreement, and each outstanding Chemomab Ltd. option was assumed by the Company, based on the same exchange ratio.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 1 - General (cont’d)
- (cont'd)
For accounting purposes, Chemomab Ltd. is considered to have acquired the Company based upon the terms of the Merger as well as other factors. The Merger has been accounted for as an asset acquisition (reverse recapitalization transaction) rather than a business combination, as the assets acquired, and the liabilities assumed by Chemomab Ltd. do not meet the definition of a business under U.S. GAAP. The net assets acquired in connection with the Merger were recorded at their estimated acquisition date fair market value as of March 16, 2021, the date of completion of the Merger.
The exchange ratio was calculated by a formula that was determined through arms-length negotiations between the Company and Chemomab Ltd. The combined Company assumed all of the outstanding options of Chemomab Ltd., vested and not vested, under the Chemomab Share Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), with such options representing the right to purchase a number of ADSs equal to approximately 12.86 multiplied by the number of Chemomab Ltd. ordinary shares previously represented by such options.
The following table summarizes the net assets acquired based on their estimated fair values as of March 16, 2021, immediately prior to completion of the Merger (in USD thousands):
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,427 | |
|---|---|---|
| Asset held for sale | 1,000 | |
| Prepaid and other assets | 236 | |
| Accrued liabilities | (1,187 | ) |
| Net acquired assets | 2,476 |
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A.Basis of Preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S GAAP”).
B.Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
C.Foreign currency
The currency of the primary economic environment in which the operations of the Company are conducted is the U.S. dollar (“dollar” or “$”), thus; the dollar is the functional currency of the Company.
The transactions and balances of the Company denominated in U.S. dollars are presented at their original amounts as the U.S. dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company has operated and expects to continue to operate in the foreseeable future.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-U.S. dollar currency are translated using the current exchange rate and nonmonetary assets and liabilities and capital accounts denominated in a non-U.S. dollar currency are translated using historical exchange rates.
Statements of operations accounts denominated in a non-U.S. dollar currency are translated using the exchange rates in effect on the transaction dates, except for depreciation, which is translated using historical exchange rate.
D.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of three months or less at the date acquired.
E.Restricted cash
Restricted cash is primarily invested in highly liquid deposits. These deposits were used to secure office rent payments.
F.Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Maintenance and repair expenses are charged to operation as incurred. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets and commences once the assets are ready for their intended use.
Annual rates at depreciation are as follows:
| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Computers | 33 | |
| Laboratory equipment | 10 | |
| Furniture and equipment | 7 | |
| Leasehold improvement - over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvement |
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
G.Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company’s property and equipment are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, “Property and Equipment”, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less selling costs. During the periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, no impairment losses have been recorded.
H.Research and Development
Research and development costs are charged to operations as incurred. Most of the research and development expenses are for subcontractors and wages.
I.Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
The Company recognizes net deferred tax assets to the extent that the Company believes these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, management considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. If management determines that the Company would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, management would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the income taxes expense.
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized.
J.Fair value of financial instruments
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, relating to fair value measurements, defines fair value and established a framework for measuring fair value. The ASC 820 fair value hierarchy distinguishes between market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, essentially an exit price.
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
J.Fair value of financial instruments (cont’d)
In addition, the fair value of assets and liabilities should include consideration of non-performance risk, which for the liabilities described below includes the Company’s own credit risk.
As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data or active market data of similar or identical assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents trade payables, other receivables and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to the short-term maturity of such instruments. The fair value of long-term restricted deposits and restricted cash also approximates their carrying value, since they bear interest at rates close to the prevailing market rates. None of the Company’s non- financial assets or liabilities are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis. No transfers between levels have occurred during the periods presented.
K.Share-based compensation
The Company accounts for share-based compensation as an expense in the financial statements based on ASC 718. All awards are equity classified and therefore such costs are measured at the grant date fair value of the award and graded vesting attribution approach to recognize compensation cost over the vesting period. The Company recognizes compensation cost for an award with only service conditions that has a graded vesting schedule on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award, provided that the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized at any date at least equals the portion of the grant-date value of such award that is vested at that date.
The fair value for the Company’s stock options granted to employees, consultants and directors was estimated using Black-Scholes option-pricing model at the grant date, using the inputs detailed in Note 8(C).
The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to pay dividends.
L.Government-sponsored research and development
Chemomab records grants received from the office of the Israel Innovation Authority (the “IIA”) as a liability, if it is probable that the Chemomab will have to repay the grants received. If it is not probable that the grants will be repaid, Chemomab records the grants as a reduction to research and development expenses.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
M.Severance pay
Pursuant to Section 14 of the Severance Compensation Law, 1963 ("Section 14"), all employees of the Company are entitled only to monthly deposits, at a rate of 8.33% of their monthly salary, made on their behalf with insurance companies. Upon release of the policy to the employee, no additional liability exists between the parties regarding the matter of severance pay and no additional payments shall be made by the Company to the employee. This plan has been accounted for as a defined contribution plan. Severance costs amounted to approximately $142 thousand and $116 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
N.Concentrations of credit risk:
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents.
Cash and cash equivalents and short- term deposits are invested in banks. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Company’s investments are financially sound and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these investments.
The Company have no off-balance-sheet concentration of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements.
O.Leases
Under Topic 842, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, the Company considers only payments that are fixed and determinable at the time of commencement. As most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company's incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on its understanding of what its credit rating would be 5% and 5.2% in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company's lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. When determining the probability of exercising such options, the Company considers contract-based, asset-based, entity-based, and market-based factors. For leases agreements, the Company has elected the practical expedient to account for the lease and non-lease maintenance components as a single lease component. Therefore, for those leases, the lease payments used to measure the lease liability include all the fixed consideration in the contract. The Company's lease agreements generally do not contain any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.
For operating leases, the ROU asset is subsequently measured throughout the lease term at the carrying amount of the lease liability, plus initial direct costs, plus (minus) any prepaid (accrued) lease payments, less the unamortized balance of lease incentives received. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
ROU assets for operating leases are periodically reduced by impairment losses. The Company uses the long-lived assets impairment guidance in ASC Subtopic 360-10, Property, Plant, and Equipment – Overall, to determine whether an ROU asset is impaired, and if so, the amount of the impairment loss to recognize. See Note 2(G).
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont’d)
P.Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Q.Earnings per ordinary share
Basic earnings per ordinary share is calculated using only weighted average ordinary shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share, if relevant, gives effect to dilutive potential ordinary shares outstanding during the year. Such dilutive shares consist of incremental shares, using the treasury stock method, from the assumed exercise of share options.
Note 3 - Cash and Cash Equivalents
| December 31, | |
|---|---|
| 2021 | |
| thousands | |
| In | |
| In NIS | |
| In other currencies | |
All values are in US Dollars.
Note 4 - Other Receivables and Prepaid Expenses
| December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| thousands | thousands | |
| Government institutions | ||
| Prepaid expenses | ||
All values are in US Dollars.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 5 - Property and Equipment, Net
| December 31, | December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| thousands | thousands | |||
| Cost: | ||||
| Computers | ||||
| Furniture and equipment | ||||
| Laboratory equipment | ||||
| Website development | ||||
| Leasehold improvements | ||||
| Less - accumulated depreciation | ) | ) | ||
All values are in US Dollars.
Note 6 - Leases
On May 10, 2020, Chemomab entered into an office and lab space lease agreement (hereinafter – “The Agreement” .(According to the Agreement, Chemomab rented a space in Atidim Park, Tel-Aviv for a period of three years, through May 2023. Chemomab was granted an option to extend the lease term by additional three years.
On October 24, 2021, Chemomab signed an amendment to the Agreement ("The Amendment"). According to the Amendment, On December 12, 2021 Chemomab returned the previous office and lab space to the property owner and rented a larger space in Atidim Park Tel-Aviv, for a term of 3 years, through October 2024. In addition, Chemomab was granted an option to extend the lease term by additional three years. The annual rent and management fees are approximately $122 thousand. Pursuant to the Amendment, the bank guarantee issued in 2020 was canceled and a substitute bank guarantee of approximately $77 thousand was issued to the property owner during 2022.
The above operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company’s obligations to pay lease payments are included in the current liabilities as “Operating lease liabilities” and in the non-current liabilities as “Non-current operating lease liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. Based on the present value of the lease payments for the remaining lease term of the Company’s existing lease agreement, the Company recognized operating right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities of approximately $345 thousand on December 12, 2021.
During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recognized an increase in right of use assets of $17 thousand and $345 thousand, respectively.
As of December 31, 2022, and 2021 operating right-of-use asset was $227 thousand and $345 thousand, respectively. The operating lease liabilities were $214 thousand and $343 thousand, respectively.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 6 - Leases (cont’d)
As most of the Chemomab’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, Chemomab uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date of each lease in determining the present value of lease payments. Chemomab’s incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on its estimation of what its credit rating would be the rate was 5% in 2022 and 5.2% in 2021.
Maturities of lease liabilities under noncancellable leases as of December 31, 2022, are as follows: (in thousands):
| 2023 | 126 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 93 | |
| Total future minimum lease payments | 219 | |
| Less imputed interest: | (5 | ) |
| Present value of operating lease liabilities | 214 |
Note 7 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
A.Exclusive License Agreement (hereinafter- “the License Agreement”)
In December 2011, Chemomab entered into a License Agreement with the Medical Research, Infrastructure, Health Services Fund of the Tel-Aviv Souraski Medical Center (“Fund”), pursuant to which it was granted with an exclusive license to certain inventions (as defined in the License Agreement) including patents, knowhow and products and the right to sublicense to third parties the rights granted, pursuant to and subject to certain terms and limitation fully set in the License Agreement.
Chemomab has agreed to pay the Fund a non-refundable and non-creditable sublicense fees as a percentage of all Attributed Income (as such term defined in the License Agreement), and shall further pay the Fund royalties from sales made by sublicensee;
(i)Royalties in percentage of the Net sales or Service Income (as defined in the License Agreement), subject to certain additional terms set forth therein.
In addition, with respect to each Licensed Product (as defined therein), Chemomab has agreed to pay the Fund the following non-refundable, non-creditable amounts:
(a)$100 thousand upon submission of a New Drug Application (“NDA”), Biological License Application (“BLA”) or equivalent for each Licensed Product to the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), $100 thousand upon submission of similar application for each Licensed Product to an equivalent foreign regulatory agency in Europe and one hundred thousand dollars upon submission of similar application for each Licensed Product to an equivalent foreign regulatory agency in Asia. Payment in the aggregate shall not be more than $300 thousand per each Licensed Product, provided that for each jurisdiction, payment shall be made only once;
(b)$200 thousand upon the grant of FDA or equivalent agency marketing approval in Europe and/or Asia for each Licensed Product. Payment in the aggregate shall not be more than $600 thousand per each Licensed Product, provided that for each jurisdiction, payment shall be made only once.
As of December 31, 2022 no payments were made to the Fund.
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| Chemomab Therapeutics Ltd. and its subsidiaries |
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| Notes to the Financial Statements as at December 31, 2022 |
Note 7 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (cont’d)
A.Exclusive License Agreement (hereinafter- “the License Agreement”) (cont’d)
In addition to the payments described above, upon the occurrence of either (i) closing of a public offering of the ordinary shares of Chemomab; or (ii) a Change of Control Transaction, Chemomab shall pay the Fund a cash payment equal to one percent (1%) of the proceeds raised by Chemomab in its initial public offering, or 1% of the consideration received by Chemomab or its shareholders at the closing of a Change of Control Transaction (after deduction of amounts paid as liquidation preference to the shareholders of Chemomab on account of their investment in Chemomab, if any), but in any event not more than $3,000 thousand.
Chemomab partially financed its research and development expenditures under programs sponsored by the Israel Innovation Authority (“IIA”) for the support of certain research and development activities conducted in Israel.
In return for the IIA’s participation, Chemomab is committed to pay royalties at rate of 3% of sales of the developed product (linked to U.S. dollar), up to 100% of the amount of grants received (100% plus interest at LIBOR). In addition, the IIA may impose certain conditions to transfer technology or development out of Israel.
Chemomab did not receive any grants from the IIA in the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021.
Since Chemomab ’s incorporation through December 31, 2022 Chemomab received $1,227 thousand from the IIA, which were recognized as a reduction of research and development expenses.
As of December 31, 2022, Chemomab has no commitment for royalties payable.
B.In June 2015, Chemomab entered into a license agreement with subcontractor (“the Subcontractor”), under which the Subcontractor granted to Chemomab certain licenses to use proprietary rights of the subcontractor, materials and know how in the techniques and use of the same, for purposes of research and development of Chemomab 's product CM-101, as well as commercialization thereof. Further to the agreement, the Subcontractor also provides manufacturing services of intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients. According to the related manufacturing agreement, the manufacturing of the product is carried out by the Subcontractor in accordance with Chemomab's specifications and timeline. From time to time, Chemomab and the Subcontractor have been signing additional agreements for additional manufacturing and final process lock of the product for clinical use Under the agreement, Chemomab is also obligated to pay the Subcontractor royalties determined as a percentage of net sales of each licensee product.
During 2022 and 2021, Chemomab recorded expenses related to the above agreements in the amounts of $5,222 thousand and $2,590 thousand, respectively. The expenses were recorded under research and development expenses.
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Note 7 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (cont’d)
C.As of December 31, 2022, the bank imposed restriction on a bank deposit in the amount of $77 thousand for the purpose of secure lease payments under an office lease agreement.
D.During 2022, the Israeli tax authority ("ITA”) notified the Company that it had initiated a routine VAT audit to include tax years 2017 through 2022. The ITA raised several claims, mainly in respect with the recoverability of VAT with respect to Merger Agreement related expenses and the classification of the Company as a holding company. On July 2022, the ITA proposed a settlement, which the Company rejected. As a result, the ITA issued assessments in the aggregate amount of $1,046 thousand. The Company filed an appeal against the ITA’s assessments. The Company has recorded an appropriate provision which considers inherent uncertainty of these matters and the judicial process. Therefore, the outcome may differ from the estimated liability recorded by the Company during the period.
Note 8 - Share Capital
A.Right attached to shares
Ordinary shares
All of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The ordinary shares are not redeemable, and each ordinary share is entitled to one vote. The holders of the ordinary shares have the right to vote and participate in shareholders' meetings, the right to receive profits, and the right to participate in the accumulated earnings when the Company is dissolved.
1.Voting
The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders for a vote.
2.Dividends
The holders of the ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, and out of funds legally available.
Since its inception, the Company has not declared any dividends.
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Note 8 - Share Capital (cont’d)
B.Financing rounds
1.In connection with the Merger, on March 15, 2021, the Company entered into Securities Purchase Agreements with certain purchasers, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell approximately $45.5 million of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in a private placement transaction, (or "The Private Placement"). The Private Placement closed on March 22, 2021, at which time the Company sold to the purchasers 2,619,270 ADSs together with warrants to purchase up to 261,929 ADSs at an exercise price of $17.35 per ADS. The warrants will expire five years from the date of issuance, and if exercised in full, will provide to the Company proceeds of approximately $4.5 million. 20 Ordinary Shares are equal to 1 American Depositary Share (ADS).
2.On April 30, 2021, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the "ATM Agreement") with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., ("Cantor"). According to the ATM Agreement, the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, its ADSs having an aggregate offering price of up to $75 million through Cantor or the ATM Agreement. From April 30, 2021, through December 31, 2022, the Company issued 699,806 ADSs at an average price of $22.75 per ADS under the ATM Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $15,917 thousand.
3.On April 25, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the issuance and sale of up to $18,125,000 of its ADSs in connection with the reactivation of the ATM Facility and pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, which, subject to certain exceptions, limits the amount of securities the Company is able to offer and sell under such registration statement to one-third of our unaffiliated public float. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued 130,505 ADSs at an average price of $2.11 per ADS under the ATM Agreement, resulting in gross proceeds of $275 thousand.
4.On September 19, 2022, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Repurchase Arrangement”) with Dr. Adi Mor, co-founder of Chemomab Ltd., Chief Scientific Officer and a director of the Company and Professor Kobi George, co-founder of Chemomab Ltd. (together with Dr. Adi Mor, the “Co-Founders”), whereby the Company agreed, subject to the requisite court approval required under Section 303(a) of the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999 (the “Companies Law”), which the Company received on November 14, 2022, to repurchase up to 582,023 of the Company's ADSs owned by the Co-Founders, for consideration not to exceed an aggregate amount of $2,500,000, depending on the market price of the ADSs at the time of any repurchase. Accordingly, on November 16, 2022, the company repurchased the entire amount of 582,023 ADSs from the Co-Founders at a weighted average price of $2.0848 and for total consideration of approximately $1,218 thousand.
The Company accounted for the repurchased shares as treasury share in accordance with ASC 505-30, "Treasury Stock".
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Note 8 - Share Capital (cont’d)
C.Share-based compensation
(1)Share-based compensation plan:
The Company maintains (i) the 2011 Share Option Plan (the “2011 Plan”), (ii) the 2017 Equity-Based Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) and (iii) the Chemomab 2015 Share Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), which was assumed by the Company from Chemomab upon the effectiveness of the Merger. At that time, outstanding options under the 2015 Plan became exercisable for such number of ADSs of the Company as was determined based on the exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement, with a reciprocal adjustment to exercise price.
As of December 31, 2022, a total of 28,443,060 of our Ordinary Shares (equal to 1,422,153 of ADSs) were reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan, of which 3,445,520 Ordinary Shares (equal to 172,276 ADSs) had been issued pursuant to previous exercises options, and 23,460,740 Ordinary Shares (equal to 1,173,037 ADSs) were issuable under outstanding options. Of such outstanding options, options to purchase 12,400,720 Ordinary Shares (equal to 620,036 ADSs) had vested and were exercisable as of that date, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.30 per Ordinary Share (or $5.96 per ADS). During the year ended December 31, 2022, options to purchase 1,240,120 Ordinary Shares (equal to 62,006 ADS) were canceled.
As of December 31, 2022, a total of 12,511,620 of our Ordinary Shares (equal to 625,581 of our ADSs) were reserved for issuance under the 2017 Plan, of which 11,730,800 Ordinary Shares (equal to 586,540 ADSs) were issuable under outstanding options. Of such outstanding options, options to purchase 427,540 Ordinary Shares (equal to 21,377 ADSs) had vested and were exercisable as of that date, with a weighted average exercise price of $0.35 per Ordinary Share (or $6.98 per ADS). During the year ended December 31, 2022 no options were canceled.
(2)The expenses that were recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for services received from employees and service providers are as follows:
| Year ended | Year ended | |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | |
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| thousands | thousands | |
| Research and development | ||
| General and administrative | ||
| Total share-based compensation expenses |
All values are in US Dollars.
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Note 8 - Share Capital (cont’d)
C.Share-based compensation (cont’d)
(3)The number and weighted average exercise price of options are as follows:
| Weighted<br><br> <br>average<br><br> <br>exercise<br><br> <br>price | Number of options | Weighted<br><br> <br>average remaining contractual life (in years) | Weighted<br><br> <br>average exercise price | Number of options | Weighted<br><br> <br>average remaining contractual life (in years) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | |||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1 | 0.38 | 27,003,260 | 8.12 | 0.07 | 10,455,580 | 7.8 | ||||||||
| Acquired in Merger | - | - | - | 609,535 | - | |||||||||
| Exercised | 0.07 | (1,970,000 | ) | - | 0.08 | (134,220 | ) | - | ||||||
| Forfeited | 0.32 | (1,240,120 | ) | - | 1.25 | (1,712,275 | ) | - | ||||||
| Granted | 0.16 | 11,398,400 | 7.8 | 0.62 | 17,784,640 | 9.79 | ||||||||
| Outstanding at December 31 | 0.33 | 35,191,540 | 7.42 | 0.38 | 27,003,260 | 8.12 |
(4)Fair value measurement:
The fair value of the options is measured at the grant date using the Black-Scholes Option pricing model and the assumptions used to calculate the fair value of the options are as follows:
| 2022 grants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weighted average share price (in U.S. dollar)^(a)^ | 0.16 | |
| Exercise price (in U.S. dollar) | 0.10-0.257 | |
| Expected life of options (in years)^(b)^ | 5.51-6.28 | |
| Expected volatility^(c)^ | 83.69%-84.31% | |
| Risk-free interest rate^(d)^ | 1.75%-4.14% | |
| Dividend yield | 0% |
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Note 8 - Share Capital (cont’d)
C.Share-based compensation (cont’d)
- (cont'd)
(a)The weighted average share price is based on the Company’s Ordinary Share valuation as at the grant date.
(b)Expected life for the periods presented was determined according to the simplified method since, at the date of grant, the Company did not have enough history to make an estimate. This method effectively assumes that exercise occurs over the period from vesting until expiration, and therefore the expected term is the midpoint between the service period and the contractual term of the award. The simplified method is applicable to service conditions and for performance conditions that are probable of achievement. If meeting the performance condition is not probable, the Company will use the awards’ contractual term if the service period is implied, or the simplified method, if the service period is explicitly stated.
(c)Expected volatility is based on historical volatility over the most recent period commensurate with the expected term of the option. As the Company has a short trading history for its ordinary shares, when the Company's trading period is shorter than the expected term, the expected volatility is derived from the average historical share volatilities of several unrelated public companies within the Company’s industry that the Company considers to be comparable to its own business over a period equivalent to the option’s expected term.
(d)The risk-free rate for the expected term of the options is based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model on the yields of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities appropriate for the expected term of employee share option awards.
Note 9 - Research and Development
| Year ended | Year ended | |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | |
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| thousands | thousands | |
| Consultants and subcontractors | ||
| Salaries and related expenses | ||
| Rent and maintenance | ||
| Share-based compensation | ||
| Other expenses | ||
All values are in US Dollars.
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Note 10 - General and Administrative
| Year ended | Year ended | |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | |
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| thousands | thousands | |
| Salaries and related expenses | ||
| Professional services | ||
| Share-based compensation | ||
| Fees to Directors | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Rent and maintenance | ||
| Other expenses | ||
All values are in US Dollars.
Note 11 - Income Taxes
A.Tax rates
Ordinary taxable income in Israel is subject to a corporate tax rate of 23%.
The Company’s US subsidiary, Chemomab Therapeutics Inc. ("Chemomab Inc.) is taxed separately under the U.S. tax laws.
Chemomab Inc. is subject to a federal flat tax rate of 21% and state tax as applicable.
Capital gain is subject to capital gain tax according to the corporate tax rate in the year the assets are sold.
B.Tax assessments
As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s tax reports through December 31, 2017 are considered closed to audit inspections by the Israeli Tax Authority (“ITA”) due to statute of limitation rules effective in Israel.
The Company has not yet been assessed by the ITA since inception.
C.Losses for tax purposes carried forward to future years
As of December 31, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries had approximately $159 million (approximately $143 million as of December 31, 2021) of net operating loss carryforwards which are available to reduce future taxable income with no limitation on the period of use.
On March 27, 2020 and December 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed and enacted into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). Among other provisions, the CARES Act and the CAA provide relief to U.S. federal corporate taxpayers through temporary adjustments to net operating loss rules, changes to limitations on interest expense deductibility, and the acceleration of available refunds for minimum tax credit carryforwards. The CARES Act also includes provisions for a carryback of any net operating loss (NOL) arising in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2021, to each of the five taxable years preceding the taxable year in which the loss arises (carryback period).
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Note 11 - Income Taxes (cont’d)
C.Losses for tax purposes carried forward to future years (cont'd)
Chemomab Therapeutics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, filed an application with the US Internal Revenue Service to carryback net operating losses. Chemomab Therapeutics Inc received $351 thousand in December 2022 on account of 2016 and 2017 and expects to receive the remainder $183 thousand in 2023. Accordingly, a tax benefit in the total amount of $534 thousand was recorded in the Company’s statement of operations during 2022.
D.Deferred taxes
In respect of:
| December 31, | December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| thousands | thousands | ||
| Net operating loss carry-forwards | |||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||
| Research and development costs | |||
| Other | |||
| Gross deferred tax assets | |||
| Less - Valuation allowance | ) | ||
| Net deferred tax assets |
All values are in US Dollars.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company has established a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets on December 31, 2022 and 2021 due to the uncertainty of realizing future tax benefits from its net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets. The net change in the total valuation allowance for the year ended at December 31, 2022 was an increase of approximately $5.2 million.
E.Roll forward of valuation allowance
| Balance at January 1, 2021 | $ | 6,200 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency transaction loss | 2,425 | ||
| Tax assets acquired through merger | 24,535 | ||
| Income tax expense | 2,870 | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | 36,030 | |
| Currency transaction Income | (1,316 | ) | |
| Income tax expense | 6,481 | ||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | $ | 41,195 |
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Note 11 - Income Taxes (cont’d)
F.Reconciliation of theoretical income tax expense to actual income tax expense
A reconciliation of the Company’s theoretical income tax expense to actual income tax expense is as follows:
| December 31, | December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| thousands | thousands | |||
| Loss before income taxes | ) | ) | ||
| Statutory tax rate | % | % | ||
| Theoretical tax benefit | ) | ) | ||
| Change in temporary differences for which deferred taxes were not recognized | ) | ) | ||
| Tax rate differential | ) | |||
| Non-deductible expenses | ||||
| Losses and other items for which a valuation allowance was provided or benefit from loss carryforwards | ||||
| Actual income tax expense (Benefit) | ) |
All values are in US Dollars.
G.Accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any unrecognized tax benefits and does not expect that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly within the next 12 months. The Company’s accounting policy is to accrue interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.
Note 12 - Related Parties Balances and Transactions
A.Balances with Related Parties:
The following Related Party payables are included in the consolidated Balance Sheets:
| December 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| thousands | thousands | |
| Employee and related expenses | ||
| Accrued expenses | ||
All values are in US Dollars.
On September 19, 2022, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with the Company's Co- Founders, see Note 8B(4).
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Note 12 - Related Parties Balances and Transactions (cont'd)
B.Transactions with Related Parties:
The following transactions with related parties are included in the consolidated Statements of Operations:
| Year ended | Year ended | |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | |
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| thousands | thousands | |
| Salaries and related expenses | ||
| Share-based payments | ||
| Professional Services | ||
| Research and development | ||
All values are in US Dollars.
Note 13 - Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is computed similarly to basic net loss per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding if the potential ordinary shares had been issued and if the additional ordinary shares of were dilutive. Diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share of ordinary share, as the effect of potentially dilutive securities is antidilutive.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the periods presented:
| Year ended | Year ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| In thousands, except share and per share data | |||
| Numerator: | |||
| Net loss | 12,478 | ||
| Denominator: | |||
| Weighted-average number of ordinary shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted | 207,468,650 | ||
| Net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders, basic and diluted | 0.060 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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Note 13 - Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Ordinary Shareholders (cont'd)
The potential number of ordinary shares that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to ordinary shareholders for the periods presented since including them would have been anti-dilutive are as follows:
| Year ended | Year ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, | December 31, | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Number of shares | ||||
| Outstanding options to purchase ordinary shares | 35,191,540 | 27,003,260 |
Note 14 - Subsequent Events
On January 13, 2023 the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement on form S-1 for the issuance and sale of up to $20,000,000 of its ADSs.