424B5 1 ea191616-424b5_clearmind.htm PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

Registration No. 333-275991

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To prospectus dated December 26, 2023)

 

1,468,000 Common Shares

Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase up to 32,000 Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

CLEARMIND MEDICINE INC.

 

We are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (i) 1,468,000 Common Shares, no par value, or the Common Shares, at an offering price of $1.60 per Common Share and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 32,000 Common Shares at an offering price of $1.5999. Each registered pre-funded warrant will be exercisable for one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.0001 per Common Share, will be immediately exercisable, and will not expire until fully exercised. We are also offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus the Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the pre-funded warrants.

 

For each Common Share issued in this offering, an associated common warrant is being issued in a concurrent private placement. The exercise price of the common warrants is $1.60 per Common Share. The unregistered common warrants are exercisable at any time upon issuance and will expire five years following the date of issuance.

  

The securities offering in the concurrent private placement are being offered pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and they are not being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

 

Our Common Shares are currently traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “CMND.” On January 10, 2024, the last reported sale price of our Common Shares on the Nasdaq was $2.93.

 

Our Common Shares also trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange, or CSE under the symbol “CMND” and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, or FSE, under the symbol “CWY”. On January 10, 2024, the last reported sales price of our Common Shares on CSE and FSE was CAD$4.01 (approximately $2.93) and EUR 2.69 (approximately $2.96) per share, respectively.

 

The highest aggregate market value of the outstanding Common Shares held by non-affiliates within the 60 days prior to this prospectus supplement was approximately $7.3 million. During the twelve calendar months immediately prior to and including the date of this prospectus supplement, we have not sold any Common Shares pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3.

 

We are an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, and have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

 

 

 

Investing in the securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in the Common Shares.

 

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

 

We have retained Aegis Capital Corp., or Aegis to act as our placement agent in connection with the offering. The placement agent has agreed to use its “reasonable best efforts” to sell the securities offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have agreed to pay the placement agent fees, in respect of Common Shares placed by the placement agent, set forth in the table below, which assumes that we sell all of the securities we are offering.

 

   Per
Common
Share
   Per
Pre-Funded
Warrant
   Total 
Offering price  $1.60   $1.5999   $2,400,000 
Placement agent’s fees (1)  $0.128   $0.128   $192,000 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us  $1.472   $1.471   $2,208,000 

 

(1) We will pay the placement agent a cash fee equal to 8.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds in this offering. We have also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the placement agent not to exceed an aggregate of $75,000. Please refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” on page S-16 of this prospectus supplement for additional information with respect to the compensation payable to the placement agent.
(2) The amount of the offering proceeds to us presented in this table does not give effect to the sale or exercise, if any, of the unregistered common warrants in a concurrent private placement.

 

Delivery of the securities is expected to be made on or about January 16, 2024 subject to customary closing conditions.

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is January 11, 2024

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Prospectus Supplement

 

    Page
About this Prospectus Supplement   S-ii
Prospectus Supplement Summary   S-1
Risk Factors   S-5
Forward-Looking Statements   S-9
Capitalization   S-11
Dilution   S-12
Description of Securities We Are Offering   S-13
Concurrent Private Placement of Common Warrants   S-14
Use of Proceeds   S-15
Dividend Policy   S-15
Plan of Distribution   S-16
Legal Matters   S-19
Experts   S-19
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference   S-19
Where You Can Find Additional Information   S-20

 

About this Prospectus   1
Our Business   4
Risk Factors   6
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable   6
Forward-Looking Statements   7
Capitalization   9
Use of Proceeds   10
Description of Share Capital   11
Description of Subscription Rights   22
Description of Warrants   23
Description of Units   25
Taxation   25
Plan of Distribution   25
Legal Matters   28
Experts   29
Where You Can Find More Information   29
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference   30
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities   31
Expenses   31

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

A registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-275991) utilizing a shelf registration process relating to the securities described in this prospectus supplement was declared effective on December 26, 2023. Under that shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus supplement is a part, we may, from time to time, sell up to an aggregate of $50 million of Common Shares, warrants and units. As of January 10, 2024 we have not sold any Common Shares under that shelf registration statement. We sometimes refer to the Common Shares as the “securities” throughout this prospectus.

 

This document contains two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of this offering of the Common Shares, and also adds, updates and changes information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information about us, some of which may not apply to this offering. You should read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference herein and therein. To the extent the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs or varies from the information contained in the accompanying prospectus or any document filed prior to the date of this prospectus supplement and incorporated herein or therein by reference, the information in this prospectus supplement will control; provided, that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date, the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement. In addition, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not contain all of the information provided in the registration statement that we filed with the SEC that contains the accompanying prospectus (including the exhibits to the registration statement). For further information about us, you should refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the SEC as described elsewhere in this prospectus supplement under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.” You may obtain a copy of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any of the documents incorporated by reference without charge by requesting it from us in writing or by telephone at the following address or telephone number: Clearmind Medicine Inc., 101 – 1220 W. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H1A, Attention: Alan Rootenberg, Chief Financial Officer, telephone number: +1 973.536.1016.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the placement agent has not, authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and you must not rely upon any information or representation not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any circumstances under which the offer or solicitation is unlawful. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities offered hereby only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. You should not assume that the information we have included in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, respectively, or that any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or of any of our securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

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In this prospectus supplement, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Clearmind” refer to Clearmind Medicine Inc. All trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus supplement are referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto. We do not intend the use or display of other companies’ trademarks and trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

 

As of November 1, 2022, our reporting currency and functional currency is the United States Dollar. Prior to that, our reporting currency and functional currency was the Canadian Dollar. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “CAD$” are to Canadian Dollars. Amounts denominated in United States Dollars are states as “$” “dollars” or “USD”. Where previously disclosed financial information was in Canadian Dollars, we have included a convenience translation. This prospectus supplement 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. 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 30, 2022, we effected a one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares. In addition, on November 28, 2023, we effected a one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares. Except where otherwise indicated, all share and per share data in this prospectus supplement have been retroactively restated to reflect the aforementioned consolidations.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our securities. You should carefully read the entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the “Risk Factors” section, starting on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the financial statements and notes thereto and the other information incorporated by reference herein and therein, before making an investment decision.

 

Company Overview

 

We are a pharmaceutical company that develops novel psychedelic medicines to solve widespread, yet under-served, health problems. Our goal is to develop and provide a new type of treatment for mental health disorders, including alcohol use disorders, or AUD, binge drinking and eating disorders, where there is significant unmet need and lack of innovation. We see psychedelic therapies, which previously may have been overlooked or underused, as the future of treatment for a variety of indications. We believe that our solution for AUD can help solve one of the world’s biggest health problems, which costs the United States alone roughly $250 billion each year.

 

Our flagship treatment and focus for the short term is on AUD, which is incredibly common. It varies from mild to excessive and describes a person’s inability to restrict their alcohol consumption, despite negative social, occupational, or health consequences. Alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year globally and is the third most common preventable cause of death in the United States. Apart from potentially changing people’s lives, we believe that our treatment could potentially reduce the amount currently being spent on the consequences of AUD in the United States, Europe, India, China and other countries around the world. We also believe that our treatment may address binge drinking. 95,000 people die every year in the United States alone due to binge drinking.

 

We have completed a series of pre-clinical, investigational new drug—, or IND—, enabling studies in the United States and China that are required before we can study our compound for the first time in humans. These studies include pharmacokinetic and toxicological studies in rats and dogs in order to assess the safety profile of our compound and characterization of the drug metabolism. We have conducted several metabolism studies designed to better understand the way 5-Methoxy-2-aminoindane, or MEAI, is digested in several species. In addition, we have conducted a pre-clinical animal model of AUD to characterize the effect of MEAI on alcohol consumption. This study involved testing the effect of MEAI’s ability to curb alcohol cravings after exposing mice to prolonged alcohol consumption over a short period, mimicking binge alcohol consumption in humans.

 

In March 2023, we announced that we had submitted an IND application with the FDA, requesting approval to initiate our first-in-human Phase I/IIa clinical trial with CMND-100 in patients suffering from AUD. Subsequently, in May 2023 we initiated the CM-CMND-001 clinical trial in both Israel and the United States, including at the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

 

The CM-CMND-001 clinical trial is designed to be a multinational, multi-center, Phase I/IIa single- and multiple-dose tolerability, safety and pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers and AUD subjects. Upon completion of the Phase I/IIa studies, if successful, we will be required to conduct additional clinical trials subject to securing additional financing.

 

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About MEAI

 

MEAI is a synthetic molecule. Its mechanism of action has been studied and published in past scientific papers. It was found to interact with the serotonergic receptors 5-HT1A and 5-HT2B and the adrenergic receptors α2A, α2B and α2C receptors. Studies conducted in animals and humans have demonstrated the role of 5-HT1A receptors in alcohol-drinking behavior. Several 5-HT1A receptor agonists have been tested in animal models to demonstrate the role of this receptor in alcohol dependence. These preclinical studies suggest that 5-HT1A receptor agonists may play a role in reducing alcohol intake. In addition, evidence suggests that α2-adrenergic receptor agonist signaling may play a role in mediating alcohol-drinking behavior in both rodents and humans.

 

The literature shows that 5-HT1A receptors are associated with controlling craving behaviors across the board. This indicates that MEAI may have a wide range of applications beyond binge drinking. Until today, only pre-clinical studies have been conducted with MEAI, including in-vitro and in-vivo studies. The studies were conducted in the United States, China, France and Israel.

 

MEAI is a psychoactive molecule, exerting a euphoric alcohol-like experience, which we believe also reduces the desire to consume alcoholic beverages. While determinations of safety and efficacy are solely within the authority of the FDA and comparable regulatory bodies, in pre-clinical studies, MEAI was well-tolerated by the tested animals. Although MEAI remains in development and is not cleared or approved by the FDA or similar foreign regulatory bodies, we believe that our drug candidate has the potential to change the lives of millions who struggle to drink in moderation.

 

We believe that MEAI holds the potential to break the vicious binge- drinking cycle at the decision point to drink more alcohol, by potentially innervating neural pathways such as 5-HT1A that lead to “sensible behavior”.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated under the name Cyntar Ventures Inc. on July 18, 2017, pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). On March 24, 2021, we changed our name to Clearmind Medicine Inc.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 101 – 1220 W. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H1A5. Our telephone number is 973.536.1016. Our website address is https://www.clearmindmedicine.com/. The information contained on our website and available through our website is not incorporated by reference into and should not be considered a part of this prospectus, and the reference to our website in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Common Shares offered by us   1,468,000 Common Shares.  
     
Common Shares outstanding prior to the offering   1,669,570 Common Shares.  
     
Pre-funded warrants we are offering   We are also offering pre-funded warrants to purchase 32,000 Common Shares to certain purchasers whose purchase of Common Shares in this offering would otherwise result in the purchaser, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, beneficially owning more than 4.99% of our outstanding Common Shares immediately following the closing of this offering, the opportunity to purchase pre-funded warrants, in lieu of Common Shares that would otherwise result in any such purchaser’s beneficial ownership, together with its affiliates and certain related parties, exceeding 4.99% (or, at the election of such purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding Common Shares immediately following the consummation of this offering. The purchase price of each pre-funded warrant is equal to the purchase price of the Common Shares in this offering minus $0.0001, the exercise price of each pre-funded warrant. Each pre-funded warrant is immediately exercisable and may be exercised at any time until it has been exercised in full.  
     
Common Shares to be outstanding after this offering   3,169,570 Common Shares (assuming exercise in full of the pre-funded warrants and no exercise of the common warrants (See “Concurrent Private Placement” below)).  
     
Offering price   The offering price is $1.60 per Common Share and accompanying unregistered warrant.  
     
Offering price per pre-funded warrant   $1.5999 per pre-funded warrant  
     
Concurrent Private Placement   For each Common Share and pre-funded warrant issued in this offering, an associated common warrant is being issued in a concurrent private placement. We are selling to the purchasers unregistered common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate 1,500,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of $1.60 per Common Share. The unregistered common warrants are exercisable at any time upon issuance and will expire five years following the date of issuance.    The securities offering in the concurrent private placement are being offered pursuant to the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and they are not being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.   In all transactions, the purchase price of one Common Share or pre-funded warrant and one 5-year common warrant is $1.60. The aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of all transactions are expected to be approximately $2.4 million before expenses.

 

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Use of proceeds   We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include operating expenses, research and development, including clinical and pre-clinical testing of our product candidates, working capital, future acquisitions and general capital expenditures. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-15 of this prospectus supplement.  
     
Risk factors   Investing in the Common Shares involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of the risks you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in the Common Shares.  
     
Nasdaq Capital Market   “CMND”  
     
Canadian Securities Exchange symbol   “CMND”  
     
Frankfurt Stock Exchange symbol   “CSE”  

 

Unless otherwise stated, all information in this prospectus is based on 1,669,570 Common Shares outstanding as of January 11, 2024, and does not include the following as of that date:

 

  475,841 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date, at exercise prices ranging from $5.124 to $1,297.67, all of which were vested as of such date;
     
  5,588 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under our incentive option plan outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $434.81, of which 4,039 were vested as of such date; and
     
  2,351 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of Restricted Share Units issued to consultants under consulting agreements.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described below and in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or incorporated by reference herein or therein, including in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. The risks so described are not the only risks we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations and become material. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. The discussion of risks includes or refers to forward-looking statements; you should read the explanation of the qualifications and limitations on such forward-looking statements discussed elsewhere in this prospectus supplement under the caption “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” below.

 

Risks Related to this Offering

 

Our management team will have immediate and broad discretion over the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively. 

 

We currently intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes, possible in licensing of additional intellectual property and product candidates, and next generation product development. See “Use of Proceeds.” However, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds. Our shareholders may not agree with the manner in which our management chooses to allocate the net proceeds from this offering. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation. Pending their use, we may invest the net proceeds from this offering in a manner that does not produce income. The decisions made by our management may not result in positive returns on your investment and you will not have an opportunity to evaluate the economic, financial or other information upon which our management bases its decisions.

  

We will need additional capital in the future. Raising additional capital by issuing securities may cause dilution to existing shareholders.

 

We have incurred losses in each year since our inception. If we continue to use cash at our historical rates of use we will need significant additional financing, which we may seek 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 sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest will be diluted, and the terms of any such offerings may include liquidation or other preferences that may adversely affect the then existing shareholders rights. Debt financing, if available, would result in increased fixed payment obligations and may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions such as incurring debt or making capital expenditures. If we raise additional funds through collaboration, strategic alliance or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.

 

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You will experience immediate dilution in book value of any Common Shares you purchase.

 

Because the price per Common Share being offered is substantially higher than our net tangible book value per Common Share, you will suffer substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of any Common Shares you purchase in this offering. After giving effect to the sale by us of Common Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants in this offering, based on a public offering price of $9.00 per Common Share and $8.97 per Pre-Funded Warrant, and after deducting placement agent’s discount and commission and offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value of our Common Shares would be approximately $3.49 million, or approximately $4.28 per Common Share, as of July 31, 2023. If you purchase Common Shares in this offering, you will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of our as adjusted net tangible book value of approximately $2.03 per Common Share. To the extent outstanding options or warrants are exercised, you will incur further dilution. See “Dilution” on page S-12 for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you will incur in connection with this offering.

 

Common Shares representing a substantial percentage of our outstanding shares may be sold in this offering, which could cause the price of our Common Shares to decline. 

 

We are selling in this offering 1,500,000 Common Shares and/or pre-funded warrant, or approximately 90%, of our outstanding Common Shares, prior to this offering, as of January 11, 2024. This sale and any future sales of a substantial number of Common Shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could materially adversely affect the price of our Common Shares. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of those Common Shares or the availability of those Common Shares for sale will have on the market price of our Common Shares.

 

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

 

Although our Common Shares trade on the Nasdaq, the CSE and the FSE, an active trading market for the Common Shares may not be sustained. It may be difficult for you to sell your Common Shares without depressing the market price for the Common Shares. As a result of these and other factors, you may not be able to sell your Common Shares. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling Common Shares and may impair our ability to enter into strategic partnerships or acquire companies or products by using our Common Shares as consideration.

  

There is no public market for the pre-funded warrants or common warrants being offered in this offering.

 

There is no established public trading market for the pre-funded warrants or common warrants being offered in this offering, and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply to list the pre-funded warrants or common warrants on any securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system. Without an active market, the liquidity of the pre-funded warrants or common warrants will be limited.

 

Holders of our pre-funded warrants or common warrants will have no rights as holders of Common Shares until such warrants are exercised.

 

Until you acquire Common Shares upon exercise of your pre-funded warrants or common warrants, you will have no rights with respect to Common Shares issuable upon exercise of your pre-funded warrants or common warrants. Upon exercise of your pre-funded warrants or common warrants, you will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of Common Shares only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.

 

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The pre-funded warrants are speculative in nature.

 

The pre-funded warrants offered hereby do not confer any rights of ownership of our Common Shares on their holders, such as voting rights or the right to receive dividends, but rather merely represent the right to acquire Common Shares at a fixed price. Specifically, commencing on the date of issuance, holders of the pre-funded warrants may acquire Common Shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants at an exercise price of $0.0001 per Common Share. Moreover, following this offering, the market value of the pre-funded warrants is uncertain, and there can be no assurance that the market value of the pre-funded warrants will equal or exceed their public offering price.

 

The common warrants may not have any value.

 

Each common warrant has an exercise price per Common Share equal to the public offering price of Common Shares in this offering and expires on the fifth anniversary of its original issuance date. In the event the market price per our Common Share does not exceed the exercise price of the common warrants during the period when the warrants are exercisable, the common warrants may not have any value.

 

Provisions of the common warrants offered by this prospectus could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.

 

Certain provisions of the common warrants offered by this prospectus could make it more difficult or expensive for a third party to acquire us. The common warrants prohibit us from engaging in certain transactions constituting “fundamental transactions” unless, among other things, the surviving entity assumes our obligations under the common warrants. Further, the common warrants provide that, in the event of certain transactions constituting “fundamental transactions,” with some exceptions, holders of such warrants will have the right, at their option, to require us to purchase such common warrants from the holders for consideration of the same type as that offered to the holders of Common Shares in such transaction in an amount determined pursuant to a formula set forth in such warrants. These and other provisions of the common warrants offered by this prospectus could prevent or deter a third party from acquiring us even where the acquisition could be beneficial to you.

 

Inflation could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

While inflation in the United States and global markets has been relatively low in recent years, during 2021 and 2022, the economy in the United States and global markets encountered a material increase in the level of inflation. The impact of COVID-19, geopolitical developments such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and global supply chain disruptions continue to increase uncertainty in the outlook of near-term and long-term economic activity, including whether inflation will continue and how long, and at what rate. Increases in inflation raise our costs for commodities, labor, materials and services and other costs required to grow and operate our business, and failure to secure these on reasonable terms may adversely impact our financial condition. Additionally, increases in inflation, along with the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19, geopolitical developments and global supply chain disruptions, have caused, and may in the future cause, global economic uncertainty and uncertainty about the interest rate environment, which may make it more difficult, costly or dilutive for us to secure additional financing. A failure to adequately respond to these risks could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Part of our operations are conducted in Israel. Conditions in Israel, including the recent attack by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and Israel’s war against them, may affect our operations.

 

Our headquarters and a portion of our operations are located in the State of Israel. In addition, certain of our key employees and officers, including our chief executive officer, are residents of Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business.

 

Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners, or a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel, could affect adversely our operations. Ongoing and revived hostilities or other Israeli political or economic factors could harm our operations, product development and results of operations. 

 

On October 7, 2023, an unprecedented attack was launched against Israel by terrorists from the Hamas terrorist organization that infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the state of Israel attacking civilians and military targets while simultaneously launching extensive rocket attacks on the Israeli population. These attacks resulted in extensive deaths, injuries and kidnapping of civilians and soldiers. In response, the Security Cabinet of the State of Israel declared war against Hamas and a military campaign against these terrorist organizations commenced in parallel to their continued rocket and terror attacks. To date, the State of Israel continues to be at war with Hamas.

 

Since the war broke out on October 7, 2023, our operations have not been adversely affected by this situation, and we have not experienced disruptions to our clinical studies, facilities or the manufacturing or supply of our drug candidates. However, at this time, it is not possible to predict the intensity or duration of the war, nor can we predict how this war will ultimately affect Israel’s economy in general and we continue to monitor the situation closely and examine the potential disruptions that could adversely affect our operations.

 

In connection with the Israeli security cabinet’s declaration of war against Hamas and possible hostilities with other organizations, several hundred thousand Israeli military reservists were drafted to perform immediate military service. While none of our employees in Israel have been called to active military duty, we rely on service providers located in Israel and have entered into certain agreements with Israeli counterparties. Employees of such service providers or contractual counterparties may be called for service in the current or future wars or other armed conflicts with Hamas and such persons may be absent from their positions for a period of time. As of January 11, 2024, we have not been impacted by any absences of personnel at our service providers or counterparties located in Israel. However, military service call ups that result in absences of personnel from us, our service providers or contractual counterparties in Israel may disrupt our operations and absences for an extended period of time may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Following the attack by Hamas on Israel’s southern border, Hezbollah, a terrorist organization in Lebanon has also launched missile, rocket, and shooting attacks against Israeli military sites, troops, and Israeli towns in northern Israel. In response to these attacks, the Israeli army has carried out a number of targeted strikes on sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It is possible that other terrorist organizations, including Palestinian military organizations in the West Bank, as well as other hostile countries, such as Iran, will join the hostilities. Such hostilities may include terror and missile attacks. 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. Our insurance policies do not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover our 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 and could harm our results of operations.

 

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, whether as a result of hostilities in the region or otherwise. In addition, there have been increased efforts by activists to cause companies, research institutions and consumers to boycott Israeli goods and cooperation with Israeli-related entities based on Israeli government policies. Such actions, particularly if they become more widespread, may adversely impact our ability to cooperate with research institutions and collaborate with other third parties. Any hostilities involving Israel, any interruption or curtailment of trade or scientific cooperation between Israel and its present partners, or a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may also be targeted by cyber terrorists specifically because we may be perceived as an Israeli-related company.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements made under “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” and elsewhere incorporated by reference 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,” “project,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “intends,” or “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

 

These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our objectives, plans, and strategies; statements that contain projections of results of operations or of financial condition; expected capital needs and expenses; statements relating to the research, development, completion and use of our products; and all statements (other than statements of historical facts) that address activities, events, or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future.

 

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties.  We have based these forward-looking statements on assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors they believe to be appropriate.

 

Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause our actual activities or results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the factors summarized below:

 

  the ability of our pre-clinical and any future clinical trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy of our future product candidates, and other positive results;

 

  the timing and focus of our future preclinical studies and clinical trials, and the reporting of data from those studies and trials;

 

  the size of the market opportunity for our future product candidates, including our estimates of the number of patients who suffer from the diseases we are targeting;

 

  the success of competing therapies that are or may become available;

 

  the beneficial characteristics, safety, efficacy and therapeutic effects of our future product candidates, as well as the potential healthcare costs saved through utilizing our future product candidates;

 

  the ability of our future product candidates to address needs not currently addressed by the psychedelic industry;

 

  the ability of our future product candidates to address needs not currently addressed by the psychedelic industry;

 

  our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our future product candidates;

 

  our plans relating to the further development of our future product candidates, including additional disease states or indications we may pursue;

 

  existing regulations and regulatory developments in the United States and other jurisdictions;

 

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  our plans and ability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights, including extensions of patent terms where available and our ability to avoid infringing the intellectual property rights of others;

 

  the ability of our management team to oversee our drug research programs;

 

  the need to hire additional personnel and our ability to attract and retain such personnel;

 

  our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;

 

  our dependence on third parties;

 

  our ability to compete with other companies who offer products that address similar issues that our future product candidates will address;

 

  our financial performance;

 

  the period over which we estimate our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our future operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements;

 

  our ability to generate revenue and profit margin under our anticipated contracts which is subject to certain risks;

 

  difficulties in our partners’ ability to recruit and retain qualified physicians and other healthcare professionals, and enforce our non-compete agreements with our physicians;

 

  our ability to restructure our operations to comply with future changes in government regulation;

 

  security, political and economic instability in the Middle East that could harm our business, including due to the current war between Israel and Hamas; and

 

  those factors referred to in “Risk Factors” as well as in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our Reports on Form 6-K, generally.

 

Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and our management’s beliefs and assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in this prospectus may turn out to be inaccurate. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. Potential investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements.

 

Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future. You should, however, review the factors and risks we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the SEC after the date of this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information.” 

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and our capitalization as of July 31, 2023:  

 

  on an actual basis; and

 

  on pro forma basis, giving effect to (i) the sale of 250,000 Common Shares and/or pre-funded warrants and common warrants issued in our public offering in September 2023 at a public offering price of $9.00 per Common Share and associated common warrant and $8.97 per pre-funded warrant and associated common warrant, after deducting offering expenses payable by us, as if the sale had occurred on July 31, 2023 and (ii) the exercise of 1,062,188 warrants issued in the March 2023 Public Offering and the September 2023 Public Offering for aggregate gross proceeds of $3.476 million, as if such exercises had occurred on July 31, 2023. The September 2023 Warrants are classified as a liability given certain of their contractual terms which preclude equity classification; and

 

  on a pro forma as adjusted basis, to give further effect to the issuance and sale of 1,500,000 Common Shares and/or pre-funded warrants and common warrants in this offering at a public offering price of $1.60 per Common Share and associated common warrant and $1.5999 per pre-funded warrant and associated common warrant, after deducting offering expenses payable by us, as if the sale had occurred on July 31, 2023. The common warrants are classified as a liability given certain of their contractual terms which preclude equity classification.

 

You should read this information in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing at the end of this prospectus and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other financial information contained in this prospectus.

 

   As of  July 31, 2023 
U.S. dollars in thousands  Actual   Pro
Forma
   Pro
Forma As
Adjusted
 
Cash and cash equivalents  $3,847   $     9,751   $       11,760 
Derivative warrants liability   (1,313)   (804)   (3,189)
                
Shareholders’ equity:               
Share capital and share premium   14,933    21,558    21,570 
RSU and share reserve   288    288    288 
Warrants   741    741    741 
Share-based payment reserve   1,585    1,585    1,585 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (21)   (21)   (21)
Accumulated deficit   (14,698)   (14,910)   (15,299)
                
Total shareholders’ equity   2,828    9,241    8,864 
Total capitalization   2,828    9,241    8,864 

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the number of common shares outstanding prior to and after this offering is based on 237,273 Common Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2023. The number of Common Shares referred to above to be outstanding after this offering and, unless otherwise indicated, the other information in this prospectus, excludes as of such date:

 

  475,842 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date, at exercise prices ranging from $3.6223 to $1,366.02, all of which were vested as of such date;

 

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  4,811 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under our incentive option plan outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $457.55, of which 2,860 were vested as of such date; and

 

  2,603 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of Restricted Share Units issued to consultants under consulting agreements.

  

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to the one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares that was effected on November 28, 2023.

 

DILUTION

 

If you invest in our Common Shares in this offering, your interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per Common Share in this offering and the as adjusted net tangible book value per Common Share after this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the public offering price per Common Share is substantially in excess of the net tangible book value per Common Share. As of July 31, 2023, we had a historical positive net tangible book value of $2,709,916, or positive $11.42 per Common Share. Our net tangible book value per share represents total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the number of Common Shares outstanding on July 31, 2023.

 

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of July 31, 2023 was $7,143,245, representing $4.28 per Common Share. Pro forma net tangible book value per Common Share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less our total liabilities, divided by 1,669,570, the total number of Common Shares outstanding at July 31, 2023, and after giving effect to (i) the sale of 250,000 Common Shares and/or pre-funded warrants and common warrants issued in our public offering in September 2023 at a public offering price of $9.00 per Common Share and associated common warrant and $8.97 per pre-funded warrant and associated common warrant, after deducting offering expenses payable by us, as if the sale had occurred on July 31, 2023 and (ii) the exercise of 1,181,621 warrants issued in the March 2023 Public Offering and the September 2023 Public Offering for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.089 million, as if such exercises had occurred on July 31, 2023. The September 2023 Warrants are classified as a liability given certain of their contractual terms which preclude equity classification.

 

After giving effect to the additional sale of Common Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants in this offering at a public offering price of $1.60 per Common Share and associated common warrant and $1.5999 per pre-funded warrant and associated common warrant, and after deducting commissions and other estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro-forma as adjusted net tangible book value at July 31, 2023 would have been $2.76 per share. This represents an immediate decrease in as adjusted net tangible book value of $1.52 per share to existing shareholders and immediate dilution of $1.17 per Common Share to new investors.

 

The following table illustrates this dilution per Common Share in this offering: 

 

Public offering price per Common Share  $1.59 
Pro forma net positive tangible book value per Common Share as of July 31, 2023   4.28 
Decrease in pro forma net tangible book value per Common Share attributable to new investors   (1.52)
Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Common Share after this offering   2.76 
Dilution per Common Share to new investors   (1.17)

 

To the extent that outstanding options are exercised, new options or warrants are issued or we issue additional Common Shares in the future, there will be further dilution to new investors. We may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our equity holders.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING

 

Common Shares

 

The material terms and provisions of our common shares are described under the heading “Description of Share Capital” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

Pre-Funded Warrants

 

The following is a summary of the material terms and provisions of the pre-funded warrants that are being offered hereby. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by the form of pre-funded warrants, which has been provided to the investor in this offering and which will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K in connection with this offering and incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form of warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the pre-funded warrants.

 

The term “pre-funded” refers to the fact that the purchase price of our Common Shares in this offering includes almost the entire exercise price that will be paid under the pre-funded warrants, except for a nominal remaining exercise price of $0.0001. The purpose of the pre-funded warrants is to enable investors that may have restrictions on their ability to beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, upon election of the holder, 9.99%) of our outstanding Common Shares following the consummation of this offering the opportunity to make an investment in the Company without triggering their ownership restrictions, by receiving pre-funded warrants in lieu of our Common Shares which would result in such ownership of more than 4.99% (or 9.99%), and receive the ability to exercise their option to purchase the shares underlying the pre-funded warrants at such nominal price at a later date.

 

Exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants. Each pre-funded warrants is exercisable for one Common Share, with an exercise price equal to $0.0001 per Common Share, at any time that the pre-funded warrants is outstanding. There is no expiration date for the pre-funded warrants. The holder of a pre-funded warrants will not be deemed a holder of our underlying Common Shares until the pre-funded warrants is exercised.

 

Subject to limited exceptions, a holder of pre-funded warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its pre-funded warrants if the holder (together with such holder’s affiliates, and any persons acting as a group together with such holder or any of such holder’s affiliates) would beneficially own a number of Common Shares in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser prior to the date of issuance, 9.99%) of the Common Shares then outstanding after giving effect to such exercise.

 

The exercise price and the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of recapitalization events, stock dividends, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations or similar events affecting our Common Shares. The pre-funded warrant holders must pay the exercise price in cash upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants, unless such pre-funded warrants holders are utilizing the cashless exercise provision of the pre-funded warrants.

 

Upon the holder’s exercise of a pre-funded warrant, we will issue the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the pre-funded warrant within two trading days following our receipt of a notice of exercise, provided that payment of the exercise price has been made (unless exercised to the extent permitted via the “cashless” exercise provision). Prior to the exercise of any pre-funded warrants to purchase Common Shares, holders of the pre-funded warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of Common Shares purchasable upon exercise, including the right to vote, except as set forth therein.

 

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The pre-funded warrant holder will not have the right to exercise any portion of the pre-funded warrants if the holder (together with its affiliates) would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exercise, as such percentage ownership is determined in accordance with the terms of the pre-funded warrants. However, any pre-funded warrant holder may increase or decrease such percentage to any other percentage not in excess of 9.99%, provided that any increase in such percentage shall not be effective until 61 days following notice from the holder to us.

 

Fundamental Transaction. In the event of a fundamental transaction, as described in the pre-funded warrants and generally including any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of our Common Shares, the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, our consolidation or merger with or into another person, the acquisition of more than 50% of our outstanding Common Shares, or any person or group becoming the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the voting power represented by our outstanding Common Shares, the holders of the pre-funded warrants will be entitled to receive upon exercise of the pre-funded warrants the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property that the holders would have received had they exercised the pre-funded warrants immediately prior to such fundamental transaction without regard to any limitations on exercised contained in the pre-funded warrants.

 

Exchange Listing. We do not intend to apply to list the pre-funded warrants on any securities exchange or other trading system.

 

CONCURRENT PRIVATE PLACEMENT COMMON WARRANTS

 

In a concurrent private placement, we are issuing unregistered common warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,500,000 Common Shares, in which for each Common Share or pre-funded warrant issued in this offering, an associated common warrant is being issued. The common warrants have an exercise price of $1.60 per Common Share, are immediately exercisable subject to registration, will expire five years from the initial issuance date. The unregistered common warrants and the Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the such unregistered common warrants are being offered pursuant to the exemptions provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, and they are not being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The registered and unregistered warrants issued in the concurrent private placements are not and will not be listed for trading on any national securities exchange.

 

Accordingly, the investors may exercise the unregistered common warrants and sell the Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of such common warrants only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the resale of those Common Share, an exemption under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another applicable exemption under the Securities Act.

 

All purchasers are required to be “accredited investors” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.

 

A holder of common warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its warrants if the holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% (or, at the election of a holder prior to the date of issuance, 9.99%) of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise; provided, however, that upon notice to us, the holder may increase or decrease such beneficial ownership limitation, provided that in no event shall such beneficial ownership limitation exceed 9.99% and any increase in the beneficial ownership limitation will not be effective until 61 days following notice of such increase from the holder to us. In addition, the holders of the common warrants will have the right to participate in any rights offering or distribution of assets together with the holders of our Common Share on an as-exercised basis.

 

The exercise price and number of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of the common warrants will be subject to adjustment for share splits, reverse share splits, and similar capital transactions, as described in the warrants. The warrants will be exercisable on a “cashless” basis in certain circumstances.

 

If a fundamental transaction occurs, then the successor entity will succeed to, and be substituted for us, and may exercise every right and power that we may exercise and will assume all of our obligations under the common warrants with the same effect as if such successor entity had been named in the common warrant itself. If holders of our Common Shares are given a choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a fundamental transaction, then the holder shall be given the same choice as to the consideration it receives upon any exercise of the common warrant following such fundamental transaction. Additionally, as more fully described in the common warrants, in the event of certain fundamental transactions, the holders of warrants will be entitled to receive consideration in an amount equal to the Black Scholes value of the common warrants on the date of consummation of such transaction.

 

As part of the concurrent private placement, we have agreed to register for resale the Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the unregistered common warrants sold in the concurrent private placement.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that the net proceeds from our issuance and sale of Common Shares in this offering will be approximately $2.0 million, after deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses payable by us.

 

We currently expect to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include operating expenses, research and development, including clinical and pre-clinical testing of our product candidates, working capital, future acquisitions and general capital expenditures. 

 

The amounts and schedule of our actual expenditures will depend on multiple factors including the progress of our clinical development and regulatory efforts, the status and results of the clinical trials, the pace of our partnering efforts in regard to manufacturing and commercialization and the overall regulatory 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 application of the net proceeds from this offering, we plan to invest such proceeds in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities and depositary institutions.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends to our shareholders of our Common Shares, and we do not anticipate or intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of cash dividends, if any, in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors, or our Board, in compliance with applicable legal requirements and will depend on a number of factors, including future earnings, our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, our strategic goals and plans to expand our business, applicable law and other factors that our Board may deem relevant.

 

The Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended imposes further restrictions on our ability to declare and pay dividends. See “Description of Securities—Dividend Rights” filed as Exhibit 2.2 to our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference herein for additional information.

 

Payment of dividends may be subject to Canadian withholding taxes. See “Item 10. – Additional Information – E. “Taxation — Material Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference herein for additional information.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 

 

Aegis Capital Corp., or Aegis, has agreed to act as our sole placement agent in connection with this offering subject to the terms and conditions of a placement agency agreement, dated January 11, 2024 between Aegis and us. Aegis is not purchasing or selling any securities offered by this prospectus, nor is the placement agent required to arrange the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of the securities offered. The placement agent has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to arrange for the sale of all of the securities offered hereby. Therefore, we may not sell the entire amount of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus. The placement agent may engage one or more sub-agents or selected dealers in connection with this offering.

 

In connection with the offering, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with each purchaser. This agreement includes representations and warranties by us and each purchaser. The public offering price of the securities in this offering has been determined based upon arm’s-length negotiations between the purchasers and us. Our obligation to issue and sell the securities to the investors is subject to the closing conditions set forth in the securities purchase agreement, including the absence of any material adverse change in our business and the receipt of certain opinions, letters and certificates from us or our counsel, which may be waived by the respective parties. All of the securities will be sold at the offering price specified in this prospectus and, we expect, at a single closing.

 

The securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus are being bought by certain accredited investors pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, with Aegis acting as placement agent in connection with this offering.

 

Commissions and Expenses

 

We have agreed to pay the placement agent an aggregate cash placement fee equal to eight percent (8.0%) of the gross proceeds in this offering. We have also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the placement agent not to exceed an aggregate of $75,000. We estimate that the total expenses payable by us in connection with this offering, other than the placement agent fees referred to above, will be approximately $175,000.

 

Discretionary Accounts

 

Aegis has informed us that it does not expect to make sales to accounts over which it exercises discretionary authority in excess of five percent (5%) of the securities being offered in this offering.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify Aegis, its affiliates, and each person controlling Aegis against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs, and other liabilities, as the same are incurred (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), relating to or arising out of the offering, undertaken in good faith.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

Pursuant to certain “lock-up” agreements, our executive officers, directors, employees and holders of at least 10% of our Company’s Common Shares and securities exercisable for or convertible into its Common Shares outstanding immediately upon the closing of this offering, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, or enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of, directly or indirectly, engage in any short selling of any Common Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Common Shares (“Lock-Up Securities”), whether currently owned or subsequently acquired, without the prior written consent of the placement agent, for a period of ninety (90) days after the closing date of the offering.

 

The placement agent, in its sole discretion, may release the Common Shares and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time. When determining whether or not to release Common Shares and other securities from lock-up agreements, the placement agent will consider, among other factors, the holder’s reasons for requesting the release, the number of Common Shares and other securities for which the release is being requested and market conditions at the time.

 

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Company Standstill

 

We have agreed, for a period of sixty (60) days after the closing date of the offering (the “Standstill Period”), that without the prior written consent of Aegis, we will not (a) offer, sell, issue, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any equity of our Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for equity of our Company; (b) file or caused to be filed any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any equity of our Company or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for equity of our Company; or (c) enter into any agreement or announce the intention to effect any of the actions described in subsections (a) or (b) hereof (all of such matters, the “Standstill Restrictions”). So long as none of such equity securities shall be saleable in the public market until the expiration of the Standstill Period, the following matters shall not be prohibited by the Standstill Restrictions: (i) the adoption of an equity incentive plan and the grant of awards or equity pursuant to any equity incentive plan, and the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8; and (ii) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of our Company, provided that such securities are issued as “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) and carry no registration rights that require or permit the filing of any registration statement in connection therewith during the Standstill Period, and provided that any such issuance shall only be to a person or entity (or to the equityholders of an entity) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of our Company and shall provide to our Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which our Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. In no event should any equity transaction during the Standstill Period result in the sale of equity at an offering price to the public less than that of this offering.

 

Other Relationships

 

The placement agent is a full service financial institution engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. The placement agent may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates for which they may in the future receive customary fees.

 

In the ordinary course of its business activities, the placement agent and its affiliates, officers, directors and employees may purchase, sell or hold a broad array of investments and actively traded securities, derivatives, loans, commodities, currencies, credit default swaps and other financial instruments for their own account and for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and trading activities may involve or relate to assets, securities and/or instruments of the issuer (directly, as collateral securing other obligation or otherwise) publish or express independent research views in respect of such assets, securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they should acquire, long and/or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

 

On November 14, 2022, we entered into an underwriting agreement with Aegis to conduct an underwritten public offering of $7.5 million of our Common Shares. In connection with that offering, we paid Aegis an underwriting discount of 8.0%, a non-accountable expense allowance of 1.0% and accountable expenses of $75,000. The transaction closed on November 17, 2022.

 

On April 4, 2023, we entered into a definitive placement agent agreement with Aegis in connection with the issuance and sale in a public offering on a reasonable best efforts basis of $3.5 million of our Common Shares, Common Warrants, and pre-funded Warrants. In connection to that offering, we paid Aegis an aggregate cash fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds, pay Aegis a non-accountable expense allowance not to exceed 2.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds, and accountable expenses of $100,000.

 

On September 14, 2023, we entered into a definitive placement agent agreement with Aegis in connection with the issuance and sale in a public offering on a reasonable best efforts basis of $2.25 million of our Common Shares, Common Warrants, and pre-funded Warrants. In connection to that offering, we paid Aegis an aggregate cash fee equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds, pay Aegis a non-accountable expense allowance not to exceed 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds, and accountable expenses of $90,000.

 

Determination of Offering Price

 

The public offering price of the securities we are offering was negotiated between us and the investors, in consultation with the placement agent based on the trading of our Common Shares prior to the offering, among other things. Other factors considered in determining the public offering price of the securities we are offering include our history and prospects, the stage of development of our business, our business plans for the future and the extent to which they have been implemented, an assessment of our management, general conditions of the securities markets at the time of the offering and such other factors as were deemed relevant.

 

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Regulation M

 

The placement agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by it and any profit realized on the resale of the securities sold by it while acting as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act. As an underwriter, the placement agent would be required to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including, without limitation, Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act and Rule 10b-5 and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. These rules and regulations may limit the timing of purchases and sales of Common Shares by the placement agent acting as principal. Under these rules and regulations, the placement agent:

 

may not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with our securities; and

 

may not bid for or purchase any of our securities or attempt to induce any person to purchase any of our securities, other than as permitted under the Exchange Act, until it has completed its participation in the distribution.

 

Indemnification

 

We have agreed to indemnify the placement agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and liabilities arising from breaches of representations and warranties contained in the placement agency agreement, or to contribute to payments that the placement agent may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest

 

The placement agent and its affiliates may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of their business for which it may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. In the ordinary course of its various business activities, the placement agent and its affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for its own accounts and for the accounts of its customers and such investment and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of our Company. The placement agent and is affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

 

Electronic Distribution

 

This prospectus may be made available in electronic format on websites or through other online services maintained by the placement agent or by an affiliate. Other than this prospectus, the information on the placement agent’s website and any information contained in any other website maintained by the placement agent is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved and/or endorsed by us or the placement agent, and should not be relied upon by investors.

 

Offer Restrictions Outside the United States

 

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the placement agent 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 who come into possession of this prospectus are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the 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.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Shares is Computershare Limited.

 

Trading Market

 

Our Common Shares Common Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CMND.” We do not intend to apply for listing of the pre-funded Warrants on any securities exchange or other nationally recognized trading system.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the issuance of our Common Shares offered hereby and certain other matters of Canadian law will be passed upon for us by Daniel N. Bloch. Certain matters of U.S. federal securities law relating to this offering will be passed upon for us by Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tel Aviv, Israel. Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Richmond, Virginia acted as counsel to the placement agent.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Clearmind Medicine Inc. as of October 31, 2022 and 2021, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2022, have been incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference in reliance upon the reports of independent registered public accounting firms, Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a Firm in the Deloitte Global Network, and Saturna Group Chartered Professional Accountants LLP, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The audit report covering the October 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company’s recurring losses from operations and lack of sufficient resources raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.

 

Such financial statements are incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

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

 

  our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023;

 

  our Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 15, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third and fourth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), February 22, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), March 16, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third and fifth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), March 17, 2023 (solely with respect to (i) the Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended January 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.1; and (ii) the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended January 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.2), April 6, 2023, April 20, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), April 21, 2023, April 27, 2023 (solely with respect to the first and second paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), May 2, 2023, May 8, 2023, May 12, 2023 (solely with respect to the first and second paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), May 19, 2023, May 22, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, fourth, six, seventh and eighth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), June 14, 2023 (solely with respect to (i) the Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the three and sixth months ended April 30, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.1; and (ii) the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.2), June 16, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), July 11, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third, fifth and sixth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), August 1, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third and fifth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), August 14, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), September 6, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, fourth and fifth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), September 13, 2023 (solely with respect to (i) the Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.1; and (ii) the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.2), September 18, 2023, October 24, 2023, November 15, 2023, November 17, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), November 21, 2023, November 28, 2023 (solely with respect to the first four paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), December 6, 2023, December 14, 2023 and January 10, 2024; and

 

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  The description our Common Shares, which is contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act on November 9, 2022 (File No. 001- 41557), as amended by Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023.

 

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

 

We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to us at Clearmind Medicine Inc., 101 – 1220 W. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H1A, Attention: Alan Rootenberg, Chief Financial Officer, telephone number: +1 973.536.1016.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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PROSPECTUS

  

 

Clearmind Medicine Inc.

 

$50,000,000

 

Common Shares

Subscription Rights

Warrants

Units

 

We may offer, issue and sell from time to time up to US $50,000,000 of our Common Shares, subscription rights, or “Subscription Rights,” warrants, or “Warrants,” and a combination of such securities, separately or as units, or “Units”, in one or more offerings.

 

We refer to the Common Shares, Subscription Rights, Warrants and Units, collectively, as the “securities” in this prospectus. We may offer, issue and sell the securities at an aggregate public offering price that will not exceed 50,000,000.

 

Each time we sell securities pursuant to this prospectus, we will provide in a supplement to this prospectus the price and any other material terms of any such offering. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus, carefully before you invest in any securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

We may, from time to time, offer to sell the securities, through public or private transactions, directly or through underwriters, agents or dealers, on or off the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. If any underwriters, agents or dealers are involved in the sale of any of these securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the names of the underwriter, agent or dealer and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts.

 

Our Common Shares are currently traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “CMND.” On December 21, 2023, the last reported sale price of our Common Shares on the Nasdaq was $3.12.

 

Our Common Shares also trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange, or CSE under the symbol “CMND” and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, or FSE, under the symbol “CWY”. On December 21, 2023, the last reported sales price of our Common Shares on CSE and FSE was CAD$4.07 (approximately $3.07) and EUR 2.63 (approximately $2.90) per share, respectively.

 

The aggregate market value of our outstanding voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates on December 21, 2023, as calculated in accordance with General Instruction I.B.5. of Form F-3, was approximately $7.66 million. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.5 of Form F-3 during the prior 12 calendar month period that ends on and includes the date of this prospectus.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Please carefully consider the risks discussed in this prospectus under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 and the “Risk Factors” in “Item 3: Key Information- Risk Factors” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement for a discussion of the factors you should consider carefully before deciding to purchase these securities.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the SEC) nor the Canadian Securities Exchange, 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.

 

The date of this prospectus is                   , 2023

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

About this Prospectus   1
Our Business   4
Risk Factors   6
Offer Statistics and Expected Timetable   6
Forward-Looking Statements   7
Capitalization   9
Use of Proceeds   10
Description of Share Capital   11
Description of Subscription Rights   22
Description of Warrants   23
Description of Units   25
Taxation   25
Plan of Distribution   25
Legal Matters   28
Experts   29
Where You Can Find More Information   29
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference   30
Enforceability of Civil Liabilities   31
Expenses   31

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell our securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $50,000,000.  This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for further information about us and our securities. Copies of the registration statement and its exhibits are on file with the SEC. Statements contained in this prospectus concerning the documents we have filed with the SEC are not intended to be comprehensive, and in each instance we refer you to a copy of the actual document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC.

 

Each time we offer our securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities we offer. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus.  This prospectus, together with applicable prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplements, includes all material information relating to this offering. Please read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

 

This prospectus does not contain all of the information provided in the registration statement that we filed with the Commission. For further information about us or our securities, you should refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the Commission as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”

 

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. “Incorporated by reference” means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our securities only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. We are not making, nor will we make, an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any supplement to this prospectus is current only as of the dates on their respective covers. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

  

 This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference herein and therein include trademarks, service marks and trade names owned by us or other companies. Solely for convenience, trademarks referred to in this prospectus, including logos, artwork and other visual displays, may appear without the ® or ™ symbols. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies. All trademarks, service marks and trade names included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement are the property of their respective owners.

 

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OUR HISTORY

 

We were incorporated under the name Cyntar Ventures Inc. on July 18, 2017, pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). On March 24, 2021, we changed our name to Clearmind Medicine Inc.

 

Originally, we operated as a mineral resource exploration operations company. In September 2020, we announced a shift in the focus of our business to the development of innovative psychedelic therapies. This process involved the acquisition of all rights, title and interests in several patent applications for the treatment of alcohol abuse disorder and various other non-controlled binge behaviors. As part of this process, we announced a Change of Business, or COB, listing on the CSE. The COB became effective in November 2020. In May 2021, we completed all of the requirements of the CSE for a COB listing.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 101 – 1220 W. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H1A5. Our telephone number is 973.536.1016. Our website address is https://www.clearmindmedicine.com/. The information contained on our website and available through our website is not incorporated by reference into and should not be considered a part of this prospectus, and the reference to our website in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

In this prospectus, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and “Clearmind” refer to Clearmind Medicine Inc.

 

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INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

 

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 are responsible for all of the disclosures contained in this prospectus, including such statistical, market and industry data, we have not independently verified any of the data from third-party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. In addition, while we believe the market opportunity information included in this prospectus is generally reliable and is based on reasonable assumptions, such data involves risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

As of November 1, 2022, our reporting currency and functional currency is the United States Dollar. Prior to that, our reporting currency and functional currency was the Canadian Dollar. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “CAD$” are to Canadian Dollars. Amounts denominated in United States Dollars are states as “$” “dollars” or “USD”. Where previously disclosed financial information was in Canadian Dollars, we have included a convenience translation.

 

Our fiscal year end is December 31. References to a particular “fiscal year” are to our fiscal year ended December 31 of that calendar year. We report under International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB. None of the financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or U.S. GAAP.

 

Certain figures included in this prospectus have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

 

On September 30, 2022, we effected a one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares. In addition, on November 28, 2023, we effected a one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares. Except where otherwise indicated, all share and per share data in this prospectus have been retroactively restated to reflect the aforementioned consolidations.

 

TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES

 

We own or have rights to trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business, including our corporate name, logos and website names. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, some of the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus are listed without the ® and ™ symbols, but we will assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights to our trademarks, service marks and trade names.

 

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OUR BUSINESS

 

Company Overview

 

We are a pharmaceutical company that develops novel psychedelic medicines to solve widespread, yet under-served, health problems. Our goal is to develop and provide a new type of treatment for mental health disorders, including alcohol use disorders, or AUD, binge drinking and eating disorders, where there is significant unmet need and lack of innovation. We see psychedelic therapies, which previously may have been overlooked or underused, as the future of treatment for a variety of indications. We believe that our solution for AUD can help solve one of the world’s biggest health problems, which costs the United States alone roughly $250 billion each year.

 

Our flagship treatment and focus for the short term is on AUD, which is incredibly common. It varies from mild to excessive and describes a person’s inability to restrict their alcohol consumption, despite negative social, occupational, or health consequences. Alcohol consumption contributes to 3 million deaths each year globally and is the third most common preventable cause of death in the United States. Apart from potentially changing people’s lives, we believe that our treatment could potentially reduce the amount currently being spent on the consequences of AUD in the United States, Europe, India, China and other countries around the world. We also believe that our treatment may address binge drinking. 95,000 people die every year in the United States alone due to binge drinking.

 

We have completed a series of pre-clinical, investigational new drug—, or IND—, enabling studies in the United States and China that are required before we can study our compound for the first time in humans. These studies include pharmacokinetic and toxicological studies in rats and dogs in order to assess the safety profile of our compound and characterization of the drug metabolism. We have conducted several metabolism studies designed to better understand the way 5-Methoxy-2-aminoindane, or MEAI, is digested in several species. In addition, we have conducted a pre-clinical animal model of AUD to characterize the effect of MEAI on alcohol consumption. This study involved testing the effect of MEAI’s ability to curb alcohol cravings after exposing mice to prolonged alcohol consumption over a short period, mimicking binge alcohol consumption in humans.

 

In March 2023, we announced that we had submitted an IND application with the FDA, requesting approval to initiate our first-in-human Phase I/IIa clinical trial with CMND-100 in patients suffering from AUD. Subsequently, in May 2023 we initiated the CM-CMND-001 clinical trial in both Israel and the United States, including at the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

 

The CM-CMND-001 clinical trial is designed to be a multinational, multi-center, Phase I/IIa single- and multiple-dose tolerability, safety and pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers and AUD subjects. Upon completion of the Phase I/IIa studies, if successful, we will be required to conduct additional clinical trials subject to securing additional financing.

 

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About MEAI

 

MEAI is a synthetic molecule. Its mechanism of action has been studied and published in past scientific papers. It was found to interact with the serotonergic receptors 5-HT1A and 5-HT2B and the adrenergic receptors α2A, α2B and α2C receptors. Studies conducted in animals and humans have demonstrated the role of 5-HT1A receptors in alcohol-drinking behavior. Several 5-HT1A receptor agonists have been tested in animal models to demonstrate the role of this receptor in alcohol dependence. These preclinical studies suggest that 5-HT1A receptor agonists may play a role in reducing alcohol intake. In addition, evidence suggests that α2-adrenergic receptor agonist signaling may play a role in mediating alcohol-drinking behavior in both rodents and humans.

 

The literature shows that 5-HT1A receptors are associated with controlling craving behaviors across the board. This indicates that MEAI may have a wide range of applications beyond binge drinking. Until today, only pre-clinical studies have been conducted with MEAI, including in-vitro and in-vivo studies. The studies were conducted in the United States, China, France and Israel.

 

MEAI is a psychoactive molecule, exerting a euphoric alcohol-like experience, which we believe also reduces the desire to consume alcoholic beverages. While determinations of safety and efficacy are solely within the authority of the FDA and comparable regulatory bodies, in pre-clinical studies, MEAI was well-tolerated by the tested animals. Although MEAI remains in development and is not cleared or approved by the FDA or similar foreign regulatory bodies, we believe that our drug candidate has the potential to change the lives of millions who struggle to drink in moderation.

 

We believe that MEAI holds the potential to break the vicious binge- drinking cycle at the decision point to drink more alcohol, by potentially innervating neural pathways such as 5-HT1A that lead to “sensible behavior”.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated under the name Cyntar Ventures Inc. on July 18, 2017, pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). On March 24, 2021, we changed our name to Clearmind Medicine Inc.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 101 – 1220 W. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H1A5. Our telephone number is 973.536.1016. Our website address is https://www.clearmindmedicine.com/. The information contained on our website and available through our website is not incorporated by reference into and should not be considered a part of this prospectus, and the reference to our website in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves significant risks. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement and under Item 3.D. – “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, or any updates in our Reports on Form 6-K, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. The risks so described are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. The discussion of risks includes or refers to forward-looking statements; you should read the explanation of the qualifications and limitations on such forward-looking statements discussed elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Part of our operations are conducted in Israel. Conditions in Israel, including the recent attack by Hamas and other terrorist organizations and Israel’s war against them, may affect our operations.

 

Our headquarters and a portion of our operations are located in the State of Israel. In addition, certain of our key employees and officers, including our chief executive officer, are residents of Israel. Accordingly, political, economic and military conditions in Israel and the surrounding region may directly affect our business.

 

Any hostilities involving Israel or the interruption or curtailment of trade between Israel and its present trading partners, or a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel, could affect adversely our operations. Ongoing and revived hostilities or other Israeli political or economic factors could harm our operations, product development and results of operations. 

 

On October 7, 2023, an unprecedented attack was launched against Israel by terrorists from the Hamas terrorist organization that infiltrated Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and in other areas within the state of Israel attacking civilians and military targets while simultaneously launching extensive rocket attacks on the Israeli population. These attacks resulted in extensive deaths, injuries and kidnapping of civilians and soldiers. In response, the Security Cabinet of the State of Israel declared war against Hamas and a military campaign against these terrorist organizations commenced in parallel to their continued rocket and terror attacks. To date, the State of Israel continues to be at war with Hamas.

 

Since the war broke out on October 7, 2023, our operations have not been adversely affected by this situation, and we have not experienced disruptions to our clinical studies, facilities or the manufacturing or supply of our drug candidates. However, at this time, it is not possible to predict the intensity or duration of the war, nor can we predict how this war will ultimately affect Israel’s economy in general and we continue to monitor the situation closely and examine the potential disruptions that could adversely affect our operations.

 

In connection with the Israeli security cabinet’s declaration of war against Hamas and possible hostilities with other organizations, several hundred thousand Israeli military reservists were drafted to perform immediate military service. While none of our employees in Israel have been called to active military duty, we rely on service providers located in Israel and have entered into certain agreements with Israeli counterparties. Employees of such service providers or contractual counterparties may be called for service in the current or future wars or other armed conflicts with Hamas and such persons may be absent from their positions for a period of time. As of December 22, 2023, we have not been impacted by any absences of personnel at our service providers or counterparties located in Israel. However, military service call ups that result in absences of personnel from us, our service providers or contractual counterparties in Israel may disrupt our operations and absences for an extended period of time may materially and adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Following the attack by Hamas on Israel’s southern border, Hezbollah, a terrorist organization in Lebanon has also launched missile, rocket, and shooting attacks against Israeli military sites, troops, and Israeli towns in northern Israel. In response to these attacks, the Israeli army has carried out a number of targeted strikes on sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. It is possible that other terrorist organizations, including Palestinian military organizations in the West Bank, as well as other hostile countries, such as Iran, will join the hostilities. Such hostilities may include terror and missile attacks. 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. Our insurance policies do not cover losses that may occur as a result of events associated with war and terrorism. Although the Israeli government currently covers the reinstatement value of direct damages that are caused by terrorist attacks or acts of war, we cannot assure you that this government coverage will be maintained or that it will sufficiently cover our 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 and could harm our results of operations.

 

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, whether as a result of hostilities in the region or otherwise. In addition, there have been increased efforts by activists to cause companies, research institutions and consumers to boycott Israeli goods and cooperation with Israeli-related entities based on Israeli government policies. Such actions, particularly if they become more widespread, may adversely impact our ability to cooperate with research institutions and collaborate with other third parties. Any hostilities involving Israel, any interruption or curtailment of trade or scientific cooperation between Israel and its present partners, or a significant downturn in the economic or financial condition of Israel could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We may also be targeted by cyber terrorists specifically because we may be perceived as an Israeli-related company.

 

OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

 

We may sell from time to time pursuant to this prospectus (as may be detailed in prospectus supplements) an indeterminate number of securities as shall have a maximum aggregate offering price of $50,000,000. The actual per share price of the securities that we will offer pursuant hereto will depend on a number of factors that may be relevant as of the time of offer (see “Plan of Distribution” below).

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and elsewhere, including in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference herein, and other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, contains forward-looking statements concerning our business, operations and financial performance and condition, as well as our plans, objectives and expectations for our business operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “positioned,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” and other similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

the ability of our pre-clinical and any future clinical trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy of our future product candidates, and other positive results;

 

the timing and focus of our future preclinical studies and clinical trials, and the reporting of data from those studies and trials;

 

the size of the market opportunity for our future product candidates, including our estimates of the number of patients who suffer from the diseases we are targeting;

 

the success of competing therapies that are or may become available;

 

the beneficial characteristics, safety, efficacy and therapeutic effects of our future product candidates, as well as the potential healthcare costs saved through utilizing our future product candidates;

 

the ability of our future product candidate to address needs not currently addressed by the psychedelic industry;

 

our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our future product candidates;

 

our plans relating to the further development of our future product candidates, including additional disease states or indications we may pursue;

 

existing regulations and regulatory developments in the United States and other jurisdictions;

 

our plans and ability to obtain or protect intellectual property rights, including extensions of patent terms where available and our ability to avoid infringing the intellectual property rights of others;

 

the ability of our management team to oversee our drug research programs;

 

the need to hire additional personnel and our ability to attract and retain such personnel;

 

our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;

 

our dependence on third parties;

 

our ability to compete with other companies who offer products that address similar issues that our future product candidates will address;

 

our financial performance;

 

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the period over which we estimate our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our future operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements;

 

our ability to generate revenue and profit margin under our anticipated contracts which is subject to certain risks;

 

difficulties in our and our partners’ ability to recruit and retain qualified physicians and other healthcare professionals, and enforce our non-compete agreements with our physicians;

 

our ability to restructure our operations to comply with future changes in government regulation;

 

security, political and economic instability in the Middle East that could harm our business, including due to the current war between Israel and Hamas; and

 

those factors referred to in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F incorporated by reference herein in “Item 3. Key Information – D. Risk Factors,” “Item 4. Information on the Company,” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects,” as well as in our most recent annual report on Form 20-F generally, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate and our management’s beliefs and assumptions, and are not guarantees of future performance or development and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. As a result, any or all of our forward-looking statements in this prospectus may turn out to be inaccurate. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. Potential investors are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements.

 

Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future. You should, however, review the factors and risks we describe in the reports we will file from time to time with the SEC after the date of this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information.” 

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our cash and our capitalization as of July 31, 2023:

 

This table should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto incorporated by reference herein and the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

   As of
July 31,
2023
 
U.S. dollars in thousands    
Cash and cash equivalents  $3,847 
Derivative warrants liability   (1,313)
      
Shareholders’ equity:     
Share capital and share premium   14,933 
RSU and share reserve   288 
Warrants   741 
Share-based payment reserve   1,585 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (21)
Accumulated deficit   (14,698)
      
Total shareholders’ equity   2,828 
Total capitalization   2,828 

 

Unless otherwise indicated, the number of common shares outstanding prior to and after this offering is based on 237,273 Common Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2023. The number of Common Shares referred to above to be outstanding after this offering and, unless otherwise indicated, the other information in this prospectus, excludes as of such date:

 

  162,729 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants outstanding as of such date, at exercise prices ranging from $23.4 to $1,366.02, all of which were vested as of such date;

 

  4,811 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of options to directors, employees and consultants under our incentive option plan outstanding as of such date, at a weighted average exercise price of $457.55, of which 2,860 were vested as of such date;

 

  2,603 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of Restricted Share Units issued to consultants under consulting agreements; and

 

  the sale of (i) 225,833 Common Shares and associated common warrants at a public offering price of $9.00 per Common Share and associated common warrant and (ii) 24,166 pre-funded warrants and associated common warrants at a public offering price of $8.97 per pre-funded warrant and associated common warrant, in our follow-on public offering in September 2023.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all information in this prospectus assumes or gives effect to the one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares that was effected on November 28, 2023.

  

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Except as otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds of this offering working capital, general corporate purposes and possible future acquisitions. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot specify with certainty all of the particular uses, and the respective amounts we may allocate to those uses, for any net proceeds we receive. Accordingly, we will retain broad discretion over the use of these proceeds.

 

The intended application of proceeds from the sale of any particular offering of securities using this prospectus will be described in the accompanying prospectus supplement relating to such offering. The precise amount and timing of the application of these proceeds will depend on our funding requirements and the availability and costs of other funds.

  

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DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL

 

General

 

The following is a summary of the material terms of our share capital, as set forth in our articles of association, as the same will be effective at the time of the consummation of this offering, and certain related sections of the BCBCA. The following summary is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of our articles of association and the applicable provisions of the BCBCA.

 

On September 30, 2022, our shareholders approved a one-for-30 Reverse Split of our issued and outstanding Common Shares. In addition, on November 28, 2023, we effected a one-for-30 consolidation of our issued and outstanding Common Shares. Except where otherwise indicated, all share and per share data in this prospectus have been retroactively restated to reflect the Reverse Split.

 

Authorized Share Capital

 

As of December 10, 2023, we had 1,693,147 Common Shares issued and outstanding.

 

In the last three years, we have issued an aggregate of 461,194 Common Shares for aggregate net proceeds of $17.6 million net of share issuance costs in several public offerings and private placements. In addition, during the same period, 2,323,869 warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $4.16 million.

 

In addition to Common Shares, in the last three years, we have granted (i) share options to employees, directors, consultants and service providers under our Executive Stock Option and Restricted Share Unit Plans exercisable into an aggregate of 4,811 Common Shares, with exercise prices ranging from $23.40 to $648.84 per share; and (ii) an aggregate of 452,264 warrants exercisable into Common Shares, with exercise prices ranging from $3.181 to $1,297.67 per share, which were issued in three private placements.

  

Common Shares

 

All of our Common Shares are one and the same class, identical in all respects and have equal rights, powers and privileges.

 

Voting. Except as otherwise provided for by resolution of our Board, the holders of outstanding Common Shares have the exclusive right to vote on all matters requiring shareholder action. On each matter on which holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote, each outstanding share of Common Share is entitled to one vote.

 

Dividends. Holders of our Common Shares have equal rights of participation in the dividends and other distributions of our cash, stock or property when, as and if declared thereon by our Board from time to time out of our assets or funds legally available therefor and shall have equal rights to receive our assets and funds available for distribution to shareholders in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary.

  

Liquidation. Holders of our Common Shares have equal rights to receive our assets and funds available for distribution to shareholders in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary.

 

Rights and Preferences. Holders of our Common Shares will have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, and there will be no redemption or sinking funds provisions applicable to our Common Shares. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our Common Shares will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of share of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

 

Fully Paid and Nonassessable. All of our outstanding Common Shares are, and the Common Shares to be issued in this offering will be, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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Anti-Takeover Provisions

 

Some provisions of the BCBCA and other British Columbia laws could make the following transactions more difficult: an acquisition of us by means of a tender offer; an acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or the removal of our incumbent officers and directors. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interests or in our best interests, including transactions that provide for payment of a premium over the market price for our Common Shares.

 

Undesignated Share Classes and Series. The ability of our Board, without action by our stockholders, to create and issue undesignated shares in such classes and in such series as determined by our Board, with voting or other rights or preferences as designated by our Board could impede the success of any attempt to effect a change in control of our company. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company.

 

Limitations on Liability and Indemnification Matters

 

Our articles of association provide that we may indemnify any of our directors, former directors, officers or former officers, any other person and his or her heirs and legal personal representatives against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and we may, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each of our directors and officers is deemed to have contracted with us on terms of the indemnity contained in our articles of association. In addition, we may indemnify any other person in accordance with the BCBCA.

 

We also have entered and intend to enter into separate indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in our articles of association. These agreements, among other things, provide for indemnification of our directors and executive officers for expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by such persons in any action or proceeding arising out of this person’s services as a director or executive officer or at our request. We believe that these provisions in our articles of association and indemnification agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers.

 

The above description of the limitation of liability and indemnification provisions of our articles of association of incorporation, and our indemnification agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to these documents, each of which will be filed as an exhibit to this registration statement to which this prospectus forms a part.

 

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our articles of association may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our shareholders. A shareholder’s investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to 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. There is no pending litigation or proceeding naming any of our directors or officers as to which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification by any director or officer.

 

Listing

 

Our Common Shares are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CMND.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Shares will be Computershare Limited.

 

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Comparison of Shareholder Rights

 

We are a corporation governed by the BCBCA. The following discussion summarizes material differences between the rights of holders of Common Shares and the holders of the common stock of a typical corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware, which result from differences in governing documents and the laws of British Columbia and Delaware. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, the BCBCA, and our articles.

 

   

Delaware

 

British Columbia

Stockholder/Shareholder Approval of Business Combinations; Fundamental Changes  

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.

 

The DGCL does not contain a procedure comparable to a plan of arrangement under BCBCA.

 

 

Under the BCBCA and our articles, certain extraordinary company alterations, such as changes to authorized share structure, continuances, into or out of province, certain amalgamations, sales, leases or other dispositions of all or substantially all of the undertaking of a company (other than in the ordinary course of business) liquidations, dissolutions, and certain arrangements are required to be approved by ordinary or special resolution as applicable.

 

An ordinary resolution is a resolution (i) passed at a shareholders’ meeting by a simple majority, or (ii) passed, after being submitted to all of the shareholders, by being consented to in writing by shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold shares carrying at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the resolution.

 

A special resolution is a resolution (i) passed by not less than two-thirds of the votes cast by the shareholders who voted in respect of the resolution at a meeting duly called and held for that purpose or (ii) passed by being consented to in writing by all shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution.

 

Under the BCBCA, an action that prejudices or interferes with a right or special right attached to issued shares of a class or series of shares must be approved by a special separate resolution of the holders of the class or series of shares being affected.

 

Under the BCBCA, arrangements are permitted and a company may make any proposal it considers appropriate “despite any other provision” of the BCBCA. In general, a plan of arrangement is approved by a company’s board of directors and then is submitted to a court for approval. It is customary for a company in such circumstances to apply to a court initially for an interim order governing various procedural matters prior to calling any security holder meeting to consider the proposed arrangement. Plans of arrangement involving shareholders must be approved by a special resolution of shareholders, including holders of shares not normally entitled to vote. The court may, in respect of an arrangement proposed with persons other than shareholders and creditors, require that those persons approve the arrangement in the manner and to the extent required by the court. The court determines, among other things, to whom notice shall be given and whether, and in what manner, approval of any person is to be obtained and also determines whether any shareholders may dissent from the proposed arrangement and receive payment of the fair value of their shares. Following compliance with the procedural steps contemplated in any such interim order (including as to obtaining security holder approval), the court would conduct a final hearing, which would, among other things, assess the fairness of the arrangement and approve or reject the proposed arrangement.

 

The BCBCA does not contain a provision comparable to Section 251(h) of the DGCL.

 

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Special Vote Required for Combinations with Interested Stockholders/ Shareholders  

Section 203 of the DGCL provides (in general) that a corporation may not engage in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the time of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder. The prohibition on business combinations with interested stockholders does not apply in some cases, including if: (i) the board of directors of the corporation, prior to the time of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, approves (a) the business combination or (b) the transaction in which the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder; (ii) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced; or (iii) the board of directors and the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder approve the business combination on or after the time of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder.

 

For the purpose of Section 203, the DGCL, subject to specified exceptions, generally defines an interested stockholder to include any person who, together with that person’s affiliates or associates, (i) owns 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation (including any rights to acquire stock pursuant to an option, warrant, agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion or exchange rights, and stock with respect to which the person has voting rights only), or (ii) is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and owned 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within the previous three years.

  The BCBCA does not contain a provision comparable to Section 203 of the DGCL with respect to business combinations.

 

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Appraisal Rights; Rights to Dissent   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 BCBCA provides that shareholders of a company are entitled to exercise dissent rights in respect of certain matters and to be paid the fair value of their shares in connection therewith. The dissent right is applicable where we resolve to (i) alter our articles to alter the restrictions on the powers of the company or on the business it is permitted to carry on; (ii) approve certain amalgamations; (iii) approve an arrangement, where the terms of the arrangement or court orders relating thereto permit dissent; (iv) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its undertaking; or (v) continue the company into another jurisdiction. Dissent may also be permitted if authorized by resolution. A court may also make an order permitting a shareholder to dissent in certain circumstances.
         
Compulsory Acquisition   Under the DGCL, mergers in which one corporation owns 90% or more of each class of stock of a second corporation may be completed without the vote of the second corporation’s board of directors or shareholders.   The BCBCA provides that if, within 4 months after the making of an offer to acquire shares, or any class of shares, of a company, the offer is accepted by the holders of not less than 90% of the shares (other than the shares held by the offeror or an affiliate of the offeror) of any class of shares to which the offer relates, the offeror is entitled, upon giving proper notice within 5 months after the date of the offer, to acquire (on the same terms on which the offeror acquired shares from those holders of shares who accepted the offer) the shares held by those holders of shares of that class who did not accept the offer. Offerees may apply to the court, within 2 months of receiving notice, and the court may set a different price or terms of payment and may make any consequential orders or directions as it considers appropriate.
         
Stockholder/ Shareholder Consent to Action Without Meeting   Under the DGCL, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action that can be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting if written consent to the action is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting of the stockholders.   Although it is not customary for public companies to do so, under the BCBCA, shareholder action without a meeting may be taken by a consent resolution of shareholders provided that it satisfies the thresholds for approval in a company’s articles, the BCBCA and the regulations thereunder. A consent resolution is as valid and effective as if it was a resolution passed at a meeting of shareholders.

 

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Special Meetings of Stockholders/ Shareholders   Under the DGCL, a special meeting of shareholders may be called by the board of directors or by such persons authorized in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws.   Under the BCBCA, the holders of not less than 5% of the issued shares of a company that carry the right to vote at a general meeting may requisition that the directors call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of transacting any business that may be transacted at a general meeting. Upon receiving a requisition that complies with the technical requirements set out in the BCBCA, the directors must, subject to certain limited exceptions, call a meeting of shareholders to be held not more than 4 months after receiving the requisition. If the directors do not call such a meeting within 21 days after receiving the requisition, the requisitioning shareholders or any of them holding in aggregate not less than 2.5% of our issued shares that carry the right to vote at general meetings may call the meeting.
         
Distributions and Dividends; Repurchases and Redemptions   Under the DGCL, subject to any restrictions contained in the certificate of incorporation, a corporation may pay dividends out of capital surplus or, if there is no surplus, out of net profits for the current and/or the preceding fiscal year in which the dividend is declared, 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. Surplus is defined in the DGCL as the excess of the net assets over capital, as such capital may be adjusted by the board. 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 BCBCA, a company may pay a dividend in money or other property unless there are reasonable grounds for believing that the company is insolvent, or the payment of the dividend would render us insolvent. The BCBCA provides that no special rights or restrictions attached to a series of any class of shares confer on the series a priority in respect of dividends or return of capital over any other series of shares of the same class. Under the BCBCA, the purchase or other acquisition by a company of its shares is generally subject to solvency tests similar to those applicable to the payment of dividends (as set out above). Our company is permitted, under its articles, to acquire any of its Common Shares, and the approval of its board of directors. Under the BCBCA, subject to solvency tests similar to those applicable to the payment of dividends (as set out above), a company may redeem, on the terms and in the manner provided in its articles, any of its shares that has a right of redemption attached to it.
         
Vacancies on Board of Director    Under the DGCL, a vacancy or a newly created directorship may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Any newly elected director usually holds office for the remainder of the full term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of the class of directors to which the newly elected director has been elected expires.   Under the BCBCA and our articles, a vacancy among the directors created by the removal of a director may be filled by the shareholders at the meeting at which the director is removed or, if not filled by the shareholders at such meeting, by the shareholders or by the remaining directors. In the case of a casual vacancy, the remaining directors may fill the vacancy. Under the BCBCA, directors may increase the size of the board of directors by one third of the number of current directors. Under the BCBCA and our articles, if as a result of one or more vacancies, the number of directors in office falls below the number required for a quorum, the remaining directors may appoint as directors the number of individuals that, when added to the number of remaining directors, will constitute a quorum and/or call a shareholders’ meeting to fill any or all vacancies among directors and to conduct such other business that may be dealt with at that meeting, but must not take any other action until a quorum is obtained.

 

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Constitution and Residency Of Directors   The DGCL does not have residency requirements, but a corporation may prescribe qualifications for directors under its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.   The BCBCA does not place any residency restrictions on the boards of directors.
         
Removal of Directors; Terms of Directors   Under the DGCL, except in the case of a corporation with a classified board or with cumulative voting, any director or the entire board may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors.   Our articles allow for the removal of a director by special resolution of the shareholders. According to our articles, all directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors at every annual general meeting, but are eligible for re-election or re- appointment.
         
Inspection of Books and Records   Under the DGCL, any holder of record of stock or a person who is the beneficial owner of shares of such stock held either in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person may inspect the corporation’s books and records for a proper purpose.   Under the BCBCA, directors and shareholders may, without charge, inspect certain of the records of a company. Former shareholders and directors may also inspect certain of the records, free of charge, but only those records pertaining to the times that they were shareholders or directors. Public companies must allow all persons to inspect certain records of the company free of charge.
         
Amendment of Governing Documents  

Under the DGCL, a certificate of incorporation may be amended if: (i) the board of directors adopts a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment, declares the advisability of the amendment and directs that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders; provided that unless required by the certificate of incorporation, no meeting or vote is required to adopt an amendment for certain specified changes; and (ii) the holders of a majority of shares of stock entitled to vote on the matter approve the amendment, unless the certificate of incorporation requires the vote of a greater number of shares.

 

If a class vote on the amendment is required by the DGCL, a majority of the outstanding stock of the class is required, unless a greater proportion is specified in the certificate of incorporation or by other provisions of the DGCL.

 

Under the DGCL, the board of directors may amend a corporation’s bylaws if so authorized in the certificate of incorporation. The shareholders of a Delaware corporation also have the power to amend bylaws.

 

 

Under the BCBCA, a company may amend its articles or notice of articles by (i) the type of resolution specified in the BCBCA, (ii) if the BCBCA does not specify a type of resolution, then by the type specified in our articles, or (iii) if our articles do not specify a type of resolution, then by special resolution. The BCBCA permits many substantive changes to a company’s articles (such as a change in our authorized share structure or a change in the special rights or restrictions that may be attached to a certain class or series of shares) to be changed by the resolution specified in that company’s articles.

 

Our articles provide that certain changes to our share structure and any creation or alteration of special rights and restrictions attached to a series or class of shares be done by way of ordinary resolution. However, if a right or special right attached to a class or series of shares would be prejudiced or interfered with by such an alteration, the BCBCA requires that holders of such class or series of shares must approve the alteration by a special separate resolution of those shareholders.

 

Our articles also provide that the shareholders may from time to time, by ordinary resolution, make any alteration to our notice of articles and articles as permitted by the BCBCA.

 

 

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Indemnification of Directors and Officers  

Under the DGCL, subject to specified limitations in the case of derivative suits brought by a corporation’s stockholders in its name, a corporation may indemnify any person who is made a party to any action, suit or proceeding on account of being a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or was serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, provided that there is a determination that: (i) the individual acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii) in a criminal action or proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

Without court approval, however, no indemnification may be made in respect of any derivative action in which an individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.

 

The DGCL requires indemnification of directors and officers for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably relating to a successful defense on the merits or otherwise of a derivative or third-party action.

 

Under the DGCL, a corporation may advance expenses relating to the defense of any proceeding to directors and officers upon the receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the individual to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified.

 

  Under the BCBCA, a company may indemnify: (i) a current or former director or officer of that company; (ii) a current or former director or officer of another corporation if, at the time such individual held such office, the corporation was an affiliate of the company, or if such individual held such office at our request; or (iii) an indemnifiable person (as defined in the “Description of Share Capital” section above) against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him or her in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative or other legal proceeding or investigative action (whether current, threatened, pending or completed) in which he or she is involved because of that person’s position as an indemnifiable person, unless: (i) the individual did not act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of such company or the other entity, as the case may be; or (ii) in the case of a proceeding other than a civil proceeding, the individual did not have reasonable grounds for believing that the individual’s conduct was lawful. A company cannot indemnify an indemnifiable person if it is prohibited from doing so under its articles. In addition, a company must not indemnify an indemnifiable person in proceedings brought against the indemnifiable person by or on behalf of the company or an associated company. A company may pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable person in respect of that proceeding only if the indemnifiable person has provided an undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses was prohibited, the indemnifiable person will repay any amounts advanced. Subject to the aforementioned prohibitions on indemnification, a company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an indemnifiable person in respect of such eligible proceeding if such indemnifiable person has not been reimbursed for such expenses, and was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the outcome of such eligible proceeding or was substantially successful on the merits in the outcome of such eligible proceeding. On application from an indemnifiable person, a court may make any order the court considers appropriate in respect of an eligible proceeding, including the indemnification of penalties imposed or expenses incurred in any such proceedings and the enforcement of an indemnification agreement. As permitted by the BCBCA, our articles require us to indemnify our directors, officers, former directors or officers (and such individual’s respective heirs and legal representatives) and permit us to indemnify any person to the extent permitted by the BCBCA.

 

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Limited Liability of Directors   The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation’s certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of a director to a corporation or its shareholders by reason of a director’s breach of the fiduciary duty of care. The DGCL does not permit any limitation of the liability of a director for: (i) breaching the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith; (iii) engaging in intentional misconduct or a known violation of law; (iv) obtaining an improper personal benefit from the corporation; or (v) paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase that was illegal under applicable law.   Under the BCBCA, a director or officer of a company must (i) act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company; (ii) exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent individual would exercise in comparable circumstances; (iii) act in accordance with the BCBCA and the regulations thereunder; and (iv) subject to (i) to (iii), act in accordance with the articles of the company. These statutory duties are in addition to duties under common law and equity. No provision in a contract or the articles of a company may relieve a director or officer of a company from the above duties.  Under the BCBCA, a director is not liable for certain acts if the director has otherwise complied with his or her duties and relied, in good faith, on (i) financial statements of the company represented to the director by an officer of the company or in a written report of the auditor of the company to fairly reflect the financial position of the company, (ii) a written report of a lawyer, accountant, engineer, appraiser or other person whose profession lends credibility to a statement made by that person, (iii) a statement of fact represented to the director by an officer of the company to be correct, or (iv) any record, information or representation that the court considers provides reasonable grounds for the actions of the director, whether or not that record was forged, fraudulently made or inaccurate or that information or representation was fraudulently made or inaccurate. Further, a director is not liable if the director did not know and could not reasonably have known that the act done by the director or authorized by the resolution voted for or consented to by the director was contrary to the BCBCA.

 

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Stockholder/ Shareholder Lawsuits   Under the DGCL, a stockholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of the corporation to enforce the rights of the corporation; provided, however, that under Delaware case law, the plaintiff generally must be a stockholder not only at the time of the transaction which the subject of the suit, but through the duration of the derivative suit. Delaware law also requires that the derivative plaintiff make a demand on the directors of the corporation to assert the corporate claim before the suit may be prosecuted by the derivative plaintiff, unless such demand would be futile. An individual also may commence a class action suit on behalf of himself or herself and other similarly situated stockholders where the requirements for maintaining a class action have been met.  

Under the BCBCA, a shareholder (including a beneficial shareholder) or director of a company and any person who, in the discretion of the court, is an appropriate person to make an application to court to prosecute or defend an action on behalf of a company (a derivative action) may, with judicial leave: (i) bring an action in the name and on behalf of the company to enforce a right, duty or obligation owed to the company that could be enforced by the company itself or to obtain damages for any breach of such right, duty or obligation or (ii) defend, in the name and on behalf of the company, a legal proceeding brought against the company.

 

Under the BCBCA, the court may grant leave if: (i) the complainant has made reasonable efforts to cause the directors of the company to prosecute or defend the action; (ii) notice of the application for leave has been given to the company and any other person that the court may order; (iii) the complainant is acting in good faith; and (iv) it appears to the court to be in the interests of the company for the action to be prosecuted or defended.

 

Under the BCBCA, upon the final disposition of a derivative action, the court may make any order it determines to be appropriate. In addition, under the BCBCA, a court may order a company to pay the complainant’s interim costs, including legal fees and disbursements. However, the complainant may be held accountable for the costs on final disposition of the action.

 

Oppression Remedy   Although the DGCL imposes upon directors and officers fiduciary duties of loyalty (i.e., a duty to act in a manner believed to be in the best interest of the corporation and its stockholders) and care, there is no remedy under the DGCL that is comparable to the BCBCA’s oppression remedy.   The BCBCA’s oppression remedy enables a court to make an order (interim or final) to rectify the matters complained of if the court is satisfied upon application by a shareholder (as defined below) that the affairs of the company are being conducted or that the powers of the directors have been exercised in a manner that is oppressive, or that some action of the company or shareholders has been or is threatened to be taken which is unfairly prejudicial, in each case to one or more shareholders. The applicant must be one of the persons being oppressed or prejudiced and the application must be brought in a timely manner. A “shareholder” for the purposes of the oppression remedy includes legal and beneficial owners of shares as well as any other person whom the court considers appropriate. The oppression remedy provides the court with extremely broad and flexible jurisdiction to intervene in corporate affairs to protect shareholders.

 

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Blank Check Preferred Stock/Shares   Under the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation of a corporation may give the board the right to issue new classes of preferred shares with voting, conversion, dividend distribution, and other rights to be determined by the board at the time of issuance, which could prevent a takeover attempt and thereby preclude shareholders from realizing a potential premium over the market value of their shares. In addition, the DGCL does not prohibit a corporation from adopting a shareholder rights plan, or “poison pill,” which could prevent a takeover attempt and also preclude shareholders from realizing a potential premium over the market value of their shares.    
         
Advance Notification Requirements for Proposals of Stockholders / Shareholders   Delaware corporations typically have provisions in their bylaws that require a stockholder proposing a nominee for election to the board of directors or other proposals at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders to provide notice of any such proposals to the secretary of the corporation in advance of the meeting for any such proposal to be brought before the meeting of the stockholders. In addition, advance notice bylaws frequently require the stockholder nominating a person for election to the board of directors to provide information about the nominee, such as his or her age, address, employment and beneficial ownership of shares of the corporation’s capital stock. The stockholder may also be required to disclose, among other things, his or her name, share ownership and agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to such nomination. For other proposals, the proposing stockholder is often required by the bylaws to provide a description of the proposal and any other information relating to such stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf that proposal is being made, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for the proposal and pursuant to and in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.   Under the BCBCA, qualified shareholders holding at least one percent (1%) of our issued voting shares or whose shares have a fair market value in excess of $2,000 in the aggregate may make proposals for matters to be considered at the annual general meeting of shareholders. Such proposals must be sent to us in advance of any proposed meeting by delivering a timely written notice in proper form to our registered office in accordance with the requirements of the BCBCA. The notice must include information on the business the shareholder intends to bring before the meeting. To be a qualified shareholder, a shareholder must currently be and have been a registered or beneficial owner of at least one share of the company for at least 2 years before the date of signing the proposal. If the proposal and a written statement in support of the proposal (if any) are submitted at least three months before the anniversary date of the previous annual meeting and the proposal and written statement (if any) meet other specified requirements, then the company must either set out the proposal, including the names and mailing addresses of the submitting person and supporters and the written statement (if any), in the proxy circular of the company or attach the proposal and written statement thereto. In certain circumstances, the company may refuse to process a proposal.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

 

We may issue subscription rights to purchase our Common Stock. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the shareholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.

  

The prospectus supplement relating to any subscription rights we offer, if any, will, to the extent applicable, include specific terms relating to the offering, including some or all of the following:

 

  the price, if any, for the subscription rights;

 

  the exercise price payable for each share of Common Stock the exercise of the subscription rights;

 

  the number of subscription rights to be issued to each shareholder;

 

  the number and terms of the shares of Common Stock which may be purchased per each subscription right;

 

  the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;

 

  any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights;

 

  the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire;

 

  the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities; and

 

  if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement which may be entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights.

 

The description in the applicable prospectus supplement of any subscription rights we offer will not necessarily be complete and will be qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable subscription right agreement, which will be filed with the SEC if we offer subscription rights. For more information on how you can obtain copies of the applicable subscription right agreement if we offer subscription rights, see “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 29 and “Documents Incorporated by Reference” beginning on page 30. We urge you to read the applicable subscription right agreement and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS 

 

We may issue warrants for the purchase of shares of our Common Stock. We may issue warrants independently of or together with shares of our Common Stock offered by any prospectus supplement, and we may attach the warrants to, or issue them separately from, shares of our Common Stock. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of offered warrants. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrant certificates relating to the warrants and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holders of warrant certificates or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summaries of certain provisions of the warrant agreements and warrants do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and the warrant certificates relating to each series of warrants which we will file with the SEC and incorporate by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part at or prior to the time of the issuance of any series of warrants.

 

General

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the warrants, including as applicable:

 

  the offering price;

 

  the aggregate number or amount of underlying securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and the exercise price;

 

  the number of warrants being offered;

 

  the date, if any, after which the warrants and the underlying securities will be transferable separately;

 

  the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire, or the Expiration Date;

 

  the number of warrants outstanding, if any;

 

  any material Canadian and/or U.S. federal income tax consequences;

 

  the terms, if any, on which we may accelerate the date by which the warrants must be exercised; and;

 

  any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

Warrants will be offered and exercisable for U.S. dollars only and will be in registered form only.

 

Holders of warrants will be able to exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of different denominations, present warrants for registration of transfer, and exercise warrants at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of any warrants, holders of the warrants to purchase shares of our Common Stock will not have any rights of holders of Common Stock, including the right to receive payments of dividends, if any, or to exercise any applicable right to vote. 

 

Certain Risk Considerations

 

Any warrants we issue will involve a degree of risk, including risks arising from fluctuations in the price of the underlying Common Stock and general risks applicable to the securities market (or markets) on which the underlying securities trade, as applicable. Prospective purchasers of the warrants will need to recognize that the warrants may expire worthless, and, thus, purchasers should be prepared to sustain a total loss of the purchase price of their warrants. This risk reflects the nature of a warrant as an asset that, other factors held constant, tends to decline in value over time and that may, depending on the price of the underlying securities, become worthless when it expires. The trading price of a warrant at any time is expected to increase if the price of or, if applicable, dividend rate on, the underlying securities increases. Conversely, the trading price of a warrant is expected to decrease as the time remaining to expiration of the warrant decreases and as the price of or, if applicable, dividend rate on, the underlying securities, decreases. Assuming all other factors are held constant, the more a warrant is “out-of-the-money” (i.e., the more the exercise price exceeds the price of the underlying securities and the shorter its remaining term to expiration), the greater the risk that a purchaser of the warrant will lose all or part of his or her investment. If the price of the underlying securities does not rise before the warrant expires to an extent sufficient to cover a purchaser’s cost of the warrant, the purchaser will lose all or part of his or her investment in the warrant upon expiration.

 

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In addition, prospective purchasers of the warrants should be experienced with respect to options and option transactions, should understand the risks associated with options and should reach an investment decision only after careful consideration, with their financial advisers, of the suitability of the warrants in light of their particular financial circumstances and the information discussed in this prospectus and, if applicable, the prospectus supplement. Before purchasing, exercising or selling any warrants, prospective purchasers and holders of warrants should carefully consider, among other things:

 

  the trading price of the warrants;

  

  the price of the underlying securities at that time;

 

  the time remaining to expiration; and

 

  any related transaction costs.

 

Some of the factors referred to above are in turn influenced by various political, economic and other factors that can affect the trading price of the underlying securities and should be carefully considered prior to making any investment decisions.

 

Purchasers of the warrants should further consider that the initial offering price of the warrants may be in excess of the price that a purchaser of options might pay for a comparable option in a private, less liquid transaction. In addition, it is not possible to predict the price at which the warrants will trade in the secondary market or whether any such market will be liquid. We may, but will not be obligated to, file an application to list any warrants on a U.S. national securities exchange. To the extent that any warrants are exercised, the number of warrants outstanding will decrease, which may result in a lessening of the liquidity of the warrants. Finally, the warrants will constitute our direct, unconditional and unsecured obligations and, as such, will be subject to any changes in our perceived creditworthiness.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

Each holder of a warrant will be entitled to purchase that number or amount of underlying securities, at the exercise price, as will in each case be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the offered warrants. After the close of business on the Expiration Date (which may be extended by us), unexercised warrants will become void.

 

Holders may exercise warrants by delivering to the warrant agent payment as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement of the amount required to purchase the underlying securities purchasable upon exercise, together with the information set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate. Warrants will be deemed to have been exercised upon receipt of payment of the exercise price, subject to the receipt within two (2) business days of the warrant certificate evidencing the exercised warrants. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, issue and deliver the underlying securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by a warrant certificate are exercised, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.

 

Amendments and Supplements to Warrant Agreements

 

We may amend or supplement the warrant agreement without the consent of the holders of the warrants issued under the agreement to effect changes that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the warrants and that do not adversely affect the interests of the holders. 

 

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:

 

  the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

 

  the material terms of a unit agreement under which the units will be issued;

  

  any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

 

  whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form. 

 

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any units. The preceding description and any description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such units. For more information on how you can obtain copies of the applicable unit agreement if we offer units, see “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 29 and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” beginning on page 30. We urge you to read the applicable unit agreement and any applicable prospectus supplement in their entirety.

 

TAXATION

 

The material Canadian and U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the purchase, ownership and disposition of any of the securities offered by this prospectus will be set forth in the prospectus supplement offering those securities or incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 20-F or other public filings we make with the SEC.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The securities being offered by this prospectus may be sold:

 

  through agents;

 

  to or through one or more underwriters on a firm commitment or agency basis;

 

  through put or call option transactions relating to the securities;

 

  to or through dealers, who may act as agents or principals, including a block trade (which may involve crosses) in which a broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

  through privately negotiated transactions;

 

  purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus;

 

  directly to purchasers, including our affiliates, through a specific bidding or auction process, on a negotiated basis or otherwise; to or through one or more underwriters on a firm commitment or best efforts basis;

 

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  exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions;

 

  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;

 

  in “at-the-market” offerings, within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise;

 

  transactions not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales or privately negotiated transactions;

 

  transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives that may or may not be listed on an exchange or

 

  through any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law; or

 

  through a combination of any such methods of sale.

 

At any time a particular offer of the securities covered by this prospectus is made, a revised prospectus or prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of securities covered by this prospectus being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents, any discounts, commissions, concessions and other items constituting compensation from us and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers. Such prospectus supplement, and, if necessary, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, will be filed with the SEC to reflect the disclosure of additional information with respect to the distribution of the securities covered by this prospectus. In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities sold under this prospectus may only be sold through registered or licensed broker-dealers. In addition, in some states the securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.

 

The distribution of securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including block transactions and transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other organized market where the securities may be traded. The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The consideration may be cash or another form negotiated by the parties. Agents, underwriters or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions to be received from us or from the purchasers of the securities. Any dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts. If any such dealers or agents were deemed to be underwriters, they may be subject to statutory liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

Agents may from time to time solicit offers to purchase the securities. If required, we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and set forth any compensation payable to the agent. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of the securities.

 

To the extent that we make sales to or through one or more underwriters or agents in at-the-market offerings, we will do so pursuant to the terms of a distribution agreement between us and the underwriters or agents. If we engage in at-the-market sales pursuant to a distribution agreement, we will sell any of our listed securities to or through one or more underwriters or agents, which may act on an agency basis or on a principal basis. During the term of any such agreement, we may sell any of our listed securities on a daily basis in exchange transactions or otherwise as we agree with the underwriters or agents. The distribution agreement will provide that any of our listed securities which are sold will be sold at prices related to the then prevailing market prices for our listed securities. Therefore, exact figures regarding proceeds that will be raised or commissions to be paid cannot be determined at this time and will be described in a prospectus supplement. Pursuant to the terms of the distribution agreement, we also may agree to sell, and the relevant underwriters or agents may agree to solicit offers to purchase, blocks of our listed securities. The terms of each such distribution agreement will be set forth in more detail in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus.

 

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If underwriters are used in a sale, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriter or underwriters, with respect to a particular underwritten offering of securities, and will set forth the terms of the transactions, including compensation of the underwriters and dealers and the public offering price, if applicable. The prospectus and prospectus supplement will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.

 

If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we or an underwriter will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.

 

We may directly solicit offers to purchase the securities and may make sales of securities directly to institutional investors or others. These persons may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any resale of the securities. To the extent required, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any such sales, including the terms of any bidding or auction process, if used.

 

Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements which may be entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. If required, the prospectus supplement will describe the terms and conditions of the indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters or dealers, or their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us or our subsidiaries.

 

Any person participating in the distribution of securities registered under the registration statement that includes this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and the applicable SEC rules and regulations, including, among others, Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of our securities by that person. Furthermore, Regulation M may restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of our securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities. These restrictions may affect the marketability of our securities and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to our securities.

 

Certain persons participating in an offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions, penalty bids and other transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the offered securities. These activities may maintain the price of the offered securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of which is described below:

 

  a stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of a security.

 

  a syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering.

 

  a penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when offered securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions.

 

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These transactions may be effected on an exchange or automated quotation system, if the securities are listed on that exchange or admitted for trading on that automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

 

If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase offered securities from us at the public offering price set forth in such prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.

 

In addition, our Common Stock or warrants may be issued upon conversion of or in exchange for other securities.

 

Any underwriters to whom offered securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in such offered securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The offered securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. No assurance can be given that there will be a market for the offered securities.

 

Any securities that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, may be sold under Rule 144 or Regulation S rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

 

In connection with offerings made through underwriters or agents, we may enter into agreements with such underwriters or agents pursuant to which we receive our outstanding securities in consideration for the securities being offered to the public for cash. In connection with these arrangements, the underwriters or agents may also sell securities covered by this prospectus to hedge their positions in these outstanding securities, including in short sale transactions. If so, the underwriters or agents may use the securities received from us under these arrangements to close out any related open borrowings of securities.

 

We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, such third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of shares, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of shares. The third parties (or affiliates of such third parties) in such sale transactions will be underwriters and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).

 

We may loan or pledge securities to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the securities using this prospectus. Such financial institution or third party may transfer its short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus or in connection with a simultaneous offering of other securities offered by this prospectus.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the issuance of our Common Shares offered in this prospectus and certain other matters of Canadian law will be passed upon for us by Daniel N. Bloch. Certain matters of U.S. federal law will be passed upon for us by Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tel Aviv, Israel. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers or agents, by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

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EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Clearmind Medicine Inc. as of October 31, 2022 and 2021, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2022, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of independent registered public accounting firms, Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co., a Firm in the Deloitte Global Network, and Saturna Group Chartered Professional Accountants LLP, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The audit report covering the October 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company’s recurring losses from operations and lack of sufficient resources raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.  

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-1 under the Securities Act relating to this offering of our Common 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.

 

Our SEC filings are available to the public at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Upon completion of this offering, we will be subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to foreign private issuers, and under those requirements will file reports with the SEC. 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 reports and financial statements with the SEC as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.

 

We maintain a corporate website at https://www.clearmindmedicine.com/. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. 

 

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference information into this document. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this document, except for any information superseded by information that is included directly in this prospectus or incorporated by reference subsequent to the date of this prospectus.

 

We incorporate by reference the following documents or information that we have filed with the SEC:

 

  the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023; and

 

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the Company’s Reports on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on February 15, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third and fourth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), February 22, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), March 16, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third and fifth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), March 17, 2023 (solely with respect to (i) the Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the three months ended January 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.1; and (ii) the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three months ended January 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.2), April 6, 2023, April 20, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), April 21, 2023, April 27, 2023 (solely with respect to the first and second paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), May 2, 2023, May 8, 2023, May 12, 2023 (solely with respect to the first and second paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), May 19, 2023, May 22, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, fourth, six, seventh and eighth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), June 14, 2023 (solely with respect to (i) the Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the three and sixth months ended April 30, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.1; and (ii) the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and six months ended April 30, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.2), June 16, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), July 11, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third, fifth and sixth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), August 1, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, third and fifth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), August 14, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), September 6, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second, fourth and fifth paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), September 13, 2023 (solely with respect to (i) the Condensed Interim Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.1; and (ii) the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2023, attached as Exhibit 99.2), September 18, 2023, October 24, 2023, November 15, 2023, November 17, 2023 (solely with respect to the first, second and third paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), November 21, 2023, November 28, 2023 (solely with respect to the first four paragraphs and the section titled Forward Looking Statements of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1), December 6, 2023, and December 14, 2023.

 

  The description our Common Shares, which is contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act on November 9, 2022 (File No. 001- 41557), as amended by Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023.

 

We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to us at Clearmind Medicine Inc., 101 – 1220 W. 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6H1A, Attention: Alan Rootenberg, Chief Financial Officer, telephone number: +1 973.536.1016.

 

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ENFORCEABILITY OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

We are incorporated under the laws of British Columbia. Some of our directors and officers, and some of the experts named in this prospectus, are residents of Canada or otherwise reside outside of the United States, and all or a substantial portion of their assets, and all or a substantial portion of our assets, are located outside of the United States. We have appointed an agent for service of process in the United States, but it may be difficult for shareholders who reside in the United States to effect service within the United States upon those directors, officers and experts who are not residents of the United States. It may also be difficult for shareholders who reside in the United States to realize in the United States upon judgments of courts of the United States predicated upon our civil liability and the civil liability of our directors, officers and experts under the United States federal securities laws. There can be no assurance that U.S. investors will be able to enforce against us, members of our Board, officers or certain experts named herein who are residents of Canada or other countries outside the United States, any judgments in civil and commercial matters, including judgments under the federal securities laws. There can be no assurance that U.S. investors will be able to enforce against us, members of our Board, officers or certain experts named herein who are residents of Canada or other countries outside the United States, any judgments in civil and commercial matters, including judgments under the federal securities laws. There is uncertainty with respect to whether a Canadian court would take jurisdiction on a matter of liability predicated solely upon U.S. federal securities laws, and uncertainty with respect to whether a Canadian court would enforce a foreign judgment on liabilities predicated upon the securities laws of the United States.

 

EXPENSES

 

The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by us) that we may incur in connection with the securities being registered hereby. Each prospectus supplement describing an offering of securities will reflect the estimated expenses related to the offering of securities under that prospectus supplement.

 

SEC registration fees  $7,380 
FINRA filing fee  $8,000 
Legal fees and expenses  $*
Accountants fees and expenses  $*
Printing Fees  $*
Miscellaneous  $*
Total  $*

 

* These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

 

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1,468,000 Common Shares

Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase up to 32,000 Common Shares

 

Clearmind Medicine Inc.

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aegis Capital Corp.

 

January 11, 2024