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Commitments
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2017
Commitments [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS

NOTE 2 - COMMITMENTS:

 

a. In March 2011, the Subsidiary sold shares of its investee company, Entera Bio Ltd. (“Entera”) to D.N.A Biomedical Solutions Ltd. (“D.N.A”), retaining a 3% interest as of March 2011, which is accounted for as a cost method investment (amounting to $1). In consideration for the shares sold to D.N.A, the Company received, among other payments, 4,202,334 ordinary shares of D.N.A (see also note 4).

 

As part of this agreement, the Subsidiary entered into a patent transfer agreement according to which, the Subsidiary assigned to Entera all of its right, title and interest in and to the patent application that it has licensed to Entera since August 2010. Under this agreement, the Subsidiary is entitled to receive from Entera royalties of 3% of Entera’s net revenues (as defined in the agreement) and a license back of that patent application for use in respect of diabetes and influenza. As of May 31, 2017, Entera had not yet realized any revenues and had not paid any royalties to the Subsidiary.

 

In addition, as part of a consulting agreement with a third party, dated February 15, 2011, the Subsidiary is obliged to pay this third party royalties of 8% of the net royalties received in respect of the patent that was sold to Entera in March 2011.

 

b. On January 3, 2017, the Subsidiary entered into a lease agreement for its office facilities in Israel. The lease agreement is for a period of 60 months commencing October 1, 2016.

 

The annual lease payment will be New Israeli Shekel (“NIS”) 119,000 ($33) from October 2016 through September 2018 and NIS 132,000 ($36) from October 2018 through September 2021, and will be linked to the increase in the Israeli consumer price index (“CPI”) (as of May 31, 2017, the future lease payments until the expiration of the lease agreement will be $156, based on the exchange rate as of May 31, 2017).

 

As security for its obligation under this lease agreement, the Company provided a bank guarantee in an amount equal to three monthly lease payments.

 

c. On March 3, 2016, the Subsidiary entered into an agreement for process development and production of its capsules and on November 24, 2016 and April 3, 2017 into amendments to such agreement with a vendor in an amount of up to Swiss Franc (“CHF”) 880,000 ($879), CHF 485,000 ($501) of which was recognized through May 31, 2017.

 

d. On May 11, 2016, the Subsidiary entered into a Master Service Agreement with a vendor to retain its services for a pre-clinical toxicology trial for an oral GLP-1 analog capsule for type 2 diabetes patients. As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary will pay the vendor a total amount of $1,200 during the term of the engagement and based on achievement of certain milestones, of which $1,163 was recognized through May 31, 2017.

 

e. On May 31, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party advisor for a period of one year, pursuant to which such advisor will provide investor relations services and will be entitled to receive a monthly cash fee and 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that will be issued in four equal quarterly installments commencing August 1, 2016. As of May 31, 2017, the Company had issued to such advisor 10,000 shares. The fair value of the shares at the grant date was $72.

 

On May 3, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with the same third party advisor for a period of additional year, pursuant to which such advisor will provide investor relations services and will be entitled to receive a monthly cash fee and 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that will be issued in four equal quarterly installments commencing August 1, 2017. As of May 31, 2017, the Company had not issued to such advisor any shares in connection with this agreement.

 

f. On June 13, 2016, the Subsidiary entered into a four-year service agreement with a third party and on December 19, 2016, this agreement and all of the third party rights and obligations thereunder were assigned to another third party. This agreement is required by the License Agreement as described in note 1 and will support the Company’s research and development. The Subsidiary is obligated to pay the third party a total amount of up to €2,360,000 ($2,630), of which €800,000 ($892) is a non-refundable fee to be paid within 12 months from the effective date, and €550,000 ($597) of which was recognized in research and development through May 31, 2017. The remaining fee will be paid over the term of the engagement and will be based on achievement of certain milestones.

 

g. On March 3, 2014, the Subsidiary entered into a Master Service Agreement with a vendor for the process development and production of one of its oral capsule ingredients in the amount of $311, $175 of which was recognized through May 31, 2017, and bonus payments of up to $600 that will be paid upon achieving certain milestones, as described in the agreement, none of which was recognized through May 31, 2017.

 

On July 24, 2016, the Subsidiary entered into a General Technical Agreement with the same vendor, for the scale-up process development and production of the same capsule ingredients in the amount of $4,300 that will be paid over the term of the engagement and based on the achievement of certain development milestones, $3,263 of which were recognized in research and development through May 31, 2017. This agreement is part of the requirements of the License Agreement as described in note 1.

 

h. On September 21, 2016, the Subsidiary entered into a Clinical Research Organization Service Agreement with a third party to retain it as a Clinical Research Organization (“CRO”) for its Phase 2a dose finding clinical trial for an oral insulin capsule for type 2 diabetes patients, which began in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2016. As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary will pay the CRO a total amount of approximately $819 during the term of the engagement and based on achievement of certain milestones, all of which was recognized through May 31, 2017.

 

i. On February 21, 2017, the Subsidiary entered into an agreement with a vendor to retain its services for a pre-clinical toxicology trial for an oral insulin capsule for type 2 and type 1 diabetes patients. As consideration for its services, the Subsidiary will pay the vendor a total of up to $952 during the term of the engagement and based on achievement of certain milestones, of which $426 was recognized through May 31, 2017.

 

j. Grants from the Bio-Jerusalem Fund (“Bio-Jerusalem”)

 

The Subsidiary is committed to pay royalties to Bio-Jerusalem on proceeds from future sales at a rate of 4% and up to 100% of the amount of the grant received (Israeli CPI linked) at the total amount of $65. The Company received no grants from Bio-Jerusalem since fiscal year 2013.

 

Royalty expenses for the nine month period ended May 31, 2017 of $47 are included in cost of revenues. As of May 31, 2017, the Subsidiary had realized revenues from its related project in the amount of $2,097.

 

k. Grants from the IIA

 

Under the terms of the Company’s funding from the IIA, royalties of 3.5% are payable on sales of products developed from a project so funded, up to a maximum amount equaling 100%-150% of the grants received (dollar linked) with the addition of interest at an annual rate based on LIBOR.

 

At the time the grants were received, successful development of the related projects was not assured.

 

The total amount that was received through May 31, 2017 was $2,194.

 

Royalty expenses for the nine month period ended May 31, 2017 of $140 are included in cost of revenues and will be paid over the term of the License Agreement in accordance with the revenue recognized from the related project. As of May 31, 2017, the Subsidiary had realized revenues from its project in the amount of $2,097.