UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One) 
 
[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
  
For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020
  
[  ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
  
For the transition period from ____ to _____

 

Commission file number: 000-19871

 

MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

(Name of Registrant in Its Charter)

Delaware 94-3078125

State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

25 Recreation Park Drive, Unit 108

Hingham, MA 02043

(Address of principal executive offices)

(781) 875-3605

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class Trading Symbol(s) Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock MBOT NASDAQ Capital Market

 

Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

 Large accelerated filer [  ]Accelerated filer [  ] 
   
 Non-accelerated filer [X]Smaller reporting company [X]Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No [X]

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 4,307,6667,103,260 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value at NovemberAugust 13, 2019.2020.

 

 

 

 

 

MICROBOT MEDICAL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index

 

Part I- Financial Information 
Item 1 - Financial Statements 
Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 (unaudited) and December 31, 20182019 (audited)F-11
Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019 (unaudited)F-22
Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019 (unaudited)F-33
Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019 (unaudited)F-44
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019 (unaudited)F-55
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial StatementsF-66
Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations318
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk823
Item 4 - Controls and Procedures924
Part II - Other Information 
Item 1 - Legal Proceedings924
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds1026
Item 3 – Defaults Upon Senior Securities1026
Item 4 – Mine Safety Disclosures1026
Item 5 - Other Information1026
Item 6 – Exhibits1026
Signatures1127

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 

  Notes As of
September 30, 2019
  As of
December 31, 2018
 
   (Unaudited)  (Audited) 
    (in thousands) 
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents   $3,548  $5,238 
Short term investment 3  2,503   - 
Restricted cash 5  4,250   25 
Prepaid expenses and other assets    186   568 
Total current assets    10,487   5,831 
           
Property and equipment, net    215   259 
Operating right-of-use assets 4  421   - 
Total assets   $11,123  $6,090 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payables   $282  $630 
Provision for extinguishment dispute 5  3,553   3,375 
Lease liabilities 4  314   - 
Accrued liabilities    440   755 
Total current liabilities    4,589   4,760 
           
Non current liabilities:          
Long-term lease liabilities 4  131   - 
Total liabilities    4,720   4,760 
           
Commitments and contingencies 5        
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
           
Common stock; $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 4,307,666 and 3,012,343 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 6  43   31 
Additional paid-in capital (*) 6  42,976   32,538 
Treasury shares 5  (3,375)  (3,375)
Accumulated deficit    (33,241)  (27,864)
Total stockholders’ equity    6,403   1,330 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $11,123  $6,090 

(*) The Company adopted ASU 2017-11 using the full retrospective approach. Refer to Note 6 for further information.

    As of
June 30, 2020
  As of
December 31, 2019
 
  Notes (Unaudited)  (Audited) 
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents   $28,233  $28,771 
Marketable security    -   2,521 
Restricted cash    78   4,358 
Prepaid expenses and other assets    457   286 
Total current assets    28,768   35,936 
           
Property and equipment, net    270   228 
Operating right-of-use assets 3  869   962 
Total assets   $29,907  $37,126 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payables   $146  $284 
Provision for extinguishment dispute    -   3,604 
Lease liabilities 3  188   143 
Accrued liabilities    517   795 
Total current liabilities    851   4,826 
           
Non-current liabilities:          
Long-term lease liabilities    667   760 
Total liabilities    1,518   5,586 
           
Commitments and contingencies 4        
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
           
Common stock; $0.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 7,103,260 and 7,185,628 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 5  71   72 
Additional paid-in capital    67,489   69,954 
Treasury shares    -   (3,375)
Accumulated deficit    (39,171)  (35,111)
Total stockholders’ equity    28,389   31,540 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $29,907  $37,126 

 

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

 

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Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 

  For the Three Months Ended September 30,  For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 
  2019  2018(*)  2019  2018(*) 
Research and development $843  $623  $2,207  $1,866 
General and administrative  948   1,130   3,045  $3,294 
Operating loss  (1,791)  (1,753)  (5,252)  (5,160)
                 
Financing income (expenses), net  (83)  (5)  (125)  26 
                 
Net loss $(1,874) $(1,758) $(5,377) $(5,134)
                 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.44) $(0.60) $(1.27) $(1.79)
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding  4,307,666   2,947,633   4,234,663   2,876,020 

  For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
  For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
  (Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
Research and development $669  $741  $1,360  $1,364 
General and administrative 1,215   804   2,687   2,097 
Operating loss  (1,884)  (1,545)  (4,047)  (3,461)
                 
Financing income (expenses), net 29   3   (13) (42)
Net loss $(1,855) $(1,542) $(4,060) $(3,503)
                 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.26) $(0.36) $(0.57) $(0.83)
                
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding  7,103,260   4,307,666   7,128,752   4,197,566 

(*) Reclassified

 

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

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 For the Three Months Ended September 30, For the Nine Months Ended September 30,  For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
 For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 2019 2018 2019 2018  2020 2019 2020 2019 
          (Unaudited) (Unaudited) 
Net loss $(1,874) $(1,758) $(5,377) $(5,134) $(1,855) $(1,542) $(4,060) $(3,503)
Other comprehensive loss (income):                
Net unrealized loss (gain) on available for sale securities  *   -   *   - 
Net unrealized loss on available for sale security   *   -   -    * 
Comprehensive loss $(1,874) $(1,758) $(5,377) $(5,134) $(1,855) $(1,542) $(4,060) $(3,503)

 

(*) Represents amount less than 1 thousand.

 

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

 

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Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity (Unaudited)

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 

  Series A Shares  Common Stock(***)  Additional Paid-In  Treasury  Accumulated Other Comprehensive  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’

  Temporary Equity 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital (2)  Shares (1)  Loss  Deficit (2)  Equity  (**) 
                               
Balances, December 31, 2017  4,001  $(*)   2,734,300  $27  $30,569  $-  $                       -  $(20,604) $9,992  $500 
                                         
Share-based compensation  -   -   -   -   1,139   -   -   -   1,139   - 
Exercise of options  -   -   2,487   (*)   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Shares issued as consideration-vendors  -   -   6,738               1   73   -       -   -   74   - 
Conversion of preferred A shares to common stock  (3,451)  -   232,152   2   (2)  -   -   -                                 -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (5,134)  (5,134)  - 
Balances, September 30, 2018  550  $(*)   2,975,677  $30  $31,779  $-  $-  $(25,738) $6,071  $500 
                                         
Balances, June 30, 2018  1,001  $(*)   2,945,677  $30  $31,462  $-  $-  $(23,980) $7,512  $500 
Exercise of options  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Share-based compensation  -   -   -   -   317   -   -   -   317   - 
Conversion of preferred A shares to common stock  (451)  -   30,000   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,758)  (1,758)  - 
Balances, September 30, 2018  550  $(*)   2,975,677  $30  $31,779  $-  $-  $(25,738) $6,071  $500 
                                         
Balances, December 31, 2018  -  $(*)   3,012,343  $31  $32,538  $(3,375) $-  $(27,864) $1,330  $- 
Issuance of common stock and warrants net of issuance expenses  -   -   1,295,323   12   9,532   -   -   -   9,544   - 
Share-based compensation  -   -   -   -   906   -   -   -   906   - 
Unrealized loss on marketable debt security  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (5,377)        (5,377)  - 
Balances, September 30, 2019  -  $(*)   4,307,666  $43  $42,976  $(3,375) $-  $(33,241) $6,403  $- 
                                         
Balances, June 30, 2019  -  $(*)   4,307,666  $43  $42,680  $(3,375) $-  $(31,367) $7,981  $- 
Issuance of common stock and warrants net of issuance expenses  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Share-based compensation  -   -   -   -   296   -   -   -   296   - 
Unrealized loss on marketable debt security  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,874)  (1,874)  - 
Balances, September 30, 2019  -  $(*)   4,307,666  $43  $42,976  $(3,375) $-  $(33,241) $6,403  $- 

  Common Stock  Additional Paid-In  Cancellation of Treasury  Accumulated Other Comprehensive  Accumulated  Total Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Capital  Shares  Income  Deficit  Equity 
                      
Balances, December 31, 2019    7,185,628  $    72  $69,954  $(3,375) $            -  $(35,111) $31,540 
Exercise of options  965   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Cancellation of treasury shares  (83,333)  (1)  (3,374)  3,375   -   -   - 
Share-based compensation  -   -   909   -   -   -   909 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (4,060)  (4,060)
Balances, June 30, 2020  7,103,260  $71  $67,489  $-  $-  $(39,171) $28,389 
                             
Balances, March 31, 2020  7,103,260  $71  $66,923  $-  $-  $(37,316) $29,678 
Share-based compensation  -   -   566   -   -   -   566 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (1,855)  (1,855)
Balances, June 30, 2020  7,103,260  $71  $67,489  $-  $-  $(39,171) $28,389 
                             
Balances, December 31, 2018  3,012,343  $31  $32,538  $(3,375) $   $(27,864) $1,330 
Issuance of common stock and warrants net of issuance expenses  1,295,323   12   9,532   -   -   -   9,544 
Unrealized loss on marketable debt security                  (*)        
Share-based compensation  -   -   610   -   -   -   610 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (3,503)  (3,503)
Balances, June 30, 2019  4,307,666  $43  $42,680  $(3,375) $(*) $(31,367) $7,981 
                             
Balances, March 31, 2019  4,307,666  $43  $42,385  $(3,375) $-  $(29,825) $9,228 
Share-based compensation  -   -   295   -   -   -   295 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (1,542)  (1,542)
Balances, June 30, 2019  4,307,666  $43  $42,680  $(3,375) $-  $(31,367) $7,981 

 

(1) Refer to Note 4 for further information

(2) Refer to Note 5 for further information

(*) Less than 1

(**) Includes 721,107 common stock classified as temporary equity as of December 31, 2017.

(***) Share data as of December 31, 2017, June 30, 2018, and for the periods then ended represent the number of shares adjusted to retroactively reflect the 1:15 reverse stock split effected on September 4, 2018. Refer to Note 1 for further information.one

 

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

 

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Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 

 For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
 For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
  2020  2019 
 2019 2018  (Unaudited) 
Operating activities:                
Net loss $(5,377) $(5,134) $(4,060) $(3,503)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization  44   49   34   25 
Amortization of discount (premium) on marketable debt security  -   (7)
Share-based compensation expense  906   1,139   909   610 
Shares issued to a vendor  -   74 
Amortization of discount (premium) on marketable debt securities  (7)  - 
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable  364   (32)
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (78)  333 
Other payables and accrued liabilities  (461)  29   (693)  (658)
Net cash flows from operating activities  (4,531)  (3,875)  (3,888)  (3,200)
Investing activities:                
Purchase of property and equipment  -   (239)  (76)  - 
Purchase of marketable debt securities  (2,496)  - 
Proceeds from sales of marketable security  2,521   - 
Purchase of marketable security  -   (2,496)
Net cash flows from investing activities  (2,496)  (239)  2,445   (2,496)
Financing activities:                
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net of issuance costs  9,562   -   -   9,562 
Repayment of shareholders investment  (3,375)  - 
Net cash flows from financing activities  9,562   -   (3,375)  9,562 
                
Increse (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  2,535   (4,114)
(Decrease) Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  (4,818)  3,866 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  5,263   10,814   33,129   5,263 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at ending of period $7,798  $6,700  $28,311  $9,129 
                
Non-cash investing and financing activities:                
                
Recognition of right-of-use asset and lease liability upon adoption of ASU 2016-02 $630  $-  $-  $630 
                
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                
                
Cash received from interest $61  $-  $31  $21 

 

TThehe accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNotes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 1 - GENERAL

A.GENERALDescription of business:

A. Description of Business:

 

Microbot Medical Inc. (the “Company”) is a pre-clinical medical device company specializing in the research, design and development of next generation micro-robotics assisted medical technologies targeting the minimally invasive surgery space. The Company is primarily focused on leveraging its micro-robotic technologies with the goal of redefining surgical robotics while improving surgical outcomes for patients.

 

It was incorporated on August 2, 1988 in the State of Delaware under the name Cellular Transplants, Inc. The original Certificate of Incorporation was restated on February 14, 1992 to change the name of the Company to Cyto Therapeutics, Inc. On May 24, 2000, the Certificate of Incorporation as restated was further amended to change the name of the Company to StemCells, Inc.

On November 28, 2016 (the “Merger”), the Company consummated a transaction pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 15, 2016, with Microbot Medical Ltd., a private medical device company organized under the laws of the State of Israel (“Microbot Israel”). On the same day and in connection with the Merger, the Company changed its name from StemCells, Inc. to Microbot Medical Inc. On November 29, 2016, the Company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “MBOT”.

 

Prior to the Merger, the Company was a biopharmaceutical company that conducted research, development, and commercialization of stem cell therapeutics and related technologies. The sale of substantially all material assets relating to the stem cell business were completed on November 29, 2016.

The Company and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the “Company”. “StemCells” or “StemCells, Inc.” refers to the Company prior to the Merger.

 

B. Going Concern:

B.Use of estimates:

 

The unauditedpreparation of financial statements asin conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions pertaining to transactions and matters whose ultimate effect on the financial statements cannot precisely be determined at the time of September 30, 2019financial statements preparation. Although these estimates are based on management’s best judgment, actual results may differ from these estimates.

C.Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared underin accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the assumptioninstructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments except as otherwise discussed).

Operating results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2020.

D.Risk Factors:

To date, the Company will continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent uponhas not generated revenues from its uncertain ability to obtain additional equity and/or debt financing and reduce expenditures. The Company has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities each year since inception.operations. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, the Company had an accumulated deficitunrestricted cash and cash equivalent balance of approximately $33,241. $28,311, which management believes is sufficient to fund its operations for more than 12 months from the date of issuance of these financial statements and sufficient to fund its operations necessary to continue development activities of its current proposed products.

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Due to continuing research and development activities, the Company expects to continue to incur additional losses for the foreseeable future. The Company’sWhile management plansof the Company believes that it has sufficient funds for more than 12 months, the Company may seek to continue to fund its current operations as well as other development activities relating toraise additional product candidates,funds through future issuances of either debt and/or equity securities and possibly additional grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority and other government institutions. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital in the equity and debt markets is dependent on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the market demand for the Company’s stock, which itself is subject to a number of development and business risks and uncertainties, as well as the uncertainty that the Company would be able to raise such additional capital at a price or on terms that are favorable to the Company. These factors raise substantial doubt

An epidemic of the coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) is ongoing throughout the world. As the outbreak is still evolving, much of its impact remains unknown. As of this filing, it is impossible to predict the company’seffect and potential spread of the coronavirus disease globally. The coronavirus disease may cause significant delays and disruptions to our clinical trials.

Additionally, travel restrictions have been implemented with respect to certain countries in an effort to contain the coronavirus disease, and several countries have expanded screenings of travelers. As travel restrictions are increasingly implemented and extended to other countries, the Company and its contract research organizations may be unable to visit its clinical trial sites and monitor the data from its clinical trials on timely basis. The Company’s employees may also face travel restrictions, which would impact its business. Furthermore, some of the Company’s manufacturers and suppliers are in Europe and may be impacted by port closures and other restrictions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak, which may disrupt the Company’s supply chain or limit its ability to continue as a going concern.obtain sufficient materials for our products.

 

The accompanying financial statements asultimate impact of September 30, 2019 do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. IfCOVID-19 outbreak or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to change, and the Company is unable to continue as a going concern, it may have to liquidate its assetscannot presently predict the scope and may receive less than the value at which those assets are carried on the financial statements.

C. Useseverity of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions pertaining to transactions and matters whose ultimate effect on the financial statements cannot precisely be determined at the time of financial statements preparation. Although these estimates are based on management’s best judgment, actual results may differ from these estimates.

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

D. Reverse Stock Split:

On September 4, 2018,any potential business shutdowns or disruptions, but if the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of Stateor any of the State of Delaware to affect a one-for-15 reverse stock split ofthird parties with whom the Company’s common stock (the “Reverse Split”). As a result ofengages, including the Reverse Split, every 15 shares ofsuppliers, clinical trial sites, contract research organizations, regulators, including the FDA health care providers and other third parties with whom the Company conducts business, were to experience shutdowns or other business disruptions, the Company’s old common stock were converted into one share ofability to conduct our business and operations could be materially and negatively impacted, which could prevent or delay the Company’s new common stock. Fractional shares resultingCompany from the Reverse Split were rounded up to the nearest whole number. The Reverse Split automatically and proportionately adjusted, based on the one-for-fifteen split ratio, all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, as well as common stock underlying convertible preferred stock, stock options, warrants and other derivative securities outstanding at the time of the effectiveness of the Reverse Split. The exercise price on outstanding equity based-grants was proportionately increased, while the number of shares available under the Company’s equity-based plans was also proportionately reduced. Share and per share data (except par value)obtaining approval for the periods presented reflect the effects of the Reverse Split. References to numbers of shares of common stock and per share data in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto for periods ended prior to September 4, 2018 have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Split on a retroactive basis.its devices.

NOTE 2 -

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements:

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments except as otherwise discussed).

Operating results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Significant Accounting Policies:Policies

 

The significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are identical to those applied in the preparation of the latest annual audited financial statements with the exception of the following:

 

Short-term Investments:

The Company began investing excess cash in short-term investments during the first quarter of 2019.

Marketable debt securities are considered to be available for sale and are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses net of tax, if any, are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. The cost of marketable debt securities classified as available for sale is adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization and accretion are included in interest income. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other than temporary, if any, are also included in other income, net. Interest on securities classified as available for sale is included in interest income. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method.

Management evaluates whether available-for-sale securities are other-than-temporarily impaired (OTTI) on a quarterly basis. Debt securities with unrealized losses are considered OTTI if the Company intends to sell the security or if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such security prior to any anticipated recovery. If management determines that a security is OTTI under these circumstances, the impairment recognized in earnings is measured as the entire difference between the amortized cost and the then-current fair value. During the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2019, no investment OTTI losses were realized.

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:

The carrying values of cashFrom time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by FASB, or other standard setting bodies and cash equivalents, other receivable and other accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due toadopted by the short-term maturity of these instruments.

The Company measures the fair value of certain of its financial instruments (marketable debt security) on a recurring basis.

A fair value hierarchy is used to rank the quality and reliabilityas of the information used to determine fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in onespecified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the impact of the following three categories:

Level 1- Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices in the marketsrecently issued standards that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Reclassifications:

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Leases:

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This ASU requires entities that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases with lease terms of more than 12 months. The Company adopted this ASUyet effective January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective application, applying the new standard to leases in place as of the adoption date. Prior periods havewill not been adjusted.

Arrangements that are determined to be leases at inception are recognized as long-term right-of-use assets (“ROU”) and lease liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at lease commencement. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future fixed lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company applies its incremental borrowing rate based on the economic environment at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating leases or payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Warrants:

Prior to January 1, 2019, warrants with non-standard anti-dilution provisions (referred to as down round protection) were classified as liabilities and re-measured each reporting period. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the provisions of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-11, which includes Part I “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features” and Part II “Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests with a Scope Exception”, which indicates that a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether an investment is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The Company used a full retrospective approach to adoption and restated its financial statements as of the earliest period presented. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2017-11, the Company’s warrants were reclassified from liabilities to shareholders’ equity.

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

The cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2017-11 resulted as follows:

  For the
Nine Months ended
September 30, 2018
  For the
year ended
December 31 2018
 
       
Derivative warrant liability $           (5) $          (8)
Additional paid-in capital $3  $28 
Accumulated deficit $2  $20 

Refer to Note 6 for further information regarding the outstanding warrants as of September 30, 2019.

Recent Accounting Standards:

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” to improve information on credit losses for financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. This ASU replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses. This ASU is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect that this ASU will have a material effectimpact on the Company’s consolidatedour financial statements.position or results of operations upon adoption.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements”, which will improve the effectiveness of disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. This ASUThe standard removes, modifies, and adds certain disclosure requirements, and is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2020. The Company doesadoption of this standard did not expect that this ASU will have a material effect on the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 -SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable debt securities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

  As of September 30, 2019 
  Amortized cost  Unrealized gains  Realized gains  

Fair

value

 
             
US Treasury Bond $2,503  $        -  $       -  $2,503 

As of December 31, 2018

Amortized CostUnrealized gainsRealized gainsFair value
US Treasury Bond$-$-$-$-

Recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted

 

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (as amended by ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02 and 2020-03), which introduces a model based on expected losses to estimate credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments. In addition, for available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. The Company’sASU is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022, (January 1, 2023 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on its consolidated financial assetstatements and related disclosures.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” which eliminates the need for an organization to analyze whether the following apply in a given period: (1) exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation; (2) exceptions to accounting for basis differences when there are ownership changes in foreign investments; and (3) exceptions in interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed anticipated losses. The ASU also is measured at fair valuedesigned to improve financial statement preparers’ application of income tax-related guidance and simplify GAAP for (1) franchise taxes that are partially based on income, (2) transactions with a recurringgovernment that result in a step-up in the tax basis by level within the fair value hierarchy.of goodwill, (3) separate financial statements of legal entities that are not subject to tax, and (4) enacted changes in tax laws in interim periods. The Company’s marketable securitystandard is classified as Level 1. Other than the marketable debt security,effective for the Company doesn’t have any other financial assets or financial liabilities marked to market at fair value.on January 1, 2021 with early adoption permitted.

 

The contractual maturity of the marketable security is one year.

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.NOTE 3 - LEASES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

NOTE 4 -LEASES

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) using the modified retrospective approach for all lease arrangements at the beginning period of adoption. Leases existing for the reporting period beginning January 1, 2019 are presented under ASU 2016-02. The Company leases office space and vehicles under operating leases. At September

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating lease assets are presented as operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, and corresponding operating lease liabilities are presented within accrued expenses and other current liabilities (current portions), and as operating lease liabilities (long-term portions), on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit interest rate. The Company calculates the incremental borrowing rate to reflect the interest rate that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment over a similar term, and consider the Company’s historical borrowing activities and market data in this determination. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which the Company accounts for as a single lease component. Some of the Company’s leases contain variable lease payments, which are expensed as incurred unless those payments are based on an index or rate. Variable lease payments based on an index or rate are initially measured using the index or rate in effect at lease commencement and included in the measurement of the lease liability; thereafter, changes to lease payments due to rate or index updates are recorded as rent expense in the period incurred. The Company has elected not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a term of 12 months or less. The effect of short-term leases on the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities was not material. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. In addition, the Company does not have any related party leases and the Company’s sublease transactions are de minimis.

As of June 30, 2019,2020, the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases totaled $421$869 and $445,$855, respectively. The impact of adopting the new lease standard was not material to the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the periods presented.

 

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Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows (unaudited):

 

  Nine Months ended September 30, 2019 
    
Cash payments for operating leases $235 
  As of
June 30, 2020
 
     
Cash payments for operating leases $52 

Undiscounted maturities of operating lease payments as June 30, 2020 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

  Operating Leases 
    
2020 (Remainder of the year) $132 
2021  234 
2022  179 
2023  173 
2024  175 
2025  154 
Total future lease payments  1,047 
Less imputed interest  (192)
Total lease liability balance $855 

 

Leases recorded on the balance sheet consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 September 30, 2019  As of
June 30, 2020
 
Assets        
Operating lease right of use asset $421  $869 
        
Liabilities        
Operating lease – current $314 
Operating lease - current  188 
Operating lease - non-current $131   667 
 $445  $855 
    
 September 30, 2019 
  
Operating leases weighted average remaining lease term (in years)  2 
Operating leases weighted average discount rate  7%

 

Undiscounted maturities of operating lease payments as of September 30, 2019 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

As of
June 30, 2020
Operating leases weighted average remaining lease term (in years)2.5
Operating leases weighted average discount rate9%

 

  Operating Leases 
    
Remainder of 2019 $83 
2020  302 
2021  79 
Total future lease payments $464 
Less imputed interest  (19)
Total lease liability balance $445 
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NOTE 5 -COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 4 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Government Grants:

 

Microbot Israel obtained from the Israeli Innovation Authority (“IIA”) grants for participation in research and development for the years 2013 through SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 in the total amount of approximately $1,500 and, in return, Microbot Israel is obligated to pay royalties amounting to 3%-3.5% of its future sales up to the amount of the grant. The grant is linked to the exchange rate of the dollar to the New Israeli Shekel and bears interest of Libor per annum.

 

The repayment of the grants is contingent upon the successful completion of the Company’s research and development programs and generating sales. The Company has no obligation to repay these grants, if the project fails, is unsuccessful or aborted or if no sales are generated. The financial risk is assumed completely by the Government of Israel. The grants are received from the Government on a project-by-project basis.

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

TRDF Agreement:

 

Microbot Israel signed an agreement with the Technion Research and Development Foundation (“TRDF”) in June 2012 by which TRDF transferred to Microbot Israel a global, exclusive, royalty-bearing license. As partial consideration for the license, Microbot Israel shall pay TRDF royalties on net sales (between 1.5%-3%) and on sublicense income as detailed in the agreement.

 

Contract Research Agreements:

 

Agreement with Washington University

 

On January 27, 2017, the Company entered into a Contract Research Agreement (the “Research Agreement”) with The Washington University (“Washington U.”), pursuant to which the parties are collaborating to determine the effectiveness of the Company’s self-cleaning shunt.

 

The study in Washington U. includes several phases. The first phase (initial research) was completed. An agreement on the second phase was entered in September 2018 with total expected costs of approximately $248. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019, his2020, this study is still on going and will be extended to continue until March 1, 2020. 15, 2021. Pursuant to the Research Agreement, all rights, title and interest in the data, information and results obtained or arrived at by Washington U. in the performance of its services under the Research Agreement, as well as any patentable inventions obtained or arrived at in the performance of such services, will be jointly owned by the Company and Washington U., and each will have full right to practice and grant licenses in joint inventions. Additionally, Washington U. granted to the Company: (a) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual and irrevocable license to use and practice patentable inventions (other than joint inventions and improvements to Washington U.’s animal models) obtained or arrived at by Washington U. in the provision of its services under the Research Agreement (“University Inventions”) with respect to the self-cleaning shunt; and (b) an exclusive option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license in University Inventions, on terms to be negotiated between the parties.

 

Agreement with Wayne State University

 

On September 12, 2016, the Company entered into a research agreement (the “WSU Agreement”) with Wayne State University (“WSU.”), pursuant to which the parties are collaborating to determine the efficacy of the Company’s self-cleaning shunt.

 

The study in WSU includes several phases. The first phase (initial research) was completed. An agreement on the second phase was entered in April 2018 with total expected costs of approximately $130. In July 2018 the contract was updated to include phase 2.1 (preliminary phase to phase 2) with total expected costs of approximately $213. Pursuant to the WSU Agreement, WSU shall own all data generated by the research and the Company shall have unrestricted free right to use and disclose all the results, information and material generated from the WSU Agreement.

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Rights to inventions, improvements or discoveries, whether or not patentable or copyrightable made solely by the employees of the Company in the course of performance of the workplan agreed upon between the Company and WSU shall belong to the Company.

 

Rights to inventions, improvements or discoveries, whether or not patentable or copyrightable made solely by the employees of WSU in the course of performance of the workplan agreed upon between the Company and WSU shall belong to WSU. WSU shall grant the Company with a worldwide non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to university inventions to use and practice patentable inventions.

 

Rights to inventions, improvements or discoveries, whether or not patentable or copyrightable made by at least one employee of WSU and one employee of the Company in the course of performance of the workplan agreed upon between the Company and WSU shall belong to WSU and the Company jointly. Both the Company and WSU will be free to use and license to others the rights of joint inventions for any and all purposes without consultation or obligation to the other party. WSU granted the Company a first option to negotiate an exclusive license to use and practice WSU inventions and its interest in the joint inventions as detailed in the WSU Agreement.

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)Litigation:

 

Sabby Litigation:Litigation Resulting from 2017 Financing

 

The Company is named aslost its appeal of an adverse judgment in the defendant in a lawsuit (the “Matter”), captioned Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd., Plaintiffs, against Microbot Medical Inc., Defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (the “Court”) (Index No. 654581/2017). The complaint alleged, among other things, that the Company breached multiple representations and warranties contained inAs a result, the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) related to the Company’s June 8, 2017 equity financing (the “Financing”) was rescinded as it related to Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. (“Sabby”), and the Company paid approximately $3,700 to Sabby in return for the 83,333 (post-stock split) shares of which the Plaintiffs participated. The complaint sought rescission of the SPA and return of the Plaintiffs’ $3,375 purchase price with respectcommon stock Sabby purchased pursuant to the Financing, and damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but alleged to exceed $1 million. A trial was held on February 11, 2019. On February 28, 2019, the Court issued a Decision and Order After Trial to rescind the SPA. The rescission would require the Plaintiffs to transfer back toSoon after, the Company was named as the shares they purchaseddefendant in the Financing, and for the Company to return to Plaintiffs their purchase price of $3,375. Accordingly, the Company recorded a provision for extinguishment dispute as of $3,375 in current liabilities against Treasury shares classified in Equity.

On March 27, 2019, the Company filed a Notice of Appeal and an Undertaking to stay execution of the judgment pending appeal.

In accordance with New York law, in order to move forward with the appeal and to stay the lower court’s judgment, the Company placed approximately $4,200 in escrow with a surety bonding agent on March 26, 2019 in accordance with provisions set forth in the judgment from the Matter, which represents the judgment amount, plus interest and the fee to the bonding company. Accordingly, the Company recorded additional expenses of $178 with respect to interest from the judgement date and up until September 30, 2019.

Tolling and Standstill Agreement:

On April 4, 2018, Microbot entered into a Tolling and Standstill Agreement withlawsuit captioned Empery Asset Master Ltd., Empery Tax Efficient, LP, Empery Tax Efficient II, LP, and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., the other investorsPlaintiffs, against Microbot Medical Inc., Defendant, in the Financing (“Other Investors”Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (the “Court”) (Index No. 651182/2020). Pursuant to the Tolling Agreement,The complaint alleges, among other things, (a)that the Other Investors agree not to bring any claims against Microbot arising outCompany breached multiple representations and warranties contained in the SPA, of which the Plaintiffs participated, and fraudulently induced Plaintiffs into signing the SPA. The complaint seeks rescission of the Matter, (b) the parties agree that if Microbot reaches an agreement to settle the claims asserted by the Sabby Funds in the above suit, Microbot will provide the same settlement terms on a pro rata basis to the Other Investors,SPA and the Other Investors will either accept same or waive all of their claims and (c) the parties froze in time the rights and privileges of each party asreturn of the effective date of the Tolling Agreement, until (i) an agreement to settle the suit is executed; (ii) a judgment in the suit is obtained; or (iii) the suit is otherwise dismissed with prejudice.

No provision has been recordedPlaintiffs’ $6,750 purchase price with respect to the Tolling Agreement since no settlement was reached with respectFinancing. The Company filed a Motion to Dismiss on March 16, 2020, which Motion is pending before the Matter.Court.

 

Alliance Litigation:Litigation

 

On April 28, 2019, the Company brought an action against Alliance Investment Management, Ltd. (“Alliance”) in the Southern District of New York under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78p(b), to compel Alliance to disgorge short swing profits realized by Alliance from purchases and sales of the Company’s securities within a period of less than six months, executed while Alliance was areported beneficial ownerownership of more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and a statutory “insider” status for purposes of the statute. The case is Microbot Medical Inc. v. Alliance Investment Management, Ltd., No. 19-cv-3782-GBD (SDNY). The amount of profits the Company is seeking to divest is estimated to be approximately $480,000.$468.

 

On August 21, 2019, Alliance filed an answer to the Company’s action, claiming that Alliance’san unnamed Alliance client Joseph Mona was the “beneficial owner” of the shares reportedly held and traded by Alliance. On October 18, 21, and 28, 2019, Joseph Mona (“Mona”) filed Section 16(a) and Schedule 13G reports, which are substantially similar to the reports previously filed by Alliance.

On October 28, 2019, Alliance filed a motion for summary judgment requesting that the Court dismiss the claims against Alliance in view of Joseph Mona’s SEC filings. filings, which Alliance asserted revealed Mona as the client referenced in Alliance’s answer.

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On November 7, 2019, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger ordered Alliance to produce relevant trading records, to enable the Company to determine whether to proceed against Alliance and/or Joseph Mona. Following Alliance’s production of Mona’s Microbot trading records, the Company filed a Second Amended Complaint on November 18, 2019, seeking to compel Alliance has agreedand/or Mona to postponedisgorge profits realized from the trades they each separately reported. The Company continued to oppose Alliance’s Motion for Summary Judgment given Alliance’s refusal to confirm that the trades reported by Alliance referred exclusively to the trades executed in Mona’s account—and did not refer to duplicative trading executed by Alliance. Alliance’s Motion for Summary Judgment is pending.

On February 4, 2020, Mona answered the 16(b) claim the Company asserted against him by claiming various equitable defenses, and filed a counterclaim against the Company under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. Mona admits to engaging in the reported short swing trading of the Company’s responsestock while a 10% beneficial owner and statutory 16(b) insider of the Company, but alleges that he was induced to theirbuy the stock by various company misrepresentations. Mona claims a net loss on trading the Company’s stock of approximately $151.

On March 6, 2020 the Company filed a motion for summary judgment pending Alliance’s required productionon its 16(b) claim against Mona, together with a motion to dismiss Mona’s 10(b) counterclaim. The motion was fully briefed as of the trading records.

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollarsApril 26, 2020 and is pending. All parties are currently scheduled to appear in thousands

(Except share and per share data)court on October 13, 2020.

 

Agreement with CardioSert Ltd.:

 

On January 4, 2018, Microbot Israel entered into an agreement with CardioSert Ltd. (“CardioSert”) to acquire certain patent-protected technology owned by CardioSert (the “Technology”).

 

Pursuant to the Agreement, Microbot Israel made an initial payment of $50 to CardioSert and had 90-days to elect to complete the acquisition. At the end of the 90-day period, at Microbot Israel’s sole option, CardioSert shall assign and transfer the Technology to Microbot Israel and Microbot Israel shall pay to CardioSert additional amounts and securities as determined in the agreement.

 

On April 10, 2018, Microbot delivered an Exercise Notice to CardioSert Ltd., notifying it that Microbot elected to exercise the option to acquire the Technology owned by CardioSert and therefore made an additional cash payment of $250 and 6,738 shares of common stock (100,000 shares of common stock before the Reverse Split) estimated at $74.

 

The agreement may be terminated by Microbot Israel at any time for convenience upon 90-days’ notice. The agreement may be terminated by CardioSert in case the first commercial sale does not occur by the third anniversary of the date of signing of the agreement except if Microbot Israel has invested more than $2,000 in certain development stages, or the first commercial sale does not occur within 50 months. In each of the above termination events, or in case of breach by Microbot Israel, CardioSert shall have the right to buy back the Technology from Microbot Israel for $1.00, upon 60 days prior written notice, but only 1 year after such termination. Additionally, the agreement may be terminated by either party upon breach of the other (subject to cure).

 

CardioSert agreed to assist Microbot Israel in the development of the Technology for a minimum of one year, for a monthly consultation fee of NIS 40,000 (or approximately US$11.50, based on an exchange rate of NIS3.47 to the dollar) covering up to 60 consulting hours per month.

 

Yehezkel (Hezi) Himelfarb Resignation:Compensation to Harel Gadot

 

Effective asOn February 25, 2020, the Company made the following changes to the compensation of FebruaryHarel Gadot, the Company’s CEO, President and Chairman:

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● Mr. Gadot’s annual base salary was increased from $360 to $450, retroactive to January 1, 2019, Yehezkel (Hezi) Himelfarb,2020.

● Mr. Gadot’s annual bonus pursuant to his Employment Agreement with the Company was increased from 40% of his annual salary to 60% of his annual salary, based on achieving certain milestones, commencing 2020.

In addition, Mr. Gadot received a memberone-time special bonus equal to 60% of his newly-approved annual base salary. Mr. Gadot was also awarded non-qualified options to purchase 166,666 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price per share of $9.64, which vest in full on the one-year anniversary of the Boarddate of Directors ofgrant and expire on the Company, and the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, resigned from all positions with the Company. Effective as of February 1, 2019, Mr. Himelfarb also resigned from his position as General Manager of Microbot Medical Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As a result of Mr. Himelfarb providing certain post-resignation transition services to the Company until July 31, 2019, Mr. Himelfarb was paid his full salary and certain benefits through that date.ten-year anniversary.(See note 6)

 

NOTE 6 -SHARE CAPITAL

NOTE 5 - SHARE CAPITAL

 

Share Capital Developments:

 

On September 10, 2019, the Company reduced its authorized number of shares of capital stock from 221,000,000 to 61,000,000, including a reduction in the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company from 220,000,000 to 60,000,000.

As of September June 30, 2019,2020, the Company had 4,307,6667,103,260 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

On December 27, 2016, the Company exchanged 655,962 shares (9,735,925 shares before the Reverse Split) or rights to acquire shares of its common stock, for 9,736 shares of a newly designated class of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

On January 5, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor (the “Purchaser”) for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 47,163 shares (700,000 shares before the Reverse Split) of common stock in a registered direct offering for $74.00 per share ($5.00 per share before the Reverse Split) or gross proceeds of $3,500. The Company paid the placement agent a fee of $210 plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, as well as other offering-related expenses.

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

On June 5, 2017, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain institutional investors (the “Investors”) providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the Investors of an aggregate of 252,652 shares (3,750,000 shares before the Reverse Split) of common stock, at a purchase price per share of $40.50 ($2.70 before the Reverse Split). The gross proceeds to the Company was $10,125 before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses of $922. See Note 4 – “Commitments and Contingencies-Litigation” with respect to certain rescission rights awarded to two affiliated Investors.

 

On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited institutional investor providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchaser of an aggregate of (i) 330,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price per share of $6.50 and (ii) 125,323 pre-funded warrants each to purchase one share of common stock, at a purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant of $6.49. The gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $3,000.$3,000 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $688. The closing of the offering took place on January 15, 2019. The pre-funded warrants were exercised in full in January 2019. As part of the offering the company issued to the underwriter 22,767 warrants for 3.5 years with an exercise price of $8.125 for total value of $165.

 

On January 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited institutional investors providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchasers of an aggregate of 590,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price per share of $10.00. The gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $5,900.$5,900 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $720. The closing of the offering took place on January 17, 2019. As part of the offering the company issued to the underwriter 29,500 warrants for 3.5 years with exercise price of $12.50 for total value of $221.

 

On January 23, 2019 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with accredited institutional investors providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchasers of an aggregate of 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price per share of $9.875. The investors also purchased warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price per warrant of $0.125. The warrants were exercisable for 1 year and had an exercise price of $10.00 per share, for a total value of $2,019. The gross proceeds to the Company from the sale of the shares and warrants were approximately $2,470.$2,500 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $370. The closing of the offering took place on January 25, 2019.

Employee Stock Option Grant:

In September 2014, Microbot Israel’s board As part of directors approved a grant of 26,906 stock options (403,592 stock options before the Reverse Split) (77,846 stock options as retroactively adjustedoffering the company issued to reflect the Merger) to its CEO, through MEDX Venture Group LLC. Each option was exercisable into an ordinary share, atunderwriter 12,500 warrants for 1 year with an exercise price of $12.00 ($0.80 before the Reverse Split) ($4.20 as retroactively adjusted to reflect the Merger). The stock options were fully vested at the date$12.50 for total value of grant.$99.

 

On May 2, 2016, Microbot Israel’s board of directors approvedDecember 25, 2019 the Company entered into a grant of 33,333 stock options (500,000 stock options beforeSecurities Purchase Agreement with accredited institutional investors providing for the Reverse Split) (96,482 as retroactively adjusted to reflectissuance and sale by the Merger) to certain of its employees and directors. Each stock option was exercisable into an ordinary share, NIS 0.001 par value, of Microbot Israel, at an exercise price equalCompany to the ordinary share’s par value. The stock options were fully vested at the datepurchasers of grant. As the exercise price of the stock options is nominal, Microbot Israel estimated the fair value of the options as equal to the Company’s share price of $20.25 ($1.35 before the Reverse Split) ($7.05 as retroactively adjusted to reflect the Merger) at the date of grant.

On September 12, 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which Plan authorizes, among other things, the grant of options to purchase shares of common stock to directors, officers and employees of the Company and to other individuals.

On September 14, 2017, the board of directors approved a grant of stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 120,848912,858 shares (1,812,712 shares beforeof the Reverse Split) ofCompany’s common stock, to Mr. Harel Gadot, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, at an exercisea purchase price per share of $15.75 ($1.05 before the Reverse Split).$10.50. The stock options vest over a period of 3-5 years as outlined in the option agreements. As a result,gross proceeds to the Company recognized compensationwere approximately $9,585 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $1,090. The closing of the offering took place on December 27, 2019. As part of the offering the Company issued to the underwriter 45,643 warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in3.5 years with an exercise price of $13.125 for total amountvalue of $122 and $121 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in total amount of $362 and $460 respectively included in general and administrative expenses.$371.

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except shareOn December 27, 2019 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with accredited institutional investors providing for the issuance and per share data)

On September 14, 2017,sale by the boardCompany to the purchasers of directors approved a grant of stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 72,508952,383 shares (1,087,627 shares beforeof the Reverse Split) ofCompany’s common stock, to Mr. Hezi Himelfarb, the Company’s General Manager, COO andat a member of the Board, at an exercisepurchase price per share of $19.35 ($1.29 before the Reverse Split).$10.50. The grant was subjectgross proceeds to the Israeli Tax Authority’s approvalCompany were approximately $10,000 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of approximately $1,010. The closing of the plan which occurredoffering took place on October 14, 2017. In accordance withDecember 30, 2019. As part of the option agreement, the options vest for period of 3 years starting from the grand date. As a result,offering the Company recognized compensation expensesissued to the underwriter 47,619 warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the3.5 years with an exercise price of $13.125 for total amountvalue of $108 and $98 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $322 and $329 respectively included in research and development.$366.

 

On December 6, 2017,30, 2019 the boardCompany entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with accredited institutional investors providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchasers of directors approved a grant of 12,698 stock options (190,475 stock options before the Reverse Split) to purchase an aggregate of up to 12,698900,901 shares of the Company’s common stock, to certain of its directors, at an exercisea purchase price per share of $15.75 ($1.05 before the Reverse Split).$11.10. The stock options vest over a period of 3 years as outlined in the option agreements. As a result,gross proceeds to the Company recognized compensationwere approximately $10,000 before deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses forof approximately $1,010. The closing of the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 inoffering took place on December 31, 2019. As part of the total amount of $13 and $14 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $40 and $55 respectively included in general and administrative expenses.

On December 28, 2017, the board of directors approved a grant of 66,036 stock options (990,543 stock options before the Reverse Split) to purchase an aggregate of up to 66,036 shares of common stock to certain of its employees, at an exercise price per share of $15.3 ($1.02 before the Reverse Split). The stock options vest over a period of 3 years as outlined in the option agreements. As a result,offering the Company recognized compensation expensesissued to the underwriter 45,045 warrants for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $37 and $62 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $116 and $273 respectively included in research and development expenses.

On November 2017, certain employees and consultant exercised 31,453 options (471,794 options before the Reverse Split) to 31,453 ordinary shares at exercise price of 0.001 NIS.

In February 2018, an employee exercised options to purchase 2,487 shares (37,300 shares before the Reverse Split) of common stock at3.5 years with an exercise price of $0.001 per share.$13.875 for total value of $343.

 

On August 13, 2018, the board of directors approved a grant of stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 10,000 shares (150,000 shares before the Reverse Split) of common stock to a non-executive officer, at an exercise price per share of $9 ($0.6 before the Reverse Split). The grant was subject to the Israeli Tax Authority’s approval of the plan which occurred on October 14, 2017. In accordance with the option agreement, the options vest for period of 3 years starting from the grand date. As a result, the Company recognized compensation expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $6 and $22 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $24 and $22 respectively included in research and development expenses.Employee Stock Option Grant

 

On January 21, 2019, the board of directors approved a grant of 11,630 stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 11,630 shares of common stock to certain of its directors, at an exercise price per share of $8.60. The stock options vest over a period of 3 years as outlined in the option agreementsagreements. As a result, the Company recognized compensation expenses for the three months ended September as of June 30, 20192020 and 20182019 in the total amount of $7$14 and $0 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $37 and $0$30, respectively, included in general and administrative expenses.

 

On August 12, 2019, the board of directors approved a grant of 17,503 stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 17,503 shares of common stock to certain of its employees, at an exercise price per share of $5.95. The stock options vest over a period of 3 years as outlined in the option agreementsagreements. As a result, the Company recognized compensation expenses for the three months ended September as of June 30, 20192020 and 20182019 in the total amount of $4 and $0 respectively and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 in the total amount of $4$18 and $0, respectively, included in general and administrative expenses.

On October 23, 2019, the board of directors approved a grant of 19,760 stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 19,760 shares of common stock to certain of its directors, at an exercise price per share of $5.06. The stock options vest over a period of 3 years as outlined in the option agreements. As a result, the Company recognized compensation expenses as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 in the total amount of $16 and $0, respectively, included in general and administrative expenses.

On February 25, 2020, the board of directors approved a grant of 166,666 stock options to purchase an aggregate of up to 166,666 shares of common stock to Mr. Harel Gadot, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, at an exercise price per share of $9.64. The stock options vest over a period of 1 years as outlined in the option agreements. As a result, the Company recognized compensation expenses as of June 30, 2020 and 2019 in the total amount of $505 and $0, respectively, included in general and administrative expenses.

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

 

A summary of the Company’s option activity related to options to employees and directors, and related information is as follows:followed:

 

 For the Nine Months ended September 30, 2019  As of
June 30, 2020
 
 

Number of

stock options

 Weighted average exercise price Aggregate intrinsic value  Number of stock options Weighted average exercise price 
            
Outstanding at beginning of period  398,308  $11.50  $108   371,360  $9.19 
Granted  29,133   7.00   -   166,666   9.64 
Exercised  -   -   - 
Exercise  (965)  - 
Forfeited  -   - 
Cancelled  -   -   -   -   - 
Outstanding at end of period  427,441  $11.15  $417   537,061  $9.35 
                    
Vested at end of period  306,723  $9.90  $417   303,509  $8.87 

  For the Year ended
December 31, 2019
 
  Number of stock options  Weighted average exercise price 
       
Outstanding at beginning of period.  398,308  $11.50 
Granted  48,893   6.20 
Forfeited  (28,690)  - 
Cancelled  (47,151)  - 
Outstanding at end of period  371,360  $9.19 
         
Vested at end of period  270,827  $8.48 

 

  For the Year ended December 31, 2018 
  

Number of

stock options

  Weighted average exercise price  Aggregate intrinsic value 
          
Outstanding at beginning of period  414,965  $11.70  $1,859 
Granted  10,000   9.00   - 
Exercised  (2,487)  -   - 
Cancelled  (24,170)  -   - 
Outstanding at end of period  398,308  $11.50  $108 
             
Vested at end of period  245,010  $8.45  $108 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic value, which is calculated as the difference between the fair market value of the common stock and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money stock options on those dates that would have been received by the stock option holders had all stock option holders exercised their stock options on those dates as of September June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 20182019, the aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding options is $689 and $403 respectively, and the aggregate intrinsic value of the exercisable options is $651 and $403, respectively.

As of June 30, 2020, there were approximately $1,884 of total unrecognized compensation costs, net of expected forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation awards granted under the Share Incentive Plan. The costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.86 years

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)

The stock options outstanding as of September June 30, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, summarized by exercise prices, are as follows:

 

Exercise price $  Stock options outstanding as of September 30, 2019  Stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2018  Weighted average remaining contractual life – years as of September 30, 2019  Weighted average remaining contractual life – years as of December 31, 2018  Stock options exercisable as of September 30, 2019  Stock options exercisable as of December 31, 2018 
                    
 4.20   77,846   77,846   6.3   7.0   77,846   77,846 
 15.75   133,546   133,546   8.0   8.8   83,005   53,752 
 8.60   11,630   -   9.3   -   4,645   - 
 9.00   10,000   10,000   9.0   9.8   4,000   - 
 19.35   72,508   72,508   8.0   8.8   45,318   29,003 
 5.95   17,503   -   2.8   -   -   - 
 15.30   41,866   41,866   8.3   9.0   29,367   21,867 
 (*)  62,542   62,542   7.0   7.8   62,542   62,542 
     427,441   398,308   6.3   7.3   306,723   245,010 
Exercise
price $
 Stock options outstanding as of
June 30, 2020
  Stock options outstanding as of
December 31, 2019
  Weighted average remaining contractual life – years
as of
June 30, 2020
  Weighted average remaining contractual life – years
as of
December 31, 2019
  Stock options exercisable as of
June 30, 2020
  Stock options exercisable as of December 31, 2019 
                   
4.20  77,846   77,846   5.5   6.0   77,846   77,846 
15.75  133,546   133,546   7.3   7.8   105,911   90,641 
8.60  11,630   11,630   9.4   9.9   7,265   5,515 
9.00  10,000   10,000   8.3   8.8   6,250   4,750 
9.64  166,666   -   0.0   -   -   - 
5.95  17,503   17,503   9.2   9.7   5688   - 
5.06  19,760   19,760   9.3   9.8   4940   - 
15.30  38,533   38,533   7.5   8.0   34,032   29,533 
 (*)  61,577   62,542   6.3   6.8   61,577   62,542 
   537,061   371,360   7.8   8.3   303,509   270,827 

 

(*) Less than $0.01.

 

Compensation expense recorded by the Company for its stock-based employee compensation awards in accordance with ASC 718-10 for the ninesix months ended September June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $909 and 2018 was $906 and $1,139, respectively, and for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $296 and $317,$610, respectively.

 

The grant date fair valuevalues of the stock options isgranted in the years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options pricingvaluation model with the following weighted-average assumptions:following:

 

  

Nine Months ended
September 30, 2019

  

Year ended
December 31, 2018

 
       
Expected volatility  133.43%-144.4%  99.40%
Risk-free interest  1.64%  2.39%
Dividend yield  0%  0%
Expected life of up to (years)  6.37-6.73   5.24 

Shares issued to service provider

On May 24, 2018 the Company issued an aggregate of 6,738 nonrefundable shares (100,000 nonrefundable shares before the Reverse Split) of common stock to CardioSert as part of certain patent acquisition. The Company recorded expenses of approximately $74 with respect to the issuance of these shares included in research and development expenses.

  As of
June 30, 2020
  Year ended
December 31, 2019
 
       
Expected volatility  135.60%  132.63%-144.4%
Risk-free interest  1.20%  1.49%-2.62%
Dividend yield  0%  0%
Expected life of up to (years)  6   5.282 

 

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MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

U.S. dollars in thousands

(Except share and per share data)Warrants

 

Warrants

The remaining outstanding warrants and terms as of September June 30, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019 are as follows:

 

Issuance date Outstanding as of December 31, 2018  Outstanding as of September 30, 2019  Exercise Price  Exercisable as of September 30, 2019  Exercisable Through
               
Series A (2013)  181   181  $2,754.00   181  April 9, 2023
Series A (2015)  676   676  $1,377.00   676  April 30, 2020
Series B (2016) (a)  2,741   2,741  $40.50   2,741  March 14, 2022

Issuance date Outstanding
as of
June 30, 2020
  Outstanding
as of
December 31, 2019
  Exercise Price  Exercisable
as of
June 30, 2020
  Exercisable Through
               
Series A (2013) (*)  183   183  $2,754.00   183  April 9, 2023
Series A (2015) (*)  -   683  $1,377.00   -  April 30, 2020
Series B (2016) (a)(*)  2,770   2,770  $40.50   2,770  March 14, 2022
Warrant to underwriters 1.2019 (**)  22,767   22,767  $8.13   22,767  July 14, 2022
Warrant to underwriters 1.2019 (**)  29,500   29,500  $12.50   29,500  July 15, 2022
Warrant to underwriters 1.2019 (**)  -   12,500  $12.50   -  January 15, 2020
Warrant to underwriters 12.2019 (**)  45,643   45,643  $13.13   -  June 27, 2023
Warrant to underwriters 12.2019 (**)  47,619   47,619  $13.13   -  June 30, 2023
Warrant to underwriters 12.2019 (**)  45,045   45,045  $13.88   -  June 25, 2023

 

(*) Prior to January 1, 2019, warrants with non-standard anti-dilution provisions (referred to as down round protection) were classified as liabilities and re-measured each reporting period. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-11, which indicates that a down round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether an investment is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The Company used a full retrospective approach to adoption and restated its financial statements as of the earliest period presented. The cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2017-11 resulted in an adjustment to accumulated deficit as of January 1, 2018 of $20 with a corresponding adjustment to additional paid-in capital.

 

RepurchaseIn December 2019, 125,000 outstanding warrants at an exercise price per share of Shares

The Company had intended to enter$10.00, were exercised on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis into a definitive agreement with up to three Israeli shareholders, some of whom are directors of the Company, that were former shareholders of Microbot Israel, pursuant to which the Company would repurchase, at a discount on the fair value of the share at the date of repurchase, up to $50061,677 shares of common stock, held by them, in the aggregate, if and to the extent such shareholders are unable to sell enough125,000 outstanding warrants at an exercise price per share of their$10.00, were exercised on a “net exercise” or “cashless” basis into 50,143 shares to cover certain of their Israeli tax liabilities resulting from the Merger. Such repurchase(s), if any, would occur only after the two-year anniversary of the Merger. The transaction would have been subject to negotiating final terms and entering into definitive agreements with such shareholders.

The Company evaluated whether an embedded derivative that requires bifurcation exists within such shares that may be subject to repurchase. The Company concluded the fair valuecommon stock. All of such derivative instrument would be nominal and,warrants were issued in any case, would represent an asset to the Company as (a) the settlement requires acquiring the shares at a discount on the fair market value of the share at the time of re purchase and in no circumstances the acquisition price will be higher than approximately one dollar per share (representing 25% discount on the fair market value of the share at the merger closing date) and (b) it is assumed that the selling shareholders would use such right as last resort as such repurchase at a discount on the fair market value of such shares results in a loss to be incurred by the selling shareholders.January 2019.

In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99-3A (formerly EITF D-98), the Company classified the maximum amount it may be required to pay in the event the repurchase right is exercised ($500) as temporary equity.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company determined that no obligation remained to enter into any such definitive agreement as the two-year anniversary of the Merger was in November 2018 and therefore there was no liability for the Company to repurchase any shares from the three Israeli shareholders.

NOTE 7 -SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 6 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 23, 2019,July 14, 2020, the boardCompensation Committee of directorsthe Board of Directors approved a grant of 25,000 stock options to purchase an aggregateexecutive officer of upthe Company and 6,493 stock options to 19,760 sharesa director of common stock to the Company’s non-management directors,Company, each at an exercise price per share of $5.06.$6.16. The stock options vest over a period of 3 years as outlined in the option agreements.agreements evidencing such grants.

 

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and related notes included in Item 1, “Financial Statements,” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.2019. Certain information contained in this MD&A includes “forward-looking statements.” Statements which are not historical reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, prospects and opportunities and are based upon information currently available to us and our management and their interpretation of what is believed to be significant factors affecting our existing and proposed business, including many assumptions regarding future events. Actual results, performance, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, prospects and opportunities could differ materially and perhaps substantially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements as a result of various risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those risks described in detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019.

 

Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies, and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words “may,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “could,” “scheduled,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “seek,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology.

 

In light of these risks and uncertainties, and especially given the nature of our existing and proposed business, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will in fact occur. Potential investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, there is no undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

 

Overview

 

Microbot Medical Inc. is a pre-clinical medical device company specializing in the research, design and development of next generation robotic endoluminal surgery devices targeting the minimally invasive surgery space. Microbot is primarily focused on leveraging its micro-robotic technologies with the goal of redefining surgical robotics while improving surgical outcomes for patients.

 

Microbot’s current technological platforms, ViRobTM, CardioSertTipCATTM and TipCATTMLiberty™ (including certain CardioSert assets), are comprised of proprietary innovative technologies. Using the ViRob platform, Microbot is currently developing its first product candidate: the Self Cleaning Shunt, or SCSTM,SCSTM, for the treatment of hydrocephalus and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, or NPH. AlthoughUtilizing the SCS utilizes one of ourLiberty and CardioSert platforms, we areMicrobot is developing the first ever fully disposable robot for various endovascular interventional procedures. In addition, the Company is focused on the development of a Multi Generation Pipeline Portfolio utilizing all three of ourits proprietary technologies.

 

Microbot has a patent portfolio of 3437 issued/allowed patents and 1715 patent applications pending worldwide.

 

Technological Platforms

 

ViRob

 

The ViRob is an autonomous crawling micro-robot which can be controlled remotely or within the body. Its miniature dimensions are expected to allow it to navigate and crawl in different natural spaces within the human body, including blood vessels, the digestive tract and the respiratory system as well as artificial spaces such as shunts, catheters, ports, etc. Its unique structure is expected to give it the ability to move in tight spaces and curved passages as well as the ability to remain within the human body for prolonged time. The SCS product was developed using the ViRob technology.

CardioSert

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On May 25, 2018, Microbot acquired a patent-protected technology from CardioSert Ltd., a privately-held medical device company based in Israel. The CardioSert technology contemplates a combination of a guidewire and microcatheter, technologies that are broadly used for surgery within a tubular organ or structure such as a blood vessel or duct. The CardioSert technology features a unique guidewire delivery system with steering and stiffness control capabilities which when developed is expected to give the physician the ability to control the tip curvature, to adjust tip load to varying degrees of stiffness in a gradually continuous manner. The CardioSert technology was originally developed to support interventional cardiologists in crossing chronic total occlusions (CTO) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures and has the potential to be used in other spaces and applications, such as peripheral intervention, and neurosurgery. CardioSert was part of a technological incubator supported by the Israel Innovation Authorities (formerly known as the Office of the Chief Scientist, or OCS), and a device based on the technology has successfully completed pre-clinical testing.

TipCAT

 

The TipCAT is a disposable self-propelled locomotive device that is specially designed to advance in tubular anatomies. The TipCAT is a mechanism comprising a series of interconnected balloons at the device’s tip that provides the TipCAT with its forward locomotion capability. The device can self-propel within natural tubular lumens such as the blood vessels, respiratory and the urinary and GI tracts. A single channel of air/fluid supply sequentially inflates and deflates a series of balloons creating an inchworm like forward motion. The TipCAT maintains a standard working channel for treatments. Unlike standard access devices such as guidewires, catheters for vascular access and endoscopes, the TipCAT does not need to be pushed into the patient’s lumen using external pressure; rather, it will gently advance itself through the organ’s anatomy. As a result, the TipCAT is designed to be able to reach every part of the lumen under examination regardless of the topography, be less operator dependent, and greatly reduce the likelihood of damage to lumen structure. The TipCAT thus offers functionality features equivalent to modern tubular access devices, along with advantages associated with its physiologically adapted self-propelling mechanism, flexibility, and design.

CardioSert

On May 25, 2018, Microbot acquired a patent-protected technology from CardioSert Ltd., a privately-held medical device company based in Israel that was part of a technological incubator supported by the Israel Innovation Authorities. The CardioSert technology contemplates a combination of a guidewire and microcatheter, technologies that are broadly used for surgery within a tubular organ or structure such as a blood vessel or duct. The CardioSert technology features a unique guidewire delivery system with steering and stiffness control capabilities which when developed is no longer pursuingexpected to give the developmentphysician the ability to control the tip curvature, to adjust tip load to varying degrees of stiffness in a gradually continuous manner. The CardioSert technology was originally developed to support interventional cardiologists in crossing chronic total occlusions (CTO) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures and has the potential to be used in other spaces and applications, such as peripheral intervention, and neurosurgery. CardioSert was part of a technological incubator supported by the Israel Innovation Authorities (formerly known as the Office of the TipCATChief Scientist, or OCS), and a device based on the technology has successfully completed pre-clinical testing.

Although the CardioSert technology was originally developed to support interventional cardiologists in crossing chronic total occlusions (CTO) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, it has the potential to be used in other spaces and applications, such as neurosurgery.

Liberty

On January 13, 2020, Microbot unveiled what it believes is the world’s first fully disposable robotic system for use in Endovascular Interventional procedures, such as cardiovascular, peripheral and neurovascular. The Liberty robotic system features a colonoscopy tool but is currently exploringunique compact design with the capability to be operated remotely, reduce radiation exposure and physical strain to the physician, as well as the potential to eliminate the use of multiple consumables through its “One & Done” capabilities, based in part on the TipCATCardioSert platform.

Liberty is designed to maneuver guidewires, microcatheters and over-the-wire devices within the body’s vasculature. It eliminates the need for minimally invasive endovascular neurosurgical applications.extensive capital equipment requiring dedicated Cath-lab rooms as well as dedicated staff. In addition, it is being designed to streamline Cath-lab procedures with our proprietary “One & Done” tool that combines guidewire and microcatheter into a single device. With control over tip curvature and stiffness for maneuverability and access – and without the need for constant tool exchanges – the “One & Done” feature of Liberty may drastically reduce procedure time and costs while enhancing the operator experience.

We are continuously exploring and evaluating additional innovative guidewire/microcatheter technologies to be integrated and combined with the Liberty robotic platform.

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Financial Operations Overview

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses and overhead for Microbot’s research, development and engineering personnel, prototype materials and research studies, obtaining and maintaining Microbot’s patent portfolio. Microbot expenses its research and development costs as incurred.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of the costs associated with management costs, salaries, professional fees for accounting, auditing, consulting and legal services, and allocated overhead expenses.

 

Microbot expects that its general and administrative expenses may increase in the future as it expands its operating activities, the cost ofmaintains and expands its patent portfolio and incurs costs associated with being a public company and maintaining compliance with exchange listing and SEC requirements. These additional costsMicrobot expects these potential increases will likely include management costs, legal fees, accounting fees, directors’ and officers’ liability insurance premiums and expenses associated with investor relations.

 

Income Taxes

 

Microbot has incurred net losses and has not recorded any income tax benefits for the losses. It is still in its development stage and has not yet generated revenues, therefore, it is more likely than not that sufficient taxable income will not be available for the tax losses to be fully utilized in the future.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

 

Microbot’s management’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based on its financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires Microbot to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. On an ongoing basis, Microbot evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to accrued research and development expenses. Microbot bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

While Microbot’s significant accounting policies are described in more detail in the notes to its financial statements, Microbot believes the following accounting policies are the most critical for fully understanding and evaluating its financial condition and results of operations.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company measures the fair value of certain of its financial instruments (such as the derivative warrant liabilities) on a recurring basis.

 

A fair value hierarchy is used to rank the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
  
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices in the markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
  
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

 

Microbot’s functional currency is the U.S. dollars, and its reporting currency is the U.S. dollar.

 

Government Grant and Input Tax Credit Recoveries

 

Microbot from time to time has received, and may in the future continue to receive, grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority to cover eligible company expenditures. These are presented as other income in the statement of operations and comprehensive loss as the grant funds are used for or applied towards a number of Microbot’s operating expenses, such as salaries and benefits, research and development and professional and consulting fees. The recoveries are recognized in the corresponding period when such expenses are incurred.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses and overhead for Microbot’s research, development and engineering personnel, prototype materials and research studies, and obtaining and maintaining Microbot’s patent portfolio. Microbot recognizes research and development expenses as incurred, typically estimated based on an evaluation of the progress to completion of specific tasks using data such as clinical site activations, manufacturing steps completed, or information provided by vendors on their actual costs incurred. Microbot determines the estimates by reviewing contracts, vendor agreements and purchase orders, and through discussions with internal clinical personnel and external service providers as to the progress or stage of completion of trials or services and the agreed-upon fee to be paid for such services. These estimates are made as of each balance sheet date based on facts and circumstances known to Microbot at that time. If the actual timing of the performance of services or the level of effort varies from the estimate, Microbot will adjust the estimate accordingly. Nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services, including fees for process development or manufacturing and distribution of clinical supplies that will be used in future research and development activities, are capitalized as prepaid expenses and recognized as expense in the period that the related goods are consumed or services are performed.

Microbot may pay fees to third-parties for manufacturing and other services that are based on contractual milestones that may result in uneven payment flows. There may be instances in which payments made to vendors will exceed the level of services provided and result in a prepayment of the research and development expense.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019

The following table sets forth the key components of Microbot’s results of operations for the three and nine-monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019 (in thousands):

 

 Three months ended June 30, Increase/  

Six months ended

June 30,

  Increase/ 
 Three months ended September 30, Increase/ Nine months ended September 30, Increase/  2020 2019 (Decrease) 2020 2019 (Decrease) 
 2019 2018(*) (Decrease) 2019 2018(*) (Decrease)              
Research and development expenses, net $843  $623  $220  $2,207  $1,866  $341  $669  $741  $(72) $1,360  $1,364  $(4)
General and administrative expenses  948   1,130   (182)  3,045   3,294   (249)  1,215   804   411   2,687   2,097   590 
Financing (income) expenses, net  83   5   78   125   (26)  151 
Financing expenses/(income), net  (29)  (3)  26   13   42   (29)

 

(*) The Company adopted ASU 2017-11 using the full retrospective approach.

Research and Development Expenses. Microbot’s research and development expenses were approximately $843,000$669,000 and $2,207,000$1,360,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, compared to approximately $623,000$741,000 and $1,866,000$1,364,000 for the same period in 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in research and development expenses of approximately $341,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 201972,000 in 2020 was primarily due to increase in materials and subcontractors’a decrease during the three months ended June 30, 2020 of professional services relating to new product development. development expenses. Microbot expects its research and development expenses to continue to increase over time as itMicrobot advances its development programs and begins pre-clinical and clinical trials for SCS and other platforms.its product candidates.

 

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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses were approximately $948,000$1,215,000 and $3,045,000$2,687,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, compared to approximately $1,130,000$804,000 and $3,294,000$2,097,000 for the same period in 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses of approximately $249,000 590,000 in the period of nine monthof 2019six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily due increase in the salaries, insurance expenses, rent, share based compensation, offset by a decrease in professional services expenses relating to a reduction in aggregate salarieslegal fees and share base compensationtravels expenses. Microbot believes its general and administrative expenses may increase over time as it advances its programs, increases its headcount and operating activities and incurs expenses associated with being a public company.

 

Financing Expenses. Financing (income) expensesincome (expenses) were approximately $83,000$29,000 and $125,000$(13,000) for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, compared to $5,000approximately $3,000 and $(26,000)$(42,000) for the same period in 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in financial expensesincome for thenine six months endedSeptember June 30, 20192020 was primarily due to accumulated interest relating to the amount held in escrow pending resolution of our appeal in the Sabby litigation, as discussed further below, net of interest received from short term investment.litigation.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Microbot has incurred losses since inception and negative cash flows from operating activities for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.2019. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, Microbot had a net working capital of approximately $5,898,000,$27,917,000 consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investment.equivalents. This compares to net working capital of $1,071,000approximately $31,110,000 as of December 31, 2018.2019. Microbot anticipates that it will continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future as it continues research and development efforts of its product candidates, hires additional staff, including clinical, scientific, operational, financial and management personnel, and incurs additional costs associated with being a public company.

Microbot has funded its operations through the issuance of capital stock, grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority (“IIA”), and convertible debt.Since inception (November 2010) through SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, Microbot has raised grossnet cash proceeds of approximately $27,500,000$54,770,000, and incurred a total cumulative loss of approximately $33,241,000.

In January 2019, the Company entered into$39,171,000. Microbot recently returned $3,375,000 (before interest) of such proceeds as a series of Securities Purchase Agreements with accredited institutional investors providing for the issuance and sale by the Company to the purchasersresult of an aggregateadverse outcome in a litigation that concluded in the six months ended June 30, 2020, and is now subject to an additional lawsuit seeking the return of 1,295,323 sharesan additional $6,750,000 (before interest) of the Company’s common stock and related securities, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $11,370,000.such proceeds.

 

Microbot has been awarded non-dilutive grantsIsrael obtained from the IIA. TheIIA grants provide additional sources to be utilized by Microbot for the continued development of the Self-Cleaning Shunt for the treatment of hydrocephalus and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. The grant funds may be used for or applied towards severalparticipation in research and development expenses, such as employees’ salaries, research and development expenses (including materials), as well as professional and consulting fees. The recoveries are recognizedfor the years 2013 through June 30, 2020 in the corresponding period when such expenses are incurred. With respect to such grant, Microbot is committed to pay royalties, as, if and when it successfully commercializes the SCS and generates revenue from sales of the SCS, at a rate of between 3% to 3.5% on sales proceeds up to the total amount of grants received,approximately $1,500,000 and, in return, Microbot Israel is obligated to pay royalties amounting to 3%-3.5% of its future sales up to the amount of the grant. The grant is linked to the exchange rate of the dollar plusto the New Israeli Shekel and bears interest at an annual rate of USD LIBOR. Under the terms of the grant and applicable law, Microbot is restricted from transferring any technologies, know-how, manufacturing or manufacturing rights developed using the grant outside of Israel without the prior approval of the IIA.Israel Innovation Authority. Microbot has no obligation to repay the grant, if the SCS project fails, is unsuccessful or aborted before any sales are generated. The financial risk is assumed completely by the IIA.

 

The total amountMicrobot believes that its net cash will be sufficient to fund its operations for at least 24 months and fund operations necessary to continue development activities of its product candidates. However, in the event we are unsuccessful in our current litigation with certain investors, pursuant to which they are seeking the return of $6,750,000 (plus interest) in proceeds we received from them in a 2017 stock offering, we may have funds for less than 24 months. In either case, management believes that Microbot has receivedsufficient net cash to fund its operations necessary to continue development activities of its current proposed products for at least 12 months from the IIA since inception is approximately $1,524,000.

Microbot is currently appealing an adverse judgment against it in its litigation with Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and its affiliates. As a resultissuance date of the appeal, the Company placed approximately $4,200,000 (including estimated interest and fees) in escrow with a surety bonding agent pending the appeal.this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Microbot plans to continue to fund its research and development and other operating expenses, other development activities relating to additional product candidates, and the associated losses from operations, through its existing cash and possibly additional grants from the IIA. Microbot may also raise capital through future issuances of debt and/or equity securitiessecurities. These issuances may be opportunistic and possibly additional grants fromeven if the Israeli Innovation Authority.company has enough funds at such time for operations for more than 12-24 months. The capital raises from issuances of convertible debt and equity or equity-linked securities could result in additional dilution to Microbot’s shareholders. In addition, to the extent Microbot determines to incur additional indebtedness, Microbot’s incurrence of additional debt could result in debt service obligations and operating and financing covenants that would restrict its operations. Microbot can provide no assurance that financing will be available in the amounts it needs or on terms acceptable to it, if at all. If Microbot is not able to secure adequate additional working capital when it becomes needed, it may be required to make reductions in spending, extend payment terms with suppliers, liquidate assets where possible and/or suspend or curtail planned research programs. Any of these actions could materially harm Microbot’s business. As Microbot does not at this time have an established source of funds sufficient to cover operating costs for in excess of the next 12 months, we may be unable to meet our obligations or fully implement our business plan, if at all. As a result of the foregoing and the Company’s current cash position, these conditions raise substantial doubt about Microbot’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on recoverability and reclassification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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Cash Flows

 

The following table provides a summary of the net cash flow activity for each of the periods set forth below:below (in thousands):

 

  Nine months ended September 30, 
  2019  2018 
Net cash used in operating activities $(4,531) $(3,875)
Net cash used in investing activities  (2,496)  (239)
Net cash provided by financing activities  9,562   - 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash $2,535  $(4,114)
  Six months ended June 30, 
  2020  2019 
Net cash used in operating activities $(3,888) $(3,200)
Net cash - in investing activities  2,445   (2,496)
Net cash - financing activities  (3,375)  9,562 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash $(4,818) $3,866 

Comparison of the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019

 

Cash used in operating activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 was approximately $4,531,000, $3,888,000, calculated by adjusting net loss from operations by approximately $846,000$172,000 to eliminate non-cash and expense items not involving cash flows such as sharedepreciation and shares based compensation, and depreciation as well as other changes in current assets and liabilities resulting in non-cash adjustments in the income statement.statement. Cash used in operating activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was approximately $3,875,000,$3,200,000, similarly adjusted by approximately $1,259,000.$303,000.

Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was approximately $2,445,000, compared to net cash used in investing activities of approximately $2,496,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, which consisted of primarily marketable securities.

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was approximately $2,496,000, consisting of purchase of a marketable debt security, compared to the purchase of approximately $239,000 of property and equipment for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $3,375,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to approximately $9,562,000 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 compared to $0 for nine months ended September 30, 2018 consisted of issuance of common stock and warrants netand repayment of issuance costs.shareholders investments relating to litigation.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Microbot has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Microbot’s cash and cash equivalents as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 consisted of readily available checking and money market funds. Microbot’s primary exposure to market risk is interest income sensitivity, which is affected by changes in the general level of U.S. interest rates. However, because of the short-term nature of the instruments in Microbot’s portfolio, a sudden change in market interest rates would not be expected to have a material impact on Microbot’s financial condition and/or results of operations. Microbot does not believe that its cash or cash equivalents have significant risk of default or illiquidity. While Microbot believes its cash and cash equivalents do not contain excessive risk, Microbot cannot provide absolute assurance that in the future its investments will not be subject to adverse changes in market value. In addition, Microbot maintains significant amounts of cash and cash equivalents at one or more financial institutions that are in excess of federally insured limits.

 

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Foreign Exchange Risks

 

Our financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars and financial results are denominated in U.S. dollars, while a significant portion of our business is conducted, and a substantial portion of our operating expenses are payable, in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.

 

Exchange rate fluctuations may have an adverse impact on our future revenues, if any, or expenses as presented in the financial statements. We may in the future use financial instruments, such as forward foreign currency contracts, in its management of foreign currency exposure. These contracts would primarily require us to purchase and sell certain foreign currencies with or for U.S. dollars at contracted rates. We may be exposed to a credit loss in the event of non-performance by the counterparties of these contracts. In addition, these financial instruments may not adequately manage our foreign currency exposure. Our results of operations could be adversely affected if we are unable to successfully manage currency fluctuations in the future.

Effects of Inflation

 

Inflation generally affects Microbot by increasing its clinical trial costs. Microbot does not believe that inflation and changing prices had a significant impact on its results of operations for any periods presented herein.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, management of the Company, under the direction of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, reviewed and performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2020. Based on that review and evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, along with the management of the Company, have determined that as of SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and were effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, identified in connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II

 

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm business.

 

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Sabby

Litigation Resulting from 2017 Financing

 

We were named asrecently lost our appeal of an adverse judgment in the defendant in a lawsuit which we refer to as the Matter, captioned Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd., Plaintiffs, against Microbot Medical Inc., Defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (the “Court”) (Index No. 654581/2017). The complaint alleged, among other things, that we breached multiple representations and warranties contained inAs a result, the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) related to our June 8, 2017 equity financing or(the “Financing”) was rescinded as it related to Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. (“Sabby”), and we paid approximately $3.7 million to Sabby in return for the Financing,83,333 (post-stock split) shares of which the Plaintiffs participated. The complaint sought rescission of the SPA and return of the Plaintiffs’ $3.375 million purchase price with respectcommon stock Sabby purchased from us pursuant to the Financing, and damagesSPA. Soon after, we were named as the defendant in an amount to be determined at trial, but alleged to exceed $1 million. A trial was held on February 11, 2019. On February 28, 2019, the Court issued a Decision and Order After Trial to rescind the SPA. The rescission would require the Plaintiffs to transfer back to us the shares they purchased in the Financing, and for us to return to Plaintiffs their purchase price of $3.375 million. On March 27, 2019, the Company filed a Notice of Appeal and an Undertaking to stay execution of the judgment pending appeal. As a result of the appeal, we placed approximately $4.2 million in escrow with a surety bonding agent pending the appeal. However, management is unable to assess the likelihood that we would be successful in the appeal. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to our consolidated financial position. Additionally, in the event we lose our appeals, we will likely be required to use the proceeds from recent offerings or available cash towards payment of damages and interest on the damages from the date of the decision to the Plaintiffs, and to the Other Investors described below if and to the extent they bring similar lawsuits against us and prevail or if we settle the Sabby litigation, that we otherwise would have used to build our business and develop our technologies into commercial products. In such event, we would be required to raise additional capital sooner than we otherwise would, of which we can give no assurance of success.

Tolling and Standstill Agreement

On April 4, 2018, we entered into a Tolling and Standstill Agreement withlawsuit captioned Empery Asset Master Ltd., Empery Tax Efficient, LP, Empery Tax Efficient II, LP, and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., the other investorsPlaintiffs, against Microbot Medical Inc., Defendant, in the Financing,Supreme Court of whom we refer to as the Other Investors. Pursuant to the Tolling Agreement,State of New York, County of New York (the “Court”) (Index No. 651182/2020). The complaint alleges, among other things, (a)that we breached multiple representations and warranties contained in the Other Investors agree not to bring any claims against us arising outSPA, of which the Plaintiffs participated, and fraudulently induced Plaintiffs into signing the SPA. The complaint seeks rescission of the Matter, (b)SPA and return of the parties agreePlaintiffs’ $6.75 million purchase price with respect to the Financing. We filed a Motion to Dismiss on March 16, 2020, which Motion is pending before the Court. As a result of the adverse outcome with respect to the Sabby litigation, management is unable to assess the likelihood that we will succeed on our Motion to Dismiss, or at trial if we reach an agreement to settlelose the claims asserted by the Sabby Funds in the above suit, we will provide the same settlement terms on a pro rata basis to the Other Investors, and the Other Investors will either accept same or waive all of their claims and (c) the parties froze in time the rights and privileges of each party as of the effective date of the Tolling Agreement, until (i) an agreement to settle the suit is executed; (ii) a judgment in the suit is obtained; or (iii) the suit is otherwise dismissed with prejudice.Motion.

 

Alliance Litigation

 

On April 28, 2019, we brought an action against Alliance Investment Management, Ltd. (“Alliance”) in the Southern District of New York under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78p(b), to compel Alliance to disgorge short swing profits realized by Alliance from purchases and sales of the Company’sour securities within a period of less than six months, executed while Alliance was areported beneficial ownerownership of more than 10% of the Company’sour outstanding common stock and a statutory “insider” status for purposes of the statute. The case is Microbot Medical Inc. v. Alliance Investment Management, Ltd., No. 19-cv-3782-GBD (SDNY). The amount of profits we are seeking to divest is estimated to be approximately $480,000.$468,000.

 

On August 21, 2019, Alliance filed an answer to our action, claiming that Alliance’san unnamed Alliance client Joseph Mona was the “beneficial owner” of the shares reportedly held and traded by Alliance. On October 18, 21, and 28, 2019, Joseph Mona (“Mona”) filed Section 16(a) and Schedule 13G reports, which are substantially similar to the reports previously filed by Alliance.

On October 28, 2019, Alliance filed a motion for summary judgment requesting that the Court dismiss the claims against Alliance in view of Joseph Mona’s SEC filings. filings, which Alliance asserted revealed Mona as the client referenced in Alliance’s answer.

On November 7, 2019, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger ordered Alliance to produce relevant trading records, to enable the Companyus to determine whether to proceed against Alliance and/or Joseph Mona. Following Alliance’s production of Mona’s Microbot trading records, we filed a Second Amended Complaint on November 18, 2019, seeking to compel Alliance has agreedand/or Mona to postponedisgorge profits realized from the Company’s responsetrades they each separately reported. We continued to theiroppose Alliance’s Motion for Summary Judgment given Alliance’s refusal to confirm that the trades reported by Alliance referred exclusively to the trades executed in Mona’s account—and did not refer to duplicative trading executed by Alliance. Alliance’s Motion for Summary Judgment is pending.

On February 4, 2020, Mona answered the 16(b) claim we asserted against him by claiming various equitable defenses, and filed a counterclaim against Microbot under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. Mona admits to engaging in the reported short swing trading of Microbot stock while a 10% beneficial owner and statutory 16(b) insider of Microbot, but alleges that he was induced to buy the Microbot stock by various company misrepresentations. Mona claims a net loss on trading Microbot stock of $150,954.

On March 6, 2020 we filed a motion for summary judgment pending Alliance’s required productionon our 16(b) claim against Mona, together with a motion to dismiss Mona’s 10(b) counterclaim. The motion was fully briefed as of April 26, 2020 and is pending. All parties are currently scheduled to appear in court on October 13, 2020.

We believe Mona’s counterclaim is without merit, and to intend to vigorously defend against Mona’s allegations. However, given that litigation is ongoing, management is unable to predict the outcome of the trading records.case, or the amount of damages, if any, that may be awarded on either our 16(b) claim, or on Mona’s 10(b) counterclaim.

 

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Other than the foregoing, we are not currently a party in any legal proceeding or governmental regulatory proceeding nor are we currently aware of any pending or potential legal proceeding or governmental regulatory proceeding proposed to be initiated against us that would have a material adverse effect on us or our business.

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Not required for a Smaller Reporting Company.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information.

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

The exhibits listed below are hereby furnished to the SEC as part of this report:

 

31.1Certification of Harel Gadot, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
31.2Certification of David Ben Naim, Chief Financial Officer
32.1Certification of Harel Gadot, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2Certification of David Ben Naim, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.1XBRL Instance.
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation.
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition.
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels.
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, this 14th14th day of November 2019.August, 2020.

 

 MICROBOT MEDICAL INC.
   
 By:/s/ Harel Gadot
 Name:Harel Gadot
 Title:Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
 By:/s/ David Ben Naim
 Name:David Ben Naim
 Title:Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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