F-3/A 1 ff32019a1_therapixbio.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM F-3

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2019

Registration No. 333-233417

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Therapix Biosciences Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

Israel   Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

4 Ariel Sharon Street

HaShahar Tower, 16th Floor

Givatayim 5320047, Israel

Tel: +972-3-6167055

(Address and telephone number of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

C T Corporation System

28 Liberty Street

42nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Oded Har-Even, Esq.

Howard E. Berkenblit, Esq.

David Huberman, Esq.

Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer and

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Tel: 212.660.3000

Yuval Horn, Adv.

Roy Ribon, Adv.

Horn & Co.

Amot Investment Tower

2 Weizmann St.

Tel-Aviv 6423902, Israel

Tel: +972-3-637-8200

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. ☒

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.C. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, Dated August 29, 2019

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

THERAPIX BIOSCIENCES LTD.

 

Up to 491,781 American Depositary Shares Representing Ordinary Shares

 

The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer from time to time up to 491,781 American Depositary Shares, or ADSs, upon the exercise of warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 491,781 ADSs.

 

This prospectus describes the general manner in which the ADSs may be offered and sold by the selling shareholders. If necessary, the specific manner in which the shares may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus.

 

While we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling shareholders, we will receive cash proceeds equal to the total exercise price of warrants that are exercised for cash, or approximately $1,721,233.50 based on an exercise price of $3.50 per ADS, if all warrants are exercised. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

The ADSs, each representing 40 of our Ordinary Shares, evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, are traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TRPX”. On August 28, 2019, the last reported sale price of our ADSs was $2.41 per ADS.

 

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE SECTION ENTITLED “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 3.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state or other securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is               , 2019

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS   1
OUR COMPANY   1
ABOUT THIS OFFERING   2
RISK FACTORS   3
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS   4
USE OF PROCEEDS   5
DESCRIPTION OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES   6
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS   13
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION   15
LEGAL MATTERS   16
EXPERTS   16
EXPENSES   16
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE   17
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION   17
ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES   18

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, including information incorporated by reference herein, and any prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. Neither we nor the selling shareholders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the ADSs offered by this prospectus and any prospectus supplement in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the ADSs.

 

For investors outside of the United States: Neither we nor any of the selling shareholders have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.

 

In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Therapix” refer to Therapix Biosciences Ltd.

 

Our reporting currency and functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “NIS” are to New Israeli Shekels, and references to “dollars” or “$” mean U.S. dollars.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus describes the general manner in which the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer from time to time up to 491,781 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of warrants. If necessary, the specific manner in which the ADSs may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus, which supplement may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement, provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement—the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

 

OUR COMPANY

 

We are a specialty clinical-stage pharmaceutical company led by an experienced team of senior executives and scientists, focused on creating and enhancing a portfolio of technologies and assets based on cannabinoids pharmaceuticals. We are focusing on a drug development program that we call Joint Pharma, which targets the treatment of the central nervous system and related indications with our product candidate THX-110. As part of our Joint Pharma program, we are also developing THX-150 and THX-160, which target multi drug resistant bacteria and pain, respectively.

 

THX-110 is a combination drug candidate based on two components: (1) dronabinol, the active ingredient in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, approved synthetic analog of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, which is the major cannabinoid molecule in the cannabis plant, and (2) pulseless electrical activity, or PEA, which is an endogenous fatty acid amide that belongs to the class of nuclear factor agonists, which are molecules that regulate the expression of genes. We believe that the combination of THC and PEA may induce a reaction known as the “entourage effect,” which has strong potential to treat Tourette syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea and pain. THX-150 is a drug candidate intended for the treatment of infectious diseases. It consists of dronabinol (synthetic ∆9-tetrahydracannabinol) and/or PEA and selected antibacterial agent and possesses antimicrobial synergy potential. THX-160 is a novel pharmaceutical CB2 receptor agonist for the treatment of pain. 

 

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel on August 23, 2004. Our registered office and principal place of business is located at 4 Ariel Sharon Street, HaShahar Tower, 16th Floor, Givatayim 5320047, Israel. Our telephone number in Israel is: +972-3-6167055. Our website address is http://therapixbio.com. The information contained on our website or available through our website is not incorporated by reference into and should not be considered a part of this prospectus.

 

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ABOUT THIS OFFERING

 

This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus of up to 491,781 ADSs underlying warrants to purchase ADSs. All of the ADSs, when sold, will be sold by these selling shareholders. The selling shareholders may sell their ADSs from time to time at prevailing market prices. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the ADSs.

 

ADSs Offered   Up to 491,781 (representing 19,671,240 Ordinary Shares).
     
Ordinary Shares Currently Outstanding   176,483,614
     
Use of Proceeds:   We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the 491,781 ADSs subject to resale by the selling shareholders under this prospectus; however, we may receive up to approximately $1,721,233.50 in proceeds upon exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders, if they choose to exercise such warrants, as the warrants have an exercise price of $3.50 per ADS and are exercisable into 491,781 ADSs.
     
Risk Factors:   An investment in the ADSs offered under this prospectus is highly speculative and involves substantial risk. Please carefully consider the “Risk Factors” section and other information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein for a discussion of risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also impair our business and operations.
     
Nasdaq Symbol:   TRPX

  

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in the ADSs involves risks. Please carefully consider the risk factors described below and in our periodic reports filed with the SEC, including those set forth under the caption “Item 3. Key Information - D. Risk Factors” in our most recently filed annual report on Form 20-F, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus. You should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment.

 

If we are unable to comply with Nasdaq listing requirements, the ADSs could be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, and as a result we and our shareholders could incur material adverse consequences, including negative impact on our liquidity, our stockholders’ ability to sell shares and our ability to raise capital.

 

ADSs representing our Ordinary Shares are currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Our listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market is conditioned upon our continued compliance with the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, including minimum stockholders’ equity of $2,500,000.

 

On May 21, 2019, we received a deficiency letter from Nasdaq stating that our annual report on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2018 reported stockholders’ equity below the minimum threshold of $2,500,000 for continued listing, and accordingly we were provided 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance. On July 5, 2019, we submitted a plan to regain compliance and that plan was accepted by Nasdaq on August 26, 2019. Pursuant to Nasdaq approval of our plan, we have until November 18, 2019 to regain compliance.

 

If we fail to achieve compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, including the minimum stockholders’ equity threshold, the ADSs could be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market. If the ADSs are delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market, our shareholders could incur material adverse consequences such as reduced liquidity and reduced market prices for their securities. Following such delisting, we could encounter material adverse consequence, including increased difficulty in issuing additional securities at an attractive price, or at all, in order to fund our operations.

 

Even if we maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Capital Market, we cannot assure you that we will in the future be able to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market.  

 

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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains, and any accompanying prospectus supplement will contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Also, documents that we incorporate by reference into this prospectus, including documents that we subsequently file with the SEC, contain and will contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are those that predict or describe future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate” “objective,” “goal,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “project,” “plan,” “assume” or other similar expressions, or negatives of those expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement regarding our future strategy, future operations, projected financial position, proposed products, anticipated collaborations, estimated future revenues, projected costs, future prospects, the future of our industry and results that might be obtained by pursuing management’s current plans and objectives, including but not limited to conducting any clinical trials and other activities to advance our product candidates, are forward-looking statements.

 

You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including in many cases decisions or actions by third parties, that are difficult to predict. Our forward-looking statements are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date on the cover of this prospectus, the date of any prospectus supplement, or, in the case of forward-looking statements incorporated by reference, the date of the filing that includes the statement. Over time, our actual results, performance or achievements may differ from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements, and such difference might be significant and materially adverse to our security holders. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

We have identified some of the important factors that could cause future events to differ from our current expectations and they are described in this prospectus and supplements to this prospectus (if any) under the caption “Risk Factors,” as well as in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, including without limitation under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” and in other documents that we may file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, all of which you should review carefully. Please consider our forward-looking statements in light of those risks as you read this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference herein, and any prospectus supplement.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the 491,781 ADSs subject to resale by the selling shareholders under this prospectus; however, we may receive up to approximately $1,721,233.50 in proceeds upon exercise of the warrants held by the selling shareholders, if they choose to exercise such warrants, as the warrants have an exercise price of $3.50 per ADS and are exercisable into 491,781 ADSs.

 

The selling shareholders have not presently advised us of their intention to exercise the warrants at this time. All potential proceeds will be used for general working capital purposes.

 

We will incur all costs associated with the preparation and filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Brokerage fees, commissions and similar expenses, if any, attributable to the sale of shares offered hereby will be borne by the applicable selling stockholders.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, as depositary, will register and deliver ADSs. Each ADS will represent forty (40) shares (or a right to receive forty (40) shares) deposited with the principal Tel Aviv office of Bank HaPoalim, as custodian for the depositary. Each ADS will also represent any other securities, cash or other property which may be held by the depositary. The depositary’s office at which the ADSs will be administered is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286. The Bank of New York Mellon’s principal executive office is located at 225 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10286.

 

You may hold ADSs either (A) directly (i) by having an ADR, which is a certificate evidencing a specific number of ADSs, registered in your name, or (ii) by having ADSs registered in your name in the Direct Registration System, or (B) indirectly by holding a security entitlement in ADSs through your broker or other financial institution. If you hold ADSs directly, you are a registered ADS holder, also referred to as an ADS holder. This description assumes you are an ADS holder. If you hold the ADSs indirectly, you must rely on the procedures of your broker or other financial institution to assert the rights of ADS holders described in this section. You should consult with your broker or financial institution to find out what those procedures are.

 

The Direct Registration System, also referred to as DRS, is a system administered by The Depository Trust Company, also referred to DTC, under which the depositary may register the ownership of uncertificated ADSs, which ownership is confirmed by statements sent by the depositary to the registered holders of uncertificated ADSs.

 

As an ADS holder, we will not treat you as one of our shareholders and you will not have shareholder rights. Israeli law governs shareholder rights. The depositary will be the holder of the shares underlying your ADSs. As a registered holder of ADSs, you will have ADS holder rights. A deposit agreement among us, the depositary, ADS holders and all other persons indirectly or beneficially holding ADSs sets out ADS holder rights as well as the rights and obligations of the depositary. New York law governs the deposit agreement and the ADSs.

 

Our articles of association contain a provision that gives the authority to our Board of Directors (instead of our officers or shareholders at a general meeting, for example) to refer an action to arbitration. However, such arbitration provision is not mandatory and it does not prevent ADS holders or ordinary shareholders from pursuing claims under the United States federal securities laws.

 

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the deposit agreement. For more complete information, you should read the entire deposit agreement and the form of ADR.

  

Dividends and Other Distributions

 

How will you receive dividends and other distributions on the shares?

 

The depositary has agreed to pay to ADS holders the cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian receives on shares or other deposited securities, after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of shares your ADSs represent.

 

Cash.

 

The depositary will convert any cash dividend or other cash distribution we pay on the shares into U.S. dollars, if it can do so on a reasonable basis and can transfer the U.S. dollars to the United States. If that is not possible or if any government approval is needed and cannot be obtained, the deposit agreement allows the depositary to distribute the foreign currency only to those ADS holders to whom it is possible to do so. It will hold the foreign currency it cannot convert for the account of the ADS holders who have not been paid. It will not invest the foreign currency and it will not be liable for any interest.

 

Before making a distribution, any withholding taxes, or other governmental charges that must be paid will be deducted. See “Taxation”. It will distribute only whole U.S. dollars and cents and will round fractional cents to the nearest whole cent. If the exchange rates fluctuate during a time when the depositary cannot convert the foreign currency, you may lose some or all of the value of the distribution.

 

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Shares.

 

The depositary may distribute additional ADSs representing any shares we distribute as a dividend or free distribution. The depositary will only distribute whole ADSs. It will sell shares which would require it to deliver a fraction of an ADS (or ADSs representing those shares) and distribute the net proceeds in the same way as it does with cash. If the depositary does not distribute additional ADSs, the outstanding ADSs will also represent the new shares. The depositary may sell a portion of the distributed shares sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution (or ADSs representing those shares).

 

Rights to purchase additional shares.

 

If we offer holders of our securities any rights to subscribe for additional shares or any other rights, the depositary may make these rights available to ADS holders. If the depositary decides it is not legal and practical to make the rights available but that it is practical to sell the rights, the depositary will use reasonable efforts to sell the rights and distribute the proceeds in the same way as it does with cash. The depositary will allow rights that are not distributed or sold to lapse. In that case, you will receive no value for them.

 

If the depositary makes rights available to ADS holders, it will exercise the rights and purchase the shares on your behalf. The depositary will then deposit the shares and deliver ADSs to the persons entitled to them. It will only exercise rights if you pay it the exercise price and any other charges the rights require you to pay.

 

U.S. securities laws may restrict transfers and cancellation of the ADSs represented by shares purchased upon exercise of rights. For example, you may not be able to trade these ADSs freely in the United States. In this case, the depositary may deliver restricted depositary shares that have the same terms as the ADSs described in this section except for changes needed to put the necessary restrictions in place.

 

Other Distributions.

 

The depositary will send to ADS holders anything else we distribute on deposited securities by any means it thinks is legal, fair and practical. If it cannot make the distribution in that way, the depositary has a choice. It may decide to sell what we distributed and distribute the net proceeds, in the same way as it does with cash. Or, it may decide to hold what we distributed, in which case ADSs will also represent the newly distributed property. However, the depositary is not required to distribute any securities (other than ADSs) to ADS holders unless it receives satisfactory evidence from us that it is legal to make that distribution. The depositary may sell a portion of the distributed securities or property sufficient to pay its fees and expenses in connection with that distribution.

 

The depositary is not responsible if it decides that it is unlawful or impractical to make a distribution available to any ADS holders. We have no obligation to register ADSs, shares, rights or other securities under the Securities Act. We also have no obligation to take any other action to permit the distribution of ADSs, shares, rights or anything else to ADS holders. This means that you may not receive the distributions we make on our shares or any value for them if it is illegal or impractical for us to make them available to you.

 

Deposit, Withdrawal and Cancellation

 

How are ADSs issued?

 

The depositary will deliver ADSs if you or your broker deposits shares or evidence of rights to receive shares with the custodian. Upon payment of its fees and expenses and of any taxes or charges, such as stamp taxes or stock transfer taxes or fees, the depositary will register the appropriate number of ADSs in the names you request and will deliver the ADSs to or upon the order of the person or persons that made the deposit.

 

How can ADS holders withdraw the deposited securities?

 

You may surrender your ADSs at the depositary’s office. Upon payment of its fees and expenses and of any taxes or charges, such as stamp taxes or stock transfer taxes or fees, the depositary will deliver the shares and any other deposited securities underlying the ADSs to the ADS holder or a person the ADS holder designates at the office of the custodian. Or, at your request, risk and expense, the depositary will deliver the deposited securities at its office, if feasible.

 

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How do ADS holders interchange between certificated ADSs and uncertificated ADSs?

 

You may surrender your ADR to the depositary for the purpose of exchanging your ADR for uncertificated ADSs. The depositary will cancel that ADR and will send to the ADS holder a statement confirming that the ADS holder is the registered holder of uncertificated ADSs. Alternatively, upon receipt by the depositary of a proper instruction from a registered holder of uncertificated ADSs requesting the exchange of uncertificated ADSs for certificated ADSs, the depositary will execute and deliver to the ADS holder an ADR evidencing those ADSs.

 

Voting Rights

 

How do you vote?

 

ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote the number of deposited shares their ADSs represent. Otherwise, you won’t be able to exercise your right to vote unless you withdraw the shares. However, you may not know about the meeting enough in advance to withdraw the shares.

 

The depositary will notify ADS holders of shareholders’ meetings and arrange to deliver our voting materials to them if we ask it to. Those materials will describe the matters to be voted on and explain how ADS holders may instruct the depositary how to vote. For instructions to be valid, they much reach the depositary by a date set by the depositary.

 

The depositary will try, as far as practical, subject to the laws of Israel and of our articles of association or similar documents, to vote or to have its agents vote the shares or other deposited securities as instructed by ADS holders. The depositary will only vote or attempt to vote as instructed or as described in the following sentence. If we asked the depositary to solicit your instructions at least 30 days before the meeting date but the depositary does not receive voting instructions from you by the specified date, it will consider you to have authorized and directed it to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by us to vote the number of deposited securities represented by your ADSs. The depositary will give a discretionary proxy in those circumstances to vote on all questions at to be voted upon unless we notify the depositary that:

 

  we do not wish to receive a discretionary proxy;
     
  there is substantial shareholder opposition to the particular question; or
     
  the particular question would have an adverse impact on our shareholders.

 

We are required to notify the depositary if one of the conditions specified above exists.

  

We cannot assure you that you will receive the voting materials in time to ensure that you can instruct the depositary to vote your shares. In addition, the depositary and its agents are not responsible for failing to carry out voting instructions or for the manner of carrying out voting instructions. This means that you may not be able to exercise your right to vote and there may be nothing you can do if your shares are not voted as you requested.

 

In order to give you a reasonable opportunity to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of voting rights relating to Deposited Securities, if we request the Depositary to act, we agree to give the Depositary notice of any such meeting and details concerning the matters to be voted upon at least 30 days in advance of the meeting date.

 

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Fees and Expenses

 

Persons depositing or withdrawing shares or ADS holders must pay:   For:
     
$5.00 (or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs).  

Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting from a distribution of shares or rights or other property.

 

Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the deposit agreement terminates.

     
$.05 (or less) per ADS.   Any cash distribution to ADS holders.
     
A fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed to you had been shares and the shares had been deposited for issuance of ADSs.   Distribution of securities distributed to holders of deposited securities which are distributed by the depositary to ADS holders.
     
$.05 (or less) per ADS per calendar year.   Depositary services. 
     
Registration or transfer fees.   Transfer and registration of shares on our share register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when you deposit or withdraw shares.
     
Expenses of the depositary.  

Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions (when expressly provided in the deposit agreement).

 

Converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars.

     
Taxes and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian has to pay on any ADSs or shares underlying ADSs, such as stock transfer taxes, stamp duty or withholding taxes.  

As necessary.

     
Any charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the deposited securities.   As necessary.

 

The depositary collects its fees for delivery and surrender of ADSs directly from investors depositing shares or surrendering ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them. The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees from the amounts distributed or by selling a portion of distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may collect its annual fee for depositary services by deduction from cash distributions or by directly billing investors or by charging the book-entry system accounts of participants acting for them. The depositary may collect any of its fees by deduction from any cash distribution payable to ADS holders that are obligated to pay those fees. The depositary may generally refuse to provide fee-attracting services until its fees for those services are paid.

  

From time to time, the depositary may make payments to us to reimburse us for costs and expenses generally arising out of establishment and maintenance of the ADS program, waive fees and expenses for services provided to us by the depositary or share revenue from the fees collected from ADS holders. In performing its duties under the deposit agreement, the depositary may use brokers, dealers, foreign currency dealers or other service providers that are owned by or affiliated with the depositary and that may earn or share fees, spreads or commissions.

 

The depositary may convert currency itself or through any of its affiliates and, in those cases, acts as principal for its own account and not as agent, advisor, broker or fiduciary on behalf of any other person and earns revenue, including, without limitation, transaction spreads, that it will retain for its own account. The revenue is based on, among other things, the difference between the exchange rate assigned to the currency conversion made under the deposit agreement and the rate that the depositary or its affiliate receives when buying or selling foreign currency for its own account. The depositary makes no representation that the exchange rate used or obtained in any currency conversion under the deposit agreement will be the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or that the method by which that rate will be determined will be the most favorable to ADS holders, subject to the depositary’s obligations under the deposit agreement. The methodology used to determine exchange rates used in currency conversions is available upon request.

 

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Payment of Taxes

 

You will be responsible for any taxes or other governmental charges payable on your ADSs or on the deposited securities represented by any of your ADSs. The depositary may refuse to register any transfer of your ADSs or allow you to withdraw the deposited securities represented by your ADSs until such taxes or other charges are paid. It may apply payments owed to you or sell deposited securities represented by your ADSs to pay any taxes owed and you will remain liable for any deficiency. If the depositary sells deposited securities, it will, if appropriate, reduce the number of ADSs to reflect the sale and pay to ADS holders any proceeds, or send to ADS holders any property, remaining after it has paid the taxes.

Reclassifications, Recapitalizations and Mergers

 

If we:   Then:
     
Change the nominal or par value of our shares   The cash, shares or other securities received by the depositary will become deposited securities. Each ADS will automatically represent its equal share of the new deposited securities.
  Reclassify, split up or consolidate any of the deposited securities    
Distribute securities on the shares that are not distributed to you   The depositary may distribute new ADSs representing the new deposited securities or ask you to surrender your outstanding ADRs in exchange for new ADRs identifying the new deposited securities.
Recapitalize, reorganize, merge, liquidate, sell all or substantially all of our assets, or take any similar action  

 

Amendment and Termination

 

How may the deposit agreement be amended?

 

We may agree with the depositary to amend the deposit agreement and the ADRs without your consent for any reason. If an amendment adds or increases fees or charges, except for taxes and other governmental charges or expenses of the depositary for registration fees, facsimile costs, delivery charges or similar items, or prejudices a substantial right of ADS holders, it will not become effective for outstanding ADSs until 30 days after the depositary notifies ADS holders of the amendment. At the time an amendment becomes effective, you are considered, by continuing to hold your ADSs, to agree to the amendment and to be bound by the ADRs and the deposit agreement as amended.

 

How may the deposit agreement be terminated?

 

The depositary will terminate the deposit agreement at our direction by mailing notice of termination to the ADS holders then outstanding at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The depositary may also terminate the deposit agreement by mailing notice of termination to us and the ADS holders if 60 days have passed since the depositary told us it wants to resign but a successor depositary has not been appointed and accepted its appointment.

 

After termination, the depositary and its agents will do the following under the deposit agreement but nothing else: collect distributions on the deposited securities, sell rights and other property, and deliver shares and other deposited securities upon cancellation of ADSs. Four months after termination, the depositary may sell any remaining deposited securities by public or private sale. After that, the depositary will hold the money it received on the sale, as well as any other cash it is holding under the deposit agreement for the pro rata benefit of the ADS holders that have not surrendered their ADSs. It will not invest the money and has no liability for interest. The depositary’s only obligations will be to account for the money and other cash. After termination our only obligations will be to indemnify the depositary and to pay fees and expenses of the depositary that we agreed to pay.

 

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Limitations on Obligations and Liability

 

Limits on our Obligations and the Obligations of the Depositary; Limits on Liability to Holders of ADSs

 

The deposit agreement expressly limits our obligations and the obligations of the depositary. It also limits our liability and the liability of the depositary. We and the depositary:

 

  are only obligated to take the actions specifically set forth in the deposit agreement without negligence or bad faith;
     
  are not liable if we are or it is prevented or delayed by law or circumstances beyond our control from performing our or its obligations under the deposit agreement;
     
  are not liable if we or it exercises discretion permitted under the deposit agreement;

 

  are not liable for the inability of any holder of ADSs to benefit from any distribution on deposited securities that is not made available to holders of ADSs under the terms of the deposit agreement, or for any special, consequential or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of the deposit agreement;
     
  have no obligation to become involved in a lawsuit or other proceeding related to the ADSs or the deposit agreement on your behalf or on behalf of any other person;
     
  are not liable for the acts or omissions of any securities depository, clearing agency or settlement system; and
     
  may rely upon any documents we believe or it believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person.

 

In the deposit agreement, we and the depositary agree to indemnify each other under certain circumstances.

 

Requirements for Depositary Actions

 

Before the depositary will deliver or register a transfer of ADSs, make a distribution on ADSs, or permit withdrawal of shares, the depositary may require:

 

  payment of stock transfer or other taxes or other governmental charges and transfer or registration fees charged by third parties for the transfer of any shares or other deposited securities;
     
  satisfactory proof of the identity and genuineness of any signature or other information it deems necessary; and
     
  compliance with regulations it may establish, from time to time, consistent with the deposit agreement, including presentation of transfer documents.

  

The depositary may refuse to deliver ADSs or register transfers of ADSs when the transfer books of the depositary or our transfer books are closed or at any time if the depositary or we think it advisable to do so.

 

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Your Right to Receive the Shares Underlying your ADSs

 

ADS holders have the right to cancel their ADSs and withdraw the underlying shares at any time except:

 

  when temporary delays arise because: (1) the depositary has closed its transfer books or we have closed our transfer books; (2) the transfer of shares is blocked to permit voting at a shareholders’ meeting; or (3) we are paying a dividend on our shares;
     
  when you owe money to pay fees, taxes and similar charges; or
     
  when it is necessary to prohibit withdrawals in order to comply with any laws or governmental regulations that apply to ADSs or to the withdrawal of shares or other deposited securities.
     
  This right of withdrawal may not be limited by any other provision of the deposit agreement.

 

Pre-release of ADSs

 

The deposit agreement permits the depositary to deliver ADSs before deposit of the underlying shares. This is called a pre-release of the ADSs. The depositary may also deliver shares upon cancellation of pre-released ADSs (even if the ADSs are canceled before the pre-release transaction has been closed out). A pre-release is closed out as soon as the underlying shares are delivered to the depositary. The depositary may receive ADSs instead of shares to close out a pre-release. The depositary may pre-release ADSs only under the following conditions: (1) before or at the time of the pre-release, the person to whom the pre-release is being made represents to the depositary in writing that it or its customer owns the shares or ADSs to be deposited; (2) the pre-release is fully collateralized with cash or other collateral that the depositary considers appropriate; and (3) the depositary must be able to close out the pre-release on not more than five business days’ notice. In addition, the depositary will limit the number of ADSs that may be outstanding at any time as a result of pre-release, although the depositary may disregard the limit from time to time, if it thinks it is appropriate to do so.

 

Direct Registration System

 

In the deposit agreement, all parties to the deposit agreement acknowledge that the DRS and Profile Modification System, or Profile, will apply to uncertificated ADSs upon acceptance thereof to DRS by DTC. DRS is the system administered by DTC under which the depositary may register the ownership of uncertificated ADSs, which ownership will be confirmed by statements sent by the depositary to the registered holders of uncertificated ADSs. Profile is a required feature of DRS that allows a DTC participant, claiming to act on behalf of a registered holder of ADSs, to direct the depositary to register a transfer of those ADSs to DTC or its nominee and to deliver those ADSs to the DTC account of that DTC participant without receipt by the depositary of prior authorization from the ADS holder to register that transfer.

 

In connection with and in accordance with the arrangements and procedures relating to DRS/Profile, the parties to the deposit agreement understand that the depositary will not determine whether the DTC participant that is claiming to be acting on behalf of an ADS holder in requesting registration of transfer and delivery described in the paragraph above has the actual authority to act on behalf of the ADS holder (notwithstanding any requirements under the Uniform Commercial Code). In the deposit agreement, the parties agree that the depositary’s reliance on and compliance with instructions received by the depositary through the DRS/Profile System and in accordance with the deposit agreement will not constitute negligence or bad faith on the part of the depositary.

 

Shareholder communications; inspection of register of holders of ADSs

 

The depositary will make available for your inspection at its office all communications that it receives from us as a holder of deposited securities that we make generally available to holders of deposited securities. The depositary will send you copies of those communications if we ask it to. You have a right to inspect the register of holders of ADSs, but not for the purpose of contacting those holders about a matter unrelated to our business or the ADSs.

 

Description of Ordinary Shares

 

For a description of the rights attached to our Ordinary Shares see our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 21, 2017 (File No. 001-38041), and Item 10.B of our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F. See also the sections titled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information” below.

 

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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS

 

The selling shareholders acquired the warrants, as to which the underlying ADSs are being registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus, pursuant to a contractual agreement, as detailed below.

 

On March 28, 2019, we entered into definitive securities purchase agreements with eight institutional investors to purchase (i) 642,853 ADSs, representing 25,714,120 Ordinary Shares, at a purchase price of $3.50 per ADS in a registered direct offering, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 482,139 ADSs representing 19,285,560 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of $3.50 per ADS in a concurrent private placement.

 

The warrants were exercisable beginning immediately as of their issuance date and have a term of three years. The warrants are exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering the resale of the ADSs underlying the warrants.

 

We have agreed to file this registration statement covering the resale of the ADSs sold in the March 28, 2019 offering. We are registering the ADSs in order to permit the selling shareholders to offer the Ordinary Shares represented by ADS for resale from time to time.

 

Other than the relationships described herein, to our knowledge, none of the selling shareholders are employees or suppliers of ours or our affiliates. Within the past three years, other than the relationships described herein, none of the selling shareholders has held a position as an officer a director of ours, nor has any selling shareholders had any material relationship of any kind with us or any of our affiliates.  All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling shareholders, unless otherwise noted.  The ADSs being offered are being registered to permit secondary trading of such ADSs and each selling shareholders may offer all or part of the ADSs it owns for resale from time to time pursuant to this prospectus. None of the selling shareholders has any family relationships with our officers, other directors or controlling shareholders.

 

Any selling shareholders who are affiliates of broker-dealers may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, while any participating broker-dealers are deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions or discounts given to any such selling shareholders or broker-dealer will, or may, as the case may be, be regarded as underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.

 

The term “selling shareholders” also includes any transferees, pledgees, donees, or other successors in interest to the selling shareholders named in the table below. Unless otherwise indicated, to our knowledge, each person named in the table below has sole voting and investment power (subject to applicable community property laws) with respect to the ADSs set forth opposite such person’s name. To the extent required, we will file a supplement to this prospectus (or a post-effective amendment hereto, if necessary) to name successors to any named selling shareholders who are able to use this prospectus to resell the ADSs registered hereby.

 

The table below lists the selling shareholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Ordinary Shares held by the selling shareholders. The second column lists the number of Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the selling shareholders, based on its ownership of Ordinary Shares, as of August 21, 2019.

 

The third column lists the Ordinary Shares being offered by this prospectus by the selling shareholders.

 

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The fourth column assumes the sale of all of the Ordinary Shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus. The selling shareholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.” Except as indicated below or as otherwise described in this prospectus, each of the selling shareholders has represented to us that it is not a registered broker-dealer or affiliated with a registered broker-dealer.

 

Name of Selling Shareholders  ADSs Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering (1)     Maximum Number of ADSs to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus   ADSs Owned Immediately After Sale of Maximum Number of ADSs in this Offering
          
A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners (2)  32,142 ADSs (representing 1,285,680 Ordinary Shares)  32,142 ADSs (representing 1,285,680 Ordinary Shares)  -
Hudson Bay Master Fund LTD. (3)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  -
Intracoastal Capital, LLC (4)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  -
L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund (5)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  -
Moshe Zuk (6)  132,857 ADSs (representing 5,314,308 Ordinary Shares)  128,572 ADSs (representing 5,142,880 Ordinary Shares)  4,285 ADSs (representing 171,428 Ordinary Shares)
Oren Duenias (7)  85,713 ADSs (representing 3,428,520 Ordinary Shares)  85,713 ADSs (representing 3,428,520 Ordinary Shares)  -
YA II PN, Ltd. (8)  519,312 ADSs (representing 20,772,480 Ordinary Shares) (9)  53,571 ADSs (representing 2,142,840 Ordinary Shares)  124,756 ADSs (representing 4,990,240 Ordinary Shares)

 

(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with SEC rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Ordinary Shares subject to options or warrants currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days of August 21, 2019, are counted as outstanding for computing the percentage of the selling shareholder holding such options or warrants but are not counted as outstanding for computing the percentage of any other selling shareholder.
(2) Represents securities which were issued to A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and FINRA, who received a warrant for 32,142 ADSs (representing 1,285,680 Ordinary Shares), as compensation for acting as a financial advisor with respect to our March 2019 offering. The address of  A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners is 590 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
(3) Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, the investment manager of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd., has voting and investment power over these securities. Sander Gerber is the managing member of Hudson Bay Capital Management LP. Each of Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. and Sander Gerber disclaims beneficial ownership over these securities. The address of Hudson Bay Master Fund is c/o Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, 777 Third Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
(4) Mitchell P. Kopin and Daniel B. Asher, each of whom are managers of Intracoastal Capital LLC, or Intracoastal, have shared voting control and investment discretion over the securities reported herein that are held by Intracoastal. As a result, each of Mr. Kopin and Mr. Asher may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that are held by Intracoastal. The address of Intracoastal is 2211A Lakeside Drive, Bannockburn, IL 60015.
(5) David Feldman has voting and dispositive power over the securities owned by L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund. The address of L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund is 161A Shedden Road, 1 Artillery Court, PO Box 10085, Grand Cayman KY1-1001, Cayman Islands.
(6) Moshe Zuk has voting and dispositive power over the securities. The address of Mr. Zuk is 15 Remez Street, Hod Hasharon, Israel, 45220215.
(7) Oren Duenias has voting and dispositive power over the securities. The address of Mr. Duenias is 3A Pohovsky Street, Tel Aviv, Israel 6962603.
(8) Matt Beckman as voting and dispositive power over the securities owned by YA II PN, Ltd. The address of YA II PN, Ltd. is c/o Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, 1012 Springfield Avenue, Mountainside, NJ 07092.
(9) Includes 124,756 ADSs (representing 4,990,240 Ordinary Shares) and 340,985 ADSs (representing 13,639,400 Ordinary Shares) issuable upon conversion of a certain convertible debenture. Pursuant to its terms, if converted on August 21, 2019, the conversion price of that certain convertible debenture would be $2.053 and an aggregate of 13,639,400 Ordinary Shares would be issuable upon the conversion thereof. The Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of that certain convertible debenture and exercise of the warrants issued pursuant to the securities purchase agreement dated March 28, 2019, each have a blocker provision that subject the exercise of such convertible debenture and warrant to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation, which, as of August 28, 2019, is equal to 8,806,532 Ordinary Shares.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

Each of the selling shareholders of the ADSs and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their ADSs covered hereby on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the Ordinary Shares or the ADSs are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:

 

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker dealer solicits purchasers;
     
  block trades in which the broker dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker dealer as principal and resale by the broker dealer for its account;
     
  an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
     
  privately negotiated transactions;
     
  settlement of short sales;
     
  in transactions through broker dealers that agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
     
  through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
     
  a combination of any such methods of sale; or
     
  any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

 

The selling shareholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker dealers engaged by the selling shareholders may arrange for other brokers dealers to participate in sales. Broker dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling shareholders (or, if any broker dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.

 

In connection with the sale of the ADSs or interests therein, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the ADSs in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell ADSs short and deliver these ADSs to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these ADSs. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of ADSs offered by this prospectus, which ADSs such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

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The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the ADSs may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the ADSs purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each selling shareholder has informed us that it does not currently have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the ADSs.

 

We are required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by us incident to the registration of the ADSs. We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which the ADSs may be resold by the selling shareholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144, without the requirement for us to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the ADSs have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The ADSs will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the ADSs covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the ADSs may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the ADSs for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the selling shareholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the ADSs by the selling shareholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling shareholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act). 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters governed by Israeli law will be passed upon for us by Horn & Co. – Law Offices, Tel Aviv, Israel.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Therapix Biosciences Ltd. appearing in Therapix Biosciences Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with the SEC on May 15, 2019, have been audited by Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer (a Member of Ernst & Young Global), independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

EXPENSES

 

The following are the estimated expenses related to the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, all of which will be paid by us. In addition, we may incur additional expenses in the future in connection with the offering of our securities pursuant to this prospectus. If required, any such additional expenses will be disclosed in a prospectus supplement.

 

SEC registration fee  $143.56 
Legal fees and expenses   10,000 
Accounting fees and expenses   8,000 
Miscellaneous   2,856.44 
Total  $21,000 

  

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and information we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The documents we are incorporating by reference as of their respective dates of filing are:

 

  Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed on May 15, 2019 (File No. 001-38041);

 

  our Reports on Form 6-K filed on May 23, 2019, May 29, 2019, June 18, 2019, July 5, 2019, July 23, 2019, July 31, 2019, and August 27, 2019; and

   

  the description of our Ordinary Shares contained in our Form 8-A filed on March 21, 2017 (File No. 001-38041).

 

All subsequent annual reports filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act on Form 20-F prior to the termination of the offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference to this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. We may also incorporate part or all of any Form 6-K subsequently submitted by us to the SEC prior to the termination of the offering by identifying in such Forms 6-K that they, or certain parts of their contents, are being incorporated by reference herein, and any Forms 6-K so identified shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of submission of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information contained in this prospectus.

 

We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to us at: Therapix Biosciences Ltd., 4 Ariel Sharon Street, HaShahar Tower, 16th Floor, Givatayim 5320047, Israel, Tel: +972-3-6167055.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the SEC relating to the securities offered by this prospectus, which includes additional information. You should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for additional information. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract, agreements or other document.

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to foreign private issuers. We, as a “foreign private issuer,” are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing certain disclosure and procedural requirements for proxy solicitations, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act, with respect to their purchases and sales of shares. In addition, we are not required to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

You can review our SEC filings and the registration statement by accessing the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. We maintain a corporate website at http://therapixbio.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.

 

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in this prospectus, substantially all of whom reside outside the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and substantially all of our directors and officers are located outside the United States, any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of our directors and officers may not be collectible within the United States.

 

We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Horn & Co. Law Offices, that it may be difficult to assert U.S. securities law claims in original actions instituted in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on a violation of U.S. securities laws because Israel is not the most appropriate forum to bring such a claim. In addition, even if an Israeli court agrees to hear a claim, it may determine that Israeli law and not U.S. law is applicable to the claim. If U.S. law is found to be applicable, the content of applicable U.S. law must be proved as a fact, which can be a time-consuming and costly process. Certain matters of procedure will also be governed by Israeli law. There is little binding case law in Israel addressing these matters.

 

Subject to specified time limitations and legal procedures, Israeli courts may enforce a United States judgment in a civil matter which, subject to certain exceptions, is non-appealable, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and, including a monetary or compensatory judgment in a non-civil matter, provided that among other things:

 

 

 

the judgment is obtained after due process before a court of competent jurisdiction, according to the laws of the state in which the judgment is given and the rules of private international law currently prevailing in Israel;
     
  the judgment is final and is not subject to any right of appeal;

 

  the prevailing law of the foreign state in which the judgment was rendered allows for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts

 

  adequate service of process has been effected and the defendant has had a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present his or her evidence;

 

  the liabilities under the judgment are enforceable according to the laws of the State of Israel and the judgment and the enforcement of the civil liabilities set forth in the judgment is not contrary to the law or public policy in Israel nor likely to impair the security or sovereignty of Israel;

 

  the judgment was not obtained by fraud and does not conflict with any other valid judgments in the same matter between the same parties;

 

  an action between the same parties in the same matter is not pending in any Israeli court at the time the lawsuit is instituted in the foreign court; and;

 

  the judgment is enforceable according to the law of the foreign state in which the relief was granted.

 

An Israeli court will not declare a foreign civil judgment enforceable if:

 

  the judgment was given in a state whose laws do not provide for the enforcement of judgments of Israeli courts (subject to exceptional cases);

 

  the enforcement of the judgment is likely to prejudice the sovereignty or security of the State of Israel;

 

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  the judgment was obtained by fraud;

 

  the possibility given to the defendant to bring its arguments and evidence before the court was not reasonable in the opinion of the Israeli court;

 

  the judgment was rendered by a court not competent to render it according to the laws of private international law as they apply in Israel;

 

  the judgment is contradictory to another judgment that was given in the same matter between the same parties and that is still valid; or

 

  at the time the action was brought in the foreign court, a lawsuit in the same matter and between the same parties was pending before a court or tribunal in Israel.

 

If a foreign judgment is enforced by an Israeli court, it generally will be payable in Israeli currency, which can then be converted into non-Israeli currency and transferred out of Israel. The usual practice in an action before an Israeli court to recover an amount in a non-Israeli currency is for the Israeli court to issue a judgment for the equivalent amount in Israeli currency at the rate of exchange in force on the date of the judgment, but the judgment debtor may make payment in foreign currency. Pending collection, the amount of the judgment of an Israeli court stated in Israeli currency ordinarily will be linked to the Israeli consumer price index plus interest at the annual statutory rate set by Israeli regulations prevailing at the time. Judgment creditors must bear the risk of unfavorable exchange rates. 

 

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PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 8. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

An Israeli company may indemnify an office holder in respect of certain liabilities either in advance of an event or following an event provided that a provision authorizing such indemnification is inserted in its articles of association. Our articles of association contain such a provision. An undertaking provided in advance by an Israeli company to indemnify an office holder with respect to a financial liability imposed on him or her in favor of another person pursuant to a judgment, settlement or arbitrator’s award approved by a court must be limited to events which in the opinion of the Board of Directors can be foreseen based on the company’s activities when the undertaking to indemnify is given, and to an amount or a criteria determined by the Board of Directors as reasonable under the circumstances, and such undertaking must detail the abovementioned events and amount or criteria.

 

In addition, a company may indemnify an office holder against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed as an office holder:

 

  reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder as a result of an investigation or proceeding instituted against him or her by an authority authorized to conduct such investigation or proceeding, provided that (i) no indictment was filed against such office holder as a result of such investigation or proceeding; and (ii) no financial liability, such as a criminal penalty, was imposed upon him or her as a substitute for the criminal proceeding as a result of such investigation or proceeding or, if such financial liability was imposed, it was imposed with respect to an offense that does not require proof of criminal intent or as a monetary sanction;
     
  reasonable litigation expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the office holder or imposed by a court in proceedings instituted against him or her by the company, on its behalf or by a third party or in connection with criminal proceedings in which the office holder was acquitted or as a result of a conviction for a crime that does not require proof of criminal intent;
     
  an Israeli company may insure a director or officer against the following liabilities incurred for acts performed as a director or officer;
     
  a breach of duty of care to the company or to a third party, including a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of an office holder;
     
  a breach of duty of loyalty to the company, provided the director or officer acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the interests of the company; and
     
  financial liabilities imposed on the office holder for the benefit of a third party.

 

An Israeli company may not, however, indemnify or insure an office holder against any of the following:

 

  a breach of duty of loyalty, except to the extent that the office holder acted in good faith and had a reasonable basis to believe that the act would not prejudice the company;
     
  a breach of duty of care committed intentionally or recklessly, excluding a breach arising out of the negligent conduct of the office holder;
     
  an act or omission committed with intent to derive unlawful personal benefit; or
     
  a fine, monetary sanction, penalty or forfeit levied against the office holder.

 

Under the Israeli Companies Law, or the Companies Law, indemnification and insurance of office holders must be approved by our compensation committee, our Board of Directors and, in certain circumstances, by our shareholders. We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for the benefit of our office holders and intend to continue to maintain such coverage and pay all premiums thereunder to the fullest extent permitted by the Companies Law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors providing them with indemnification for liabilities or expenses incurred as a result of acts performed by them in their capacity as our, or our subsidiaries’, directors and officers. This indemnification is limited both in terms of amount and coverage and it covers certain amounts regarding administrative proceedings insurable or indemnifiable under the Companies Law and our articles of association. In the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, however, indemnification of directors and office holders for liabilities arising under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, is against public policy and therefore unenforceable.

 

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Item 9. Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number   Description of Document
     
4.1   Articles of Association of Therapix Biosciences Ltd. (unofficial English translation from Hebrew original) (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form F-1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2016, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.2*   Amended and Restated Depositary Agreement dated March 21, 2017.
     
4.3   Specimen American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 4.1).
     
4.4   Form of Warrant to purchase Ordinary Shares Represented by American Depositary Shares, dated March 2019 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Form 6-K (File No. 001-38041) filed on March 28, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference).
     
5.1**   Opinion of Horn & Co. – Law Offices.
     
23.1*   Consent of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a member of Ernst & Young Global.
   
23.2**   Consent of Horn & Co. – Law Offices (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement on Form F-3).
   
24.1**   Power of Attorney (included on signature page).

 

*Filed herewith.
** Previously filed.

 

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Item 10. Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

 

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser,

 

(i) each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

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(ii) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, the City of Givatayim, State of Israel on August 29, 2019.

  

  THERAPIX BIOSCIENCES LTD.
     
  By:  /s/ Ascher Shmulewitz
   

Ascher Shmulewitz, M.D, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by each of the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

/s/ Ascher Shmulewitz   Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  August 29, 2019
Ascher Shmulewitz, M.D, Ph.D.        
         
/s/ Oz Adler   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   August 29, 2019
Oz Adler        
         
*   Director   August 29, 2019
Amit Berger        
         
*   Director   August 29, 2019
Dr. Yafit Stark        
         
*   Director   August 29, 2019
Eric So        
         
*   Director   August 29, 2019
Zohar Heiblum        
         
*   Director   August 29, 2019
Stephen M. Simes        

  

*By: /s/ Ascher Shmulewitz  
  Attorney-in-Fact  

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, C T Corporation System, the duly authorized representative in the United States of Therapix Biosciences Ltd., has signed this registration statement on August 29, 2019.

 

  C T Corporation System
     
  By: /s/ Peter Trawinski
    Peter Trawinski
    Assistant Secretary

  

 

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