This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus that we
consider important. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Before you decide to invest in our securities, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk
Factors” section and the financial statements and related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, which are described under “Incorporation by Reference” before
making an investment in our securities.
Our Company
We are a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the reformulation of established therapeutics. Our proprietary
extended-release drug-delivery system is designed to provide an extended period of post-surgical pain relief without the need for repeated dose administration while reducing the potential need for the use of opiates.
Our strategy is to incorporate generic drugs with our proprietary extended-release drug-delivery system in order to create
extended-release drug products and to take advantage of the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway created by the FDA. The 505(b) (2) new drug application, or NDA, process, provides for FDA approval of a new drug based in part on data that was developed by
others, including published literature references and data previously reviewed by the FDA in its approval of a separate application. PRF-110, our first product candidate, is based on the local anesthetic ropivacaine, targeting the post-operative
pain relief market. PRF-110 is an oil-based, viscous, clear solution that is deposited directly into the surgical wound bed prior to closure to provide localized and extended post-operative analgesia.
Recent Developments
2024 Warrant Repricing
On September 10, 2024, we entered into an inducement offer letter agreement, or the Inducement Letter, with a certain holder, or the Holder, of certain of our existing warrants to purchase up to
(i) 38,992 ordinary shares, issued on December 28, 2023, as amended on April 16, 2024, at an exercise price of $6.40 per ordinary share, or the December 2023 Warrants, and (ii) 208,333 ordinary shares issued on April 16, 2024 at an exercise
price of $6.40 per ordinary share, or the April 2024 Warrants and together with the December 2023 Warrants, the Existing Warrants.
Pursuant to the Inducement Letter, each Holder respectively agreed to exercise for cash its Existing Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 247,325 of the Company’s ordinary shares at an
exercise price of $6.40 per ordinary share in consideration of the Company’s agreement to issue to the Holders new warrants, or the New Warrants, as described below, to purchase up to an aggregate of 494,650 ordinary shares, or the New
Warrant Shares, at an exercise price of $6.40 per ordinary share.
We engaged H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, or Wainwright to act as our exclusive placement agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the
Inducement Letter and agreed to pay Wainwright a cash fee equal to 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds received from the Holders’ exercise of the Existing Warrants, as well as a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds from the
exercise of the Existing Warrants. We also agreed to issue to Wainwright or its designees warrants, or the Placement Agent Warrants, and together with the New Warrants, the Warrants, to purchase up to 17,313 ordinary shares (representing 7.0% of
the Existing Warrants being exercised) which have the same terms as the New Warrants except the Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to $8.00 per ordinary share (125% of the reduced exercise price of the Existing Warrants).
Similar to the New Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants are immediately exercisable from the date of issuance until the five-year anniversary of such date. In addition, the Company has also agreed to pay the Placement Agent $25,000 for
non-accountable expenses and $15,950 for clearing fees.
The closing of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Inducement Letter occurred on September 11, 2024, or the Closing Date. We
also agreed to file this registration statement, providing for the resale of the New Warrant Shares representing the Company’s ordinary shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the New Warrants, or this Resale Registration Statement, as soon
as practicable after the Closing Date, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to have such Resale Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within 90 days following the date of the Inducement Letter and to keep the Resale
Registration Statement effective at all times until no holder of the New Warrants owns any New Warrants, or New Warrant Shares.
Recent Developments Affecting Our Business
Current Conflict in Israel
In October 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of attacks on civilian and military targets. Hamas also launched
extensive rocket attacks on Israeli population and industrial centers located along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the State of Israel. These attacks resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, and Hamas
additionally kidnapped many Israeli civilians and soldiers. Following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against Hamas and a military campaign against these terrorist organizations commenced in parallel to their continued rocket and
terror attacks. In parallel, border clashes between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon intensified and may escalate into a greater regional conflict. Nevertheless, our clinical and business development
activities remain on track. See also Risk Factors – “Conditions in the Middle East and in Israel may harm our operations”.
On September 6, 2024, we effected a 1-for-6 reverse share split of our authorized ordinary shares, including our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, and the par value of each share was
decreased from NIS 0.30 per share, to no par value per share, or the September 2024 Reverse Split. September 9, 2024 was the first date when our ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq after implementation of that reverse split.
On November 20, 2024, we effected a 1-for-4 reverse share split of our authorized ordinary shares, no par value per share, including our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, or the September
2024 Reverse Split, and together with the September 2024 Reverse Split, the 2024 Reverse Splits. November 21, 2024 was the first date when our ordinary shares began trading on Nasdaq after implementation of the reverse split. Unless indicated
otherwise by the context, all ordinary share, option, warrant and per share amounts as well as share prices appearing in this prospectus have been adjusted to give retroactive effect to the share split for all periods presented.
To continue to be listed on Nasdaq, we need to satisfy a number of conditions, including a minimum closing bid price per share of $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days and shareholders’ equity
of at least $2.5 million. On May 28, 2024, we received a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications notifying us that we were not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rules for
continued listing on Nasdaq, since the closing bid price for the Company’s ordinary shares listed on Nasdaq was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive trading days. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid
price of $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days, or the Minimum Bid Price Rule, and Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of
30 consecutive business days. In accordance with Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we had a period of 180 calendar days from the date of notification, or until November 25, 2024, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. On December 4,
2024, Nasdaq notified us that we had regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule.
Separately, On November 7, 2024, we received a notification letter from Nasdaq that we had not regained compliance with Nasdaq’s Listing Rule 5550(b), or the Minimum Equity Rule, due to our
stockholders’ equity falling below the required minimum of $2,500,000. We have a period of 45 calendar days from the date of notification, or until December 19, 2024, to submit a comprehensive plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Equity
Rule and intend to do so imminently.
April 2024 Financing
On April 15, 2024, we sold to certain institutional investors an aggregate of (i) 18,645 of our ordinary shares, (ii) 4,552,500 prefunded warrants to purchase 189,688 ordinary shares, or the
Prefunded Warrants, and (iii) 5,000,000 warrants to purchase 208,333 ordinary shares, or the Investor Warrants, at a purchase price of $19.20 per ordinary share of the Company and accompanying Investor Warrant, and $19.1999 per Prefunded
Warrant and accompanying Investor Warrant, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $4.0 million, before deducting our offering expenses.
In addition, we also amended the terms of certain existing warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 494,650 ordinary shares that were previously issued in December 2023, or the December 2023
Warrants. Pursuant to the terms of the amendment, or the Warrant Amendment, the exercise price of the December 2023 Warrants was reduced to $6.40 per share, and the expiration date was amended to April 2029.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel in November 2007. Our principal executive offices are located at 65 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316. Our
telephone number is +972-3-717-7051. Our corporate website address is www.painreform.com. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of nor incorporated into this prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in
this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. Puglisi & Associates, or Puglisi, serves as our authorized representative in the United States for certain limited matters. Puglisi’s address is 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711.
|
Ordinary Shares Outstanding at December 4, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares to be offered
|
|
Up to an aggregate of 511,963 ordinary shares consisting of (i) 494,650 ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the New Warrants, and (ii) 17,313 ordinary
shares issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Agent Warrants. Each of the Warrants is immediately exercisable and expires on the five-year anniversary thereof.
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary shares outstanding after this offering
|
|
1,386,825 ordinary shares (assuming the exercise in full of the warrants).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling shareholders
|
|
All of the ordinary shares are being offered by the selling shareholders. See “Selling Shareholders” on page 10 of this prospectus for more information on the selling shareholders.
|
|
|
|
|
Use of proceeds
|
|
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the ordinary shares by the selling shareholders. All net proceeds from the sale of the ordinary shares covered by this prospectus will go
to the selling shareholders. However, we may receive the proceeds from any exercise of investor warrants if the selling shareholders do not exercise the warrants on a cashless basis, if and when exercised. See the section of this prospectus
titled “Use of Proceeds.”
|
|
|
|
|
Nasdaq Capital Market Symbol
|
|
“PRFX.”
|
|
|
|
|
Risk factors
|
|
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should read the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus. and “Item 3. - Key Information – D. Risk Factors” in
our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, or the 2023 Annual Report, incorporated by reference herein, and other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus for a discussion of
factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in our securities
|
The number of the ordinary shares to be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above assumes that all of the ordinary shares offered hereby are sold and issued, and is
based on 874,862 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of December 4, 2024. This number excludes:
|
● |
options to purchase 22,549 ordinary shares with a weighted average exercise price of $88.33 per share, granted under the 2019 PainReform Ltd. Option Plan, or
together, our equity incentive plans;
|
|
● |
2,451 ordinary shares reserved for future awards under our equity incentive plans; and
|
|
● |
warrants to purchase 545,842 ordinary shares at a weighted average exercise price of $1,290.73.
|
Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to:
|
● |
no exercise of the options and the warrants described above;
|
|
● |
the reverse share splits effected on September 6, 2024 and November 20, 2024, respectively.
|
You should carefully consider the risks described below and the risks described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our Reports
on Form 6-K, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial
circumstances. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks facing us. We may face additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial. Any of the risks described below, and
any such additional risks, could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such case, you may lose all or part of your original investment.
The sale of a substantial amount of our ordinary shares, including resale of the ordinary shares
issuable upon the exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders in the public market could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our ordinary shares.
We are registering for resale an aggregate of 511,963 ordinary issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by the selling shareholders. Sales of substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the
public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary shares, and the market value of our other securities. We cannot predict if and when selling shareholders may sell such shares in
the public markets. Furthermore, in the future, we may issue additional ordinary shares or other equity or debt securities convertible into ordinary shares. Any such issuance could result in substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and
could cause our share price to decline.
Conditions in the Middle East and in Israel may harm our operations.
Our executive office and research and development facilities are located in Israel. Most of our officers and
directors are residents of Israel. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its neighbouring countries, and between Israel and the Hamas (an Islamist militia and
political group in the Gaza Strip) and Hezbollah (an Islamist militia and political group in Lebanon).
In particular, in October 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and conducted a series of attacks on civilian and military targets. Hamas also launched
extensive rocket attacks on Israeli population and industrial centers located along Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the State of Israel. These attacks resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, and Hamas
additionally kidnapped many Israeli civilians and soldiers. Following the attack, Israel’s security cabinet declared war against Hamas and a military campaign against these terrorist organizations commenced in parallel to their continued rocket
and terror attacks. In parallel, border clashes between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon intensified and may escalate into a greater regional conflict.
In addition, since the commencement of these events, there have been continued hostilities along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon (with the Hezbollah terror organization) and on other
fronts from various extremist groups in region, such as the Houthis in Yemen and various rebel militia groups in Syria and Iraq. In addition, in April 2024 and October 2024, Iran (in concert with other regional actors) launched direct attacks
on Israel involving hundreds of drones and missiles and has threatened to continue to attack Israel and is widely believed to be developing nuclear weapons. Such attacks may continue due to continuing tensions in the region. Iran is also
believed to have a strong influence among extremist groups in the region, such as Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen and various rebel militia groups in Syria and Iraq. These situations may potentially escalate
in the future to more violent events which may affect Israel and us. Additionally, Yemeni rebel group, the Houthis, launched series of attacks on global shipping routes in the Red Sea, causing disruptions of supply chain. These geopolitical
developments may adversely affect our ability to continue carrying out various administrative, research, operational and commercial functions and activities both in Israel and globally.
Any hostilities, armed conflicts, terrorist activities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners, or any political instability in
the region could directly or indirectly adversely affect business conditions and our results of operations and could make it more difficult for us to raise capital and could adversely affect the market price of our ordinary share. An
escalation of tensions or violence might result in a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations in Israel and our business. Parties with whom we do
business have sometimes declined to travel to Israel during periods of heightened unrest or tension, forcing us to make alternative arrangements when necessary in order to meet our business partners face to face. In addition, the political
and security situation in Israel may result in parties with whom we have agreements involving performance in Israel claiming that they are not obligated to perform their commitments under those agreements pursuant to force majeure
provisions in such agreements.
The Israel Defense Force, or IDF, the national military of Israel, is a conscripted military service, subject to certain exceptions. Since October 7, 2023, the IDF has called up several
hundred thousand of its reserve forces to serve. All three of our full-time are resident in Israel. Currently none of our executive officers nor non-management employees have been called up to perform reserve military service; however,
some employees may be called for service in the current or future wars or other armed conflicts with Hamas, Hezbollah or other regional threat actors, and such persons may be absent for an extended period of time. As a result, our
operations in Israel may be disrupted by such absences, which disruption may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Since the war broke out on October 7, 2023, our operations have not been adversely affected by this situation, and we have not experienced disruptions to
our clinical trials of PRF-110. Of the seven clinical sites that previously participated in our clinical trials, none are located in Israel. Additionally, in 2021, we put in place a plan and actions directed at shifting manufacturing and scale-up
operations of PRF-110 to North America and engaged Pharmaceutics International, a U.S.-based contract manufacturing organization for the purpose of manufacturing our clinical trial batches. As such, our clinical and business development
activities remain on track. However, the intensity and duration of Israel’s current seven-front war is difficult to predict at this stage, as are such war’s economic implications on our business and operations and on Israel’s economy in general.
If the war extends for a long period of time or expands to other fronts, our operations may be adversely affected.
In addition, since the commencement of these events, there have been continued hostilities along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon (with the Hezbollah terror organization),
noting a ceasefire which was brokered in late November 2024, and southern border (with the Houthi movement in Yemen). It is possible that other terrorist organizations, including Palestinian military organizations in the West Bank as well as other
hostile countries, such as Iran, will join the hostilities. Such clashes may escalate in the future into a greater regional conflict. In addition, Iran has directly attacked Israel twice since April 2024 and is widely believed to be developing
nuclear weapons. Iran is also believed to have a strong influence among extremist groups in the region, such as Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various rebel militia groups in Syria. These situations may
potentially escalate in the future to more violent events which may affect Israel and our Company. Any armed conflicts, terrorist activities or political instability in the region could adversely affect business conditions, could harm our results
of operations and could make it more difficult for us to raise capital. Parties with whom we do business may decline to travel to Israel during periods of heightened unrest or tension, forcing us to make alternative arrangements when necessary, in
order to meet our business partners face to face. In addition, the political and security situation in Israel may result in parties with whom we have agreements involving performance in Israel claiming that they are not obligated to perform their
commitments under those agreements pursuant to force majeure provisions in such agreements. Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts. Several countries still restrict business with the
State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial condition or the expansion of our business.
Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our operations and results of
operations. In recent years, the hostilities involved missile strikes against civilian targets in various parts of Israel, including areas in which our employees and some of our consultants are located, and negatively affected business conditions
in Israel.
Our commercial insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with the security situation in the Middle East. Although the Israeli government
currently covers the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material
adverse effect on our business. Any armed conflicts or political instability in the region would likely negatively affect business conditions and could harm our results of operations.
Finally, political conditions within Israel may affect our operations. Israel has held five general elections between 2019 and 2022, and prior to October 2023, the Israeli
government pursued extensive changes to Israel’s judicial system, which sparked extensive political debate and unrest. To date, these initiatives have been substantially put on hold. Actual or perceived political instability in Israel or any
negative changes in the political environment, may individually or in the aggregate adversely affect the Israeli economy and, in turn, our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the other documents we have filed with the SEC that are
incorporated herein by reference may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “could,” “might,” “seek,” “target,” “will,” “project,” “forecast,” “continue” or
their negatives or variations of these words or other comparable words or by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical matters. These forward-looking statements may be included in, among other things, various filings made
by us with the SEC, press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers. Forward-looking statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results as of the date they
are made. Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed
or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors
summarized below:
|
• |
our ability to continue as a going concern;
|
|
• |
our history of losses and needs for additional capital to fund our operations and our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all;
|
|
• |
our dependence on the success of our initial product candidate, PRF-110;
|
|
• |
the outcomes of preclinical studies, clinical trials and other research regarding PRF-110 and future product candidates;
|
|
• |
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations;
|
|
• |
our limited experience managing clinical trials;
|
|
• |
our ability to retain key personnel and recruit additional employees;
|
|
• |
our reliance on third parties for the conduct of clinical trials, product manufacturing and development;
|
|
• |
the impact of competition and new technologies;
|
|
• |
our ability to comply with regulatory requirements relating to the development and marketing of our product candidates;
|
|
• |
our ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships and other corporate collaborations;
|
|
• |
the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business and product candidates;
|
|
• |
the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates and our ability to operate our business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others;
|
|
• |
the overall global economic environment;
|
|
• |
our ability to develop an active trading market for our ordinary shares and whether the market price of our ordinary shares is volatile;
|
|
• |
statements as to the impact of the political and security situation in Israel on our business, including due to the current war between Israel and Hamas; and
|
|
• |
those factors referred to in “Risk Factors” as well as in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our Reports on Form 6-K, generally.
|
We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, these statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in Item 3.D. –
“Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our Reports on Form 6-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us or to any person acting on our behalf speak only as of the date hereof and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements included in this report. We undertake no obligations to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. In
evaluating forward-looking statements, you should consider these risks and uncertainties.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the ordinary shares by the selling shareholders. All net proceeds from the sale of the
ordinary shares covered by this prospectus will go to the selling shareholders. We expect that the selling shareholders will sell their ordinary shares as described under “Plan of Distribution.”
We may receive proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants to the extent that the Warrants are exercised for cash by the selling shareholders. Warrants, however, are exercisable on a cashless basis
under certain circumstances. If all of the Warrants were exercised for cash in full, the proceeds would be approximately $3.3 million, before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company. We intend to use the
net proceeds of such Warrant exercise, if any, for general corporate purposes. We can make no assurances that any of the Warrants will be exercised, or if exercised, that they will be exercised for cash, the quantity which will be exercised or in
the period in which they will be exercised.
The following table sets forth our capitalization, on an actual basis as of June 30, 2024.
The following depiction of our capitalization as of June 30, 2024 does not reflect exercise of any options or warrants or any other transactions impacting our capital structure subsequent to June
30, 2024. The information in this table should be read in conjunction with and is qualified by reference to the financial statements and notes thereto and other financial information incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
| |
|
As of June 30, 2024
|
|
| |
|
(U.S.$ in thousands)
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
257
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital
|
|
|
288
|
|
|
Additional Paid in Capital
|
|
|
52,352
|
|
|
Accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(54,681
|
)
|
|
Total shareholders’ (deficit) equity
|
|
|
(2,041
|
)
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Total capitalization
|
|
|
(1,784
|
)
|
The above table is based on 161,038 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and excludes the following:
| ● |
options to purchase 7,381 ordinary shares with a weighted average exercise price of $295.64 per share, granted under the 2019 PainReform Ltd. Option Plan; and
|
| ● |
warrants to purchase 33,880 ordinary shares at a weighted average exercise price of $1,851.90.
|
The Company’s basic and diluted net loss per share as of each of June 30, 2024 and 2023, and as of December 31, 2023 , December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 giving retroactive effect to
each of the 2024 Reverse Splits, are 74.76 ,98.80, 171.36, 195.12 and 174.00 respectively, and the weighted average number of ordinary shares of the Company used in computing basic and diluted net loss per share as of each of June 30, 2024
and 2023 and as of December 31, 2023 , December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 will be 171,423 ,45,436, 54,538, 45,073 and 41,648 respectively.
The ordinary shares being offered by the selling shareholders are those ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants and
Placement Agent Warrants previously issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing. For additional information regarding the issuance of those warrants to purchase ordinary shares, see “Prospectus Summary — Recent Developments — 2024 Warrant
Repricing” above. We are registering the ordinary shares in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the ordinary shares for resale from time to time. Other than with respect to Wainwright, which acted as our placement agent in the 2024
Warrant Repricing and our registered direct offerings that closed on each of December 28, 2023 (as amended on April 16, 2024) and April 16, 2024, except for the ownership of the warrants issued, and the ordinary shares issued and issuable, pursuant
to prior financings, the selling shareholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.
The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the ordinary shares by the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of
ordinary shares beneficially owned by the selling shareholders, based on its ownership of ordinary shares and warrants to purchase ordinary shares, as of December 5, 2024, assuming exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholder on
that date, without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercises. The third column lists the maximum number of ordinary shares being offered in this prospectus by the selling shareholders. The fourth and fifth columns list the amount of
ordinary shares owned after the offering, by number of ordinary shares and percentage of outstanding ordinary shares, assuming in both cases the sale of all of the ordinary shares offered by the selling shareholder pursuant to this prospectus,
and without regard to any limitations on conversions or exercises.
Under the terms of the New Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants, a selling shareholder may not exercise the warrants to the extent such
exercise would cause such selling shareholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of ordinary shares which would exceed 4.99% or 9.99% of our then outstanding ordinary shares following such exercise, excluding for purposes
of such determination ordinary shares not yet issuable upon exercise of the warrants which have not been exercised. The number of shares does not reflect this limitation. The selling shareholder may sell all, some or none of its ordinary shares or
warrants in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
|
Selling Shareholder
|
|
Number of Ordinary Shares Owned Prior to Offering
|
|
|
Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus
|
|
|
Number of Ordinary Shares Owned After the Offering
|
|
|
Percentage of Ordinary Shares Owned After the Offering
|
|
|
Armistice Capital, LLC (1)
|
|
|
468,973
|
(2)
|
|
|
468,608
|
(3)
|
|
|
365
|
(4)
|
|
*
|
|
|
Intracoastal Capital, LLC (5)
|
|
|
26,203
|
(6)
|
|
|
26,042
|
(7)
|
|
|
161
|
(8)
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
Michael Vasinkevich (9)
|
|
|
21,329
|
(10)
|
|
|
11,102
|
(11)
|
|
|
10,227
|
(12)
|
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
|
Noam Rubinstein (9)
|
|
|
10,478
|
(13)
|
|
|
5,454
|
(14)
|
|
|
5,024
|
(15)
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
Craig Schwabe (9)
|
|
|
1,122
|
(16)
|
|
|
584
|
(17)
|
|
|
538
|
(18)
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
Charles Worthman (9)
|
|
|
333
|
(19)
|
|
|
173
|
(20)
|
|
|
160
|
(21)
|
|
|
*
|
|
| (1) |
The securities are directly held by Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, or the Master Fund, and may be deemed to be beneficially
owned by: (i) Armistice Capital, LLC, or Armistice Capital, as the investment manager of the Master Fund; and (ii) Steven Boyd, as the Managing Member of Armistice Capital. The warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of
4.99%, which such limitation restricts the Selling Stockholder from exercising that portion of the warrants that would result in the Selling Stockholder and its affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of common stock in
excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. The address of Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. is c/o Armistice Capital, LLC, 510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
|
| (2) |
Represents (i) 365 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering
of the Company, and (ii) 468,608 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of New Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (3) |
Represents 468,608 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of New Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (4) |
Represents 365 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of warrants issued in connection with the initial public
offering of the Company.
|
| (5) |
The securities are directly held by Intracoastal Capital, LLC, or Intracoastal. The warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 4.99%, which such
limitation restricts the Selling Stockholder from exercising that portion of the warrants that would result in the Selling Stockholder and its affiliates owning, after exercise, a number of shares of common stock in excess of the
beneficial ownership limitation. The address of Intracoastal is Intracoastal Capital LLC, 2211A Lakeside Drive, Bannockburn, IL 60015.
|
| (6) |
Represents (i) 161 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of April 2024 Warrants, and (ii) 26,042 ordinary shares issuable
upon exercise of New Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (7) |
Represents 26,042 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of New Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (8) |
Represents 161 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of April 2024 Warrants.
|
| (9) |
Referenced person is affiliated with Wainwright. Wainwright is a registered broker-dealer and acted as the placement agent in the 2024 Warrant Repricing. The address of H.C. Wainwright is 430 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Referenced
person has sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held. The number of ordinary shares beneficially owned prior to this offering consist of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of placement agent warrants, which were
received as compensation. Referenced person acquired the placement agent warrants in the ordinary course of business and, at the time the placement agent warrants were acquired, the selling stockholder had no agreement or understanding,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute such securities.
|
| (10) |
Represents (i) 9,352 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024, (ii) 11,102 ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing and (iii) 875 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (11) |
Represents 11,102 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (12) |
Represents (i) 9,352 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024, and (ii) 875 ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (13) |
Represents (i) 4,594 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024, and (ii) 5,454 ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing, and (iii) 430 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (14) |
Represents 5,454 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (15) |
Represents (i) 4,594 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024, and (ii) 430 ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (16) |
Represents (i) 492 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024, and (ii) 584
ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing, and (iii) 46 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (17) |
Represents 492 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024.
|
| (18) |
Represents (i) 584 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant
Repricing. and (ii) 46 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (19) |
Represents (i) 146 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024, (ii) 173 ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing. and (iii) 14 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
| (20) |
Represents 173 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in connection with the 2024 Warrant Repricing.
|
| (21) |
Represents (i) 146 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in April 2024 and (ii) 14 ordinary shares
issuable upon exercise of Placement Agent Warrants issued in December 2023.
|
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL
The following description of our share capital is a summary of the material terms of our amended and restated articles of association and
Israeli corporate law regarding our ordinary shares and the holders thereof. This description contains all material information concerning our ordinary shares but does not purport to be complete.
Articles of Association
Our purpose as set forth in our amended and restated articles of association is to engage in any lawful activity. Our Israeli company number is 514418581. The address of our
registered office is 65 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316.
Share Capital
As of December 4, 2024, our authorized share capital consists of 2,500,000 ordinary shares, no par value per share, of which 874,862 ordinary shares are issued and outstanding.
All of our ordinary shares have identical voting and other rights in all respects. All of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares are
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our amended and restated articles of association and the laws of the State of Israel do not restrict the ownership or voting of ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel, except with
respect to citizens of countries that are, or have been, in a state of war with Israel.
Election of Directors
Under our amended and restated articles of association, our board of directors must consist of not less than five (5) but no more than
eight (8) directors, including any external directors required to be appointed by the Companies Law. In August 2024, an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders approved an amendment to the our Amended and Restated Articles of
Association, according to which the Board of Directors, excluding the external directors, if any (who shall be elected and serve in office in strict accordance with the provisions of the Companies Law, if so required by the Companies Law), shall
consist of three classes of directors, which are appointed for fixed terms of office in accordance with the Israeli Companies Law and our Amended and Restated Articles of Association, as follows: (i) the term of office of the initial Class I
director to expire at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held in 2025, (ii) the term of office of the initial Class II director to expire at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held in 2026, and (iii) the term of
office of the initial Class III director to expire at the annual general meeting of our shareholders to be held in 2027.
Directors (other than external directors), may be elected only in annual general meetings of our shareholders. At each annual general meeting of our shareholders, commencing with the annual general
meeting of our shareholders to be held in 2025, each of the successors elected to replace the directors of a class whose term shall have expired at such annual general meeting of our shareholders shall be elected to hold office until the third
annual general meeting of our shareholders next succeeding his or her election and until his or her respective successor shall have been elected and qualified. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, each director shall serve until his or her
successor is elected and qualified or until such earlier time as such director’s office is vacated.
Directors so elected may not be dismissed from office by the shareholders or by a general meeting of our shareholders prior to the expiration of their term of office. The
directors do not receive any benefits upon the expiration of their term of office.
The three classes of directors are Class I Director, Class II Director and Class III Director. Dr. Ehud Geller serves as our Class I Director until the close of the annual
meeting to be held in 2025; Prof. Eli Hazum serves as our Class II Director until the close of the annual meeting to be held in 2026; and Mr. Efi Cohen-Arazi serves as our Class III Director until the close of the annual meeting to be held in 2027.
Any amendment, replacement or suspension of our Amended and Restated Articles of Association regarding the election of directors, as described above, require a majority of 65% of
the voting power represented at the general meeting of our shareholders in person or by proxy and voting thereon, disregarding abstentions from the count of the voting power present and voting, provided that such majority constitutes more than 20%
of our then issued and outstanding share capital.
External directors are elected for an initial term of three years, may be elected for additional terms of three years each under certain
circumstances and may be removed from office pursuant to the terms of the Companies Law. For further information on the election and removal of external directors, see “Management — External Directors — Election and Dismissal of External
Directors” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.
Borrowing Powers
Pursuant to the Companies Law and our amended and restated articles of association, our board of directors may exercise all powers and
take all actions that are not required under law or under our amended and restated articles of association to be exercised or taken by our shareholders, including the power to borrow money for company purposes.
Fiduciary Duties of Directors and Executive Officers
The Companies Law codifies the fiduciary duties that Office Holders (as defined in the Companies Law) owe to a company.
An Office Holder’s fiduciary duties consist of a duty of care and a duty of loyalty. The duty of care requires an Office Holder to act
with the level of care with which a reasonable Office Holder in the same position would have acted under the same circumstances. The duty of loyalty requires that an Office Holder act in good faith and in the best interests of a company. The duty
of care includes a duty to use reasonable means to obtain:
| ● |
information on the advisability of a given action brought for his or her approval or performed by virtue of his or her position; and
|
| ● |
all other important information pertaining to these actions.
|
The duty of loyalty requires an Office Holder to act in good faith and for the benefit of a company, and includes a duty to:
| ● |
refrain from any conflict of interest between the performance of his or her duties to the company and his or her other duties or personal affairs;
|
| ● |
refrain from any activity that is competitive with the company;
|
| ● |
refrain from exploiting any business opportunity of the company to receive a personal gain for himself or herself or others; and
|
| ● |
disclose to the company any information or documents relating to the company’s affairs which the Office Holder received as a result of his or her position as an Office Holder.
|
Disclosure of Personal Interests of an Office Holder
The Companies Law requires that an Office Holder promptly disclose to the board of directors any personal interest that he or she may have concerning any existing or proposed
transaction with a company, as well as any substantial information or document with respect thereof. An interested Office Holder’s disclosure must be made promptly and, in any event, no later than the first meeting of the board of directors at
which the transaction is considered.
Under the Companies Law, a “personal interest” includes an interest of any person in an action or transaction of a company, including a personal interest of one’s relative or of
a corporate body in which such person or a relative of such person is a 5% or greater shareholder, director or general manager or in which he or she has the right to appoint at least one director or the general manager, but excluding a personal
interest stemming from one’s ownership of shares in a company. A personal interest furthermore includes the personal interest of a person for whom the Office Holder holds a voting proxy or the interest of the Office Holder with respect to his or
her vote on behalf of the shareholder for whom he or she holds a proxy, even if such shareholder itself has no personal interest in the approval of the matter. An Office Holder is not, however, obliged to disclose a personal interest if it derives
solely from the personal interest of a relative of such Office Holder in a transaction that is not considered an extraordinary transaction. Under the Companies Law, an extraordinary transaction is defined as any of the following:
| ● |
a transaction other than in the ordinary course of business;
|
| ● |
a transaction that is not on market terms; or
|
| ● |
a transaction that may have a material impact on a company’s profitability, assets or liabilities.
|
Approval Procedure
If an Office Holder has a personal interest in a transaction, approval by the board of directors is required for the transaction, unless the articles of association of a company
provide for a different method of approval. Our amended and restated articles of association do not provide for any such different method of approval. Further, so long as an Office Holder has disclosed his or her personal interest in a transaction,
the board of directors may approve an action by the Office Holder that would otherwise be deemed a breach of the duty of loyalty. However, a company may not approve a transaction or action that is adverse to such company’s interest or that is not
performed by the Office Holder in good faith. Approval first by a company’s audit committee and subsequently by the board of directors is required for an extraordinary transaction in which an Office Holder has a personal interest. Arrangements
regarding the Office Holders’ terms of office and employment (which includes compensation, indemnification or insurance) generally require the approval of the remuneration committee, board of directors and, in certain circumstances, the
shareholders, in that order, and must generally be consistent with the Company’s Compensation Policy.
Generally, a person who has a personal interest in a matter which is considered at a meeting of the board of directors or the audit committee may not be present at such a meeting
or vote on that matter unless a majority of the directors or members of the audit committee have a personal interest in the matter, or unless the chairman of the audit committee or board of directors (as applicable) determines that he or she should
be present in order to present the transaction that is subject to approval. Generally, if a majority of the members of the audit committee and the board of directors (as applicable) has a personal interest in the approval of a transaction, then all
directors may participate in discussions of the audit committee and/or the board of directors on such transaction and the voting on approval thereof, but shareholder approval is also required for such transaction.
Transactions with Controlling Shareholders
Pursuant to Israeli law, the disclosure requirements regarding personal interests that apply to directors and executive officers also apply to a controlling shareholder of a
public company. In the context of a transaction involving a controlling shareholder or an officer who is a controlling shareholder of a company, a controlling shareholder also includes any shareholder who holds 25% or more of the voting rights if
no other shareholder holds more than 50% of the voting rights. Two or more shareholders with a personal interest in the approval of the same transaction are deemed to be a single shareholder and may be deemed a controlling shareholder for the
purpose of approving such transaction.
Extraordinary transactions, including private placement transactions, with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, and
engagements with a controlling shareholder or his or her relative, directly or indirectly, including through a corporation under his or her control, regarding the company’s receipt of services from the controlling shareholder, and if such
controlling shareholder is also an office holder or an employee of the company, regarding his or her terms of service or employment, require the approval of the audit committee or remuneration committee, the board of directors and the shareholders
of a company by a Special Majority, in that order.
Arrangements regarding the terms of office and employment of a controlling shareholder who is an Office Holder, and the terms of employment of a controlling shareholder who is an
employee of a company, require the approval of the remuneration committee, board of directors and the shareholders by a Special Majority, in that order, with respect to Office Holders’ compensation.
To the extent that any such transaction with a controlling shareholder is for a period extending beyond three years, approval is required once every three years, unless, with
respect to extraordinary transactions with a controlling shareholder or in which a controlling shareholder has a personal interest, the audit committee determines that the duration of the transaction is reasonable given the circumstances related
thereto.
Dividends and Dividend Policy
Dividends may be distributed only out of profits available for dividends as determined by the Companies Law, provided that there is no reasonable concern that the distribution
will prevent the Company from being able to meet its existing and anticipated obligations when they become due. Under the Companies Law, the distribution amount is further limited to the greater of retained earnings or earnings generated over the
two most recent years legally available for distribution. In the event that we do not have retained earnings or earnings generated over the two most recent years legally available for distribution, we may seek the approval of the court in order to
distribute a dividend. The court may approve our request if it is convinced that there is no reasonable concern that the payment of a dividend will prevent us from satisfying our existing and foreseeable obligations as they become due.
Generally, under the Companies Law, the decision to distribute dividends and the amount to be distributed is made by a company’s board of directors. The Articles provide that the
Board may from time to time declare, and cause the Company to pay, such dividends as may appear to it to be justified by the profits of the Company and that the Board has the authority to determine the time for payment of such dividends and the
record date for determining the shareholders entitled to receive such dividends, provided the date is not before the date of the resolution to distribute the dividend. Declaration of dividends does not require shareholder approval.
Pursuant to our amended and restated articles of association, subject to the rights of holders of shares with limited or preferred rights, ordinary shares shall confer upon the
holders thereof equal rights to receive dividends and to participate in the distribution of the assets of the Company upon its winding-up, in proportion to the amount paid up or credited as paid up on account of the nominal value of the shares held
by them respectively and in respect of which such dividends are being paid or such distribution is being made, without regard to any premium paid in excess of the nominal value, if any.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our ordinary shares and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of cash dividends, if
any, in the future will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our
Board may deem relevant.
Payment of dividends may also be subject to Israeli withholding taxes. See “Taxation — Israeli Tax Considerations” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F most recently filed with the
SEC for additional information.
Transfer of Shares
Ordinary shares which have been fully paid-up are transferable by submission of a proper instrument of transfer to the Company or its transfer agent together with the certificate
of the shares to be transferred and such other evidence, if any, as the directors may require to prove the rights of the intending transferor in the transferred shares.
Our ordinary shares that are fully paid for are issued in registered form and may be freely transferred under our amended and restated articles of association, unless the
transfer is restricted or prohibited by applicable law or the rules of a stock exchange on which the shares are traded. The ownership or voting of our ordinary shares by non-residents of Israel is not restricted in any way by our amended and
restated articles of association or the laws of the State of Israel, except for ownership by nationals of some countries that are, or have been, declared as enemies of Israel.
Shareholder Meetings
Our amended and restated articles of association provide that an annual general meeting must be held at least once in every calendar year, not later than 15 months after the last
preceding annual general meeting, at such time and place as may be determined by the Board. The Board may, in its discretion, convene additional shareholder meetings and, pursuant to the Companies Law, must convene a meeting upon the demand of two
directors or one quarter of the directors then in office or upon the demand of the holder or holders of 5% of the Company’s issued share capital and 1% of its voting rights or upon the demand of the holder or holders of 5% of its voting rights. All
demands for shareholder meetings must set forth the items to be considered at that meeting. Pursuant to the Companies Law, the holder or holders of 1% of the Company’s voting rights may request the inclusion of an item on the agenda of a future
shareholder meeting, provided the item is appropriate for discussion at a shareholder meeting.
The agenda for a shareholder meeting is determined by the Board and must include matters in respect of which the convening of a shareholder meeting was demanded and any matter
requested to be included by holder(s) of 1% of the Company’s voting rights. According to regulations promulgated pursuant to the Companies Law and governing the terms of notice and publication of shareholder meetings of public companies, or the
General Meeting Regulations, holder(s) of one percent or more of the Company’s voting rights may propose any matter appropriate for deliberation at a shareholder meeting to be included on the agenda of a shareholder meeting, generally by submitting
a proposal within seven days of publicizing the convening of a shareholder meeting, or, if the Company publishes a preliminary notice at least 21 days prior to publicizing the convening of a meeting (stating its intention to convene such meeting
and the agenda thereof), within 14 days of such preliminary notice. Any such proposal must further comply with the information requirements under applicable law and the Articles.
Pursuant to the Companies Law and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the convening of general meetings in a public company, shareholder meetings generally require
prior notice of not less than 21 days, and for certain matters specified in the Companies Law, not less than 35 days. The function of the annual general meeting is to elect directors in accordance with the Articles, receive and consider the profit
and loss account, the balance sheet and the ordinary reports and accounts of the directors and auditors, appoint auditors and fix their remuneration and transact any other business which under the Articles or applicable law may be transacted by the
shareholders of a company in general meeting.
Pursuant to our amended and restated articles of association, holders of our ordinary shares have one vote for each ordinary share held on all matters submitted to a vote before
the shareholders at a general meeting. The quorum required for our general meetings of shareholders is of at least two shareholders present in person, by proxy or written ballot, who hold or represent between them at least 25% of our outstanding
voting rights. A meeting adjourned for lack of a quorum shall be adjourned either to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, to such day and at such time and place as indicated in the notice to such meeting, or to such day and
at such time and place as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine. At the reconvened meeting, any number of shareholders present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum, unless a meeting was called pursuant to a request by our
shareholders, in which case the quorum required is one or more shareholders, present in person or by proxy and holding the number of shares required to call the meeting as described under “— Shareholder Meetings.”
Our amended and restated articles of association provide that all resolutions of our shareholders require a simple majority vote, unless otherwise required by the Companies Law
or by our amended and restated articles of association. Under the Companies Law, each of (i) the approval of an extraordinary transaction with a controlling shareholder, (ii) the terms of employment or other engagement of the controlling
shareholder of the company or such controlling shareholder’s relative (even if such terms are not extraordinary) requires the approval described under “Management — Fiduciary duties and approval of specified related party transactions under Israeli
law — Disclosure of personal interests of a controlling shareholder and approval of transactions” and (iii) approval of certain compensation-related matters require the approval described under “— Board of directors and officers — Compensation
Committee” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024. Under our amended and restated articles of association, the alteration of the rights, privileges, preferences or
obligations of any class of our shares requires a simple majority of the class so affected (or such other percentage of the relevant class that may be set forth in the governing documents relevant to such class), in addition to the ordinary
majority vote of all classes of shares voting together as a single class at a shareholder meeting. Another exception to the simple majority vote requirement is a resolution for the voluntary winding up, or an approval of a scheme of arrangement or
reorganization, of the company pursuant to Section 350 of the Companies Law, which requires the approval of holders of 75% of the voting rights represented at the meeting and voting on the resolution.
Access to Corporate Records
Under the Companies Law, all shareholders generally have the right to review minutes of our general meetings, our shareholder register and register of significant shareholders
(as defined in the Companies Law), our amended and restated articles of association, our financial statements, other documents as provided in the Companies Law, and any document we are required by law to file publicly with the Israeli Companies
Registrar. Any shareholder who specifies the purpose of its request may request to review any document in our possession that relates to: (i) any action or transaction with a related party which requires shareholder approval under the Companies
Law; or (ii) the approval, by the board of directors, of an action in which an office holder has a personal interest. We may deny a request to review a document if we determine that the request was not made in good faith, or if such denial is
necessary to protect our interest or protect a trade secret or patent.
Shareholder Duties
Pursuant to the Companies Law, a shareholder has a duty to act in good faith and in a customary manner toward a company and other shareholders and to refrain from abusing his or
her power in the company, including, among other things, in voting at the general meeting of shareholders and at class shareholder meetings with respect to the following matters:
| ● |
an amendment to the company’s articles of association;
|
| ● |
an increase of the company’s authorized share capital;
|
| ● |
approval of interested party transactions and acts of Office Holders that require shareholder approval.
|
In addition, a shareholder also has a general duty to refrain from discriminating against other shareholders.
Certain shareholders have a further duty of fairness toward a company. These shareholders include any controlling shareholder, any shareholder who knows that it has the power to
determine the outcome of a shareholder vote or a shareholder class vote and any shareholder who has the power to appoint or to prevent the appointment of an Office Holder of the company or other power towards the company. The Companies Law does not
define the substance of this duty of fairness, except to state that the remedies generally available upon a breach of contract will also apply in the event of a breach of the duty to act with fairness, taking the shareholder’s position in the
company into account.
Mergers and Acquisitions under Israeli Law
(i) Mergers
The Companies Law permits merger transactions if approved by each party’s board of directors, and, unless certain requirements described under the Companies Law are met, a
majority of each party’s shareholders, by a majority of each party’s shares that are voted on the proposed merger at a shareholders’ meeting.
The board of directors of a merging company is required pursuant to the Companies Law to discuss and determine whether in its opinion there exists a reasonable concern that as a
result of a proposed merger, the surviving company will not be able to satisfy its obligations towards its creditors, taking into account the financial condition of the merging companies. If the board of directors has determined that such a concern
exists, it may not approve a proposed merger. Following the approval of the board of directors of each of the merging companies, the boards of directors must jointly prepare a merger proposal for submission to the Israeli Registrar of Companies.
For purposes of the shareholder vote, unless a court rules otherwise, the merger will not be deemed approved if a majority of the shares voting at the shareholders meeting
(excluding abstentions) that are held by parties other than the other party to the merger, any person who holds 25% or more of the means of control of the other party to the merger or any one on their behalf including their relatives or
corporations controlled by any of them, vote against the merger. In addition, if the non-surviving entity of the merger has more than one class of shares, the merger must be approved by each class of shareholders.
If the transaction would have been approved but for the separate approval of each class of shares or the exclusion of the votes of certain shareholders as provided above, a court
may still rule that the company has approved the merger upon the request of holders of at least 25% of the voting rights of a company, if the court holds that the merger is fair and reasonable, taking into account the appraisal of the merging
companies’ value and the consideration offered to the shareholders.
Under the Companies Law, each merging company must send a copy of the proposed merger plan to its secured creditors. Unsecured creditors are entitled to receive notice of the
merger, as provided by the regulations promulgated under the Companies Law. Upon the request of a creditor of either party to the proposed merger, the court may delay or prevent the merger if it concludes that there exists a reasonable concern
that, as a result of the merger, the surviving company will be unable to satisfy the obligations of the target company. The court may also give instructions in order to secure the rights of creditors.
In addition, a merger may not be completed unless at least 50 days have passed from the date that a proposal for approval of the merger was filed with the Israeli Registrar of
Companies and 30 days from the date that shareholder approval of both merging companies was obtained.
(ii) Special Tender Offer
The Companies Law provides that an acquisition of shares of an Israeli public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the
purchaser would become a holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company. This rule does not apply if there is already another holder of 25% or more of the voting rights in the company. Similarly, the Companies Law provides that an
acquisition of shares in a public company must be made by means of a special tender offer if as a result of the acquisition the purchaser would become a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no other shareholder
of the company who holds more than 45% of the voting rights in the company.
These requirements do not apply if the acquisition (i) occurs in the context of a private offering, on the condition that the shareholders’ meeting approved the acquisition as a
private offering whose purpose is to give the acquirer at least 25% of the voting rights in the company if there is no person who holds at least 25% of the voting rights in the company, or as a private offering whose purpose is to give the acquirer
45% of the voting rights in the company, if there is no person who holds 45% of the voting rights in the company; (ii) was from a shareholder holding at least 25% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the acquirer becoming a holder of
at least 25% of the voting rights in the company; or (iii) was from a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company and resulted in the acquirer becoming a holder of more than 45% of the voting rights in the company.
The special tender offer may be consummated only if (i) at least 5% of the voting power attached to the company’s outstanding shares will be acquired by the offeror and (ii) the
special tender offer is accepted by a majority of the votes of those offerees who gave notice of their position in respect of the offer; in counting the votes of offerees, the votes of a holder of control in the offeror, a person who has personal
interest in acceptance of the special tender offer, a holder of at least 25% of the voting rights in the company, or any person acting on their or on the offeror’s behalf, including their relatives or companies under their control, are not taken
into account.
In the event that a special tender offer is made, a company’s board of directors is required to express its opinion on the advisability of the offer or shall abstain from
expressing any opinion if it is unable to do so, provided that it gives the reasons for its abstention. In addition, the board of directors must disclose any personal interest each of member of the board of directors have in the offer or stems
therefrom.
An office holder in a target company who, in his or her capacity as an office holder, performs an action the purpose of which is to cause the failure of an existing or
foreseeable special tender offer or is to impair the chances of its acceptance, is liable to the potential purchaser and shareholders for damages resulting from his acts, unless such office holder acted in good faith and had reasonable grounds to
believe he or she was acting for the benefit of the company. However, office holders of the target company may negotiate with the potential purchaser in order to improve the terms of the special tender offer, and may further negotiate with third
parties in order to obtain a competing offer.
If a special tender offer was accepted by a majority of the shareholders who announced their stand on such offer, then shareholders who did not respond to the special offer or
had objected to the special tender offer may accept the offer within four days of the last day set for the acceptance of the offer. In the event that a special tender offer is accepted, then the purchaser or any person or entity controlling it and
any corporation controlled by them shall refrain from making a subsequent tender offer for the purchase of shares of the target company and may not execute a merger with the target company for a period of one year from the date of the offer, unless
the purchaser or such person or entity undertook to effect such an offer or merger in the initial special tender offer.
(iii) Full Tender Offer
Under the Companies Law, a person may not acquire shares in a public company if, after the acquisition, he will hold more than 90% of the shares or more than 90% of any class of
shares of that company, unless a tender offer is made to purchase all of the shares or all of the shares of the particular class. The Companies Law also provides, subject to certain exceptions, that as long as a shareholder in a public company
holds more than 90% of the company’s shares or of a class of shares, that shareholder shall be precluded from purchasing any additional shares unless tendering an offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the company or the applicable
class of the shares. If the shareholders who do not respond to or accept the offer hold less than 5% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company or of the applicable class of the shares, and more than half of the shareholders who do
not have a personal interest in the offer accept the offer, all of the shares that the acquirer offered to purchase will be transferred to the acquirer by operation of law. However, a tender offer will be accepted if the shareholders who do not
accept it hold less than 2% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the company or of the applicable class of the shares.
Upon a successful completion of such a full tender offer, any shareholder that was an offeree in such tender offer, whether such shareholder accepted the tender offer or not, has
the right, within six months from the date of acceptance of the tender offer, to petition the court to determine that the tender offer was for less than fair value and that the fair value should be paid as determined by the court. However, under
certain conditions, the purchaser may provide in its offer that an offeree who accepted the tender offer will not be entitled to such rights.
If the conditions set forth above are not met, the purchaser may not acquire additional shares of the company from shareholders who accepted the tender offer to the extent that
following such acquisition, the purchaser would own more than 90% of the company’s issued and outstanding share capital.
Anti-Takeover Measures under Israeli Law
The Companies Law allows us to create and issue shares having rights different from those attached to our ordinary shares, including shares providing certain preferred rights
with respect to voting, distributions or other matters and shares having preemptive rights. As of the closing of this offering, no preferred shares will be authorized under our amended and restated articles of association. In the future, if we do
authorize, create and issue a specific class of preferred shares, such class of shares, depending on the specific rights that may be attached to it, may have the ability to frustrate or prevent a takeover or otherwise prevent our shareholders from
realizing a potential premium over the market value of their ordinary shares. The authorization and designation of a class of preferred shares will require an amendment to our amended and restated articles of association, which requires the prior
approval of the holders of a majority of the voting power attaching to our issued and outstanding shares at a general meeting. The convening of the meeting, the shareholders entitled to participate and the majority vote required to be obtained at
such a meeting will be subject to the requirements set forth in the Companies Law as described above in “— Voting Rights.”
Changes in Capital
Our amended and restated articles of association enable us to increase or reduce our share capital. Any such change is subject to Israeli law and must be approved by a
resolution duly passed by our shareholders at a general meeting. In addition, transactions that have the effect of reducing capital, such as the declaration and payment of dividends in the absence of sufficient retained earnings or profits,
require the approval of both our board of directors and an Israeli court.
Transfer Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our ordinary shares is American Stock Transfer and Trust Company. Its address is 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, and its
telephone number is 800-937-5449.
Exchange Controls
There are no Israeli government laws, decrees or regulations that restrict or that affect our export or import of capital or the remittance of dividends, interest or other
payments to non-resident holders of our securities, including the availability of cash and cash equivalents for use by us and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, except for ownership by nationals of certain countries that are, or have been, in a state
of war with Israel or otherwise as set forth under “Taxation.”
We are registering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants issued in the 2024 Warrant Repricing to permit the resale of these ordinary shares by the holders of
these warrants from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling shareholders of the ordinary shares other than proceeds from the cash exercise of the warrants, if and when
exercised. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the ordinary shares.
The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of the ordinary shares beneficially owned by it and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the ordinary shares are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling shareholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The ordinary shares may
be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve
crosses or block transactions,
|
● |
on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
|
|
● |
in the over-the-counter market;
|
|
● |
in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;
|
|
● |
through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;
|
|
● |
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
|
|
● |
block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
|
|
● |
purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
|
|
● |
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
|
|
● |
privately negotiated transactions;
|
|
● |
sales pursuant to Rule 144;
|
|
● |
broker-dealers may agree with the selling security holders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
|
|
● |
a combination of any such methods of sale; and
|
|
● |
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
|
If the selling shareholders effect such transactions by selling ordinary shares to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents
may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling shareholders or commissions from purchasers of the ordinary shares for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts,
concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of ordinary shares or otherwise, the selling shareholders may
enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the ordinary shares in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell ordinary shares short and deliver ordinary
shares covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling shareholders may also loan or pledge ordinary shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.
The selling shareholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the warrants or ordinary shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their
secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the ordinary shares from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus. The selling shareholders also may transfer and donate
the ordinary shares in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the ordinary shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities
Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the ordinary shares is made, a
prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of ordinary shares being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts,
commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling shareholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.
Under the securities laws of some states ordinary shares may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states ordinary
shares may not be sold unless such ordinary shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
There can be no assurance that the selling shareholders will sell any or all of the ordinary shares registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus
forms a part.
The selling shareholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
the Exchange Act,, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the ordinary shares by the selling shareholders and any other
participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the ordinary shares to engage in market-making activities with respect to the ordinary shares. All of the foregoing may affect the
marketability of the ordinary shares and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the ordinary shares.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the ordinary shares, estimated to be $15,000 in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing
fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that each selling shareholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any, and any related legal expenses incurred by it.
Once sold under the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, the ordinary shares will be freely tradable in the hands of persons other than our affiliates.
Doron, Tikotzky, Kantor, Gutman & Amit Gross, Bnei Brak, Israel, will pass upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under Israeli law and Greenberg
Traurig, LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby under U.S. federal securities law. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel
that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been so incorporated in reliance
on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1(b) to the financial statements) of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-3, including amendments and relevant exhibits and schedules, under the Securities Act covering the
ordinary shares to be sold in this offering. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, summarizes material provisions of contracts and other documents that we refer to in the prospectus. Since this prospectus does not
contain all of the information contained in the registration statement, you should read the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules for further information with respect to us and our ordinary shares. Our SEC filings, including the
registration statement, are also available to you on the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov.
We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and under those requirements we file reports with the
SEC. Those other reports or other information may be inspected without charge at the locations described above. As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy
statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholder are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file
annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as United States companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we file with the SEC, within four months after the
end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.
We maintain a corporate website at https://painreform.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this document. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document
filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information superseded by information that is included directly in this prospectus or incorporated by reference
subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference the following documents or information that we have filed with the SEC:
| |
●
|
our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC
on February 29, 2024; |
| |
●
|
our Reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2024, April 2, 2024, April
8, 2024, April 9, 2024, April 16, 2024, April
17, 2024, May 15, 2024, May 31, 2024, June
26, 2024, July 9, 2024, August 13, 2024, August
15, 2024, August 26, 2024, August 28, 2024, September
4, 2024, September 10, 2024, September 11, 2024, September 30, 2024, October 7, 2024, October
16, 2024, November 7, 2024, November 12, 2024, November
18, 2024, November 20, 2024 and December 4, 2024 (in each case to the extent expressly incorporated by reference into our effective registration statements);
and
|
| |
●
|
the description of our ordinary shares contained in Exhibit 2.1 to our Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of further updating that description.
|
All subsequent annual reports filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act on Form 20-F prior to the termination of an offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference to
this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. We may also incorporate part or all of any Form 6-K subsequently submitted by us to the SEC prior to the termination of an offering by identifying in such Forms 6-K
that they, or certain parts of their contents, are being incorporated by reference herein, and any Forms 6-K so identified shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of submission of
such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the
information contained in this prospectus.
We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such
documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to us at PainReform Ltd., 65 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv, Israel 6744316, Attention: Ehud Geller, Interim Chief
Executive Officer, telephone number: +972-3-717-7051.
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in this registration
statement, substantially all of whom reside outside of the U.S., may be difficult to obtain within the U.S. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outside of the U.S.,
any judgment obtained in the U.S. against us or any of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the U.S.
We have irrevocably appointed Puglisi & Associates as our agent to receive service of process in any action against us in any U.S. federal or state court arising out of this
offering or any purchase or sale of securities in connection with this offering. The address of our agent is 850 Library Avenue Newark, Delaware 19711.
We have been informed by our legal counsel, Doron Tikotzky Kantor Gutman & Amit Gross, that it may be difficult to initiate an action with respect to U.S. securities law in
original actions instituted in Israel or obtain a judgement based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of U.S. securities laws reasoning that
Israel is not the most appropriate forum to hear such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the
content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact by expert witnesses which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure may also be governed by Israeli law.
Subject to certain time limitations and legal procedures, Israeli courts may enforce a U.S. judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is non-appealable,
including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided that:
|
• |
the judgment was rendered by a court which was, according to the laws of the state of the court, competent to render the judgment;
|
|
• |
the obligation imposed by the judgment is enforceable according to the rules relating to the enforceability of judgments in Israel and the substance of the judgment is not contrary to public policy; and
|
|
• |
the judgment is executory in the state in which it was given.
|
Even if these conditions are met, an Israeli court will not declare a foreign civil judgment enforceable if:
|
• |
the judgment was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases);
|
|
• |
the enforcement of the judgment is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel;
|
|
• |
the judgment was obtained by fraud;
|
|
• |
the opportunity given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the court was not reasonable in the opinion of the Israeli court;
|
|
• |
the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of private international law as they apply in Israel;
|
|
• |
the judgment is at variance with another judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties and that is still valid; or
|
|
• |
at the time the action was brought in the foreign court, a lawsuit in the same matter and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel.
|
If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israel court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out
of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the
date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus
interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates.
Puglisi & Associates is the U.S. agent authorized to receive service of process in any action against us arising out of this offering. The address of Puglisi & Associates
is 850 Library Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19711.
The following is a statement of expenses in connection with the distribution of the securities registered. All amounts shown are estimates except SEC registration fee.
|
SEC registration fees
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
Legal fees and expenses
|
|
$
|
15,000
|
|
|
Accounting fees and expenses
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
Printing Fees
|
|
$
|
2,000
|
|
|
Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
33,217.91
|
|
, 2024
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Under the Israeli Companies Law, 5759-1999, or the Companies Law, a company may not exculpate an office holder from liability for a breach of the duty of loyalty. An Israeli
company may exculpate an office holder in advance from liability to the company, in whole or in part, for damages caused to the company as a result of a breach of the duty of care but only if a provision authorizing such exculpation is included in
its articles of association. Our amended and restated articles include such a provision. The Company may not exculpate in advance a director from liability arising out of a prohibited dividend or distribution to shareholders.
Under the Companies Law and the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, or the Securities Law, a company may indemnify, or undertake in advance to indemnify, an office holder for the
following liabilities and expenses, imposed on office holder or incurred by office holder due to acts performed by him or her as an office holder, provided its articles of association include a provision authorizing such indemnification:
| ● |
monetary liability incurred by or imposed on him or her in favor of another person pursuant to a judgment, including a settlement or arbitrator’s award approved by a court. However, if an undertaking to indemnify an office holder with
respect to such liability is provided in advance, then such an undertaking must be limited to events which, in the opinion of the board of directors, can be foreseen based on the company’s activities when the undertaking to indemnify is
given, and to an amount or according to criteria determined by the board of directors as reasonable under the circumstances, and such undertaking shall detail the abovementioned foreseen events and amount or criteria;
|
| ● |
reasonable litigation expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder as (1) a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation
or proceeding, provided that (i) no indictment was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (ii) no financial liability was imposed upon him or her as a substitute for the criminal proceeding as
a result of such investigation or proceeding or, if such financial liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent or (2) in connection with a monetary sanction;
|
| ● |
a monetary liability imposed on him or her in favor of an injured party at an Administrative Procedure (as defined below) pursuant to Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law;
|
| ● |
expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure under the Securities Law, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees; and
|
| ● |
reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder or imposed by a court in proceedings instituted against him or her by the company, on its behalf, or by a third-party, or in connection with
criminal proceedings in which the office holder was acquitted, or as a result of a conviction for an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent.
|
| ● |
An “Administrative Procedure” is defined as a procedure pursuant to chapters H3 (Monetary Sanction by the Israeli Securities Authority), H4 (Administrative Enforcement Procedures of the Administrative Enforcement Committee) or I1
(Arrangement to prevent Procedures or Interruption of procedures subject to conditions) to the Securities Law.
|
Under the Companies Law and the Securities Law, a company may insure an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed by him or her as an office
holder if and to the extent provided in the company’s articles of association:
| ● |
a breach of the duty of care to the company or to a third-party, to the extent such a breach arises out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
|
| ● |
a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of a third-party;
|
| ● |
a monetary liability imposed on the office holder in favor of an injured party at an Administrative Procedure pursuant to Section 52(54)(a)(1)(a) of the Securities Law; and
|
| ● |
expenses incurred by an office holder in connection with an Administrative Procedure, including reasonable litigation expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
|
Under the Companies Law, a company may not indemnify, exculpate or insure an office holder against any of the following:
| ● |
a breach of the duty of loyalty, except for indemnification and insurance for a breach of the duty of loyalty to the company to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act
would not prejudice the company;
|
| ● |
an act or omission committed with intent to derive unlawful personal benefit; or
|
| ● |
a fine or forfeit levied against the office holder.
|
Under the Companies Law, exculpation, indemnification and insurance of office holders must be approved by the compensation committee and the board of directors and, with respect
to certain office holders or under certain circumstances, also by the shareholders, as described under “Board Practices – Exculpation, Insurance and Indemnification of Directors and Officers” in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.
Our amended and restated articles of association permit us to exculpate, indemnify and insure our office holders to the fullest extent permitted by the Companies Law and
Securities Law. Each of our office holders have entered into an indemnification agreement exculpating them, to the fullest extent permitted by Israeli law, from liability to us for damages caused to us as a result of a breach of the duty of care
and undertaking to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by Israeli law, including with respect to liabilities resulting from certain acts performed by such office holders in their capacity as an office holder of the Company, our
subsidiaries or our affiliates. The indemnification is limited both in terms of amount and coverage.
In the opinion of the SEC, indemnification of directors and office holders for liabilities arising under the Securities Act, however, is against public policy and therefore
unenforceable.
Item 9. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
|
Exhibit No.
|
|
Exhibit Description
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (b) |
Financial Statement Schedules
|
All schedules have been omitted because either they are not required, are not applicable or the information is otherwise set forth in the consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto.
Item 10. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
| (1) |
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
|
i. To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
ii. To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would
not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
iii. To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and a(l)(iii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
| (2) |
That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and this offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
|
| (3) |
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
|
| (4) |
To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and
information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph
(a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form
F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
|
| (5) |
That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
|
i. If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included
in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus
is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an
underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the
registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
ii. If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying
on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as
to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such date of first use.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to
sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser:
i. Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
ii. Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
iii. The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant; and
iv. Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions
described in Item 10 hereof, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(j) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act, or the Act,
in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tel Aviv, State of Israel on this 5th day of December 2024.
|
|
PAINREFORM LTD.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Ehud Geller
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
Ehud Geller
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
Interim Chief Executive Officer
|
|
The undersigned officers and directors of PainReform Ltd. hereby constitute and appoint Ehud Geller, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents to take any actions to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations, and requirements of the SEC, in connection with this registration statement on Form F-3, including the power and authority to sign for
us in our names in the capacities indicated below any and all further amendments to this registration statement and any other registration statement filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
|
Name
|
|
Title
|
|
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Dr. Ehud Geller
|
|
Interim Chief Executive Officer and director
|
|
December 6, 2024
|
|
Dr. Ehud Geller
|
|
(principal executive, financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Eyal Broder
|
|
Interim Chief Financial Officer
|
|
December 6, 2024
|
| Eyal Broder |
|
(principal executive, financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Prof. Eli Hazum
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
Prof. Eli Hazum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Efi Cohen-Arazi
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
Efi Cohen-Arazi
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Dr. Ellen S. Baron
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
Dr. Ellen S. Baron
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Augustine Lawlor
|
|
Director
|
|
|
|
Augustine Lawlor
|
|
|
|
|
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of PainReform Ltd., has signed this registration statement on December
6, 2024.
|
|
Puglisi & Associates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
Donald J. Puglisi
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
Authorized Representative
|
|
II - 7