BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics - 10-Q quarterly report FY

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

   The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

Accordingly, As a result of the current economic situation and the difficulty to raise immediate fund to support all of the Company’s projects, the Company decided to reduce its activity and downsize it workforce and focus only on the effort to reach clinical trials in ALS in 2009.

The Company also reduced its general and administrative expenses and ceased and delayed some development projects until it is able to obtain sufficient financing. There can be no assurance that sufficient revenues will be generated and that additional funds will be available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.

The Company depends on Ramot to conduct its research and development activities. As discussed in Note 4, the Company did not make a certain payment in 2008 to Ramot. As a result, the Company did not meet the payment schedule according to the agreement with Ramot and Ramot is entitled to terminate the research and license agreement.

These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of assets carrying amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that may be required should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

The significant accounting policies applied in the annual financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2008, are applied consistently in these financial statements.

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in a condensed format and include the consolidated financial operations of the Company and its fully owned subsidiary as of March 31, 2009 and for the three months then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States relating to the preparation of financial statements for interim periods. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2009.

At each closing date, the Company shall deliver to the investor the number of shares and warrants, subject to customary closing conditions and the delivery of funds, described above. The warrants shall have the following exercise prices: (i) the first 10,083,333 warrants have an exercise price of $0.20 per share; (ii) the next 10,083,333 warrants will have an exercise price of $0.29 per share; and (iii) the final 10,083,334 warrants issued will have an exercise price of $0.36 per share. All warrants will expire on November 5, 2011.

As of March 31,2009, the investor completed payment of the first four installments and $ 472 of the fifth installment and the Company issued to the investor and its designee  an aggregate of 19,250,000 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 10,083,333 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share , a warrant to purchase 10,083,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.29 per share and a warrant to purchase 1,008,334 shares of  common stock at an exercise price of $0.36 per share. The warrants may be exercised at any time and expire on November 5, 2011.

The investor did not complete its obligation based on the investment agreement above. The Company is negotiating with the investor on continuance of payments.

In addition, the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock to a related party as an introduction fee for the investment. The shares shall be issued pro rata to the funds received from the investor.

As of March 31, 2009, 875,000 shares of Common Stock had been issued as an introduction fee.

On November 25, 2004, the Company's stockholders approved the 2004 Global Stock Option Plan and the Israeli Appendix thereto (which applies solely to participants who are residents of Israel) and on March 28, 2005, the Company's stockholders approved the 2005 U.S. Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and the reservation of 9,143,462 shares of Common Stock for issuance in the aggregate under these stock option plans.

Each option granted under the plans is exercisable until the earlier of ten years from the date of grant of the option or the expiration dates of the respective option plans. The 2004 and 2005 options plans will expire on November 25, 2014 and March 28, 2015, respectively. The exercise price of the options granted under the plans may not be less than the nominal value of the shares into which such options are exercised. The options vest primarily over three or four years. Any options that are canceled or forfeited before expiration become available for future grants.

On June 5, 2008, the Company's stockholders approved to amend and restate the Company’s 2004 Global Share Option Plan and 2005 U.S. Stock Option and Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under these stock option plans in the aggregate by 5,000,000 shares.

As of March 31, 2009, 5,151,684 options are available for future grants.

On May 27, 2005, the Company granted one of its directors an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share. The options are fully vested and expire after 10 years.

On February 6, 2006, the Company entered into an amendment to the Company's option agreement with the Company's Chief Financial Officer. The amendment changes the exercise price of the 400,000 options granted to him on February 13, 2005 from $0.75 to $0.15 per share.

On May 2, 2006, the Company granted to one of its directors an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The options are fully vested and expire after 10 years. The compensation related to the options, in the amount of $48, was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On June 22, 2006, the Company entered into an amendment to the Company's option agreement with two of its employees. The amendment changes the exercise price of 270,000 options granted to them from $0.75 to $0.15 per share. The excess of the fair value resulting from the modification, in the amount of $2, was recorded as general and administration expense over the remaining vesting period of the option.

On September 17, 2006, the Company entered into an amendment to the Company's option agreement with one of its directors. The amendment changes the exercise price of 100,000 options granted to the director from $0.75 to $0.15 per share.

On March 21, 2007, the Company granted to one of its directors an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option is fully vested and is exercisable for a period of 10 years. The compensation related to the option, in the amount of $43, was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On July 1, 2007, the Company granted to one of its directors an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option is fully vested and is exercisable for a period of 10 years. The compensation related to the option, in the amount of $38, was recorded as general and administrative expense. On October 22, 2007, the Company and the director agreed to cancel and relinquish all the options which were granted on July 1, 2007.

On July 16, 2007, the Company granted to one of its directors an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option is fully vested and is exercisable for a period of 10 years. The compensation related to the option, in the amount of $75, was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On August 27, 2007, the Company granted to one of its directors an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option is fully vested and is exercisable for a period of 10 years. The compensation related to the option, in the amount of $84, was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On October 23, 2007, the Company granted to its CEO an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.87 per share. The option vests with respect to 1/6 of the option on each six month anniversary and expires after 10 years. The total compensation related to the option is $733, which is amortized over the vesting period as general and administrative expense.

On November 5, 2008, the Company entered into an amendment to the Company's option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock agreement with the Company's CEO. The amendment changes the exercise price of the option from $0.87 to $0.15 per share. The compensation related the modification of the purchase price in the amount of $4 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

There was no change in the company options to employees and directors  activity during the three months ended March 31, 2009.

On May 2, 2006, the Company issued to two of its directors 200,000 restricted shares of common stock (100,000 each). The restricted shares are subject to the Company's right to repurchase them at a purchase price of par value ($0.00005). The restrictions of the shares shall lapse in three annual and equal portions commencing with the grant date. The compensation related to the stocks issued amounted to $104, which will be amortized over the vesting period as general and administrative expenses.

On April 20, 2007, based on a board resolution dated March 21, 2007, the Company issued to its director 100,000 restricted shares of common stock. The restricted shares are subject to the Company's right to repurchase them at a purchase price of par value ($0.00005). The restrictions of the shares shall lapse in three annual and equal portions commencing with the grant date. The compensation related to the shares issued amounted to $47, which will be amortized over the vesting period as general and administrative expenses.

In addition, on April 20, 2007, based on a board resolution dated March 21, 2007, the Company issued to another director 100,000 restricted shares of common stock. The restricted shares are not subject to any right to repurchase, and the compensation related to the shares issued amounted to $47 was recorded as prepaid general and administrative expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2007.

On August 27, 2008 the Company issued to its director 960,000 shares of common stock upon a cashless exercise by a shareholder of a warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $.01 per share that was acquired by the shareholder from Ramot. The shares were allocated to the director by the shareholder.

The Company accounts for shares and warrant grants issued to non-employees using the guidance of SFAS 123(R), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" and EITF 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services," whereby the fair value of such option and warrant grants is determined using a Black-Scholes options pricing model at the earlier of the date at which the non-employee's performance is completed or a performance commitment is reached.

The fair value for the warrants to service providers was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following weighted-average assumptions for the year ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007; weighted average volatility of 126%-165% and 108%, 93%-115%, respectively, risk free interest rates of 0.37%-2.12% and 3.3%-4.5%, respectively dividend yields of 0% and a weighted average life of the options of 1-9 and 6-7 years, respectively.

On June 1 and June 4, 2004, the Company issued 40,000 and 150,000 shares of Common Stock for 12 months of filing services and legal and due-diligence services, respectively, with respect to a private placement. Compensation expense related to filing services, totaling $26, is amortized over a 12-month period. Compensation related to legal services, totaling $105 was recorded as equity issuance cost and had no effect on the statement of operations.

On July 1 and September 22, 2004, the Company issued 20,000 and 15,000 shares to a former director for financial services for the first and second quarters of 2004, respectively. Related compensation in the amount of $39 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On February 10, 2005, the Company signed an agreement with one of its service providers according to which the Company issued the service provider 100,000 restricted shares at a purchase price of $0.00005 par value under the U.S Stock Option and Incentive Plan of the Company. The restricted shares are subject to the Company's right to repurchase them within one year of the grant date as follows: (i) in the event that the service provider breaches his obligations under the agreement, the Company shall have the right to repurchase the restricted shares at a purchase price equal to par value; and (ii) in the event that the service provider has not breached his obligations under the agreement, the Company shall have the right to repurchase the restricted shares at a purchase price equal to the then fair market value of the restricted shares.

In March and April 2005, the Company signed an agreement with four members of its Scientific Advisory Board according to which the Company issued to the members of the Scientific Advisory Board 400,000 restricted shares at a purchase price of $0.00005 par value under the U.S Stock Option and Incentive Plan (100,000 each). The restricted shares will be subject to the Company's right to repurchase them if the grantees cease to be members of the Company's Advisory Board for any reason. The restrictions of the shares shall lapse in three annual and equal portions commencing with the grant date.

In July 2005, the Company issued to its legal advisors 50,000 shares for legal services for 12 months. The compensation related to the shares in the amount of $37.5 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

In January 2006, the Company issued to two service providers 350,000 restricted shares at a purchase price of $0.00005 par value under the U.S Stock Option and Incentive Plan of the Company. The restricted shares are subject to the Company's right to repurchase them within 12 months from the grant date as follows: (i) in the event that the service providers breach their obligations under the agreement, the Company shall have the right to repurchase the restricted shares at a purchase price equal to the par value; and (ii) in the event that the service providers have not breached their obligations under the service agreements, the Company shall have the right to repurchase the restricted shares at a purchase price equal to the fair market value of the restricted shares. Related compensation in the amount of $23 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On March 6, 2006, the Company issued to its legal advisor 34,904 shares of Common Stock. The shares are in lieu of $18.5 payable to the legal advisor. Related compensation in the amount of $18.5 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On April 13, 2006, the Company issued to service providers 60,000 shares at a purchase price of $0.00005 par value under the U.S Stock Option and Incentive Plan of the Company. Related compensation in the amount of $25.8 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On May 9, 2006, the Company issued to its legal advisor 65,374 shares of Common Stock in lieu of payment for legal services. Related compensation in the amount of $33 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On June 7, 2006, the Company issued 50,000 shares of Common Stock for filing services for 12 months. Related compensation in the amount of $24.5 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On May 5, 2006, the Company issued 200,000 shares to a finance consultant for his services. Related compensation in the amount of $102 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On August 14, 2006, the Company issued 200,000 shares to a service provider. Related compensation in the amount of $68 was recorded as general and administrative expense.

On August 17, 2006, the Company issued 100,000 shares to a service provider. Related compensation in the amount of $35 was recorded as general and administrative expense.