F-1/A 1 ea128153-f1a1_gmedicalinno.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2020

Registration No. 333-249182

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM F-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Cayman Islands   3841   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

G Medical Innovations Ltd.   G Medical Innovations USA Inc.
5 Oppenheimer St.   1500 S Lake Side
Rehovot 7670105, Israel   Bannockburn, IL 60015
Tel: +972.544.33.8822   Tel: 800.595.2898
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including   (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)   number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Oded Har-Even, Esq.       Richard I. Anslow, Esq.
David A. Huberman, Esq.       Lawrence A. Rosenbloom, Esq.
Sullivan & Worcester LLP       Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP
1633 Broadway       1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019       New York, NY 10105
Tel: 212.660.3000       Tel: 212.370.1300

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date hereof.

 

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, 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, 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 post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) 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.  ☐

 

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.  

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of each class of securities to be registered  Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price(1)(2)
   Amount of
registration fee(3)
 
Ordinary shares, par value $0.018 per share  $34,500,000   $4,478.10 
Representative’s warrants to purchase ordinary shares (4)   --    -- 
Ordinary shares underlying issuable upon exercise of Representative’s warrants (5)   2,415,000    313.47 
Total Registration Fee  $36,915,000   $4,791.57 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or the Securities Act) the ordinary shares (or Ordinary Shares) registered hereby also include an indeterminate number of additional Ordinary Shares as may from time to time become issuable by reason of stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or other similar transactions.
   
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.  Includes the offering price of Ordinary Shares that the Underwriters have the option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.
   
(3) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) based on an estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.
   
(4) In accordance with Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, because the Ordinary Shares of the Registrant underlying the warrants are registered hereby, no separate registration fee is required with respect to the warrants registered hereby.
   
(5) As estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the representative’s warrants is equal to $2,415,000 (which is 7% of $34,500,000).

 

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 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the 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 these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 22, 2020

 

5,000,000 Ordinary Shares

 

 

G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.

 

This is the initial public offering in the United States of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company. We are offering 5,000,000 ordinary shares, par value $0.018 per share (which we refer to herein as the Ordinary Shares). We anticipate that the initial public offering price will be between $5.00 and $7.00. We are offering all of the Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus.

 

Until recently, our Ordinary Shares traded on the Australian Securities Exchange operated by ASX Ltd. (or ASX), under the symbol “GMV.” On October 22, 2020, our Ordinary Shares were voluntarily delisted from the ASX. We have been approved to list the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GMVD”, subject to notice of issuance. No assurance can be given that an active trading market for our Ordinary Shares will develop.

 

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.

    

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12.

 

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

 

   Per Ordinary Share   Total 
Public offering price  $             $                  
Underwriting discounts and commissions (1)  $    $  
Proceeds to us (before expenses) (2)  $    $  

 

(1) We have agreed to reimburse the underwriters for certain expenses and the underwriters will receive compensation in addition to underwriting discounts and commissions. See the section titled “Underwriting” beginning on page 131 of this prospectus for additional disclosure regarding underwriter compensation and offering expenses.
   
(2) Does not include proceeds from the exercise of the warrants in cash, if any.

 

We have granted the representative of the underwriters an option to purchase from us, at the public offering price, up to additional 750,000 Ordinary Shares, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, within 45 days from the date of this prospectus to cover over-allotments, if any. If the representative of the underwriters exercises the option in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions and management fees payable will be $235,000, and the total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be $32,165,000.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the Ordinary Shares on or about              , 2020. 

 

Boustead Securities, LLC Fosun Hani

 

The date of this prospectus is           , 2020

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
Prospectus Summary 1
Risk Factors 12
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 41
Listing Information 42
Use of Proceeds 43
Dividend Policy 44
Capitalization 45
Dilution 46
Selected Consolidated Financial Data 48
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 49
Business 58
Management 96
Beneficial Ownership of Principal Shareholders and Management 107
Related Party Transactions 109
Description of Share Capital and Governing Documents 111
Shares Eligible for Future Sale 125
Taxation 126
Underwriting 131
Expenses 135
Legal Matters 135
Experts 135
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities 136
Where You Can Find Additional Information 137
Index of Financial Statements F-1

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. We are offering to sell the Ordinary Shares, and seeking offers to buy the Ordinary Shares, only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. 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 Ordinary Shares.

 

For investors outside of the United States: Neither we nor any of the underwriters 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 “G Medical Innovations Holdings” refer to G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, and its subsidiaries: G Medical Innovations Ltd., an Israeli corporation, G Medical Innovations USA Inc., a Delaware corporation, G Medical Innovations MK Ltd., a Macedonian corporation, G Medical Innovations Asia Limited, a Hong Kong corporation (or G Medical Asia), G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc., a Texas corporation, Telerhythmics, LLC (or Telerhythmics), a company formed under the laws of the state of Tennessee, G Medical Mobile Health Solutions, Inc., an Illinois corporation, G Medical Innovations UK Ltd., a UK corporation, all of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries and Guangzhou Yimei Innovative Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (or G Medical China), the 70%-owned subsidiary of G Medical Innovations Asia Limited.

 

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 “dollars” or “$” mean U.S. dollars, and references to “A$” are to Australian dollars. Unless derived from our consolidated financial statements or otherwise indicated, U.S. dollar translations of A$ amounts presented in this prospectus are translated using the rate of A$1.38 to $1.00, based on the exchange rates certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on October 9, 2020.

 

This prospectus includes statistical, market and industry data and forecasts which we obtained from publicly available information and independent industry publications and reports that we believe to be reliable sources. These publicly available industry publications and reports generally state that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information. Although we believe that these sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information contained in such publications.

 

We report under International Financial Reporting Standards (or IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (or the IASB). None of the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.  

 

On September 29, 2020, we gave public notice of an extraordinary general shareholders meeting to approve a one-for-18 reverse stock split of our Ordinary Shares pursuant to which holders of our Ordinary Shares will receive one share Ordinary Share for every 18 Ordinary Shares held, and to further increase our authorized share capital to 555,555,556 Ordinary Shares as well as certain other matters. We expect the reverse stock split and the increase in authorized share capital to be effective on October 29, 2020 (which is the date of the above referenced extraordinary general shareholders meeting). Unless the context expressly dictates otherwise, all references to share and per share amounts referred to herein reflect the reverse stock split and increase in authorized share capital.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in our securities. Before you decide to invest in our securities, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section and the financial statements and related notes appearing at the end of this prospectus.

 

Our Company

 

We are an early commercial stage healthcare company engaged in the development of next generation mobile health (or mHealth) and telemedicine solutions and monitoring service platforms. We believe we are at the forefront of the digital health revolution in developing the next generation mobile technologies and services that are designed to empower consumers, patients and providers to better monitor, manage and improve clinical and personal health outcomes, especially for those who suffer from cardiovascular disease (or CVD), pulmonary disease and diabetes.

 

Using our proprietary and patented suite of devices, software solutions, algorithms and monitoring services, we intend to drive recurring revenue streams in two vertical markets, with a focus on markets in the United States and China as well as other markets:

 

 

Business to business (or B2B): professional healthcare markets (including hospitals, clinics and senior care facilities); and 

     
  Business to business to consumer (or B2B2C) and business to consumer (or B2C): consumer healthcare markets.

 

Our management team is led by individuals with over 30 years of combined experience in developing mobile embedded medical sensors, and with over 48 medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or the U.S. FDA), including devices approved when the members of our management team were employed at other companies. Our management has proven their ability to execute our go-to-market strategy as described below, with over 25 years of medical device development and commercialization experience in the United States, China, parts of Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan, the Asia Pacific region and Brazil.

 

We have experienced a significant increase in revenue and profitability in short period of time. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, our total revenues were $109,000, $3,062,000 and $5,526,000, respectively, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (or CAGR) of 612% from 2017 to 2019, and our plan is for this growth in revenue to continue (although no assurances can be given regarding our actual revenue growth rate in the future). Over the same periods, we narrowed down our net losses from $27,247,000 in 2017 to $15,509,000 in 2019; improved our gross margin in the service business which grew from a loss of 5.5% in 2017 to profit of 14.7% in 2019; and net cash used in operating activities from $8,289,000 in 2017 to $6,297,000 in 2019.  

 

Our Products and Services

 

We believe our product platforms are positioned to reduce inefficiencies in healthcare delivery, improve access to healthcare services, reduce costs, increase quality of care and make healthcare more personalized and precise. Our guiding principle is that mHealth solutions like ours can lead to early detection and diagnosis of diseases, as well as accessibility for all patients and providers, which we believe will positively impact the administration and cost of healthcare today and in the future.

 

The impact of mobile devices on consumer behavior is growing rapidly and in recent years, patients have become increasingly active in managing their healthcare and are demanding both more tailored products and self-sufficient consumer experiences. We believe that the growing aging population together with rising incidences of chronic diseases such as CVD, cancer, heart ailments and diabetes, will drive market demand for our products and services.

 

Our current product lines consist of our:

 

  Prizma medical device (or Prizma), a clinical grade device that can transform almost any smartphone into a medical monitoring device; and

 

  Extended Holter Patch System, (or Patch), a multi-channel patient-worn biosensor that captures electrocardiogram (or ECG) data continuously for up to 14 days, including our QT Syndrome Prolongation Detection Capabilities Patch.

 

In addition, we are developing our Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring System (or VSMS). Our monitoring services include provision of independent diagnostic testing facility (or IDTF) monitoring services and private monitoring services.

 

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Currently, we have the CE mark for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System, U.S. FDA clearance for our Prizma device, and OTC authorization for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System based on an Emergency Use Authorization (or EUA) policy which will remain in force during the public health emergency related to the current worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic and related respiratory disease called COVID-19. We have also been granted Australian regulatory approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (or the TGA) for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System. We received registration with the Italian Health Ministry’s database of medical products and were granted our Permit License by the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (or Taiwan FDA) for our Prizma device. We are also preparing our application to the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (or NMPA) for our Prizma device. As we are developing and marketing medical grade devices, the marketing and sale of our products and related services may not be done without the necessary regulatory approvals. To date, we have not generated significant revenue from the sale of our products.

 

Prizma Medical Device

 

The innovative Prizma is a “plug-and-play” medical device that measures vital signs with electronic medical records functionality and clinical grade reporting standards. Our Prizma can transform almost any smartphone into a medical monitoring device using wireless Bluetooth connection. Prizma presents a comprehensive health profile of the user, measuring a wide range of vital signs and biometrics including electrocardiography (or ECG), oxygen saturation, temperature, heart rate and stress levels. Blood pressure, body weight and blood glucose measurements may be manually entered and tracked on the Prizma app. All of the measurements are saved and tracked on the Prizma app and on the cloud portal. Users may generate reports and share with third-parties (i.e., medical providers, family members).

 

Extended Holter Patch System

 

Our Extended Holter Patch System is a multi-channel patient-worn biosensor that captures ECG data continuously for up to 14 days. We believe that multi-channel ECGs can deliver higher predictive values with more actionable data, which enables a more accurate diagnosis. In addition, the Extended Holter Patch System allows patients to capture any symptomatic event by tapping a button on the recorder and documenting their activity and symptom in the patient diary. This correlates the ECG activity and provides physicians with more contextual data to make a diagnosis. Following the monitoring session, the device is returned to us and the data is uploaded to our secure cloud for analysis. A concise clinical report of preliminary findings is generated by certified cardiac technicians, validated through a quality assurance (or QA) process, and made available to the physicians on our secure physician portal.

 

Our Extended Holter Patch System also has capabilities for measuring QT prolongation, which is a measure of delayed ventricular repolarisation, which means the heart muscle takes longer than normal to recharge between beats. Our QT Patch records and transmits the ECG data to a smartphone, which acts as a gateway to our call center. The frequency of transmissions can be set by the healthcare provider while the default setting of the device is to record and transmit 10 minutes of ECG data every hour. The data is saved and wirelessly transmitted by the user’s smartphone to our diagnostics call center for QT analysis, and our call center in turn sends the report to the prescribing physician at the hospital.

 

Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring System (in development)

 

The VSMS, which is currently under development, is an easy to use, low cost solution which is designed to provide continuous real time monitoring of a wide range of vital signs and biometrics. The system is designed to comprise four main elements: (i) a six lead ECG patch utilizing an arrhythmia detection algorithm, body positioning algorithm, internal memory and wireless communication to communicate with the smartphone gateway and transmit data to the call center; (ii) a smartwatch (which we believe is clinical grade) which integrates an optical sensor known as a photoplethysmography sensor for oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiration and blood pressure measurement; (iii) a small wireless thermometer sensor to monitor body temperature; and (iv) a central “Hub”, a cloud-based, user-friendly analytics platform which is available on smartphones, tablets and personal computers.

 

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Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) and Private Monitoring Services

 

Our monitoring services in the United States focus on two main verticals: 

 

 

IDTF Monitoring Services (B2B): Our provision of IDTF monitoring services is comprised of arrhythmia monitoring services for patients (including mobile cardiac telemetry (or MCT), Extended Holter and cardiac event monitor (or CEM)) and use of our Prizma device’s remote patient monitoring (or RPM) of vital signs on a daily basis and generating reports that allow physicians to track their patients’ health condition; and 

     
  Private Monitoring Services (B2B, B2C and B2B2C): services provided by a different entity, independent to the IDTF, utilizing our Prizma device.

 

We entered the U.S. arrhythmia monitoring services industry through our December 2017 acquisition of CardioStaff Diagnostic Services Inc. (or CardioStaff), an IDTF based in Austin, Texas. The IDTF provides physicians and hospitals with 24/7 remote cardiac monitoring services which utilize our Holter, Extended Holter, MCT and event monitoring devices. CardioStaff was rebranded as G Medical Diagnostic Services Inc. (or GMedDx) and is expected to serve as a platform for introducing our innovative suite of clinical-grade products into outpatient settings, physician practices, hospitals and senior care facilities in the United States.

 

In November 2018, we acquired a second IDTF, Telerhythmics, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Telerhythmics operates mainly across the Southeastern United States and provides hospitals and physicians with cardiac monitoring services including MCT, Holter and event monitoring. In addition to its traditional activities, Telerhythmics will utilize the Prizma device for RPM services.

 

Telerhythmics and GMedDx have entered into approximately 140 commercial payor agreements across local, regional and national markets as well as an agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (or CMS), which provides health coverage to more than 100 million people.

 

In May 2019, GMedDx entered into provider participation agreements (or PPAs) with Prime Health Services, Inc and Ancillary Care Services, Inc. The PPAs have further and significantly increased our footprint in the healthcare delivery system of cardiac monitoring and provide more exposure to our future patient base and third-party payer populations.

 

We have adopted a three-phase approach for the deployment of our IDTF platform which includes evaluation, implementation and treatment phases. Ten university hospitals in the United States are now in the treatment phase, another seven hospitals are near completion of the implementation phase and we are witnessing an increase in patient enrolment that we expect to continue. We receive approximately between $175 to $750 in reimbursement per patient monitored depending on specific modality.

 

Our Ecosystem

 

The following is a depiction of the ecosystem in which our products and services are intended to play a role:

  

 

 

We anticipated that our next generation mobile technologies will empower both users and businesses to better utilize their business processes by merging them into a coherent ecosystem. We plan to provide users (individuals or families) products and services and collect valuable data and monetary inflows at the same time. We also plan to serve businesses (including hospitals, pharmacies, elderly care institutions, research institutions, etc.) by establishing a direct linkage using mobile technology to maximize the value of user data, which is more than ever needed by businesses.

 

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Market Potential

 

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (or OECD) healthcare spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (or GDP) is increasing. In 2018, health spending in the United States as compared to all OECD countries was the highest at 16.9% of GDP. In the European Union, health spending was 10% of GDP and in the OECD, it was 8.8%. As patients become more demanding and providers’ constraints more challenging, cost-effective health solutions and access become a top priority.

 

Telemedicine provides potential answers to major healthcare challenges, including improved productivity and efficiency, and better utilization of centralized assets and scarce talent resources. Recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic enabled the breaking of some of the barriers associated with the use of telemedicine technologies, and we believe that telemedicine is now recognized by many as an essential instrument in healthcare by patients and healthcare providers. According to a consumer survey from McKinsey & Company from April 2020, consumer adoption of telehealth products has skyrocketed in light of COVID-19, from 11% of U.S. consumers using telehealth in 2019 to 46% of consumers using telehealth after April 2020. In addition, it is estimated that approximately $250 billion, which represents approximately 20% of all Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial outpatient, office, and home health spend, could potentially be virtualized.

 

CMS has recently expanded access to Medicare telemedicine services on a temporary and emergency basis under the 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (Phase 1), so that beneficiaries can receive a wider range of services from their physicians without the need to attend a healthcare facility. Under the COVID-19 new guidelines, beginning March 6, 2020 and for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare is able to pay for office, hospital, and other visits furnished via telemedicine across the country, including in patients’ homes.

 

Even before COVID-19, mHealth was a fast-growing market, and data suggests this trend is going to continue. The World Health Organization (or WHO) defines mHealth as “medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants, and other wireless devices.” With the growing penetration of smartphones and internet connectivity, the adoption of mHealth technologies by physicians and patients has increased considerably. According to research by Grand View Research, the global mHealth market size was valued at $40.7 billion in 2019 and is estimated to reach $316.8 billion by 2027, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (or CAGR) of 29.2% over the forecast period from 2020 to 2027, and the remote patient monitoring system market size was valued at $1.28 billion in 2019 and is estimated to reach $2.41 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 13.4%. In addition, according to a report published by Grand View Research in March 2019, the “internet of things” (or IoT) healthcare market (meaning the market for interrelated computing devices and mechanical and digital machines targeting healthcare such as our products) is projected to reach $534.3 billion by 2025. We believe that a rising adoption of wearable technology and a growing geriatric population coupled with the rising prevalence of chronic conditions are among the key factors driving the market expansion. mHealth is also projected to have the highest impact on reducing costs associated with readmissions in hospitals.

 

Our Strategy

 

Our strategic objective is to participate in the large and growing worldwide mHealth marketplace by developing and commercializing innovative next generation telemedicine solutions and monitoring service platforms. Using our proprietary and patented suite of devices and software solutions, we are implementing a go-to-market strategy aimed at establishing and growing multiple recurring revenue streams across consumer and professional healthcare verticals, and in a variety of geographical territories.

 

Our current strategic commercial activities are focused on:

 

investing in cardiac monitoring service centers in the United States;

 

commercializing the Prizma device and Patch Extended Holter Patch System monitoring solution in the United States, China and other markets;

 

completing the development of our VSMS; and

 

cultivating various channels of distribution. Such channels include hospitals, insurance companies, chronic care management companies, concierge medicine groups, telecommunications companies (or Telcos), specialized mobile virtual network operators (or MVNOs) distribution houses, original design manufacturer (or ODM) handsets and wireless design centers.

 

In the United States, our monitoring center strategy is to be the go-to provider of innovative cardiac monitoring services. We plan to further expand by targeting all healthcare providers who can benefit from our comprehensive service offerings, which include our Extended Holter Patch System, MCT, event and traditional Holter devices. Our customers demand a wider range of offerings as one device type does not fit all needs.

 

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In China, we have commenced the process of penetrating the market. To this end: (i) we have finalized our clinical trials in three hospitals and we are in the process of conducting a clinical trial measuring oxygen saturation of 12 patients for our Prizma device. When completed, we intend to submit the full results of the trials to the NMPA; (ii) We have established our production facility in Guangzhou, which will facilitate the future supply of our products; (iii) we have been in discussions with the Dongtai City Internet Hospital, which has already purchased 100 Prizma devices to be used as part of a pilot for their Citizen Health System Program; (iv) we are negotiating commercial agreements with Chinese companies to provide diagnostic services; (v) we have been in contact with potential distributors in Hangzhou and Shanghai for our Prizma device; (vi) we are carrying out marketing activities in China, such as exhibiting at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai; and (vii) we are starting NMPA approval process for the Extended Holter patch System.

 

In Europe and Asia Pacific, we have expanded our footprint to the United Kingdom and we believe that our models could be adapted to most of the European markets. We have relationships with Telcos and fulfilment houses throughout Europe and Asia to use their platforms to the transfer medical data and distribute our Prizma device. As various milestones are met and as business increases, we will aim to cultivate markets globally in an efficient and economically viable manner.

 

In Australia, we have received the required regulatory approvals by the TGA and commenced commercial distribution of our Extended Holter Patch System and our Prizma device, through several collaboration agreements, including agreements with HomeStay Care Limited and with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

 

Our Competitive Advantages

 

The monitoring services industry is very competitive and characterized by rapidly advancing technologies with a strong emphasis on proprietary products and software. We recognize that our competitive success will depend upon constant investments in innovative, pioneering technological solutions. We believe that many of our competitors only offer one narrow scope of capabilities and are not perceived as convenient for all monitoring scenarios or have not received regulatory approvals for product enhancements. We believe that our competitive advantages include:

 

Strong research and development capabilities: our management team has over 30 years of combined experience in developing mobile embedded medical sensors and software;

 

  Existing regulatory approvals: currently, we have the CE mark for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System, U.S. FDA clearance for our Prizma device, and OTC authorization for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System based on an EUA policy (QT syndrome prolongation in hospitals). We have also been granted Australian regulatory approval by the TGA for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System. We received registration with the Italian Health Ministry’s database of medical products and were granted our Permit License by the Taiwan FDA for our Prizma device. We are also preparing our application to the Chinese NMPA for our Prizma device;

 

Go-to-market strategy: our management has proven their ability to execute our go-to-market strategy as described below, with over 25 years of medical device development and commercialization experience in the United States, China, parts of Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan, the Asia Pacific region and Brazil;

 

A one-stop multi-function and multi-account platform: with extensive experience in developing mobile embedded medical sensors, we offer multi-function devices with quick upgrades, more add-ins and multi-accounts for all family members;

 

An extensive ecosystem with greatest data monetization potential: we provide companies with medical grade solutions, efficient healthcare delivery and potential for collaboration, and enable consumers to access real-time monitoring, accurate medical data and a resource sharing platform.

 

Our Intellectual Property

 

We have made significant investments in the development of our patent portfolio to protect our technologies and programs, and we intend to continue to do so. Our intellectual property portfolio consists of seventeen patent applications and three granted patents, which have either the Patent Cooperation Treaty of the World Intellectual Property Organization (or PCT) pending status or have entered national stage and are under examination by national authorities.

 

Manufacturing

 

We received ISO 13485 certification for our assembly facility in Guangzhou, China, which consists of 7,500 square feet. When fully operational, the facility will be operating in two shifts of eight hours per shift. Presently, we use contract manufacturers in Israel to meet our manufacturing requirements.

 

Our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System will be produced by a third party in China. All components will be ordered by the manufacturer and a semi-final product will be shipped to G Medical China for final assembly, which includes quality control and quality assurance processes and packing and shipping of the products to end customers.

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Recent Developments

 

On October 22, 2020, our board of directors approved the following matters: (i) the issuance to Yacov Geva of 5,277,778 Ordinary Shares in consideration of his service to our company and subject to the consummation of this offering; (ii) a cash bonus to Yacov Geva of $240,000 in consideration of his service to our company and subject to the consummation of this offering; (iii) an award of 111,111 Class D performance rights to Benny Tal, our Vice President of Research and Development; (iv) the issuance to Boustead Capital Markets (UK) LLP and to Fosun Hani Securities Limited for prior services rendered, an aggregate of 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares and five-year warrants to purchase a total of 734,371 Ordinary Shares with an average exercise price of $0.76; (v) the issuance of 246,826 Ordinary Shares following the closing of this offering, calculated based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, in consideration of the conversion of $1,187,000 of outstanding debt associated with our November 2017 CardioStaff acquisition as described elsewhere in this prospectus; (vi) the issuance of a warrant (or the GRS Warrant) to GRS, LLC pursuant to the GRS Agreement (as defined and described below), which is a nine year warrant exercisable for 5% of the fully-diluted total amount of our Ordinary Shares as of the completion of this offering. The GRS Warrant vests in two equal tranches, the first immediately (with such warrant having an exercise price of A$0.9 (approximately $0.066) and the second on the first anniversary of the execution of the GRS Agreement (with such warrant to have an exercise price the lesser of a fifty percent discount to the price to the public in this offering or the price of our ordinary shares on the date of vesting).; and (vii) an increase of the number of our Ordinary Shares reserved for grant and issuance under our 2016 Global Equity Incentive Plan (or the Global Plan), so that following such increase the total number of such Ordinary Shares is 16,666,667. Unless the context expressly requires otherwise, all outstanding share numbers and calculations in this prospectus give effect to the securities issuance approved by our board of directors on October 22, 2020 as described above.

 

On September 29, 2020, we gave public notice of an extraordinary general shareholders meeting to approve a one-for-18 reverse stock split of our Ordinary Shares pursuant to which holders of our Ordinary Shares will receive one share Ordinary Share for every 18 Ordinary Shares held, and to further increase our authorized share capital to 555,555,556 Ordinary Shares as well as certain other matters (including (i) changes to our memorandum and articles of association and (ii) the repurchase and cancellation of certain Ordinary Share previously issued to Acuity Capital Investment Management Pty Ltd (or Acuity) for nominal consideration, in each case as described in under “Description of Share Capital and Governing Documents”). We expect the reverse stock split, the increase in authorized share capital and these other matters to be effective on October 29, 2020 (which is the date of the above referenced extraordinary general shareholders meeting). Unless the context expressly dictates otherwise, all references to share and per share amounts referred to herein reflect the reverse stock split and increase in authorized share capital. The purpose of the reverse stock split and increase in our share capitalization is to facilitate this offering and our anticipated existence as a U.S. listed public company.

 

On September 21, 2020, our shareholders approved the voluntary delisting of our Ordinary Shares from the ASX, and on October 22, 2020, our Ordinary Shares were delisted from the ASX. The purpose of such delisting was to facilitate this offering.

 

On September 30, 2020, we entered into a Media and Marketing Services Agreement (which we refer to as the GRS Agreement) with GRS, LLC, an affiliate of Guthy-Renker, LLC (or GRS). Guthy-Renker is one of the largest and most respected direct marketing companies in the world. Since 1988, Guthy-Renker has discovered and developed dozens of consumer products in the beauty, skincare, and wellness categories. Pursuant to the GRS Agreement, GRS will, for a three year term, exclusively oversee all television production, radio creative and social media for our company in the United States, including our Prizma mobile medical monitor and other consumer products and services. GRS will manage all television advertising, social and radio media buying, based on approved monthly budgets. 

  

In August 2020, we raised A$5 million (approximately $3.64 million) through the issuance of 5,555,556 fully paid Ordinary Shares at a price of A$0.9 per Ordinary Share (or the August 2020 Placement).

 

Summary of Risks Associated with Our Business

 

Our business is subject to numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” immediately following this prospectus summary. You should read these risks before you invest in the Ordinary Shares. In particular, our risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  we have a limited operating history on which to assess the prospects for our business, have incurred losses since inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses until we are able to successfully commercialize our products and services globally. In addition, we have not generated significant revenue from the sale of our products; 

 

 

given our limited revenue and lack of positive cash flow, we will likely need to raise additional capital after this offering, which may be unavailable to us and which, if obtained, will cause dilution to our shareholders; 

 

 

we may not succeed in completing the development and commercialization of our products and services and generating significant revenues; 

     
 

our business and operations have been and are likely to continue to be adversely affected by the evolving and ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic; 

 

 

we will be dependent upon success in our customer acquisition strategy and successfully integrating acquired companies and technology; 

 

 

We manage our business through a small number of employees and key consultants. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or any key employees or consultants would adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan and harm our operating results; 

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  if we are not able to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, scientific and technical personnel, we may not be able to implement our business model successfully; 

 

  we may not be able to obtain the necessary clearance(s) or approval(s) of the U.S. FDA or any applicable state equivalents, or similar foreign regulatory agencies, such as European Economic Area (or EEA) Notified Bodies, or the NMPA or may not be able to obtain such approvals in a timely fashion; 

 

 

we have applied for various patents, but there is a risk that our patent applications will not be granted or that we will receive enforceable patent rights, which could leave us at a competitive disadvantage; 

 

 

third parties may claim that our products, if approved, infringe on their proprietary rights and may challenge our patent rights through litigation or administrative proceedings, and defending such actions may be costly and time consuming, divert management attention away from our business and result in an unfavorable outcome that could have an adverse effect on our business; 

 

 

our business will be dependent upon success in our customer acquisition strategy. If we fail to maintain a high quality of service or a high quality of device technology, we may fail to retain existing users or add new users. If users decrease their level of engagement, our revenue, financial results and business may be significantly harmed; 

 

 

we will be dependent upon acceptance of our products by physicians and their willingness to prescribe our product to their patients for the sale of our products and provision of our services. The loss of a significant number of prescriptions or lack of interest by physicians prescribing our monitoring devices and related services may have an adverse effect on our future revenues, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; 

 

 

we are highly dependent on payments by our customers, which consist principally of wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and government agencies, as well as insurance companies who pay on behalf of customers; 

     
 

we are dependent upon third-party manufacturers and suppliers making us vulnerable to supply shortages and problems and price fluctuations, which could harm our business; 

 

 

we are subject to uncertainty relating to healthcare reform measures and reimbursement policies that, if not favorable to our products, could hinder or prevent our products’ commercial success; 

     
 

our relationships with healthcare professionals, institutional providers, consultants, third-party payors and customers are subject to applicable anti-kickback, fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations in the United States and similar laws in other countries, which could expose us to penalties, including without limitation, civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, monetary fines, disgorgement, possible exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings and the curtailment or restructuring of our operations; 

 

 

we may be subject to security breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information, expose us to liability under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (or HIPAA) and similar privacy laws, and harm our reputation and business; 

 

 

we may be party to or target of lawsuits, investigations and proceedings arising out of claims alleging negligence, product liability, breach of warranty or malpractice that may involve large claims and significant defense costs whether or not such liability is imposed. Such potential claims may be costly to defend, could consume management resources and could adversely affect our reputation and business; and

 

  Our consolidated financial statements included as part of this prospectus have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. We incurred a net loss of $15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 and generated $63.4 million of accumulated deficit since inception. These events and conditions, along with other matters, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.  The consolidated financial statements for 2019 do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Corporate Information

 

We are a company incorporated and registered in the Cayman Islands and were incorporated in 2014. Our Cayman Islands address is P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square Grand Cayman, KY1-1001, Cayman Islands and our principal executive offices are located at 5 Oppenheimer St. Rehovot 7670105, Israel. Our telephone number in the United States is +1.800.595.2898. Our website address is https://gmedinnovations.com/. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to, and intend to, take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” such as not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act). We could remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (a) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenue exceeds $1.07 billion, (b) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or the Exchange Act) which would occur if the market value of our Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (c) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt during the preceding three-year period.

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THE OFFERING

 

Ordinary Shares currently issued and outstanding  

54,771,648 Ordinary Shares

     
Ordinary Shares offered by us   5,000,000 Ordinary Shares
     
Ordinary Shares to be issued and outstanding after this offering   59,771,648 Ordinary Shares (assuming no exercise of the representative’s warrant), or 60,521,648 Ordinary Shares if the underwriters exercise in full the over-allotment option to purchase additional Ordinary Shares.
     
Over-allotment option   We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of up to 45 days to purchase, at the public offering price, up to 750,000   additional Ordinary Shares, less underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any.
     
Representative’s Warrants   We will issue to Boustead Securities, LLC, the representative of the underwriters, or its permitted designees warrants to purchase up to 350,000 Ordinary Shares (or 402,500 Ordinary Shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). The representative’s warrants will have an exercise price of 100% of the per Ordinary Share public offering price, will be exercisable on the date of issuance and will expire five years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
     
Use of proceeds  

We expect to receive approximately $26.85 million in net proceeds from the sale of  Ordinary Shares offered by us in this offering (approximately $31.35 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

We currently expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for the following purposes:

 

●  approximately $12 million to scale up our sales force and marketing initiatives;

 

●  approximately $1 million to complete the development of our Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring System;

 

●  approximately $2 million to continue the development of our products and next generation products, including clinical trials and other regulatory approval processes; and

  

●  the remainder for working capital and general corporate purposes and possible future acquisitions.

 

In addition, our board of directors has approved a one-time cash bonus of $240,000 to be paid to Dr. Yacov Geva, our Chief Executive Officer, subject to the consummation of this offering.

 

The amounts and schedule of our actual expenditures will depend on multiple factors. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds of this offering.

     
Risk factors   Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk.  You should read the “Risk Factors” section starting on page 12 of this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in the Ordinary Shares.
     
Nasdaq Global Market symbol:    We have been approved to list the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GMVD”, subject to notice of issuance.
     

 

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The number of the Ordinary Shares to be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above assumes that all of the Ordinary Shares offered hereby are sold, and is based on 54,771,648 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. This number excludes:

 

  6,196,208 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date, at exercise prices ranging from A$0.77 (approximately $0.56) to A$9.36 (approximately $6.77), all of which vested as of such date; 

 

  122,127 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under our Global Plan outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $3.56, of which 83,905 were vested as of such date; and

 

  5,428,369 Ordinary Shares reserved for future issuance under our Global Plan.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to:

 

 

no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option;

 

  no exercise of representative’s warrants;

 

  a 1-for-18 reverse share split to be effected on October 29, 2020; and
     
  3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to performance rights that will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

See “Description of Share Capital and Governing Documents” for additional information. 

 

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SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 

The following table summarizes our financial data. We have derived the following statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the following statements of operations data for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2020, and the balance sheet data as of June 30, 2020, from our unaudited interim condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. The following summary consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.  

Our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus were prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB. 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data   2019     2018     2020     2019  
Revenues                        
Services     5,514       3,022       1,981       2,907  
Products     12       40       29       1  
Total revenues     5,526       3,062       2,010       2,908  
Cost of revenues                                
Cost of services     4,702       2,895       2,214       2,592  
Cost of sales of products     1,047       99       320       85  
Total cost of revenues     5,749       2,994       2,534       2,677  
Gross loss (profit)     223       (68 )     524       (231 )
Research and development expenses     2,552       4,145       699       1,274  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     10,004       13,107       3,411       5,708  
                                 
Total operating expenses     12,556       17,252       4,110       6,982  
Operating loss     12,779       17,184       4,634       6,751  
Finance expenses     3,850       994       561       1,272  
Finance income     (263 )     (858 )     (205 )     (156 )
Finance expenses, net     3,587       136       356       1,116  
Loss before taxes on income     16,366       17,320       4,990       7,867  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (857 )     (345 )     (9 )     (709 )
Loss for the year     15,509       16,975       4,981       7,158  
Foreign currency translation differences     3       (1 )     -       -  
Other comprehensive income (loss)     3       (1 )     -       -  
Net comprehensive loss     15,506       16,976       4,981       7,158  
Net comprehensive loss for the period attributable to:                                
Non-controlling interests     496       713       81       319  
G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. Shareholders     15,010       16,263       4,900       6,839  
Basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.009 )   $ (0.019 )
Pro Forma basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share (1)   $ (0.72 )   $ (0.9 )   $ (0.162 )   $ (0.342 )

 

(1) Presented on a pro forma basis to give effect to a one-for-18 reverse stock split of our Ordinary Shares, which will be effected on October 29, 2020.

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    As of June 30, 2020  
U.S. dollars in thousands   Actual *     Pro
Forma (1) *
    Pro Forma
As
Adjusted (2) *
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                  
Cash and cash equivalents     543       3,914       30,764  
Total assets     8,366       11,737       38,587  
Long term debt     2,106       2,243       2,243  
Accumulated deficit     68,240       72,949       72,949  
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)     (3,353 )     2,626       29,476  

 

*Unaudited

 

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The pro forma data gives effect to the issuance of: (i) 6,888,145 Ordinary Shares issued during July 2020 through October 2020 to our directors, officers, employees and consultants in consideration of services rendered; (ii) 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1.95 million outstanding loan from Dr. Yacov Geva to us in July 2020; (iii) 5,555,556 Ordinary Shares issued in private placements for aggregate net proceeds of A$4,672,750 (approximately $3,353,377) in August 2020; (iv) 905,556 Ordinary Shares to Acuity in August 2020 as collateral shares under the Controlled Placement Agreement and cancelation of 2,222,222 due to the termination of the agreement; (v) 27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares in July 2020; (vi) 123,784 Ordinary Shares issued in consideration of the retirement of a convertible note payment; (vii) 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; (viii) warrants to purchase up to 3,163,809 Ordinary Shares issuable to GRS, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; and (ix) 246,826 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1,187,000 of outstanding debt associated with our November 2017 CardioStaff acquisition, calculated based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

(2) The pro forma as adjusted data give effect to the issuance of Ordinary Shares in this offering, at an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, as if the sale of the Ordinary Share had occurred on June 30, 2020.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in the Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. We operate in a dynamic and rapidly changing industry that involves numerous risks and uncertainties. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this prospectus, including the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus, before deciding whether to invest in the Ordinary Shares. The risks described below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect our business operations. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows could be materially adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of the Ordinary Shares to decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Financial Condition and Capital Requirements

 

We have a limited operating history on which to assess the prospects for our business, have generated little revenue from sales of our products, and have incurred losses since inception. We anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses until we are able to successfully commercialize our products and services globally.

 

Since inception, we have devoted substantially all of our financial resources to develop our products and their related services. We have financed our operations primarily through the issuance of equity securities. We have generated little revenue from the sale of our products to date and have incurred significant losses. The amount of our future net losses will depend, in part, on on-going development of our products and their related services, the rate of our future expenditures and our ability to obtain funding through the issuance of our securities, strategic collaborations or grants. We expect to continue to incur significant losses until we are able to successfully commercialize our products and services globally. We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially if and as we:

 

 

continue the development of our products and services;

 

 

establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize our products and services;

 

 

seek to identify, assess, acquire, license and/or develop other products and services and subsequent generations of our current products and services;

 

 

seek to maintain, protect and expand our intellectual property portfolio;

 

 

seek to attract and retain skilled personnel; and

 

  continue to support our operations as a public company, our product development and planned future commercialization efforts.

 

Our ability to generate future revenue from product and service sales depends heavily on our success in many areas, including but not limited to:

 

 

addressing any competing technological and market developments;

 

 

negotiating favorable terms in any collaboration, licensing or other arrangements into which we may enter;

 

 

establishing and maintaining resale and distribution relationships with third-parties that can provide adequate (in amount and quality) infrastructure to support market demand for our products;

 

 

launching and commercializing current and future products and services, either directly or with a collaborator or distributor; and

 

  maintaining, protecting and expanding our portfolio of intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets and know-how.

 

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We have incurred significant losses since inception. As such, you cannot rely upon our historical operating performance to make an investment decision regarding our company. 

 

Since our inception, we have engaged primarily in research and development activities, and the acquisitions of two companies in the United States. We have financed our operations primarily through the issuance of equity securities and loans, have incurred losses in the last three years including net losses of $15.5 million in 2019 and $16.9 million in 2018. Our accumulated deficit as of June 30, 2020 was $68.24 million. We do not know whether or when we will become profitable. Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability depends upon our ability to accelerate the commercialization of our products and service offerings in line with the demand from new partnerships and our aggressive business strategy. We may be unable to achieve any or all of these goals.

 

Even if this offering is successful, we expect that we will need to raise substantial additional funding before we can expect to become profitable from sales of our products and services. This additional financing may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all. Failure to obtain this necessary capital when needed may force us to delay, limit or terminate our product development efforts or other operations.  

 

As of June 30, 2020, we had $0.54 million in cash and cash equivalents and an accumulated deficit of $68.24 million. Prior to the completion of this offering, based upon our currently expected level of operating expenditures, and taking into consideration the funding we received in August 2020, we expect that our current existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our current operations until the end of November 2020, without using the net proceeds from this offering and/or the net proceeds from the exercise of existing warrants. Even if this offering is completed, we expect that we will require substantial additional capital to commercialize our products. In addition, our operating plans may change as a result of many factors that may currently be unknown to us, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned.

 

We cannot guarantee that future financing will be available in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. Moreover, the terms of any financing may adversely affect the holdings or the rights of our stockholders and the issuance of additional securities, whether equity or debt, by us, or the possibility of such issuance, may cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to decline. The incurrence of indebtedness could result in increased fixed payment obligations, and we may be required to agree to certain restrictive covenants, such as limitations on our ability to incur additional debt, limitations on our ability to acquire, sell or license intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. We could also be required to seek funds through arrangements with collaborative partners or otherwise at an earlier stage than otherwise would be desirable, and we may be required to relinquish rights to some of our technologies or products or otherwise agree to terms unfavorable to us, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and prospects. Even if we believe that we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans, we may seek additional capital if market conditions are favorable or if we have specific strategic considerations.

 

Raising additional capital would cause dilution to holders of our equity securities, and may affect the rights of existing holders of equity securities.

 

We may seek additional capital through a combination of private and public equity offerings, debt financings and collaborations and strategic and licensing arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the issuance of equity (such as this offering) or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest will be diluted, and the terms may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a holder of the Ordinary Shares.

 

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Substantially all of our assets are subject to security interests under a convertible securities agreement (or the Convertible Securities Agreement) and a general security agreement (or the General Security Agreement) and in connection with out indebtedness to with Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, and we are in breach on our obligations under either one of these agreements, and may suffer materially adverse consequences, including foreclosure on our assets.

 

As of the date hereof, substantially all of our assets, and assets of our Israeli subsidiary, were pledged as collateral under our Convertible Securities Agreement, as amended, and the General Security Agreement with certain other purchasers (who we collectively refer to as the Convertible Securities Holders) and under our loan agreements with Bank Mizrahi Tefahot. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not yet repaid the entire approximately $0.7 million payment due to the Convertible Securities Holders. Currently, we are negotiating in good faith with the Convertible Securities Holders to modify the requirements. However, we cannot be sure that we will be able to come to an amicable resolution. If we fail to reach a resolution, the Convertible Securities Holders (as the collateral agent under the collateral agency agreement date October 29, 2018 (or the Collateral Agency Agreement)) and/or Bank Mizrahi Tefahot will have the right to foreclose upon and sell, or otherwise transfer the collateral subject to its security interests. If the Convertible Securities Holders or Bank Mizrahi Tefahot exercise their right to sell the assets pledged under their respective agreement, such sales may be completed at distressed sale prices, thereby diminishing or potentially eliminating the amount of cash available to us after repayment of the amounts outstanding under the either agreement. Such deleveraging of our company could significantly impair our ability to effectively operate our business and may otherwise have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Further, in such a circumstance, we could be forced to curtail or cease our business activities. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Arrangements.”

 

We may default under, or may be unable to obtain forgiveness of, our April 2020 loan from Bank of America pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program, which could diminish our cash resources.

 

In April 2020, we entered into a loan agreement (or the PPP Loan) with Bank of America, NA pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the Cares Act). The PPP Loan provides us with $873,487 and requires no collateral or personal guarantees. We are planning to apply for forgiveness of the loan balance pursuant to the terms of the Cares Act. In case we fail to comply with the terms of forgiveness under the Cares Act, fail to apply for loan forgiveness, or if otherwise the U.S. Small Business Administration does not confirm or only partially confirms forgiveness of the unpaid principal balance of PPP Loan, we will have to pay back the unforgiven principal balance of the loan plus interest accrued thereon at a 1% over a two year period from the date of the funding of the loan. As of October 18, 2020, we have used all of the $873,487, extended to us under the PPP Loan. We cannot assure you that we will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part, and any required payment of the PPP Loan would diminish our cash resources.

 

In addition, the PPP Loan contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults or breaches of the terms of the loan, bankruptcy, making materially false and misleading representations to the U.S. Small Business Administration or the Bank of America, and material adverse changes in our financial condition or business operations. The occurrence of an event of default may require immediate repayment of all amounts outstanding under the PPP Loan, collection of all amounts owing from us, or filing suit and obtaining judgment against us.

 

Our consolidated financial statements contain an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which could prevent us from obtaining new financing on reasonable terms or at all.

 

Our audited consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2019, contain an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We incurred a net loss of $15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $4.9 million as of June 30, 2020. These events and conditions, along with other matters, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on our ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements for 2019 and for June 30, 2020 do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. This going concern opinion could materially limit our ability to raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or debt securities or otherwise. Further financial statements may include an explanatory paragraph with respect to our ability to continue as a going concern. Until we can generate significant recurring revenues, we expect to satisfy our future cash needs through debt or equity financing. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. If funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate research or development plans for, or commercialization efforts with respect to our products. This may raise substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

 

We may not succeed in completing the development and commercialization of our products and services and generating significant revenues.

 

Since commencing our operations, we have focused on the research and development and limited clinical trials of our products and services. Some of our products are not approved for commercialization and have never generated any revenues. Our ability to generate revenues and achieve profitability depends on our ability to successfully complete the development of these products and services, obtain regulatory approvals and generate significant revenues. The future success of our business cannot be determined at this time, and we do not anticipate generating revenues from some of our products and services for the foreseeable future. In addition, we have limited experience in commercializing our products and services and we may face several challenges with respect to our commercialization efforts, including, among others, that:

 

 

we may not have adequate financial or other resources to complete the development of our products or services associated with a given product;

 

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we may not be able to manufacture our products in commercial quantities, at an adequate quality or at an acceptable cost;

 

 

we may not be able to establish adequate sales, marketing and distribution channels;

 

 

healthcare professionals and patients may not accept our products or fully utilize our products’ services;

 

 

we may not be aware of possible complications from the continued use of our products or services since we have limited clinical experience with respect to the actual use of our products and services;

 

 

technological breakthroughs in the mobile and e-health solutions and services may reduce the demand for our products;

 

 

changes in the market for mobile and e-health solutions and services, new alliances between existing market participants and the entrance of new market participants may interfere with our market penetration efforts;

 

 

third-party payors may not agree to reimburse patients for any or all of the purchase price of our products, which may adversely affect patients’ willingness to purchase our products;

 

 

uncertainty as to market demand may result in inefficient pricing of our products and services;

 

 

we may face third-party claims of intellectual property infringement; and

 

  we may fail to obtain or maintain regulatory approvals for our products or services in our target markets or may face adverse regulatory or legal actions relating to our products or services even if regulatory approval is obtained.

 

If we are unable to meet any one or more of these challenges successfully, our ability to effectively commercialize our products and services could be limited, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our success depends upon market acceptance of our products and services, our ability to develop and commercialize new products and services and generate revenues and our ability to identify new markets for our technology.

 

We have developed, and are engaged in the development of, mobile and e-health solutions and services using our suite of devices and software solutions. Our success will depend on the acceptance of our products and services in the healthcare market. We are faced with the risk that the marketplace will not be receptive to our products and services over competing products and that we will be unable to compete effectively. Factors that could affect our ability to successfully commercialize our current and any potential future products and services include:

 

 

the challenges of developing (or acquiring externally-developed) technology solutions that are adequate and competitive in meeting the requirements of next-generation design challenges; and

 

  the dependence upon physicians’ acceptance of our products and their willingness to prescribe our product to their patients for the sale of our products and provision of our services.

 

We cannot assure that our current products or any future products, and services, will gain broad market acceptance. If the market for our current products in development fails to develop or develops more slowly than expected, or if any of the services and standards supported by us do not achieve or sustain market acceptance, our business and operating results would be materially and adversely affected.

 

Medical device development is costly and involves continual technological change which may render our current or future products obsolete.

 

The market for monitoring services and products is characterized by rapid technological change, medical advances, changing consumer requirements, short device lifecycles and evolving industry standards. Any one of these factors could reduce the demand for our services and devices or require substantial resources and expenditures for research, design and development to avoid technological or market obsolescence.

 

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Our success will depend on our ability to enhance our current technology, services and systems and develop or acquire and market new technologies to keep pace with technological developments and evolving industry standards, while responding to changes in customer needs. A failure to adequately develop or acquire device enhancements or new devices that will address changing technologies and customer requirements adequately, or to introduce such devices on a timely basis, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

We might have insufficient financial resources to improve existing devices, advance technologies and develop new devices at competitive prices. Technological advances by one or more competitors or future entrants into the field may result in our present services or devices becoming non-competitive or obsolete, which may decrease revenues and profits and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

We will encounter significant competition across our product lines and in each market in which we will sell our products and services from various companies, some of which may have greater financial and marketing resources than we do. Our primary competitors include Biotelemetry, Inc., iRhythm Technologies, Preventice Solutions, Inc. and other arrhythmia service providers, as well as a wide range of medical device companies that sell a single or limited number of competitive products and services or participate in only a specific market segment.

 

We will be dependent upon success in our customer acquisition strategy.

 

Our business will be dependent upon success in our customer acquisition strategy. If we fail to maintain a high quality of service or a high quality of device technology, we may fail to retain existing users or add new users. If users decrease their level of engagement, our revenue, financial results and business may be significantly harmed. Our future success depends upon building a commercial operation in the United States, United Kingdom and China, as well as entering additional markets to commercialize our products and services. We believe that our expanded growth will depend on the further development, regulatory approval and commercialization of our products and services, which we anticipate that can be used by nearly all targeted individuals. If we fail to expand the use of our product and services in a timely manner, we may not be able to expand our markets or to grow our revenue, and our business may be adversely impacted. The size of our user base and our users’ level of engagement are critical to our success. Our financial performance will be significantly determined by our success in adding, retaining and engaging active users. If people do not perceive our products or services to be useful, reliable and trustworthy, we may not be able to attract or retain users or otherwise maintain or increase the frequency and duration of their engagement. A decrease in user retention, growth or engagement could render less attractive to developers, which may have a material and adverse impact on our revenue, business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Any number of factors could negatively affect user retention, growth and engagement, including:

 

 

users increasingly engaging with competing products; 

 

 

users not actively using the services associated with each of our respective services; 

 

 

failure to introduce new and improved products and services; 

 

 

inability to successfully balance efforts to provide a compelling user experience with the decisions made with respect to the added value services provided; 

 

 

inability to continue to develop products for mobile devices that users find engaging, that work with a variety of mobile operating systems and networks and that achieve a high level of market acceptance; 

 

 

changes in user sentiment about the quality or usefulness of our products and services or concerns related to privacy and sharing, safety, security or other factors; 

 

 

inability to manage and priorities information to ensure users are presented with content that is interesting, useful and relevant to them; 

 

 

adverse changes in our products that are mandated by legislation or regulatory agencies, both in the United States and across the globe; or 

 

  technical or other problems preventing us from delivering products or services in a rapid and reliable manner or otherwise affecting the user experience.

 

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If we are unable to successfully integrate acquired companies and technology, we may not realize the benefits anticipated and our future growth may be adversely affected.

 

We have grown through acquisitions of companies and technology, including our acquisitions of CardioStaff, in November 2017 and Telerhythmics in November 2018. Acquisitions bring risks associated with our assumption of the liabilities of an acquired company, which may be liabilities that we were or are unaware of at the time of the acquisition, potential write-offs of acquired assets and potential loss of the acquired company’s key employees or customers. Physician, patient and customer satisfaction or performance problems with an acquired business, technology, service or device could also have a material adverse effect on our reputation. Additionally, potential disputes with the seller of an acquired business or its employees, suppliers or customers could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. If we fail to properly evaluate and execute acquisitions, our business may be disrupted and our operating results and prospects may be harmed.

 

Furthermore, integrating acquired companies or new technologies into our business may prove more difficult than we anticipate. We may encounter difficulties in successfully integrating our operations, technologies, services and personnel with that of the acquired company, and our financial and management resources may be diverted from our existing operations. Offices in multiple states create a strain on our ability to effectively manage our operations and key personnel. If we elect to consolidate our facilities, we may lose key personnel unwilling to relocate to the consolidated facility, may have difficulty hiring appropriate personnel at the consolidated facility and may have difficulty providing continuity of service through the consolidation.

 

We are dependent upon third-party manufacturers and suppliers making us vulnerable to supply shortages and problems and price fluctuations, which could harm our business.

 

While we manufacture our products in our in-house laboratories, we rely on third parties to supply us with the raw materials that we use to manufacture our products. We do not own or operate manufacturing facilities for clinical or commercial production of product lines other than our current products and we lack the resources and the capability to manufacture our other products on a commercial scale. Therefore, we rely on a limited number of suppliers who provide us with these raw materials and manufacture and assemble certain components of our products. Our suppliers may encounter problems during manufacturing for a variety of reasons, including, for example, failure to follow specific protocols and procedures, failure to comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, equipment malfunction and environmental factors, failure to properly conduct their own business affairs, and infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, any of which could delay or impede their ability to meet our requirements. Our reliance on these third-party suppliers also subjects us to other risks that could harm our business, including:

 

 

we are not a major customer of many of our suppliers, and these suppliers may therefore give other customers’ needs higher priority than ours;

 

 

third parties may threaten or enforce their intellectual property rights against our suppliers, which may cause disruptions or delays in shipment, or may force our suppliers to cease conducting business with us;

 

 

we may not be able to obtain an adequate supply in a timely manner or on commercially reasonable terms; 

 

 

our suppliers, especially new suppliers, may make errors in manufacturing that could negatively affect the efficacy or safety of our products or cause delays in shipment;

 

 

we may have difficulty locating and qualifying alternative suppliers;

 

 

switching components or suppliers may require product redesign and possibly submission to the U.S. FDA, EEA Notified Bodies, and the NMPA or other similar foreign regulatory agencies, which could significantly impede or delay our commercial activities; 

 

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one or more of our sole or single-source suppliers may be unwilling or unable to supply components of our products;

 

 

the occurrence of a fire, natural disaster or other catastrophe impacting one or more of our suppliers may affect their ability to deliver products to us in a timely manner; and

 

  our suppliers may encounter financial or other business hardships unrelated to our demand, which could inhibit their ability to fulfill our orders and meet our requirements.

 

We may not be able to quickly establish additional or alternative suppliers if necessary, in part because we may need to undertake additional activities to establish such suppliers as required by the regulatory approval process. Any interruption or delay in obtaining products from our third-party suppliers, or our inability to obtain products from qualified alternate sources at acceptable prices in a timely manner, could impair our ability to meet the demand of our customers and cause them to switch to competing products. Given our reliance on certain single-source suppliers, we are especially susceptible to supply shortages because we do not have alternate suppliers currently available.

 

We have limited manufacturing history on which to assess the prospects for our business, and we anticipate that we will incur significant losses once we initiate our in-house manufacturing until we are able to successfully commercialize our products globally.

 

We anticipate that our expenses will increase substantially as we initiate manufacturing in our facilities. If our manufacturing operation is unreliable or unavailable, we may not be able to move forward with our intended business operations and our entire business plan could fail. There is no assurance that our manufacturing operation will be able to meet commercialized scale production requirements in a timely manner or in accordance with applicable standards.

 

We have no timely ability to replace our current manufacturing capabilities.

 

If our manufacturing facility in Israel (or if our own facility in China, if and when we begin to utilize it) suffers any type of prolonged interruption, whether caused by regulator action, equipment failure, critical facility services (such as water purification, clean steam generation or building management and monitoring system), fire, natural disaster or any other event that causes the cessation of manufacturing activities, we would be exposed to long-term loss of sales and profits. There are limited facilities which are capable of contract manufacturing some of our products and product candidates. Replacement of our current manufacturing capabilities will have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 

We are dependent upon third-party service providers for the provision of certain services that we provide. If there are interruptions or delays in the services provided by these third-parties could impair the delivery of certain services and utility of our products, which could adversely affect the penetration of our products and service, our business, operating results and reputation.

 

The success of certain services that we provide are dependent upon third-party service providers. For instance, we are dependent upon third-party service providers to provide analysis of medical results. If we fail to maintain these relationships, we would be forced to seek alternative providers to provide such analyses, which we may not find available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

As we expand our commercial activities, an increased burden will be placed upon the quality of medical results analyses. Interruptions or delays, for any length of time, could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Frequent or persistent interruptions in our ability to provide quality and timely analyses could cause permanent harm to our reputation and could cause current or potential users of our products and services, or prescribing physicians, to believe that our systems are unreliable, leading them to switch to our competitors. Such interruptions could result in liability claims and litigation against us for damages or injuries resulting from the disruption in service.

 

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We expect to be exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

We incur expenses in U.S. dollars, Australian dollars, NIS, Pounds Sterling, Chinese yuan (RMB), Macedonian denars, and Euros, but our financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, we face exposure to adverse movements in currency exchange rates. Our foreign operations will be exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as the financial results are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars upon consolidation. Specifically, the U.S. dollar cost of our operations in Israel and China is influenced by any movements in the currency exchange rate of the NIS. Such movements in the currency exchange rate may have a negative effect on our financial results. If the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions will result in increased revenue, operating expenses and net income. Similarly, if the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency denominated transactions will result in decreased revenue, operating expenses and net income. As exchange rates vary, sales and other operating results, when translated, may differ materially from our or the capital market’s expectations.

 

Non-U.S. governments often impose strict price controls, which may adversely affect our future profitability.

 

We intend to seek approval to market products and their associated services in both the United States and in non-U.S. jurisdictions. Accordingly, we are subject to rules and regulations in those jurisdictions relating to our products and services. In some countries, particularly countries of the European Union (or the EU) and those of the EEA and China, each of which has developed its own rules and regulations, pricing may be subject to governmental control under certain circumstances. In these countries, pricing negotiations with governmental agencies can take considerable time after the receipt of marketing approval for a medical device candidate. To obtain reimbursement or pricing approval in some countries, we may be required to conduct a clinical trial that compares the cost-effectiveness of our product to other available products. If reimbursement of our products is unavailable or limited in scope or amount, or if pricing is set at unsatisfactory levels, we may be unable to achieve or sustain profitability.

  

We are dependent on our employees, including notably our Chief Executive Officer, the loss of whom could have an adverse effect on our company.

 

As of October 18, 2020, we have approximately 73 full-time employees and one dedicated consultant. Our future performance depends to a large extent on the continued services of members of our current management including, in particular, Dr. Yacov Geva, our Chief Executive Officer. Any of our employees and consultants may leave our company at any time, subject to certain notice periods. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or any key employees or consultants would adversely affect our ability to execute our business plan and harm our operating results.

  

If we are not able to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, scientific and technical personnel, we may not be able to implement our business model successfully.

 

We believe that our management team must be able to act decisively to apply and adapt our business model in the rapidly changing markets in which we will compete. In addition, we will rely upon technical and scientific employees or third-party contractors to effectively establish, manage and grow our business. Consequently, we believe that our future viability will depend largely on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, sales, scientific and technical personnel. In order to do so, we may need to pay higher compensation or fees to our employees or consultants than we currently expect and such higher compensation payments would have a negative effect on our operating results. Competition for experienced, high-quality personnel is intense and we cannot assure that we will be able to recruit and retain such personnel. We may not be able to hire or retain the necessary personnel to implement our business strategy. Our failure to hire and retain such personnel could impair our ability to develop new products and services and manage our business effectively.

 

We will need to expand our organization and we may experience difficulties in recruiting needed additional employees and consultants, which could disrupt our operations.

 

As our development and commercialization plans and strategies develop and because we are so leanly staffed, we will need additional managerial, operational, sales, marketing, financial, legal and other resources. The competition for qualified personnel in the medical device industry is intense. Due to this intense competition, we may be unable to attract and retain qualified personnel necessary for the development of our business or to recruit suitable replacement personnel.

 

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Our management may need to divert a disproportionate amount of its attention away from our day-to-day activities and devote a substantial amount of time to managing these growth activities. We may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations, which may result in weaknesses in our infrastructure, operational mistakes, loss of business opportunities, loss of employees and reduced productivity among remaining employees. Our expected growth could require significant capital expenditures and may divert financial resources from other projects, such as the development of additional medical device products. If our management is unable to effectively manage our growth, our expenses may increase more than expected, our ability to generate and/or grow revenue could be reduced and we may not be able to implement our business strategy. Our future financial performance and our ability to commercialize medical device products and services and compete effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to effectively manage any future growth. 

 

We will incur significant increased costs as a result of the listing of our securities for trading on Nasdaq. By becoming a public company in the United States and remaining a public company in Australia, our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives as well as compliance with ongoing U.S. and Australian requirements. 

 

Upon the listing of securities on Nasdaq, we will become a publicly traded company in the United States. As a public company in the United States, we will incur additional significant accounting, legal and other expenses that we did not incur before the offering. We also anticipate that we will incur costs associated with corporate governance requirements of the SEC and Nasdaq, as well as requirements under Section 404 and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs, introduce new costs such as investor relations, stock exchange listing fees and shareholder reporting, and to make some activities more time consuming and costly. The implementation and testing of such processes and systems may require us to hire outside consultants and incur other significant costs. Any future changes in the laws and regulations affecting public companies in the United States, including Section 404 and other provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC and Nasdaq, for so long as they apply to us, will result in increased costs to us as we respond to such changes. These laws, rules and regulations could make it more difficult or more costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including director and officer liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these requirements could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, our board committees, or as executive officers.

 

International expansion of our business exposes us to business, regulatory, political, operational, financial and economic risks associated with doing business outside of the United States or Cayman Islands. 

 

Other than our headquarters and other operations which are located in the Cayman Islands (as further described below), we currently have significant international operations, and our business strategy incorporates additional significant international expansion, particularly in anticipated expansion of regulatory approvals of our products. Doing business internationally involves a number of risks, including but not limited to: 

 

 

multiple, conflicting and changing laws and regulations such as privacy regulations, tax laws, export and import restrictions, employment laws, regulatory requirements and other governmental approvals, permits and licenses; 

     
 

failure by us to obtain regulatory approvals for the use of our products and services in various countries;

 

 

additional potentially relevant third-party patent rights;

 

 

complexities and difficulties in obtaining protection and enforcing our intellectual property;

 

 

difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations; 

     
 

complexities associated with managing multiple regulatory, governmental and reimbursement regimes;

 

 

limits in our ability to penetrate international markets;

 

 

financial risks, such as longer payment cycles, difficulty collecting accounts receivable, the impact of local and regional financial crises on demand and payment for our products and exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

 

 

natural disasters, political and economic instability, including wars, terrorism and political unrest, outbreak of disease, boycotts, curtailment of trade and other business restrictions; 

 

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an outbreak of a contagious disease, such as the novel coronavirus pandemic of 2020, which may cause us, third party vendors and manufacturers and/or customers to temporarily suspend our or their respective operations in the affected city or country;

 

 

certain expenses including, among others, expenses for travel, translation and insurance; and

 

  regulatory and compliance risks that relate to maintaining accurate information and control over sales and activities that may fall within the purview of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, its books and records provisions or its anti-bribery provisions.

 

Any of these factors could significantly harm our future international expansion and operations and, consequently, our results of operations. 

 

Our business and operations may be adversely affected by COVID-19 or other similar outbreaks.

 

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus outbreak and related disease (known as COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China. This virus has spread globally to over 200 countries, including the United States and Israel. Any outbreak of contagious diseases, or other adverse public health developments, could have a material adverse effect on our business operations. These could include disruptions or restrictions on our ability to travel, pursue collaborations and other business transactions, oversee the activities of our third-party manufacturers and suppliers, make shipments of materials, as well as be impacted by the temporary closure of the facilities of suppliers. Any disruption of suppliers or access to patients would likely impact our progress and rates as well as our ability to access capital through the financial markets. In particular, the COVID-19 outbreak has begun to have indeterminable adverse effects on general commercial activity and the world economy, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 or any other epidemic harms the global economy generally. We experienced a decline in sales during the second quarter of 2020, as individuals, as well as hospitals and other medical providers, defer elective procedures and in-person visits in response to COVID-19. It is unclear whether this reduction in sales is temporary and whether such sales may be recoverable in the future. If our sales continue to decline, or if such lost sales are not recoverable in the future, our business and results of operations will be significantly adversely affected. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others.

 

Security breaches, loss of data and other disruptions could compromise sensitive information related to our business or patients, or prevent us from accessing critical information and expose us to liability, which could adversely affect our business and our reputation.

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we and certain of our third-party service providers, collect, process, and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, personal and medical information about our patients and our proprietary business information. The secure maintenance and transmission of this information is critical to our operations and business strategy. We rely on commercially available systems, software, tools and domestically available monitoring to provide security for processing, transmitting and storing this sensitive data. 

 

In the event that patients authorize or enable us to sell their personal data to third-parties and/or access their data on our systems, we cannot ensure the complete integrity or security of such data in our systems as we would not control that access. Third-parties may also attempt to fraudulently induce our employees, patients or physicians who use our technology, into disclosing sensitive information. Third-parties may also otherwise compromise our security measures in order to gain unauthorized access to the information we store. This could result in significant legal and financial exposure, a loss in confidence in the security of our services, interruptions or malfunctions in our services, and, ultimately, harm to our future business prospects and revenue.

 

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A security breach or privacy violation that leads to disclosure or modification of, or prevents access to, patient information, including protected health information, could harm our reputation, compel us to comply with disparate state breach notification laws, require us to verify the correctness of database contents and otherwise subject us to liability under laws that protect personal data, resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. If we are unable to prevent such security breaches or privacy violations or implement satisfactory remedial measures in a timely manner, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed, our operations could be disrupted, our brand could be adversely affected, demand for our products and services may decrease, we may be unable to provide the our service, we may lose sales and customers, and we may suffer loss of reputation, financial loss and other regulatory penalties because of lost or misappropriated information, including sensitive patient data. We may be required to expend significant capital and financial resources to invest in security measures, protect against such threats or to alleviate problems caused by breaches in security. In addition, these breaches and other inappropriate access can be difficult to detect, and any delay in identifying them may lead to increased harm. Although we have invested in our systems and the protection of our data to reduce the risk of an intrusion or interruption, and we monitor our systems on an ongoing basis for any current or potential threats, we can give no assurances that these measures and efforts will prevent all intrusions, interruptions, or breakdowns.

 

Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventive measures.

 

With respect to medical information, we follow HIPAA guidelines and, among others, separate personal information from medical information, and further employ additional encryption tools to protect the privacy of our patients and medical data. However, hackers may attempt to penetrate our computer systems, and, if successful, misappropriate personal or confidential business information. In addition, an associate, contractor or other third-party with whom we do business may attempt to circumvent our security measures in order to obtain such information, and may purposefully or inadvertently cause a breach involving such information. While we continue to implement additional protective measures to reduce the risk of and detect cyber incidents, cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, and the techniques used in such attacks change rapidly.

 

Also, our information technology networks and infrastructure may still be vulnerable to damage, disruptions or shutdowns due to attack by hackers or breaches, employee error or malfeasance, power outages, computer viruses, telecommunication or utility failures, systems failures, natural disasters or other catastrophic events. Any such compromise could disrupt our operations, damage our reputation and subject us to additional costs and liabilities, any of which could adversely affect our business.

 

Depending on the nature of the information compromised, in the event of a data breach or other unauthorized access to or acquisition of our user data, we may also have obligations to notify users about the incident and we may need to provide some form of remedy for the individuals affected by the incident. A growing number of legislative and regulatory bodies have adopted consumer notification requirements in the event of unauthorized access to or acquisition of certain types of personal data. Such breach notification laws continue to evolve and may be inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another. Complying with these obligations could cause us to incur substantial costs and could increase negative publicity surrounding any incident that compromises user data. In addition, the interpretation and application of consumer, health-related and data protection laws, rules and regulations in the United States, Europe and elsewhere are often uncertain, contradictory and in flux. It is possible that these laws, rules and regulations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our practices or those of our distributors and partners. If we or these third parties are found to have violated such laws, rules or regulations, it could result in government-imposed fines, orders requiring that we or these third parties change our or their practices, or criminal charges, which could adversely affect our business. Complying with these various laws could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices, systems and compliance procedures in a manner adverse to our business. 

 

We face intense competition in the market, and as a result we may be unable to effectively compete in our industry.

 

With respect to our products and monitoring services we compete directly and primarily with arrhythmia monitoring providers such as Biotelemetry, Inc., iRhythm Technologies, Preventice Solutions, Inc., and other smaller companies. These companies hold significant market share in the United States. Their dominant market position and significant control over the market could significantly limit our ability to introduce or effectively market and generate sales of our products and service offerings. We will also compete with numerous second-tier and third-tier competitors and may in the future face further competition from smartwatch makers such as Apple and Samsung, and app developers using the smartwatch platforms for products that will compete with our current and future products.

 

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Many of our competitors have long histories and strong reputations within the industry. They have significantly greater brand recognition, financial and human resources than we do. They also have more experience and capabilities in researching and developing testing devices, obtaining and maintaining regulatory clearances and other requirements, manufacturing and marketing those products than we do. There is a significant risk that we may be unable to overcome the advantages held by our competition, and our inability to do so could lead to the failure of our business and the loss of your investment.

 

Competition in the electronic health devices and more specifically mobile health devices markets is extremely intense, which can lead to, among other things, price reductions, longer selling cycles, lower product margins, loss of market share and additional working capital requirements. To succeed, we must, among other critical matters, gain consumer acceptance for our minimally invasive solutions as compared to other solutions currently available in the market, and potential future devices incorporating our principal technology and offer better strategic concepts, technical solutions, prices and response time, or a combination of these factors, than those of other competitors. If our competitors offer significant discounts on certain products or services, we may need to lower our prices or offer other favorable terms in order to compete successfully. Moreover, any broad-based changes to our prices and pricing policies could make it difficult to generate revenues or cause our revenues to decline. Moreover, if our competitors develop and commercialize products and services that are more effective or desirable than products and services that we may develop, we may not convince our customers to use our products and services. Any such changes would likely reduce our commercial opportunity and revenue potential and could materially adversely impact our operating results.

   

If third-party payors do not provide adequate coverage and reimbursement for the use of our products and services, our revenue will be negatively impacted.

 

We will be highly dependent on reimbursement by third parties in relation to our revenue streams. Such reimbursement may vary based on the particular service or device used in providing services and is based on the identity of the third-party. Our ability to maintain a leading position in the monitoring market depends on our relationships with private third parties.

 

We expect to engage with private third parties to allow us to receive reimbursement from insurance companies for monitoring fees. The loss of a significant number of private third-party contracts may have an adverse effect on our revenues that derives from monitoring services, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Over the past few years, reimbursement rates from certain third parties have declined, in some cases significantly. There can be no assurance that this trend will not continue or apply on more third parties. In addition, there is no assurance that third parties’ reimbursement will continue to cover our monitoring services at all, or, if covered, will reimburse us at commercially viable rates.

 

In addition, private third parties may not reimburse any new services offered by us or reimburse those new services at commercially viable rates. The failure to receive reimbursement at adequate levels for our existing or future services may adversely affect demand for those services, our products, our revenues and expected growth. This could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Risks Related to Product Development and Regulatory Approval

 

The regulatory clearance process which we must navigate is expensive, time-consuming, and uncertain and may prevent us from obtaining clearance for the commercialization of our current products and services in additional jurisdictions, or any future product.

 

We are not permitted to market our products and their associated services until we receive regulatory clearance. For example, we have applied for NMPA clearance for our Prizma device in China, but we may not commence marketing or sales activity until such time that we receive NMPA clearance.

 

The research, design, testing, manufacturing, labelling, selling, marketing and distribution of medical devices, such as our products and product candidates, are subject to extensive regulation by the U.S. FDA and similar foreign regulatory agencies, with regulations that differ from country to country. There can be no assurance that, even after such time and expenditures, we will be able to obtain necessary regulatory clearances or approvals for our products and product candidates. In addition, during the regulatory process, other companies may develop other technologies with the same intended use as our products.

 

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We are also subject to numerous post-marketing regulatory requirements, which include labelling regulations and medical device reporting regulations, which may require us to report to different regulatory agencies if our device causes or contributes to a death or serious injury, or malfunctions in a way that would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury. In addition, these regulatory requirements may change in the future in a way that adversely affects us. If we fail to comply with present or future regulatory requirements that are applicable to us, we may be subject to enforcement action by regulatory agencies, which may include, among others, any of the following sanctions:

 

 

untitled letters, warning letters, fines, injunctions, consent decrees and civil penalties;

     
 

customer notification, or orders for repair, replacement or refunds;

     
 

voluntary or mandatory recall or seizure of our current or future products;

     
 

imposing operating restrictions, suspension or shutdown of production;

     
 

refusing our requests for 510(k) and CE clearances or pre-market approval of new products, new intended uses or modifications to existing products or future products;

     
 

rescinding 510(k) and CE clearances or suspending or withdrawing pre-market approvals that have already been granted; and

     
  criminal prosecution.

 

The occurrence of any of these events may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Changes in the regulatory environment may constrain or require us to restructure our operations, which may delay or prevent us from marketing our products and services and as a result harming our revenue and operating results.

 

Healthcare laws and regulations and review procedures change frequently and may change significantly in the future. We may not be able to adapt our operations to address every new regulation, and new regulations may adversely affect our business. For instance, although our Chinese subsidiary was granted acceptance to the “Green Channel” expedited Guangdong Provincial NMPA regulatory approval process for the Prizma device, if the process becomes more onerous, costly or time-consuming, we will need to re-evaluate our Chinese commercialization strategy and may need to invest more of our limited resources before even entering the Chinese market with our products. Our products and product candidates are also subject to the European Union Medical Device Regulations. We cannot assure you that a review of our business by courts or regulatory agencies would not result in a determination that adversely affects our revenue and operating results, or that the healthcare regulatory environment review procedures of the U.S. FDA, NMPA and EEA Notified Bodies, among other similar foreign regulatory agencies, will not change in a way delays or prevents us from marketing our products and services and as a result harming our revenue and operating results.

 

In addition, there is risk that the U.S. Congress may implement changes in laws and regulations governing healthcare service providers, including measures to control costs, or reductions in reimbursement levels, which may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

Government payors, such as CMS as well as insurers, have increased their efforts to control the cost, utilization and delivery of healthcare services. From time to time, the U.S. Congress has considered and implemented changes in the CMS fee schedules in conjunction with budgetary legislation. Further reductions of reimbursement by CMS for services or changes in policy regarding coverage of tests or other requirements for payment, such as prior authorization or a physician or qualified practitioner’s signature on test requisitions, may be implemented from time to time. Reductions in the reimbursement rates and changes in payment policies of other third-party payors may occur as well. Similar changes in the past have resulted in reduced payments as well as added costs and have added more complex regulatory and administrative requirements. Further changes in federal, state, local and third-party payor regulations or policies in the United States or our primary foreign markets may have a material adverse impact on our business. Actions by the U.S.FDA, CMS, and similar foreign regulatory agencies regulating insurance or changes in other laws, regulations, or policies may also have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

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If we, our affiliates, manufacturers or suppliers fail to comply with the U.S. FDA’s Quality System Regulation (or QSR), or any applicable state or foreign equivalent, our operations could be interrupted and our operating results could suffer.

 

We, our affiliates, manufacturers and suppliers must, unless specifically exempt by regulation, follow the QSR and, to the extent required, the equivalent regulation enacted in other foreign jurisdictions, such as the EU (and if necessary, the regulations of its member states) and China, regarding the manufacturing process. If we, our affiliates, our manufacturers or suppliers are found to be in significant non-compliance or fail to take satisfactory corrective action in response to adverse QSR inspectional findings, or to findings of similar foreign regulatory agencies, the U.S. FDA and these other similar foreign regulatory agencies could take enforcement actions against us, our affiliates, manufacturers and suppliers which could impair our ability to produce our products in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to meet our customers’ demands. Accordingly, our operating results could suffer.

 

Product and services liability suits, whether or not meritorious, could be brought against us. These suits could result in expensive and time-consuming litigation, payment of substantial damages and an increase in our insurance rates.

 

If any of our current or future products and services that we make or sell (including items that we source from third-parties) are defectively designed or manufactured contain defective components, are misused, have safety or quality issues, have inadequate operating guidelines, or if someone claims any of the foregoing, whether or not meritorious, we may become subject to substantial and costly litigation. Misusing our devices or their services or failing to adhere to the operating guidelines could cause significant harm to patients, including death. The foregoing events could lead to recalls or safety alerts, result in the removal of a product or service from the market and result in product liability or similar claims being brought against us.

 

Any product liability claims brought against us could divert management’s attention from our core business, be expensive to defend and result in sizable damage awards against us. While we maintain product liability insurance, we may not have sufficient insurance coverage for all future claims. Any product liability claims brought against us, with or without merit, could increase our product liability insurance rates or prevent us from securing continuing coverage, could harm our reputation in the industry and could reduce revenue. Product and services liability claims in excess of our insurance coverage would be paid out of cash reserves harming our financial condition and adversely affecting our results of operations.

 

Broad-based domestic and international government initiatives to reduce spending, particularly those related to healthcare costs, may reduce reimbursement rates for medical procedures, which will reduce the cost-effectiveness of our products and services. 

 

Healthcare reforms, changes in healthcare policies and changes to third-party coverage and reimbursements, including legislation enacted reforming the U.S. healthcare system, and any future changes to such legislation, may affect demand for our products and services and may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. There can be no assurance that current levels of reimbursement will not be decreased in the future, or that future legislation, regulation, or reimbursement policies of third-parties will not adversely affect the demand for our products and services or our ability to sell products and provide services on a profitable basis. The adoption of significant changes to the healthcare system in the United States, Europe, the EEA or other jurisdictions in which we may market our products and services, could limit the prices we are able to charge for our products and services or the amounts of reimbursement available for our products and services, could limit the acceptance and availability of our products and services, reduce medical procedure volumes and increase operational and other costs. President Trump has stated that he intends to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, and Congress has taken initial steps to repeal the law. In December 2017, Congress passed and the President signed into law tax reform legislation that made significant changes to the Affordable Care Act including the repeal of the “individual mandate” that was in place to strongly encourage broad participation in the health insurance markets. Given these changes and other statements of political leaders, we cannot predict the ultimate impact on the Affordable Care Act and the subsequent effect on our business at this time. While we are unable to predict what changes may ultimately be enacted, to the extent that future changes affect how our products and services are paid for and reimbursed by government and private payers our business could be adversely impacted. 

 

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We cannot predict whether future healthcare initiatives will be implemented at the federal or state level or internationally, or the effect that any future legislation or regulation will have on us. The expansion of government’s role in any country’s healthcare industry may result in decreased profits to us, lower reimbursements by third-parties for procedures in which our products and services are used, and reduced medical procedure volumes, all of which may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

  

We are or may be subject to federal, state and foreign healthcare fraud and abuse laws and regulations. 

 

Many federal, state and foreign healthcare laws and regulations apply to medical devices. We are or may be subject to certain federal and state regulations, including the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving, or paying any remuneration, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, to induce or reward purchasing, ordering or arranging for or recommending the purchase or order of any item or service for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under a federal healthcare program such as Medicare and Medicaid; HIPAA which imposes criminal and civil liability for knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program, or knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up a material fact or making any materially false statement in connection with the delivery of, or payment for, healthcare benefits, items or services; the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law, which authorizes the imposition of substantial civil monetary penalties against an entity that engages in activities including, among others (1) knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a claim for services not provided as claimed or that is otherwise false or fraudulent in any way; (2) arranging for or contracting with an individual or entity that is excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs to provide items or services reimbursable by a federal healthcare program; (3) violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute; or (4) failing to report and return a known overpayment; the federal False Statements Statute, which prohibits knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing, or covering up a material fact or making any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or making or using any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry, in connection with the delivery of or payment for healthcare benefits, items, or services; the federal civil False Claims Act (or FCA) which prohibits, among other things, knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented claims for payment of government funds that are false or fraudulent, or knowingly making, using or causing to be made or used a false record or statement material to such a false or fraudulent claim, or knowingly concealing or knowingly and improperly avoiding, decreasing, or concealing an obligation to pay money to the federal government; and other federal and state false claims laws. The FCA prohibits anyone from knowingly presenting, conspiring to present, making a false statement in order to present, or causing to be presented, for payment to federal programs (including Medicare and Medicaid) claims for items or services, including medical devices, that are false or fraudulent, claims for items or services not provided as claimed, or claims for medically unnecessary items or services. This law also prohibits anyone from knowingly underpaying an obligation owed to a federal program. Increasingly, U.S. federal agencies are requiring nonmonetary remedial measures, such as corporate integrity agreements in FCA settlements. The U.S. Department of Justice announced in 2016 its intent to follow the “Yates Memo,” taking a far more aggressive approach in pursuing individuals as FCA defendants in addition to the corporations.

 

The majority of states also have statutes similar to the federal anti-kickback law and false claims laws that apply to items and services reimbursed under Medicaid and other state programs, or, in several states, that apply regardless of whether the payer is a government entity or a private commercial entity. The Federal Open Payments, or Physician Payments Sunshine Act, program requires manufacturers of products for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, to track and report annually to the federal government (for disclosure to the public) certain payments and other transfers of value made to physicians and teaching hospitals as well as disclosure of payments and other transfers of value provided to physicians and teaching hospitals, and ownership and investment interests held by physicians and other healthcare providers and their immediate family members and applicable group purchasing organizations. Our failure to appropriately track and report payments to the government could result in civil fines and penalties, which could adversely affect the results of our operations. In addition, several U.S. states and localities have enacted legislation requiring medical device companies to establish marketing compliance programs, file periodic reports with the state, and/or make periodic public disclosures on sales, marketing, pricing, clinical trials, and other activities. Other state laws prohibit certain marketing-related activities including the provision of gifts, meals or other items to certain healthcare providers. Many of these laws and regulations contain ambiguous requirements that government officials have not yet clarified. Given the lack of clarity in the laws and their implementation, our reporting actions could be subject to the penalty provisions of the pertinent federal and state laws and regulations.

 

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The medical device industry has been under heightened scrutiny as the subject of government investigations and enforcement actions involving manufacturers who allegedly offered unlawful inducements to potential or existing customers in an attempt to procure their business, including arrangements with physician consultants. If our operations or arrangements are found to be in violation of such governmental regulations, we may be subject to civil and criminal penalties, damages, fines, exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the curtailment of our operations. All of these penalties could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our financial results.  

 

The operation of our monitoring centers is subject to rules and regulations governing IDTFs and state licensure requirements; failure to comply with these rules could prevent us from receiving reimbursement from Medicare and some commercial payors.

 

We operate two monitoring centers in the United States that receive and analyze the data obtained from our patient monitors and generate preliminary reports that are delivered to physicians. To receive reimbursement from Medicare and some commercial payors, our monitoring centers must be certified as IDTFs. As a certified IDTF, we must adhere to strict regulations governing how our monitoring centers operate, and how our technicians are trained and certified on analyzing the data received from our monitors. These rules and regulations are subject to change, and vary from location to location. Changes may require modifications at our monitoring centers, which could increase our costs significantly. If we fail to maintain IDTF certification, our services may no longer be reimbursed by Medicare and some commercial payors, which could have a material adverse impact on our business.

 

Audits or denials of our claims by government agencies and private payors could reduce our revenue and have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

 

Our business operations submit claims on behalf of patients to, and receive payments from, Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payors. We must submit reimbursement claims under appropriate codes and maintain certain documentation to support our claims. Medicare contractors and Medicaid agencies periodically conduct reviews and other audits of claims and are under increasing pressure to more closely scrutinize health care claims and supporting documentation. Such reviews and similar audits of our claims could result in material delays in payment, as well as material recoupments or denials, which would reduce our net sales and profitability, or may result in our exclusion from participation in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. We are also subject to similar review and audits from private payors, which may result in material delays in payment and material recoupments and denials. In addition, state agencies may conduct investigations or submit requests for information relating to claims data submitted to private payors.

 

Losing a payor would impact our sales and adversely affect our business and operating results.

 

Our largest payor, Medicare, accounted for approximately 30% of our monitoring service revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the six months ended June 30, 2020. The next largest payor accounted for approximately 20% of total revenue. Our contracts with commercial payors may allow either party to terminate the agreement by providing between 60 and 120 days’ prior written notice to the other party at any time following the end of the initial term of the contract. Commercial payors may choose to terminate or not renew their contracts with us for any reason and, in some instances, can change the reimbursement rates they agree to pay. A commercial payor who terminates or does not renew their contract with us may, or may not, alter their coverage of our services. In the event any of our key commercial payors terminate their agreements with us, elect not to renew or enter into new agreements with us upon expiration of their current agreements, or do not renew or establish new agreements on terms as favorable as are currently contracted, our business, operating results and prospects would be adversely affected.

 

If we are found to have violated laws protecting the confidentiality and privacy of patient health information, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, which could increase our liabilities and harm our reputation or our business.

 

As part of our clinical trials and the use of our products, we may have access to medical data of patients. There are a number of federal and state laws protecting the confidentiality and privacy of certain patient health information, including patient records, and restricting the use and disclosure of that protected information. In particular, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services promulgated patient privacy and security rules under the HIPAA. These privacy and security rules protect medical records and other personal health information by limiting their use and disclosure, giving individuals the right to access, amend and seek accounting of their own health information and limiting most use and disclosures of health information to the minimum amount reasonably necessary to accomplish the intended purpose. We may face difficulties in holding such information in compliance with applicable law. If we are found to be in violation of the privacy and security rules under HIPAA, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties, which could increase our liabilities, harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

 

If we are unable to obtain and maintain effective patent rights for our products and services, we may not be able to compete effectively in our markets. If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets or know-how, such proprietary information may be used by others to compete against us.

 

We have applied for various patents, in different territories. Three patents already granted, two in China and one in the U.S. We presently have seventeen patent applications which are still pending. In addition to the protection afforded by any patents that may be granted, historically, we have relied on trade secret protection and confidentiality agreements to protect proprietary know-how that is not patentable or that we elect not to patent, processes that are not easily known, knowable or easily ascertainable, and for which patent infringement is difficult to monitor and enforce and any other elements of our product candidate discovery and development processes that involve proprietary know-how, information or technology that is not covered by patents. However, trade secrets can be difficult to protect. We seek to protect our proprietary technology and processes, in part, by entering into confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, scientific advisors, and contractors. We also seek to preserve the integrity and confidentiality of our data, trade secrets and intellectual property by maintaining physical security of our premises and physical and electronic security of our information technology systems. Agreements or security measures may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any breach. In addition, our trade secrets and intellectual property may otherwise become known or be independently discovered by competitors.

 

Also, there is a risk that the patent applications that were submitted by us with regards to our technologies will not be granted. In the event of failure to obtain granted patents, our developments will not be proprietary, subject to publication, which might allow other entities to manufacture our products or develop our methods of use as services and compete with our products, technologies, and/or services, which could leave us at a competitive disadvantage.

 

Further, there is no assurance that all potentially relevant prior art relating to our patent applications has been found, which can invalidate a patent or prevent a patent from issuing from a pending patent application. Even if patents do successfully issue, and even if such patents cover our products or services, third parties may challenge their validity, enforceability, or scope, which may result in such patents being narrowed, found unenforceable or invalidated. Furthermore, even if they are unchallenged, our patent applications and any future patents may not adequately protect our products or services and provide patent exclusivity for our new products or services, or prevent others from designing around our claims. Any of these outcomes could impair our ability to prevent competition from third parties, which may have an adverse impact on our business.

 

If we cannot obtain and maintain effective patent rights for our products and services, we may not be able to compete effectively, and our business and results of operations would be harmed.  

 

We cannot provide any assurances that our trade secrets and other confidential proprietary information will not be disclosed in violation of our confidentiality agreements or that competitors will not otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or independently develop substantially equivalent information and techniques. Also, misappropriation or unauthorized and unavoidable disclosure of our trade secrets and intellectual property could impair our competitive position and may have a material adverse effect on our business. Additionally, if the steps taken to maintain our trade secrets and intellectual property are deemed inadequate, we may have insufficient recourse against third parties for misappropriating any trade secret.

 

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Intellectual property rights of third parties could adversely affect our ability to commercialize our products and services, and we might be required to litigate or obtain licenses from third parties in order to develop or market our product candidates. Such litigation or licenses could be costly or not available on commercially reasonable terms.

 

It is inherently difficult to conclusively assess our freedom to operate without infringing on third-party rights. Our competitive position may be adversely affected if existing patents or patents resulting from patent applications issued to third parties or other third-party intellectual property rights are held to cover our products or services or elements thereof, or our manufacturing or uses relevant to our development plans. In such cases, we may not be in a position to develop or commercialize products or services or our product candidates (and any relevant services) unless we successfully pursue litigation to nullify or invalidate the third-party intellectual property right concerned, or enter into a license agreement with the intellectual property right holder, if available on commercially reasonable terms. There may also be pending patent applications that if they result in issued patents, could be alleged to be infringed by our new products or services. If such an infringement claim should be brought and be successful, we may be required to pay substantial damages, be forced to abandon our new products or services or seek a license from any patent holders. No assurances can be given that a license will be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

  

It is also possible that we have failed to identify relevant third-party patents or applications. For example, U.S. patent applications filed before November 29, 2000 and certain U.S. patent applications filed after that date that will not be filed outside the United States remain confidential until patents issue. Patent applications in the United States and elsewhere are published approximately 18 months after the earliest filing for which priority is claimed, with such earliest filing date being commonly referred to as the priority date. Therefore, patent applications covering our new products or services could have been filed by others without our knowledge. Additionally, pending patent applications which have been published can, subject to certain limitations, be later amended in a manner that could cover our services, our new products or the use of our new products. Third-party intellectual property right holders may also actively bring infringement claims against us. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to successfully settle or otherwise resolve such infringement claims. If we are unable to successfully settle future claims on terms acceptable to us, we may be required to engage in or continue costly, unpredictable and time-consuming litigation and may be prevented from or experience substantial delays in pursuing the development of and/or marketing our new products or services. If we fail in any such dispute, in addition to being forced to pay damages, we may be temporarily or permanently prohibited from commercializing our new products or services that are held to be infringing. We might, if possible, also be forced to redesign our new products so that we no longer infringe the third-party intellectual property rights. Any of these events, even if we were ultimately to prevail, could require us to divert substantial financial and management resources that we would otherwise be able to devote to our business.

 

Third-party claims of intellectual property infringement may prevent or delay our development and commercialization efforts.

 

Our commercial success depends in part on our avoiding infringement of the patents and proprietary rights of third parties. Numerous U.S. and foreign issued patents and pending patent applications, which are owned by third parties, exist in the fields in which we are developing new products and services. As our industries expand and more patents are issued, the risk increases that our products and services may be subject to claims of infringement of the patent rights of third parties.

 

Third parties may assert that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization. There may be third-party patents or patent applications with claims to materials, designs or methods of manufacture related to the use or manufacture of our products or services. There may be currently pending patent applications or continued patent applications that may later result in issued patents that our products or services may infringe. In addition, third parties may obtain patents or services in the future and claim that use of our technologies infringes upon these patents.

  

If any third-party patents were held by a court of competent jurisdiction to cover aspects of our processes for designs, or methods of use, the holders of any such patents may be able to block our ability to develop and commercialize the applicable product candidate unless we obtain a license or until such patent expires or is finally determined to be invalid or unenforceable. In either case, such a license may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all.

 

Parties making claims against us may obtain injunctive or other equitable relief, which could effectively block our ability to further develop and commercialize one or more of our products or services. Defense of these claims, regardless of their merit, would involve substantial litigation expense and would be a substantial diversion of employee resources from our business. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against us, we may have to pay substantial damages, including treble damages and attorneys’ fees for willful infringement, pay royalties, redesign our infringing products or services, or obtain one or more licenses from third parties, which may be impossible or require substantial time and monetary expenditure.

 

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Patent policy and rule changes could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and the enforcement or defense of any issued patents.

 

Changes in either the patent laws or interpretation of the patent laws in the United States and other countries may diminish the value of any patents that may issue from our patent applications, or narrow the scope of our patent protection. The laws of foreign countries may not protect our rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Publications of discoveries in the scientific literature often lag behind the actual discoveries, and patent applications in the United States and other jurisdictions are typically not published until 18 months after filing, or in some cases not at all. We therefore cannot be certain that we were the first to file the invention claimed in our owned and licensed patent or pending applications, or that we or our licensor were the first to file for patent protection of such inventions. Assuming all other requirements for patentability are met, in the United States prior to March 15, 2013, the first to make the claimed invention without undue delay in filing, is entitled to the patent, while generally outside the United States, the first to file a patent application is entitled to the patent. After March 15, 2013, under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (or the Leahy-Smith Act) enacted on September 16, 2011, the United States has moved to a first to file system. The Leahy-Smith Act also includes a number of significant changes that affect the way patent applications will be prosecuted and may also affect patent litigation. In general, the Leahy-Smith Act and its implementation could increase the uncertainties and costs surrounding the prosecution of our patent applications and the enforcement or defense of any issued patents, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 

We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time consuming, and unsuccessful.

 

Competitors may infringe our intellectual property. If we were to initiate legal proceedings against a third-party to enforce a patent covering one of our new products or services, the defendant could counterclaim that the patent covering our product candidate is invalid and/or unenforceable. In patent litigation in the United States, defendant counterclaims alleging invalidity and/or unenforceability are commonplace. Grounds for a validity challenge could be an alleged failure to meet any of several statutory requirements, including lack of novelty, obviousness, or non-enablement. Grounds for an unenforceability assertion could be an allegation that someone connected with prosecution of the patent withheld relevant information from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (or the USPTO) or made a misleading statement, during prosecution. Under the Leahy-Smith Act, the validity of U.S. patents may also be challenged in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO. The outcome following legal assertions of invalidity and unenforceability is unpredictable.

 

Derivation proceedings initiated by third parties or brought by us may be necessary to determine the priority of inventions and/or their scope with respect to our patent or patent applications or those of our licensors. An unfavorable outcome could require us to cease using the related technology or to attempt to license rights to it from the prevailing party. Our business could be harmed if the prevailing party does not offer us a license on commercially reasonable terms. Our defense of litigation or interference proceedings may fail and, even if successful, may result in substantial costs and distract our management and other employees. In addition, the uncertainties associated with litigation could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary to continue our clinical trials, continue our research programs, license necessary technology from third parties, or enter into development partnerships that would help us bring our new products or services to market.

 

Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure during this type of litigation. There could also be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions, or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a material adverse effect on the price of the Ordinary Shares.

 

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We may be subject to claims challenging the inventorship of our intellectual property.

 

We may be subject to claims that former employees, collaborators or other third parties have an interest in, or right to compensation, with respect to our current patent and patent applications, future patents or other intellectual property as an inventor or co-inventor. For example, we may have inventorship disputes arise from conflicting obligations of consultants or others who are involved in developing our products or services. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these and other claims challenging inventorship or claiming the right to compensation. If we fail in defending any such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights, such as exclusive ownership of, or right to use, valuable intellectual property. Such an outcome could have a material adverse effect on our business. Even if we are successful in defending against such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management and other employees.

 

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

 

Filing, prosecuting, and defending patents on products and services, as well as monitoring their infringement in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and our intellectual property rights in some countries can be less extensive than those in the United States. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the United States.

 

Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products or services and may also export otherwise infringing products or services to territories where we have patent protection, but enforcement is not as strong as that in the United States. These products or services may compete with our products or services. Future patents or other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing.

 

Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property protection, which could make it difficult for us to stop the marketing of competing products or services in violation of our proprietary rights generally. Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in foreign jurisdictions, whether or not successful, could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our future patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to assert claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to monitor and enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license. 

 

Risks Related to this Offering and the Ownership of the Ordinary Shares

 

Future sales of our Ordinary Shares could reduce the market price of our Ordinary Shares. 

 

Substantial sales of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market, including following this offering, may cause the market price of our Ordinary Shares to decline. Sales by us or our security holders of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares, or the perception that these sales may occur in the future, could cause a reduction in the market price of our Ordinary Shares. 

 

The issuance of any additional Ordinary Shares or any securities that are exercisable for or convertible into Ordinary Shares, may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Ordinary Shares and will have a dilutive effect on our existing shareholders and holders of Ordinary Shares. 

 

The market price of our Ordinary Shares may be highly volatile, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

The market price of our Ordinary Shares is likely to be volatile. This volatility may prevent you from being able to sell your Ordinary Shares at or above the price you paid for your securities. Our share price could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, which include:

 

  whether we achieve our anticipated corporate objectives;
     
  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results;

 

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  changes in our financial or operational estimates or projections;
     
  our ability to implement our operational plans;
     
  termination of the lock-up agreement or other restrictions on the ability of our stockholders to sell shares after this offering;
     
  changes in the economic performance or market valuations of companies similar to ours; and
     
  general economic or political conditions in the United States or elsewhere.

 

In addition, the stock market in general, and the stock of publicly-traded medical device companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our Ordinary Shares, regardless of our actual operating performance, and we have little or no control over these factors.

 

Our principal shareholders, officers and directors currently beneficially own approximately 55.4% of our Ordinary Shares. They will therefore be able to exert significant control over matters submitted to our shareholders for approval.

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our principal shareholders, officers and directors beneficially own approximately 55.4% of our Ordinary Shares. This significant concentration of share ownership may adversely affect the trading price for our Ordinary Shares because investors often perceive disadvantages in owning shares in companies with controlling shareholders. As a result, these shareholders, if they acted together, could significantly influence or even unilaterally approve matters requiring approval by our shareholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other business combination transactions. The interests of these shareholders may not always coincide with our interests or the interests of other shareholders.

 

In addition, our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to be in effect upon the consummation of this offering include a provision pursuant to which all of the holders of our outstanding shares immediately prior to this offering shall be restricted from transferring or otherwise disposing of any Ordinary Shares for a period of three months after the consummation of this offering (or the Three Month Lock-Up). The Three Month Lock-Up does not apply to any new shares issued in this offering or thereafter. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement for this offering, we have further undertaken to convene and hold a general meeting of our shareholders (to be held within 75 days after this offering) where we will ask our shareholders to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the Three Month Lock-Up to a period of six months after the consummation of this offering. Certain members of our management and board of directors, including our Chief Executive Officer, who hold a total of 30,316,900 Ordinary Shares, have agreed to vote in favor of this amendment.

 

If you purchase the Ordinary Shares in this offering, you will incur immediate and substantial dilution in the book value of your shares.

 

The offering price of the Ordinary Shares is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our Ordinary Shares. Therefore, if you purchase Ordinary Shares in this offering, you will pay a price per Ordinary Share that substantially exceeds our net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering. To the extent outstanding options or warrants are exercised, you will incur further dilution. Based on an assumed offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, you will experience immediate dilution of $5.9995 per Ordinary Share, representing the difference between our pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after giving effect to this offering and the offering price. See “Dilution” for further information.

 

Certain agreements that we entered into with the Convertible Securities Holders contain, and future debt agreements may contain, restrictions that may limit our flexibility in operating our business.

 

The Convertible Securities Agreement and General Security Agreement contain, and documents governing our future indebtedness may contain, numerous financial and operating covenants that limit the discretion of management with respect to certain business matters. These restrictive covenants include restrictions on, among others, our ability to:

 

 

dispose of assets unless such disposal is in the ordinary course of business for fair market value, and where the value of the assets subject to the disposal is greater than A$1,000,000 (approximately $720,000), if required by the Convertible Securities Holders, we must use at least 50% of the net proceeds to repay the Convertible Securities Holders;

     
 

reduce or consolidate our issued share capital, or reduce any uncalled liability in respect thereof, other than for limited matters, as permitted under Australian law, or if required for the listing of our Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq;

 

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subject to certain terms, issue or agree to issue securities that have a variable interest rate or are convertible into, exchangeable for, or include the right to receive Ordinary Shares or other securities;

     
 

conduct an initial public offering of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq at an offering price per share lower than A$3.60 (approximately $2.60);

     
 

change the nature of our business or re-incorporate in a different jurisdiction;

     
 

grant any security interest over any of our (including our subsidiaries) assets; or

     
  make an application under the Corporations Act 2001 (or the Corporations Act) to bring about proceedings with our creditors in the courts of Australia.

 

Our ability to comply with these and other provisions of the existing debt agreements is dependent on our future performance, which will be subject to many factors, some of which are beyond our control. The breach of any negative covenants could result in an event of default under the Transaction Documents, which, if not cured or waived, could result in an event of default, thereby leading to an increase in the face value of the Convertible Securities by 10% and, if declared, making all amounts payable by us under the Transaction Documents to immediately be due and payable to the Convertible Securities Holders. In addition, if an event of default occurs under the Transaction Documents, interest shall be payable on the Convertible Securities at a rate of 3% per annum, accrued daily and compounded monthly from the date of default.

 

We do not know whether a market for the Ordinary Shares will be sustained or what the trading price of the Ordinary Shares will be and as a result it may be difficult for you to sell your Ordinary Shares

 

Although we intend to list the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market, an active trading market for the Ordinary Shares may not be sustained. It may be difficult for you to sell your Ordinary Shares without depressing the market price for the Ordinary Shares or at all. As a result of these and other factors, you may not be able to sell your Ordinary Shares at or above the offering price or at all. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling Ordinary Shares and may impair our ability to enter into strategic partnerships or acquire companies, products, or services by using our equity securities as consideration.

   

We have never paid cash dividends on our share capital, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. 

 

We have never declared or paid cash dividends, and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in Ordinary Shares as a source for any future dividend income. Our board of directors has complete discretion as to whether to distribute dividends. Even if our board of directors decides to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on our future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of distributions, if any, received by us from our subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.

  

Management will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds from this offering.

 

Our management will have broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this offering and as described in the section titled “Use of Proceeds.” Our shareholders may not agree with the manner in which our management chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds.

 

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The JOBS Act will allow us to postpone the date by which we must comply with some of the laws and regulations intended to protect investors and to reduce the amount of information we provide in our reports filed with the SEC, which could undermine investor confidence in our company and adversely affect the market price of the Ordinary Shares.

 

For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various requirements that are applicable to public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including:

 

 

the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that our independent registered public accounting firm provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting;

     
 

Section 107 of the JOBS Act, which provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This means that an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We are electing to delay such adoption of new or revised accounting standards. As a result of this adoption, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the public company effective date;

     
 

any rules that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report on the financial statements; and

     
  our ability to furnish two rather than three years of income statements and statements of cash flows in various required filings.

 

We intend to take advantage of these exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the date of our first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Ordinary Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period.

 

We cannot predict if investors will find the Ordinary Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find the Ordinary Shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for the Ordinary Shares, and our market prices may be more volatile and may decline.

 

As a “foreign private issuer” we are subject to less stringent disclosure requirements than domestic registrants and are permitted, and may in the future elect to follow certain home country corporate governance practices instead of otherwise applicable SEC and Nasdaq requirements, which may result in less protection than is accorded to investors under rules applicable to domestic U.S. registrants.

 

As a foreign private issuer and emerging growth company, we may be subject to different disclosure and other requirements than domestic U.S. registrants and non-emerging growth companies. For example, as a foreign private issuer, in the United States, we are not subject to the same disclosure requirements as a domestic U.S. registrant under the Exchange Act, including the requirements to prepare and issue quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or to file current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events, the proxy rules applicable to domestic U.S. registrants under Section 14 of the Exchange Act or the insider reporting and short-swing profit rules applicable to domestic U.S. registrants under Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we intend to rely on exemptions from certain U.S. rules which will permit us to follow Cayman Islands legal requirements rather than certain of the requirements that are applicable to U.S. domestic registrants.

 

We will follow Cayman Islands laws and regulations that are applicable to Cayman Islands companies. However, Cayman Islands laws and regulations applicable to Cayman Islands companies do not contain any provisions comparable to the U.S. proxy rules, the U.S. rules relating to the filing of reports on Form 10-Q or 8-K or the U.S. rules relating to liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time, as referred to above.

 

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Furthermore, foreign private issuers are required to file their annual report on Form 20-F within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic registrants that are non-accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuers are also exempt from Regulation Fair Disclosure, aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information, although we will be subject to Cayman Islands laws and regulations having substantially the same effect as Regulation Fair Disclosure. As a result of the above, even though we are required to file reports on Form 6-K disclosing the limited information which we have made or are required to make public pursuant to Cayman Islands law, or are required to distribute to shareholders generally, and that is material to us, you may not receive information of the same type or amount that is required to be disclosed to shareholders of a U.S. registrant.

 

These exemptions and leniencies will reduce the frequency and scope of information and protections to which you are entitled as an investor.

 

The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter and, accordingly, the next determination will be made with respect to us on June 30, 2021. In the future, we would lose our foreign private issuer status if a majority of our shareholders, directors or management are U.S. citizens or residents and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to avoid loss of foreign private issuer status. The regulatory and compliance costs to us under U.S. securities laws as a U.S. domestic registrant may be significantly higher.

 

We may be a “passive foreign investment company,” or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes in the current taxable year or may become one in any subsequent taxable year. There generally would be negative tax consequences for U.S. taxpayers that are holders of the Ordinary Shares if we are or were to become a PFIC.

 

Based on the projected composition of our income and valuation of our assets, we do not expect to be a PFIC for 2019, and we do not expect to become a PFIC in the future, although there can be no assurance in this regard. The determination of whether we are a PFIC is made on an annual basis and will depend on the composition of our income and assets from time to time. We will be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of our gross income is “passive income” or (2) on average at least 50% of our assets by value produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, certain dividends, interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions and from the sale or exchange of property that gives rise to passive income. Passive income also includes amounts derived by reason of the temporary investment of funds, including those raised in a public offering. In determining whether a non-U.S. corporation is a PFIC, a proportionate share of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest (by value) is taken into account. The tests for determining PFIC status are applied annually, and it is difficult to make accurate projections of future income and assets which are relevant to this determination. In addition, our PFIC status may depend in part on the market value of the Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we currently are not or will not become a PFIC in the future. If we are a PFIC in any taxable year during which a U.S. taxpayer holds the Ordinary Shares, such U.S. taxpayer would be subject to certain adverse U.S. federal income tax rules. In particular, if the U.S. taxpayer did not make an election to treat us as a “qualified electing fund” (or QEF) or make a “mark-to-market” election, then “excess distributions” to the U.S. taxpayer, and any gain realized on the sale or other disposition of the Ordinary Shares by the U.S. taxpayer: (1) would be allocated ratably over the U.S. taxpayer’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares; (2) the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any period prior to the first day of the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income; and (3) the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other taxable year. In addition, if the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (or the IRS) determines that we are a PFIC for a year with respect to which we have determined that we were not a PFIC, it may be too late for a U.S. taxpayer to make a timely QEF or mark-to-market election. U.S. taxpayers that have held the Ordinary Shares during a period when we were a PFIC will be subject to the foregoing rules, even if we cease to be a PFIC in subsequent years, subject to exceptions for U.S. taxpayer who made a timely QEF or mark-to-market election. A U.S. taxpayer can make a QEF election by completing the relevant portions of and filing IRS Form 8621 in accordance with the instructions thereto. We do not intend to notify U.S. taxpayers that hold the Ordinary Shares if we believe we will be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in order to enable U.S. taxpayers to consider whether to make a QEF election. In addition, we do not intend to furnish such U.S. taxpayers annually with information needed in order to complete IRS Form 8621 and to make and maintain a valid QEF election for any year in which we or any of our subsidiaries are a PFIC. U.S. taxpayers that hold the Ordinary Shares are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors about the PFIC rules, including tax return filing requirements and the eligibility, manner, and consequences to them of making a QEF or mark-to-market election with respect to the Ordinary Shares in the event that we are a PFIC. See “Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Passive Foreign Investment Companies” for additional information.

 

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We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

 

In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Litigation of this type could result in substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources, which could seriously hurt our business. Any adverse determination in litigation could also subject us to significant liabilities. 

 

If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they adversely change their recommendations or publish negative reports regarding our business or the Ordinary Shares, our share price and trading volume could decline.

 

The trading market for the Ordinary Shares will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. We do not have any control over these analysts and we cannot provide any assurance that analysts will cover us or provide favorable coverage. If any of the analysts who may cover us adversely change their recommendation regarding the Ordinary Shares, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our Ordinary Shares would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price of our Ordinary Shares or trading volume to decline.

 

Risks Related to Cayman Law and Our Incorporation in the Cayman Islands

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. The rights of our shareholders may be different from the rights of shareholders governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions.

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability. Our corporate affairs are governed by our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and by the laws of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders and the responsibilities of members of our board of directors may be different from the rights of shareholders and responsibilities of directors in companies governed by the laws of U.S. jurisdictions. In the performance of its duties, the board of directors of a solvent Cayman Islands exempted company is required to consider that company’s interests, and the interests of its shareholders as a whole, which may differ from the interests of one or more of its individual shareholders. See “Description of Share Capital and Governing Documents— Material Differences in Corporate Law.”

 

Our shareholders may face difficulties in protecting their interests because we are a Cayman Islands exempted company.

 

Our corporate affairs are governed by our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, by the Companies Law (as amended) of the Cayman Islands (or the Cayman Islands Companies Law) and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under the laws of the Cayman Islands are not as clearly defined as under statutes or judicial precedent in existence in jurisdictions in the United States. Therefore, you may have more difficulty protecting your interests than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, due to the comparatively less formal nature of Cayman Islands law in this area.

 

While Cayman Islands law allows a dissenting shareholder to express the shareholder’s view that a court-sanctioned reorganization of a Cayman Islands company would not provide fair value for the shareholder’s shares, Cayman Islands statutory law does not specifically provide for shareholder appraisal rights in connection with a merger or consolidation of a company. This may make it more difficult for you to assess the value of any consideration you may receive in a merger or consolidation or to require that the acquirer gives you additional consideration if you believe the consideration offered is insufficient. However, Cayman Islands statutory law provides a mechanism for a dissenting shareholder in a merger or consolidation to apply to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (or the Grand Court) for a determination of the fair value of the dissenter’s shares if it is not possible for the company and the dissenter to agree on a fair price within the time limits prescribed.

 

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Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies (such as ours) have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records and accounts or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

 

Under Cayman Islands’ law, a minority shareholder may bring a derivative action against the board of directors only in very limited circumstances, or seek to wind up the company on the just and equitable ground. Class actions are not recognized in the Cayman Islands, but groups of shareholders with identical interests may bring representative proceedings, which are similar.

 

Under Cayman Islands statutory law, a transferee to a scheme or contract involving the transfer of shares in a Cayman Islands company, which has been approved by holders of not less than 90% in value of the shares affected, has the power to compulsorily acquire the shares of any dissenting shareholders. An objection to such acquisition can be made to the Grand Court by any dissenting shareholder but this is unlikely to succeed in the case of an offer which has been so approved unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or collusion. A Cayman Islands company may also propose a compromise or arrangement with its shareholders or any class of them. If a majority in number, representing at least 75% in value, of shareholders agrees to the compromise or arrangement then, subject to Grand Court approval of the same, it is binding on all of the shareholders. A shareholder may appear at the Grand Court hearing by which the company seeks the Grand Court’s approval of the compromise or arrangement to oppose it.

 

United States civil liabilities and certain judgments obtained against us by our shareholders may not be enforceable.

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and substantially all of our assets are located outside the United States. In addition, the majority of our directors and officers are nationals and residents of countries other than the United States. A substantial portion of the assets of these persons is located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult to effect service of process within the United States upon these persons. It may also be difficult to enforce in judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability provisions of U.S. federal securities laws against us and our officers and directors who are not resident in the United States.

 

Further, it is unclear if original actions predicated on civil liabilities based solely upon U.S. federal securities laws are enforceable in courts outside the United States, including in the Cayman Islands. Courts of the Cayman Islands may not, in an original action in the Cayman Islands, recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state of the United States on the grounds that such provisions are penal in nature. Although there is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, courts of the Cayman Islands will recognize and enforce a foreign judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction if such judgment is final, for a liquidated sum, provided it is not in respect of taxes or a fine or penalty, is not inconsistent with a Cayman Islands’ judgment in respect of the same matters, and is not impeachable under Cayman Islands law for fraud, being in breach of public policy of the Cayman Islands or being contrary to natural justice. In addition, a Cayman Islands court may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. See “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” for additional information on your ability to enforce a civil claim against us and our executive officers or directors named in this prospectus.

 

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Risks Related to Conducting Business in China

 

Our principal manufacturing facility is located in China, and we plan to operate in the Chinese market, each of which subjects us to the following and similar risks:

 

Changes in the Chinese government’s macroeconomic policies or its public policy could have a negative effect on our business and results of operations.

 

The Chinese government has implemented various measures to control the rate of economic growth in China. Some of these measures may have a negative effect on us over the short or long term. Previously, to cope with high inflation and financial imbalances, the Chinese government sharply tightened monetary policy and, in addition, enacted a series of social programs and anti-inflationary measures. These measures have, in conjunction, increased the costs on the financial and manufacturing sectors, destabilized the real estate sector and significantly slowed down the rate of economic growth in China. The Chinese government may be forced to engage in further macroeconomic policy shifts in order to limit instability and/or damage to certain business models or markets, or engage other, new practices in order to re-stimulate the rate of economic growth in China. The Chinese government’s continued attempts at managing the Chinese economy through a variety of macroeconomic policies, even if effected properly, or new practices, which the Chinese government does not have experience with, may further slow China’s economy growth and/or cause great social unrest, all of which would have a negative effect on our business and results of operations.

 

The Chinese government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must conduct our business activities.

 

China has recently only permitted provincial and local economic autonomy and private economic activities. The Chinese government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its economic policies and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. We believe that our operations in China are in material compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local governments of these jurisdictions may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure compliance with such regulations or interpretations.

 

Accordingly, government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular regions thereof, and could require us to divest of any interest we hold in Chinese properties or joint ventures.

 

Uncertainties with respect to the Chinese legal system could adversely affect us.

 

The Chinese legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions under the civil law system may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value. Since these laws and regulations are relatively new and the Chinese legal system continues to rapidly evolve, the interpretations of many laws, regulations and rules are not always uniform and the enforcement of these laws, regulations and rules involves uncertainties.

 

In 1979, the Chinese government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. Since Chinese administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory provisions and contractual terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy. These uncertainties may affect our judgment on the relevance of legal requirements and our ability to enforce our contractual rights or tort claims. In addition, the regulatory uncertainties may be exploited through unmerited or frivolous legal actions or threats in attempts to extract payments or benefits from us.

 

Chinese regulation of loans to and direct investment in Chinese entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of this offering to make loans to or make additional capital contributions to our Chinese subsidiary, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

 

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Risks Related to Our Operations in Israel

 

We maintain material operations in Israel, which subjects us to the following and similar risks:

 

It may be difficult to enforce a judgment of a U.S. court against us and our officers and directors and the Israeli experts named in this prospectus in Israel or the United States, to assert U.S. securities laws claims in Israel or to serve process on our officers and directors and these experts.

 

The vast majority of our executive officers and directors and the Israeli experts named in this prospectus are located in Israel. All of our assets and most of the assets of these persons are located in Israel. Therefore, a judgment obtained against us, or any of these persons, including a judgment based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, may not be collectible in the United States and may not necessarily be enforced by an Israeli court. It also may be difficult to affect service of process on these persons in the United States or to assert U.S. securities law claims in original actions instituted in Israel. Additionally, it may be difficult for an investor, or any other person or entity, to initiate an action with respect to U.S. securities laws in Israel. Israeli courts may refuse to hear a claim based on an alleged violation of U.S. securities laws reasoning that Israel is not the most appropriate forum in which 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 proven as a fact by expert witnesses, 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 that addresses the matters described above. As a result of the difficulty associated with enforcing a judgment against us in Israel, you may not be able to collect any damages awarded by either a U.S. or foreign court. See “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” for additional information on your ability to enforce a civil claim against us and our executive officers or directors named in this prospectus.

 

Potential political, economic and military instability in the State of Israel, where our management team and our research and development facilities are located, may adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Our operating subsidiary, along with our management team and our research and development facilities are located in Israel. In addition, the vast majority of our officers and directors are residents of Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a number of armed conflicts have taken place between Israel and its neighboring Arab countries, the Hamas militant group and the Hezbollah. Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its trading partners could adversely affect our operations and results of operations. Ongoing and revived hostilities or other Israeli political or economic factors, such as, an interruption of operations at the Tel Aviv airport, could prevent or delay our regular operation, product development and delivery of products. If continued or resumed, these hostilities may negatively affect business conditions in Israel in general and our business in particular. In the event that hostilities disrupt the ongoing operation of our facilities and our operations may be materially adversely affected. 

 

In addition, since 2010 political uprisings and conflicts in various countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Syria, are affecting the political stability of those countries. It is not clear how this instability will develop and how it will affect the political and security situation in the Middle East. This instability has raised concerns regarding security in the region and the potential for armed conflict. In Syria, a country bordering Israel, a civil war is taking place. In addition, it is widely believed that Iran, which has previously threatened to attack Israel, has been stepping up its efforts to achieve nuclear capability. Iran is also believed to have a strong influence among extremist groups in the region, such as Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Additionally, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, a violent jihadist group, is involved in hostilities in Iraq and Syria. The tension between Israel and Iran and/or these groups may escalate in the future and turn violent, which could affect the Israeli economy in general and us in particular. Any potential future conflict could also include missile strikes against parts of Israel, including our offices and facilities. Such instability may lead to deterioration in the political and trade relationships that exist between the State of Israel and certain other countries. Any armed conflicts, terrorist activities or political instability in the region could adversely affect business conditions, could harm our results of operations and could make it more difficult for us to raise capital. Parties with whom we do business may sometimes decline to travel to Israel during periods of heightened unrest or tension, forcing us to make alternative arrangements when necessary in order to meet our business partners face to face. Several countries, principally in the Middle East, still restrict doing business with Israel and Israeli companies, and additional countries may impose restrictions on doing business with Israel and Israeli companies if hostilities in Israel or political instability in the region continues or increases. Similarly, Israeli companies are limited in conducting business with entities from several countries. For instance, the Israeli legislature passed a law forbidding any investments in entities that transact business with Iran. In addition, the political and security situation in Israel may result in parties with whom we have agreements involving performance in Israel claiming that they are not obligated to perform their commitments under those agreements pursuant to force majeure provisions in such agreements.

 

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Our employees and consultants in Israel, including members of our senior management, may be obligated to perform one month, and in some cases longer periods, of military reserve duty until they reach the age of 40 (or older, for citizens who hold certain positions in the Israeli armed forces reserves) and, in the event of a military conflict or emergency circumstances, may be called to immediate and unlimited active duty. In the event of severe unrest or other conflict, individuals could be required to serve in the military for extended periods of time. In response to increases in terrorist activity, there have been periods of significant call-ups of military reservists. It is possible that there will be similar large-scale military reserve duty call-ups in the future. Our operations could be disrupted by the absence of a significant number of our officers, directors, employees and consultants related to military service. Such disruption could materially adversely affect our business and operations. Additionally, the absence of a significant number of the employees of our Israeli suppliers and contractors related to military service or the absence for extended periods of one or more of their key employees for military service may disrupt their operations.

 

Our insurance does not cover losses that may occur as a result of an event associated with the security situation in the Middle East or for any resulting disruption in our operations. Although the Israeli government has in the past covered the reinstatement value of direct damages that were caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or, if maintained, will be sufficient to compensate us fully for damages incurred and the government may cease providing such coverage or the coverage might not suffice to cover potential damages. Any losses or damages incurred by us could have a material adverse effect on our business. Any armed conflicts or political instability in the region would likely negatively affect business conditions generally and could harm our results of operations and product development.

 

Further, in the past, the State of Israel and Israeli companies have been subjected to economic boycotts. Several countries still restrict business with the State of Israel and with Israeli companies. These restrictive laws and policies may have an adverse impact on our operating results, financial conditions or the expansion of our business. Similarly, Israeli corporations are limited in conducting business with entities from several countries.

 

We may be required to pay monetary remuneration to our Israeli employees for their inventions, even if the rights to such inventions have been duly assigned to us.

 

We enter into agreements with our Israeli employees pursuant to which such individuals agree that any inventions created in the scope of their employment are assigned to us or owned exclusively by us, depending on the jurisdiction, without the employee retaining any rights. A significant portion of our intellectual property has been developed by our Israeli employees during the course of their employment for us. Under the Israeli Patent Law, 5727-1967 (or the Patent Law) inventions conceived by an employee during the scope of his or her employment with a company, and as a consequence of such employment, are regarded as “service inventions,” which belong to the employer by default, absent a specific agreement between the employee and employer giving the employee ownership rights. The Patent Law also provides that if there is no agreement between an employer and an employee, regarding the remuneration for the service inventions, even if the ownership rights were assigned to the employer, the Israeli Compensation and Royalties Committee (or the Committee), a body constituted under the Patent Law, shall determine whether the employee is entitled to remuneration for these inventions. The Committee has not yet determined the method for calculating this Committee-enforced remuneration. While it has been held that an employee may waive his or her rights to remuneration, and that a waiver of such rights may be concluded like any other agreement, in writing, orally or by conduct, pending litigation in the Israeli labor court is questioning whether such waiver under an employment agreement is enforceable. Although our Israeli employees have agreed that any rights related to their inventions are owned exclusively by us, we may face claims demanding remuneration in consideration for employees’ service inventions. As a consequence of such claims, we could be required to pay additional remuneration or royalties to our current and/or former employees, or be forced to litigate such claims, which could negatively affect our business.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements made under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business” and elsewhere in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” “intends” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

 

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

  Our expectation regarding the sufficiency of our existing cash and cash equivalents to fund our current operations;
     
  our ability and plans to manufacture, market and sell our products and services;
     
  the commercial launch and future sales of our existing products or services or any other future potential product candidates or services;
     
  our plan to further expand by targeting healthcare providers who can benefit from our comprehensive service offerings;
     
  our intention to drive multiple recurring revenue streams, across consumer and professional healthcare verticals and in geographical territories;
     
  our expectations regarding future growth;
     
  our planned level of capital expenditures;
     
  our plans to continue to invest in research and development to develop technology for both existing and new products;
     
  our anticipation that we will penetrate a higher number of distribution channels and markets with a relatively low overhead;
     
  our anticipation that the monitoring services will continue to grow thereby increasing monthly recurring revenues payable to us;
     
  anticipated actions of the U.S. FDA, state regulators, if any, or other similar foreign regulatory agencies, including approval to conduct clinical trials, the timing and scope of those trials and the prospects for regulatory approval or clearance of, or other regulatory action with respect to our products or services;
     
  our ability to launch and penetrate markets in new locations, including taking steps to expand our activities;
     
  our ability to retain key executive members;
     
  our ability to internally develop new inventions and intellectual property;
     
  interpretations of current laws and the passages of future laws;
     
  acceptance of our business model by investors; and
     
  our expectations regarding the use of proceeds from this offering.

 

These statements are only current predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in this prospectus in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by law, we are under no duty to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this prospectus.

 

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LISTING INFORMATION

 

Until recently, our Ordinary Shares traded on the ASX under the symbol “GMV.” On October 22, 2020, our Ordinary Shares were voluntarily delisted from the ASX. In connection with this offering, we have been approved to list the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GMVD”, subject to notice of issuance. All of the Ordinary Shares, including those to be offered pursuant to this prospectus, have the same rights and privileges. 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to performance rights will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. See “Description of Share Capital and Governing Documents.”

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We expect to receive approximately $26.85 million in net proceeds from the sale of 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares offered by us in this offering (approximately $31.35 million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full), based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share would increase or decrease the proceeds from this offering by approximately $5 million, assuming that the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions. Similarly, each increase or decrease of 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares offered would increase or decrease our proceeds by approximately $6 million, assuming the assumed public offering price remains the same, and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

  

We currently expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for the following purposes:

 

 

approximately $12 million to scale up our sales force and marketing initiatives;

     
 

approximately $1 million to complete the development of our Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring System;

     
 

approximately $2 million to continue the development of our products and next generation products, including clinical trials and other regulatory approval processes; and

     
  the remainder for working capital and general corporate purposes and possible future acquisitions.

 

In addition, our board of directors has approved a one-time cash bonus of $240,000 to be paid to Dr. Yacov Geva, our Chief Executive Officer, subject to the consummation of this offering.

 

Changing circumstances may cause us to consume capital significantly faster than we currently anticipate. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend upon numerous factors, including the progress of our global marketing and sales efforts, the development efforts and the overall economic environment. Therefore, our management will retain broad discretion over the use of the proceeds from this offering. We may ultimately use the proceeds for different purposes than what we currently intend. Pending any ultimate use of any portion of the proceeds from this offering, if the anticipated proceeds will not be sufficient to fund all the proposed purposes, our management will determine the order of priority for using the proceeds, as well as the amount and sources of other funds needed.

 

Pending our use of the net proceeds from this offering, we may invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment grade, interest bearing instruments and U.S. government securities.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

  

We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on various factors, including applicable laws, our results of operations, financial condition, future prospects and any other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.

 

Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, a Cayman Islands company may pay a dividend out of its realized or unrealized profit or share premium account, but a dividend may not be paid if this would result in the company being unable to pay its debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. According to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, dividends can be declared and paid out of funds lawfully available to us. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash or in kind (including paid up share capital or securities in another corporate body). Dividends, if any, would be paid in proportion to the number of Ordinary Shares a shareholder holds. Any dividend unclaimed after a period of three years from the date the dividend became due for payment shall be forfeited and shall revert to us. For further information, see “Taxation—Cayman Islands Taxation.”

  

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of June 30, 2020:  

 

 

on an actual basis;

 

 

on a pro forma basis to give effect to the issuance of: (i) 6,888,145 Ordinary Shares issued during July 2020 through October 2020 to our directors, officers, employees and consultants in consideration of services rendered; (ii) 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1.95 million outstanding loan from Dr. Yacov Geva to us in July 2020; (iii) 5,555,556 Ordinary Shares issued in private placements for aggregate net proceeds of A$4,672,750 (approximately $3,353,377) in August 2020; (iv) 905,556 Ordinary Shares to Acuity in August 2020 as collateral shares under the Controlled Placement Agreement and cancelation of 2,222,222 due to the termination of the agreement; (v) 27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares in July 2020; (vi) 123,784 Ordinary Shares as convertible note payment and (vii) 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; (viii) warrants to purchase up to 3,163,809 Ordinary Shares issuable to GRS, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; and (ix) 246,826 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1,187,000 of outstanding debt associated with our November 2017 CardioStaff acquisition, calculated based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

  on a pro forma as adjusted basis to give effect to the sale of Ordinary Shares in this offering, at an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, as if the sale of the Ordinary Share had occurred on June 30, 2020.

 

The pro forma as adjusted information set forth in the table below is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

 

You should read this table in conjunction with the sections titled “Selected Consolidated Financial Data” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

    As of June 30, 2020  
U.S. dollars in thousands   Actual *     Pro Forma *     Pro Forma
As
Adjusted (1) *
 
                   
Cash and cash equivalents     543       3,914       30,764  
                         
Long term debt     2,106       2,243       2,243  
                         
Shareholders’ equity (deficit):                        
Share capital     665       985       1,075  
Share premium     59,300       69,668       96,428  
Other reserve and translation fund     1,502       1,502       1,502  
Accumulated deficit     68,240       72,949       72,949  
Non- controlling interest     3,420       3,420       3,420  
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)     (3,353 )     2,626       29,476  
                         
Total capitalization     (1,247 )     4,869       31,719  

 

The number of Ordinary Shares purchased from us by existing shareholders is based on 54,771,648 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of October 18, 2020, and excludes the following as of such date:  

 

  6,196,208 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date, at exercise prices ranging from A$0.77 (approximately $0.56) to A$9.36 (approximately $6.77), all of which vested as of such date;

 

  122,127 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under our Global Plan, outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $3.56, of which 83,905 were vested as of such date; and

 

  5,428,369 Ordinary Shares reserved for future issuance under our Global Plan.

 

* Unaudited
(1) A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share would increase or decrease the amount of each of cash and cash equivalents and total stockholders’ equity by approximately $5 million, assuming that the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. A 1,000,000 Ordinary Share increase or decrease in the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us would increase or decrease each of cash and cash equivalents and total shareholders’ equity by approximately $6 million after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and any estimated offering expenses payable by us.

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DILUTION

  

If you invest in our Ordinary Shares, your interest will be diluted immediately to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per Ordinary Share you will pay in this offering and the pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering. On June 30, 2020, we had a negative net tangible book value of $6.2 million, corresponding to a net tangible book value of $(0.169) per Ordinary Share. Net tangible book value per share or per Ordinary Share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by 36,909,531, the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding on June 30, 2020.

 

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2020 was $(0.27) million, representing approximately $(0.000004) per Ordinary Share. Pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by 54,771,648, the total number of Ordinary Shares outstanding at June 30, 2020, after giving effect to the issuance of: (i) 6,888,145 Ordinary Shares issued during July 2020 through October 2020 to our directors, officers, employees and consultants in consideration of services rendered; (ii) 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1.95 million outstanding loan from Dr. Yacov Geva to us in July 2020; (iii) 5,555,556 Ordinary Shares issued in private placements for aggregate net proceeds of A$4,672,750 (approximately $3,353,377) in August 2020; (iv) 905,556 Ordinary Shares to Acuity in August 2020 as collateral shares under the Controlled Placement Agreement and cancelation of 2,222,222 due to the termination of the agreement; (v) 27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares in July 2020; (vi) 123,784  Ordinary Shares as convertible note payment and (vii) 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; (viii) warrants to purchase up to 3,163,809 Ordinary Shares issuable to GRS, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; and (ix) 246,826 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1,187,000 of outstanding debt associated with our November 2017 CardioStaff acquisition, calculated based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. 

 

After giving effect to the sale of the Ordinary Shares offered by us in this offering, assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional Ordinary Shares and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and management fees and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma net tangible book value estimated at June 30, 2020 would have been approximately $26.6 million, representing $0.0005 per Ordinary Share. At the assumed public offering price for this offering of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, this represents an immediate increase in historical net tangible book value of $0.000504 per Ordinary Share to existing shareholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $5.9995 per Ordinary Share to purchasers of Ordinary Shares in this offering. Dilution for this purpose represents the difference between the price per Ordinary Share paid by these purchasers and pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share immediately after the completion of this offering.

 

The following table illustrates this dilution of $5.9995 per Ordinary Share to purchasers of Ordinary Shares in this offering: 

 

Assumed public offering price per Ordinary Share   $ 6.00  
Pro Forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of June 30, 2020   $ (0.000004 )
Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share attributable to new investors   $ 0.000504  
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering   $ 0.0005  
Dilution per Ordinary Share to new investors   $ 5.9995  
Percentage of dilution in net tangible book value per Ordinary Share for new investors     99.99 %

 

The dilution information set forth in the table above is illustrative only and will be adjusted based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

 

A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share would increase or decrease our pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering  by $0.0001 thousand and the dilution per Ordinary Share to new investors by $0.9999, assuming the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of Ordinary Shares we are offering. 

 

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An increase or decrease of 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares in the number of Ordinary Shares offered by us would increase or decrease our pro forma net tangible book value after this offering by approximately $6 million and the increase or decrease pro forma net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering by $0.00011 per Ordinary Share and would increase or decrease the dilution per Ordinary Share to new investors by $0.0001, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis as of June 30, 2020, the differences between the number of Ordinary Shares acquired from us, the total amount paid and the average price per Ordinary Share paid by the existing holders of our Ordinary Shares and by investors in this offering and based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

    Shares     Total Consideration *     Average
Price Per
Ordinary
 
    Number     Percent     Amount     Percent     Share  
Existing shareholders     54,771,648       92 %   $ 38,198,953       59 %   $ 0.70  
New investors     5,000,000       8 %   $ 26,850,000       41 %   $ 5.37  
Total     59,771,648       100 %   $ 65,048,953       100 %   $ 1.09  

 

 

* Total Consideration refers to all amounts we received in cash.

 

The number of Ordinary Shares purchased from us by existing shareholders is based on 54,771,648 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of October 18, 2020, and excludes the following as of such date:  

 

  6,196,208 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date, at exercise prices ranging from A$0.77 (approximately $0.56) to A$9.36 (approximately $6.77), all of which vested as of such date;

 

  122,127 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under our Global Plan, outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $3.56, of which 83,905 were vested as of such date; and

 

  5,428,369 Ordinary Shares reserved for future issuance under our Global Plan.

 

If all of such issued and outstanding options and warrants had been exercised as of October 18, 2020, the number of Ordinary Shares held by existing shareholders would increase to 61,089,983, or 92% of the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding after this offering, and the average price per Ordinary Share paid by the existing shareholders would be $0.88.

 

If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Ordinary Shares in full in this offering, the number of Ordinary Shares held by new investors will increase to 5,750,000, or 10% of the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding after this offering and the percentage of Ordinary Shares held by existing shareholders will decrease to 90% of the total Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.

 

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following table summarizes our financial data. We have derived the following statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, from our audited consolidated financial included elsewhere in this prospectus. We have derived the following statements of operations data for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2020, and the balance sheet data as of June 30, 2020, from our unaudited interim condensed financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future. The following selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Our consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus were prepared in accordance with IFRS, as issued by the IASB.

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data   2019     2018     2020     2019  
Revenues                        
Services     5,514       3,022       1,981       2,907  
Products     12       40       29       1  
Total revenues     5,526       3,062       2,010       2,908  
Cost of revenues                                
Cost of services     4,702       2,895       2,214       2,592  
Cost of sales of products     1,047       99       320       85  
Total cost of revenues     5,749       2,994       2,534       2,677  
Gross loss (profit)     223       (68 )     524       (231 )
Research and development expenses     2,552       4,145       699       1,274  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     10,004       13,107       3,411       5,708  
                                 
Total operating expenses     12,556       17,252       4,110       6,982  
Operating loss     12,779       17,184       4,634       6,751  
Finance expenses     3,850       994       561       1,272  
Finance income     (263 )     (858 )     (205 )     (156 )
Finance expenses, net     3,587       136       356       1,116  
Loss before taxes on income     16,366       17,320       4,990       7,867  
Income tax expense (benefit)     (857 )     (345 )     (9 )     (709 )
Loss for the year     15,509       16,975       4,981       7,158  
Foreign currency translation differences     3       (1 )     -       -  
Other comprehensive income (loss)     3       (1 )     -       -  
Net comprehensive loss     15,506       16,976       4,981       7,158  
Net comprehensive loss for the period attributable to:                                
Non-controlling interests     496       713       81       319  
G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. Shareholders     15,010       16,263       4,900       6,839  
Basic loss and diluted per Ordinary Share   $ (0.04 )   $ (0.05 )   $ (0.009 )   $ (0.019 )
Pro Forma basic and diluted loss per Ordinary Share (1)   $ (0.72 )   $ (0.9 )   $ (0.162 )   $ (0.342 )

 

(1) Presented on a pro forma basis to give effect to a one-for-18 reverse stock split of our Ordinary Shares, which will be effected on October 29, 2020.

 

    As of June 30, 2020  
U.S. dollars in thousands   Actual *     Pro
Forma (1) *
    Pro Forma As
Adjusted (2) *
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:                  
Cash and cash equivalents     543       3,914       30,764  
Total assets     8,366       11,737       38,587  
Total long term debt     2,106       2,243       2,243  
Accumulated deficit     68,240       72,949       72,949  
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)     (3,353 )     2,626       29,476  

 

* Unaudited

 

(1)

The pro forma data gives effect to the issuance of: (i) 6,888,145 Ordinary Shares issued during July 2020 through October 2020 to our directors, officers, employees and consultants in consideration of services rendered; (ii) 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1.95 million outstanding loan from Dr. Yacov Geva to us in July 2020; (iii) 5,555,556 Ordinary Shares issued in private placements for aggregate net proceeds of A$4,672,750 (approximately $3,353,377) in August 2020; (iv) 905,556 Ordinary Shares to Acuity in August 2020 as collateral shares under the Controlled Placement Agreement and cancelation of 2,222,222 due to the termination of the agreement; (v) 27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares in July 2020; (vi) 123,784 Ordinary Shares as convertible note payment and (vii) 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; (viii) warrants to purchase up to 3,163,809 Ordinary Shares issuable to GRS, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; and (ix) 246,826 Ordinary Shares issued upon the conversion of $1,187,000 of outstanding debt associated with our November 2017 CardioStaff acquisition, calculated based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

(2) The pro forma as adjusted data give effect to the issuance of Ordinary Shares in this offering, at an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, as if the sale of the Ordinary Share had occurred on June 30, 2020.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The discussion below contains forward-looking statements that are based upon our current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to inaccurate assumptions and known or unknown risks and uncertainties, including those identified in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and under “Risk Factors” elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Overview

 

We are an early commercial stage healthcare company engaged in the development of next generation mHealth and telemedicine solutions and monitoring service platforms. We believe we are at the forefront of the digital health revolution in developing the next generation mobile technologies and services that are designed to empower consumers, patients and providers to better monitor, manage and improve clinical and personal health outcomes, especially for those who suffer from CVD, pulmonary disease and diabetes. Using our proprietary suite of devices, software solutions, algorithms and monitoring services, we intend to drive recurring revenue streams in two vertical markets, with a focus on markets in the United States and China as well as other markets: B2B: professional healthcare markets (including hospitals, clinics and senior care facilities); and B2B2C and B2C: consumer healthcare markets.

 

Components of Operating Results

  

Revenues and Cost of Revenues

 

Our total revenue consists of services and sale of products and our cost of revenues consists of cost of services and cost of products. Currently, vast majority of our business activity is in the USA. As such, most of our revenues are from services and Current Procedural Terminology (or CPT) reimbursements from our medical call centers (IDTF). Those includes revenues from our cardiac monitoring services as MCT, CEM, Extended Holters and Holters services.

 

The following table discloses the breakdown of revenues and costs of revenues:

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data  2019   2018   2020   2019 
Revenues                
Services   5,514    3,022    1,981    2,907 
Products   12    40    29    1 
Total revenues   5,526    3,062    2,010    2,908 
Cost of revenues                    
Cost of services   4,702    2,895    2,214    2,592 
Cost of sales of products   1,047    99    320    85 
Total cost of revenues   5,749    2,994    2,534    2,677 
Gross loss (profit)   223    (68)   524    (231)

 

Operating Expenses

 

Our current operating expenses consist of two components — research and development expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

Research and Development Expenses, net

 

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel expenses, subcontractor’s expenses and other related research and development expenses.

 

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The following table discloses the breakdown of research and development expenses:

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands  2019   2018   2020   2019 
Depreciation   97    54    31    12 
Payroll and related expenses   1,395    2,518    448    792 
Share based compensation   441    205    83    35 
Subcontractors and materials   338    1,037    48    250 
Other   281    331    89    184 
Total   2,552    4,145    699    1,274 

 

Although we invested less in research and development in 2019 and in the first half of 2020, we expect that our research and development expenses will increase as we continue to develop our products and services and recruit additional research and development employees.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, share based compensation, professional service fees for accounting, legal and bookkeeping, facilities, travel expenses and other general and administrative expenses.

 

The following table discloses the breakdown of general and administrative expenses:

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands  2019   2018   2020   2019 
Payroll and related expenses   2,947    5,536    1,487    1,803 
Share based compensation   1,006    6    395    411 
Professional services   2,007    2,392    755    929 
Travel expenses   595    1,073    64    377 
Rent and office maintenance   379    878    145    140 
Depreciation, amortization and other   3,070    3,222    565    2,048 
Total   10,004    13,107    3,411    5,708 

 

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 

 

In the following comparison of results of operations, dollar values have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and therefore such values should be read as approximated.

 

Results of Operations 

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands  2020   2019 
Revenues        
Services   1,981    2,907 
Products   29    1 
Total revenues   2,010    2,908 
Cost of revenues          
Cost of services   2,214    2,592 
Cost of sales of products   320    85 
Total cost of revenues   2,534    2,677 
Gross loss (profit)   524    (231)
Operating expenses:          
Research and development expenses   699    1,274 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   3,411    5,708 
Operating loss   4,634    6,751 
Financial expenses, net   356    1,116 
Loss before taxes on income   4,990    7,867 
Income tax expense (benefit)   (9)   (709)
Other comprehensive income (loss)   -    - 
Net comprehensive loss   4,981    7,158 

 

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Revenues and Cost of Revenues

 

Our total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $2,010,000, which consists primarily of services (approximately 98.5% of total revenues), representing a decrease of $898,000 or 30.9%, compared to $2,908,000 for the six months ended June 30,2019. The decrease was mainly influenced by the effect of the corona virus in 2020. 

 

Our cost of revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $2,534,000, which consists primarily of cost of services (87.3% of cost of revenues), representing a decrease of $143,000, or 5%, compared to $2,677,000 for the six months ended June 30,2019. The decrease of cost of revenues was mainly related to decrease in salaries and related expenses in the amount of $518,000, and an increase of $174,000 related to depreciation expenses and write off inventory in the amount of $261,000.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Our research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $699,000, representing a decrease of $575,000, or 45.1%, compared to $1,274,000, for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to our decision to streamline our operational activities, resulting in a decrease of $297,000 in salaries and related expenses, reflecting a decrease in the number of research and development employees and a decrease related to subcontractors in the amount of $264,000. 

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $3,411,000, representing a decrease of $2,297,000, or 40.2%, compared to $5,708,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to our decision to implement operational efficiencies. The main decrease was of $316,000 in salaries and $790,000 related to depreciation and amortization expenses.

 

Operating loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, our operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $4,634,000, compared to an operating loss of $6,751,000, for the six months ended June 30,2019, a decrease of $2,117,000, or 31.3%. The decrease was primarily attributable to our decision to implement operational efficiencies. The main decrease was of $1,178,000 in salaries and related expenses, $359,000 related to subcontractors and advisors and $616,000 related to depreciation and amortization expenses in our operating expenses.

 

Financial Expense and Income

 

Financial expense and income consist of interest, bank fees, revaluation of the derivative liability and exchange rate differences.

 

We recognized net financial expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 of $356,000, compared to net financial expenses of $1,116,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $ 272,000 related to early redemption of the Convertible Securities, $313,000 related to adjusting derivative liability and $198,000 attributed to decrease of interest on loans received from our controlling shareholder, a decrease in the amount of the loans, mainly as a result of the conversion of loans into shares in 2020.

 

Total Comprehensive Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, our total comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $4,981,000, compared to $7,158,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, a decrease of $2,177,000, or 30.4%.

 

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Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2019 to the Year Ended December 31, 2018 

 

In the following comparison of results of operations, dollar values have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and therefore such values should be read as approximated.

 

Results of Operations 

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands  2019   2018 
Revenues        
Services   5,514    3,022 
Products   12    40 
Total revenues   5,526    3,062 
Cost of revenues          
Cost of services   4,702    2,895 
Cost of sales of products   1,047    99 
Total cost of revenues   5,749    2,994 
Gross loss (profit)   223    (68)
Operating expenses:          
Research and development expenses   2,552    4,145 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   10,004    13,107 
Operating loss   12,779    17,184 
Financial expenses, net   3,587    136 
Loss before taxes on income   16,366    17,320 
Income tax expense (benefit)   (857)   (345)
Other comprehensive income (loss)   3    (1)
Net comprehensive loss   15,506    16,976 

 

Revenues and Cost of Revenues

 

Our total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $5,526,000 consists primarily of services (approximately 99.8% of total revenues), representing an increase of $2,464,000 or 80.4%, compared to $3,062,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase was mainly due to the acquisition of Telerhythmics at the end of 2018, which mainly affected sales of services in 2019. Acquiring Telerhythmics opened for the company more practices to work with, increased the number of payors contracts that provided extra revenue source and a larger base of customers.

 

Our cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $5,749,000, consists primarily of cost of services (81.7% of cost of revenues), representing an increase of $2,755,000, or 92%, compared to $2,994,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase of cost of revenues was mainly related to our acquisition of Telerhythmics, an increase in our activity and to a lesser extent, to a write off inventory in the amount of approximately $905,000.

 

Healthcare reforms, changes in healthcare policies and changes to third-party coverage and reimbursements, including legislation enacted reforming the U.S. and foreign healthcare system, and any future changes to such legislation, may affect demand for our products and services and may have a material adverse effect on our revenues from the sale of our products and services. Government payors, as well as insurers, have increased their efforts to control the cost, utilization and delivery of healthcare services. Over the past few years, reimbursement rates from certain third parties have declined, in some cases significantly. If third-party payors do not provide adequate coverage and reimbursement for the use of our products and services, our revenue will be negatively impacted.

 

In the event that our products, such as our Prizma device, receive additional regulatory approvals, for example from the NMPA in China, we expect that our revenues will increase from the sale of our products. In addition, we are scaling up our efforts to sell our products and services. We cannot be sure that our products will obtain such regulatory approvals and increase in sales will increase the cost of our revenues.

  

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Research and Development Expenses

 

Our research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $2,552,000, representing a decrease of $1,593,000, or 38.4%, compared to $4,145,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily attributable to our decision to streamline our operational activities, the main decrease was of $1,100,000 in salaries and related expenses, reflecting a decrease in the number of research and development employees.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $10,004,000, representing a decrease of $3,103,000, or 23.6%, compared to $13,107,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily attributable to our decision to implement operational efficiencies. The main decrease was of $2,600,000 in salaries.

 

Our selling expenses will likely increase as we scale up our efforts to sell our products and services in the future (after we obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to conduct such operations). In addition, as a result of our successful listing of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market, our general and administrative expenses to maintain regulatory demands as a public company, is likely to be more expensive.

 

Operating loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, our operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 amounted to $12,779,000, compared to an operating loss of $17,184,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $4,405,000, or 25.6%. The decrease was primarily attributable to our decision to implement operational efficiencies such as reduction in head count and salary adjustments, implementing sophisticated software which reduced the time to analyze ECG reports, etc. The main decrease was of $3,700,000 in salaries and related expenses in our operating expenses.

 

Financial Expense and Income

 

Financial expense and income consist of interest, bank fees, revaluation of the derivative liability and exchange rate differences.

 

We recognized net financial expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $3,587,000, compared to net financial expenses of $136,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increase was primarily attributable to early redemption of the Convertible Securities and accrued interest on loans received from our controlling shareholder.

 

Total Comprehensive Loss

 

As a result of the foregoing, our total comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $15,506,000, compared to $16,976,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $1,470,000, or 8.6%.

 

Impact of COVID-19

 

The global spread of COVID-19 led many countries, including the United States, Israel and China (where we maintain material operations), to impose stringent limitations on movement, gatherings, transit of passengers and goods and to close the borders between countries. The responses of governments have notably impacted many economies as well as capital markets worldwide.

 

From March 17, 2020 until April 30, 2020, our Israeli subsidiary operated in a limited capacity, while the majority of our office personnel were on leave of absence, and only the finance and research development departments continued operating. Until May 25, 2019, office and management personnel of G Medical China were working remotely. As of the day of this prospectus, office and management personnel of our subsidiaries in the United States are working partly remotely.

 

We experienced a decline in sales during the month of March 2020 with a slow decline, when our revenues constituted $275,000, and a full impact of COVID-19 by April 2020, when our revenues dropped to $195,000, which represents our lowest revenue in any month during 2020. During the months May and June 2020, however, we experienced a strong increase in sales, as evidenced by our respective revenues of $279,000 and $561,000. It is unclear whether the reduction in sales we experienced in March and April 2020 or the increase in sales we experienced in May and June 2020 was temporary. It is also currently unclear the extent to which COVID-19 may impact our business and financial results going forward, as the impact will depend on future developments with the pandemic which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions by governments around the world to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

We describe our significant accounting policies more fully in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. We believe that the accounting policy described in Note 2 is critical in order to fully understand and evaluate our financial condition and results of operations.

 

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with IFRS. At the time of the preparation of the financial statements, our management is required to use estimates, evaluations and assumptions which affect the application of the accounting policy and the amounts reported for assets, obligations, income and expenses. Any estimates and assumptions are continually reviewed. The changes to the accounting estimates are credited during the period in which the change to the estimate is made.

 

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Share-based Compensation  

 

The consolidated entity has a share-based remuneration scheme for employees and other service providers. The fair value of options is estimated by using the Monte-Carlo simulation, which was derived to model the value of our equity over time. The simulation model was designed to take into account the unique terms and conditions of the three classes of performance rights and options, as well as our capital structure and the volatility of our assets, on the date of grant, based on certain assumptions.

 

Those conditions are described in the share-based compensation Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The fair value of the equity settled options granted is charged to statement of comprehensive income over the vesting period of each tranche and the credit is taken to equity, based on the consolidated entity’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

Since our inception through December 31, 2019, we have funded our operations principally from the issuance of Ordinary Shares, options, convertible securities and loans. As of December 31, 2018, we had $2,634,000 in cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2019, we had no cash and cash equivalents.

 

The table below presents our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
 
U.S. dollars in thousands  2019   2018 
Operating activities   (6,297)   (15,456)
           
Investing activities   (429)   (4,856)
           
Financing activities   4,104    8,850 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (2,622)   (11,462)

 

Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $6,297,000, during the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $15,456,000 during the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily reflected the increase in noncash expenses of $1,351,000 in share based compensation, amount of $2,651,000 in change in fair value of convertible loan securities and amount of $2,101,000 in inventories.

 

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $429,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $4,856,000 during the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily reflected the purchase of equipment and the investment in for our operations in the United States in 2018.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $4,104,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $8,850,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily reflected the cash from issuing convertible securities in the amount of approximately $4,000,000 in 2018.

 

Financial Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2019, our credit arrangements include loans received from Bank Mizrahi Tefahot in Israel, from Dr. Yacov Geva, who is our controlling shareholder Chief Executive Officer and President, and other private lenders (in connection with our acquisition of CardioStaff), and issuance of certain Convertible Securities.

 

During the years 2015 through December 2019, we received several loans from Bank Mizrahi Tefahot in Israel. As of December 31, 2019, the total amount of these loans is $1,177,000 (including accrued interest). The loans are denominated in U.S. dollars and NIS and bear interest rates of Libor plus 2.25%-3.5% per annum, and have to be repaid over four years. To secure the loans from Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, Dr. Geva provided a personal guarantee for the repayment of a portion of the loans, and all of the assets and rights of our Israeli subsidiary were pledged as a floating charge to Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, as well as restricted cash of $620,000 to Bank Mizrahi Tefahot. On February 25, 2019, we entered into a loan agreement with Bank Mizrahi Tefahot, which amended and replaced the previous loan agreements, denominated in U.S. dollars, which amounted to $917,000 as of June 30, 2020. The agreement on February 25, 2019 did not replace two loans, denominated in NIS, which together amounted to $75,000 as of June 30, 2020. The loans from Bank Mizrahi Tefahot do not provide for any additional borrowing.

 

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On December 19, 2016, we signed a loan agreement (or the 2016 Credit Line) to receive a short-term loan providing a line of credit of up to $600 from Dr. Yacov Geva, our controlling shareholder, Chief Executive Officer and President, and a member of our board of directors. The 2016 Credit Line bears an interest at the rate of Libor plus 3% per year and was to be repaid in two equal installments on June 1, 2017 and September 1, 2017. In February 2017, we signed an amendment to the 2016 Credit Line, according to which, the loan would be repaid in two equal installments, three and six months, respectively, following the commencement of sales of our products.

 

In addition, in May 2018 we entered into an additional loan agreement with Dr. Yacov Geva to provide us with a loan of up to $3,000,000, which was amended in its entirety, effective as of October 2018, such that the aggregate amount available to us is $10,000,000 (or the 2018 Credit Line). The 2018 Credit Line is unsecured, and bears multiple fixed interest rates, calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the principal amounts: (i) 10% per annum for all amounts drawn until October 1, 2018 and (ii) 12% per annum for all amounts drawn as of October 1, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Credit Line, Dr. Yacov Geva extended the repayment date for the aggregate loan amount borrowed under the 2018 Credit Line from April 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (or the Repayment Extension). In May 2019, we and Dr. Geva amended the terms of the 2018 Credit Line, whereby the Repayment Extension was further extended until April 30, 2020 (or the Repayment Date). In October 2018, we and Dr. Geva amended the terms of the 2018 Credit Line, whereby the Repayment Extension was further extended until December 31, 2020. As a result of the Repayment Extension, all drawn loan amounts shall bear interest at a fixed rate of 15%, calculated as of April 30, 2019, until the Repayment Date.

  

As of December 31, 2019, the amount outstanding under the 2018 Credit Line was 6.78 million. On March 13, 2020, our shareholders approved the conversion of an additional amount of $5 million of the amount outstanding under the 2018 Credit Line into 5,185,517 Ordinary Shares. In July 2020, an additional amount of $1.95 million of the amount outstanding under the 2018 Credit Line was converted into 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares and the remaining outstanding amount was paid in cash. See “Related Party Transactions—Shareholder Loans.” The 2016 Credit Line and the 2018 Credit Line do not provide for any additional borrowing.

 

Upon the closing of our acquisition of CardioStaff at the end of 2017, additional long-term loans were added to our balance sheet. As of June 30, 2020, the total outstanding amount of these loans was $1,187,000 and included mainly loans from private people/institutions and bear interest of 4%-12% per annum. On October 22, 2020, our board of directors approved the issuance of 246,826 Ordinary Shares, upon the closing of this offering, calculated based upon an agreed to discount to the assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, to the lenders as payment in full of these loans.

 

In October and November 2018, we issued 4,050,000 Convertible Securities, with a face value of $1.10 per Convertible Security, for an aggregate amount of $4,050,000 convertible into 1,046,586 Ordinary Shares. Each Convertible Security is convertible into such number of Ordinary Shares equal to the product of the number of Convertible Securities converted and the face value, as amended, per Convertible Security divided by the exchange rate of $0.7034 and divided by the Fixed Conversion Price of A$6.05 (approximately $4.257) per share, unit or other derivative or equity security. The Convertible Securities mature 18 months after the issuance date. We have entered into several amendments of the Convertible Securities Agreement with MEFI & L.P (or MEF), under which the face value of the Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased as follows: (i) in March 2019, the face value of those Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased to $1.133, retroactively as of the February 2019, (ii) in August 2019, the face value of those Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased to $1.189, and (iii) in November 2019, the face value of those Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased to $1.296.

 

During February and March 2019, we issued 120,474 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

 

In February 2020 we entered into a deed of termination, settlement and release (or the Deed of Termination) with MEF pursuant to which we agreed to pay MEF a settlement amount and issue to MEF Ordinary Shares, in full and final settlement of all amounts owing and all claims arising in connection with the Convertible Securities Agreement. Under the terms of the Deed of Termination, we will issue the Ordinary Shares within five business days of execution and pay the Settlement Amount by March 31, 2020 (or the Final Payment Date). Pursuant to the Deed of Termination, Dr. Geva will guarantee the Settlement Amount to MEF.

 

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In April 2020, we entered into a deed of variation (or the Deed of Variation) and a second deed of variation (or the Second Deed of Variation) with MEF pursuant to which the Final Payment Date was extended to May 1, 2020.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Deed of Termination as amended by the Deed of Variation and the Second Deed of Variation, we have issued Ordinary Shares equivalent to $326,500 and repaid MEF an amount of $2,934,165 in full and final settlement of our outstanding debt to MEF.

 

On September 2018, we entered into the Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity, which provided us with up to A$10,000,000 (approximately $7,200,000) of standby equity over a period of 28 months. Pursuant to the Controlled Placement Agreement, we issued to Acuity an option to require us to issue and allot, subject to our prior notice, Ordinary Shares at an exercise price per Ordinary Share equal to the greater of (i) 90% of the VWAP of our Ordinary Shares traded by Acuity on ASX during a valuation period and (ii) a floor price for such valuation period, to be determined by us from time to time. Subject to the terms of the Controlled Placement Agreement, we may, at any time, terminate the Controlled Placement Agreement, following which Acuity may not require us to issue or allot any additional Ordinary Shares. As part of the agreement with Acuity, we issued to Acuity 944,445 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. On April 24, 2019, our shareholders approved the issuance of the 944,445 Ordinary Shares to Acuity. On April 9, 2020, we increased the standby equity to A$15,000,000 (approximately $9,300,000) and issued to Acuity additional 555,556 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. On August 13, 2020, we increased the standby equity by an additional 905,556 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. Upon the termination of the Controlled Placement Agreement, we may buy back all collateral shares for no consideration.  

 

In the aggregate, Acuity exercised its option to purchase 1,127,778 Ordinary Shares, for aggregate net proceeds of A$2,075,000 (approximately $1,347,500). On September 29, 2020, we gave notice of an extraordinary general shareholders meeting (to be held on October 29, 2020) to approve the termination of the Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity and our repurchase for nominal value and cancellation of 2,222,222 Ordinary Shares previously issued to Acuity.

 

In November 2019, we entered into the Capital Commitment Agreement, with GEM and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd. The Capital Commitment Agreement secures a capital commitment of up to A$30,000,000 over a three-year period from GEM. As of the date of this prospectus, we have drawn down A$1,283,165. Subject to the terms of the Capital Commitment Agreement, we may choose to, on one or more occasions within the three-year period, and subject to conditions precedent, draw down on the facility by giving GEM a 15 trading days’ notice to subscribe for fully paid Ordinary Shares. The number of shares which we may draw down under a notice is capped at 1,000% of the average daily number of our shares traded on ASX during the 15 trading days prior to that draw down notice, subject to adjustments. If we issue a draw down notice, the subscription price of the shares to be issued to GEM (or its nominees) will be 90% of the higher of the average closing bid price of our Ordinary Shares as quoted by ASX over the pricing period, being the 15 consecutive trading days after we give the draw down notice to GEM (subject to certain adjustments), or a fixed floor price nominated by us in its draw down notice. In addition, we issued to GEM options to purchase 1,388,889 Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $4.77 per share, on or before November 29, 2024. As of October 18, 2020, we drew down a total of A$1,283,143 and issued 1,014,127 Ordinary Share to GEM in consideration for their services.

 

In April 2020, we entered into a loan agreement (or the PPP Loan) with Bank of America, NA pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the Cares Act). The PPP Loan provides us with $873,487 and requires no collateral or personal guarantees. We are planning to apply for forgiveness of the loan balance pursuant to the terms of the Cares Act. In case we fail to comply with the terms of forgiveness under the Cares Act, fail to apply for loan forgiveness, or if otherwise the U.S. Small Business Administration does not confirm or only partially confirms forgiveness of the unpaid principal balance of PPP Loan, we will have to pay back the unforgiven principal balance of the loan plus interest accrued thereon at a 1% over a two year period from the date of the funding of the loan. As of October 18, 2020, we have used all of the $873,487, extended to us under the PPP Loan, for business-related purposes, such as to retain workers and maintain payroll, make lease and utility payments.

 

On September 27, 2020, ASX resolved to remove our company from the Official List of ASX following the approval by our shareholders of such voluntary delisting on September 21, 2020 in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 17.11. On October 22, 2020, our Ordinary Shares were delisted from the ASX.

 

In August 2020, we secured firm commitments from institutional and professional investors to raise A$5,000,000 through the issue of 5,555,556 fully paid Ordinary Shares in our company at an issue price of A$0.9 per Ordinary Share (or the Placement). We engaged MST Financial as sole lead manager and bookrunner to the Placement. On August 13, 2020, we issued the 5,555,556 fully paid Ordinary Shares to the investors pursuant to the Placement.

 

Current Outlook

 

We have funded our operations to date primarily from the issuance of Ordinary Shares, options, convertible securities and loans. We have incurred losses and generated negative cash flows from operations since inception in 2014. Since our company’s inception, we have not generated significant revenue from the sale of products. Most of our revenues are currently generated in the United States from monitoring services provided by G Medical Diagnostic (Formerly CardioStaff) and Telerhythmics.

 

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As of June 30, 2020, we had $543,000 in cash and cash equivalents. We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to fund our current operations without raising additional funds, including from the Capital Commitment Agreement with GEM and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd, or using the net proceeds from this offering and/or the net proceeds from the exercise of existing warrants. In addition, our operating plans may change as a result of many factors that may currently be unknown to us, and we may need to seek additional funds sooner than planned. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:

 

 

the progress and costs of our research and development activities;

 

 

the costs of manufacturing our products and services;

 

 

the costs of filing, prosecuting, enforcing and defending patent claims and other intellectual property rights;

 

 

the potential costs of contracting with third parties to provide marketing and distribution services for us or for building such capacities internally; and

 

  the magnitude of our general and administrative expenses.

 

Until we can generate significant recurring revenues and profit, we expect to satisfy our future cash needs through debt or equity financings. We cannot be certain that additional funding will be available to us when needed, on acceptable terms, if at all. If funds are not available, we may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate research or development plans for, or commercialization efforts with respect to our products and services. This may raise substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern.

   

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We do not currently have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

We do not believe that our off-balance sheet arrangements and commitments have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2019:

 

   Total   Less than
1 year
   1-3 years   3-5 years   More than
5 years
 
                     
Operating leases  $961   $15   $940   $6    - 

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our current investment policy is to invest available cash in bank deposits with banks that have a credit rating of at least A-minus. Accordingly, some of our cash and cash equivalents is held in deposits that bear interest. Given the current low rates of interest we receive, we will not be adversely affected if such rates are reduced. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of U.S. dollar/NIS and U.S. dollar/RMB exchange rates, which is discussed in detail in the following paragraph. 

 

Impact of Inflation and Currency Fluctuations

 

Our functional and reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. We incur some of our expenses in other currencies. As a result, we are exposed to the risk that the rate of inflation in countries in which we are active other than the United States will exceed the rate of devaluation of such countries’ currencies in relation to the dollar or that the timing of any such devaluation will lag behind inflation in such countries. To date, we have been affected by changes in the rate of inflation or the exchange rates of other countries’ currencies compared to the dollar, and we cannot assure you that we will not be adversely affected in the future.

 

The annual rate of inflation in Israel was 0.6% in 2019 and 0.8% in 2018. The NIS revaluated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 7.8% in 2019 and 8.1% in 2018. 

 

The annual rate of inflation in China was 2.9% in 2019 and 2.1% in 2018. The RMB revaluated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 1.6% in 2019 and 5.7% in 2018.

 

The annual rate of inflation in Australia was 1.9% in 2019 and 1.26% in 2018. The AUD revaluated against the U.S. dollar by approximately 0.6% in 2019 and 10.9% in 2018.

 

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BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

We are an early commercial stage healthcare company engaged in the development of next generation mHealth and telemedicine solutions and monitoring service platforms. Our solutions and services can empower consumers, patients and providers to better monitor, manage and improve clinical and personal health outcomes, especially for those who suffer from cardiovascular disease (or CVD), pulmonary disease and diabetes. Using our proprietary and patented suite of devices, software solutions, algorithms and monitoring services, we intend to drive recurring revenue streams in two vertical markets:

 

  Business to business (or B2B): professional healthcare markets (including hospitals, clinics and senior care facilities); and
     
  Business to business to customer (or B2B2C) and business to customer (B2C): consumer healthcare market.

 

Our current product lines consist of our Prizma medical device (or Prizma), a clinical grade device that can transform almost any smartphone into a medical monitoring device enabling both healthcare providers and individuals to monitor, manage and share a wide range of vital signs and biometric indicators, our Extended Holter Patch System, a multi-channel patient-worn biosensor that captures electrocardiography (or ECG) data continuously, including our QT Syndrome Prolongation Detection Capabilities Patch. In addition, we are developing our Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring System (or VSMS), which will provide full, continuous and real time monitoring of a wide range of vital signs and biometrics. Our monitoring services include provision of Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (or IDTF) monitoring services and private monitoring services.

 

The impact of mobile devices on consumer behavior is growing rapidly and in recent years, patients have become increasingly active in managing their healthcare and are demanding both more tailored products and self-sufficient consumer experiences. We believe that the growing aging population together with rising incidences of chronic diseases such as CVD, cancer, heart ailments and diabetes, will drive market demand for our products.

 

In addition, recent developments, including the spread of novel coronavirus pandemic and related respiratory disease (or COVID-19), led to a breaking of the barrier associated with the use of telemedicine solutions and made telemedicine an essential instrument for patients and healthcare providers. While prior to COVID-19 patients and healthcare providers often preferred in-person meetings and expressed hesitation to use telemedicine as a substitute, the situation created following the spread of COVID-19, has demonstrated that telemedicine enables safe, efficient and cost-effective treatment and monitoring.

 

Our management team is led by individuals with over 30 years of combined experience in developing mobile embedded medical sensors, and with over 48 medical devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or the U.S. FDA), including devices approved when the members of our management team were employed at other companies. Our management has proven their ability to execute our go-to-market strategy as described below, with over 25 years of medical device development and commercialization experience in the United States, China, parts of Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan, the Asia Pacific region and Brazil.

  

We have experienced a significant increase in revenue and profitability in short period of time. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, our total revenues were $109,000, $3,062,000 and $5,526,000, respectively, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (or CAGR) of 612% from 2017 to 2019, and our plan is for this growth in revenue to continue (although no assurances can be given regarding our actual revenue growth rate in the future). Over the same periods, we narrowed down our net losses from $27,247,000 in 2017 to $15,509,000 in 2019; improved our gross margin in the service business which grew from a loss of 5.5% in 2017 to profit of 14.7% in 2019; and net cash used in operating activities from $8,289,000 in 2017 to $6,297,000 in 2019.  

 

Product Lines

 

Our product platforms are positioned to reduce inefficiencies in healthcare delivery, improve access, reduce costs, increase quality of care and make healthcare more personalized and precise. We believe that early detection and diagnosis, as well as accessibility for all patients and providers, will positively impact the direction and cost of healthcare today.

 

 

Our current product lines consist of our Prizma device, our Extended Holter Patch System and our QT Patch. In addition, we are developing our VSMS.

   

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Prizma Medical Device

 

The innovative Prizma is a “plug-and-play” medical device that measures vital signs with electronic medical records functionality and clinical grade reporting standards. Our Prizma can transform almost any smartphone into a medical monitoring device using wireless Bluetooth connection. Prizma presents a comprehensive health profile of the user, measuring a wide range of vital signs and biometrics including ECG, oxygen saturation, temperature, heart rate and stress levels. Blood pressure, body weight and blood glucose measurements may be manually entered and tracked on the Prizma app. All of the measurements are saved and tracked on the Prizma app and on the cloud portal. Users may generate reports and share with third-parties (i.e., medical providers, family members).

  

      

The Prizma device has been designed as an invaluable tool to help manage an individuals’ health and wellness, and allow healthcare providers to analyze the collected data in order to make better treatment decisions for conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, and vital signs functions for users with a range of health management needs. The Prizma app is available for download on the Apple Store and on Google Play. Prizma is powered by an independent battery, and activated by the user when needed, making usage and transport efficient and comfortable. The user simply places his or her index fingers on sensors embedded on the Prizma device, and the software seamlessly analyzes the data using various measurement methods and algorithms. Prizma can be used on almost any mobile phone, allowing us to quickly adapt the application to new smartphones.

 

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Along with our Prizma device, we offer a remote patient monitoring service (or RPM) for chronic patients. The Prizma device can record various vital signs as frequently as needed on the go and such recordings are being analyzed and presented on a monthly report for physicians to keep track of their patients’ vitals. This service can be provided as a monthly recurring service as long as prescribed by the physician. Prizma is reimbursed monthly per patient under CPT code 99453, 99454, 99457 and additional codes, at a global rate of approximately $123 per month.

 

  

             
ECG Body
temperature
Heart
rate
Sp02 Stress Blood pressure Weight Blood
Glucose

 

The Prizma device is available in several models:

 

Standalone Universal Standalone Curve iPhone Case Folder Case
       

 

The Prizma platform provides clients with a one-stop, multi-function and multi-account platform providing secure access to a private cloud healthcare solution powered from a remote cloud infrastructure. The portal syncs all Prizma device measurements to the doctor’s dashboard automatically and notifies of any abnormalities. Patient reports can be generated and downloaded to integrate seamlessly within the physician’s Electronic Health Record. Prizma is compatible with iOS 11.0 or above, Android 6.0 or above and Smartphone Bluetooth BT SIG 4.2.

 

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Monitoring Station:

 

  

Physician’s Portal:

 

 

User Portal:

 

 

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Prizma Reports:

  

   
   

 

 

This Prizma platform allows our customers to enter and see all their medical information in a single platform. The information is stored on the platform and is also accessible to physicians. In addition, the system allows users to see and print reports with personal medical information and share such reports with third parties. This makes each interaction and use easy and simple.

 

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Our Prizma device addresses the monitoring needs of many individuals, including those suffering from a wide range of diseases:

 

 

Prizma Next Generation

 

In addition, we are developing smart algorithms to measure mechanical respiratory function, which we believe is essential for patients suffering from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We are also developing AI (Artificial Intelligence) in order to improve our arrhythmia detection algorithm. We estimate that the first version of the AI we are currently developing will be implemented within the next 18 months, subject to U.S. FDA approvals.

 

In the future, we envision additional applications for our 3rd generation Prizma device, including blood chemistry tests:

 

Glucose level measurement

 

Cholesterol, triglyceride, total cholesterol level

 

Hemoglobin level (A1C)

 

Uric acid level

 

Â-Ketone level

 

In August 2017, we received 510(k) clearance (under prescription) for our Prizma device from the U.S. FDA, and in September 2017 we received CE mark. These clearances were followed by approval received in November 2017 from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (or the TGA). In March 2020, we received registration with the Italian Health Ministry’s database of medical products. In April 2020, the U.S. FDA granted us OTC authorization based on an Emergency Use Authorization (or EUA) policy which will remain in force during the public health emergency related to COVID-19. This authorization will allow us to sell the Prizma device directly to consumers without a physician’s prescription. In April 2020, we received Taiwan FDA approval for our Prizma device. We are also preparing our application to the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (or NMPA) for our Prizma device.

 

Despite the fact that regulatory clearances and approvals were received in 2017, since the Prizma device is a novel and innovative product, and due to first to market penetration, the market acceptance of the product was slow. In addition, the Current Procedural Terminology (or CPT) codes covering Prizma RPM were only approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (or CMS) in November 2019. We intend to continue our market education efforts for our Prizma device and other products, in order to enhance market acceptance.

 

Extended Holter Patch System

 

Our Extended Holter Patch System is a multi-channel patient-worn biosensor that captures ECG data continuously for up to 14 days. We believe that multi-channel ECGs can deliver higher predictive values with more actionable data, which enables a more accurate diagnosis. In addition, the Extended Holter Patch System allows patients to capture any symptomatic event by tapping a button on the recorder and documenting their activity and symptom in the patient diary. This correlates the ECG activity and provides physicians with more contextual data to make a diagnosis. Following the monitoring session, the device is returned to us and the data is uploaded to our secure cloud for analysis. A concise clinical report of preliminary findings is generated by certified cardiac technicians, validated through a quality assurance (or QA) process, and made available to the physicians on our secure physician portal.

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The modular and easy-to-use patch solution utilizes a body worn sensor, a removable recorder, a secure cloud platform and a clinical reporting system. The patch has a very soft fabric format, and its water-resistant technology allows showering without removing the patch. These attributes encourage patients to wear the sensor all day long, resulting in more meaningful data, enabling more accurate diagnosis and timely treatment decisions. Clinical studies have demonstrated that wearable patch technologies can improve a physician’s ability to more accurately detect arrhythmia, allowing them to change the course of treatment. In November 2017, we received the CE mark for our Extended Holter Patch System, and in May 2020 we received TGA approval.

 

 

 

Our Patch recorder provides up to six channels of ECG and can be used for up to 14 days of ECG monitoring. The Patch records and transmits the ECG data to a smartphone which acts as a gateway to our call center. The frequency of transmissions can be set by the healthcare provider while the default setting of the device is to record and transmit 10 minutes of ECG data every hour. The data is saved and wirelessly transmitted by the user’s smartphone to our diagnostics call center for QT Syndrome Prolongation Detection capabilities analysis. The call center in turn sends the report to the prescribing physician at the hospital.

 

 

In May 2020, the U.S. FDA approved under EUA the use of our Patch in order to detect QT syndrome prolongation in a hospital setting for remote monitoring of the QT interval prolongation of an ECG. The EUA policy will remain in force during the public health emergency related to COVID-19.

 

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Wireless Vital Signs Monitoring System (in development)

 

We intend to use our proprietary diagnostic sensor technology to further develop a full monitoring and diagnostic ecosystem, which we refer to as our VSMS. The VSMS is a simple, easy to use, low cost and affordable solution which is designed to provide continuous real time monitoring of a wide range of vital signs and biometrics for patient in pre-hospitalization condition, during hospitalization or after their discharge. Subject to financing, we are aiming to finalize the initial prototype of the VSMS by the end of 2021. We are in the final stage of algorithm development, to be followed by development of the embedded software. At the same time, we are working on the development of a backend system for the hospital segment as well as for our monitoring call center.

 

The system is designed to comprise four main elements: (i) a six lead ECG patch utilizing an arrhythmia detection algorithm, body positioning algorithm, internal memory and wireless communication to communicate with the smartphone gateway and transmit data to the call center; (ii) a smartwatch (which we believe is clinical grade) which integrates an optical sensor known as a photoplethysmography sensor for oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiration and blood pressure measurement; (iii) a small wireless thermometer sensor to monitor body temperature; and (iv) a central “Hub”, a cloud-based, user-friendly analytics platform which is available on smartphones, tablets and personal computers. The six lead ECG patch is based on our Extended Holter Patch System, but will require further development and internal clinical trials to integrate the patch with our VSMS, and we expect that these trials will be completed by the end of 2020. The smartwatch element of the product is under development and we targeting to have the smartwatch complete by the end of the second quarter of 2021. We will be using an original equipment manufacturer smartwatch in order to develop the proprietary software and embedded parts of the software. For the wireless thermometer sensor, we will use a third party with our embedded communication software. We are targeting to have this element of the product completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021.

  

The Hub is being designed to perform the following functions:

 

receives, displays and stores data from multiple patients;

 

analyses data using multiple algorithms to detect vital signs abnormalities and alerts in real time in the case of a threshold breach. Alternatively, in case of continuous transmission of data, algorithms are activated on the Hub and not on the sensors to optimize power consumption; and

 

generates reports from the raw data for user and healthcare professionals.

 

We are targeting to complete the development of the Hub by the end of 2021. Once all elements of the VSMS are complete, we intend to pursue regulatory approvals, including with the U.S. FDA and the CE mark. We expect that the proceeds from this offering will provide us with sufficient capital to complete the development of our VSMS. See “Use of Proceeds” for additional information.

 

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The VSMS platform was designed to reduce inefficiency in healthcare delivery, simplify the monitoring processes of patients, improve the quality of patients’ care, make healthcare more personalized, reduce costs and increase availability of patients’ monitoring in and outside hospitals. We believe that such features will positively impact the direction and cost of future healthcare.

 

The key advantages of the VSMS include:

 

fully wireless body-worn sensors;

 

central database and backend system with an intuitive dashboard;

 

sophisticated proprietary algorithms for ultimate precision and accuracy;

 

real time, automated monitoring of patients’ vital signs and biometric parameters;

 

saving of the raw data for further analysis by healthcare providers;

 

different operation modes:

 

-event mode (initiate by the patient)

 

-auto detect / auto send mode

 

-continuous mode (streaming of data)

 

-pre-defined transmission mode

 

monitors patients from any location using either WCDMA or Wi-Fi connectivity; and

 

trend analysis and periodic reports for ongoing health monitoring and care.

 

Potential customers of the VSMS are hospitals and health care providers, nursing home and assisting living residences, nursing agencies for home visiting and post discharge patients.

 

 

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Our Monitoring Services

 

Our monitoring services in the United States focus on two main verticals:

 

IDTF Monitoring Services (B2B): CPT based services; and

 

  Private Monitoring Services (B2B, B2C and B2B2C): services provided by a different entity, independent to the IDTF

 

Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) Monitoring Services

 

Our provision of IDTF monitoring services is comprised of arrhythmia monitoring services for patients (including MCT, extended Holter and CEM), and use our Prizma device’s RPM of vital signs on a daily basis and generating reports that allow physicians to track their patients’ health condition.

 

The graphic below represents the workflow being done by our medical monitoring service centers, from the moment a single patient is enrolled in the service until a summery medical report is delivered to the prescribing physician.

An IDTF can sell services as a provider to physicians, hospitals and patients. All services are provided according to physician’s prescription done through the enrollment form on our proprietary website. After receiving an enrollment form, we will verify that the patient has an insurance coverage for the service requested by the physician and then will provide the patient, directly or through a physician, with the monitoring device. The patient will wear the monitoring device during the total service monitoring time, and we will monitor and support the patient and send medical notifications to the patient’s physician, according to the type of service provided. Once service is completed, we will send the physician an end-of-session report with a summary of all relevant information detected during the service period. We will also send the bill out to the relevant insurance company and collect the money according to the specific CPT code and monitoring services that were provided.

 

Under the IDTF umbrella, we offer four types of services for remote cardiac monitoring:

 

MCT: a 24/7 remote cardiac monitoring and transmission in near-real time of specific arrhythmias recognized by the algorithm. This service can be provided to patients for up to 30 days and is reimbursed for up to twice a year per patient. The reimbursement under CPT code 93229 will range from $550 to $1,000 depending on the insurance company, locality, and coverage.

 

Extended Holter (AECG): cardiac monitoring 24/7 for up to 14 days. Analysis is done off-line when the device is returned to the call center. This service is reimbursed multiple times a year per patient. Reimbursement under Temporary CPT code 0297T will range from $200 to $350 depending on the insurance company, locality and coverage.

 

Cardiac Event Monitor (CEM): cardiac monitoring and recording only when the patient has an arrhythmia. This service is available for up to 30 days and reimbursed per patient multiple times a year. Reimbursement under CPT code 93271 will range from $150 to $250 depending on the insurance company, locality and coverage.

 

24/48 Hours Holter Monitoring: cardiac monitoring for up to 24-48 hours only. This service can be provided per patient, multiple times per year. Reimbursement under CPT code 93226 will range from $38 to $55 depending on the insurance company, locality and coverage.

 

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We entered the U.S. arrhythmia monitoring services industry through our December 2017 acquisition of CardioStaff, an IDTF based in Austin, Texas. The IDTF provides physicians and hospitals with 24/7 remote cardiac monitoring services which utilize our Holter, extended Holter, MCT and event monitoring devices. CardioStaff was rebranded as GMedDx and is expected to serve as a platform for introducing our innovative suite of clinical-grade products into outpatient settings, physician practices, hospitals and senior care facilities in the United States.

 

In November 2018, we acquired a second IDTF, Telerhythmics, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Telerhythmics operates mainly across the Southeastern United States, and provides hospitals and physicians with cardiac monitoring services including MCT, Holter and event monitoring. In addition to its traditional activities, Telerhythmics will utilize the Prizma device for RPM services.

 

Telerhythmics and GMedDx have entered into approximately 140 commercial payor agreements across local, regional and national markets as well as an agreement with CMS, which provides health coverage to more than 100 million people.

  

In May 2019, GMedDx entered into PPAs with Prime Health Services, Inc and Ancillary Care Services, Inc. The PPAs have further and significantly increased our footprint in the healthcare delivery system of cardiac monitoring and provide more exposure to our future patient base and third-party payer populations.

 

We have adopted a three-phase approach for the deployment of our IDTF platform which includes evaluation, implementation and treatment phases. Ten university hospitals in the United States are now in the treatment phase, another seven hospitals are near completion of the implementation phase and we are witnessing an increase in patient enrolment that we expect to continue. We receive approximately between $175 to $750 in reimbursement per patient monitored depending on specific modality.

 

Private Monitoring Services

 

In addition to IDTF monitoring services, we will provide private monitoring services, utilizing our Prizma device. Under the private service umbrella, we offer three main lines of services:

 

Prizma OTC: sales of the Prizma device to consumers with a user portal service which will allow them to save their medical tests and create their own medical information reports and share such reports remotely or when visiting their physicians.

 

Prizma Concierge Medicine Services: a 24/7 call center service that allows subscribers to speak directly with a physician regarding the collected data.

 

Prizma Care Facility/Nursing Home Services: a 24/7 service that assists care facilities and nursing homes to track diagnostic information for patients and residents.

 

Our Ecosystem

 

The following is a depiction of the ecosystem in which our products and services are intended to play a role:

 

    

We anticipate that our next generation mobile technologies will empower both users and businesses to better utilize their business processes by merging them into a coherent ecosystem. We plan to provide users (individuals or families) products and services, and collect valuable data and monetary inflows at the same time. We also plan to serve businesses (including hospitals, pharmacies, elderly care institutions, research institutions, etc.) by establishing a direct linkage using mobile technology to maximize the value of user data, which is more than ever needed by businesses.

 

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Market Potential

 

Telemedicine and Mobile Health Market Opportunity

 

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (or OECD), healthcare spending as a percentage of gross domestic product (or GDP) is increasing. In 2018, health spending in the United States as compared to all OECD countries was the highest at 16.9% of GDP. In the European Union (or the EU), health spending was 10% of GDP and in the OECD, it was 8.8%. As patients become more demanding and providers’ constraints more challenging, cost-effective health solutions and access become a top priority.

 

Telemedicine provides potential answers to major healthcare challenges, including improved productivity and efficiency, and better utilization of centralized assets and scarce talent resources. A recent report by the OECD states that several elements must be in place to ensure the widespread delivery of teleconsultations and other telemedicine applications:

 

a clearly defined regulatory environment;

 

treatment of health data;

 

medical liability;

 

policies governing the establishment and use of telemedicine services; and

 

national and regional strategies that address telemedicine.

 

Recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic enabled the breaking of some of the barriers associated with the use of telemedicine technologies, and we believe that telemedicine is recognized as an essential instrument in healthcare by patients and healthcare providers and it is now widely believed that there will be a significant increase in the use of telemedicine services. While prior to COVID-19, patients and healthcare providers often preferred in-person meetings and expressed hesitation to the use of telemedicine as a substitute, the situation created following the spread of COVID-19, has demonstrated that telemedicine enables safe, efficient and cost-effective treatment and monitoring. Telemedicine services have the potential to facilitate medical care for both confirmed COVID-19 patients and non-COVID-19 patients, while protecting patients and healthcare providers. According to a consumer survey from McKinsey & Company from April 2020, consumer adoption of telehealth products has skyrocketed in light of COVID-19, from 11% of U.S. consumers using telehealth in 2019 to 46% of consumers using telehealth after April 2020. In addition, it is estimated that approximately $250 billion, which represents approximately 20% of all Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial outpatient, office, and home health spend, could potentially be virtualized.  

 

Even before COVID-19, mHealth was a fast-growing market, and data suggests this trend is going to continue. The World Health Organization (or WHO) defines mHealth as “medical and public health practice supported by mobile devices such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants, and other wireless devices.” According to a report published by research2guidnace, mHealth is projected to have the highest positive impact on reducing costs associated with:

  

readmission in hospitals and duration of stay;

 

patients’ non-adherence to treatments;

 

doctor visits and consultation costs;

 

redundant examination and medical trial costs;

  

labor costs; and

 

investment in technologies.

 

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With the growing penetration of smartphones and internet connectivity, the adoption of mHealth technologies by physicians and patients has increased considerably. According to research by Grand View Research, the global mHealth market size was valued at $40.7 billion in 2019 and is estimated to reach $316.8 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 29.2% over the forecast period from 2020 to 2027, and the remote patient monitoring system market size was valued at $1.28 billion in 2019 and is estimated to reach $2.41 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 13.4%.

 

According to a report published by Grand View Research in March 2019, the IoT healthcare market (meaning the market for interrelated computing devices and mechanical and digital machines targeting healthcare such as our products) is projected to reach $158 billion by 2022. We believe that a rising adoption of wearable technology and a growing geriatric population coupled with the rising prevalence of chronic conditions are among the key factors driving the market expansion.

 

  

With the growing penetration of smartphones and internet connectivity, the adoption of mHealth technologies by physicians and patients has increased considerably. This specially holds true for mobile healthcare apps, including fitness and medical apps, with fitness and wellness holding a significant share of the total mHealth apps market. Moreover, the healthcare industry exhibits a high growth potential for the IT industry due to supportive government initiatives across all regions. 

 

According to a March 2020 report from MarketsandMarkets, the global telehealth market is projected to reach $55.6 billion by 2025, which is a significant increase from $25.4 billion in 2020. The growth is projected at a CAGR of 16.9% during the forecast period. According to the report, North America dominates the telehealth market by region, due to factors such as the rising prevalence of chronic conditions, the need to reduce healthcare expenditure, increasing overall and geriatric population. However, the Asia Pacific market is expected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period, owing to the prevalence of chronic diseases and the overcrowding of hospitals.

 

According to a May 2020 report from McKinsey & Company, in order to realize the full potential of telehealth, the market requires, among others, increased access to remote monitoring devices for specific clinical conditions (glucose monitoring for diabetes; heartbeat and blood pressure monitors for cardiovascular conditions). Also, providers may be required to integrate these types of devices into care plans. Payers may need to offer reimbursement, and solutions may need to enable integrated access between, for example, primary care physicians, care managers, and at-home caregivers. These services could also require the deployment of supportive patient engagement tools (for example, digital coaching, care plan navigation tools), tailored to patients’ needs and integrated with communication channels to providers, care managers, and others involved in their care.

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United States

 

According to the Deloitte 2020 Survey of US Health Care Consumers, which surveyed 4,522 consumers between February 24 and March 14, 2020, and the Health Care Consumer Response to COVID-19 Survey (together, the Deloitte Surveys), which surveyed 1,510 consumers about their health, experiences, and behavior in mid-April to early May 2020, the percentage of consumers using virtual visits increased from 19% at the beginning of 2020 to 28% in April 2020. Moreover, the data shows an increase in consumer willingness to share data in every scenario measured in the graph below.

 

 

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In addition, the Deloitte surveys reveal that about a third to half of consumers are comfortable using at-home diagnostics for various reasons, as demonstrated in the graph below. Younger generations are more comfortable across the board. The largest gaps in comfort levels by generation are for genetic tests (24% of seniors as opposed to 47% of Gen Z and millennials) and at-home blood tests to track overall health (28% of seniors as opposed to 47/48% of Gen Z and millennials).

 

A study conducted by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Intervention, that surveyed 1,068 responses from a nationally representative sample over age 30, found that more than 50% of Americans are avoiding care for medical emergencies such as heart attack, due to the fear of contracting COVID-19. Health systems, independent practices and others telehealth providers are reporting 50 to 175 times more telehealth visits compared to the number of telehealth visits pre-COVID-19. In addition, 57% of health providers view telehealth more favorably than they did before COVID-19 and 64% are more comfortable using it.

 

CMS have recently expanded access to Medicare telemedicine services on a temporary and emergency basis under the 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (Phase 1), so that beneficiaries can receive a wider range of services from their physicians without the need to attend a healthcare facility. Under the COVID-19 new guidelines, beginning March 6, 2020 and for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, Medicare is able to pay for office, hospital, and other visits furnished via telemedicine across the country, including in patients’ homes.

 

In addition, in November 2018, CMS finalized changes to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program and will now pay providers for communication technology-based services. Through the rule, CMS is also expanding the number of Medicare-covered telemedicine services to include “prolonged preventive service(s)”. CMS will pay physicians for their time when they check in with Medicare beneficiaries via telephone or another telecommunications device. Physicians will also be paid for the time it takes to review a video or image sent by a patient to assess whether a visit is needed.

 

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China

 

According to a March 2020 report from Statista and data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, China is facing a significant shortage of physicians with two doctors for every 1,000 people, compared to 2.6 doctors per 1,000 people in the United States and 3.7 per 1,000 people in Australia. Accordingly, the Chinese government has made healthcare a priority.

 

   

In addition, in China the distribution of superior medical resources is extremely uneven. More than 70% of the third-level grade-A hospitals are located in the eastern region, making the potential demand for telemedicine in the central and western regions disproportionately much larger.

 

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Data source: chyxx.com – The proportion of third-level grade-A hospitals in the three regions in 2018

   

According to the China Power Project, China’s population is growing old at a faster rate than almost all other countries, due to increased life expectancy and decreased birth rate as a result of China’s 36-year one-child policy. In 2017, in China, the proportion of Chinese citizens above 60 years old obtained 17.3 percent, approximately above 241 million.  It is expected that China’s 65-year-old population will reach 487 million, or nearly 35 percent in 2050. China’s looming demographic shift presents considerable social and economic challenges. According to China Briefing, the changing of demographics in China have led to a population where chronic disease is more prevalent than in the past. As a result, there is a higher demand for disease management and ongoing monitoring.

 

In addition, a draft of China’s Law on the Promotion of Basic Medical and Health Care approved by the National People’s Congress became effective in June 2020. The draft law contemplates the promotion of telemedicine services, which has been expedited by the COVID-19 outbreak. In 2016, the government launched Healthy China 2030. There is currently a government mandate that prioritizes healthcare which AI and digital health will help to fill the gap, with telemedicine making it possible to increase the number of people receiving real time consultation.

 

Both local and foreign companies are investing in the development of specialized and differentiated private hospitals, along with innovative aged care. According to Research and Markets, China, the world second largest economy, is forecast to reach an estimated mHealth market size of $25.6 billion in 2027, representing a CAGR of 22.1% from 2020 through 2027.

 

mHealth is being driven by increase in aging population over the age of 60 and a lack of access to quality healthcare-services and limited resources that hinder a physicians’ ability to provide sufficient time beyond treatment and diagnosis.

 

mHealth can also be used in more rural parts of China to help resolve accessibility challenges. The current policy environment in China is playing an important role in promoting industry development and facilitating medical treatment through combining Internet technology with China’s health industry. Internet hospitals have become a service platform that integrates online appointments, consultations, prescribing and delivering medicine, and online and offline diagnosis and treatment with the help of Internet technology. Integrating physical hospitals into the platform provides strong support for Internet hospitals in conducting consultations, follow-up visits, and chronic disease management on the Internet. Remote monitoring and other mHealth solutions break through space limitations of physical hospitals but also work synergistically with physical hospitals, so people in remote areas can also have access to high-quality medical treatment.

 

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The graphics below show data regarding mHealth practices in China over the last several years: 

 

 

Source: Everbright Securities Research Institute – Internet Medical Insurance Payment Policies Across the Country 2016-2020

 

Source: Minsheng Securities – Changes in the Number of Internet Hospitals

 

Source: MobTech, Minsheng Securities – Proportion of Users of Internet Medical APP in April 2019

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Europe

 

Well-established telemedicine services are already provided in healthcare systems across Europe including in the UK, France, Sweden and Portugal. In other countries, including Germany, Spain, Poland and Belgium, many telemedicine services platforms have launched recently.

 

 

Source: Health Advances analysis, CBCN, The New York Times, TechCrunch, Sanita Digitale

 

COVID-19 caused a surge in demand for teleconsultations in Europe amid the lockdowns on movement and travel, the limit on accessing medical services, and hospitals operating over-capacity. For example, in France, teleconsultation services increased more than 10-fold in one week during the pandemic. Many emergency measures were put in place by governments to help individuals access virtual medical services. These include the removal of needing to know a patient before teleconsultation, reimbursing all teleconsultations, the ability for healthcare providers to use whatever technical means to conduct teleconsultations, and telemonitoring of COVID-19 patients by nurses, which is also 100% reimbursed. Post COVID-19, it is expected that those countries with established telemedicine ecosystems will continue strong adoption on a permanent basis.

 

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Monitoring Services Market Opportunity

 

According to CMS, two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries have two or more chronic conditions. Such conditions often require continuous medical monitoring. In addition, an estimated 5.86 million ambulatory ECG diagnostic tests were prescribed by physicians in the United States in 2020, which represents a $2.21 billion market opportunity. With an estimated 13% CAGR (from 2015 to 2025), this represents a very healthy market for our arrhythmia monitoring technologies and service platform. Although there is little data outside of the United States, we believe additional markets exist due to an ageing global population, unhealthy lifestyles and prevalence of Atrial fibrillation. Clinical research has also shown that traditional ambulatory cardiac monitoring tools, such as Holter and event monitors, do not collect the required amount of data for making a definitive diagnosis, as these older devices may have too short of a monitoring time, may not continuously collect ECG data, or patients will not wear the device (low patient compliance). Hospitals and physicians are also outsourcing more of their ambulatory ECG monitoring needs, in order to minimize costs and workflow burden. As shown in the chart below published by Research and Markets, the global MCT market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.3% during the forecast period from 2020 to 2026.

 

 

Our innovative technologies and proprietary software and algorithms have the ability to improve patient compliance, provides continuous monitoring and multiple channels of ECG, which ensures higher diagnostic yields that can deliver better clinical outcomes.

  

Integrated Delivery Networks

 

Third-party research estimates that the global healthcare big data analytics market was worth $19.6 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach a value of $47.7 billion by 2024, registering a CAGR of around 16% from 2019 to 2024. This data will be augmented by patient-generated health data (or PGHD), which is data primarily captured and recorded by the patient themselves, allowing them greater ownership over their own health. Integrating PGHD into electronic health records will help providers understand the patient experience, increase efficiency and productivity of clinical trials, improve the prediction of addressable treatment toxicities, and ultimately improve quality of care and clinical outcomes. The United States could reach a “critical mass” of physicians using PGHD from devices such as wearables by 2020, according to new research released by the Consumer Technology Association. Additionally, insurers are offering free remote monitors/wearables and cash incentives to subscribers who meet certain health goals.

 

Concierge Medicine

 

Concierge medicine can be defined as a B2B2C model. Currently, about 12,000 physicians in the United States offer concierge healthcare services. This niche market is growing due in part to organizations that recruit physicians to manage concierge practices. Concierge physicians have fewer patients, offer same-day appointments and longer office visits, and participate in email and phone communication. Studies have found that patients with concierge medicine physicians are more satisfied and have fewer visits to ERs and specialists, thus resulting fewer hospitalizations, fewer emergency department visits, and better control of hypertension and diabetes. A study published in The American Journal of Managed Care, found a 79% reduction in hospital admissions for Medicare patients in concierge medicine affiliated practices, compared with those in traditional practices.

 

Direct Primary Care

 

Direct primary care (or DPC) can also be defined as a B2C model. DPC practices have a direct financial relationship with patients and provide comprehensive care and preventive services. This is a mass-market variant of concierge medicine, with the biggest difference being that the DPC model charges a flat rate fee that often includes most or all physician services. The monthly fee typically includes basic checkups, same-day or next-day appointments, and the ability to obtain medications and lab tests at or near wholesale prices. The DPC model does not rely on insurance co-pays, deductibles or co-insurance fees. All DPC providers recommended patients have some form of insurance, or take part in a healthcare sharing plan that functions like insurance, as a patient is not protected financially if they have a health issue outside the scope of primary care.

 

Our Strategy 

 

Our strategic objective is to participate in the large and growing worldwide mHealth marketplace by developing and commercializing innovative next generation telemedicine solutions and monitoring service platforms. Using our proprietary and patented suite of devices and software solutions, we are implementing a go-to-market strategy aimed at establishing and growing multiple recurring revenue streams across consumer and professional healthcare verticals, and in a variety of geographical territories.

 

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Our current strategic commercial activities are focused on:

 

investing in cardiac monitoring service centers in the United States;

 

commercializing the Prizma device and Patch Extended Holter Patch System monitoring solution in the United States, China and other markets;

 

completing the development of our VSMS; and

 

cultivating various channels of distribution. Such channels include hospitals, insurance companies, chronic care management companies, concierge medicine groups, Telcos, specialized mobile virtual network operators (or MVNOs) distribution houses, original design manufacturer (or ODM) handsets and wireless design centers.

  

 

 

Hospitals, Clinics and Physician Practices. Our cardiac monitoring services are marketed to healthcare institutions, hospitals, clinics and physician practices. We employ highly educated sales professionals in the United States and United Kingdom who regularly call on these stakeholders and educate them on the clinical value of multi-lead ECG monitoring solutions. We believe our comprehensive range of technologies appeals to many healthcare providers, as they can order the right device for each patient.

 

We will lease the Vital Signs System to hospitals on a per day fee model. The device can then be prescribed by a physician for monitoring patients in the hospital, and in pre-admission and post discharge programs. Once a patient is discharged, we anticipate that patients may continue monitoring services by using the Prizma device.

 

  Insurance Companies. We propose to sell the Prizma device and lease the monitoring center diagnostic services on a monthly fee per patient. Healthcare insurers typically have high-acuity patients who would benefit from participation in chronic care management programs.

 

  Chronic Care Management. We propose to sell the Prizma device and lease customized back end analytics platforms to these companies who manage high-acuity patients of healthcare insurers, homecare agencies, nursing homes, and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).  

 

  Concierge medicine. We will explore purchase and lease programs of the Prizma solution to concierge medicine practices. This model may resemble those provided to healthcare insurers or chronic care management companies.

 

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Telcos. In addition to selling our Prizma device directly to end users, we intend to sell the Prizma device, or license the Prizma technology directly for use with Telcos’ smart-phone product offerings. The result will be an integrated version of the Telco’s product offerings that will integrate our technology, and will be a full mHealth ecosystem solution that combines automatic alerts, analysis, human interaction, data sharing and self-sufficient use, which is independent from physician’s response.

 

In addition, cloud monitoring services from the Prizma device are anticipated to be offered based on a two tier program: monitoring over the cloud by sending the data and receiving automatic feedback; and monitoring with access to a professional clinical call center that can provide real time feedback to the customer and ability to triage with a healthcare professional.

 
  Mobile Virtual Network Operators. Our approach for MVNOs is to derive revenue on a two-tiered basis: business to customer by selling hardware directly to customers and providing cloud monitoring services; and business to business by selling hardware directly to mass merchants and national chains and providing cloud monitoring services, such that we utilize the big merchants as distributers by promoting the devices to the end customers.

  

  ODM Design Centers. We aim to be in a position to work with design houses to integrate the Prizma technology within the ODM’s smartphone models. We anticipate that this approach will allow us to penetrate a higher number of distribution channels and markets with a relatively low overhead. As hardware sales grow, we anticipate that the monitoring services will continue to grow thereby increasing monthly recurring revenues payable to us.

 

  Big Data. Our services will result in the creation of a huge data base of anonymized information with tremendous potential value. The information will be very valuable to government health departments, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations and universities. To secure the anonymized information, we implement two layers of security measures: separating patient information from medical information and utilizing encryption tools. The information provided will help to understand better and dissect the territories on different medical health levels and direct budgets to real need. For insurance companies the data will help reducing unnecessary cost and noncompliance by patients. Our business model will be based on licensing agreements with the above referenced entities. Each license will be granted pursuant to a license agreement between us and the relevant entity, which will define the scope of the requested data and the amount of the license subscription fee.

 

Implementation of Our Strategy in the United States

 

Our monitoring center strategy is to be the go-to provider of innovative cardiac monitoring services in the United States. We plan to further expand by targeting all healthcare providers who can benefit from our comprehensive service offerings, which include our Extended Holter Patch System, MCT, event and traditional Holter devices. Our customers demand a wider range of offerings as one device type does not fit all needs.

 

To penetrate this market and drive growth, we plan to:

 

  educate stakeholders in the healthcare environment on the benefits of multi-lead technologies that deliver more comprehensive clinical results and high-patient compliance;  
     
  provide in-house clinical evidence of diagnostic results generated from our service platform;
     
  contract with more commercial payors in order to increase patient access. We currently have contracts with CMS, some Blue Cross Blue Shield entities, a key veterans affairs medical center, and other commercial payors across the country;
     
  offer our clinical expertise and patient-centric services 24/7;  
     
  expand our sales force to drive growth in targeted territories; and
     
  utilize our platform to introduce innovative solutions such as the Prizma device, Extended Holter Patch System and VSMS.

 

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In addition to the 2017 acquisition of CardioStaff, in November 2018 we executed on our acquisition strategy with the purchase of Tennessee-based Telerhythmics, in the amount of $1.95 million. Founded in 1996, Telerhythmics provides on-site and remote arrhythmia-monitoring services to doctors and physicians. These services include MCT, event and Holter monitoring. The acquisition brings additional payer contracts, clinical and logistical scalability, access to additional monitoring technologies and an existing platform for launching our proprietary technologies into the important digital health space. We are working on a smooth integration and will disclose these plans in the coming months. For the foreseeable future, Telerhythmics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of G Medical Innovations USA Inc., will run operations in a separate facility, but with synergistic opportunities that will help us achieve higher profitability.

  

In April 2020, we entered into a distribution agreement with LiveCare Corp. (or LiveCare), a US-based remote patient solutions company. Pursuant to the agreement, LiveCare will promote the sale of and distribute our Prizma device in the United States. As part of the agreement, we will work with LiveCare to integrate the Prizma device into LiveCare’s Link+ platform, which will be offered directly to consumers. The Link+ platform is a 4G smart home gateway that integrates an array of medical devices into a patient’s home using a simple, touch-free syncing process. The agreement is for an initial period of three years, unless notice of termination is provided by either party, and will automatically renew for successive one year terms thereafter, unless either party provides notice of its intent not to renew the agreement at least 30 days prior to the applicable anniversary date. There are no minimum sales commitments under the agreement.

 

In April 2020, we entered into a distribution agreement with All County Health Care Inc. (or All County), a Medicare certified home health company specializes in the provision of quality home-based healthcare services. Under the agreement, All County will distribute our Prizma in the United States and will offer customers certain additional Prizma related services. The agreement does not provide for a term. In addition, there are no minimum sales commitments under the agreement.

 

GRS Marketing Services Agreement

 

On September 30, 2020, we entered into a Media and Marketing Service Agreement (which we refer to as the GRS Agreement) with GRS, an affiliate of Guthy-Renker, LLC. Guthy-Renker is one of the largest and most respected direct marketing companies in the world. Since 1988, Guthy-Renker has discovered and developed dozens of consumer products in the beauty, skincare, and wellness categories.

 

Pursuant to the GRS Agreement, GRS will, for a three year term, exclusively oversee all television production, radio creative and social media for our company in the United States, including our Prizma mobile medical monitor and other consumer products and services. GRS will manage all television advertising, social and radio media buying, based on approved monthly budgets. 

 

In consideration of GRS’ marketing advisory and creative services, we shall pay to GRS a low five digit monthly retainer, a low single digit percentage gross sales commission on all of our U.S. sales of consumer products and services, but excluding IDTF revenue.  We have also agreed to issue the GRS Warrant to GRS as part of the GRS Agreement.

 

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Under the GRS Agreement, if we terminate the GRS Agreement within twelve months from signing a definitive agreement, then we will be restricted from using or buying any television, radio, digital or social media advertising in the United States for twelve months following the date of termination. Such restriction will not apply if we choose to accelerate the vesting of the GRS Warrant. In addition, such restriction will not apply if we and GRS fulfill their respective obligations under the GRS Agreement through the end of the three year term.

 

Implementation of Our Strategy in China

 

Since May 2018, we have been in contact with Dongtai City Internet Hospital (or the Dongtai Hospital) on several occasions. The Dongtai Hospital provides patients with various remote health services including online medical consultation, health monitoring, extension of prescriptions and more. The Dongtai Hospital has purchased 100 Prizma devices to be used as part of a pilot for their Citizen Health System Program which is aimed at connecting the clinics located in villages, district hospitals and the City Third Grade Class-A hospital together through the internet.

 

The Prizma devices purchased by the Dongtai Hospital will be used by nursing homes, allowing the collection of residents’ vital signs data without having them to visit a medical institution, and storing the data in the database system. The sharing of data will enable efficiency in monitoring and treatment, and will allow doctors from the lower level hospitals to consult with doctors form the higher-level hospitals at any time.

 

During the outbreak of COVID-19, we received positive feedback from the Dongtai Hospital team that indicated that our Prizma device provides an efficient solution for their need to monitor patients’ body temperature and blood oxygen remotely. Commercialization of the project is on hold until NMPA approval is granted.

 

In addition, during the last year and a half we have been in contact with potential distributors in Hangzhou and Shanghai for our Prizma device.

 

We obtained ISO 13485 certification, U.S. FDA and NMPA regulatory clearances/approvals for our production facility in Guangzhou, China. In October 2018, we successfully completed an independent audit process conducted by Standard Global Services and received ISO 13485 certification, which is an internationally-accepted quality management system standard that demonstrates compliance to laws and regulations of the medical device industry. We completed U.S. FDA registration and listing in early December 2018. We have met NMPA requirements for the facility and are now preparing the clinical trial results for submitting to NMPA approval for the Prizma product itself.

 

We have commenced the process of penetrating the Chinese market. To this end, we are:

 

 

undergoing clinical trials in a few hospitals in Guangzhou for our Prizma products;

     
 

negotiating commercial agreements with Chinese companies to provide diagnostic services;

     
 

carrying out marketing activities in China, such as exhibiting at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai; and

     
  starting NMPA approval process for the Extended Holter Patch System.

 

Implementation of Our Strategy in Europe and Asia Pacific

 

We have expanded our footprint to the United Kingdom, and began our operations at G Medical Innovations UK, Ltd. (G Medical UK) during 2019. G Medical UK plans to offer our cardiac monitoring service platform and Prizma solution to a wide range of healthcare providers, homecare agencies and other institutions throughout the country. As of today, G Medical UK has no significant sales.

 

Driven by the need for accessible healthcare, the Asia Pacific market is expected to be an attractive growth market. Low penetration of medical practitioners and growing rural population in the Asia Pacific region are expected to open avenues for revenue generation.

 

We have relationships with Telcos and fulfilment houses throughout Europe and Asia. As various milestones are met and as business increases, we will aim to cultivate markets globally in an efficient and economically viable manner. The fulfilment houses that we are in discussions with are companies which are also entrenched in servicing logistics programs of major mass merchants in each country in which they are located.

 

We believe that our models could be easily adapted to most of the European markets, even when taking into account the fact that in Europe, there is a preponderance of public health service. For instance, in Italy, public healthcare expenditure exceeded 115 billion Euros as of 2018, while private expenditure on healthcare grew steadily in recent years, reaching nearly 40 billion euros. We have identified Italy as a strong potential market for our products since we believe that the telemedicine market in general, and the mobile health market in particular, are very small compared to their potential.

 

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Our strategy is to distribute our products in Italy through two vertical lines:

 

E-commerce B2C: we will offer our Prizma system directly through e-commerce platforms, including Mediwebnet or Amazon. We plan to promote the Prizma device using social media platforms. In addition, we will offer two models of use for our Prizma device in Italy:

 

-Personal Use Model – the patient will only have access to the user portal, without access to any call center services; and

 

-Call Center Model – in addition to access to the use portal, the patient will register to Mediwebnet’s medical call center. In this model, the users’ data will be automatically available to the physician at the call center.

 

B2B Market: we are promoting the Prizma system to all those clinics and facilities interested in managing their own mobile health service by integrating the Prizma user portal data into their health management system, using the application programming interface provided by us, such as insurance companies, companies, which offer it as a benefit for their managers and employees, public and private healthcare facilities, telemedicine service centers and mobile phone operators. We plan to sell our Prizma device and charge a monthly fee for the use of the user portal.

 

In May 2020, we entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement for a term of twelve months with Meditel srl, or Meditel, a provider of telemedicine services through web based call centers in Italy, to promote and sell our Prizma device and our Extended Holter Patch System in Italy. Under the agreement, Meditel will promote, sell and distribute our Prizma device and our Extended Holter Patch System in Italy. In addition, the agreement provides that the parties will explore ways to implement our Prizma and Extended Holter Patch System and our monitoring capabilities into Meditel’s existing telemedicine services.

 

Implementation of Our Strategy in Australia

 

In Australia, we have been granted Australian regulatory approval by the TGA for our Extended Holter Patch and our Prizma device. The granting of these certifications confirms that both our Extended Holter Patch and Prizma device complies with all relevant Australian medical and safety requirements as a Class IIa medical device, and has allowed us to commence commercial distribution in the territory.

 

We have commenced commercial distribution of our Extended Holter Patch System and our Prizma device in Australia. Our current collaborations include agreements with:

 

  HomeStay Care Limited (HSC). In April 2020, we have entered into distribution agreement with HomeStay Care Limited. (or HomeStay), a connected health and smart home solutions provider with a term of one year and automatic renewal for another year. The agreement provides for the distribution of our Prizma G2 with User portal on a non-exclusive basis to end-consumers and entities in Australia and New Zealand. Pursuant to the agreement, the initial order consists of 20 units of Prizma G2, thereafter the units may be ordered by us as required. The distributor price per one unit is $150 and retailer price is $249. The agreement fixes Prizma Portal fee at no less than $9 per month, out of which 30% is payable to the distributor. Our partnership has completed the integration of our Prizma device into HomeStay’s IoT platform. Integration will provide remote vital signs monitoring capabilities to HomeStay’s uVue telehealth platform (or uVue) and a 24-hour monitoring response to users in Australia and New Zealand. The Prizma device will be made available primarily using the uVue as the communication delivery system and is currently being deployed into Australian Aged-care and nursing home facilities within the HomeStay network.

 

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. We have a sponsorship agreement with Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (or RACGP) for our Prizma medical device, telehealth app and patient and physician portals. RACGP is Australia’s largest professional general practice organisation and represents urban and rural general practitioners, representing more than 40,000 members.

 

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Intellectual Property

We have made significant investments in the development of our patent portfolio to protect our technologies and programs, and we intend to continue to do so. Our intellectual property portfolio consists of seventeen patent applications and three granted patents, which have either the PCT pending status or have entered national stage and are under examination by national authorities.

Filing Date  Application No.  Title  Country  Product  Type of patent protection  Application Expiry date
03/31/2016  15/026,258  Systems and methods for vital signs monitoring with ear piece  United States  VSMS  Utility patent  03/30/2036
05/16/2016  16832414.3  Device system and method for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters  European Patent Office  VSMS, Prizma  Utility patent  05/15/2036
06/28/2017  201680004569.2-0  Systems and methods for vital signs monitoring with ear piece  China  VSMS  Utility patent  06/27/2037
07/25/2017  10-2017-7023630  Systems and methods for vital signs monitoring with ear piece  Republic of Korea  VSMS  Utility patent  07/24/2037
08/08/2017  201680009360.5-0  Device system and method for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters  China  VSMS, Prizma  Utility patent  08/07/2037
10/24/2017  201780080888.6-0  Remote monitoring of a person and an automatic distribution of prescription drugs  China  General patent which can help in future developments and business cases  Utility patent  10/23/2037
01/30/2018  201790000342-0  Jacket for Medical Module  China  Prizma  Utility patent  01/29/2028
01/05/2019  PCT/IB2019/053561  Robust medical device and method  WIPO-PCT  Prizma  Utility patent  20 years from submitting in specific countries
01/30/2018  201820157683.5-0  Health monitoring device that includes a compact oximeter  China  Prizma  Utility patent  01/29/2028
03/02/2018  10-2018-7006193  Device system and method for noninvasively monitoring physiological parameters  Republic of Korea  VSMS, Prizma  Utility patent  03/01/2038
02/14/2019  16/325,391  Jacket for medical module  United States  Prizma  Utility patent  02/13/2039
03/24/2019  16/362,662  Methods and systems for vital signs monitoring with ear piece  United States  VSMS  Utility patent  03/23/2039
04/12/2019  17843061.7  Jacket for Medical Module  European Patent Office  Prizma  Utility patent  04/11/2039
04/23/2019  16/344,022  Remote monitoring of a person and an automatic distribution of prescription drugs  United States  General patent which can help in future developments and business cases  Utility patent  04/22/2039
04/24/2019  2019522280  Remote monitoring of a person and an automatic distribution of prescription drugs  Japan  General patent which can help in future developments and business cases  Utility patent  04/23/2039
08/07/2019  16/484,125  Methods and systems for vital signs monitoring with ear piece  United States  VSMS  Utility patent  08/06/2039
09/28/2019  16/586,934  Method, Device and System for Non-Invasively Monitoring Physiological Parameters  United States  VSMS, Prizma  Utility patent  09/27/2039
03/24/2020   16/650,010 (1)   Method and system for obtaining physical condition that lead to a defibrillator countershock   United States   VSMS   Utility patent   03/23/2039
05/13/2020  16/763,581  Health monitoring device that includes a compact oximeter  United States  Prizma  Utility patent  05/12/2040
06/08/2020
  PCT/IB2020/057422
  Coating electrodes of medical devices  WIPO-PCT  Prizma  Utility patent  20 years from submitting in specific countries

 

(1) Our company has partial interest in this application.

 

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Other Intellectual Property

 

On August 4, 2016, our subsidiary, G Medical Israel, and Mennen Medical Ltd. (or Mennen) (a company incorporated in Israel), entered into a software licensing agreement pursuant to which we were granted a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable (other than in case of breach), royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the arrhythmia software and high risk detection application (including all existing preprocessing) and respiration module manufactured and developed by Mennen (including subject to certain conditions, any updates, upgrades, modification and customizations, if requested by us, which shall be priced separately) and to incorporate and integrate the arrhythmia software and high risk detection application with our ECG wireless devices. Pursuant to the terms of the software licensing agreement, Mennen was paid $110,000.

  

Other Intellectual Property Protection 

 

We also rely on trade secrets, know-how, and continuing innovation to develop and maintain our competitive position. We cannot be certain that patents will be granted with respect to any of our pending patent applications or with respect to any patent applications filed by us in the future, nor can we be sure that any of our existing patents or any patents granted to us in the future will be commercially useful in protecting our technology. 

 

Our success depends, in part, on an intellectual property portfolio that supports future revenue streams and erects barriers to our competitors. We are maintaining and building our patent portfolio through filing new patent applications, prosecuting existing applications, and licensing and acquiring new patents and patent applications. 

 

Despite these measures, any of our intellectual property and proprietary rights could be challenged, invalidated, circumvented, infringed or misappropriated. Intellectual property and proprietary rights may not be sufficient to permit us to take advantage of current market trends or otherwise to provide competitive one. For more information, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Intellectual Property.” 

 

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Competition and Competitive Advantages

 

The monitoring services industry is very competitive and characterized by rapidly advancing technologies with a strong emphasis on proprietary products and software. We recognize that our competitive success will depend upon constant investments in innovative, pioneering technological solutions. We believe that many of our competitors only offer one narrow scope of capabilities and are not perceived as convenient for all monitoring scenarios, or have not received regulatory approvals for product enhancements. We believe that our competitive advantages include:

 

Strong research and development capabilities: our management team has over 30 years of combined experience in developing mobile embedded medical sensors and software;

 

  Existing regulatory approvals: currently, we have the CE mark for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System, U.S. FDA clearance for our Prizma device, and OTC authorization for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System based on an EUA policy (QT syndrome prolongation in hospitals). We have also been granted Australian regulatory approval by the TGA for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch System. We received registration with the Italian Health Ministry’s database of medical products and were granted our Permit License by the Taiwan FDA for our Prizma device. We are also preparing our application to the Chinese NMPA for our Prizma device;

 

Go-to-market strategy: our management has proven their ability to execute our go-to-market strategy as described below, with over 25 years of medical device development and commercialization experience in the United States, China, parts of Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan, the Asia Pacific region and Brazil;

 

A one-stop multi-function and multi-account platform: with extensive experience in developing mobile embedded medical sensors, we offer multi-function devices with quick upgrades, more add-ins and multi-accounts for all family members;

 

An extensive ecosystem with greatest data monetization potential: we provide companies with medical grade solutions, efficient healthcare delivery and potential for collaboration, and enable consumers to access real-time monitoring, accurate medical data and a resource sharing platform.

 

United States Competitive Review

 

Our arrhythmia monitoring service primary competitors in the U.S. include BioTelemetry, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAT), iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRTC), and Preventice Solutions, Inc. (formerly eCardio Diagnostics, LLC). These companies have either developed or acquired patch-based mobile cardiac monitors. iRhythm Technologies became a public company in late 2016 with their proprietary ZIO patch, a single lead ECG wearable that is worn for up to 14 days. BioTelemetry, the largest IDTF operator in the US, offers a range of proprietary technologies, including a patch-based MCT monitor. Preventice Solutions (formerly eCardio Diagnostics, LLC), offers a range of services similar to BioTelemetry. Several small start-ups are also trying to compete in the cardiac monitoring space, either with an MCT device or a patch-based service.

 

Other competitors are companies that sell standard Holter monitors and analysis systems including GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare, Mortara Instrument, Inc., and Welch Allyn Holdings, Inc. (now part of Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.).

 

We believe that the principal competitive strength of our arrhythmia monitoring service derives from the combination of several factors including: a range of monitoring modalities to meet a variety of patients’ needs; multi-lead ECG configurations that provide greater diagnostic yields; quality of our clinical staff to accurately detect and identify arrhythmias; clear and comprehensive reports for physician interpretation; contracted rates with third-party payors; government reimbursement for our products and services; experience, knowledge and availability of our account representatives and customer support services; flexible workflow protocols to address account methodologies; and our relationships with physicians, hospitals, insurers, and other third-party payors.

 

Our competitors in the mHealth space include, among others, AliveCor (ECG only), Qardia (more geared to fitness) and Tytocare (home care device with various attachments for examining ears, throat, heart, lungs, abdomen, skin, and capturing heart rate and temperature data).  

 

In the mHealth space, we believe that our Prizma clinical grade solution has several differentiators that elevate its market position and our competitive advantage, including multiple measurements on one application (ECG, temperature, Sp02, stress analysis, etc.) and an easy to use platform which provides more value to a greater range of markets (consumer, medical clinics, chronic care).

 

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China Competition Review

 

The graphic below represents the primary companies and their respective products that compete, or have the potential to compete, with our products and services in the Chinese market:

 

Product   Tests   Regulatory Approval   Comments
Products of Company A   Body temperature, blood pressure and glucose level measurement   New models of blood pressure monitors completed clinical trials   Various product types
             
 Products of Company B   24 hours of continuous accurate temperature measurement and high temperature alarm; Accurate monitoring of blood oxygen, heartbeat, blood circulation; Intelligent management of blood pressure   One product is in registration application for Certificate for Medical Device; another product obtained the Medical Device Registration Certificate   Various product types
             
 Products of Company C   Multiple diabetes indicators such as glucose level, blood lipids, glycated hemoglobin, uric acid, etc.   One product received valid Medical Device Registration Certificate; another product is applying for Medical Device Registration Certificate   Single product line for diabetes monitoring and related chronic disease detection
             
Products of Company D   Changes in blood oxygen and body temperature monitoring, blood pressure measurement, sleep improvement   In the type examination stage   Various devices with different functions
             
Products of Company E   Blood pressure measurement, heart rate monitoring   Have obtained the second-class Medical Device Registration Certificate   Limited tests
             
Product of Company F  

Heart rate measurement;

Designed for users to track daily activities including distance, calories burned, sleep quality, steps, and time

  No regulatory approvals   Not for clinical use

 

In China, we believe that our competitive advantage lies in our technology, products and services which offer health care providers and patients an all-inclusive solution for remote health monitoring, as opposed to only one narrow scope of capabilities. Thus, we believe that due to our strong technology and our experience and know-how in monitoring patients remotely, G Medical China is well positioned to gain a significant market share in China.

 

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Manufacturing

 

We received ISO 13485 certification for our assembly facility in Guangzhou, China, which consists of 7,500 square feet. When fully operational, the facility will be operating in two shifts of eight hours per shift. Presently, we use contract manufacturers in Israel to meet our manufacturing requirements.

 

Our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch will be produced by a third party in China. All components will be ordered by the manufacturer and a semi-final product will be shipped to G Medical China for final assembly, which includes quality control and QA processes and shipping of the products to end customers.

 

Government Regulation

 

The principal markets that we have targeted for our medical devices are the United States, the EU, Australia, New Zealand and China. The following is an overview of the regulatory regimes in these jurisdictions.

 

General Overview of United States Medical Device Regulation

 

Under Section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (or the FDC Act), a medical device is an article, which, among other things, is intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease, in man or other animals.

 

Medical devices sold in the United States are subject to varying levels of regulatory control, the most comprehensive of which requires that a clinical trial may need to be conducted before a device receives clearance for commercial distribution.

  

Our current devices are classified as medical devices and are subject to regulation by numerous agencies and legislative bodies, including the U.S. FDA, and its foreign counterparts.  

 

U.S. FDA regulations govern product design and development, pre-clinical and clinical testing, manufacturing, labeling, storage, pre-market clearance or approval, advertising and promotion, sales, distribution, device recalls and other similar matters.

 

Specifically, the U.S. FDA classifies medical devices into one of three classes:

 

  Class I devices are relatively simple and can be manufactured and distributed in the United States with general controls;
     
  Class II devices are more complex and require greater scrutiny, with most Class II devices requiring regulatory clearance by the U.S. FDA before being distributed in the United States; or
     
  Class III devices are new and frequently help sustain life or are high-risk devices and usually approved through pre-market approval (or PMA).

 

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Summary of the Medical Device Distribution Process in the United States

 

Unless an exemption applies, medical devices commercially distributed in the United States require a 510(k) clearance, or a 510(k)+ “de-novo” clearance, or PMA from the U.S. FDA. Our current devices fall into the classification of a Class II device.

 

510(k) Clearance Process. After a device receives 510(k) clearance, any modification that could significantly affect its safety or effectiveness, or that would constitute a major change in its intended use or indications for use, requires a new 510(k) clearance or could even require a premarket application approval. The U.S. FDA requires each manufacturer to assess whether the proposed changes to the medical device are substantial or not; if the change is not substantial, then the manufacturer can issue an internal Letter to File (also called Memo to File) exempting the device from a new 510(k) clearance or a supplement submission, however the U.S. FDA has the right to review any such assessment. If the U.S. FDA disagrees with the determination, then the agency may retroactively require the manufacturer to seek 510(k) clearance. The U.S. FDA can also require the manufacturer to cease marketing and/or recall the modified device until 510(k) clearance or premarket application approval is obtained.

   

De Novo Classification. If the U.S. FDA denies 510(k) clearance of a device because it is novel and because an adequate predicate device does not exist (resulting in a determination of non- substantial equivalence), then the “de novo classification” procedure can be invoked based upon reasonable assurance that the device is safe and effective for its intended use. This procedure approximates the level of scrutiny in the 510(k) process but may add several months to the clearance process. If the U.S. FDA approves the “de novo” request, then the device is permitted to enter commercial distribution in the same manner as if 510(k) clearance had been granted.

 

PMA Process. After the U.S. FDA approves a Class III medical device via the PMA route, a new premarket application or premarket application supplement is required in the event of a modification to the device, its labeling or its manufacturing process. The premarket application approval pathway is much more costly, lengthy and uncertain; it generally takes from one to three years or longer.

 

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Emergency Use Authorizations for Medical Devices

 

On February 4, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determined, pursuant to section 564 of the FDC, that there was a significant potential for a public health emergency that has a significant potential to affect national security or the health and security of United States citizens living abroad and that involves COVID-19. The virus is now named SARS-CoV-2, which causes the illness COVID-19. Based on the EUA policy, which will remain in force during the public health emergency related to COVID-19, the U.S. FDA granted us OTC authorization for our Prizma device and Extended Holter Patch.

 

General Overview of European and Non-European Medical Device Regulation

 

Regulatory approval and sales of medical devices outside the United States are subject to foreign regulatory requirements that may vary widely from country to country. These laws and regulations range from simple product registration requirements in some countries to complex clearance and production controls in others. As a result, the processes and time periods required to obtain foreign marketing clearance may be longer or shorter than those necessary to obtain U.S. FDA clearance. 

 

Commercialization of medical devices in Europe is regulated by the EU. The EU presently requires that all medical products bear the CE mark, an international symbol of adherence to quality assurance standards and demonstrated clinical effectiveness. Compliance with the Medical Device Directive (or MDD), or the Active Implantable Medical Device Directive, or the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Directive, as audited by an EEA Notified Body and certified by a recognized European Competent Authority, permits the manufacturer to affix the CE mark on its products. If the medical device is classified as a Class I device per the MDD, and is not provided sterile, then the manufacturer can affix the CE mark to its Class I devices by means of a self-declaration only, without the need for approval by the EEA Notified Body.

 

On October 1, 2016, we obtained ISO 13485 certification for our quality management system. In addition, in September 2017 we received CE mark certification for our Prizma device, and in November 2017 we received CE mark certification for the Extended Holter Patch System. CE certification allows the devices to be marketed and sold in all the member states of the EEA as well as in certain other countries worldwide.

 

In addition, in November 2017, we obtained regulatory clearance (TGA) to market the Prizma device in Australia. In April 2020, we received Taiwan FDA approval to market the Prizma device.

 

To the extent that in the future we seek to market our products outside of countries in the EEC, we may be required to comply with the applicable regulatory requirements in each such country. Such regulatory requirements vary by country and may be tedious. As a result, no assurance can be given that we will be able to satisfy the regulatory requirements to market or sell our products in any such country.

 

Registration of Medical Devices in China

 

Registration of medical devices in China is handled and approved by the NMPA. In order to apply for NMPA registration for a medical device, a non-Chinese manufacturer is required to appoint a local Chinese agent who will coordinate the NMPA device registration and assist in determining the classification of the medical device in China, using NMPA Order No. 15 and the NMPA’s classification database. Class II and III device manufacturers should also identify predicates and determine the clinical data requirements for their device and how to satisfy them. Our products fall under Class II (non-invasive) devices.

 

Registration in China may be a longer process than registration in other countries, as the NMPA does usually not recognize a clinical trial or device testing performed outside of China. As a result, a clinical trial and/or device testing is usually required to be performed or repeated in China. In addition, currently all regulatory documentation needs to be submitted in Chinese.

 

In February 2018, our subsidiary Guangzhou Yimei Innovative Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. was granted acceptance to the Green Channel expedited Guangdong Provincial NMPA regulatory approval process for the Prizma medial smartphone case. The special review and approval procedures for innovative medical devices ensures the safety and effectiveness of products and services for the Chinese market.

 

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Clinical Studies in the United States

 

Even when a clinical study has an approved Investigational Device Exemption from the U.S. FDA under significant risk determination, and has been approved by an Institutional Review Board under non-significant risk determination and/or has been approved by a local or regional Ethics Committee, the study is subject to factors beyond a manufacturer’s control, including, but not limited to the fact that the institutional review board at a given clinical site might not approve the study, might decline to renew approval (required annually), or might suspend or terminate the study before the study has been completed. There is no assurance that a clinical study at any given site will progress as anticipated; the interim results of a study may not be satisfactory leading the sponsor or others to terminate the study, there may be an insufficient number of patients who qualify for the study or who agree to participate in the study, or the investigator at the site may have priorities other than the study. Also, there can be no assurance that the clinical study will provide sufficient evidence to assure the U.S. FDA that the product is safe, effective and performs as intended as a prerequisite for granting market clearance.

 

Post-Clearance Matters

 

Even if the U.S. FDA or other similar non-U.S. regulatory agencies clears or approves a medical device for use, the regulatory agency may limit the intended uses of the device in such a way that manufacturing and distributing the device may not be commercially feasible. After clearance or approval to market is given, the U.S. FDA and similar foreign regulatory agencies, upon the occurrence of certain events, are authorized under various circumstances to withdraw the clearance or approval or require changes to a device, its manufacturing process or its labeling or additional proof that regulatory requirements have been met.

 

In the United States, a manufacturer of a device approved through the premarket approval application process is not permitted to make changes to the device which affects its safety or effectiveness without first submitting a supplement application to its premarket approval application and obtaining U.S. FDA clearance for that supplement. In some instances, the U.S. FDA may require a clinical trial to support a supplement application.

 

A manufacturer of a device cleared through a 510(k) submission or a 510(k)+ “de-novo” submission must submit another premarket notification if it intends to make a change or modification in the device that could significantly affect the safety or effectiveness of the device, such as a significant change or modification in design, material, chemical composition, energy source or manufacturing process.

 

Any change in the intended uses of a premarket approval application device or a 510(k) device requires an approval supplement or cleared premarket notification. Exported devices are subject to the regulatory requirements of each country to which the device is exported, as well as certain U.S. FDA export requirements.

 

Mobile Medical Applications Guidance in the United States

 

On February 9, 2015, the U.S. FDA issued final guidance for developers of mobile medical applications, or apps, which are software programs that run on mobile communication devices and perform the same functions as traditional medical devices. The guidance outlines the U.S. FDA’s tailored approach to mobile apps. The U.S. FDA plans to exercise enforcement discretion (meaning it may choose not to enforce all requirements under the FDC Act) for the majority of mobile apps, as they pose minimal risk to consumers. The U.S. FDA currently plans to focus its regulatory oversight on a subset of mobile medical apps that present a greater risk to patients if they do not work as intended, such as mobile medical apps that: 

 

 

are intended to be used as an accessory to a regulated medical device – for example, an application that allows a health care professional to make a specific diagnosis by viewing a medical image from a picture archiving and communication system on a smart mobile device or a mobile tablet; or 

     
  transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device – for example, an application that turns a smart mobile device into an ECG machine to detect abnormal heart rhythms or determine if a patient is experiencing a heart attack.

 

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While some features of the Prizma device are classified by the U.S. FDA as medical functions and require regulatory clearance by the U.S. FDA, other features may be classified as wellness functions following the guidelines set out in U.S. FDA Guidance document, “Multiple Function Products,” dated April 27, 2018 (draft guidance at this stage).

 

Ongoing Regulation by the U.S. FDA

 

Even after a device receives clearance or approval and is placed on the market, numerous regulatory requirements apply. These include:

 

 

establishment registration and device listing;

 

 

quality system regulation, which requires manufacturers, including third-party manufacturers, to follow stringent design, testing, control, documentation and other quality assurance procedures during all phases of the product life-cycle;

 

 

labeling regulations and U.S. FDA prohibitions against the promotion of products for uncleared, unapproved or “off-label” uses, and other requirements related to promotional activities;

 

 

medical device reporting regulations, which require that manufacturers report to the U.S. FDA if their device may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or malfunctioned in a way that would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur;

 

 

corrections and removals reporting regulations, which require that manufacturers report to the U.S. FDA field corrections and product recalls or removals if undertaken to reduce a health risk posed by the device or to remedy a violation of the FDC Act that may present a health risk; and

 

  post-market surveillance regulations, which apply when necessary to protect the health of the general public or to provide additional safety and effectiveness data for the device.

 

Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in enforcement action by the U.S. FDA, which may include any of the following sanctions: fines, injunctions, civil or criminal penalties, recall or seizure of our current or future products, operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown of production, refusing our request for 510(k) clearance or PMA approval of new products, rescinding previously granted 510(k) clearances or withdrawing previously granted PMA approvals.

 

We may be subject to announced and unannounced inspections by the U.S. FDA, and these inspections may include the manufacturing facilities of our subcontractors. If, as a result of these inspections, the U.S. FDA determines that our or our subcontractors’ equipment, facilities, laboratories or processes do not comply with applicable U.S. FDA regulations and conditions of product clearance, the U.S. FDA may seek civil, criminal or administrative sanctions and/or remedies against us, including the suspension of our manufacturing and selling operations.

 

Ongoing Regulation by International Regulators

 

International sales of medical devices are subject to foreign government regulations, which may vary substantially from country to country.

 

In order to maintain the right to affix the CE mark to market medical devices in the EEA, the notified body needs to perform an annual surveillance audit of a company’s premises and, if needed, also of the premises of critical subcontractors of the manufacturer.

 

Additionally, the EU Directives dictate the following requirements:

 

 

vigilance system, which requires the manufacturer to immediately notify the relevant competent authority when a company product has been involved in an incident that (i) led to death, a serious injury, or serious deterioration in the state of health of a patient, user or other, third-party; or (ii) may have led to death, serious injury or serious deterioration in the state of health of a patient, user or other, third-party; and

 

  post-market surveillance including a documented procedure to review experience gained from medical devices on the market and to implement any necessary corrective action that would be commensurate with the nature and risks involved with the given product.

 

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Failure to comply with applicable regulatory requirements can result in enforcement action by the regulatory agency, which may include any of the following sanctions: fines, injunctions, civil or criminal penalties, recall or seizure of our current or future products, shutting down all or certain of our services, operating restrictions, partial suspension or total shutdown of production, refusing our request for renewing clearance and/or registration of our products or granting clearance/registration for new products.

 

State Licensure Requirements

 

Several U.S. states require that Durable Medical Equipment (or DME) providers should be licensed in order to sell products to patients in that state. Certain of these states require that DME providers maintain an in-state location. If these rules are determined to be applicable to us and if we were found to be noncompliant, we could lose our licensure in that state, which could prohibit us from selling our current or future products to patients in that state.

 

Federal Anti-Kickback and Self-Referral Laws

 

The U.S. Federal Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any form of remuneration in return for, or to induce the:

 

 

referral of a person;

 

 

furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of items or services reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs; or

 

  purchase, lease, or order of, or the arrangement or recommendation of the purchasing, leasing, or ordering of any item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs.

 

To the extent we are required to comply with these regulations, it is possible that regulatory agencies could allege that we have not complied, which could subject us to certain sanctions. Noncompliance with the federal anti-kickback legislation can result in exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs, restrictions on our ability to operate in certain jurisdictions, as well as civil and criminal penalties, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

 

Federal law also includes a provision commonly known as the “Stark Law,” which prohibits a physician from referring Medicare or Medicaid patients to an entity providing “designated health services,” including a company that furnishes durable medical equipment, in which the physician has an ownership or investment interest or with which the physician has entered into a compensation arrangement. Violation of the Stark Law could result in denial of payment, disgorgement of reimbursements received under a noncompliant arrangement, civil penalties, and exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs.

 

Federal False Claims Act (or the FCA)

 

The FCA provides, in part, that the federal government may bring a lawsuit against any person whom it believes has knowingly presented, or caused to be presented, a false or fraudulent request for payment from the federal government, or who has made a false statement or used a false record to get a claim approved. In addition, amendments in 1986 to the FCA have made it easier for private parties to bring “qui tam” whistleblower lawsuits against companies. Penalties include civil penalties ranging from $11,463 to $22,927 for each false claim, subject to yearly inflation adjustment, plus three times the amount of damages that the federal government sustained because of the act of that person.

 

Civil Monetary Penalties Law

 

The U.S. Federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law prohibits the offering or transferring of remuneration to a Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary that the person knows or should know is likely to influence the beneficiary’s selection of a particular supplier of Medicare or Medicaid payable items or services. Noncompliance can result in civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000, subject to inflation adjustment, for each wrongful act, assessment of three times the amount claimed for each item or service and exclusion from the Federal healthcare programs.

 

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State Fraud and Abuse Provisions

 

Many states have also adopted some form of anti-kickback and anti-referral laws and false claims acts. A determination of liability under such laws could result in fines and penalties and restrictions on our ability to operate in these jurisdictions.

 

Administrative Simplification of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

 

HIPAA mandated the adoption of standards for the exchange of electronic health information in an effort to encourage overall administrative simplification and enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the healthcare industry. Ensuring privacy and security of patient information is one of the key factors driving the legislation.

 

Clinical Trials

 

Clinical trials are generally required to support a premarket approval application and are sometimes required for 510(k) clearance, CE marking and NMPA approval.

 

We have undertaken clinical trials and performance tests in Israel and China in order to validate the accuracy, quality of measurements and usability of our products and services. The results from the trials and performance tests have already been used to support the regulatory submissions for CE marking for the Prizma device. In the future, we intend to use clinical trial data with respect to obtaining the CE mark for our VSMA and for NMPA approval in relation to the Prizma device and Vital Signs System. Results from the clinical trials are not required by us to obtain U.S. FDA clearance through the 510(k) process.

 

Israel Clinical Trial

 

We completed clinical evaluation and performance tests in Israel, which consisted of measuring temperature, ECG, oxygen saturation, stress level and heart rate using the Prizma device and Vital Signs System.

 

A total of 32 patients were recruited for the trial during their hospitalization period at the Assaf Harofeh University Medical Center in Israel. During the trial, measurements were taken three times a day from each participant throughout the duration of hospitalization (10 days). These measurements were taken using our devices, and in parallel were taken with the hospital’s approved equipment as a benchmark.

 

The results of the trial demonstrate that the measurements taken with our Prizma device and Vital Signs System fall within NMPA approval and CE “pass” criteria, meaning that the results taken from our devices fell within the acceptance criteria set out by the relevant technical standards for both safety and accuracy in each of the measurement parameters.

 

China Clinical Trial

 

We completed a clinical trial at a NMPA and U.S. FDA certified laboratory in China measuring oxygen saturation (Spo2). The purpose of the trial was to compare the quality and accuracy of the Prizma device to the laboratory’s approved equipment as a benchmark.

 

A total of 16 patients were recruited for the trial who fell within the testing criteria, which required healthy subjects capable of undergoing controlled hypoxemia (low oxygen saturation). During the trial, participants were subjected to controlled decreases of oxygen saturation in their blood, with 24 separate samples taken from each participant to measure the oxygen saturation using the Prizma device. The trial was conducted by taking a blood test from patients to measure their oxygen saturation, while also taking measurements of oxygen saturation using the Prizma device and a reference gold standard device approved by the NMPA and U.S. FDA that is currently used in hospitals to measure oxygen saturation.

 

The results of the trial demonstrate that the Prizma oxygen saturation measurements fall within the standards “pass” criteria in relation to the measurement taken from the laboratory’s standard oxygen saturation measurement devices, meaning that the mean deviation from the reference device did not exceed 1.3%. The results from this trial were part of our application for NMPA approval.

 

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Future Clinical Trial

 

We are starting a clinical trial in Israel to test the adhesive quality and signal absorption performance of the VSMS Extended Holter Patch. The trial is being conducted by a well-known dermatologist and a team of investigators and will involve 30 recruits.

 

Organizational Structure

 

We have eight wholly-owned subsidiaries: G Medical Innovations Ltd., G Medical Innovations MK Ltd., G Medical Innovations USA Inc., and G Medical Innovations Asia Limited. G Medical Innovations USA Inc. wholly-owns G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc. and Telerhythmics, LLC, and G Medical Mobile Health Solutions, Inc., while G Medical Innovations Asia Limited wholly-owns G Medical Innovations UK Ltd and 70% of Guangzhou Yimei Innovative Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

 

 

  

G Medical Innovations Ltd. (Israel) is our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Israel. G Medical Israel operates a research and development center in Israel, and the lead developer of our technologies and will be primarily responsible for the architecture of our products and services.

 

G Medical Innovations MK Ltd. (Macedonia) is our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Macedonia. G Medical Innovations MK Ltd. operates an additional research and development center that focuses on software engineering QA.  

 

G Medical Innovations USA Inc. is our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Delaware. G Medical Innovations USA Inc. operates as a holding company.

 

G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of G Medical Innovations USA Inc. incorporated in the State of Texas. G Medical Diagnostic Services Inc. is an IDTF based in Austin, Texas, which provides patient monitoring services.

 

Telerhythmics LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of G Medical Innovations USA Inc., incorporated in the State of Tennessee. Telerhythmics, is an IDTF based in Memphis, Tennessee, which provides patient monitoring services.

 

G Medical Mobile Health Solutions, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of G Medical Innovations USA Inc., incorporated in the State of Illinois. We intend to distribute our products across the United States through G Medical Mobile Health Solutions, Inc.

 

G Medical Innovations Asia Limited (Hong Kong) is our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Hong Kong. G Medical Asia operates as a business center for distribution of products globally (excluding China, Hong Kong and Macau), acting as the trading entity of the group and entering into sub-licenses with third parties for distribution rights of our products.

 

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Guangzhou Yimei Innovative Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (G Medical China) is a subsidiary incorporated in China of which we own 70% of its share capital through our wholly-owned subsidiary G Medical Asia, incorporated under the laws of the People’s Republic of China. G Medical China will be responsible for our operations in China, Hong Kong and Macau only. G Medical China will also operate an additional research and development center for the Chinese market. We expect G Medical China will be the manufacturer of devices for China and the rest of the world. G Medical China was incorporated pursuant to a joint venture agreement that we entered into with the Guangzhou Sino-Israel Biotech Investment Fund (or GIBF). The purpose of the joint venture agreement is to provide our products and services into the Chinese market, and the agreement dictates that all of our operations within the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macau (or the Chinese Territory) will be directed exclusively through G Medical China. Pursuant to the Agreement, G Medical China was granted an exclusive license for our intellectual property and products in the Chinese Territory, GIBF invested $5 million in G Medical China for a 30% fully diluted equity interest, and we retained a 70% interest. In addition, pursuant to the agreement, the board of G Medical China will be comprised of up to seven members, three of which will be appointed by GIBF and four of which will be appointed by us, and we will appoint the general manager.

 

G Medical Innovations UK Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of G Medical Asia incorporated under the laws of England and Wales. G Medical UK provides patient monitoring services.

 

Property and Facilities

 

Our main business activities are conducted in the United States, China and Israel.

 

In the United States, we have three facilities:

 

 

12708 Riata Vista Circle, Suite A-103, Austin, TX 78727, where we currently occupy approximately 3,202 square feet. We lease our facilities and our lease ends on April 1, 2023. Our current monthly rent payment is $5,803.13 and increasing up to $6,341 for the final month;

 

 

1500 S Lakeside Drive, Suite 115 and 130 Bannockburn, IL 60015, where we currently occupy approximately 8,020 square feet. We lease our facilities and our lease ends on January 1, 2022. Our current monthly rent payment is $12,030 and increasing up to $12,364.71 for the duration of the last 9 months; and

 

  60 Market Center Dr. Suite 101, Collierville, TN 38017, where we currently occupy approximately 8,078 square feet. We lease our facilities and our lease ends on March 13, 2021. Our current monthly rent payment is $8,029.

 

In China we are located on 62 Nan Yun, Science City, Guangzhou, where we currently occupy approximately 11,065 square feet. We lease our facilities and our lease ends on April 30, 2021. Our current monthly rent payment is RMB 57,568 (approximately $8,085).

 

In Israel, we are located at 5 Oppenheimer St., Rehovot 7670105, where we currently occupy approximately 3,229 square feet. We lease our facilities and our lease ends on December 31, 2021. Our current monthly rent payment is NIS 20,000 (approximately $5,711) during 2020 and increasing up to NIS 21,000 (approximately $6,000) during 2021.

 

In Macedonia, we are located at 107 Orce Nikolov St., Skopje, where we currently occupy approximately 1,012 square feet. We lease our facilities and our lease ends on January 31, 2021. Our current monthly rent payment is Macedonian denars 40,170 (approximately $730).

 

We consider that our current office space is sufficient to meet our anticipated needs for the foreseeable future and is suitable for the conduct of our business. However, in connection with a lease agreement entered into by our Israeli subsidiary and Ad Marom Assets and Initiation Ltd., we may relocate our Israeli headquarters to another location in Rehovot, Israel within approximately 30 months. See “Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

 

Employees

 

As of October 18, 2020, we have 15 members of senior management (including our Chief Executive Officer), of which 14 are full-time employees, and one (Oded Shahar, our Senior Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions) is engaged as an independent contractor. In addition, we have 49 full-time employees located in the United States, 5 full-time employees located in Israel, and an aggregate of 5 full time employees located in China, Macedonia and the United Kingdom. None of our employees is represented by labor unions or covered by collective bargaining agreements. However, in Israel, we are subject to certain Israeli labor laws, regulations and national labor court precedent rulings, as well as certain provisions of collective bargaining agreements applicable to us by virtue of extension orders issued in accordance with relevant labor laws by the Israeli Ministry of Economy and which apply such agreement provisions to our employees even though they are not part of a union that has signed a collective bargaining agreement.

 

All of our employment and consulting agreements include employees’ and consultants’ undertakings with respect to non-competition and assignment to us of intellectual property rights developed in the course of employment and confidentiality. The enforceability of such provisions is limited by Israeli law.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings.

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MANAGEMENT

 

Directors and Senior Management

 

The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers, key employees and directors as of the date of this prospectus:

 

Name   Age   Position
         
Dr. Kenneth R. Melani (1)(3)(6)   67   Chairman of the Board of Directors
         
Dr. Yacov Geva (6)   70   President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
         
Kobi Ben-Efraim   65   Chief Financial Officer
         
Rafi Heumann   52   Chief Operating Officer
         
Nir Geva   47   Chief Technology Officer
         
Benny Tal   62   Vice President Research and Development
         
Oded Shahar   60   Senior Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions
         
Uri Marom   66   Executive Vice President Operations
         
Dr. Yehoshua (Shuki) Gleitman (1)(3)(6)   71   Director
         
Dr. Brendan de Kauwe (4)   44   Director
         
Prof. Zeev Rotstein (2)(3)(5)   70   Director
         
Urs Wettstein (1)(2)(3)(5)   65   Director
         
Chanan Epstein (3)   66   Director Nominee

  

(1) Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
   
(2) Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
   
(3) Independent Director (as defined under Nasdaq Stock Market Rules)
   
(4) Member of Class I with a term ending at the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders
   
(5) Member of Class II with a term ending at the 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders
   
(6) Member of Class III with a term ending at 2023 annual general meeting of shareholders

 

Dr. Kenneth R. Melani, Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

Dr. Kenneth R. Melani has served on our board of directors as Chairman since August 2014. Dr. Melani has over 30 years of experience in the U.S. healthcare industry, providing service as a provider, supplier and insurer. In April 2016, Dr. Melani founded Velocity Fund Partners LP and has since served as its managing partner. Dr. Melani has been the president and principal owner of KRM Group since 2012. From 2013 to 2014, he was the chairman of the board of directors of LifeWatch AG (previously, SIX: LIFE) (formerly Card Guard AG and Card Guard Scientific Survival Ltd.). Prior to that, he spent 23 years at Highmark Inc. (formerly Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania), where he served in various capacities, including president and chief executive officer for nine years. He serves on the board of directors of numerous companies, including EdLogics (since 2014), Omega healthcare Services (since 2016) and Gen 1 Media (since August 2018). In addition, since 2016, he has served as the chairman of the board of directors of each of DermalBiomics, Periovance, and SkinJect. Dr. Melani holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Washington and Jefferson College (summa cum laude) and an M.D. from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Melani is board certified in internal medicine. We selected Dr. Melani to serve on our board of directors as our chairman because he brings to the board of directors extensive knowledge of the healthcare industry.

 

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Dr. Yacov Geva, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

 

Dr. Yacov Geva has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer. A well-known pioneer in the industry of medical technologies and RPM services. As the founder of LifeWatch AG (former Card Guard AG and Card Guard Scientific Survival Ltd.) he successfully led the company to its initial public offering. From 1989 to 2014, Dr. Geva was a member and the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Corporate Chief Executive Officer of LifeWatch AG. During 1979 to 1989, Dr. Geva served as a Chief Mechanical Engineer with Vishay Israel – a subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, USA. Dr. Geva holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering from the Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. (with honors) in Business Administration from the International School of Management, Paris and an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University. Dr. Geva is also a senior member of the royal society of medicine in the UK. We selected Dr. Geva to serve on our board of directors because he brings extensive knowledge of the medical technologies and RPM industries as well as a strong business background to our company.

 

Kobi Ben-Efraim, Chief Financial Officer

 

Mr. Kobi Ben-Efraim has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 2015. From 2003 to 2014, Mr. Ben-Efraim served as the chief financial officer at LifeWatch AG (previously, SIX: LIFE). Prior to that, from 1996 until 2000, Mr. Ben-Efraim served in various capacities at DSPC Group (previously, Nasdaq: DSPC), including chief accountant. Mr. Ben-Efraim is a Certified Public Accountant in Israel. Mr. Ben-Efraim holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from Tel Aviv University. 

 

Rafi Heumann, Chief Operating Officer

 

Mr. Rafi Heumann has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2015. Mr. Heumann has over 20 years of experience in the high-tech, mobile health, and operations and services industries, building high-performance teams and managing multi-billion-dollar budgets. From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Heumann served in various capacities at LifeWatch AG (previously, SIX: LIFE), including chief operating officer. Prior to that, Mr. Heumann was the WorldWide Supply Chain Leader for HP Indigo channel partners in Asia Pacific, Australia, Japan, Latin America and Israel.

 

Nir Geva, Chief Technology Officer

 

Mr. Nir Geva has served as our Chief Technology Officer since March 2018, and prior to that served as our Vice President Research & Development from August 2016. Mr. Geva has over 17 years of experience in the high-tech and medical devices industry. Since 2013, Mr. Geva has served as vice president, engineering at WallSensor, a company he co-founded. Prior to that, from 2005 to 2012, Mr. Geva served in various capacities at LifeWatch AG (previously, SIX: LIFE), including vice president, wireless application technologies. He has written over 15 patents related to medical devices, remote patient monitoring and the Internet-of-Things. Mr. Geva holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology and an Executive M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

 

Benny Tal, Vice President Research and Development

 

Mr. Benny Tal has served as our Senior Vice President Research and Development since December 2017. From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Tal was the research and development manager of Spectronix Ltd. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2014, Mr. Tal served in several electronics engineering and operations positions in LifeWatch Services, Inc. Mr. Tal has is an experienced research and development manager with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Mr. Tal holds a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and M.B.A from Ben-Gurion University, Israel.

 

Oded Shahar, Senior Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions

 

Mr. Oded Shahar has served as our Senior Vice President Mergers and Acquisitions since July 2017. Mr. Shahar has over 25 years of international business and banking experience. He held senior executive positions including head of the Israeli branch of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank following hands-on experience in investment banking in Paris and private banking in Switzerland. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Shahar was the Senior Country Officer in Israel of one of the top ten global banks. From 2007 to 2017, Mr. Shahar was the Senior Partner in one of Israel’s leading law firms. Mr. Shahar is qualified as a lawyer and as a Notary and is a member of the Israel Bar Association. His fields of expertise are banking and international investments, mergers & acquisitions and international contracts.

 

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Uri Marom, EVP Operations

 

Mr. Uri Marom has served as our Senior Vice President of Operations since July 2017. Mr. Marom has focused on establishing our operations in China, including setting up the manufacturing facility, managing vendors, recruiting employees, managing the NMPA approval process, and pursuing business development with IBE, First Engineering, Strong Engineering, Ping An Insurance company and Dongtai Hospital. Mr. Marom brings years of experience in international business development in Europe, Asia and Africa where he developed and led activities in technological and industrial sectors and helped lay the foundation for joint projects in energy and agriculture with Wirsol Solar independence from January 2010 to 2013. Mr. Marom also represented Dangaard Telecom from 2006 to 2008 one of Europe’s largest cellular logistics and equipment vendors in Israel and Blue Invest from 2006 to 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Marom held senior management and professional positions as a civil servant in the Israeli government from 1978 to 2006. Mr. Marom has a B.A in Social Sciences from Bar Ilan University, Israel.

 

Dr. Shuki Gleitman, Director

 

Dr. Shuki Gleitman has served on our board of directors since February 2017. Dr. Gleitman has served as the chairman of the Guangzhou Israel Biotech Fund since 2016, chairman of the board of directors of Capital Point Group since 2006, a board member and chairman of the audit and financial committees of Elbit Systems (Nasdaq, TASE: ESLT) from 2010 to March 2020, chairman of the YoYa Group since 2014, senior advisor to the World Bank (national policy for innovation) since 2001 and senior strategy advisor to Serbia Innovation Fund since 2014. Prior to holding those positions, from 1992 to 1997, Dr. Gleitman was the Chief Scientist and Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, where he managed all of the Israeli Government technological program and was responsible for allocating over $1.5 billion in grants in the framework of promoting research and development activities in the Israeli high-tech industry. Dr. Gleitman also served as the chief executive officer of Ampal Investment Group (Nasdaq: AMPL), in which he led a $330 million joint venture with Motorola Israel, founding Mirs Communications Ltd., Israel’s fourth largest cellular operator. Dr. Gleitman holds a Ph.D. (with distinction), M.Sc. (with distinction) and B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  We selected Dr. Gleitman to serve on our board of directors due to his experience in technology and finance.

 

Dr. Brendan de Kauwe, Director

 

Dr. Brendan de Kauwe served on our board of directors since February 2017 and was our Corporate Advisor and Lead Manager to the initial public offering on the ASX. Dr de Kauwe studied a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology and Physiology and holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Western Australia, with Post Graduate certifications in Oral Surgery and Implantology. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance, majoring in Corporate Finance, and is an Australian Securities and Investments Commission complaint (RG146) Securities Advisor. Dr de Kauwe is an experienced operations and transaction focused executive with key skills in creating company value through strategic partnerships and mergers and acquisitions, with particular experience in the biotechnology, life sciences and technology sectors. He is also a Director of a private investment banking firm with vast experience in corporate restructuring and recapitalisations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as public market transactions and equity capital markets in both Australia and internationally. Dr. de Kauwe has served as Chairman and/or Director of numerous ASX listed companies. We selected Dr. Brendan de Kauwe to serve on our board of directors because he brings to our board of directors an extensive experience in finance.

 

Prof. Zeev Rotstein, Director

 

Prof. Zeev Rotstein has served on our board of directors since March 2019. Prof. Rotstein has served as the director general of Hadassah Medical Organization since February 2016, and as an Associate Clinical Professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and, prior to this appointment, he was the Sackler School director general of Medicine Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer and was an Associate Clinical Professor at Tel Aviv University. Prof. Rotstein holds the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa from the University of Nicosia and is an Honorary Fellow of the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. Prof. Rotstein has acted as an expert consultant in the construction of several medical facilities throughout the world including Centro Medico La Paz, Equatorial Guinea (major referral hospital in Equatorial Guinea), the Lagoon Hospital, Accra, Ghana and currently the Hadassah Skolkovo, Moscow (a branch of Hadassah Medical Cluster Oncological Centre and Polyclinic of Skolkovo, Moscow Organization). During his extensive career, Prof. Rotstein served as treasurer at the State’s Physician Organization, chairman of the World Fellowship of the Israel Medical Association (I.M.A.), and member of the Editorial Board of Associations des Médécins Israelites de France. Prof. Rotstein served as a committee member of the I.M.A. Scientific Committee. Most recently Prof. Rotstein served as Chairman of Israel’s Drug Basket Committee for 2020, one of the most important positions in the Israeli health system. Prof. Rotstein holds a Phan M.D. in Cardiology from the Sackler School of Medicine at the Tel- Aviv University, and an M.B.A. (cum laude) from the Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration at the Tel- Aviv University, and has held fellowships at the New York Department of Health, Tufts University, and Johns Hopkins Medical Centre School of Hygiene and Public Health. We selected Prof. Rotstein to serve on our board of directors due to his experience in public healthcare and in running major hospital centers. 

 

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Urs Wettstein, Director

 

Mr. Urs Wettstein has served on our board of directors since February 2017. Mr. Wettstein has been an advisor and investor in numerous pre-IPO investments since. From 2001 to 2014, he served as non-executive vice chairman of the board of directors of LifeWatch AG (previously, SIX: LIFE). From 1983 to 2007, he managed and operated his own accounting, auditing and tax consultancy firm that he founded in Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Wettstein is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. We selected Mr. Wettstein to serve on our board of directors because he brings to our board of directors an extensive experience in accounting and finance.

 

Chanan Epstein, Director Nominee

 

Mr. Chanan Epstein has agreed to serve on our board of directors subject to the consummation of this offering. Chanan Epstein is a senior technology and telecom executive with substantial experience in domestic and international markets. Since 2000, he has served as a Senior Vice President at Amdocs (Nasdaq: DOX), a leading software and service provider to telecom and media companies, and he began his service at Amdocs in 1995. At Amdocs, Mr. Epstein is responsible for developing and maintaining key customer relationships worldwide. In this role, he is also instrumental in driving forward strategic deals, leveraging his CEO/CXO relationships across the telecom industry in North America and Asia. Prior to joining Amdocs, from 1974 to 1991, Mr. Epstein served in the Israeli Air Force. Ultimately attaining the rank of Colonel, he oversaw research and development of “Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence” operational systems, as well as avionics software. During his military career, Mr. Epstein spent several years in the U.S. leading key strategic ventures between the U.S. and Israeli Air Forces, specifically heading up the F-16 avionics software project at General Dynamics. Mr. Epstein sits on the board of a number of private and public companies, including MobileSmith Health (Nasdaq: MOS), RFCode and Copilot. He is also an active technology investor and a mentor to numerous executives. Mr. Epstein received his BA in mathematics and computer science from Bar Ilan University in Israel, as well as participated (partially completed) in the master program of computer science at Weizmann institute in Israel.

 

Family Relationships

 

Dr. Yacov Geva, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of our board of directors is the father of Nir Geva, our Chief Technology Officer. See “Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

 

Arrangements for Election of Directors and Members of Management

 

There are no arrangements or understandings with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others pursuant to which any of our executive management or our directors were selected.

 

Compensation

 

Under Cayman Islands law, we are not required to disclose compensation paid to our senior management on an individual basis and we have not otherwise publicly disclosed this information elsewhere. The following table presents in the aggregate all compensation we paid, or will need to pay, to all of our directors and senior management as a group for the year ended December 31, 2019. The table does not include any amounts we paid to reimburse any of such persons for costs incurred in providing us with services during this period. 

 

All amounts reported in the tables below reflect the cost to us, in thousands of U.S. dollars, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

  

Salary, bonuses and

Related

Benefits

  

Pension,

Retirement

and Other

Similar

Benefits

   Share
Based
Compensation
 
All directors and senior management as a group, consisting of 12 persons  $1,182   $158   $1,197 

 

As approved by our board of directors on October 22, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Yacov Geva, will receive a bonus payment in the amount of $240,000 in consideration of his service to our company and subject to the consummation of this offering.

 

Employment Agreements with Executive Officers

 

We, and through certain of our subsidiaries, have entered into written employment or consulting agreements with each of our executive officers. All of these agreements contain customary provisions regarding noncompetition, confidentiality of information and assignment of inventions. However, the enforceability of the noncompetition provisions may be limited under applicable law. In addition, in accordance with our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, we have entered into agreements with each executive officer and director pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify each of them up to a certain amount, and to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance. See “Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

 

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For a description of the terms of our options and option plan, see “Management—Equity Incentive Planbelow.

 

Directors’ Service Contracts

 

The terms of the appointment of our executive and non-executive directors are agreed upon and set out in writing at the time of their respective appointment in Director Appointment Letters. Dr. Yacov Geva, an executive director, is not a party to a Director Appointment Letter and receives no compensation for his service as a director. The Director Appointment Letters set out the key terms and conditions of the director’s appointment, including their duties, rights and responsibilities, time commitment and the board of directors’ expectations regarding involvement with committees of the board of directors. The Director Appointment Letters do not provide for benefits upon the conclusion of their respective service. After the election of our directors at our 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders, held in February 2017, the Director Appointment Letters provided that the Chairman of the board of directors and each of our other directors shall receive annual base compensation of A$100,000 (approximately $72,000) and A$40,000 (approximately $29,000), respectively. In May 2018, our board of directors approved the deferral of the compensation owed under the Director Appointment Letters. See “Related Party Transactions” for additional information.

 

Non-Executive Director Remuneration

 

Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association specify that the maximum aggregate remuneration of Non-Executive Directors shall be A$350,000 (approximately $252,000). With the exception of Dr. Yacov Geva, all of our directors are Non-Executive Directors whose compensation is within the limits of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

Foreign Private Issuer Status and Voluntary Compliance with Certain Nasdaq Requirements

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as related rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, require “foreign private issuers,” such as us, to comply with various corporate governance practices. In addition, following the listing of the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market, we will be required to comply with the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. Under those rules, we may elect to follow certain corporate governance practices permitted under the Cayman Islands Companies Law in lieu of compliance with corresponding corporate governance requirements otherwise imposed by the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules for U.S. domestic registrants.

 

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In accordance with Cayman law and practice and subject to the exemption set forth in Rule 5615 of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules, we have elected to follow the provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Law rather than the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules, with respect to the following requirements:

 

 

Quorum. While the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules require that the quorum for purposes of any meeting of the holders of a listed company’s common voting stock, as specified in the company’s bylaws, be no less than 33 1/3% of the company’s issued and outstanding common voting stock, under Cayman Islands Companies Law there is no minimum attendance threshold for general meetings of shareholders to be quorate. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that twenty five percent (25%) of shareholders present, in person or by proxy or a duly appointed representative, who are entitled to vote on the business to be transacted, shall constitute a quorum for a general meeting. However, the quorum set forth in our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to an adjourned meeting consists of at least one shareholder present in person or by proxy. For additional information see “Description of Share Capital and Governing Documents—Material Differences in Corporate Law;”

     
  Shareholder approval. While the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules require that issuers obtain shareholder approval prior to the issuance of securities in connection with certain acquisitions, private placements of securities, or the establishment or amendment of certain stock option, purchase or other compensation plans, under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, there is no requirement for shareholder approval of share issuances (or the terms on which shares may be issued) and no statutory pre-emption rights apply. Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares (or to grant warrants, options or other rights to acquire shares) subject to the restriction that the number of shares in issue may not exceed our authorized share capital set forth in our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

However, we have voluntarily elected to adhere to the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules and not the Cayman Islands Companies Law notwithstanding our status as a foreign private issuer, with respect to the requirements of:

 

  maintaining a board of directors with a majority of “independent” directors and having those directors meet regularly without other members present; 

 

  maintaining a compensation committee of our board of directors (which is our Nomination and Remuneration Committee) comprised solely of independent directors and governed by a committee charter; and

 

  having director nominees be selected or recommended for selection by either a majority of our independent directors or a nominations committee comprised solely of independent directors, which will be undertaken by our Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors has established two standing committees, the audit and risk committee and the nomination and remuneration committee.

 

Audit and Risk Committee

 

Our board of directors has appointed an audit and risk committee, which assists our board of directors in monitoring and reviewing any matters of significance affecting financial reporting and compliance. Our audit and risk committee, acting pursuant to a written charter, will be comprised of Mr. Urs Wettstein, Mr. Zeev Rotstein and Mr. Chanan Epstein upon completion of this offering. We will appoint a chairman of this committee prior to the consummation of this offering. Our board of directors is primarily responsible for the oversight of our risk management and internal compliance and control framework. 

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Our board of directors has adopted an audit and risk committee charter, which sets forth, among others, the responsibilities of the audit and risk committee.  Our board of directors intends to adopt an audit (and risk) committee charter to be effective upon the listing of the Ordinary Shares on Nasdaq setting forth, among others, the responsibilities of the audit (and risk) committee consistent with the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq Listings Rules, including, among others, the following:

 

 

oversight of our independent registered public accounting firm and recommending the engagement, compensation or termination of engagement of our independent registered public accounting firm to the board of directors;

 

 

recommending the terms of audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm for pre-approval by our board of directors; and

 

  reviewing and monitoring, if applicable, legal matters with significant impact, finding of regulatory authorities’ findings, receive reports regarding irregularities and legal compliance, acting according to “whistleblower policy” and recommend to our board of directors if so required.

 

Nasdaq Stock Market Requirements for Audit Committee

 

Under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules, we are required to maintain an audit committee consisting of at least three members, all of whom are independent and are financially literate and one of whom has accounting or related financial management expertise.

 

Our audit and risk committee will be comprised of Mr. Urs Wettstein, Mr. Zeev Rotstein and Mr. Chanan Epstein upon the completion of this offering. All of the members of our audit and risk committee are “independent,” as such term is defined under Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. All members of our audit and risk committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules.

 

Nomination and Remuneration Committee

 

Cayman Islands law does not impose specific requirements on the establishment of a nomination and remuneration committee or nominating process.

 

However, our board of directors has appointed a nomination and remuneration committee, which assists our board of directors in monitoring and reviewing any matters of significance affecting the remuneration of our board of directors and our employees and any matters of significance affecting the composition of our board of directors and our management. Our nomination and remuneration committee, acting pursuant to written charters, and as a single committee, will be comprised of Mr. Urs Wettstein, Mr. Shuki Gleitman and Dr. Kenneth Melani upon the completion of this offering. We will appoint a chairman of this committee prior to the consummation of this offering.

 

Our nomination and remuneration committee follows compensation committee membership and charter requirements and the director nomination requirements prescribed under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules Although we maintain this nomination and remuneration committee, it has yet to meet, and its functions have thus far been undertaken by our board of directors.

 

The charters adopted by our board of directors set forth the responsibilities of the nomination and remuneration committee in its capacity in nomination and remuneration oversight duties, respectively.

 

The responsibilities of the nomination and remuneration committee include, with respect to nomination oversight, among others, the following:

 

 

maintaining our board of directors’ appropriate mix of skills and experience to be an effective decision-making body; and

 

  ensuring that our board of directors is comprised of directors who contribute to our successful management and discharge their duties having regards for the law and the highest standards of corporate governance.  

 

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The responsibilities of the nomination and remuneration committee include, with respect to compensation oversight, among others, the following:

 

 

review the on-going appropriateness and relevant of the executive remuneration policy and other executive benefit programs;

 

  ensure that remuneration policies fairly and responsibly reward executives having regards to our performance, our performance as a company, the performance of the executive and prevailing remuneration expectations in the market.
     
 

oversee and advise on remuneration of executive directors;

 

 

review and approve the design of any executive incentive plans;

 

 

review the impact of any proposed changes in accounting policies on the financial statements; and

 

  review our quarterly, half yearly and annual results.

 

Fiduciary Duties of Office Holders

 

As a matter of Cayman Islands law, the duties of a director primarily derive from common law, the Cayman Islands Companies Law, and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. Under common law principles that will be applied by the Cayman Islands courts, directors have fiduciary duties to a company including: (i) the duty to act honestly and in good faith in what he or she considers are the best interests of the company (generally meaning the interests of the shareholders as a whole); (ii) the duty of loyalty and to avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest arising between his or her duties to the company and his or her personal interest; (iii) a duty to exercise his or her powers as a director under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and the articles of association of the company only for the purposes for which they are conferred and not for a collateral or improper purpose; (iv) a duty not to fetter his or her discretion as a director; and (v) a duty of care, diligence and skill.

 

The Cayman Islands Companies Law contains certain statutory duties, including: (i) the duty not to pay or make any distribution to shareholders out of capital or share premium unless a company is able to pay its debts as they fall due following such payment; and (ii) the duty to maintain certain statutory registers (register of members, register of directors, register of mortgages and charges) and maintain proper books and records; and (iii) the duty to ensure that certain returns and filings are made to the Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands (including any changes in directors, any changes in the authorized share capital of a company or the memorandum and articles of association of a company, and any special resolutions passed by the shareholders of a company).

 

A director must also act in accordance with any specific duties set forth in the articles of association from time to time.  

 

Appointment and Removal of Directors

 

Appointment and removal by shareholders

 

Subject to any requirements as to minimum or maximum number of directors then applying to a company under its articles of association, a company may by ordinary resolution:

 

 

remove any director before the expiration of his or her period of office (but without prejudice to any claim for damages that such director may have for breach of any contract of service between him or her and the company); and

 

  appoint one or more additional persons as directors, either to fill vacancies or as additional directors (provided that no person other than a director seeking re-election following retirement by rotation (as described below) shall be capable of appointment by ordinary resolution unless, at least 30 business days before the general meeting at which such person’s appointment is to be considered, notice in writing duly signed by the nominee giving his or her consent to the nomination shall have been left at the registered office of the company).

 

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Appointment by Directors

 

Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our board of directors has the power to appoint at any time any person who is willing to act as a director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional director (subject to any requirements as to minimum or maximum number of directors then applying to us). Any director so appointed is required to retire at the next annual general meeting after such appointment and shall be eligible to stand for re-election as a director at such meeting.

 

Rotational Retirement of Directors

 

Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association articles of association provide for a split of the board of directors into three classes with staggered three-year terms. At each annual general meeting of our shareholders, the election or re-election of directors following the expiration of the term of office of the directors of that class of directors will be for a term of office that expires on the third annual general meeting following such election or re-election, such that each year the term of office of only one class of directors will expire. A director who retires by rotation at an annual general meeting may, if willing, be reappointed by ordinary resolution.

 

Size of the Board and Board Vacancies

 

Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that, unless determined otherwise by ordinary resolution, there shall be a minimum of two directors and a maximum of seven directors.

 

Conflicts of Interest

 

Cayman Islands law restricts transactions between a company and its directors unless there are provisions in the articles of association which provide a mechanism to alleviate possible conflicts of interest. Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, a director must disclose the nature and extent of his or her interest in any matter, transaction or arrangement, and following such disclosure the interested director may vote in respect of any matter, transaction or arrangement in which he or she is interested. The interested director shall be counted in the quorum at such meeting and the resolution may be passed by a majority of the directors present at the meeting.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers and Limitation of Liability

 

The Cayman Islands Companies Law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of directors and officers, except to the extent that it may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, every current and former director and officer (excluding an auditor) is entitled to be indemnified out of our assets against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, which such indemnified person may incur in that capacity unless such liability arose as a result of the actual fraud or willful default.

 

A Cayman Islands company may also purchase insurance for directors and certain other officers against liability incurred as a result of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company. We expect to maintain director’s and officer’s liability insurance covering our (and G Medical China’s) directors and officers with respect to general civil liability, including liabilities under the Securities Act, which he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such. We have entered into indemnification agreements with all of our directors and officers and our corporate secretary. Each such indemnification agreement provides the office holder with indemnification permitted under applicable law and up to a certain amount, and to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance.

 

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Approval of Related Party Transactions under Cayman Law

 

Although Cayman Islands law does not regulate transactions between a company and its significant shareholders, it does provide that the board of directors is required to comply with fiduciary duties which they owe to the company under Cayman Islands law, including the duty to ensure that, in their opinion, only such transactions entered into are in good faith in the best interests of the company are entered into for a proper corporate purpose and not with the effect of perpetrating a fraud on the minority shareholders. In addition, in the event that any payment obligation, transfer of property or grant of charge thereon is made to a related party that is also a creditor at a time when the company is insolvent, the Cayman Islands Companies Law provides that such transfer is deemed to be a preference and therefore is invalid if it occurred within six months immediately preceding the commencement of a liquidation.

 

Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, in any vote of directors regarding the approval of any matter, contract or transaction in which a director is directly or indirectly interested, the interested director may count towards the quorum and vote on such matter, contract or transaction provided that the nature and extent of his or her interest has been disclosed to the other directors.

 

Equity Incentive Plan

 

We maintain one equity incentive plan – the Global Equity Incentive Plan. As of the date of this prospectus, the number of Ordinary Shares reserved for the exercise of options granted under the Global Plan was 16,666,667.

 

Our Global Plan was adopted by our board of directors in December 2016, and became effective immediately thereafter, and will expire in December 2026. Our and our subsidiaries’ employees, directors, officers, and service providers, including those who are our controlling shareholder are eligible to participate in this plan and receive awards of options, share appreciation rights (or SARs), restricted shares, restricted share units (or RSUs), and any other share-based grant, referred to as, individually or collectively, the Awards.

 

Our Global Plan is administered by our board of directors and the terms of grants, including exercise price, method of payment, vesting schedule, acceleration of vesting and the other matters necessary in the administration of the Global Plan. As a default, our Global Plan provides that upon termination of employment for any reason, other than in the event of death, retirement, disability or cause, all unvested options and SARs will expire and all vested options and SARS will generally be exercisable for 90 days following such termination, subject to the terms of the Global Equity Plan and the governing option agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that employment is terminated for misconduct or if an option or SAR holder engaged in misconduct after the date of the termination of their employment with us, all options and SARs granted to such person, whether vested or unvested, shall immediately expire.

 

Upon termination of employment due to death or disability, all the vested options and SARs at the time of termination of employment, will generally be exercisable for either six or 12 months, respectively, or such shorter or longer period as determined by the plan administrator, our board of directors, subject to the terms of the Global Equity Plan. Unless otherwise set forth in an Award agreement, or in an applicable sub-plan, upon termination of employment due to retirement, all the vested options and SARs at the time of termination of employment, will be exercisable.  

 

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Our Global Equity Plan provides that upon termination of employment for any reason, other than in the event of death, all RSUs vested in accordance with an RSU agreement, shall entitle the holder of such vested RSUs to payment (whether in Ordinary Shares, cash, or otherwise, as determined by our board of directors). Upon termination of employment due to death, we shall, upon request and payment of the aggregate purchase price therefor, issue or transfer the Ordinary Shares related to the RSUs, which have vested at the time of the termination of employment due to death, within six months following the termination of employment due to death.

 

We also have two sub-plans to the Global Plan, one for Israeli residents (or the Israeli Sub-Plan) and the other for U.S. citizens or residents (or the U.S. Sub-Plan).

 

Under the Israeli Sub-Plan, Awards issued under the Global Equity Plan to eligible Israeli employees, officers, directors, and service providers would qualify for provisions of Section 102(b)(2) or (3) of the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance of 1961 (New Version) (or the Tax Ordinance). Pursuant to such Section 102(b)(2) or (3), as the case may be, qualifying Awards issued under the Global Equity Plan and shares issued upon exercise of such Awards are, in accordance with the Israeli Plan, held in trust and registered in the name of a trustee selected by the board of directors. The trustee may not release these options or shares to the holders thereof for two years from the date of the registration of the options in the name of the trustee. Under Section 102, any tax payable by an employee from the grant or exercise of the options is deferred until the transfer of the options or ordinary shares by the trustee to the employee or upon the sale of the options or ordinary shares, and gains may qualify to be taxed as capital gains at a rate equal to 25%, subject to compliance with specified conditions. Our Israeli non-employee service providers and controlling shareholders may only be granted options under Section 3(9) of the Tax Ordinance, which does not provide for similar tax benefits. The Global Equity Plan also permits granting options to Israeli grantees who do not qualify under Section 102(b)(2) or (3).

 

Under the U.S. Sub-Plan, Awards issued under the Global Equity Plan to eligible U.S. employees, officers, directors, and service providers shall be treated as either nonqualified share options or incentive share options (which may be issued only to our employees and only after the U.S. Sub-Plan is approved in accordance with Section 422(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the Code)). In December 2016 and April 2019, our board of directors and shareholders, respectively, adopted the U.S. Sub-Plan for U.S. persons.

 

Performance Rights

 

Since May 2017, we have granted three classes of performance rights, which were approved by our shareholders, to certain of our officers, directors, employees and service providers as incentive securities. Such performance rights are granted pursuant to the 2016 Plan, subject to entering into a performance rights agreement. The performance rights convert into Ordinary Shares on a 1:1 basis, upon the occurrence of the following defined for each class of performance rights (or the Milestones):

 

  3,888,889 Class A performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares, after we obtained U.S. FDA clearance for our Prizma device in September 2017;
     
  6,666,667 Class B and Class C performance rights automatically terminated in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and
     
  27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares in July 2020.

  

In addition, upon the consummation of this offering we will issue 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares pursuant to performance rights that will vest automatically, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

In general, when we achieve a Milestone, we must notify the holder of the performance rights, in writing, that the relevant Milestone has been satisfied. Thereafter, at the election of the holder of such performance rights, within a period of three months following the satisfaction of the Milestone, each Performance Right shall vest and convert into one of our Ordinary Shares for no consideration.

 

All shares issued upon the vesting of the performance rights will, upon their conversion, rank pari passu in all respects with the other Ordinary Shares. The performance rights are not listed on any exchange. performance rights shall be adjusted in the events of the issuance of bonus shares are issued pro-rata to shareholders or in the event that our issued share capital is reorganized. A Performance Right does not confer upon its holder an entitlement to vote or receive dividends.

 

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of our Ordinary Shares as of the date of this prospectus by:

 

 

each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares;

     
 

each of our directors and executive officers; and

     
  all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and includes voting or investment power with respect to Ordinary Shares. Ordinary Shares issuable under share options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days after the date of this prospectus, are deemed issued and outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding the options or warrants but are not deemed issued and outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Percentage of shares beneficially owned before this offering is based on 54,771,648 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. The number of Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding after this offering is based on 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares which includes the Ordinary Shares offered hereby but assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.

 

We are not controlled by another corporation, by any foreign government or by any natural or legal persons except as set forth herein, and here are no arrangements known to us which would result in a change in control of our company at a subsequent date. Except as indicated in footnotes to this table, we believe that the shareholders named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown to be beneficially owned by them, based on information provided to us by such shareholders. Unless otherwise noted below, each beneficial owner’s address is: c/o G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd., P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1001, Cayman Islands. 

 

    No. of Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Prior to this
Offering
    Percentage Owned
Before this
Offering(1)
    Percentage Owned
After this Offering
 
Holders of more than 5% of our voting securities:                  
Dr. Yacov Geva (*)(2)     24,636,047       45.0 %             %
Regal Funds Management PTY Ltd(3)     2,429,203       4.4 %       %
Directors and executive officers who are not 5% holders:                        
Dr. Kenneth R. Melani (*)(4)     663,803       1.2 %       %
Kobi Ben-Efraim (5)     672,285       1.2 %       %
Rafi Heumann (6)     684,478       1.2 %       %
Nir Geva (7)     699,220       1.3 %       %
Benny Tal (8)     297,121       0.5 %       %
Oded Shahar (9)     557,704       1.0 %       %
Uri Marom (10)     725,747       1.3 %       %
Dr. Shuki Gleitman  (*)(11)     166,667       0.3 %       %
Dr. Brendan de Kauwe (*)(12)     823,718       1.5 %       %
Prof. Zeev Rotstein (*)(13)     187,332       0.3 %       %
Urs Wettstein (*)(14)     202,778       0.4 %       %
All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)     30,316,900       55.4 %       %

 

(*) Indicates director of our company.

 

(1) The percentages shown are based on 54,771,648 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of October 18, 2020, and Ordinary Shares issuable under share options or warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus.

 

(2)

Includes Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

   
(3)   Based solely on a report of Regal Funds Management Pty Ltd filed with the ASX on August 17, 2020.
   
(4)

Includes (i) 530,470 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 133,333 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

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(5) Includes (i) 254,600 Ordinary Shares, (ii) options to purchase 8,425  Ordinary Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.356 per share, and (iii)  409,260 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(6) Includes (i) 265,389 Ordinary Shares, (ii) options to purchase 9,829  Ordinary Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.356 per share, and (iii) 409,260  Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(7) Includes (i) 281,536 Ordinary Shares, (ii) options to purchase 8,424  Ordinary Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.356 per share, and (iii) 409,260  Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(8) Includes (i) 38,889 Ordinary Shares, (ii) options to purchase 8,425  and 5,362 Ordinary Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.356 and $3.942 per share, respectively, and (iii) 244,445 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(9) Includes (i) 148,444 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 409,260 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(10) Includes (i) 308,062  Ordinary Shares and options to purchase 8,425  Ordinary Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2020, at an exercise price of $4.356 per share, and (ii) 409,260 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(11) Includes (i) 77,778 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 88,889 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(12) Includes (i) 325,569 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 498,149 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(13) Includes (i) 77,778 Ordinary Shares, (ii) options to purchase 20,665 Ordinary Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of October 18, 2020, at an exercise price of $0.00018 per share and (iii) 88,889 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.
   
(14) Includes (i) 113,889 Ordinary Shares, (ii) 88,889 Ordinary Shares issuable upon the conversion of performance rights that will be issued upon the consummation of this offering assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

  

Changes in Percentage Ownership by Major Shareholders

 

In May 2017, we consummated an initial public offering of A$13.5 million (approximately $9 million) on the ASX. Prior to the offering, our President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Geva, held approximately 91% of our issued and outstanding share capital, and following the public offering, Dr. Geva held approximately 57% of our issued and outstanding share capital. Currently, Dr. Geva holds beneficially owns 38.6% of our Ordinary Shares.

 

Record Holders

 

Based upon a review of the information provided to us by our transfer agent, as of October 18, 2020, there were a total of 2,437 holders of record of our shares, of which 21 record holders hold 20,171,109 of our Ordinary Shares, or approximately 2.0% of our issued and outstanding share capital, and had a registered address in the United States. These numbers are not representative of the number of beneficial holders of our shares nor is it representative of where such beneficial holders reside, since many of these shares were held of record by brokers or other nominees.

 

We are not controlled by another corporation, by any foreign government or by any natural or legal persons except as set forth herein, and there are no arrangements known to us which would result in a change in control of our company at a subsequent date.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Ordinary Shares is VStock Transfer, LLC.

 

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Employment Agreements

 

We have entered into written employment and service agreements with each of our executive officers and have executed Director Appointment Letters with each member of our board of directors, with the exception of Dr. Yacov Geva. All employment or consulting agreements with our executive officers contain customary provisions regarding noncompetition, confidentiality of information and assignment of inventions. However, the enforceability of the noncompetition provisions may be limited under applicable law. In addition, we have entered into agreements with each executive officer and director pursuant to which we have agreed to indemnify each of them up to a certain amount and to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance. Members of our senior management are eligible for bonuses each year. The bonuses are payable upon meeting objectives and targets that are set by our Chief Executive Officer and approved annually by our board of directors that also set the bonus targets for our Chief Executive Officer. Our Director Appointment Letters contain confidentiality clauses and entitle each director to annual cash compensation. See “Management—Employment Agreements with Executive Officers” and “—Directors’ Service Contracts.”

 

Employment Agreement with Nir Geva

 

In July 2016, effective as of August 1, 2016, we entered into an employment agreement with Nir Geva, our Chief Technology Officer. Nir Geva is the son of Dr. Yacov Geva, our President, Chief Executive Officer, a member of our board of directors, and our controlling shareholder. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, we pay Nir Geva a monthly based salary of NIS 47,381 (approximately $14,000). Pursuant to the employment agreement, we may terminate the employment agreement by providing 180 days’ prior written notice.

 

Options

 

Since our inception, we have granted options to purchase our Ordinary Shares to our officers and certain of our directors. We describe our option plans under “Management—Equity Incentive Plan.”

 

Performance Rights

 

Since May 2017, we have granted performance rights to certain of our officers and directors and certain consultants whereupon achievement of certain Milestones, the holder of the performance rights may exercise their rights to receive such number of our Ordinary Shares represented by the performance rights. We describe our performance rights under “Management—Equity Incentive Plan—performance rights.”

 

Shareholder Loans

 

Dr. Yacov Geva, our President, Chief Executive Officer, director, and major shareholder has provided certain interest and non-interest bearing loans to us, as disclosed below.

 

On December 6, 2016, effective as of January 2015, we executed a credit line agreement, providing us with a line of credit in the aggregate amount of up to $1.5 million (or the Initial Loan). The credit installments bear no interest and will be repaid only upon our liquidation. As of October 18, 2020, we have borrowed an aggregate amount of approximately $1.5 million and have not made any repayments. The Initial Loan is treated as a promissory note for accounting purposes. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities.”

 

On December 19, 2016, effective as of August 1, 2016, and as amended on February 26, 2017, we executed a credit line, providing us with a line of credit in the aggregate amount of up to $600,000 (or the 2016 Credit Line). The 2016 Credit Line bears interest at the rate of Libor plus 3% per year and will be repaid, in accordance with the amendment executed in February 2017, in two equal installments at three and six months, respectively, following the commencement of sales of our products. As of October 18, 2020, we had borrowed an aggregate amount of approximately $480,000, which was paid back in full as of such date.

 

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We entered into the 2018 Credit Line on May 16, 2018, which was amended in its entirety, effective as of October 1, 2018, such that the aggregate amount available to us is $10 million. The 2018 Credit Line bears multiple fixed interest rates, each calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the principal amounts: (i) 10% per annum for all amounts drawn until October 1, 2018 and (ii) 12% per annum for all amounts drawn as of October 1, 2018. Under the 2018 Credit Line, we are required to use the amounts drawn from the 2018 Credit Line to fund inventory and medical device purchases and for working capital purposes. Pursuant to the terms of the 2018 Credit Line, Dr. Yacov Geva granted us the Repayment Extension for the 2018 Credit Line. In May 2019, we and Dr. Geva agreed to the new Repayment Date. As a result of the Repayment Extension, all drawn loan amounts shall bear interest at a fixed rate of 15% calculated as of April 30, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the amount outstanding under the 2018 Credit Line was $6.78 million.

 

On April 24, 2019, our shareholders approved the conversion of approximately $3.3 million (being half of the principal amount drawn as of December 31, 2018 and the entire amount of interest as of December 31, 2018), that had been drawn from the 2016 Credit Line and 2018 Credit Line, into an aggregate of 817,040 Ordinary Shares as full and final settlement of the $3.3 million (or the Loan Conversion).

 

On March 19, 2020, our shareholders approved the conversion of an additional amount of $5 million of the amount outstanding under the 2018 Credit Line into 5,185,518 Ordinary Shares. On July 23, 2020, we issued to Dr. Geva 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares as consideration for the conversion of $1.95 million owed to Dr. Geva pursuant to the 2016 Credit Line and 2018 Credit Line. In July 2020, an additional amount of $1.95 million of the amount outstanding under the 2018 Credit Line was converted into 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares and the remaining outstanding amount was paid in cash.

 

Services Agreement with Dr. Brendan De Kauwe

 

On February 29, 2020, we entered into a services agreement with our director, Dr. Brendan de Kauwe, whereby we receive business services from Dr. de Kauwe. Pursuant to the agreement, Dr. de Kauwe will be entitled to a monthly payment of $10,000. Dr. de Kauwe will be entitled also to commission, which will equal to five percent of the direct revenue actually paid to us by third parties presented to us by Dr. de Kauwe. In addition, Dr. de Kauwe will be entitled to performance rights, which will be determine by us and subject to the approval of our board of directors.

 

Transactions with Otsana Pty Ltd.

 

Dr. Brendan De Kauwe, a member of our board of directors since February 2017, has been a director at Otsana since 2015, and previously served in other capacities dating back to 2012.

 

In connection with our listing on the ASX, on February 7, 2017, we engaged Otsana as lead manager of our initial public offering (or the ASX Engagement Letter) which closed on March 17, 2017. Under the terms of the ASX Engagement Letter, we paid Otsana a capital raising fee of 6% of the total capital raised in the initial public offering on ASX, or A$720,000 (approximately $532,000), a success fee of A$75,000 (approximately $56,000), and granted to certain nominees selected by Otsana warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,111,112 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of A$5.4.

 

On May 9, 2017, we executed an agreement to receive corporate advisory services for a term of six months, which has since been extended, pursuant to which, we pay Otsana a monthly fee of A$5,000 (approximately $3,600) for such services and, if we require any capital raising during the term of the agreement, we are required to pay Otsana up to 6% of the total capital raised from Otsana or holders that Otsana directly introduces to us. We may terminate the agreement by providing 30 days’ prior written notice.

 

Lease Agreement

 

We have entered into a lease agreement dated February 2019, through our Israeli subsidiary, with Ad Marom Assets and Initiation Ltd. (or Ad Marom), a company controlled by our controlling shareholder, Dr. Yacov Geva. This lease agreement will come into effect no later than January 2022, since the facility remains under construction. According to the agreement, we will pay Ad Marom a monthly payment of NIS 61,560 (approximately $17,000) in consideration for approximately 11,044 square feet, for a period of 60 months from time of commencement of the lease.

  

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

 

General

 

Upon the closing of this offering, our authorized share capital will consist of 555,555,556 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.018 per share, of which 54,771,648 shares were issued and outstanding as of such date. All of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares have been validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Our Ordinary Shares are not redeemable and are not subject to any preemptive right.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

In the last three years, we have issued an aggregate of 38,198,953 Ordinary Shares in several private placements and public offerings for aggregate net proceeds of $23,224,715 (in each case based on the exchange rate of the A$ and U.S. dollar applicable on the day of the closing of the respective transaction), which amount includes the issuance of Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of options, warrants and performance rights.

 

Warrants and Options

 

In addition to Ordinary Shares, in the last three years, we have issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 6,192,835 Ordinary Shares to advisors, consultants and investors, with exercise prices ranging from A$0.77 (approximately $0.56) to A$9.36 (approximately $6.77) per share, of which no warrants have been exercised, and granted options to purchase an aggregate of 1,019,597 Ordinary Shares to directors, officers, employees and service providers with exercise prices ranging from $0.00018 to $04.356 per share, of which, 778,056 options were exercised.

 

Performance Rights

 

In July 2019, we issued 27,778 Class D performance rights to a director. In July 2020, 27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares. In addition, 3,722,222 Ordinary Shares issuable pursuant to performance rights will vest automatically upon the consummation of this offering, assuming an offering price of $6.00, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. 3,888,889 Class A performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares, after we obtained U.S. FDA clearance for our Prizma device in September 2017 and 6,666,667 Class B and Class C performance rights automatically terminated in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

 

Convertible Securities Agreement

 

In October and November 2018, we issued 4,050,000 Convertible Securities, with a face value of $1.10 per Convertible Security, for an aggregate amount of $4.05 million, convertible into 1,046,587 Ordinary Shares. Each Convertible Security is convertible into such number of Ordinary Shares equal to the product of the number of Convertible Securities converted and the face value, as amended, per Convertible Security divided by the exchange rate of $0.7034 and divided by the Fixed Conversion Price of A$6.0516 (approximately $4.257) per share, unit or other derivative or equity security. The Convertible Securities mature 18 months after the issuance date. We have entered into several amendments of the Convertible Securities Agreement with MEF, under which the face value of the Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased as follows: (i) in March 2019, the face value of those Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased to $1.133, retroactively as of the February 2019, (ii) in August 2019, the face value of those Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased to $1.189, and (iii) in November 2019, the face value of those Convertible Securities issued to MEF was increased to $1.296.

 

During February, March, April and May 2019, we issued 198,531 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

 

In February 2020 we entered into a deed of termination, settlement and release (or the Deed of Termination) with MEF pursuant to which we agreed to pay MEF a settlement amount and issue to MEF Ordinary Shares, in full and final settlement of all amounts owing and all claims arising in connection with the Convertible Securities Agreement. Under the terms of the Deed of Termination, we will issue the Ordinary Shares within five business days of execution and pay the Settlement Amount by March 31, 2020 (or the Final Payment Date). Pursuant to the Deed of Termination, Dr. Geva will guarantee the Settlement Amount to MEF.

  

In April 2020, we entered into a deed of variation (or the Deed of Variation) and a second deed of variation (or the Second Deed of Variation) with MEF pursuant to which the Final Payment Date was extended to May 1, 2020.

 

In accordance with the terms of the Deed of Termination as amended by the Deed of Variation and the Second Deed of Variation, we have issued Ordinary Shares equivalent to $326,500 and repaid MEF an amount of $2,934,165 in full and final settlement of our outstanding debt to MEF.

 

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Controlled Placement Agreement/Equity Line

  

In September 2018, we entered into the Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity, which provided us with up to A$10,000,000 (approximately $7,200,000) of standby equity over a period of 28 months. Pursuant to the Controlled Placement Agreement, we issued to Acuity an option to require us to issue and allot, subject to our prior notice,  Ordinary Shares at an exercise price per Ordinary Share equal to the greater of (i) 90% of the VWAP of our Ordinary Shares traded by Acuity on ASX during a valuation period and (ii) a floor price for such valuation period, to be determined by us from time to time. Subject to the terms of the Controlled Placement Agreement, we may, at any time, terminate the Controlled Placement Agreement, following which Acuity may not require us to issue or allot any additional Ordinary Shares. As part of the agreement with Acuity, we issued to Acuity 944,445 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. On April 24, 2019, our shareholders approved the issuance of the 944,445 Ordinary Shares to Acuity. On April 9, 2020, we increased the equity capital limit to A$15,000,000 (approximately $9,300,000) and issued to Acuity additional 555,556 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. On August 13, 2020, we issued 905,556 Shares to Acuity to increase the Shares held as collateral to a total of 2,222,222 Shares.  

 

On or around April 9, 2020, we and Acuity agreed to vary the Controlled Placement Agreement by (amongst other matters) increasing the equity capital limit under the Controlled Placement Agreement to A$15 million.

 

On August 13, 2020, we issued 905,556 Shares to Acuity to increase the Shares held as collateral under its Controlled Placement Agreement to a total of 40 million Shares (Collateral Shares).

 

In the aggregate, Acuity exercised its option to purchase 1,127,778 Ordinary Shares, for aggregate net proceeds of A$2,075,000 (approximately $1,347,500). On September 29, 2020, we gave notice of an extraordinary general shareholders meeting (to be held on October 29, 2020) to approve the termination of the Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity and our repurchase for nominal value and cancellation of 2,222,222 Ordinary Shares previously issued to Acuity.

 

Capital Commitment Agreement

 

In November 2019, we entered into the Capital Commitment Agreement with GEM and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd. The Capital Commitment Agreement secures a capital commitment of up to A$30,000,000 over a three-year period from GEM. As of the date of this prospectus, we have drawn down A$ 1,283,143. Subject to the terms of the Capital Commitment Agreement, we may choose to, on one or more occasions within the three-year period, and subject to conditions precedent, draw down on the facility by giving GEM a 15 trading days’ notice to subscribe for fully paid Ordinary Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares which we may draw down under a notice is capped at 1,000% of the average daily number of our shares traded on ASX during the 15 trading days prior to that draw down notice, subject to adjustments. If we issue a draw down notice, the subscription price of the Ordinary Shares to be issued to GEM (or its nominees) will be 90% of the higher of the average closing bid price of our Ordinary Shares as quoted by ASX over the pricing period, being the 15 consecutive trading days after we give the draw down notice to GEM (subject to certain adjustments), or a fixed floor price nominated by us in its draw down notice. In addition, we issued to GEM options to purchase 1,388,890 Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $4.77 per share, on or before November 29, 2024. As of October 18, 2020, we drew down a total of A$1,283,143 and issued 1,014,126 Ordinary Share to GEM in consideration for their services.  We will not be able to make drawdowns under the Capital Commitment Agreement with GEM following our delisting from the ASX and our Capital Commitment Agreement with GEM will not apply to our Ordinary Shares listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.

 

Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association

 

The following are summaries of material provisions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Cayman Islands Companies Law insofar as they relate to the material terms of our share capital. This discussion does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. The form of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association is filed as an exhibit to this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

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Share Capital

 

Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association permit us to increase our authorized share capital by the creation of additional authorized but unissued shares, or to reduce our authorized share capital by the cancellation of authorized but unissued shares, by way of ordinary resolution (see “Voting Rights and Thresholds” below) to consolidate the shares forming our then authorized share capital into a lower number of shares of a proportionally greater par value, or subdivide the shares forming our share capital into a larger number of shares of a proportionally lesser par value, by way of ordinary resolution; and to reduce our share capital in any way, including by reducing the par value of our issued share capital, cancelling any paid-up share capital which is lost or unrepresented by available assets, and extinguishing or reducing the liability of any of our shares, by way of special resolution (see “Voting Rights and Thresholds” below) and by order from the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands confirming such reduction.

 

Share Repurchase

 

Subject to Nasdaq Stock Market Rules, the Cayman Islands Companies Law, our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and any rights conferred on the holders of any Ordinary Shares or attached to any class of shares, our board of directors may cause us to repurchase or otherwise acquire shares in such manner, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as they think fit. Pursuant to the Cayman Islands Companies Law, the repurchase of any share may be paid out of our profits, out of the share premium account or out of the proceeds of a fresh issuance of shares made for the purpose of such repurchase, or, out of capital if we are able to pay our debts, if any, as they fall due in the ordinary course of our business.

 

Voting Rights and Thresholds

 

At any general meeting of our shareholders, a resolution put to the vote of the meeting must be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is demanded. On a show of hands, each shareholder present in person or represented by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder that is a non-natural person) by authorized representative shall have one vote for each share held by that shareholder.

 

A poll may instead be demanded:

 

 

before the show of hands on that resolution is taken;

 

 

before the result of the show of hands on that resolution is declared; and

 

  immediately after the result of the show of hands on that resolution is declared.

 

In the event that a poll is demanded, each shareholder present in person or represented by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder that is a non-natural person) by authorized representative has one vote for each share held by that shareholder.

 

To be passed at a general meeting of shareholders, ordinary resolutions require the affirmative vote of a simple majority of the votes cast by such shareholders as, being entitled to do so, attend and vote at the general meeting of shareholders in person, by proxy, or (in the case of a shareholder that is a non-natural person) by authorized representative; and special resolutions require the affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by such shareholders as, being entitled to do so, attend and vote at the general meeting in person, by proxy, or (in the case of a shareholder that is a non-natural person) by authorized representative.

 

Generally, all matters to be transacted at a general meeting of shareholders are passed as ordinary resolutions, save for certain matters specified under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or the Cayman Islands Companies Law as requiring a special resolution such as appointing a voluntary liquidator, changing our name, amending our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association and for other matters such as transferring treasury shares at a discount to employees or subordinate companies.

 

Special resolutions and ordinary resolutions may also be passed by a unanimous written resolution of all the shareholders having the right to attend and vote at the general meeting.

 

Dividends

 

Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our board of directors may declare and authorize the payment of dividends and distributions out of our realized or unrealized profits, out of the share premium account (provided that we will, immediately following that dividend or distribution, be able to pay any our debts, if any, which we may have undertaken in the ordinary course of our business), or as otherwise permitted by the Cayman Islands Companies Law.

 

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Except as provided by our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association or the rights attached to any of our Ordinary Shares, dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid up on the nominal value of the Ordinary Shares on which the dividend is paid. Dividends may be declared and paid in cash or in kind (including paid up share capital or securities in another body corporate). Any dividend unclaimed after a period of three years from the date the dividend became due for payment shall be forfeited and shall revert to us.

 

Any dividends will be paid to the custodian of the Ordinary Shares being issued in this offering and shall be subject to further distribution to you as a beneficial owner of the underlying Ordinary Shares by the custodian.

 

Liquidation

 

Subject to any special rights, privileges or restrictions as to the distribution of available surplus assets on liquidation applicable to any class or classes of shares, (1) if we are wound up and the assets available for distribution among our shareholders are more than sufficient to repay the entirety of the paid-up capital at the commencement of the winding up, the excess shall be distributed pari passu among our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to us, respectively, and (2) if we are wound up and the assets available for distribution among our shareholders as such are insufficient to repay the entirety of the paid-up capital, those assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by our shareholders in proportion to the par value of the shares held by them.

 

If we are wound up, the liquidator may, with the sanction of an ordinary resolution, and any other sanction required by the Cayman Islands Companies Law, divide among our shareholders in specie the entirety or any part of our assets and may, for such purpose, value any assets and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the shareholders or different classes of shareholders. The liquidator may also, with the sanction of an ordinary resolution, vest any part of these assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of our shareholders as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no shareholder will be compelled to accept any assets, shares or other securities upon which there is a liability.

 

Transfer of Shares

 

Subject to the restrictions of our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, certificated shares may be transferred, by an instrument of transfer in writing in any usual form or in another form approved by the board of directors or prescribed by Nasdaq, which must be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and (in the case of a transfer of a share which is not fully paid) by or on behalf of the transferee. Uncertificated shares may be transferred, without a written instrument in accordance with the rules or regulations of any electronic trading systems permitted by Nasdaq.

 

Our board of directors may decline to register any transfer of an uncertificated share or depositary interest (i) if the transfer is in favor of more than four persons jointly (in the case of an uncertificated share); and (ii) in any other circumstance permitted by the rules or regulations of any electronic trading systems permitted by Nasdaq in which the share is held.

 

If our board of directors refuses to register a transfer of a share, they shall, within two months after the date on which the transfer was delivered to us, send notice of the refusal to the transferee.

 

In addition, our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to be in effect upon the consummation of this offering include a provision pursuant to which all of the holders of our outstanding shares immediately prior to this offering shall be restricted from transferring or otherwise disposing of any Ordinary Shares for a period of three months after the consummation of this offering. The Three Month Lock-Up does not apply to any new shares issued in this offering or thereafter. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement for this offering, we have further undertaken to convene and hold a general meeting of our shareholders (to be held within 75 days after this offering) where we will ask our shareholders to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the Three Month Lock-Up to a period of six months after the consummation of this offering. Certain members of our management and board of directors, including our Chief Executive Officer, who hold a total of 30,316,900 Ordinary Shares, have agreed to vote in favor of this amendment.

 

Variation of Rights of Shares

 

Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles, if at any time our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class of shares may be varied in such manner as those rights may provide or, if no such provision is made, either:

 

  with the consent in writing of holders of not less than two-thirds of the issued shares of that class; or
     
  with the sanction of a resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of that class by not less than a two-thirds majority of the holders of the shares of that class present and voting at such meeting (whether in person or by proxy).

 

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For these purposes, our directors may treat two or more or all of the classes of shares as forming one class of shares if we consider that such classes of shares would be affected by the proposed variation in the same way. Rights attaching to a class of shares shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided in the rights attaching to or the terms of issue of such shares, be deemed to be varied, modified or abrogated by the creation or issue of further shares with rights that are equal to the rights of such existing class of shares, by the reduction of capital paid up on such shares or by the repurchase, redemption or surrender of any shares in accordance with the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles.

 

Inspection of Books and Records

 

Holders of shares will have no general right to inspect or obtain copies of our register of members or corporate records, except as conferred by the Cayman Islands Companies Law, by order of the court, authorized by the board of directors, or by ordinary resolution of the shareholders.

 

Borrowing Powers

 

Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles, our board of directors may exercise all of our powers to borrow money and to mortgage or charge all, or any part, of our undertaking and property and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation incurred by us or by any third-party.

 

Material Differences in Corporate Law

 

The Cayman Islands Companies Law is modeled after the corporate legislation of the United Kingdom but does not follow recent United Kingdom statutory enactments, and differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Law applicable to us and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in Delaware and their shareholders.

 

   Delaware  Cayman Islands Companies Law / our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
       
Dividends  The Delaware General Corporation Law (or the DGCL) generally provides that, subject to certain restrictions, the directors of a corporation may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock either out of the corporation’s surplus or, if there is no such surplus, out of its net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared or the preceding fiscal year, as long as the amount of capital of the corporation following the declaration and payment of the dividend is not less than the aggregate amount of the capital represented by issued and outstanding shares having a preference upon the distribution of assets. Further, the holders of preferred or special stock of any class or series may be entitled to receive dividends at such rates, on such conditions and at such times as stated in the certificate of incorporation.  Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, dividends may (subject to anything to the contrary in a company’s articles of association) be declared and paid to shareholders out of (a) “profits” (which is not defined by the Cayman Islands law, but under applicable common law may include both retained earnings and realized and unrealized gains) and (b) “share premium” (which represents the excess of the aggregate price paid to the us for our total issued share capital over the aggregate par or nominal value of our total issued share capital). Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, distributions out of “share premium” may only be made if, immediately following the date on which the dividend is proposed to be paid, we are able to pay our debts, if any, as they fall due in the ordinary course of our business (the “statutory solvency test”).

 

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   Delaware  Cayman Islands Companies Law / our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
       
Repurchases and redemptions of shares  A Delaware corporation may purchase or redeem shares of any class except when its capital is impaired or would be impaired by the purchase or redemption. A corporation may, however, purchase or redeem out of capital shares that are entitled upon any distribution of its assets to a preference over another class or series of its shares if the shares are to be retired and the capital reduced.  Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, shares may be redeemed or repurchased out of (a) profits, (b) share premium (subject to the statutory solvency test), (c) the proceeds of a fresh issuance of shares made for that purpose, or (d) capital, provided that payments out of capital are subject to the statutory solvency test and must be specifically authorized by a company’s articles of association.
 
Ordinary Shares are not redeemable, but under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, our board of directors may determine to repurchase shares on such terms as the board of directors determines. The repurchase of any share may be paid out of our profits, out of the share premium account or out of the proceeds of a fresh issuance of shares made for the purpose of such repurchase, or out of capital if we are able to, immediately following such repurchase, pay our debts, if any, as they fall due in the ordinary course of our business. No shareholder approval is required under the Cayman Islands Companies Law or our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association for any repurchases.
       
      Shares that have been repurchased or redeemed may either be cancelled or held by a company as treasury shares. Shares held in treasury shall not have voting rights or dividend rights, and may be sold or otherwise transferred on such terms and conditions as our board of directors determine.
       
General meetings of shareholders  Under the DGCL, a corporation must hold an annual meeting of stockholders in a place designated by the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, whether inside or outside of Delaware, or, if not so designated, as determined by the board of directors and on a date and at a time designated in the bylaws, except as otherwise provided by law. Written notice of every meeting of stockholders must be given to each stockholder of record not less than ten or more than 60 days before the date of the meeting.  Under Cayman Islands Companies Law, we are not required to hold annual general meetings, but our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, provide that we shall in each calendar year hold an annual general meeting, and that the maximum period between annual general meetings shall not exceed 15 months. General meetings may be held at such place within or outside the Cayman Islands as our board of directors shall consider appropriate.
 
Annual general meetings of shareholders may be held at such place as the board of directors determines, whether within or outside the Cayman Islands.
 
In the absence of specific provision in a company’s articles of association, the Cayman Islands Companies Law provides shareholders with only limited rights to request a general meeting. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that shareholders holding not less than one-tenth of the paid-up share capital of our issued voting shares have the right, by written requisition to us, to require a general meeting of the shareholders to be called by the board of directors. If this right is exercised, the board of directors is required to call a general meeting within 21 days of the receipt of such requisition.
 
The Cayman Islands Companies Law does not specify a minimum attendance threshold for general meetings of shareholders to be quorate. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that a quorum for a general meeting is twenty five percent (25%) of shareholders present in person, by proxy or (in the case of a shareholder that is a non-natural person) by a duly authorized representative and entitled to vote on the business to be transacted.

 

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   Delaware  Cayman Islands Companies Law / our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
       
Matters to be decided by supermajority shareholder resolution  Under the DGCL, certain fundamental changes such as amendments to the certificate of incorporation, a merger, consolidation, sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property of a corporation not in the usual and regular course of the corporation’s business, or a dissolution of the corporation, are generally required to be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the matter, unless the certificate of incorporation requires a higher percentage.  Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, certain matters are required to be approved by a “special resolution,” which is a supermajority resolution passed by either (a) not less than a two-thirds majority of votes cast (in person or by proxy) at a quorate general meeting of shareholders or (b) by unanimous written resolution.
 
Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, the principal matters relevant to us that require a special resolution are as follows: (a) amendments to the memorandum and articles of association; (b) change our name; (c) appointment of inspectors for the purpose of examining our affairs; (d) placing us into voluntary or court-supervised liquidation; (e) authorizing our statutory merger with one or more other companies in accordance with the Cayman Islands Companies Law; and (f) approving a reduction of share capital.
       
Appointment and removal of directors  Under Delaware law, unless otherwise specified in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.
 
In addition, the office of a director shall be vacated automatically if, among other things, he or she (1) becomes prohibited by law from being a director, (2) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors, (3) dies or is in the opinion of all his or her co-directors, incapable by reason of mental disorder of discharging his or her duties as director (4) resigns his or her office by notice to us or (5) has for more than six months been absent without permission of the directors from meetings of the board of directors held during that period, and the remaining directors resolve that his or her office be vacated.
  Cayman Islands Companies Law does not provide shareholders with any statutory rights to appoint or remove directors. Any such rights will be as prescribed in the articles of association of a Cayman Islands company.
 
The provisions under the Cayman Islands Companies Law regarding election/re-election and removal of our directors by shareholders (and the maximum and minimum number of directors) are as described above. See “Management—Appointment and Retirement of Directors.”

 

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   Delaware  Cayman Islands Companies Law / our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
       
Director’s duties  Under Delaware law, the business and affairs of a corporation are managed by or under the direction of its board of directors. In exercising their powers, directors are charged with a fiduciary duty of care to protect the interests of the corporation and a fiduciary duty of loyalty to act in the best interests of its shareholders. The duty of care requires that directors act in an informed and deliberative manner and inform themselves, prior to making a business decision, of all material information reasonably available to them. The duty of care also requires that directors exercise care in overseeing and investigating the conduct of the corporation’s employees. The duty of loyalty may be summarized as the duty to act in good faith, not out of self-interest, and in a manner which the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the shareholders.
 
Subject to the limitations described below, a certificate of incorporation may provide for the elimination or limitation of the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
 
Such provision cannot limit liability for breach of loyalty, bad faith, intentional misconduct, unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful share purchase or redemption. In addition, the certificate of incorporation cannot limit liability for any act or omission occurring prior to the date when such provision becomes effective.
 
A corporation has the power to indemnify any director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party who acted in good faith and in a manner he believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and if with respect to a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct would be unlawful, against amounts actually and reasonably incurred.
  As a matter of Cayman Islands law, the duties of a director primarily derive from common law, the Cayman Islands Companies Law, and the articles of association of a company.
 
Under common law principles that will be applied by the Cayman Islands courts, directors have fiduciary duties, including: (a) the duty to act honestly and in good faith in what he or she considers are the best interests of the company (generally meaning the interests of the shareholders as a whole); (b) the duty of loyalty and to avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest arising between his or her duties to the company and his or her personal interest (subject to the caveat that the articles of association may authorize conflicts that have been disclosed to the other directors); (c) a duty to exercise his or her powers as a director under the Cayman Islands Companies Law and the articles of association of the company only for the purposes for which they are conferred and not for a collateral or improper purpose; and (d) a duty not to fetter his or her exercise of future discretion as a director.
 
Directors also have a common law duty to act with care, diligence and skill in the performance of his or her role. The duties of care, diligence and skill of a director of a Cayman Islands company are generally determined by both reference to the knowledge and experience actually possessed by the director and by reference to the skill, care and diligence as would be displayed by a reasonable director in those circumstances.
 
The Cayman Islands Companies Law contains certain statutory duties, including: (a) the duty not to pay or make any distribution to shareholders out of capital or share premium unless a company is able to pay its debts as they fall due following such payment; and (b) the duty to maintain certain statutory registers (register of members, register of directors, register of mortgages and charges) and proper books and records.
 
A director must also act in accordance with any specific duties set forth in the articles of association from time to time.
 
A director who fails to perform their Cayman Islands common law duties may be personally liable for financial compensation to the aggrieved party, the restoration of the company’s property, or for the payment to the company of any profits made in breach of the director’s duty.

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   Delaware  Cayman Islands Companies Law / our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles
       
      In addition, a director who fails to perform their duties under the Cayman Islands Companies Law may be personally liable to a statutory fine and/or imprisonment of varying severity depending on the nature of the duty breached. This liability is in addition to any liability the company itself may be subject to.
 
A Cayman Islands company may, however, include a provision in its articles of association (and may in addition enter into a separate contractual arrangement with a director) indemnifying a director against all losses and costs suffered by such director as a consequence of performance of his or her role as such, and exculpating a director from any liability to the company itself, including in circumstances where such director is in breach of his or her duties (provided that there has been no willful neglect, willful default, fraud, dishonesty or criminal act on the part of the director). A Cayman Islands company may also purchase insurance for directors and certain other officers against liability incurred as a result of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association are consistent with the existing articles providing us the ability to extend indemnities to directors.
       
Conflicts of interest  Under Delaware law, a transaction in which a director who has an interest is not void or voidable solely because such interested director is present at or participates in the meeting that authorizes the transaction if: (i) the material facts as to such interested director’s relationship or interests are disclosed or are known to the board of directors and the board in good faith authorizes the transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum, (ii) such material facts are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote on such transaction and the transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders, or (iii) the transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified. Under Delaware law, a director could be held liable for any transaction in which such director derived an improper personal benefit.  As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director is under a general fiduciary duty to avoid conflicts of interest. However, the articles of association of a Cayman Islands company may provide that directors may continue to participate and vote in respect of matters on which they are conflicted provided that the nature and extent of such conflict has been disclosed to the other directors.  
 
Under our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, a director must disclose the nature and extent of his or her interest in any contract or arrangement, and following such disclosure the interested director may vote in respect of any transaction or arrangement in which he or she is interested. The interested director shall be counted in the quorum at such meeting and the resolution may be passed by a majority of the directors present at the meeting.

 

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Business combinations  Under Delaware law, with certain exceptions, a merger, consolidation, exchange or sale of all or substantially all the assets of a corporation must be approved by the board of directors and a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. Under Delaware law, a shareholder of a corporation participating in certain major corporate transactions may, under certain circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which such shareholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair value of the shares held by such shareholder (as determined by a court) in lieu of the consideration such shareholder would otherwise receive in the transaction.
 
Delaware law also provides that a parent corporation, by resolution of its board of directors, may merge with any subsidiary, of which it owns at least 90% of each class of capital stock without a vote by shareholders of such subsidiary. Upon any such merger, dissenting shareholders of the subsidiary would have appraisal rights.
  The Cayman Islands Companies Law makes specific provision for the acquisition of a Cayman Islands company by way of a court-approved scheme of arrangement, by way of mandatory squeeze-out following a tender offer, and by way of merger.
 
A court-approved scheme of arrangement under the Cayman Islands Companies Law requires the approval of a majority in number of the registered holders of each participating class or series of shares voting on the scheme of arrangement, representing 75% or more in value of the shares of each participating classes or series voted on such proposal at the relevant meeting (excluding any shares held by the acquiring party on the basis that they will be considered a separate “class”). If a scheme of arrangement receives the requisite shareholder approval and is subsequently sanctioned by the Cayman Islands courts, all holders of all classes or series of shares to which the series relates will be bound by the terms of the scheme of arrangement.
 
The Cayman Islands Companies Law also provides that, where an offer is made to acquire all of a class of shares and the holders of 90% or more in value of the shares of such class (excluding shares already held by the offeror) have accepted such offer within four months of it being made, the offeror may require the remaining shareholders in that class to transfer their shares on the same terms as set out in the offer by serving notice at any time within two months of the expiry of the four month period (subject to a right of such remaining shareholders to obtain relief from the Cayman Islands courts, as described below in “Appraisal rights”). If the offeror acquires more than 90% of the shares of a class following such an offer but does not exercise its compulsory acquisition right, the remaining shareholders have no right to require the offeror to acquire their shares on the terms of the offer following closure of the offer.
 
The Cayman Islands Companies Law also provides that business combinations can be effected by way of a merger of a Cayman Islands company with one or more other companies (wherever incorporated, provided that such merger is not prohibited by the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of any such other company) with the approval of the shareholders by special resolution. In addition, the consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security of a constituent company in any such merger must be obtained, unless the Cayman Islands courts waive such requirement. Shareholders who register their dissent to the merger in accordance with the provisions of the Cayman Islands Companies Law have the right to receive the “fair value” of their shares in cash, subject to certain exceptions, as further described below in “Appraisal rights”).
 
Under Cayman Islands law, directors may dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of a Cayman Islands company without the approval of the shareholders, unless the articles of association specifically provide that shareholder consent or approval is required. Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association do not impose shareholder approval rights for disposals of assets by us.

 

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Appraisal rights  Under the DGCL, a stockholder of a corporation participating in some types of major corporate transactions may, under varying circumstances, be entitled to appraisal rights pursuant to which the stockholder may receive cash in the amount of the fair market value of his or her shares in lieu of the consideration he or she would otherwise receive in the transaction.
 
For example, a stockholder is entitled to appraisal rights in the case of a merger or consolidation if the shareholder is required to accept in exchange for the shares anything other than: (i) shares of stock of the corporation surviving or resulting from the merger or consolidation, or depository receipts in respect thereof; (ii) shares of any other corporation, or depository receipts in respect thereof, that on the effective date of the merger or consolidation will be either listed on a national securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 shareholders; (iii) cash instead of fractional shares of the corporation or fractional depository receipts of the corporation; or (iv) any combination of the shares of stock, depository receipts and cash instead of the fractional shares or fractional depository receipts.
  The Cayman Islands Companies Law does not specifically provide for any appraisal rights.
 
However, in connection with the compulsory transfer of shares where a person has acquired at least 90% of the shares of the same class pursuant to an offer for all of the shares of that class and proceeds to serve notice of compulsory for acquisition of the remainder (as described above in “Business combinations”), any shareholder to whom such compulsory acquisition applies may apply to the Cayman Islands court within one month of receiving notice of the compulsory transfer to object to the transfer. In these circumstances, the burden is on the objecting shareholder to show that the court should exercise its discretion to prevent the compulsory transfer. The Cayman Islands courts are unlikely to grant any relief in the absence of bad faith, fraud, unequal treatment of shareholders or collusion as between the offeror and the holders of the shares who have accepted the offer as a means of unfairly forcing out minority shareholders.
 
In addition, in connection with a merger or a consolidation, dissenting shareholders have the right to object to the terms of merger or consolidation approved by special resolution and instead be paid the fair value of their shares in cash (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands court).These rights of a dissenting shareholder are not available in certain circumstances, for example, (i) to dissenters holding shares of any class in respect of which an open market exists on a recognized stock exchange or recognized interdealer quotation system at the relevant date or (ii) where the consideration for such shares to be contributed are shares of the surviving or consolidated company (or depositary receipts in respect thereof) or shares of any other company (or depositary receipts in respect thereof) which are listed on a national securities exchange or designated as a national market system security on a recognized interdealer quotation system or held of record by more than 2,000 holders.

 

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Regulation of takeovers, substantial acquisition rules  Under the DGCL, certain fundamental changes such as amendments to the certificate of incorporation, a merger, consolidation, sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property of a corporation not in the usual and regular course of the corporation’s business, or a dissolution of the corporation, are generally required to be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on the matter, unless the certificate of incorporation requires a higher percentage.
 
However, under the DGCL, mergers in which less than 20% of a corporation’s stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of the merger is issued generally do not require stockholder approval. In certain situations, the approval of a business combination may require approval by a certain number of the holders of a class or series of shares. In addition, Section 251(h) of the DGCL provides that stockholders of a constituent corporation need not vote to approve a merger if: (i) the merger agreement permits or requires the merger to be effected under Section 251(h) and provides that the merger shall be effected as soon as practicable following the tender offer or exchange offer, (ii) a corporation consummates a tender or exchange offer for any and all of the outstanding stock of such constituent corporation that would otherwise be entitled to vote to approve the merger, (iii) following the consummation of the offer, the stock accepted for purchase or exchanges plus the stock owned by the consummating corporation equals at least the percentage of stock that would be required to adopt the agreement of merger under the DGCL, (iv) the corporation consummating the offer merges with or into such constituent corporation and (v) each outstanding share of each class or series of stock of the constituent corporation that was the subject of and not irrevocably accepted for purchase or exchange in the offer is to be converted in the merger into, or the right to receive, the same consideration to be paid for the shares of such class or series of stock of the constituent corporation irrevocably purchased or exchanged in such offer.
  Except for specific rules that apply only to companies listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange or companies that are regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (which are not applicable to us), there are no rules or restrictions under the Cayman Islands’ Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares governing the acquisition of all or a specified percentage of direct or indirect voting rights in a Cayman Islands company, or the conduct of the directors of a Cayman Islands company following an actual or potential takeover or merger offer, nor are there any statutory restrictions in respect of defensive mechanisms which the board of directors could employ in respect of actual or potential takeover or merger offers.
 
According to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles provisions, the board is responsible for regulating the takeovers provisions as they apply to our company rather than any regulatory authority.
 
The provisions included in our Articles seek to protect the interests of shareholders where a person seeks to acquire a substantial interest in, or control of, our company. The Articles prohibit a person from acquiring an interest in issued voting shares of our company if any person’s voting power in our company will increase from 20% or below to more than 20%, or from a starting point that is above 20% and below 90%. Exceptions to the prohibition apply (for example, acquisitions with shareholder approval, 3% creep over 6 months and rights issues that satisfy prescribed conditions). Compulsory acquisitions are permitted by persons who hold 90% or more of securities or voting rights in our company. The Articles require every person who is a substantial holder (that is, they and their associates hold 5% or more in the voting power of our company) to notify our company that they are a substantial holder and to give prescribed information in relation to their holding if: (i) the person begins to have, or ceases to have, a substantial holding in our company, (ii) the person has a substantial holding in our company and there is a movement of at least 1% in their holding; or (iii) the person makes a takeover bid for securities of our company. A person has a substantial holding if the total votes attached to voting shares in our company in which they or their associates have relevant interests is 5% or more of the total number of votes attached to voting shares in our company, or the person has made a takeover bid for voting shares in our company and the bid period has started and not yet ended.

 

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Related party transactions  The DGCL provides that; unless the corporation has specifically elected not to be governed by this statute, it is prohibited from engaging in certain business combinations with an “interested shareholder” for three years following the date that this person becomes an interested shareholder. An interested shareholder generally is a person or a group who or which owns or owned 15% or more of the target’s outstanding voting shares or who or which is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and owned 15% or more of the corporation’s outstanding voting shares within the past three years. This has the effect of limiting the ability of a potential acquirer to make a two-tiered bid for the target in which all shareholders would not be treated equally. The statute does not apply if, among other things, prior to the date on which the shareholder becomes an interested shareholder, the board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the person becoming an interested shareholder. This encourages any potential acquirer of a Delaware corporation to negotiate the terms of any acquisition transaction with the target’s board of directors.  The Cayman Islands Companies Law does not contain provisions specifically regulating the entry into contracts with related parties such as significant shareholders, directors, or their respective affiliates and other connected parties.
 
However, in the event that any payment obligation, transfer of property or grant of charge thereon is made to a related party that is also a creditor at a time when a company is insolvent, the Cayman Islands Companies Law provides that such transfer is deemed to be a preference and therefore is invalid if it occurred within six months immediately preceding the commencement of a liquidation.
       
Minority protection and derivative actions  Class actions and derivative actions generally are available to shareholders under Delaware law for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and actions not taken in accordance with applicable law. In such actions, the court generally has discretion to permit the winning party to recover attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with such action.  Under common law principles, shareholders in a Cayman Islands company are entitled to have the affairs of a company conducted in accordance with such company’s constitution and applicable law. As such, shareholders may bring personal or representative actions against a company in respect of breaches of their (and other similarly affected shareholders’) rights as shareholders under the constitution of the company and applicable law (for example, in the event that they are prevented from exercising voting rights, or from requisitioning a meeting).
 
A minority shareholder may also bring a derivative action in the name of a company. While, as a matter of common law (under the general rule known as the rule in Foss v. Harbottle), the Cayman Islands courts will generally refuse to interfere with the management of a company at the insistence of a minority shareholder in circumstances where the majority have approved or ratified the matter or act in contention, a minority shareholder may be permitted to commence a derivative action in the name of a company in order to challenge any such matter or act which: (a) is ultra vires the company or illegal; (b) constitutes a fraud on the minority where the wrongdoers control the company; (c) constitutes an infringement of individual rights of shareholders (such as a right to attend and vote at a meeting); and/or (d) has not been properly approved in accordance with any applicable special or extraordinary majority of the shareholders.

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      The Cayman Islands Companies Law also gives power to the Cayman Islands courts to wind up a company if the courts are of the opinion that it would be just and equitable to do so (and if the courts consider it just and equitable to wind up the company, they may instead make other orders with respect to the company as an alternative to a winding up order). The basis on which the courts may make exercise such powers on application by shareholders in a Cayman Islands company have been held to include the following: (a) the substratum of the company has disappeared; (b) there has been some fraud on the minority or illegality; and (c) there has been mismanagement or misapplication of the company’s funds.
       
Access to books and records  Under Delaware law, shareholders of a Delaware corporation have the right during normal business hours to inspect for any proper purpose, and to obtain copies of list(s) of shareholders and other books and records of the corporation and its subsidiaries, if any, to the extent the books and records of such subsidiaries are available to the corporation, and provided that such inspection is for a proper purpose which is reasonably related to such shareholder’s interest as a shareholder.  Shareholders have no general right under the Cayman Islands Companies Law to inspect or obtain copies of the share register or the business or corporate records of a company, save that the Cayman Islands Companies Law requires that the register of mortgages and charges must be open to inspection by any shareholder or creditor of a company at all reasonable times.
 
As of October 1, 2019, under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, a list of names of the current directors and alternate directors of a company will also be available for inspection by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands to any person upon payment of a fee and subject to any conditions as the Registrar of Companies may impose.
       
Voluntary winding up and dissolution  Under the DGCL, unless the board of directors approves the proposal to dissolve, dissolution must be approved by shareholders holding 100% of the total voting power of the corporation. If the dissolution is initiated by the board of directors it may be approved by a simple majority of the corporation’s outstanding shares. Delaware law allows a Delaware corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a supermajority voting requirement in connection with dissolutions initiated by the board.  Under the Cayman Islands Companies Law, a voluntary liquidation may be commenced by the shareholders of a company if a special resolution is passed to that effect. The directors are then required to swear a declaration of the company’s solvency within 28 days of the voluntary liquidation resolution being passed. If the directors are unable to do so, the voluntary liquidator appointed by the voluntary liquidation resolution will apply to the Cayman Islands courts for a supervision order and the liquidation will proceed under the supervision of the Cayman Islands courts.
 
In addition, any shareholder who has held shares for at least six months (or any lesser period if the shares are held following transmission on death of a former shareholder) is entitled to petition the Cayman Islands courts to make a winding up order. A Cayman Islands court may make a winding up order if it is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company should be wound up. However, where a shareholder has contractually agreed not to present a petition for winding up against a company, the Cayman Islands Companies Law provides that the Cayman Islands courts shall dismiss any petition for winding up by that shareholder.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Prior to this offering our Ordinary Shares were traded only on the ASX. On October 22, 2020, our Ordinary Shares were voluntarily delisted from the ASX. In connection with this offering, we have been approved to list the Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “GMVD”, subject to notice of issuance.

 

Sales of substantial amounts of our Ordinary Shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Ordinary Shares. Upon completion of this offering, we will have 54,246,592 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option. All of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act by persons other than by our affiliates.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

We have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any shares of our Ordinary Shares or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares for a period of one year  after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part without the prior written consent of the Representative.

 

In addition, our executive officers, directors and the underwriters to this offering have agreed not to offer, sell, agree to sell, directly or indirectly, or otherwise dispose of any Ordinary Shares for a period of 365 days after the consummation of this offering (or the Lock-Up Period), subject to certain exemptions. See “Underwriting— Lock-Up Agreements” below for additional information.

 

Rule 144

 

In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof, beginning 90 days after the date hereof, a person who holds restricted Ordinary Shares (assuming there are any restricted shares) and is not one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned these restricted shares for at least six months, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of our Ordinary Shares, provided current public information about us is available. In addition, under Rule 144, a person who holds restricted shares in us and is not one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned these restricted shares for at least one year, would be entitled to sell an unlimited number of shares immediately upon the closing of this offering without regard to whether current public information about us is available. Beginning 90 days after the date hereof, our affiliates who have beneficially owned our Ordinary Shares for at least six months will be entitled to sell within any three month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:

 

  1% of the number of Ordinary Shares then issued and outstanding; or
     
 

the average weekly trading volume of our Ordinary Shares on the Nasdaq Global Market during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale; provided that current public information about us is available and the affiliate complies with the manner of sale requirements imposed by Rule 144.

 

Affiliates are also subject to additional restrictions on the manner of sales under Rule 144 and notice filing requirements. We cannot estimate the number of our Ordinary Shares that our existing affiliated or non-affiliated shareholders will elect to sell on the Nasdaq Global Market following this offering.

 

Regulation S

 

Regulation S under the Securities Act provides that securities owned by any person may be sold without registration in the United States, provided that the sale is effected in an offshore transaction and no directed selling efforts are made in the United States (as these terms are defined in Regulation S), subject to certain other conditions. In general, this means that our Ordinary Shares may be sold in some manner outside the United States without requiring registration in the United States.

 

Rule 701

 

In general, under Rule 701 of the Securities Act as currently in effect, each of our employees, consultants or advisors who purchases our Ordinary Shares from us in connection with a compensatory share plan or other written agreement executed prior to the completion of this offering is eligible to resell such Ordinary Shares in reliance on Rule 144, but without compliance with some of the restrictions, including the holding period, contained in Rule 144. 

 

THE DISCUSSION ABOVE IS A GENERAL SUMMARY. IT DOES NOT COVER ALL SHARE TRANSFER RESTRICTION MATTERS THAT MAY BE OF IMPORTANCE TO A PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSULT ITS OWN LEGAL ADVISOR REGARDING THE PARTICULAR SECURITIES LAWS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTION CONSEQUENCES OF PURCHASING, HOLDING, AND DISPOSING OF THE ORDINARY SHARES INCLUDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY PROPOSED CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAWS.

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TAXATION

 

The following description is not intended to constitute a complete analysis of all tax consequences relating to the ownership or disposition of our Ordinary Shares. You should consult your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of your particular situation, as well as any tax consequences that may arise under the laws of any state, local, foreign, or other taxing jurisdiction.

 

Cayman Islands Taxation

 

Prospective investors should consult their professional advisers on the possible tax consequences of buying, holding or selling any Ordinary Shares under the laws of their country of citizenship, residence or domicile.

 

The following is a discussion on certain Cayman Islands income tax consequences of an investment in the Ordinary Shares. The discussion is a general summary of present law, which is subject to prospective and retroactive change. It is not intended as tax advice, does not consider any investor’s particular circumstances, and does not consider tax consequences other than those arising under Cayman Islands law.

 

No stamp duty, capital duty, registration or other issue or documentary taxes are payable in the Cayman Islands on the creation, issuance or delivery of the Ordinary Shares. The Cayman Islands currently have no form of income, corporate or capital gains tax and no estate duty, inheritance tax or gift tax. There are currently no Cayman Islands’ taxes or duties of any nature on gains realized on a sale, exchange, conversion, transfer or redemption of the Ordinary Shares. Payments of dividends and capital in respect of the Ordinary Shares will not be subject to taxation in the Cayman Islands and no withholding will be required on the payment of interest and principal or a dividend or capital to any holder of the Ordinary Shares, nor will gains derived from the disposal of the Ordinary Shares be subject to Cayman Islands income or corporation tax as the Cayman Islands currently have no form of income or corporation taxes.

 

There is no income tax treaty or convention currently in effect between the United States and the Cayman Islands.

 

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability and, as such, have applied for and expect to receive an undertaking from the Governor of the Cayman Islands that no law enacted in the Cayman Islands during the period of 20 years from the date of the undertaking imposing any tax to be levied on profits, income, gains or appreciation shall apply to us or our operations and no such tax or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax shall be payable (directly or by way of withholding) on the Ordinary Shares, debentures or other obligations of ours.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS INCLUDED HEREIN FOR GENERAL INFORMATION AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE, LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE. EACH U.S. HOLDER SHOULD CONSULT WITH HIS OR HER OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES, INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF APPLICABLE STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN OR OTHER TAX LAWS AND POSSIBLE CHANGES IN THE TAX LAWS.

 

Subject to the limitations described in the next paragraph, the following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to a “U.S. Holder” arising from the purchase, ownership and sale of the Ordinary Shares. For this purpose, a “U.S. Holder” is a holder of Ordinary Shares that is: (1) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, including an alien individual who is a lawful permanent resident of the United States or meets the substantial presence residency test under U.S. federal income tax laws; (2) a corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or a partnership (other than a partnership that is not treated as a U.S. person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations) created or organized under the laws of the United States or the District of Columbia or any political subdivision thereof; (3) an estate, the income of which is includable in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of source; (4) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust; or (5) a trust that has a valid election in effect to be treated as a U.S. person to the extent provided in U.S. Treasury regulations.

 

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This summary is for general information purposes only and does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all of the U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase our Ordinary Shares. This summary generally considers only U.S. Holders that will own our Ordinary Shares as capital assets. Except to the limited extent discussed below, this summary does not consider the U.S. federal tax consequences to a person that is not a U.S. Holder, nor does it describe the rules applicable to determine a taxpayer’s status as a U.S. Holder. This summary is based on the provisions of the Code, final, temporary and proposed U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, (including with respect to the Tax Cuts and JOBS Act (or the TCJA), and the U.S./Israel Income Tax Treaty, all as in effect as of the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis, and all of which are open to differing interpretations. We will not seek a ruling from the IRS with regard to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in our Ordinary Shares by U.S. Holders and, therefore, can provide no assurances that the IRS will agree with the conclusions set forth below.

   

This discussion does not address all of the aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a particular U.S. holder based on such holder’s particular circumstances and in particular does not discuss any estate, gift, generation-skipping, transfer, state, local, excise or foreign tax considerations. In addition, this discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a U.S. Holder who is: (1) a bank, life insurance company, regulated investment company, or other financial institution or “financial services entity:” (2) a broker or dealer in securities or foreign currency; (3) a person who acquired our Ordinary Shares in connection with employment or other performance of services; (4) a U.S. Holder that is subject to the U.S. alternative minimum tax; (5) a U.S. Holder that holds our Ordinary Shares as a hedge or as part of a hedging, straddle, conversion or constructive sale transaction or other risk-reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (6) a tax-exempt entity; (7) real estate investment trusts or grantor trusts; (8) a U.S. Holder that expatriates out of the United States or a former long-term resident of the United States; or (9) a person having a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. This discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a U.S. Holder that owns, directly or constructively, at any time, Ordinary Shares representing 10% or more of our voting power. Additionally, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of partnerships (or other pass-through entities) or persons who hold Ordinary Shares through a partnership or other pass-through entity are not addressed.

 

Each prospective investor is advised to consult his or her own tax adviser for the specific tax consequences to that investor of purchasing, holding or disposing of our Ordinary Shares, including the effects of applicable state, local, foreign or other tax laws and possible changes in the tax laws.

 

Taxation of Dividends Paid on Ordinary Shares 

 

We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future. In the event that we do pay dividends, and subject to the discussion under the heading “Passive Foreign Investment Companies” below and the discussion of “qualified dividend income” below, a U.S. Holder, other than certain U.S. Holder’s that are U.S. corporations, will be required to include in gross income as ordinary income the amount of any distribution paid on Ordinary Shares (including the amount of any Israeli tax withheld on the date of the distribution), to the extent that such distribution does not exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The amount of a distribution which exceeds our earnings and profits will be treated first as a non-taxable return of capital, reducing the U.S. Holder’s tax basis for the Ordinary Shares to the extent thereof, and then capital gain. Corporate holders generally will not be allowed a deduction for dividends received (other than for certain corporate holders). We do not expect to maintain calculations of our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles and, therefore, U.S. Holders should expect that the entire amount of any distribution generally will be reported as dividend income.

 

In general, preferential tax rates for “qualified dividend income” and long-term capital gains are applicable for U.S. Holders that are individuals, estates or trusts. For this purpose, “qualified dividend income” means, inter alia, dividends received from a “qualified foreign corporation.” A “qualified foreign corporation” is a corporation that is entitled to the benefits of a comprehensive tax treaty with the United States which includes an exchange of information program. The IRS has stated that the Israel/U.S. Tax Treaty satisfies this requirement and we believe we are eligible for the benefits of that treaty.

 

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In addition, our dividends will be qualified dividend income if our Ordinary Shares are readily tradable on the Nasdaq Global Market or another established securities market in the United States. Dividends will not qualify for the preferential rate if we are treated, in the year the dividend is paid or in the prior year, as a PFIC, as described below under “Passive Foreign Investment Companies.” A U.S. Holder will not be entitled to the preferential rate: (1) if the U.S. Holder has not held our Ordinary Shares for at least 61 days of the 121 day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the ex-dividend date, or (2) to the extent the U.S. Holder is under an obligation to make related payments on substantially similar property. Any days during which the U.S. Holder has diminished its risk of loss on our Ordinary Shares are not counted towards meeting the 61-day holding period. Finally, U.S. Holders who elect to treat the dividend income as “investment income” pursuant to Code section 163(d)(4) will not be eligible for the preferential rate of taxation.

  

The amount of a distribution with respect to our Ordinary Shares will be measured by the amount of the fair market value of any property distributed, and for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of any Israeli taxes withheld therefrom. Cash distributions paid by us in NIS will be included in the income of U.S. Holders at a U.S. dollar amount based upon the spot rate of exchange in effect on the date the dividend is includible in the income of the U.S. Holder, and U.S. Holders will have a tax basis in such NIS for U.S. federal income tax purposes equal to such U.S. dollar value. If the U.S. Holder subsequently converts the NIS into U.S. dollars or otherwise disposes of it, any subsequent gain or loss in respect of such NIS arising from exchange rate fluctuations will be U.S. source ordinary exchange gain or loss.

  

Distributions paid by us will generally be foreign source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes and will generally be considered passive category income for such purposes. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Code, and the TCJA, U.S. Holders may elect to claim a foreign tax credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability for Israeli income tax withheld from distributions received in respect of the Ordinary Shares. The rules relating to the determination of the U.S. foreign tax credit are complex, and U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors to determine whether, and to what extent, they are entitled to such credit. U.S. Holders that do not elect to claim a foreign tax credit may instead claim a deduction for Israeli income taxes withheld, provided such U.S. Holders itemize their deductions.

 

Taxation of the Disposition of Ordinary Shares

 

Except as provided under the PFIC rules described below under “Passive Foreign Investment Companies,” upon the sale, exchange or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares, a U.S. Holder will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between such U.S. Holder’s tax basis for the Ordinary Shares in U.S. dollars and the amount realized on the disposition in U.S. dollar (or its U.S. dollar equivalent determined by reference to the spot rate of exchange on the date of disposition, if the amount realized is denominated in a foreign currency). The gain or loss realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Holder has a holding period of more than one year at the time of the disposition. Individuals who recognize long-term capital gains may be taxed on such gains at reduced rates of tax. The deduction of capital losses is subject to various limitations.

 

Gain realized by a U.S. Holder on a sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares will generally be treated as U.S. source income for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. A loss realized by a U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares is generally allocated to U.S. source income. The deductibility of a loss realized on the sale, exchange or other disposition of Ordinary Shares is subject to limitations. An additional 3.8% net investment income tax (described below) may apply to gains recognized upon the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our Ordinary Shares by certain U.S. Holders who meet certain income thresholds.

 

Passive Foreign Investment Companies

 

Special U.S. federal income tax laws apply to U.S. taxpayers who own shares of a corporation that is a PFIC. We will be treated as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year that either:

 

75% or more of our gross income (including our pro rata share of gross income for any company, in which we are considered to own 25% or more of the shares by value), in a taxable year is passive; or

 

At least 50% of our assets, averaged over the year and generally determined based upon fair market value (including our pro rata share of the assets of any company in which we are considered to own 25% or more of the shares by value) are held for the production of, or produce, passive income.

 

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For this purpose, passive income generally consists of dividends, interest, rents, royalties, annuities and income from certain commodities transactions and from notional principal contracts. Cash is treated as generating passive income.

 

We believe that we will not be a PFIC for the current taxable year and do not expect to become a PFIC in the foreseeable future. The tests for determining PFIC status are applied annually, and it is difficult to make accurate projections of future income and assets which are relevant to this determination. In addition, our PFIC status may depend in part on the market value of our Ordinary Shares. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we currently are not or will not become a PFIC.

 

If we currently are or become a PFIC, each U.S. Holder who has not elected to treat us as a QEF by making a “QEF election,” or who has not elected to mark the shares to market (as discussed below), would, upon receipt of certain distributions by us and upon disposition of our Ordinary Shares at a gain: (1) have such distribution or gain allocated ratably over the U.S. Holder’s holding period for the Ordinary Shares, as the case may be; (2) the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any period prior to the first day of the first taxable year in which we were a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income; and (3) the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other taxable year. In addition, when shares of a PFIC are acquired by reason of death from a decedent that was a U.S. Holder, the tax basis of such shares would not receive a step-up to fair market value as of the date of the decedent’s death, but instead would be equal to the decedent’s basis if lower, unless all gain were recognized by the decedent. Indirect investments in a PFIC may also be subject to these special U.S. federal income tax rules.

  

The PFIC rules described above would not apply to a U.S. Holder who makes a QEF election for all taxable years that such U.S. Holder has held the Ordinary Shares while we are a PFIC, provided that we comply with specified reporting requirements. Instead, each U.S. Holder who has made such a QEF election is required for each taxable year that we are a PFIC to include in income such U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our ordinary earnings as ordinary income and such U.S. Holder’s pro rata share of our net capital gains as long-term capital gain, regardless of whether we make any distributions of such earnings or gain. In general, a QEF election is effective only if we make available certain required information. The QEF election is made on a shareholder-by-shareholder basis and generally may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. We do not intend to notify U.S. Holders if we believe we will be treated as a PFIC for any tax year. In addition, we do not intend to furnish U.S. Holders annually with information needed in order to complete IRS Form 8621 and to make and maintain a valid QEF election for any year in which we or any of our subsidiaries are a PFIC. U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding eligibility, manner and advisability of making a QEF election if we are treated as a PFIC.

 

In addition, the PFIC rules described above would not apply if we were a PFIC and a U.S. Holder made a mark-to-market election. A U.S. Holder of our Ordinary Shares which are regularly traded on a qualifying exchange, including the Nasdaq Global Market, can elect to mark the Ordinary Shares to market annually, recognizing as ordinary income or loss each year an amount equal to the difference as of the close of the taxable year between the fair market value of the Ordinary Shares and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Ordinary Shares. Losses are allowed only to the extent of net mark-to-market gain previously included income by the U.S. Holder under the election for prior taxable years.

 

U.S. Holders who hold our Ordinary Shares during a period when we are a PFIC will be subject to the foregoing rules, even if we cease to be a PFIC. U.S. Holders are strongly urged to consult their tax advisors about the PFIC rules, including tax return filing requirements and the eligibility, manner, and consequences to them of making a QEF or mark-to-market election with respect to our Ordinary Shares in the event that we are a PFIC.

 

Tax on Net Investment Income

 

For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, U.S. Holders who are individuals, estates or trusts will generally be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax on their net investment income (including dividends on and gains from the sale or other disposition of our Ordinary Shares), or in the case of estates and trusts on their net investment income that is not distributed. In each case, the 3.8% Medicare tax applies only to the extent the U.S. Holder’s total adjusted income exceeds applicable thresholds.

 

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Tax Consequences for Non-U.S. Holders of Ordinary Shares

 

Except as provided below, an individual, corporation, estate or trust that is not a U.S. Holder referred to below as a non-U.S. Holder, generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on the payment of dividends on, and the proceeds from the disposition of, our Ordinary Shares.

 

A non-U.S. Holder may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a dividend paid on our Ordinary Shares or gain from the disposition of our Ordinary Shares if: (1) such item is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Holder of a trade or business in the United States and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in the United States; (2) in the case of a disposition of our Ordinary Shares, the individual non-U.S. Holder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and other specified conditions are met.

 

In general, non-U.S. Holders will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to the payment of dividends on our Ordinary Shares if payment is made through a paying agent, or office of a foreign broker outside the United States. However, if payment is made in the United States or by a U.S. related person, non-U.S. Holders may be subject to backup withholding, unless the non-U.S. Holder provides an applicable IRS Form W-8 (or a substantially similar form) certifying its foreign status, or otherwise establishes an exemption.

 

The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

Information Reporting and Withholding

 

A U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 28% with respect to cash dividends and proceeds from a disposition of Ordinary Shares. In general, backup withholding will apply only if a U.S. Holder fails to comply with specified identification procedures. Backup withholding will not apply with respect to payments made to designated exempt recipients, such as corporations and tax-exempt organizations. Backup withholding is not an additional tax and may be claimed as a credit against the U.S. federal income tax liability of a U.S. Holder, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

 

Pursuant to recently enacted legislation, a U.S. Holder with interests in “specified foreign financial assets” (including, among other assets, our Ordinary Shares, unless such Ordinary Shares are held on such U.S. Holder’s behalf through a financial institution) may be required to file an information report with the IRS if the aggregate value of all such assets exceeds $50,000 on the last day of the taxable year or $75,000 at any time during the taxable year (or such higher dollar amount as may be prescribed by applicable IRS guidance); and may be required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (or FBAR), if the aggregate value of the foreign financial accounts exceeds $10,000 at any time during the calendar year. You should consult your own tax advisor as to the possible obligation to file such information report.

 

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

 

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the TCJA. Although this is the most extensive overhaul of the United States tax regime in over thirty years, other than for certain U.S. corporate holders, none of the provisions of the TCJA should materially impact U.S. Holder’s with respect to such holder’s ownership of our Ordinary Shares.

 

 

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UNDERWRITING

 

We have entered into an underwriting agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC (who we refer to as the Representative), as representative of the underwriters named in this prospectus, with respect to the Ordinary Shares in this offering. Under the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, each of the underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, the number of Ordinary Shares listed next to its name in the following table. 

 

Underwriters   Number
of Shares
 
Boustead Securities, LLC              
Fosun Hani Securities Limited         
         
Total        

 

The Ordinary Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. Any Ordinary Shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount from the initial public offering price not to exceed $ per share. If all of the shares are not sold at the initial offering price, the Representative may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The Representative has advised us that the underwriters do not intend to make sales to discretionary accounts.

 

If the underwriters sell more Ordinary Shares than the total number set forth in the table above, we have granted to the Representative an option, exercisable for 45 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to 750,000 additional Ordinary Shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discount. The Representative may exercise this option solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, in connection with this offering. Any Ordinary Shares issued or sold under the option will be issued and sold on the same terms and conditions as the other Ordinary Shares that are the subject of this offering.

 

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares in the open market. Purchases and sales in the open market may include short sales, purchases to cover short positions, which may include purchases pursuant to the over-allotment option, and stabilizing purchases.

 

  Short sales involve secondary market sales by an underwriter of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering.
     
  “Covered” short sales are sales of shares in an amount up to the number of shares represented by the over-allotment option.
     
  “Naked” short sales are sales of shares in an amount in excess of the number of shares represented by the over-allotment option.
     
  Covering transactions involve purchases of shares either pursuant to the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions.
     
  To close a naked short position, an underwriter must purchase shares in the open market after the distribution has been completed.  A naked short position is more likely to be created if an underwriter is concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
     
  To close a covered short position, an underwriter must purchase shares in the open market after the distribution has been completed or must exercise the over-allotment option. In determining the source of shares to close the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the over-allotment option.
     
  Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase shares so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

 

Purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for its own account, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Ordinary Shares. They may also cause the price of the Ordinary Shares to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

 

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Discounts and Expenses

 

The following table shows the underwriting discounts payable to the underwriters by us in connection with this offering (assuming both the exercise and non-exercise of the over-allotment option that we have granted to the Representative): 

 

   Per Share   Total Without Exercise of Over-Allotment
Option
   Total With Exercise of Over-Allotment
Option
 
Public offering price  $            $            $          
Underwriting discounts (1)  $   $   $ 

 

(1)Does not include (i) the warrant to purchase Ordinary Shares equal to 7% of the number of shares sold in the offering, (ii) a 1% non-accountable expense allowance or (iii) amounts representing reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses, each as described below.

 

We have agreed to issue a warrant to the Representative to purchase a number of Ordinary Shares equal to 7% of the total number of shares sold in this offering at an exercise price equal to 100% of the public offering price of the shares sold in this offering. This warrant will be exercisable upon issuance, will have a cashless exercise provision and will terminate on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. The warrant also provides for customary anti-dilution provisions and “piggyback” registration rights with respect to the registration of the Ordinary Shares underlying the warrants for a period of seven years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The Representative’s warrant and the underlying shares may be deemed to be compensation by FINRA, and therefore will be subject to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1). In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1), neither the Representative’s warrant nor any of our Ordinary Shares issued upon exercise of the Representative’s warrant may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of such securities by any person, for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statement pursuant to which the Representative’s warrant is being issued, subject to certain exceptions. The warrant to be received by the Representative and related persons in connection with this offering: (i) fully comply with lock-up restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1); and (ii) fully comply with transfer restrictions pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(2).

 

We have agreed to pay the Representative reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Representative in connection with this offering up to $235,000. The Representative out-of-pocket expenses include, but are not limited to: (i) road show and travel expenses, (ii) reasonable fees of Representative’s legal counsel, (iii) the cost of background check on our officers, directors and major shareholders and due diligence expenses. As of the date of this prospectus, we have paid the Representative advances of $90,000 for its anticipated out-of-pocket costs. Such advance payments will be returned to us to the extent such out-of-pocket expenses are not actually incurred in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C).

 

In addition, pursuant to the underwriting agreement, we have provided the Representative the right of first refusal for two years from the date of commencement of sales of this public offering to act as financial advisor or to act as joint financial advisor on at least equal economic terms on any public or private financing (debt or equity), merger, business combination, recapitalization or sale of some or all of the equity or assets of our company. We may also engage the Representative to provide additional investment banking services to us from time to time.

 

In addition, we will issue to Boustead Capital Markets (UK) LLP and to Fosun Hani Securities Limited for prior services rendered, an aggregate of 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares and five-year warrants to purchase a total of 734,371 Ordinary Shares with an average exercise price of $0.76 (which warrant will be in the same form as the warrant to be issued to the Representative).

 

Determination of Offering Price

 

Prior to this offering our Ordinary Shares were traded only on the ASX. On October 22, 2020, our Ordinary Shares were voluntarily delisted from the ASX. In determining the initial public offering price, we and the Representative have considered a number of factors, including:

 

the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to the Representative;

 

our prospects and the history and prospects for the industry in which we compete;

 

an assessment of our management;

 

our prospects for future revenue and earnings;

 

the general condition of the securities markets at the time of this offering;

 

the recent market prices of, and demand for, publicly traded securities of generally comparable companies; and

 

other factors deemed relevant by the Representative and us.

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The estimated initial public offering price set forth on the cover page of this preliminary prospectus is subject to change as a result of market conditions and other factors. Neither we nor the Representative can assure investors that an active trading market will develop for our Ordinary Shares, or that the shares will trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.

 

We have agreed to indemnify the Representative and the other underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. If we are unable to provide this indemnification, we will contribute to payments that the Representative and the other underwriters may be required to make for these liabilities.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

We have agreed not to offer, issue, sell, contract to sell, encumber, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise dispose of any shares of our Ordinary Shares or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares for a period of 12 months after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part without the prior written consent of the Representative.

 

In addition, our executive officers, directors and Boustead Securities, LLC, Fosun Hani Securities Limited  have agreed not to offer, sell, agree to sell, directly or indirectly, or otherwise dispose of any Ordinary Shares for a period of 365 days after the consummation of this offering (or the Lock-Up Period). Notwithstanding the above (i) the underwriters of this offering may engage in stabilization activities as described above and (ii) such persons may sell their shares before the expiration of the Lock-Up Period pursuant to the following criteria:

 

  After 180 days from the consummation of this offering, if the closing price of our Ordinary Shares is at least 25% higher than the initial public offering price of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering, for at least ten consecutive trading days, then the holder can sell up to one-third (1/3) of their holdings; 
     
  After 211 days from the consummation of this offering, if the closing price of our Ordinary Shares is at least 50% higher than the initial public offering price of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering, for at least ten consecutive trading days, then the holder can sell up to two-thirds (2/3) of their holdings; 
     
  After 270 days from the consummation of this offering, if the closing price of our Ordinary Shares is at least 75% higher than the initial public offering price of the Ordinary Shares sold in this offering, for at least ten consecutive trading days, then the holder can sell all their holdings; 

 

The foregoing does not apply with respect to warrants issued to the underwriters prior to this offering, and options issued pursuant to our Equity Incentive Plan, all of which may not be sold until 180 days after the consummation of this offering.

 

As a result of the foregoing, approximately 52% of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares will be subject to such lock-up agreements following this offering.

 

The Representative may in its sole discretion and at any time without notice release some or all of the shares subject to lock-up agreements prior to the expiration of the lock-up period. When determining whether or not to release shares from the lock-up agreements, the Representative will consider, among other factors, the security holder’s reasons for requesting the release, the number of shares for which the release is being requested and market conditions at the time.

 

In addition, our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to be in effect upon the consummation of this offering include a provision pursuant to which all of the holders of our outstanding shares immediately prior to this offering shall be restricted from transferring or otherwise disposing of any Ordinary Shares for a period of three months after the consummation of this offering. The Three Month Lock-Up does not apply to any new shares issued in this offering or thereafter. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement for this offering, we have further undertaken to convene and hold a general meeting of our shareholders (to be held within 75 days after this offering) where we will ask our shareholders to amend our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the Three Month Lock-Up to a period of six months after the consummation of this offering. Certain members of our management and board of directors, including our Chief Executive Officer, who hold a total of 30,316,900 Ordinary Shares, have agreed to vote in favor of this amendment.

 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Ordinary Shares

 

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by the Representative. In addition, Ordinary Shares may be sold by the Representative to securities dealers who resell Ordinary Shares to online brokerage account holders. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on the Representative’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the Representative is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the Representative in its capacity as Representative and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Selling Restrictions

 

No action has been taken in any jurisdiction (except in the United States) that would permit a public offering of the Ordinary Shares, or the possession, circulation or distribution of this prospectus or any other material relating to us or the Ordinary Shares, where action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, the Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, and neither this prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the Ordinary Shares may be distributed or published, in or from any country or jurisdiction except in compliance with any applicable rules and regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.

 

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Offer Restrictions Outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

 

Notice of Residents of Australia

 

This prospectus is not a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act, has not been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and does not purport to include the information required of a disclosure document under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act. Accordingly, (i) the offer of the securities under this prospectus is only made to persons to whom it is lawful to offer the securities without disclosure under Chapter 6D of the Australian Corporations Act under one or more exemptions set out in section 708 of the Australian Corporations Act, (ii) this prospectus is made available in Australia only to those persons as set forth in clause (i) above, and (iii) the offeree must be sent a notice stating in substance that by accepting this offer, the offeree represents that the offeree is such a person as set forth in clause (i) above, and, unless permitted under the Australian Corporations Act, agrees not to sell or offer for sale within Australia any of the securities sold to the offeree within 12 months after its transfer to the offeree under this prospectus.

 

Notice of Residents of Canada

 

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws. Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor. Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

 

Notice to Residents of Hong Kong

 

The underwriter and each of its affiliates have not (1) offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, in Hong Kong, by means of any document, our Ordinary Shares other than (A) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance or (B) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32 of Hong Kong) or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance or (2) issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere any advertisement, invitation or document relating to our Ordinary Shares which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to our Ordinary Shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance. The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offer. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice.

 

Notice to Residents of Israel

 

This document does not constitute a prospectus under the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968, and has not been filed with or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. In Israel, this prospectus may be distributed only to, and is directed only at, investors listed in the first addendum, or the Addendum, to the Israeli Securities Law, consisting primarily of joint investment in trust funds; provident funds; insurance companies; banks, portfolio managers, investment advisors, members of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd., underwriters, each purchasing for their own account; venture capital funds; entities with equity in excess of NIS 50 million and “qualified individuals,” each as defined in the Addendum (as it may be amended from time to time), collectively referred to as qualified investors. Qualified investors shall be required to submit written confirmation that they fall within the scope of the Addendum.

 

Notice to Residents of the People’s Republic of China

 

This prospectus has not been and will not be circulated or distributed in the PRC, and the Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws and regulations of the PRC.

 

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EXPENSES

 

Set forth below is an itemization of the total expenses, excluding underwriting discounts, expected to be incurred in connection with the offer and sale of the Ordinary Shares by us. With the exception of the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee, all amounts are estimates:

 

SEC registration fee  $4,791.57 
Nasdaq listing fee  $295,000 
FINRA filing fee  $6,037.25 
Transfer agent fees and expenses  $3,500 
Printer fees and expenses  $15,000 
Legal fees and expenses  $375,000 
Accounting fees and expenses  $115,000 
Miscellaneous  $235,671 
Total  $1,050,000 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters concerning this offering will be passed upon for us by Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, New York. The validity of the Ordinary Shares offered in this offering and other certain legal matters as to Cayman Islands law will be passed upon for us by Carey Olsen Singapore LLP. The underwriters in this offering are being represented by Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, New York.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years then ended included in this prospectus have been so included in reliance upon the report of Ziv Haft, a member firm of BDO, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting, (the report on the financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our ability to continue as a going concern) appearing elsewhere in this registration statement.

 

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

Cayman Islands

 

We are registered under the laws of the Cayman Islands as an exempted company with limited liability. We are registered in the Cayman Islands because of certain benefits associated with being a Cayman Islands company, such as political and economic stability, an effective judicial system, a favorable tax system, the absence of foreign exchange control or currency restrictions and the availability of professional and support services. However, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the United States and provide protections for investors to a significantly lesser extent. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States. Carey Olsen, our counsel as to Cayman Islands law, has advised us that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would, (1) recognize or enforce judgments of United States courts obtained against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States, or (2) entertain original actions brought in the Cayman Islands against us or our directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

Our Cayman Islands counsel has informed us that the uncertainty with regard to Cayman Islands law relates to whether a judgment obtained from the United States courts under civil liability provisions of the securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature. If such a determination is made, the courts of the Cayman Islands will not recognize or enforce the judgment against a Cayman Islands’ company. Because the courts of the Cayman Islands have yet to rule on whether such judgments are penal or punitive in nature, it is uncertain whether they would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands.

 

Our Cayman Islands counsel has further advised us that a final and conclusive judgment in the federal or state courts of the United States under which a sum of money is payable, other than a sum payable in respect of taxes, fines, penalties or similar charges, may be subject to enforcement proceedings as a debt in the courts of the Cayman Islands under the common law doctrine of obligation.

 

We are incorporated under the laws of Cayman Islands. Service of process upon us and upon our directors and officers and the Israeli experts named in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, a substantial majority of whom reside outside of the United States, may be difficult to obtain within the United States. Furthermore, because substantially all of our assets and a substantial of our directors and officers are located outside of 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.

 

Israel

 

We have been informed by our legal counsel in Israel, Gornitzky & Co., 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.

 

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

 

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  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 laws of Israel and according to the law of the foreign state in which the relief was granted.

 

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 CPI 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.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act relating to this offering of the Ordinary Shares. This prospectus does not contain all of the information contained in the registration statement. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain information from this prospectus that is included in the registration statement. Statements made in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other document are summaries of all material information about the documents summarized, but are not complete descriptions of all terms of these documents. If we filed any of these documents as an exhibit to the registration statement, you may read the document itself for a complete description of its terms.

 

You may read and copy the registration statement, including the related exhibits and schedules, and any document we file with the SEC without charge at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

  

Upon completion of this offering, we will become subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and under those requirements are filing reports with the SEC. Those other reports or other information may be inspected without charge at the locations described above. As a foreign private issuer, we will be exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act related to the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders will be exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will not be required under the Exchange Act to file annual, quarterly and current reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. registrants whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act. However, we will be required to file with the SEC, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, and will submit to the SEC, on Form 6-K, unaudited quarterly financial information.

 

We maintain a corporate website at https://gmedinnovations.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. We will post on our website any materials required to be so posted on such website under applicable corporate or securities laws and regulations, including, posting any XBRL interactive financial data required to be filed with the SEC and any notices of general meetings of our shareholders.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Independent auditor’s report F-2
Consolidated statements of financial position F-3 – F-4
Consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) F-5
Consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit) F-6
Consolidated statements of cash flows F-7 – F-8
Notes to the consolidated financial statements F-9 – F-46

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To The Board of Directors and Stockholders of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements 

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial position of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. 

 

Substantial Doubt About the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1a to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has a working capital deficiency, suffered recurring losses from operations and has cash outflows from operating activities that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1a. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. These consolidated financial statements of the Company were authorized for issue by the board of directors on July 16, 2020.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. 

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015. 

 

Tel-Aviv, Israel /s/ Ziv Haft
July 16, 2020 Certified Public Accountants (Isr.)
  BDO Member Firm

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

       December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
   Note   US$ in thousands 
ASSETS            
CURRENT ASSETS:            
Cash and cash equivalents       -    2,634 
Restricted deposit       717    714 
Inventories  4    378    1,355 
Trade receivables, net       556    705 
Other accounts receivable  5    723    973 
Intangible assets, net  7    -    1,254 
Total current assets       2,374    7,635 
               
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:              
Other assets       71    242 
Goodwill  6    2,844    2,844 
Property, plant and equipment, net  8, 15    3,481    3,455 
Total non-current assets       6,396    6,541 
               
Total assets       8,770    14,176 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

      December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
   Note  US$ in thousands 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:           
Short term bank credit      93    - 
Short term loan and current portion of long term loans  12   1,073    1,290 
Trade payables      3,329    2,392 
Loan from controlling shareholder  9   6,781    6,342 
Convertible securities  10   757    - 
Derivative liabilities – warrants  14B   443    888 
Short term portion of lease liability  15   363    - 
Financial liability  10   3,566    - 
Other accounts payable  11   678    1,005 
Total current liabilities      17,083    11,917 
              
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:             
Convertible securities  10   -    3,035 
Deferred taxes  19   23    392 
Long term lease liability  15   248    - 
Long term loans  12   1,292    1,422 
Total non-current liabilities      1,563    4,849 
              
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:  14          
Ordinary shares; $0.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized and 410,472,294 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 361,032,266 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018.      410    361 
Other reserve      1,500    1,500 
Translation and other funds      2    (1)
Additional paid in capital      48,051    39,880 
Accumulated deficit      (63,340)   (48,327)
G Medical innovations holdings ltd. Shareholders’ deficit      (13,377)   (6,587)
Non-controlling interest      3,501    3,997 
Total shareholders’ deficit      (9,876)   (2,590)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT      8,770    14,176 

 

         
Date of approval of the financial statements  

Kobi Ben-Efraim

CFO

 

Dr. Yacov Geva

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

      Year ended
December 31,
2019
   Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
   Note  US$ in thousands (except for share data) 
Revenue:  2.S        
Products      12    40 
Services      5,514    3,022 
Total revenue      5,526    3,062 
Cost of revenue:             
Cost of sales of products  4   1,047    99 
Cost of services      4,702    2,895 
Total cost of revenue      5,749    2,994 
Gross profit (loss)      (223)   68 
              
Operating expenses:             
Research and development expenses  16   2,552    4,145 
Selling, general and administrative expenses  17   9,709    12,821 
Expected credit loss      295    286 
Operating loss      12,779    17,184 
Financial income      (263)   (858)
Financial expenses      3,850    994 
Financial expenses, net      3,587    136 
Loss before tax      16,366    17,320 
Income tax benefit  19   (857)   (345)
Loss for the year      15,509    16,975 
              
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:             
Items that will or may be reclassified to profit or loss:             
Exchange gains (losses) arising on translation of foreign operations      3    (1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)      3    (1)
Total comprehensive loss for the year      15,506    16,976 
              
Loss for the year attributed to:             
Non-controlling interests      496    713 
G Medical innovations holdings ltd. shareholders’      15,013    16,262 
       15,509    16,975 
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributed to:             
Non-controlling interests      496    713 
G Medical innovations holdings ltd. shareholders’      15,010    16,263 
       15,506    16,976 
Basic loss per share attributable to G Medical innovations holdings ltd. Shareholders in USD  18   (0.04)   (0.05)
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding:      387,499,928    345,513,078 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

   G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)         
   Share capital   Other reserve   Translation reserve   Additional paid in capital   Accumulated deficit   Total   Non-controlling
Interest
   Total
shareholders’ deficit
 
   US$ in thousands 
Balance at January 1, 2018   340    1,500    -    38,723    (32,065)   8,498    4,710    13,208 
Changes during the year:                                        
Issuance of shares, net   21    -    -    946    -    967    -    967 
Options exercise into shares   *    -    -    *    -    *    -    * 
Share based compensation   -    -    -    211    -    211    -    211 
Translation reserve   -    -    (1)   -    -    (1)   -    (1)
Net comprehensive loss   -    -    -    -    (16,262)   (16,262)   (713)   (16,975)
Balance at December 31, 2018   361    1,500    (1)   39,880    (48,327)   (6,587)   3,997    (2,590)
Changes during the year:                                        
Share based compensation   11    -    -    1,551    -    1,562    -    1,562 
Options exercise into shares   *    -    -    *    -    *    -    * 
Conversion of convertible securities to shares   9    -    -    1,334    -    1,343    -    1,343 
Conversion of loan from controlling shareholder into shares   29    -    -    5,286    -    5,315    -    5,315 
Translation reserve   -    -    3    -    -    3         3 
Net comprehensive loss   -    -    -    -    (15,013)   (15,013)   (496)   (15,509)
Balance at December 31, 2019   410    1,500    2    48,051    (63,340)   (13,377)   3,501    (9,876)

 

* Represents an amount lower than $ 1 thousand

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

      Year ended
December 31,
2019
   Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
   Note  US$ in thousands 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:           
Net loss for the year      (15,509)   (16,975)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:             
Depreciation and amortization  8, 7, 15   2,870    3,098 
Change in derivatives  14B   (331)   (500)
Revaluation of restricted deposit      (3)   3 
Share based compensation      1,562    211 
Accrued interest of long term loans  12   97    (32)
Changes in deferred taxes  19   (369)   (447)
Change in fair value of convertible securities  10   2,452    (199)
Decrease (increase) in trade receivable, net      149    (272)
Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable  5   267    (451)
Decrease (increase) in inventories  4   977    (1,124)
Increase in trade payables      940    1,029 
Decrease in other accounts payable  11   (280)   (144)
Accrued interest loan from controlling shareholder  9   868    280 
Capital loss from sale of property, plant and equipment      -    5 
Financial expenses (income), net      1    - 
Exchange rate differences      12    62 
Net cash used in operating activities      (6,297)   (15,456)
              
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:             
Purchase of property, plant and equipment  8, 15   (429)   (2,365)
Investment in newly-consolidated subsidiary, net (see appendix B)      -    (1,922)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment      -    91 
Deposit in restricted deposit      -    (660)
Net cash used in investing activities      (429)   (4,856)
              
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:             
Issuance of shares, net      *    967 
Change in short term bank credit      93    - 
Receipts of short term loan from controlling shareholder  9   4,889    5,570 
Receipts of convertible securities and issuance of warrants  10, 14B   -    3,844 
Receipts of long term loans from bank  9   1,337    59 
Principal paid on lease liabilities  15   (434)   - 
Repayment of loans  9   (1,781)   (1,590)
Net cash provided by financing activities      4,104    8,850 
              
Increase in cash and cash equivalents      (2,622)   (11,462)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents      (12)   (62)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year      2,634    14,158 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year      -    2,634 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

APPENDIX A - AMOUNTS PAID DURING THE YEAR FOR:

 

   Year ended
December 31,
2019
   Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
   US$ in thousands 
Interest   144    213 
Tax   2    44 

 

APPENDIX B - INVESTMENT IN NEWLY - CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY:

 

   Year ended
December 31,
2019
   Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
   US$ in thousands 
Working capital other than cash           -    (151)
Long term assets   -    (108)
Fixed assets   -    (317)
Deferred tax liability   -    465 
Long term liabilities   -    8 
Loans   -    - 
Goodwill   -    (314)
Insurance agreements   -    (1,505)
Total cash payment   -    (1,922)

 

APPENDIX C – NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:

 

   Year ended
December 31,
2019
   Year ended
December 31,
2018
 
   US$ in thousands 
         
Conversion of convertible loan into shares and warrants   785    - 
Convertible securities - classification into financial debt   1,923    - 
Conversion of loan from controlling shareholder into shares   5,315    - 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   9    (85)
Issuance of shares to be held in collateral for no consideration (see also note 14E)   -    17 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS:

 

A.Overview:

 

G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. (“G Medical” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was incorporated in October 2014 under Cayman Island law. G Medical’s registered address is P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1001, Cayman Islands. 

 

In May 2017, the Company was admitted to the official list on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”) under the symbol GMV.

 

The Company is ushering in a new era of healthcare and wellness by utilizing its patent-pending wireless technologies, and proprietary information technology and service platforms, to empower a new generation of consumers, patients and providers to improve quality of life. The Company develops the next generation of mobile technologies that will empower consumers and providers to better monitor, manage, and improve clinical and personal health outcomes.

 

The Company offers a suite of both consumer and clinical grade products and platforms which are positioned to reduce inefficiencies in healthcare delivery, improve access, reduce costs, increase quality of care, and make healthcare more personalized and precise.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of $15,509 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and generated $63,340 of accumulated deficit since inception. These events and conditions, along with other matters, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. The Company raised a net amount of approximately $7 million in May and August 2020 and is in a process of raising additional funds through an IPO on Nasdaq. The Company will use the expected proceeds for its ongoing operations. These consolidated financial statements of the Company were authorized for issue by the board of directors on July 16, 2020.

 

B.Subsidiaries in USA:

 

Telerhythmics acquisition:

 

On November 2, 2018, the Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, G Medical Innovations USA Inc, had entered into an agreement to acquire all of the membership interests in Telerhythmics LLC, a United States based Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility. Telerhythmics operates mainly across the Southeastern United States and provides hospitals and physicians with cardiac monitoring services including mobile cardiac telemetry (“MCT”), event monitoring, Holter monitoring and pacemaker analysis. Telerhythmics also adds a significant amount of commercial payor agreements across local, regional and national markets. The Company executed the acquisition in the amount of $1.95 million in cash.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (CONT.):

 

B.Subsidiaries in USA (cont.):

 

The purchase consideration was allocated between the acquired tangible assets and intangible assets, based on their fair values. Fair values were estimated with the assistance of an independent third party. Management is fully responsible for the valuation of the assets. The fair value assigned to identifiable intangible assets acquired has been determined by using valuation methods that accounts for replacement costs, using estimates and assumptions determined by management.

 

Based on the above, the Company determined that the purchase price exceeded the fair values of assets acquired by approximately $314, which is recognized as goodwill. Upon the purchase price allocation, an amount of $1,505 was allocated to insurance coverage agreements to be amortized over a one-year period.

 

The table below summarizes the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired at the purchase date:

 

   October 31,
2018
 
     
Cash and Cash equivalents   28 
Insurance agreements   1,505 
Fixed Assets   317 
Account Receivables and others   472 
Deferred tax liabilities   (465)
Accounts payable and others   (221)
Goodwill *   314 
Total net assets acquired   1,950 

 

*Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. The goodwill is attributed to the expected benefits arising from the synergies of the combination of the activities of the Company and acquired company.

 

The contribution of Telerhythmics results to the Company’s consolidated revenues and consolidated loss were $510 and $57 thousand respectively, for the period from November 1 to December 31, 2018.

 

The pro forma financial information presented below is for informational purposes only, is subject to a number of estimates, assumptions and other uncertainties, and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the transaction had taken place at January 1, 2018.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (CONT.):

 

B.Subsidiaries in USA (cont.):

 

The pro forma financial information is as follows:

 

   Year ended
December 31,
2018
(Unaudited)
 
     
Total revenue   6,450 
Net loss attribute to the Company   18,624 

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are set out below. The policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.

 

A.Basis of preparation

 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for certain financial liabilities which are measured at fair value until conversion. The Company has elected to present the statement of comprehensive income using the function of expense method.

 

B.Basis of consolidation

 

Where the Company has control over an investee, it is classified as a subsidiary. The Company controls an investee if all three of the following elements are present: power over the investee, exposure to variable returns from the investee, and the ability of the investor to use its power to affect those variable returns. Control is reassessed whenever facts and circumstances indicate that there may be a change in any of these elements of control. The consolidated financial statements present the results of the Company and its subsidiaries as if they formed a single entity. Intercompany transactions and balances between group companies are therefore eliminated in full.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

C.Business combination

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company and the following subsidiaries:

 

Entity name   State incorporated   Percent ownership
G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.   Cayman Islands   Parent Company
         
G Medical Innovations Ltd.   Israel   100%
         
G Medical Innovations Asia Ltd.   Hong Kong   100%
         
G Medical Innovations UK Ltd.   United Kingdom   100% - G Medical Innovations Asia Ltd.
         

Guangzhou Yimei Innovative Medical Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

  China   70% - G Medical Innovations Asia Ltd
         
G Medical Innovations MK Ltd.   Macedonia   100%
         
G Medical Innovations USA Inc.   USA   100%
         
G Medical Diagnostic Services, Inc. (Formerly CardioStaff Diagnostic Services Inc)   USA   100% - G Medical Innovations USA Inc.
         
Telerhythmics, LLC   USA   100% - G Medical Innovations USA Inc.
         
G Medical Mobile Health Solution, Inc (non-active)   USA   100% - G Medical Innovations USA Inc.

 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the results of business combinations using the acquisition method. In the statement of financial position, the acquirer’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are initially recognized at their fair values at the acquisition date. The results of acquired operations are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the date on which control is obtained. They are deconsolidated from the date on which control ceases. The Goodwill represents the excess of the costs of a business combination over the interest in the fair value of identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired. Cost of a business combination comprise the fair values of assets given, liabilities assumed and equity instruments issued. Any costs of acquisition are charged to profit or loss.

 

The Company recognizes any non-controlling interest in its acquisitions on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis, either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the recognized amounts of acquirer’s identifiable net assets. Transactions with non-controlling interests that do not result in loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions – that is, as transactions with the owners in their capacity as owners. The difference between fair value of any consideration paid and the relevant share acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity. Gains or losses on disposals to non-controlling interests are also recorded in equity.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

D.Use of estimates and assumptions in the preparation of the financial statements

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and are reviewed periodically and adjustments, if necessary, are made in the year which they are identified. Actual results could differ from those estimates. See also Note 3.

 

E.Non-controlling interests

 

Total comprehensive income of non-wholly owned subsidiaries is attributed to owners of the parent and to the non-controlling interests in proportion to their relative ownership interests.

 

F.Foreign currency

 

The financial statements are prepared in U.S. Dollars (the functional currency). Transactions and balances in foreign currencies are converted into US Dollars in accordance with the principles set forth by International Accounting Standard (IAS) 21 “The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates”. Accordingly, transactions and balances have been converted as follows:

 

Monetary assets and liabilities – at the rate of exchange applicable at the consolidated statements of financial position date;

 

Exchange gains and losses from the aforementioned conversion are recognized in the statement of comprehensive income.

 

Expense items – at exchange rates applicable as of the date of recognition of those items.

 

Non-monetary items are converted at the rate of exchange used to convert the related consolidated statements of financial position items i.e. at the time of the transaction.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

G.New and amended standards and interpretations adopted in the period

 

The Company adopted IFRS 16 with a transition date of January 1, 2019. The Company has chosen not to restate comparatives on adoption of the standard, and therefore, the revised requirements are not reflected in the prior year financial statements. Details of the impact this standard has had are disclosed below. Other new and amended standards and Interpretations issued by the IASB did not impact the Company as they are either not relevant to the Company’s activities or require accounting which is consistent with the Company’s current accounting policies. The Company has not early adopted any standards, interpretations or amendments that have been issued but are not yet effective.

 

Leases

 

The accounting policy applied until December 31, 2018 in regards of leases is as follows:

 

Where substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership are not transferred to the Company (an “operating lease”), the total rentals payable under the lease are charged to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The accounting policy applied as from 1 January 2019 in regards of leases is as follows:

 

IFRS 16 Leases

 

Effective January 1, 2019, IFRS 16 has replaced IAS 17 Leases and IFRIC 4 Determining whether an Arrangement Contains a Lease. IFRS 16 provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, together with exemptions to exclude leases where the lease term is 12 months or less, or where the underlying asset is of low value. IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting in IAS 17, with the distinction between operating leases and finance leases being retained. The Company does not have leasing acting as a lessor. IFRS 16 provides for certain optional practical expedients, including those related to the initial application of the standard.

 

The Company applied the following practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17:

 

Applied a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics;

 

Applied the exemption not to recognize right-of-use assets and liabilities for leases with less than 12 months of lease term remaining as of the date of initial application and do not contain a purchase option.

 

Applied the practical expedient provided by the standard to recognize right-of-use assets equal to the lease liability upon initial application.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

G.New and amended standards and interpretations adopted in the period (cont.)

 

Under IFRS 16, the Company recognizes right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for most leases. The Company adopted IFRS 16 using the modified retrospective approach, with recognition of transitional adjustments on the date of initial application (January 1, 2019), without restatement of comparative figures.

 

On initial application of IFRS 16, the Company recognized right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in relation to leases of office facilities and motor vehicles, which had previously been classified as operating leases. The lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate as at January 1, 2019. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is the rate at which a similar borrowing could be obtained from an independent creditor under comparable terms and conditions. The weighted-average rate applied was 4.5%. Right-of-use assets are measured at an amount equal to the lease liability, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments.

 

The following table presents the impact of applying IFRS 16 on the consolidated statement of financial position as at January 1, 2019:

 

   Under previous policy   The change   Under
IFRS 16
 
Non-current assets:            
Right of use assets (presented under property, plant and equipment, net)           -    *1,173    1,173 
Current liabilities:               
Short term portion of lease liability   -    454    454 
Non-current liabilities:               
Long term lease liability   -    616    616 

 

(*) Included prepaid expenses of $103.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

Depreciation expense increased because of the depreciation of right-of-use assets. This resulted in increases in Research and development expenses of $41, Selling and marketing expenses of $5, and General and administrative expenses of $432.

 

Lease expense relating to previous operating leases decreased by $41 in Research and development expenses, $4 in Selling and marketing expenses, and 448 in General and administrative expenses.

 

Financial expense increased by $42 relating to the interest expense on additional lease liabilities recognized.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

G.New and amended standards and interpretations adopted in the period (cont.)

 

Significant accounting policies subsequent to transition

 

All leases are accounted for by recognising a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. Lease liabilities are measured at the present value of the contractual payments due to the lessor over the lease term, with the discount rate determined by reference to the rate implicit in the lease unless (as is typically the case) this is not readily determinable, in which case the Company’s incremental borrowing rate on commencement of the lease is used. Variable lease payments are only included in the measurement of the lease liability if they depend on an index or rate. In such cases, the initial measurement of the lease liability assumes the variable element will remain unchanged throughout the lease term. Other variable lease payments are expensed in the period to which they relate.

 

On initial recognition, the carrying value of the lease liability also includes:

 

amounts expected to be payable under any residual value guarantee;

 

the exercise price of any purchase option granted in favor of the Company if it is reasonably certain to exercise that option;

 

any penalties payable for terminating the lease, if the term of the lease has been estimated on the basis of termination option being exercised.

 

Right-of-use assets are initially measured at the amount of the lease liability, reduced for any lease incentives received, and increased for:

 

lease payments made at or before commencement of the lease;

 

initial direct costs incurred; and

 

the amount of any provision recognized where the Group is contractually required to dismantle, remove or restore the leased asset.

 

Subsequent to initial measurement lease liabilities increase as a result of interest charged at a constant rate on the balance outstanding and are reduced for lease payments made. Right-of-use assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease or over the remaining useful life of the right of use asset, if rarely, this is judged to be shorter than the lease term. In the scenario of a purchase option, the Company amortizes the right of use asset over its useful life. Lease liabilities are remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate or when there is a change in the assessment of the term of any lease the remeasurement being recognized in front of the right of use assets.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

G.New and amended standards and interpretations adopted in the period (cont.)

 

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s liabilities in respect of operating leases disclosed in the financial statements as of December 31, 2018, discounted at the incremental interest rate on the initial implementation date and lease commitments recognized on January 1, 2019:

 

   US$ 
Operating lease commitments as of December 31, 2018   1,109 
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019   4.18%
Discounted operating lease commitments   1,070 
Lease liabilities as of January 1, 2019   1,070 

 

Use of estimates and judgements

 

There have been no material revisions to the nature and amount of estimates of amounts reported in prior periods except where the implementation of IFRS 16 discussed above requires a different approach to the accounting previously applied.  Significant estimates and judgements that have been required for the implementation of the new standard are:

 

The determination of whether an arrangement contains a lease;

 

The determination of lease term for some lease contracts in which the Company is a lessee that include renewal options and termination options, and the determination whether the Company is reasonably certain to exercise such option; and

 

The determination of the incremental borrowing rate used to measure lease liabilities;

 

H.Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash equivalents are considered by the Company to be highly-liquid investments, including, inter alia, short-term deposits with banks and the maturity of which do not exceed three months at the time of deposit and which are not restricted.

 

I.Restricted deposit

 

Restricted deposit is considered by the Company to be deposits with banks which are used mainly as a security for guarantees provided against payable payments in advance.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

J.Research and development

 

Research costs are expensed as incurred. Development expenditures on an individual project are recognized as an intangible asset when the Company can demonstrate:

 

The product is technically and commercially feasible.

 

The Company intend to complete the product so that it will be available for use or sale.

 

The Company has the ability to use the product or sell it.

 

The Company has the technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the product.

 

The Company can demonstrate the probability that the product will generate future economic benefits.

 

The Company is able to measure reliability the expenditure attributable to the product during the development.

 

During the years 2019 and 2018 the Company did not meet the above criteria therefore all the development costs have been recognized as expenses.

 

K.Goodwill and impairment

 

Goodwill is recognized as an intangible asset with any impairment in carrying value being charged to the income statement. The Goodwill is not systematically amortized and the Company reviews goodwill for impairment once a year, or more frequently if events or changes to circumstances indicated that there is an impairment. The Goodwill is allocated to the services Cash Generating Unit (“CGU”).

 

L.Intangible assets

 

Acquired intangible assets are measured on initial recognition at cost including directly attributable costs. Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are measured on initial recognition at fair value. Intangible assets with a finite useful life are amortized over their useful life and reviewed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the assets may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset are reviewed at least at each year end.

 

M.Earnings per share

 

Basic earnings per share is calculated as net loss attribute to the shareholders of the Company, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares, adjusted for any bonus element.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

N.Provisions

 

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a legal or constructive obligation, as a result of past events, for which it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will result and that outflow can be reliably measured. Provisions are measured using the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period.

 

O.Fair value measurement

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

 

1.In the principal market for the asset or liability, or

 

2.In the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

 

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible to the Company. The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest. A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant’s ability to generate economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that would use the asset in its highest and best use.

 

The Company uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Classification of fair value hierarchy

 

The financial instruments presented in the statement of financial position at fair value are grouped into classes with similar characteristics using the following fair value hierarchy which is determined based on the source of input used in measuring fair value:

 

Level 1  Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
     
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly.
     
Level 3 - Inputs that are not based on observable market data (valuation techniques which use inputs that are not based on observable market data).

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

P.Financial instruments

 

1.Financial assets

 

The Company classifies its financial assets into the following category, based on the business model for managing the financial asset and its contractual cash flow characteristics. The Company’s accounting policy for the relevant category is as follows:

 

Amortized cost: These assets arise principally from the services rendered to customers (e.g. trade receivables), but also incorporate other types of financial assets where the objective is to hold these assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest. They are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to their acquisition or issue and are subsequently carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, less provision for impairment. Impairment provisions for trade receivable are recognized based on the simplified approach within IFRS 9 using a provision in the determination of the lifetime expected credit losses. During this process the probability of the non-payment of the trade receivables is assessed. This probability is then multiplied by the amount of the expected loss arising from default to determine the lifetime expected credit loss for the trade receivables. For trade receivables, which are reported net, such provisions are recorded in a separate provision account with the loss being recognized within general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. On assessment that the trade receivable will not be collectable, the gross carrying value of the asset is written off against the associated provision.

 

2.Financial liabilities

 

The Company classifies its financial liabilities based on the purpose for which the liability was acquired. The Company’s accounting policy is as follows:

 

Fair value through profit or loss: Convertible securities and warrants are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Transaction costs are recognized in profit or loss. Changes in fair value arising from change in credit risk is recorded in other comprehensive income.

 

Amortized cost: other financial liabilities include bank borrowings, loans from bank, trade payables, loan from controlling shareholder, leases and financial liability are initially recognized at fair value less any transaction costs directly attributable to the issue of the instrument. Such interest-bearing liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, which ensures that any interest expense over the period is at a constant interest rate on the balance of the liability carried in the statement of financial position. Interest expense in this context includes initial transaction costs, as well as any interest or coupon payable while the liability is outstanding.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

P.Financial instruments (cont.)

 

3.De-recognition

 

Financial assets - The Company derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows.

 

Financial Liabilities - The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged or cancelled or expire.

 

4.Impairment of financial assets

 

Expected credit losses (“ECL”) and their measurement:

 

In order to manage the credit risks associated with customer receivables, the Company aims to secure certain financial guarantees prior to entering into business relationship with its customers. To this end the Company has developed a three-level matrix, which is based on past experience and historical data along with projections of the future into consideration, in order to group the ECL:

 

1.Receivable from sale of products – prepayment by credit card on the Company’s website.

 

2.

Receivables from Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) – which the Company receives reimbursement per the relevant Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) code rate for the services rendered to the patient covered by CMS.

 

3.Receivables from Contracted third-party payors – the Company has negotiated amounts for its monitoring services provided to patients covered by commercial healthcare insurance carriers.

 

4.Receivables from non-contracted Payors - Non-contracted commercial and government insurance carriers often reimburse out of network rates provided for under the relevant CPT codes on a case rate basis. The transaction price is based on an average of the Company’s historical collection experience and it is reviewed quarterly.

 

ECL are measured as the unbiased probability-weighted present value of all cash shortfalls over the expected life of each financial asset. For receivables from financial services, ECL are mainly calculated with a statistical model using three major risk parameters: probability of default, loss given default and exposure at default. The estimation of these risk parameters incorporates all available relevant information, not only historical and current loss data, but also reasonable and supportable forward-looking information reflected by the future expectation factors.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

P.Financial instruments (cont.)

 

4.Impairment of financial assets (cont.)

 

This information includes macroeconomic factors (e.g., gross domestic product growth, unemployment rate, cost performance index) and forecasts of future economic conditions. For receivables from financial services, these forecasts are performed using a scenario analysis (base case, adverse and optimistic scenarios). The expected credit loss for customer receivables is measured using the simplified method in accordance with IFRS 9, which requires estimation of the life-time expected credit loss for trade receivables.

 

As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, ECL for trade and other account receivables were $392 and $172, and as such are not disclosed in the financial asset’s measurement categories in accordance with IFRS 9. These figures are not presented in separate measurement category on the loss allowance at that date, in accordance with IFRS 7.

 

Definition of default, including reasons for selecting the definition

 

For the contracted and CMS portfolios, the Company has historical experience of collecting substantially all of the negotiated contractual rates and determined at contract inception that these customers, and or their related third-party payor that pays the Company on their behalf, have the intention and ability to pay the promised consideration. As such, the Company is not providing an implicit price concession but, rather, have chosen to accept the risk of default, and adjustments to the transaction price are recorded.

 

For non-contracted portfolios, the Company is providing an implicit price concession because the Company does not have a contract with the underlying payor, the result of which requires us to estimate transaction price based on historical cash collections utilizing the expected value method. Subsequent adjustments to the transaction price are recorded as an adjustment to revenue and not as an expense.

 

Write-off policy

 

The Company writes off its financial assets if any of the following occur:

 

Inability to locate the debtor.

 

Discharge of the debt in a bankruptcy.

 

It is determined that the efforts to collect the debt are no longer cost effective given the size of receivable.

 

The collections department must comply with the collection efforts outlined in the policy to collect on delinquent customer accounts before any write-offs are made.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

Q.Impairment of non-financial assets

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired. Other non-financial assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. Recoverable amount is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs of disposal and value-in-use. The value-in-use is the present value of the estimated future cash flows relating to the asset using a pre-tax discount rate specific to the asset or cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Assets that do not have independent cash flows are grouped together to form a cash-generating unit. A cash-generating unit is the smallest group of assets that independently generates cash flow and whose cash flow is largely independent of the cash flows generated by other assets.

 

R.Property, plant and equipment

 

Items of property, plant and equipment are initially recognized at cost. Cost includes directly attributable costs and the estimated present value of any future costs of dismantling and removing items. Depreciation is computed by the straight line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows:

 

  Estimated useful lives
Computers and electronic equipment 3
Furniture and equipment 7
Vehicles 6.67
Leasehold Improvement see Note 2F

 

S.Revenue recognition

 

Service revenue

 

The Company’s revenue is generated primarily from providing cardiac monitoring services. Revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to a customer, and collectability of the contract consideration is probable. The Company’s revenue is measured based on consideration specified in the contract with each customer. Revenue is only recognized if it is highly probable that a subsequent change in its estimate would not result in a significant revenue reversal. The Company provides cardiac services using four types of monitors: Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT), Event, extended Holter and Holter. The Company’s services consist of the delivery of reports containing analysis of data captured by the physical device to the prescribing physician and the performance obligations are determined based on the nature of the services provided. With our remote cardiac monitoring services, the patient receives the benefits from the cardiac monitoring service over time, resulting in a time elapsed output method for revenue recognition. Revenue for these services is recognized on a straight-line basis over service period, typically lasting 14 to 30 days. This method provides an accurate depiction of the transfer of value over the term of the performance obligation because the level of effort in providing these services is consistent during the service period. MCT, Event, extended Holter and Holter services are not typically provided to the same patient at the same time.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONT.):

 

S.Revenue recognition (cont.)

 

Service revenue (cont.)

 

The Company recognizes revenue on an accrual basis. Billings for services reimbursed by third party payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, are recorded as revenue net of contractual allowances. Contractual allowances are estimated based on historical collections by Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) code for specific payers or class of payers and represent the difference between the list price (the billing rate) and the reimbursement rate for each payer.

 

The Company services are provided through an independent diagnostic testing facility model which allows the Company to bill Medicare, Medicaid, or one of the third-party healthcare insurers directly for services provided. The Company also receive reimbursement directly from patients through co-pays and self-pay arrangements.

 

A summary of the payment arrangements with payers is as follows:

 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) - The Company receive reimbursement per the relevant Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) code rate for the services rendered to the patient covered by CMS.

 

Contracted third-party payers – the Company has negotiated amounts for its monitoring services provided to patients covered by commercial healthcare insurance carriers

 

Non-contracted payers - Non-contracted commercial and government insurance carriers often reimburse out of network rates provided for under the relevant CPT codes on a case rate basis. The transaction price is based on an average of the Company’s historical collection experience and it is reviewed quarterly

 

The Company is utilizing the portfolio approach practical expedient under IFRS 15 for revenue recognition. The Company accounts for the contracts within each portfolio as a collective group, rather than individual contracts. Based on the similar nature and characteristics of the patients within each portfolio, the Company has concluded that the financial statement effects are not materially different than if accounting for revenue on a contract-by-contract basis. For the contracted and CMS portfolios, the Company has historical experience of collecting substantially all of the negotiated contractual rates and determined at contract inception that these customers, and or their related third-party payer that pays the Company on their behalf, have the intention and ability to pay the promised consideration. As such, the Company is not providing an implicit price concession but, rather, have chosen to accept the risk of default, and adjustments to the transaction price are recorded as bad debt expense. For non-contracted portfolios, the Company is providing an implicit price concession because the Company does not have a contract with the underlying payer, the result of which requires us to estimate transaction price based on historical cash collections utilizing the expected value method. Subsequent adjustments to the transaction price are recorded as an adjustment to revenue and not as bad debt expense.

 

Sale of devices

 

Sales of products consist of revenue from the sale of Prizma Medical Smartphone Case. The Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it expects to be entitled when control of the products or services is transferred to its customers. Control is generally transferred when the Company has a present right to payment and title and the significant risks and rewards of ownership of products are transferred to its customers. There is limited judgement needed in identifying the point control passes: once physical delivery of the products to the agreed location has occurred, the Company no longer has physical possession, the Company usually will have a present right to payment (as a single payment on delivery) and retains none of the significant risks and rewards of the goods in question For most of the Company’s products sales, control transfers when products are shipped.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 3 - CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS:

 

Share based compensation

 

The Company has a share based remuneration scheme for employees. In 2017, the fair value of share options was estimated by using the Monte-Carlo simulation, which was derived to model the value of the Company’s equity over time. The simulation model was designed to take into account the unique terms and conditions of the performance shares and share options, as well as the capital structure of the Company and the volatility of its assets, on the date of grant based on certain assumptions. In 2018, the fair value of share options was estimated by using the Black-Scholes model. Those conditions are described in Note 14 and include, among others, the dividend growth rate, expected share price volatility and expected life of the options. The fair value of the equity settled options granted is charged to statement of comprehensive income over the vesting period of each tranche and the credit is taken to equity, based on the Company’s estimate of shares that will eventually vest (see also Note 14).

 

NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES:

 

   December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
Raw materials   349    1,244 
Finish goods   29    111 
    378    1,355 

 

The Company recorded an inventory impairment in the amount of $905 in 2019.

 

NOTE 5 - OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

 

   December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
Prepaid expenses   269    438 
Advances to suppliers   169    343 
Institutions   285    192 
    723    973 

  

NOTE 6 - GOODWILL:

 

   December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
Balance at the beginning of the year   2,844    2,950 
Acquisition during the year   -    314 
Impairment   -    (420)
Balance at the end of the year   2,844    2,844 

 

As of December 31, 2019, the US subsidiaries Cash Generating Unit (“CGU”)’s book value was lower than its value in use calculations based on a cash flow projections covering a budget for a four-year period up to December 31, 2023, and thereafter a steady growth. Therefore no impairment was recorded. The assumptions used in the 2019 impairment valuation were: 17.5% discount rate, Gross margin was 60%, EBITDA margin was 12% and growth rate was 1.5%. The growth rate and EBITDA margin assumptions apply only to the period beyond the budgeted period with the value in use calculation based on an extrapolation of the budgeted cash flows for year 4. 

 

As of December 31, 2018, the services CGU’s book value was greater than value in use calculations based on cash flow projections covering a budget for a three-year period on December 31, 2021, and thereafter a steady growth and therefore an impairment of $420 was recorded. The assumptions used in 2018 impairment valuation were: 20% discount rate, operating margin was 60% and growth rate was 1.5%.  The growth rate and operating margin assumptions apply only to the period beyond the budgeted period with the value in use calculation based on an extrapolation of the budgeted cash flows for year 3.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 7 - INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET:

 

   Insurance agreements 
Cost:    
As of January 1, 2018   1,941 
Acquisition of a subsidiary 2018   1,505 
As of December 31, 2019   3,446 
      
Accumulated amortization:     
As of January 1, 2018   162 
Amortization 2018   2,030 
Amortization 2019   1,254 
As of December 31, 2019   3,446 
      
Net book value:     
As of December 31, 2019   - 
As of December 31, 2018   1,254 

 

NOTE 8 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET:

 

   Computers and electronic equipment   Furniture and equipment   Vehicles   Leasehold Improvements   Right of use assets *   Total 
Cost:                        
                         
As of January 1, 2019   6,397    522    148    210    -    7,277 
IFRS16 implementation                       1,173    1,173 
Additions   377    7    -    1    4    389 
Disposals   -    -    -    -    (33)   (33)
As of December 31, 2019   6,774    529    148    211    1,144    8,806 
                               
Accumulated depreciation:                              
                               
As of January 1, 2019   3,645    114    18    45    -    3,822 
Additions   906    91    20    27    478    1,522 
Disposals   -    -    -    -    (19)   (19)
As of December 31, 2019   4,551    205    38    72    459    5,325 
                               
Net Book Value:                              
As of December 31, 2019   2,223    324    110    139    685    3,481 

 

*See also Note 15 – Leases

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 8 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (CONT.):

 

   Computers and electronic equipment   Furniture and equipment   Vehicles   Leasehold Improvement   Total 
Cost:                    
                          
As of January 1, 2018   1,384    97    115    92    1,688 
Acquisition of a subsidiary   3,347    46    -    31    3,424 
Additions   1,666    379    148    87    02,28 
Disposals   -    -    (115)   -    (115)
As of December 31, 2018   6,397    522    148    210    7,277 
                          
Accumulated depreciation:                         
                          
As of January 1, 2018   57    7    16    6    86 
Acquisition of a subsidiary   3,045    41    -    21    73,10 
Additions   543    66    21    18    648 
Disposals   -    -    (19)   -    (19)
As of December 31, 2018   3,645    114    18    45    3,822 
                          
Net Book Value:                         
As of December 31, 2018   2,752    408    130    165    3,455 

 

NOTE 9 - LOAN FROM CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER:

 

A.The Company signed an agreement to receive a short-term loan up to $600 from its major shareholder. The loan bears an interest at the rate of libor+3% and was to be repaid in two equal installments on June 1, 2017 and on September 1, 2017. In February 2017, the Company signed an amendment to the loan agreement, according to which the loan will be repaid in two equal installments, three and six months following the commencement of sales of the Company’s products. During 2019 part of the loan was converted to equity, see also note 14. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 the total amount of this loan amounted to $263 and $533, respectively.

 

B.In May 2018, the Company signed an agreement (the “2018 Credit Line”) to receive a short-term loan up to 3 million from its major shareholder. The loan bears an interest of 10% per annum with a repayment date of April 30, 2019. The Company had the option to fully repay the loan at its own discretion during the 12 months period ended May 2019. The 2018 Credit Line was amended in October 2018, such that the aggregate amount available to the Company is $10 million. The 2018 Credit Line is unsecured, and bears multiple fixed interest rates, calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the principal amounts: (i) 10% per annum for all amounts drawn until October 1, 2018 and (ii) 12% per annum for all amounts drawn as of October 1, 2018. The loan agreement was extended from repayment date April 30, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and bears an interest of 15% per annum, calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the Principal Amount from April 30, 2019 up to its repayment in full accordance with the terms hereunder (the “Interest”), As of the balance sheet date the loan repayment has been extended for another year. During 2019 part of the credit line was converted to equity, see also Note 14. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the total amount of this loan was $6,518 and $5,809, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 10 - CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES:

 

In October and November 2018, The Company entered into a convertible securities agreement (the “Convertible Securities”) with investors (the “Noteholders”), according to which the Company issued 4,050,000 notes (face value of $ 1.1 per note) to the Noteholders for an aggregate principal amount of $4,050. The Convertible Securities mature 18 months after the issuance date and are convertible into an aggregate of 18,838,556 ordinary shares of the Company. Each Convertible Security is convertible into such number of ordinary shares equal to the product of the number of Convertible Securities converted and the face value of $1.10 per Convertible Security, divided by exchange rate of $0.7034 and divided by the fixed conversion price of AUD 0.3362 (approximately $0.2365). In addition, the Company issued to the Noteholders 870,673 ordinary shares of the Company and warrants (the “Convertible Securities Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 4,657,002 ordinary shares with an exercise price of AUD 0.391 (approximately $0.28) per share, which expire on October 31, 2023. For lead manager services, the Company granted a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 1,218,311 ordinary shares with an exercise price of AUD 0.391 (approximately $0.28), which expire on October 31, 2023.

 

The Convertible Securities Warrants were classified as a derivative financial liability and are re-measured each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in finance expense (income), net, since the exercise price is denominated in AUD and the functional currency of the Company is the USD.

 

The Company designated upon initial recognition that the Convertible Securities will be measured at fair value through profit or loss.

 

The transaction costs were recorded through profit or loss and equity proportionately among the fair value of the issued securities (Notes, Convertible Securities Warrants and ordinary shares).

 

During 2019, a default event occurred under the Convertible Securities agreement, as a result the Company issued 2,127,246 warrants and 8,957,958 shares. The Company recorded an expenses in amount of $264.

 

In February 2020, a statement agreement was signed between the Company and MEFI & L.P which held about 80% from the Convertible Securities, according to which the Company agreed to terminate the Convertible Securities agreement and pay by the end of March 2020 $3,566 in cash and shares to MEFI, L.P. in quantity according to the closing bid price of the shares on the trading day, immediately prior to the date upon which the shares are issued. The Company’s controlling shareholder provided MEFI & L.P with a personal guaranty settlement. See also Note 23.

 

NOTE 11 - OTHER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE:

 

   December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
         
Employees and authorities   625    498 
Tax authorities   -    414 
Others   53    93 
    678    1,005 

 

NOTE 12 - LONG TERM LOANS:

 

         December 31,   December 31, 
   Linked to  Interest rate  2019   2018 
               
Long term loans  U.S. dollar  2.25%-12%   2,365    2,712 
Less- Current portion         (1,073)   (1,290)
          1,292    1,422 

 

A.During the years 2015 through 2017, the Company received several loans from Bank Mizrahi Tefahot. As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the total amount of these loans is: $1,177 and $1,594, respectively. During 2019, the Company refinanced $ 1,337 to be repaid over four years.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 12 - LONG TERM LOANS (CONT.):

 

A.(Cont.):

 

The loans bear interest of between 2.25%-3.5 % per annum. The maturity dates of these loans are between the years: 2020-2023. The Company’s major shareholder provides a guarantee for the loan’s payments described above.

 

B.Upon CardioStaff acquisition, additional long- term loans were added to the Company balance, As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the total amount of these loans is $1,188 and $1,118, respectively. The increase in the amount as of 31/12/2019 is due to an increase in the accrued interest. The loans bear interest of between 4%-12% per annum. The maturity dates of these loans are between the years: 2020-2023.

 

C.Reconciliation of the changes in liabilities for which cash flows have been, or will be classified as financing activities in the statement of cash flows:

 

   Loans 
As of January 1, 2018   4,275 
Changes from financing cash flows:     
Receipts of long term loans from bank   59 
Repayment of short term and long term loans   (1,590)
Total changes from financing cash flows   (1,531)
Accrued interest of long term loans   (32)
As of December 31, 2018   2,712 
      
    Loans 
As of January 1, 2019   2,712 
Changes from financing cash flows:     
Receipts of long term loans from bank   1,337 
Repayment of loans   (1,781)
Total changes from financing cash flows   (444)
Accrued interest of long term loans   97 
As of December 31, 2019   2,365 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 12 - LONG TERM LOANS (CONT.):

 

C.Reconciliation of the changes in liabilities for which cash flows have been, or will be classified as financing activities in the statement of cash flows (cont.):

 

   Lease liabilities 
At January 1, 2019   - 
IFRS 16 implementation   1,070 
Additions (cancellation), net   (11)
Accretion of interest   42 
Payment   (490)
As at December 31, 2019   611 

 

NOTE 13 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

 

A.The Israeli subsidiary’s’ entire assets and rights were pledged as a floating charge to secure bank borrowings.

 

B.On November 20, 2017, certain advisor made a demand in relation to a capital raising and advisory mandate for a corporate fee payment and other costs amounted to AUD 566,168 (approximately $400). As of December 31, 2019, no provision was recognized due to this claim as the Company’s management, based on its legal advisor opinion, does not consider there will be any probable cash outflow regarding this claim.

 

NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):

 

A.The ordinary shares in the Company confer upon their holders the right to receive notice to participate and vote in general meetings of the Company, and the right to receive dividends, if and when declared.

 

   Number of shares 
   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
   Authorized   Issued and outstanding   Authorized   Issued and outstanding 
                     
Ordinary shares of $0.001 par value   1,000,000,000    410,472,294    1,000,000,000    361,032,266 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONT.):

 

B.The IPO & GEM Warrants (see also Note 14G) were classified as a derivative financial liability and are re-measured each reporting date according to Black-Scholes model, with changes in fair value recognized in finance expense (income), net, since the exercise price of the warrants is denominated in AUD and the functional currency of the Company is the USD. The fair value of the derivative financial liabilities in behalf of the Company’s warrants and the key assumptions used in their valuation as at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

   Fair Value as
at December 31,
2019 *
  

 

Risk
free rate

  

 

Volatility
of assets

  

 

Expected
Term

   Expected
dividend
yield
 
                     
Convertible Securities Warrants   106    0.92%   82%  3-4 years    0%
IPO Warrants   23    0.92%   82%  0-1 years    0%
GEM Warrants   314    0.92%   82%  4-5 years    0%
Total   443                    

 

*All amounts were recorded according to their fair value, which were estimated with the assistance of an independent third party. Management is fully responsible for the valuation of the assets.

 

C.On September 5, 2018, the Company entered into a Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity Capital Investment Management Pty Ltd which provides the Company with up to AUD 10,000 thousands (approximately $7,200) of standby equity over a period of 28 months. Pursuant to the Controlled Placement Agreement, the Company issued to Acuity an option to require the Company to issue and allot, subject to prior notice, Ordinary Shares at an exercise price per Ordinary Share equal to the greater of (i) 90% of the VWAP of the Company Ordinary Shares traded by Acuity on ASX during a valuation period and (ii) a floor price for such valuation period, to be determined by the Company from time to time. Subject to the terms of the Shares. As part of the agreement with Acuity, the Company issued to Acuity 17,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. Upon the termination of the Controlled Placement Agreement, the Company may buy back the 17,000,000 collateral shares for no consideration. In December 11, 2018, Acuity has exercised its option to purchase 3,325,000 Ordinary Shares, for aggregate net proceeds of AUD 1,085 thousand (approximately $782). In 2019, no Ordinary Shares were issued under the Controlled Placement Agreement.

 

D.In October and November 2018, The Company entered into a convertible securities agreement (the “Convertible Securities”) with investors (see also note 10).

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONT.):

 

E.Options and shares granted to employees and service providers:

 

1.In January 2017, the Board of Directors approved a Global Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, 4,928,685 options for ordinary shares with $ 0.00001 exercise price per share.

 

The Company granted options to employees, directors, consultants and sub-contractors of the Company. During February 2017, 3,913,884 fully vested options were converted into shares of the Company on 1:1 basis. The fair value of the options was measured according to share price in the IPO.

 

Upon the May 2017 public offering, the Company granted 15,000,000 shares and 20,000,000 fully vested options with AUD 0.3 exercise price per share to its service provider, the options will be expired upon 3 years from issuance.

 

2.In March 2018, the Board of Directors resolved to make a pool of 12,500,000 options available. On March 3, 2018, May 14, 2018 and July 26, 2018, under the Plan, 3,051,470, 514,707 and 113,750 options for ordinary shares with $0.242, $0.219 and $0.165 exercise price per share, were granted to employees, consultants and sub-contractors of the Company, respectively. The fair value of the options which were measured according to Black-Scholes model were $372, $52 and $13, respectively. The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions: dividend yield of 0% for all years; expected volatility: 2018 – 60%; risk-free interest rate: 2018 – 2.515%-2.82%; and expected life: 2017- 5 years. The Company is required to assume a dividend yield as an input in the Black-Scholes model. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s historical experience and expectation of future dividends payouts and may be subject to change in the future.

 

3.In 2019 and 2018, 158,671 and 177,273, respectively fully vested options were converted into shares of the Company on 1:1 basis.

 

4.In June 2019, in its annual general meeting the shareholders approve to issue to its Board members 2,000,000 shares, 100,000 options to its former director and 250,000 shares to the secretary of the Company for nil consideration and 500,000 Performance Rights to its director.

 

5.In July and October 2019, the Board of Directors resolved to grant 9,682,088 restricted share units to employees and to a consultant. In addition, the Board of Directors resolved to grant 1,718,593 restricted share units to its service providers.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONT.):

 

E.Options and shares granted to employees and service providers (cont.):

 

6.In 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded an expense related to options and shares granted at the amount of $1,442 and $211, respectively.

 

7.A summary of the status of the Company’s option plan granted to employees as of December 31, 2019 and changes during the relevant period ended on that date is presented below:

 

  

Year ended

December 31, 2019

  

Year ended

December 31, 2018

 
  

Number

of options

  

Weighted average

Exercise price

  

Number

of options

  

Weighted average

Exercise price

 
Outstanding at beginning of year   3,277,811   $0.194    1,014,801   $0.00001 
Granted   600,000   $0.0333    3,659,927   $0.237 
Exercised   (158,671)  $0.00001    (177,273)  $0.00001 
Forfeited and cancelled   (328,949)  $0.209    (1,219,644)  $0.190 
                     
Outstanding at end of year   3,390,191   $0.173    3,277,811   $0.194 
Exercisable options   1,403,093   $0.188    303,400   $0.00001 

  

8.The options to employees outstanding as of December 31, 2019 are comprised, as follows:

 

 

Exercise price

  

Outstanding as of

December 31,
2019

  

Weighted average remaining

contractual term

   Exercisable as of
December 31,
2019
  

Weighted average remaining

contractual term

 
        (years)       (years) 
$0.00001    422,544    2.1    286,543    2.1 
$0.242    2,058,824    3.2    900,740    3.2 
$0.219    308,823    3.4    115,810    3.4 
      2,790,191         1,303,093      

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONT.):

 

F.Performance rights:

 

1.

Upon the May 2017 public offering, three classes of Performance Rights (“Performance Rights”) were approved by shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting. The Performance Rights convert to ordinary shares on 1:1 basis, when the attaching milestone is met:

 

70,000,000 Class A Performance Right milestone requires an FDA approval within 12 months from grant date, the Performance Rights will be expired in one year. In September 2017, the Company received clearance from the FDA and met the first milestone, following this 70,000,000 Class A Performance Rights were converted into Ordinary shares of the Company.
   
60,000,000 Class B Performance Rights milestone requires rolling 12 months revenues of at least $30,000, the Performance Rights will be expired in 2 years. Since the Company didn’t meet the milestone, the Class B Performance Rights were expired.
   
60,000,000 Class C Performance Rights require cumulative EBITDA of at least $25,000, the Performance Rights will be expired in 3 years.

 

The total fair value of performance shares amounts to $15,888 and expensed in 2017 through profit and loss.

 

2.In June 2019, in its annual general meeting the shareholders approve to issue 500,000 Performance Rights Class D to its Director. All the Performance Rights will automatically vest 12 months from the date of issue. In case of unvested Performance Rights on the date the holder ceased to be a Director, the Performance Rights will be terminated. The fair value of the Performance Rights which are measured according to Black-Scholes model was $30 which is recorded as stock based compensation expenses during the vesting period.

  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 14 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (CONT.):

 

G.Capital Commitment Agreement with GEM:

 

In November 2019, the Company entered into a capital commitment agreement, with GEM Global Yield Fund LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd (together “GEM”). The agreement secures a capital commitment of up to AUD 30 million over a three-year period from GEM. Subject to the terms of the agreement, the Company may choose to, on one or more occasions within the three-year period, and subject to conditions precedent, draw down on the facility by giving GEM a 15 trading days’ notice to subscribe for fully paid Ordinary Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares which the Company may draw down under a notice is capped at 1,000% of the average daily number of the Company’s shares traded on ASX during the 15 trading days prior to that draw down notice, subject to adjustments. If the Company issue a draw down notice, the subscription price of the Ordinary Shares to be issued to GEM (or its nominees) will be 90% of the higher of the average closing bid price of the Company’s Ordinary Shares as quoted by ASX over the pricing period, being the 15 consecutive trading days after the Company give the draw down notice to GEM (subject to certain adjustments), or a fixed floor price nominated by the Company in it draw down notice. In addition, according to the agreement, the Company will issue to GEM options to purchase 25,000,000 Ordinary Shares at an exercise price of AUD 0.265 per share, on or before November 29, 2024. In 2019, the Company issued 12,500,000 warrants at an exercise price of AUD 0.265. See also 14B.

 

The Company recognized the costs of the anticipated equity transaction as prepayment (other accounts receivable) in the statement of financial position. The costs will be transferred to equity when the equity transaction will occur.

 

NOTE 15 - LEASES:

 

The Company has lease contracts for office facilities and motor vehicles used in its operations. Leases of office facilities generally have lease terms between 2 and 5 years, motor vehicles generally have lease terms of 3 years. The Company has several lease contracts that include extension options. These options are negotiated by management to provide flexibility in managing the leased-asset portfolio and align with the Company’s business needs. Management exercises significant judgement in determining whether these extension and termination options are reasonably certain to be exercised in assessing the lease terms.

 

The Company also has certain leases of office facilities with lease terms of 12 months or less. The Company applies the ‘short-term lease’ recognition exemption for these leases.

 

Set out below are the carrying amounts of right-of-use assets recognized and the movements during the period:

 

  

Office facilities

   Motor vehicles  

 

Total

 
At January 1, 2019   1,054    119    *1,173
Additions   -    4    4 
Cancellation   (14)   -    (14)
Depreciation expense   (418)   (60)   (478)
As at December 31, 2019   622    63    685 

 

(*) Included prepaid expenses of $103.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 15 - LEASES (CONT.):

 

Set out below are the carrying amounts of lease liabilities and the movements during the period:

 

   2019 
At January 1, 2019   1,070 
Additions   4 
Cancellation   (15)
Accretion of interest   42 
Payments   (490)
As at December 31, 2019   611 
Current   363 
Non-current   248 

 

The following are the amounts recognized in profit or loss:

 

   2019 
Depreciation expense of right-of-use assets   478 
Interest expense on lease liabilities   42 
Expense relating to short-term leases     
Total amount recognized in profit or loss   520 

 

The Company had total cash outflows for leases of $434 in 2019.

 

NOTE 16 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES:

 

   Year ended   Year ended 
   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
         
Payroll and related   1,395    2,518 
Share based compensation   441    205 
Subcontractors and materials   338    1,037 
Depreciation and amortization   97    54 
Patents   86    11 
Travel expenses   55    88 
Others   140    232 
      Total   2,552    4,145 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 17 - SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:

 

   Year ended   Year ended 
   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
         
Payroll and related   2,947    5,536 
Professional services   2,007    2,392 
Depreciation and amortization   1,913    2,558 
Share based compensation   1,006    6 
Travel expenses   595    1,073 
Rent and office maintenance   379    878 
Others   862    378 
      Total   9,709    12,821 

  

NOTE 18 - LOSS PER SHARE:

 

Loss per share have been calculated using the weighted average number of shares in issue during the relevant financial periods, the weighted average number of equity shares in issue and loss for the period as follows:

 

  

Year ended

December 31, 2019

  

Year ended

December 31, 2018

 
         
Loss for the year attributable to shareholders   (15,013)   (16,262)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares   387,499,928    345,513,078 
Basic loss per share in USD  $(0.04)  $(0.05)

  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 19 - TAX ON INCOME:

 

A.Taxes on income:

 

Cayman Islands:

 

The Company has incorporated in the Cayman Islands and under the local current laws; the Company is not subject to corporate income tax.

 

Israel:

  

Israeli corporate tax rates are 23% in 2019 and 2018.

 

United States of America:

 

The U.S. subsidiary incorporated in 2017 and is subject to local corporate tax in the United States. As of December 31, 2019, the U.S. subsidiary has not received a final tax assessment.

 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which significantly changed U.S. tax law. The Act lowered the Company’s U.S subsidiaries. Statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018.

 

B.Reconciliation between the theoretical tax on the pre-tax income and the tax expense:

 

   Year ended December 31, 2019   Year ended December 31, 2018 
         
Loss before income tax   16,366    17,320 
Statutory tax rate   0%   0%
Income tax at the statutory tax rate   -    - 
Expenses not recognized for tax purposes   488    102 
Recognition of deferred tax assets which were not recognized on prior periods   369    (447)
Income tax benefit   857    (345)

 

C.Income tax expense (benefit):

 

   Year ended   Year ended 
   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
         
Current   488    102 
Deferred taxes, net   369    (447)
    857    (345)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 19 - TAX ON INCOME (CONT.):

 

D.Deferred tax liabilities:  

 

Deferred tax assets, net reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.

 

The Company’s deferred tax liabilities, resulting from:

 

   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Intangible assets   23    392 
    Total   23    392 

 

NOTE 20 - RELATED PARTIES: 

 

The following transactions arose with related parties:

 

Transaction 

Year ended

December 31, 2019

  

Year ended

December 31, 2018

 
         
Short term employee benefits   1,181    1,819 
Post-employment benefits   158    214 
Share based compensation (Management)   832    58 
Share based compensation (Directors)   365      

 

Liabilities to related parties:

 

Name  December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
         
Key management personnel   652    368 
Loan from controlling shareholder   6,781    6,342 

 

In 2018, the Company signed an agreement to receive a short-term loan from its major shareholder (See also note 9).

 

Issue of loan conversion shares:

 

During 2019, the Company and Dr. Yacov Geva (the main shareholder) agreed to convert a portion of Dr. Yacov Geva loans which he provided to the Company. In April and June 2019, amounts of $3,317,290 and $2,000,000 were converted to 14,706,719 and 14,532,771 shares, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 20 - RELATED PARTIES (CONT.): 

 

Transaction with related party:

 

In February 2019, the Board of Directors approved the execution, delivery and performance by G Medical Innovations Ltd (Israel) of a lease agreement with Ad Marom Assets and Initiation Ltd (The Lessor) relating to lease, commencing no later than January 2022, of 1,026 square meters in a building to be built in Israel by the Lessor.

 

Ad Marom Assets and Initiation Ltd. (The Lessor) is a company controlled by the Company’s controlling shareholder.

 

NOTE 21 - SEGMENT REPORTING:

 

The Company identified the Company’s COO as its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”).

 

As the Company’s CODM, the COO receives information on a segregated basis (for review on a regularly basis) of each business unit, i.e. services and products. The financial statements present within statements of comprehensive income the revenues from each segment on a standalone basis as well as cost of sale of each segment – i.e. there are no transactions between segments. The information as presented in the financial statements is essentially the same information provided to the CODM and the same information regarding decisions about allocating resources.

 

The Company accounts for its segment information in accordance with IFRS 8 “Segment Reporting” which establishes annual and interim reporting standards for operating segments of a Company based on the Company’s internal accounting methods.

 

Operating segments are based upon its internal organization structure, the manner in which our operations are managed and the availability of separate financial information. The Company has two operating segments: products segment and services segment.

 

Products: Development, manufacture and marketing of wireless diagnostic equipment for the medical industry and consumer market. Cardiac monitoring services of MCT, Event, Holter, Extended Holter and Pacemaker.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 21 - SEGMENT REPORTING (CONT.):

 

Summarized financial information by segment, based on the Company’s internal financial reporting system utilized by the Company’s chief operating decision makers, follows: 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

   Products   Patient
Services
   Total 
Revenues from external customers   12    5,514    5,526 
Segment loss   6,147    5,076    11,223 
Unallocated G&A expenses             1,556 
Finance income             (263)
Finance expenses             3,850 
Loss before income taxes             16,366 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

   Products   Patient
Services
   Total 
Revenues from external customers   40    3,022    3,062 
Segment loss   8,948    6,768    15,716 
Unallocated G&A expenses             1,468 
Finance income             (858)
Finance expenses             994 
Loss before provision for income taxes             17,320 

 

NOTE 22 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT:

 

The Company is exposed to a variety of financial risks, which results from its financing, operating and investing activities. The objective of financial risk management is to contain, where appropriate, exposures in these financial risks to limit any negative impact on the Company’s financial performance and position.

 

The Company’s financial instruments are its cash and cash equivalents, restricted deposit, trade receivables, bank loans and short-term bank credit, trade payables, loan from shareholder, Convertible Securities, derivative liabilities, leases and financial liability. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to raise finance for the Company’s operation. The Company actively measures, monitors and manages its financial risk exposures by various functions pursuant to the segregation of duties and principals. The risks arising from the Company’s financial instruments are mainly credit risk and currency risk.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 22 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONT.):

 

The risk rate on loans is fixed. The risk management policies employed by the Company to manage these risks are discussed below.

 

Credit risk:

 

Credit risk arises when a failure by counterparties to discharge their obligations could reduce the amount of future cash inflows from financial assets on hand at the balance sheet date. The Company closely monitors the activities of its counterparties and controls the access to its intellectual property which enables it to ensure the prompt collection of customers’ balances. The Company’s main financial assets are cash and cash equivalents as well as other receivables and represent the Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk in connection with its financial assets. Wherever possible and commercially practical the Company holds cash with major financial institutions In Israel.

 

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was:

 

   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
         
Cash and Cash Equivalents   -    2,634 
Restricted deposit   717    714 
Trade receivables   556    705 
Total   1,273    4,053 

  

Currency risk:

 

Currency risk is the risk that the value of financial instruments will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Currency risk arises when future commercial transactions and recognized assets and liabilities are denominated in a currency that is not the Company’s functional currency. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures primarily with respect to the New Israeli Shekel, the RMB and the AUD. The Company’s policy is not to enter into any currency hedging transactions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the reporting date are as follows:

 

Assets

 

   December 31, 2019 
   NIS   AUD   RMB   Total 
                 
Restricted deposit   47    -    -    47 
    47    -    -    47 

 

Liabilities

 

   NIS   AUD   RMB   Total 
Trade and other payables   718    79    65    862 
Short term bank credit   89    -    -    89 
Long term loan   94    -    -    94 
Obligation under operating leases   64    -    21    85 
Derivative liabilities   -    443    -    443 
    965    522    85    1,573 
                     
Net   (918)   (522)   (85)   (1,526)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 22 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONT.):

 

Currency risk (cont.):

 

Assets

 

   December 31, 2018 
   NIS   AUD   RMB   Total 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents   145    744    1,529    2,418 
Restricted deposit   44    -    -    44 
Other accounts receivable   31    -    182    213 
    220    744    1,711    2,675 

 

Liabilities

 

   NIS   AUD   RMB   Total 
                 
Trade and other payables   1,214    210    46    1,470 
Long term loan   121    -    -    121 
Derivative liabilities   -    888    -    888 
    1,335    1,098    46    2,479 
                     
Net   (1,115)   (354)   1,665    196 

 

Sensitivity analysis:

 

A 10% strengthening of the United States Dollar against the following currencies would have increased (decreased) equity and the income statement by the amounts shown below. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, remain constant. For a 10% weakening of the United States Dollar against the relevant currency, there would be an equal and opposite impact on the profit and other equity.

 

   December 31,
2019
   December 31,
2018
 
Linked to NIS   (918)   (1,115)
    10%   10%
    (92)   (112)
Linked to AUD   (522)   (354)
    10%   10%
    (52)   (35)
Linked to RMB   (86)   1,665 
    10%   10%
    (9)   167 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 22 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONT.):

 

Liquidity risks:

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that arises when the maturity of assets and the maturity of liabilities do not match. An unmatched position potentially enhances profitability but can also increase the risk of loss. The Company has procedures with the object of minimizing such loss by maintaining sufficient cash and other highly liquid current assets and by having available an adequate amount of committed credit facilities.

 

The following tables detail the Company’s remaining contractual maturity for its financial liabilities. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company can be required to pay.

 

   December 31, 2019   December 31, 2018 
         
Trade payables   3,329    2,947 
Financial liability (see also note 10)   3,556      
Bank loans and short-term bank credit (see also note 12)   2,458    2,712 
Loan from shareholder (see also note 20)   6,781    6,342 
Obligation under operating leases (see also note 15)   611    - 
Convertible Securities (see also note 10)   757    3,035 
Derivative liabilities - warrants (see also note 14B)   443      
Total   17,998    15,036 

 

Fair value of financial instrument:

 

   Fair value measurements using input type 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
As of December 31, 2019                
Derivative liabilities – warrants   -    -    (443)   (443)
Convertible securities   -    -    (757)   (757)

 

   Fair value measurements using input type 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
As of December 31, 2018                
Derivative liabilities – warrants   -    -    (888)   (888)
Convertible securities   -    -    (3,035)   (3,035)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 22 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONT.):

 

Fair value of financial instrument (cont.):

 

The fair value measurement of the convertible securities in the table above, was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation analysis, based on a variety of significant unobservable inputs a thus represent a level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the key inputs that were used in warrants and the convertible securities were: the risk free interest rate- 0.92%, the expected volatility-82% and the AUD/USD exchange rate -0.7011.

 

As of December 31, 2018, the key inputs that were used in measuring the fair value of the warrants and the convertible securities were: the risk free interest rate- 1.56%, the expected volatility-70% and the AUD/USD exchange rate -0.7049.

 

   Derivative liability 
Derivative liability - warrants as of January 1, 2018   (778)
Receipts of derivative liability   (610)
Gain due to derivative liability   500 
Derivative liability - warrants as of December 31, 2018   (888)
Issuance of financial instruments   (314)
Gain due to derivative liability   759 
Derivative liability - warrants as of December 31, 2019   (443)

 

   Convertible Securities 
Convertible securities as of January 1, 2018   - 
Receipts of convertible securities   (3,234)
Gain due to change in fair value of convertible securities   199 
Convertible securities as of December 31, 2018   (3,035)
Conversion of convertible securities   790 
Classification into financial debt   1,923 
Loss due to change in fair value of convertible securities   (435)
Convertible securities as of December 31, 2019 (see also Note 10)   (757)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 23 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

 

A.Acuity Capital Investment management Pty Ltd:

 

In 2020, Acuity has exercised its option to purchase 20,300,000 Ordinary Shares, for aggregate net proceeds of AUD 1,825,000 (approximately $1,347,500), also the Company and Acuity agreed to increase the equity capital limit from 17,000,000 to 27,000,000 and the Company issued to Acuity 10,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration.

 

B.GEM agreement:

 

In 2020, up to the date of signing the financial statements, the Company utilized AUD 1,270,253 (approximately $831,900) and issued 18,254,273 Ordinary Shares to GEM pursuant to the terms of the GEM agreement (see also Note 14G).

 

C.Convertible Securities:

 

In 2020, following the balance sheet date, the Company payed to MEFI & L.P its commitments in cash and shares.

 

D.Related parties:

 

In March 2020, the company issued to Dr. Geva, pursuant to shareholder approval, 93,339,307 Ordinary Shares as consideration for the conversion of $5 million owed to Dr. Geva pursuant to the 2018 Credit Line.

 

E.Options and shares granted to employees, directors and service providers:

 

During January till May 2020, the company issued to our directors, officers, employees and consultants, 11,399,245 Ordinary Shares and 11,043 Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options.

 

F.Ordinary shares:

 

In May 2020, the company issued 85,528,236 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price of A$0.07 (approximately $0.045) per share.

 

G. PPP loan:

 

In April 2020, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) in United States the Company subsidiary in the USA signed an agreement to receive a long-term loan (“PPP loan”) at amount of $873,487 from Bank of America. According to the terms of the loan, the payments will be deferred for six months from the funding date and no collateral or personal guarantees are required, the loan has a maturity of two years and an interest rate of 1%.

 

H.World event - Coronavirus (COVID 19):

 

The world is currently experiencing an event with macroeconomic consequences, originating from the spread of the Corona virus (COVID 19) in many countries around the world (hereinafter - “the Coronavirus” or the “Event”). Following the Event, many countries, including Israel, are taking significant steps to try to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, such as restrictions on civilian movement, gatherings, transit restrictions on passengers and goods, closing borders between countries, etc. As a result, the Event and the actions taken by the various countries have significant implications on many economies as well as capital markets worldwide.

 

In March 2020, the only departments that operated in the Company’s subsidiary in Israel were finance and research and development departments that operated in a limited capacity, the other departments were on leave of absence from March 17th till April 30th and then returned to normal work routine.

 

The Company’s subsidiary in China was working remotely till May 25th and then returned to normal work routine. The Company’s subsidiaries in the USA are working partly remotely.

 

As the event is still an ongoing event, the Company cannot estimate the potential effect on its short and mid-term activities and financial results.

 

We experienced a decline in sales during the second quarter of 2020. It is unclear whether this reduction in sales is temporary and whether such sales may be recoverable in the future. If our sales continue to decline, or if such lost sales are not recoverable in the future, our business and results of operations will be significantly adversely affected. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business and financial results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. 

 

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF JUNE 30, 2020

 

UNAUDITED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF JUNE 30, 2020

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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Unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position F-48 – F-49
Unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of comprehensive loss F-50
Unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ deficit F-51 – F-52
Unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of cash flows F-53 – F-54
Notes to the unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements F-55 – F-65

   

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

    

June 30,

2020

   December 31, 2019 
     Unaudited   Audited 
  Note  US$ in thousands 
ASSETS          
CURRENT ASSETS:          
Cash and cash equivalents     543    - 
Restricted deposit     629    717 
Inventories     124    378 
Trade receivables, net     584    556 
Other accounts receivable     651    723 
Total current assets     2,531    2,374 
             
             
             
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:            
Other assets     71    71 
Goodwill     2,844    2,844 
Property, plant and equipment, net     2,920    3,481 
Total non-current assets     5,835    6,396 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
Total assets     8,366    8,770 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

  

     

June 30,

2020

   December 31, 2019 
      Unaudited   Audited 
   Note  US$ in thousands 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:           
Short term bank credit     -   93 
Short term loan and current portion of long-term loans      1,153    1,073 
Trade payables      3,388    3,329 
Loan from controlling shareholder  6   2,162    6,781 
Convertible securities  4   -    757 
Derivative liabilities – warrants  4   318    443 
Short term portion of lease liability      419    363 
Financial liability      932    3,566 
Other accounts payable      1,241    678 
Total current liabilities      9,613    17,083 
              
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:             
Deferred taxes      -    23 
Long term lease liability      163    248 
Long term loans      1,943    1,292 
Total non-current liabilities      2,106    1,563 
              
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:  5          
Ordinary shares; $0.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 664,371,554, and 410,472,294 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.      665    410 
Other reserve      1,500    1,500 
Translation reserve      2    2 
Additional paid in capital      59,300    48,051 
Accumulated deficit      (68,240)   (63,340)
G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. shareholders’ deficit      (6,773)   (13,377)
Non-controlling interest      3,420    3,501 
Total shareholders’ deficit      (3,353)   (9,876)
              
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT      8,366    8,770 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 September 8, 2020        
Date of approval  

Kobi Ben-Efraim

CFO

 

Dr. Yacov Geva

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

      Six-month period ended 
      June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2019
 
      Unaudited 
   Note  US$ in thousands 
Revenue:           
Services  3A1   1,981    2,907 
Products      29    1 
Total revenue      2,010    2,908 
Cost of revenue:             
Cost of services      2,214    2,592 
Cost of sales of products      320    85 
Total cost of revenue      2,534    2,677 
Gross profit (loss)      (524)   231 
Operating expenses:             
Research and development expenses      699    1,274 
Selling, general and administrative expenses      3,411    5,708 
        Operating loss      4,634    6,751 
Finance income      (205)   (156)
Finance expenses      561    1,272 
Financial expenses, net      356    1,116 
Loss before tax      4,990    7,867 
Income tax benefit      (9)   (709)
 Loss for the period      4,981    7,158 
              
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:             
Items that will or may be reclassified to profit or loss:             
Exchange gains arising on translation of foreign operations      -    - 
Other comprehensive income      -    - 
          Total comprehensive loss for the period      -    - 
              
Loss for the period attributed to:             
Non-controlling interests      81    319 
The Company’s shareholders      4,900    6,839 
       4,981    7,158 
Total comprehensive loss for the period attributed to:             
Non-controlling interests      81    319 
The Company’s shareholders      4,900    6,839 
       4,981    7,158 
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to the Company’s shareholders in USD     US$(0.009)   US$(0.019) 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

For the six months period ended June 30, 2020:

 

   G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. shareholders’ deficit         
   Share capital   Other reserve  

 

 

Translation reserve

   Additional paid in capital   Accumulated deficit   Total  

Non-controlling

Interest

  

Total

Shareholders’ deficit

 
   Unaudited 
   US$ In thousands 
Balance at January 1, 2020   410    1,500    2    48,051    (63,340)   (13,377)   3,501    (9,876)
                                         
Changes during the period:                                        
Issuance of ordinary shares, net   131    -    -    5,173    -    5,304    -    5,304 
Share based compensation   11    -    -    467    -    478    -    478 
Conversion of financial liability to shares   20    -    -    702    -    722    -    722 
Conversion of loans from controlling shareholder into shares   93    -    -    4,907    -    5,000    -    5,000 
Comprehensive loss for the period:                                        
Loss for the period   -    -    -    -    (4,900)   (4,900)   (81)   (4,981)
Other comprehensive income   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Total comprehensive loss for the period   -    -    -    -    (4,900)   (4,900)   (81)   (4,981)
Balance at June 30, 2020   665    1,500    2    59,300    (68,240)   (6,773)   3,420    (3,353)

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

For the six months period ended June 30, 2019:

 

   G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. shareholders’ deficit         
   Share capital   Other reserve  

 

 

Translation reserve

   Additional paid in capital   Accumulated deficit   Total  

Non-controlling

Interest

  

Total

Shareholders’ deficit

 
   Unaudited 
   US$ in thousands 
Balance at January 1, 2019  361   1,500   (1)   39,880   (48,327)   (6,587)   3,997   (2,590) 
                                         
Changes during the year:                                        
Share based compensation   2    -    -    450    -    452    -    452 
Conversion of convertible securities
to shares
   4    -    -    878    -    882    -    882 
Conversion of loan from controlling shareholder into shares   29    -    -    5,289    -    5,318    -    5,318 
Comprehensive loss for the year:                                        
Loss for the period   -    -    -    -    (6,839)   (6,839)   (319)   (7,158)
Other comprehensive income   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Total comprehensive loss for the year   -    -    -    -    (6,839)   (6,839)   (319)   (7,158)
Balance at June 30, 2019   396    1,500    (1)   46,497    (55,166)   (6,774)   3,678    (3,096)

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

  

   Six-month period ended 
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2019
 
   Unaudited 
   US$ in thousands 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss for the period   (4,981)   (7,158)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   1,031    1,630 
Share based compensation   478    452 
Conversion of convertible securities to shares   -    350 
Change in derivatives   (439)   (240)
Accrued interest of long-term loans   52    46 
Changes in deferred tax   (9)   (219)
Change in fair value of convertible securities   -    334 
Increase in trade receivable   (28)   (116)
Decrease in other accounts receivable   39    318 
Decrease in inventories   254    22 
Increase in trade payables   59    261 
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable   785    (555)
Accrued interest on loan from controlling shareholder   260    460 
Exchange rate differences   -    22 
Change in restricted deposit   6    (2)
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,493)   (4,395)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
   Purchase of property, plant and equipment   (207)   (299)
   Purchase of other assets   -    (34)
   Deposit in restricted deposit   82    - 
Net cash used in investing activities   (125)   (333)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Issuance of ordinary shares   5,789    - 
Loan received from controlling shareholder   121    2,980 
Receipts of long-term loans   873    1,337 
Principal paid on lease liabilities   (259)   (256)
Repayment of long -term loans   (194)   (1,593)
Short-term bank credit   (93)   - 
Repayment of convertible loan and financial liability   (3,076)   - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   3,161    2,468 
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   543    (2,260)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period   -    2,634 
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   

*

    (22)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   543    352 

 

* Represents an amount lower than US$ 1 thousand.

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

APPENDIX A – AMOUNTS PAID (RECEIVED) DURING THE PERIOD FOR:

 

   Six months period ended 
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2019
 
   Unaudited 
   US$ in thousands 
         
Interest   289    56 
Tax   -    (26)

  

APPENDIX B – NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:

 

   Six months period ended 
   June 30,
2020
   June 30,
2019
 
   Unaudited 
   US$ in thousands 
         
Conversion of convertible securities into shares   722    419 
Conversion of convertible securities into financial liability   682    - 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment   -    289 
Conversion of loan from controlling shareholder into shares   5,000    5,318 
Non-cash issuance expenses in warrants   485    - 

  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS:

 

Overview:

 

G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. (“G Medical” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was incorporated in October 2014 under the Cayman Island law. G Medical’s registered address is P.O. Box 10008, Willow House, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman, KY1-1001, Cayman Islands. 

 

In May 2017, the Company was admitted to the official list on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”) under the symbol “GMV”.

 

The Company is ushering into a new era of healthcare and wellness by utilizing its patent-pending wireless technologies, and proprietary information technology and service platforms, to empower a new generation of consumers, patients and providers to improve quality of life. The Company develops the next generation of mobile technologies that will empower consumers and providers to better monitor, manage, and improve clinical and personal health outcomes. The Company offers a suite of both consumer and clinical grade products and platforms which are positioned to reduce inefficiencies in healthcare delivery, improve access, reduce costs, increase quality of care, and make healthcare more personalized and precise.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of $4,981 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020 and generated $68,240 of accumulated deficit since inception. These events and conditions, along with other matters, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company raised in August 2020 a net amount of approximately $3.35 million and in a process to raise additional fund through an IPO on Nasdaq. The Company will use the expected proceeds for its ongoing operations. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

Basis of preparation

 

These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards (the “IAS”) 34 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all disclosures that would otherwise be required in a complete set of financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the 2019 annual report. The Company has applied the same accounting policies and methods of computation in its interim consolidated financial statements as in its 2019 annual financial statements. Details of the impact of this amendment are given below. Other new and amended standards and interpretations issued by the IASB that will apply for the first time in the next annual financial statements are not expected to impact the Company as they are either not relevant to the Company’s activities or require accounting which is consistent with the Company’s current accounting policies.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND TRANSACTIONS:

 

A.World event - Coronavirus (COVID 19):

 

The world is currently experiencing an event with macroeconomic consequences, originating from the spread of the Corona virus (COVID 19) in many countries around the world (hereinafter - “the Coronavirus” or the “Event”). Following the Event, many countries, including Israel, are taking significant steps to try to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus, such as restrictions on civilian movement, gatherings, transit restrictions on passengers and goods, closing borders between countries, etc. As a result, the Event and the actions taken by the various countries have significant implications on many economies as well as capital markets worldwide.

 

In March 2020, the only departments that operated in the Company’s subsidiary in Israel were finance and research and development departments, and their operation was in a limited capacity, the other departments were on leave of absence from March 17, 2020 till April 30 2020, and then returned to normal work routine.

 

The Company’s subsidiary in China was working remotely until May 25, 2020 and then returned to normal work routine. The Company’s subsidiaries in the USA are working partly remotely.

 

As the event is still an ongoing event, the Company cannot estimate the potential effect on its short and mid-term activities and financial results.

 

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency on January 30, 2020. Since then, the Company has experienced significant disruption to its operations in the following respects:

 

Decreased demand for the Company medical services as a consequence of social distancing requirements and recommendations.
   
Significant uncertainty concerning when government lockdowns will be lifted, social distancing requirements will be eased and the long-term effects of the pandemic on the demand for the Company primary products.

 

The significant events and transactions that have occurred since December 31, 2019 relate to the effects of the global pandemic on the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and are summarized as follows.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (CONT.):

 

A.World event - Coronavirus (COVID 19) (cont.):

 

1.Decrease in sales and cash flows

 

The Company experienced a decline in sales during the second quarter of 2020 and adjusted its operational expenses accordingly. It is unclear whether this reduction in sales is temporary and whether such sales may be recoverable in the future. If sales continue to decline, or if such lost sales are not recoverable in the future, the Company’s business and results of operations will be significantly adversely affected. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company’s business and financial results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the Coronavirus and the actions to contain the Coronavirus or treat its impact, among others.

 

2.Government grant (PPP loan)

 

In April 2020, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) in United States the U.S subsidiary signed an agreement to receive a long-term loan (the “PPP loan”) in the amount of approximately $0.9 million from Bank of America. The PPP loan is accounted for as a liability as it is not probable that all or a portion of the loan will be forgiven pursuant to the terms of the PPP. According to the terms of the PPP loan, the payments will be deferred for six months from the funding date and no collateral or personal guarantees are required. The PPP loan has a maturity of two years and bear an interest rate of 1%.  

 

3.Goodwill impairment assessment

 

The Company experienced a decline in service revenue during the months of March and April 2020 and an increase in May and June 2020. It is unclear whether the reduction in sales in March and April 2020 or the increase in sales in May and June 2020 was temporary.

 

The Company considered the reduced sales and reductions in the budgeted revenue as indicators of impairment. As of June 30, 2020, the US subsidiaries Cash Generating Unit’s (“CGU”) book value was lower than its value in use calculations based on a cash flow projection covering a budget for a four-year period up to 2024, and thereafter a steady growth. Therefore, no impairment was recorded.

  

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (CONT.):

 

A.World event - Coronavirus (COVID 19) (cont.):

 

3.Goodwill impairment assessment (cont.):

 

The assumptions used in the June 30, 2020 impairment valuation were: 30% discount rate, gross margin was 60%, EBITDA margin was 11.6% and growth rate was 0.7%. The growth rate and EBITDA margin assumptions apply only to the period beyond the budgeted period with the value in use calculation based on an extrapolation of the budgeted cash flows for the fourth year.

  

B.Financial liability:

 

During 2020, a statement agreement was signed between the Company and MEF I, L.P (“Magna”) which held about 80% from the convertible securities, according to which the Company agreed to terminate the convertible securities agreement and pay by the end of March 2020 $3,566 in cash and shares to MEF I, L.P. This amount includes ordinary shares, which the Company will issue, worth AUD 200 thousand (approximately $140) to MEF I, L.P. in quantity according to the closing bid price of the shares on the trading day, immediately prior to the date upon which the shares are issued.

 

On April 7, 2020 the Company announced to the ASX that it has extended the repayment date of the settlement amount owing to MEF I, L.P under the deed of termination settlement and release to April 30, 2020. Under the terms of the deed of variation, in consideration for the grant of the extension, the Company issued to Magna on April 30, 2020 a number of fully paid ordinary shares of the Company equivalent to $722 and paid $3,000 in cash.

 

The financial liability balance of $932 as of June 30, 2020, is related to other convertible securities holders. The amount was reclassified from convertible securities to financial liability since the convertible security term ended on April 30, 2020 and the remaining balance is due and payable.

 

C.Lease agreements:

 

During 2020, the Company has signed new leases agreements, in Israel, China and Macedonia, which are accounted for in accordance with IFRS 16. In Israel, the lease ends on December 31, 2020 and there is an option of extending the contract for another year, in China the lease ends on April 30, 2021 and in Macedonia, the lease ends on January 31, 2021.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 4 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:

 

The following table sets out the Company’s liabilities that are measured at fair value in the financial statements:

 

   Fair value measurements using input type 
   June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
                 
Derivative liability - warrants   -    -    (318)   (318)
Convertible securities   -    -    -    - 
                     
    

Fair value measurements using input type

 
    

December 31, 2019

  
    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
                     
Derivative liability - warrants   -    -    (443)   (443)
Convertible securities   -    -    (757)   (757)

 

The fair value measurements of the warrants in the table above were estimated using the Black Scholes model, based on a variety of significant unobservable inputs and, thus, represent a level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.

 

As of June 30, 2020, the key inputs that were used in warrants: the risk-free interest rate - 0.25% - 0.4%, the expected volatility - 95 % and the AUD/USD exchange rate -0.6885.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the key inputs that were used in warrants and the convertible securities were: the risk-free interest rate - 0.92%, the expected volatility - 82% and the AUD/USD exchange rate - 0.7011.

 

The following tables describes the change in the Company’s liabilities that are measured at level 3 in the financial statements:

 

   Derivative liability 
Derivative liability - warrants as of December 31, 2019   (443)
Issuance of financial instruments   (137)
Change in fair value   262 
Derivative liability - warrants as of June 30, 2020   (318)

 

   Convertible Securities 
Convertible securities as of December 31, 2019   (757)
Repayment of convertible securities   75 
Classification into financial liability   682 
Convertible securities as of June 30, 2020   - 

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 5 - SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:

 

The ordinary shares in the Company confer upon their holders the right to receive notice to participate and vote in general meetings of the Company, and the right to receive dividends, if and when declared.

 

   Number of shares 
   June 30,
2020
   December 31,
2019
 
   Unaudited     
  

 

Authorized

   Issued and outstanding  

 

Authorized

   Issued and outstanding 
Ordinary shares of US$0.001 par value   1,000,000,000    664,371,554    1,000,000,000    410,472,294 

  

During the six-months period ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued:

 

1.18,659,656 ordinary shares upon repayment of financial liability (See also Note 3B).
  
2.93,339,307 ordinary shares upon conversion of the Company’s controlling shareholder loans (See Note 6).
  
3.85,528,236 ordinary shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price of AUD 0.07 (approximately $0.045) per share. The company issued 5,650,000 options as issuance expenses in July 2020 (See also Note 9).
  
4.In November 2019, the Company entered into a capital commitment agreement (hereinafter the “GEM Agreement”), with GEM Global Yield Fund LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd (together “GEM”). The GEM agreement secures a capital equity line of up to AUD 30 million from GEM. In addition, according to the GEM Agreement, the Company issued to GEM warrants to purchase 25,000,000 ordinary shares at an exercise price of AUD 0.265 per share. The warrants will expire on November 29, 2024. In 2020 and 2019, the Company issued 12,500,000 and 12,500,000 warrants in two batches, at an exercise price of AUD 0.265. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 18,254,273 ordinary shares to GEM pursuant to the terms of the GEM agreement and utilized AUD 1,270 thousand (approximately $840). Upon issuance, the Company deducted the prepaid fees from equity.
  
5.On September 5, 2018, the Company entered into a controlled placement agreement (the “Controlled Placement Agreement”) with Acuity Capital Investment Management Pty Ltd (hereinafter “Acuity”) which provides the Company with up to AUD 10,000 thousand (approximately $7,200) of standby equity over a period of 28 months. Pursuant to the Controlled Placement Agreement, the Company issued to Acuity an option to require the Company to issue and allot, subject to prior notice, ordinary shares at an exercise price per ordinary share equal to the greater of (i) 90% of the VWAP of the Company ordinary shares traded by Acuity on ASX during a valuation period and (ii) a floor price for such valuation period, to be determined by the Company from time to time. subject to the terms of the shares.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 5 - SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (CONT.):

 

During the six-months period ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued (cont.):

 

5.(cont.):

 

As a part of the agreement in 2020, Acuity has exercised its option to purchase 20,300,000 ordinary shares, for aggregate net proceeds of AUD 1,825 thousand (approximately $1,347), Additionally the Company and Acuity agreed to increase the equity capital limit from 17,000,000 to 27,000,000 and the Company issued to Acuity 10,000,000 ordinary shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. As of June 2020, Acuity holds 23,700,000 ordinary shares.

 

Options and shares granted to employees and service providers:

 

1.During the six months period ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 11,043 ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of outstanding options.
  
2.During the six months period ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued to its directors, officers, employees and consultants, 11,106,745 ordinary shares.

  

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 6 - RELATED PARTIES AND SHAREHOLDERS: 

 

The following transactions arose with related parties:

 

Transaction  Six-month period ended June 30,
2020 (unaudited)
   Six-month period ended June 30,
2019 (unaudited)
 
Short term employee benefits   536    590 
Post-employment benefits   73    90 
Share based compensation) management)   283    25 
Share based compensation) directors)   112    345 

 

Liabilities to related parties:

 

   June 30,
2020 (unaudited)
   December 31,
2019
 
Key management personnel (other accounts payable)   308    652 
Loans from a controlling shareholder   2,162    6,781 

 

In May 2018, the Company signed an agreement to receive a short-term loan up to 3 million from its major shareholder. The loan bears an interest of 10% per annum with a repayment date of April 30, 2019 and is unsecured. The agreement was amended in October 2018, such that the aggregate amount available to the Company is 10 million. The loan is unsecured, and bears multiple fixed interest rates, calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the principal amounts: (i) 10% per annum for all amounts drawn until October 1, 2018 and (ii) 12% per annum for all amounts drawn as of October 1, 2018. Upon lander’s discretion, this loan agreement extended until December 31, 2020 at a fixed interest rate of 15% per annum, calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the principal amount and until its repayment in accordance with the terms hereunder (the “Interest”). If the loan agreement will be extended, for any reason whatsoever to December 31, 2019, the loan amount shall bear interest at a fixed rate of 15% per annum, calculated on a linear basis from the disbursement date of each installment of the principal amount from April 30, 2019 up to its repayment in full accordance with the terms hereunder (the “Interest”). During 2019, amounts of $3,317 and $2,000 were converted to 14,706,719 and 14,532,771 ordinary shares, respectively.

 

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2020, the Company received from its controlling shareholder an additional amount of $968 on the same terms of the loan agreement as mentioned above and a commitment to finance the Company in the foreseeable future.

 

During March 2020, the general meeting of the Company approved loan conversion to shares of its controlling shareholder in the amount of $5,000 to 93,339,307 ordinary shares respectively. In addition, during May 2020, the Company has repaid part of the loan in the amount of $847. As of June 30, 2020, the total amount of this loan is $2,162.

 

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 7 - SEGMENT REPORTING:

 

The Company accounts for its segment information in accordance with IFRS 8 “Segment Reporting” which establishes annual and interim reporting standards for operating segments of a Company based on the Company’s internal accounting methods.

 Operating segments are based upon its internal organization structure, the manner in which our operations are managed and the availability of separate financial information. The Company has two operating segments: components segment and project- services segment.

 

Products:

 

Development, manufacture and marketing of trans-telephonic and wireless diagnostic equipment for the medical industry and consumer market. Mobile medical device platform designed for self-testing of vital signs for the consumer market.

 

Patient Services:

 

Cardiac monitoring services of MCT, Event, Holter and Extended Holter.

 

Summarized financial information by segment, based on the Company’s internal financial reporting system utilized by the Company’s chief operating decision makers, follows: 

 

For the six-months period ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Products and other:   Patient Services:   Total: 
   Unaudited 
Revenues from external customers   29    1,981    2,010 
Segment loss   1,739    1,828    3,567 
Unallocated general and administrative expenses             1,067 
Finance expenses, net             356 
Loss before taxes on income             4,990 

  

For the six-months period ended June 30, 2019:

 

   Products and other:   Patient Services:   Total: 
   Unaudited 
Revenues from external customers   1    2,907    2,908 
Segment loss   3,233    3,030    6,263 
Unallocated general and administrative expenses             488 
Finance expenses, net             1,116 
Loss before taxes on income             7,867 

  

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

 

The Israeli subsidiary’s assets and rights were pledged as a floating charge to secure bank borrowings in addition to a lien on the Company’s car.

  

NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

 

A.Incentive performance rights and ordinary shares granted to employees and directors:

 

On July 16, 2020, the General Meeting approved the Company’s proposal to issue shares and incentive performance rights to the directors and certain key management personnel and employees of the Company 10,000,000 ordinary shares and 64,999,996 incentive performance rights. Each incentive performance right shall be converted to one ordinary share of the Company with no exercise fee. The vesting milestones and conditions of the incentive performance rights are as follows:

 

Class A incentive performance right - 4,999,996 incentive performance rights, which vests upon achieving a market capitalization of greater than $100,000, which will be calculated based on:

 

1.The Company’s 20-day Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) of ordinary shares of the Company on the ASX (adjusted by the AUD/USD exchange rate quoted on the Reserve Bank of Australia prior to the last trading day pursuant to which the Company’s VWAP of ordinary shares is being calculated); or
2.If applicable, the Company’s closing market price on a trading day on Nasdaq, (Conversion Price) multiplied by the total issued share capital of the Company.

 

Class B incentive performance right - 15,000,000 incentive performance rights, which vests upon achieving a market capitalization of greater than $150,000.
   
Class C incentive performance right - 20,000,000 incentive performance rights, vests upon achieving a market capitalization of greater than $200,000.
   
Class D incentive performance right - 25,000,000 incentive performance rights, vests upon achieving a market capitalization of greater than $250,000.

  

On July 23, 2020, the Company issued 64,999,996 incentive performance rights related to class A, B, C and D and 10,000,000 ordinary shares to employees and directors of the Company.

 

All the incentive performance rights were valued using a Monte-Carlo based risk-neutral valuation model, which is designed to model the Company’s equity value over time. The main parameters which were used are: (1) risk-free rate: 0.27%; (2) volatility: 88%: (3) time until expiration: 3 years; and (4) the AUD/USD rate: 0.71245. 

 

The total fair value of the incentive performance rights amounted to $619. The total value of ordinary shares issued was $380. The Company recorded an expense amounted to $999 through profit and loss at grant date.

 

B.Related parties:

 

In July 2020, the general meeting of the Company approved controlling shareholder loan conversion to shares in the amount of $1,950 to 47,060,527 ordinary shares.

 

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G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.

 

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(US$ in thousands)

 

NOTE 9 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (CONT.):

 

C.Issuance expenses:

 

In July 2020, the Company issued 5,650,000 options as issuance expenses.

 

D.Ordinary shares granted to service providers:

 

In July 2020, the Company issued to service providers 599,500 ordinary shares.

 

E.Ordinary shares:

  

In August 2020, the Company issued 100,000,000 ordinary shares pursuant to a private placement, at a price of AUD 0.05 (approximately $0.034) per share, for an aggregate amount of AUD 5,000 thousand (approximately $3,420).

 

F.Acuity issuance:

 

On August 13, 2020, the Company issued 16,300,000 ordinary shares to Acuity to increase the ordinary shares amount held as collateral under its Controlled Placement Agreement to a total of 40 million ordinary shares (collateral shares).

 

G.On August 13, 2020, the Company issued 500,000 ordinary shares to the Company’s director on the conversion of performance rights issued in July 2019 as a performance incentive.

 

H. GRS Agreement

 

On September 30, 2020, the Company signed a Media and Marketing services agreement (the “GRS Agreement”) with GRS, LLC (“GRS”), an affiliate of Guthy-Renker, LLC. a large direct marketing company. According to the GRS Agreement, the Company shall pay GRS for its marketing services, a low five digit monthly retainer a low single digit percentage gross sales commission on all of our U.S. sales of consumer products and services, but excluding IDTF revenue. The terms of the GRS Agreement will be binding for a three-year period. In addition, no more than five days after the Company’s Nasdaq IPO (see also Note 1), the Company will issue to GRS warrant (the “GRS Warrant”) for 5% of the Company’s common stock calculated on a fully diluted basis. The GRS Warrant shall vest in two equal tranches, the first immediately (with such warrant having an exercise price of AUD 0.05) and the second on the first anniversary of the execution of the GRS Agreement (with such warrant to have an exercise price the lesser of a fifty percent discount to the price to the public in this offering or the price of ordinary shares on the date of vesting).

 

The Company will record the fair value of the first tranche in full upon the occurrence of the Nasdaq IPO, and the second tranche upon the occurrence of the Nasdaq IPO and its vesting period.

 

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Until and including,              2020 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell, or trade the Ordinary Shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This delivery requirement is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions. 

 

             

5,000,000 Ordinary Shares

 

 

 

 

G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boustead Securities, LLC Fosun Hani

 

  

              , 2020

 

 

  

PART II

 

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 6.    Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees

 

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent that it may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as providing indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime.

 

Our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, every current and former director and officer (excluding an auditor) is entitled to be indemnified out of our assets against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, which such indemnified person may incur in that capacity unless such liability arose as a result of the actual fraud or willful default.

 

A Cayman Islands company may also purchase insurance for directors and certain other officers against liability incurred as a result of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company. We expect to maintain director’s and officer’s liability insurance covering our (and G Medical China’s) directors and officers with respect to general civil liability, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (or the Securities Act), which he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such. We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers and our corporate secretary. Each such indemnification agreement provides the office holder with indemnification permitted under applicable law and up to a certain amount, and to the extent that these liabilities are not covered by directors and officers insurance.

 

The form of underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement will also provide for indemnification by the underwriters of the registrant and its directors and officers for certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act, but only to the extent that these liabilities are caused by information relating to the underwriters that was furnished to us by the underwriters in writing expressly for use in this registration statement and certain other disclosure documents.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us under the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

 

Item 7.   Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Set forth below are the sales of all securities by the Company since October 2017, which were not registered under the Securities Act. The Company believes that each of such issuances was exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Rule 701 and/or Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

On November 21, 2017, as part of a private placement, we issued 1,744,187 Ordinary Shares (or the Ordinary Shares) at a price per share of A$7.74 (approximately $5.85). The joint lead managers in this issuance were Hunter Capital and Otsana Capital. We paid $0.7 million to Hunter Capital and Otsana capital for this private placement. In addition, as consideration for their services, we issued to the joint lead managers warrants to purchase an aggregate of 111,112 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of A$9.36 (approximately $7.02), which expire on November 21, 2020.

 

On December 6, 2017, we issued 180,826 Ordinary Shares to the shareholders of CardioStaff Corporation in exchange for their shares in CardioStaff Corporation at a price per share of A$7.29 (approximately $5.526).

 

On September 5, 2018, as part of the Controlled Placement Agreement (or the Controlled Placement Agreement), we issued 944,445 Ordinary Shares to Acuity for no consideration, as collateral shares, in connection with the A$10,000,000 equity line. On December 11, 2018, pursuant to the Controlled Placement Agreement, we issued to Acuity 184,723 Ordinary Shares, at a price per share of A$5.8734 (approximately $4.32).

 

In October and November 2018, we issued 225,000 convertible securities (or the Convertible Securities). The Convertible Securities mature 18 months after the issuance date and are convertible into an aggregate of 1,046,587 Ordinary Shares. For lead manager services, we granted a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 67,684 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of A$7.038 (approximately $5.04), which expire on October 31, 2023. In addition, we issued an aggregate of 48,371 Ordinary Shares to the holders of the Convertible Securities.

 

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In addition, between October 2018 and April 2020 we issued to the holders of the Convertible Securities warrants to purchase an aggregate of 407,566 Ordinary Shares with an exercise price of A$7.038 (approximately $5.04), which expire on October 31, 2023, following some of the Convertible Securities holders election to defer their amortization payments until the maturity date of the Convertible Securities.

 

In February 2019, we issued 45,314 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

 

In March 2019, we issued 75,160 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

 

In April 2019, we issued: (i) 78,058 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities; and (ii) 817,040 Ordinary Shares to Dr. Yacov Geva, pursuant to shareholder approval, as consideration for the conversion of approximately $3.3 million owed to Dr. Geva pursuant to the 2016 and 2018 Credit Line.

 

In July 2019, we issued 110,524 upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

  

In August 2019, we issued 188,610 upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

 

In June 2019, we issued: (i) an aggregate of 111,111 Ordinary Shares to members of our board of directors; (ii) 807,377 Ordinary Shares to Dr. Yacov Geva, pursuant to shareholder approval, as consideration for the conversion of approximately $2 million owed to Dr. Geva pursuant to the 2016 and 2018 Credit Line; and (iii) 5,556 options to a member of our board of directors, with an exercise price of A$3.60.

 

In November 2019, as part of the Capital Commitment Agreement (or the Capital Commitment Agreement), with GEM Global Yield Fund LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd (together GEM), and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd., we issued GEM warrants to purchase 694,445 Ordinary Share at an exercise price of A$4.77 (approximately $2.88) per share, which expire in November 2024.

 

In February 2020, we issued: (i) 147,778 Ordinary Shares to GEM, at a price per share of A$1.98 (approximately $1.368), as part of the Capital Commitment Agreement with GEM; (ii) 122,101 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities; and (iii) 188,889 Ordinary Shares to Acuity, at a price per share of A$1.8 (approximately $1.26), pursuant to the Controlled Placement Agreement.

 

In March 2020, we issued: (i) 5,185,518 Ordinary Shares to Dr. Geva, pursuant to shareholder approval, as consideration for the conversion of $5 million owed to Dr. Geva pursuant to the 2018 Credit Line; (ii) 286,741 Ordinary Shares to GEM, at a price per share of A$1.53 (approximately $1.008) and an additional 219,096 Ordinary Shares, at a price per share of A$0.864 (approximately $0.54), pursuant to the Capital Commitment Agreement. In addition, we issued GEM 103,202 Ordinary Shares, in consideration for their services; and (iii) warrants to GEM purchase 694,445 Ordinary Share at an exercise price of A$4.77 (approximately $2.88) per share, which expire in November 2024.

 

In April 2020, we issued 517,722 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities.

 

In April 2020, we increased the standby equity to A$15,000,000 (approximately $9,300,000) and issued to Acuity additional 555,556 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration, we issued 755,556 Ordinary Shares to Acuity, at a price per share of A$1.944 (approximately $1.26) and in June 2020 we issued 183,334 Ordinary Shares to Acuity, at a price per share of A$1.368 (approximately $0.936). On August 13, 2020, we issued to Acuity an additional 905,556 Ordinary Shares to be held in collateral for no consideration. On September 29, 2020, we convened an extraordinary general shareholders meeting to approve the termination of the Controlled Placement Agreement with Acuity and cancellation of 2,222,222 Ordinary Shares previously issued to Acuity.

 

In May 2020, we issued: (i) 396,826 Ordinary Shares upon the conversion of certain Convertible Securities; (ii) 222,223 Ordinary Shares to GEM, at a price per share of A$1.584 (approximately $1.026), pursuant to the Capital Commitment Agreement. In addition, we issued GEM 35,088 Ordinary Shares, in consideration for their services; and (iii) 4,751,569 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement, managed by us, at a price of A$1.26 (approximately $0.81) per share. We paid $286,919 in broker fees.

 

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In July 2020, we issued: (i) 313,889 options issued as issuance expense with an exercise price of A$ 4.5 (approximately $3.078). The options will expire in 18 months from the date of issue on January 23, 2022; (ii) 27,778 Class D performance rights vested and converted into Ordinary Shares; and (ii) 2,614,474 Ordinary Shares issued to Dr. Yacov Geva as consideration for the conversion of $1.95 million owed to Dr. Geva pursuant to the 2016 Credit Line and 2018 Credit Line.

 

In August 2020, we issued 5,555,556 Ordinary Shares pursuant to a private placement in consideration of an aggregate of approximately $3.4 million in net proceeds to the Company.

 

In September 2020, we issued an aggregate of 123,784 Ordinary Shares to certain convertible note holders as convertible note payment.

 

From October 2017 through October 2020, we issued to our directors, officers, employees and consultants 5,342,728 Ordinary Shares in consideration of services rendered.

 

On October 22, 2020, our board of directors approved the issuance of: (i) 5,277,778 Ordinary Shares to Yacov Geva in consideration of his service to the Company and subject to the consummation of this offering; (ii) 246,826 Ordinary Shares issued following the closing of this offering upon the conversion of $1,187,000 of outstanding debt associated with our November 2017 CardioStaff acquisition, calculated based upon an assumed public offering price of $6.00 per Ordinary Share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus; (iii) 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares and five-year warrants to purchase a total of 734,371 Ordinary Shares with an average exercise price of $0.76 issued to Boustead Capital Markets (UK) LLP and to Fosun Hani Securities Limited for prior services rendered; (iv) 111,111 Class D performance rights to Benny Tal, our Vice President of Research and Development; and (v) the GRS Warrant to GRS, pursuant to the GRS Agreement, which is a nine year warrant exercisable for 5% of the fully-diluted total amount of our Ordinary Shares as of the completion of this offering. The GRS Warrant vests in two equal tranches, the first immediately (with such warrant having an exercise price of A$0.05 (approximately $0.036) and the second on the first anniversary of the execution of the GRS Agreement (with such warrant to have an exercise price the lesser of a fifty percent discount to the price to the public in this offering or the price of our ordinary shares on the date of vesting).

 

Since October 2017, we have granted to our directors, officers, and employees options to purchase an aggregate of 204,441 Ordinary Shares under our Global Plan, with an exercise prices ranging between $3.942 and $4.356 per share. As of October 18, 2020, no options granted to directors, officers and employees were exercised, and 118,248 options forfeited, such that the total outstanding amount of options to directors, officers and employees as of October 18, 2020 is 86,193.

 

Item 8.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

Number

  Exhibit Description
     
1.1   Form of Underwriting Agreement by and among G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. and the underwriters named therein.
2.1*   Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated October 31, 2018, by and among G Medical Innovations USA, Inc., Telerhythmics, LLC, Digirad Imaging Solutions and Digirad Corporation.
3.1*   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. currently in effect.
3.2*   Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. to be effective upon the closing of this offering.
4.1   Form of Representative’s Warrant.
4.2   Form of Warrant approved for issuance on October 22, 2020 to Boustead Capital Markets (UK) LLP and to Fosun Hani Securities Limited.
5.1   Opinion of Carey Olsen LLP, counsel to G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.
5.2   Opinion of Sullivan & Worcester LLP, U.S. counsel to G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd.
10.1*   Form of Indemnification Agreement.
10.2*   G Medical Innovations Holdings Global Equity Plan.
10.2.1*   G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. – Israel Sub-Plan.
10.2.2*   G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. – U.S. Sub-Plan.
10.3*   Form of Performance Rights Agreement.
10.4*   Credit Line Agreement, dated December 6, 2015, by and between the Company and Dr. Yacov Geva.
10.5*   Loan Agreement, dated December 19, 2016, by and between the Company and Dr. Yacov Geva.
10.6*   Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated February 26, 2017, by and between the Company and Dr. Yacov Geva.
10.7*   Loan Agreement, dated October 1, 2018, by and between the Company and Dr. Yacov Geva.
10.8*   Collateral Agency Agreement, dated October 29, 2018, by and between the Company and MEF I, L.P.
10.9*   General Security Agreement, dated October 29, 2018, by and between the Company and MEF I, L.P.

 

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10.10*   Convertible Securities Agreement, dated October 29, 2018, by and between the Company and MEF I, L.P.
10.11*   Controlled Placement Deed, dated September 5, 2018, by and between the Company and Acuity Capital Investment Management Pty Ltd.
10.12*   Controlled Placement Deed Side Letter, dated September 5, 2018, by and between the Company and Acuity Capital Investment Management Pty Ltd.
10.13*   Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 27, 2017, by and between the Company and the Selling Stockholders of CardioStaff Corporation.
10.14*   Software Licensing Agreement, dated August 4, 2016, by and between the Company and Mennen Medical Ltd. (Exhibit A of this Exhibit 10.14 includes an unofficial English Translation of the Hebrew original).
10.15**   Joint Venture Agreement, dated May 22, 2017, by and between the Company and Guangzhou Sino-Israel Biotech Investment Fund (LLP).
10.16*   Amendment to Convertible Securities Agreement, dated March 26, 2019, by and between the Company and MEF I, L.P.
10.17   Amendment to Convertible Securities Agreement, dated August 15, 2019, by and between the Company and MEF I, L.P.
10.18   Amendment to Convertible Securities Agreement, dated November 26, 2019, by and between the Company and MEF I, L.P.
10.19   Capital Commitment Agreement, dated November 29, 2019 by and between the Company, GEM Global Yield Fund LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Ltd.
10.20   Deed of Termination, Settlement and Release, dated February 2020, by and between the Company, MEF I, L.P. and Dr. Yacov Geva
10.21   Second Deed of Variation, dated April 2020, by and between the Company, MEF I, L.P. and Dr. Yacov Geva.
10.22   Summary Translation of Loan Agreement, dated February 25, 2019, between Bank Mizrahi and the Company.
10.23  

Provider Participation Agreement, dated May 2019, by and between the Company and Prime Health Services, Inc.

10.24*   Summary Translation of Lease Agreement, dated February 2019, by and between the Company and Ad Marom Assets and Initiation Ltd.
10.25*   Distribution Agreement, dated April 21, 2020, by and between the Company and Home Service Solutions Pty Ltd.
10.26*   Addendum to Distribution Agreement, dated April 21, 2020, by and between the Company and Home Service Solutions Pty Ltd.
10.27*^  

Media and Marketing Services Agreement, dated September 30, 2020, by and between the Company and GRS, LLC.

10.28   Provider Participation Agreement, dated April 2019, by and between the Company and Ancillary Care Services, Inc.
10.29   Distribution Agreement, dated April 20, 2020, by and between the Company and LiveCare Corp.
10.30   Distribution Agreement, dated April 2020, by and between the Company and All County Health Care Inc.  
21.1*   List of Subsidiaries.
23.1   Consent of Ziv Haft, a member firm of BDO.
23.2   Consent of Carey Olsen LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.3   Consent of Sullivan & Worcester LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
24.1*   Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement).
99.1*   Consent of Chanan Epstein as Director Nominee.

  

  * Previously filed.
     
  ** G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. hereby agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to such agreement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

   

^ Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted under rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission permitting the confidential treatment of select information.

 

Financial Statement Schedules:

 

All financial statement schedules have been omitted because either they are not required, are not applicable or the information required therein is otherwise set forth in the Company’s financial statements and related notes thereto.

 

Item 9.    Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: 

 

  (1)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

 

  i. If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

 

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

 

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  B. Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 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 of the date of the first contract or 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 and 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 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; or

 

  ii. If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

  (2)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell securities to such purchaser:

 

  i. Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
     
  ii. Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
     
  iii. The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
     
  iv. Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

(1) That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4), or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

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

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-1 and has duly caused this registration statement on Form F-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on October 22, 2020.

 

  G MEDICAL INNOVATIONS HOLDINGS LTD.
     
  By: /s/ Dr. Yacov Geva  
    Dr. Yacov Geva
    Chief Executive Officer

  

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

The undersigned officers and directors of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd. hereby constitute and appoint each of Dr. Yacov Geva and Kobi Ben-Efraim with full power of substitution, each of them singly our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to take any actions to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, in connection with this registration statement on Form F-1, including the power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below any and all further amendments to this registration statement and any other registration statement filed pursuant to the provisions of Rule 462 under the Securities Act.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement on Form F-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

  

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Dr. Yacov Geva    President and Chief Executive Officer   October 22, 2020
Dr. Yacov Geva   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Kobi Ben-Efraim    Chief Financial Officer   October 22, 2020
Kobi Ben-Efraim   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ *    Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors   October 22, 2020
Dr. Kenneth R. Melani        
         
/s/ *    Director   October 22, 2020
Dr. Shuki Gleitman        
         
/s/ *    Director   October 22, 2020
Dr. Brendan de Kauwe        
         
/s/ *    Director   October 22, 2020
Prof. Zeev Rotstein        
         
/s/ *    Director   October 22, 2020
Urs Wettstein        

  

*By: /s/ Dr. Yacov Geva  
  Dr. Yacov Geva  
  Attorney-in-fact  

   

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

 

Pursuant to the Securities Act, as amended, the undersigned duly authorized representative in the United States of G Medical Innovations Holdings Ltd., has signed this registration statement on October 22, 2020.

 

  G Medical Innovations USA Inc.
   
  /s/ G Medical Innovations USA Inc. 
 

By: Dr. Yacov Geva

Its: Director

 

 

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