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NOTE 7 – STOCK CAPITAL The rights of Common Stock are as follows: Holders of the Common Stock have the right to receive notice to participate and vote in general meetings of the Company, the right to a share in the excess of assets upon liquidation of the Company and the right to receive dividends, if declared. The Common Stock is publicly traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “BCLI”. Private placements and public offerings: At-the-market (ATM) Offering: On August 9, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement (the “New Distribution Agreement”) with the Agents (as defined in the New Distribution Agreement) pursuant to which the Company may sell from time to time, through the Agents, shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $100,000,000 (the “August 9, 2021 ATM”). Sales under the August 9, 2021 ATM are to be made by any method permitted by law that is deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, including, without limitation, sales made directly on The Nasdaq Capital Market, on any other existing trading market for the Shares, through a market maker or as otherwise agreed by the Company and the Agents. In connection with the New Distribution Agreement, the Company terminated the previous Distribution Agreement and the September 25, 2020, ATM. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company has sold 9,563,153 shares of Common Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $3,342,413 under the August 9, 2021, ATM. Securities Purchase Agreement: On July 17, 2023, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the purchaser named therein, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, in a public offering (the “Offering”), an aggregate of 4,054,055 shares of Common Stock, together with accompanying warrants (the “Common Warrants”) to purchase 4,054,055 shares of Common Stock, at a purchase price of $1.85 per share and accompanying warrants for gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $7.5 million, before deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Offering closed on July 19, 2023. The Common Warrants are immediately exercisable, expire five years following the date of issuance and have an exercise price of $2.00 per share. Please refer to Note 6. NOTE 7 – STOCK CAPITAL (Cont.): Securities Purchase Agreement: (Cont.): On June 27, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the purchaser, pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, (i) an aggregate of 7,918,764 registered shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) registered pre-funded warrants (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 3,192,347 shares of Common Stock and (iii) unregistered warrants to purchase up to 16,666,667 shares of Common Stock, at a purchase price of $0.36 per share of Common Stock and accompanying Common Warrant, or $0.35995 per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Common Warrant. The offering of the Securities yielded gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4.0 million, before deducting fees payable to the placement agent and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Offering closed on June 28, 2024. The Warrants will be exercisable six months after the issuance date, will expire five years following the date of issuance and have an exercise price of $0.3912 per share. Each Pre-Funded Warrant is immediately exercisable for one share of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $0.00005 per share and will remain exercisable until the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised in full. Capital Raised Since Inception: Since its inception through June 30, 2024, the Company has raised approximately $178 million gross in cash in consideration for issuances of Common Stock and warrants in private placements and public offerings as well as proceeds from warrants exercises. Stock Plans: During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company had outstanding awards for stock options under four stockholder approved plans: (i) the 2004 Global Stock Option Plan and the Israeli Appendix thereto (the “2004 Global Plan”) (ii) the 2005 U.S. Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2005 U.S. Plan,” and together with the 2004 Global Plan, the “Prior Plans”); (iii) the 2014 Global Share Option Plan and the Israeli Appendix thereto (which applies solely to participants who are residents of Israel) (the “2014 Global Plan”); and (iv) the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 U.S. Plan” and together with the 2014 Global Plan, the “2014 Plans”). The 2004 Global Plan and 2005 U.S. Plan expired on November 25, 2014 and March 28, 2015, respectively. Grants that were made under the Prior Plans remain outstanding pursuant to their terms. The 2014 Plans were approved by the stockholders on August 14, 2014 (at which time the Company ceased to issue awards under each of the 2005 U.S. Plan and 2004 Global Plan) and amended on June 21, 2016 and November 29, 2018. Unless otherwise stated, option grants prior to August 14, 2014 were made pursuant to the Company’s Prior Plans, and grants issued on or after August 14, 2014 were made pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Plans, and expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The 2014 Plans have a shared pool of 5,600,000 shares of Common Stock available for issuance. As of June 30, 2024, 521,163 shares were available for future issuances under the 2014 Plans. The exercise price of the options granted under the 2014 Plans may not be less than the nominal value of the shares into which such options are exercised. Any options under the 2014 Plans that are canceled or forfeited before expiration become available for future grants. The Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee (the “GNC Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) administers the Company’s stock incentive compensation and equity-based plans. Share-based compensation to employees and to directors: Under the 2014 Plans, the Company may award stock options to certain employees, officers, directors, and/or service providers. The stock options vest in accordance with such conditions and restrictions determined by the GNC Committee. NOTE 7 – STOCK CAPITAL (Cont.): Stock options: These conditions and restrictions may include the achievement of certain performance goals and/or continued employment with the Company through a specified period. Stock options awarded are valued based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the Company recognizes this value as stock compensation expense over the periods in which the options vest. Use of the Black Scholes option-pricing model requires that the Company make certain assumptions, including expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, and the expected life of the options. The Company granted 0 stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2024. A summary of the Company’s option activity related to options to employees and directors, and related information as of June 30, 2024, is as follows: | | | | | | | | | For the Six months ended | | | June 30, 2024 | | | | | Weighted | | | | | | | average | | Aggregate | | | Amount of | | exercise | | intrinsic | | | options * | | price | | value | | | | | $ | | $ | Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | | 1,605,783 | | 3.9632 | | — | Granted | | — | | — | | — | Forfeited | | (161,733) | | 8.9613 | | — | Outstanding at June 30, 2024 | | 1,444,050 | | 2.6294 | | — | Exercisable at June 30, 2024 | | 1,060,700 | | 2.6198 | | — |
* Represents Employee Stock Options only (not including RSUs). The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic value (the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s shares on June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options on those dates) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options on those dates. As of June 30, 2024, there was $283 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested options under the Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.82 years. Compensation expense recorded by the Company in respect of its stock-based employees and directors compensation awards in accordance with ASC 718-10 for the six months ended June 30, 2024 amounted to $160. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 the Company recorded compensation income amounted to $58. NOTE 7 – STOCK CAPITAL (Cont.): Restricted Stock: The Company awards stock and restricted stock to certain employees, officers, directors, and/or service providers. The restricted stock vests in accordance with such conditions and restrictions determined by the GNC Committee. These conditions and restrictions may include the achievement of certain performance goals and/or continued employment with the Company through a specified restricted period. The purchase price (if any) of shares of restricted stock is determined by the GNC Committee. If the performance goals and other restrictions are not attained, the grantee will automatically forfeit their unvested awards of restricted stock to the Company. Compensation expense for restricted stock is based on fair market value at the grant date. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted Average | | | | | | | Remaining | | | Number of Shares | | Weighted Average | | Contractual | | | of Restricted | | Grant Date Fair | | Term | | | Stock | | Value | | (Years) | Nonvested as of December 31, 2023 | | 304,896 | | 2.86 | | 1.32 | Granted | | 1,728,158 | | 0.33 | | — | Vested | | (15,000) | | 2.69 | | — | Forfeited | | (113,591) | | 2.07 | | — | Nonvested as of June 30, 2024 | | 1,904,463 | | 0.63 | | 1.18 |
Compensation expense recorded by the Company in respect of its stock and restricted stock awards to certain employees, officers, directors, and/or service providers for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 amounted to $204 and $934, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, there was $577 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock under the Plan. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.35 years. Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense The total stock-based compensation expense, related to shares, options and warrants granted to employees, directors and service providers was comprised, at each period, as follows: | | | | | | | | | Six months ended | | | June 30, | | | 2024 | | 2023 | Research and development | | $ | 179 | | $ | 687 | General and administrative | | | 185 | | | 305 | Total stock-based compensation expense | | $ | 364 | | $ | 992 |
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