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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP
Form 10-Q
June 30, 2022
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2022
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2022
U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| A s s e t s | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Restricted cash | ||||||||
| Short-term loan granted to others | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Non-current assets | ||||||||
| Investments valued under the measurement alternative | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Total non-current assets | ||||||||
| T o t a l assets | ||||||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Accrued compensation | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Convertible component in convertible notes | ||||||||
| Convertible notes | ||||||||
| T o t a l liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Deficit | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $ per share, shares authorized at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Stock to be issued | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| T o t a l stockholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| T o t a l liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
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| June 30 | June 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Marketing, general and administrative expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Financing expenses, net: | ||||||||||||||||
| Income (expenses) related to convertible loan terms | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other financing income (expenses), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Financing income (expenses), net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Loss per common stock (basic and diluted) | * | * | * | * | ||||||||||||
| Basic weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to foreign currency translation | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| * |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(U.S. dollars in thousands, except share data)
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
| Common stock | Additional paid-in | Stock to be |
Accumulated | Accumulated other comprehensive | Total stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock | Amount | Stock | Amount | capital | issued | deficit | income | deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extinguishment of convertible note | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with convertible notes | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share based compensation | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2022 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share based compensation | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited) | ( | ) | | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redeemable convertible preferred stock
| Common stock | Additional paid-in | Stock to be |
Accumulated | Accumulated other comprehensive | Total stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock | Amount | Stock | Amount | capital | issued | deficit | income | deficit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 | ( | ) | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2021 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modification of warrants in connection with convertible loan restructuring | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with convertible notes | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2021 (unaudited) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars in thousands)
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| June 30, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Finance expenses, net | ||||||||
| Financial expenses with respect to convertible notes and loans | ( | ) | ||||||
| Share based payment to a service provider | ||||||||
| Share based payment | ||||||||
| Fair value adjustment of liability in connection with stock exchange agreement | ( | ) | ||||||
| Changes in fair value of marketable securities | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | ( | ) | ||||||
| Repayments of short-term loan granted to others | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of secured promissory note | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | ||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash received during the year: | ||||||||
| Interest | - | 14 | ||||||
| Non-cash transactions: | ||||||||
| Fair value of convertible component in convertible loan | ( | ) | ||||||
| Warrants issued in connection with convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
| Extinguishment of convertible notes | ( | ) | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
NOTE 1 - GENERAL
Citrine Global, Corp. (“Citrine Global” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on May 26, 2010. The Company’s common stock is traded in the United States on the OTCQB market under the ticker symbol “CTGL.”
On June 3, 2020 the Company established a wholly owned new Israeli subsidiary: CTGL – Citrine Global Israel Ltd, (the “Israeli Subsidiary”).
On July 21, 2020, the Israeli Subsidiary began to work with certain Company shareholders, Beezz Home Technologies Ltd., in which Ora Elharar Soffer, the Company’s chairperson and CEO holds shares, and Golden Holdings Neto Ltd., in which Ilan Ben-Ishai, a director of the Company, holds shares, have been working towards establishing an Operational Innovation Center focuses on the medical cannabis industry, CBD, hemp, botanical, food supplements and cosmetics products. The Company’s Board of Directors approved the Israeli Subsidiary to proceed with preparations for entering into an agreement to incorporate a new company, named Cannovation Center Israel Ltd. (“Cannovation”), with Beezz Home Technologies Ltd. and Golden Holdings Neto Ltd., and to accept limitations on the Israeli Subsidiary’s rights in the Cannovation Center if and as mandated under Israeli regulations on the involvement of foreign entities.
On
August 4, 2020, the Board of the Company approved for the Company and its Israeli Subsidiary to proceed with preparations for investing
in iBOT Israel Botanicals Ltd., an Israeli nutritional supplements’ company developing and manufacturing botanical formulas and
nutritional supplements for custom contract manufacturing for leading botanical companies (“iBOT”). iBOT has a manufacturing
facility for a wide range of botanical formulations. iBOT’s manufacturing facility is approved by the Israeli Ministry of Health
and is GMP-certified, ISO9001-certified and HACCP certified by IQC. The principal shareholders and control persons of iBOT are the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer and a Company director. On August 4, 2020, the Board of Directors approved for the Company and Citrine Global
Israel to proceed with preparations for investing in iBOT. On August 9, 2021, through the
In October 2021, iBOT granted to Citrine Global Group, a pre-emption right to any equity or equity linked securities that iBOT proposes to issue to an unrelated third party with aggregate gross proceeds to the Company exceeding $1 million or which will result in a change in control in iBOT following such issuance, then iBOT is to give to the Citrine Global Group written notice of such proposed issuance and the relevant terms thereof and the Citrine Global Group shall have ten (10) days thereafter to determine if it elects to purchase a minimum of 51% of the proposed issuance on the price and other terms specified in the notice sent by iBOT (the “Pre-Emption Right”). If the Citrine Global Group elects to exercise the Pre-Emption Right, such purchase is to take place at no more than 90 days following the expiration of the 10 day notice period to the Citrine Global Group. Any iBOT securities of the Pre-Emption Right that Citrine Global Group elects to not purchase are to be sold by not later than 90 days following the end of the Citrine Global Group’s notice period and if such shares are not sold to such third party within the 90 day period, the Pre-Emption right shall apply to any subsequent proposed issuance. The preemption right does not apply to certain specified exceptions.
On August 20, 2020, the Israeli Subsidiary, Beezz Home Technologies Ltd., and Golden Holdings Neto Ltd. incorporated Cannovation. Israeli Subsidiary holds of Cannovation’s shares, while each of Beezz Home Technologies Ltd. and Golden Holdings Neto Ltd. holds 20% of its shares. See note 4C for additional information.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
Stock split Authorization
Financial support from shareholders
The Company has not yet to generate revenues and is dependent on raising funds from its current shareholders or from other sources. On April 13, 2021, Citrine S A L, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and related parties, has furnished the Company with an irrevocable letter of obligation to financially support the Company until June 30, 2022. On March 17, 2022, Citrine S A L Investment Holding Ltd. extended this support through June 30, 2023. On August 14, 2022, Citrine S A L Investment Holding Ltd. further extended this support through October 31, 2023.
The Company has no significant firm commitments that require it to remit cash, and can control the level of expenses it incurs. Based on the Company’s current cash balances, and the irrevocable letter of obligation from Citrine S A L noted above, the Company believes it has sufficient funds for its plans for the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements. As the Company is embarking on its new activity as detailed herein, it is incurring losses. It cannot determine with reasonable certainty when and if it will have sustainable profits.
COVID-19
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to be a global pandemic (COVID-19), which continues to spread throughout the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is having significant effects on global markets, supply chains, businesses, and communities. Specifically with respect to the Company, COVID-19 may impact various parts of its 2022 plans, operations and financial results, including but not limited to difficulties in obtaining additional financing. The Company considered the impact of COVID-19 on the estimates and assumptions and determined that there were no material adverse impacts on the consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30,2022. The Company believes it is taking appropriate actions to mitigate the negative impact, including by focusing its activities initially only within the country of Israel. However, the full impact of COVID-19 is unknown and cannot be reasonably estimated as these events are still developing.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, the financial statements presented herein have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm but include all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022. However, these results are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include fair value estimates of derivative liabilities and assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Fair value
Fair value of certain of the Company’s financial instruments including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other accrued liabilities approximate cost because of their short maturities. The Company measures and reports fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure,” which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
Fair value, as defined by ASC 820, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value of an asset should reflect its highest and best use by market participants, principal (or most advantageous) markets, and an in-use or an in-exchange valuation premise. The fair value of a liability should reflect the risk of nonperformance, which includes, among other things, the Company’s credit risk.
Valuation techniques are generally classified into three categories: (i) the market approach; (ii) the income approach; and (iii) the cost approach. The selection and application of one or more of the techniques may require significant judgment and are primarily dependent upon the characteristics of the asset or liability, and the quality and availability of inputs. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 also provides fair value hierarchy for inputs and resulting measurement as follows:
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF RESENTATION (cont.)
Fair value (cont.)
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability that are supported by little or no market activity, and that are significant to the fair values.
Fair value measurements are required to be disclosed by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. Fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (in level 3 measurements) are subject to expanded disclosure requirements including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (i) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), (ii) segregating those gains or losses included in earnings, and (iii) a description of where those gains or losses included in earning are reported in the statement of operations.
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
| Balance as of June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
| US$ in thousands | ||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of convertible component in convertible notes | ||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
The following table presents the changes in fair value of the level 3 liabilities for the period ended June 30, 2022:
Changes in Fair value | ||||
| US$ in thousands | ||||
| Liabilities: | ||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Initial recognition of convertible component as part of modification in note terms | ||||
| Initial recognition of convertible component as part of convertible notes issued | ||||
| Changes in fair value | ||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2022 | ||||
| Changes in fair value | ( | |||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2022 | ||||
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF RESENTATION (cont.)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On October 1, 2021, the Company early adopted ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (ASU 2020-06), which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models available for convertible debt instruments. This guidance also eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments and requires the use of the if-converted method. The new standard was effective for us beginning January 1, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Other new pronouncements issued but not effective as of June 30, 2022 are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Number of Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price ($) | |||||||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2021 | ||||||||
| Granted | ||||||||
| Exercised | ||||||||
| Forfeited or expired | ||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2022 | ||||||||
| Number of options exercisable at June 30, 2022 | ||||||||
| Exercise price | Stock options outstanding | Weighted average remaining contractual life – years | Stock options vested | |||||||||
| As of June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Compensation expense recorded by the Company in respect of its stock-based compensation awards for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022 was $ thousands and $ thousands, respectively and are included in General and Administrative expenses in the Statements of Operations.
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
NOTE 4 – EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD
| A. | On
January 5, 2022, Citrine 9 LP, one of the Buyer entities (hereinafter “Citrine 9”) agreed to honor a Draw Down Notice
(as defined in the Convertible Note Agreement) for, and has advanced to the Company, $ |
As
provided for under the terms of the Convertible Note Agreement, Citrine 9 will be issued
The Company allocated the proceeds received to the freestanding components – the convertible loan, A Warrants and B Warrants, based on their relative fair values, since all three components will not be subsequently measured at fair value (see below).
Conversion feature
In accordance with ASC 815-15-25 the conversion feature was considered a liability classified embedded derivative instrument, and is to be recorded at its fair value separately from the convertible notes, within non-current liabilities in the Company’s balance sheet. The conversion component is then remeasured at fair value at each reporting period with the resulting gains or losses shown in the statements of operations.
The fair value of the convertible component was estimated by third party appraiser as weighted average of the two possible scenarios of the total convertible notes amount conversion (each, 50% probability):
The scenario in which the convertible loan would be converted prior to its maturity (scenario 1) was estimated by the appraiser using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, to compute the fair value of the derivative and to market the fair value of the derivative at each balance sheet date. The following are the data and assumptions used as of issuance dates and as of the balance sheet date:
| January 5, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Dividend yield (%) | % | % | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate (%) | % | % | ||||||
| Expected term (years) | ||||||||
| Volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Share price (U.S. dollars) | ||||||||
| Exercise price (U.S. dollars) | ||||||||
| Fair value of the conversion feature (U.S. dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
The
scenario in which the Company would raise at least $
| January 5, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | |||||||
| Dividend yield (%) | % | % | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate (%) | % | % | ||||||
| Expected term (years) | ||||||||
| Volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Share price (U.S. dollars) | ||||||||
| Exercise price (U.S. dollars) | ||||||||
| Fair value of the conversion feature U.S. dollars in thousands) | ||||||||
The
fair value of the convertible component was estimated by the third-party appraiser after giving effect to the weighted average of the
two possible scenarios as of issuance dates was $
Warrants
The
fair value of the warrants as of the drawdowns dates was estimated at $
The following are the data and assumptions used:
| Warrants A | ||||
| Dividend yield (%) | % | |||
| Risk-free interest rate (%) | % | |||
| Expected term (years) | ||||
| Volatility | % | |||
| Share price (U.S. dollars) | ||||
| Exercise price (U.S. dollars) | ||||
| Fair value of the conversion feature (U.S. dollars in thousands) | ||||
| Warrants B | ||||
| Dividend yield (%) | % | |||
| Risk-free interest rate (%) | % | |||
| Expected term (years) | ||||
| Volatility | % | |||
| Share price (U.S. dollars) | ||||
| Exercise price (U.S. dollars) | ||||
| Fair value of the conversion feature (U.S. dollars in thousands) | ||||
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CITRINE GLOBAL, CORP.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
Fair Value Proportional Allocation
The
fair value of the note was estimated at $
Based on the above, the fair value proportion allocation as of January 5, 2022 was as follows:
January 5, 2022 (US dollars in thousands) | ||||
| Conversion Component | $ | |||
| Warrants | ||||
| Convertible Notes | | |||
| Total | $ | |||
| B. | Additionally, on January 5, 2022, the Company and the related entities who are the signatory lenders (hereinafter the “Buyers”) under the Convertible Loan Agreement dated as of April 1, 2020 (the “CL Agreement”) with the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the CL Agreement pursuant to which the following was agreed to: |
| (i) | The
principal and accrued interest on all outstanding loans in the aggregate principal amount of $ | |
| (ii) | The
conversion price on all outstanding notes under the CL Agreement was adjusted to a conversion price of $ | |
| (iii) | The
exercise price on all outstanding warrants issued in connection with advances made under the CL Agreement was adjusted to an exercise
price of $ |
The Company concluded that the change in terms does not give rise to a trouble debt restructuring, as no concession was given to the Company.
Therefore, the Company went on to assess the whether the terms of the modified note are substantially different. The Company concluded that the change in terms should be accounted for as a debt extinguishment.
Following
the abovementioned amendment on January 5, 2022, the conversion component is qualifying for the scope exception under ASC
815-10-15-74(a). In accordance with ASC 815-15-35-4, since the embedded conversion option in the convertible debt meets the
bifurcation criteria, the fair value of the conversion component calculated as of January 5, 2022, in the amount of $
Conversion feature
In accordance with ASC 815-15-25 the conversion feature was considered an embedded derivative instrument, and is to be recorded at its fair value separately from the convertible notes, within non-current liabilities in the Company’s balance sheet. The conversion component is then remeasured at fair value at each reporting period with the resulting gains or losses shown in the statements of operations.
The fair value of the convertible component was estimated by third party appraiser as weighted average of the two possible scenarios of the total convertible notes amount conversion (each, 50% probability):
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
The scenario in which the convertible loan would be converted prior to its maturity (scenario 1) was estimated by the appraiser using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, to compute the fair value of the derivative and to market the fair value of the derivative at each balance sheet date. The following are the data and assumptions used as of issuance dates and as of the balance sheet date:
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scenario in which the Company would raise at least $
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The
fair value of the convertible component was estimated by the third-party appraiser after giving effect to the weighted average of the
two possible scenarios as of June 30, 2022 was $
| C. | On
February 8, 2022, Cannovation Ltd received from the Israel Land Authority (“ILA”) a counter-signed development agreement
to purchase rights for long term lease to | |
| D. | On
February 15, 2022, the Company signed an investor relations service agreement with a consultant pursuant to which the Company agreed
to pay the consultant a monthly retainer of $ | |
| E. | In May 2022 the Company appointed Prof. Itamar Grotto, a world-renowned expert in Public Health as Director in Cannovation Center Israel Ltd. and President of Green Vision Center Israel. Professor Grotto brings his extensive expertise in the health, pharma and wellness industries and will promote the company’s strategy to bring to market innovative plant-based wellness and pharma solutions, Research and Development activities, clinical trials, regulation, and business collaborations with pharma and wellness companies from all over the world. Upon his appointment, the Prof, Itamar Gruto, was granted options under the 2018 Plan to purchase shares of our common stock a per share exercise price of $. The options vest over a period, in three annual instalments beginning on June 1, 2023 and thereafter on each subsequent anniversary, subject to his continued service to the Company |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTIES
| A. | Transactions and balances with related parties |
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NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
| A. | On July 15, 2022, Citrine 9 LP, (hereinafter “Citrine 9”), one of the related entities and a signatory lender (to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company and several related parties (hereinafter the “Buyers”) in April 2020, as subsequently amended (the “CL Agreement”) agreed to honor a Draw Down Notice for, and has advanced to the Company, $ | ||
| B. | On July 28, 2022, by mutual agreement the Company and the counterparty consultant to the investor relation agreement referred to in Note 4D terminated the agreement and, in connection therewith, the Company agreed to issue to the counterparty consultant restricted shares. | ||
C. |
On August 9, 2022 , the board of directors of the Company agreed to the following: | ||
1. | The maturity date on all of the outstanding convertible loans under the CL Agreement was extended to October 31, 2023 (from July 31, 2023), subject to agreement of the lending entities under the CL Agreement to such extension of the maturity date; and | ||
| 2. | The exercise period on all of the outstanding Series A and Series B warrants issued to date in connection with the convertible loans under the CL Agreement was extended to August 9, 2027 | ||
D. |
On August 9, 2022, the Board agreed to issue
to the related entities who advanced an aggregate of $ | ||
E. |
On August 9, 2022, the Company’s board of directors determined to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) by | ||
F. |
On August 9, 2022, the Board also determined to grant to the directors and officers set forth below options under the 2018 Plan. The options are exercisable at a per share price of $ and through the seventh anniversary of the grant date, except in the case of Ora Elharar Soffer, the Company’s chief executive officer, the per share exercise price is and the exercise period is from the date of grant. The options are scheduled to vest over a period, in twelve (12) equal installments, with the first instalment vesting on the third month anniversary of the date of grant and each further instalment on each subsequent third month anniversary, subject to such individual’s continued service with the Company. In the event of a change in control, the vesting schedule is accelerated and all unvested options vest. | ||
| Director/Officer | Number of Options | |
| Ora Elharar Soffer (Chairperson, CEO) | ||
| Ilanit Halperin (Director, CFO) | ||
| Ilan Ben Ishay (Director) | ||
| Doron Birger (Director) | ||
| David Kretzmer |
| G. | On August 9, 2027, Mr. David Kretzmer’s fee in respect of services
provided to us was reduced from $ |
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| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Forward-looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws, and is subject to the safe-harbor created by such Act and laws. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of such terms, or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The statements herein and their implications are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results, performance levels of activity, or our achievements, or industry results to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to release publicly the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Further information on potential factors that could affect our business is described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on April 8, 2022. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures we have made in that report. As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” and “Citrine” mean Citrine Global, Corp. and our wholly-owned subsidiary CTGL -Citrine Global Israel Ltd. unless otherwise indicated or as otherwise required by the context.
Overview
We are a plant-based wellness pharma solutions company. Our business activity is primarily comprised of developing wellness and pharma solutions, focused on science backed plant-based products to improve quality of life and complementary solutions for balancing side effects caused by using medicines, treatments, or an unbalanced lifestyle.
The global health and wellness market is expected to reach USD 7.6 trillion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.5% from 2021 to 20301 with growing awareness of health and wellness solutions for improving people’s quality of life2. We are witnessing a global movement of health and wellbeing becoming a priority for the public, further emphasized by the recent global COVID-19 pandemic. There is increasing recognition that people need to take charge of their own health, improve their quality of life, use natural products, and balance side effects caused by medicines and treatment3.
We believe the power of plant-based solutions from nature can help improve people’s health and quality of life.
We seek to bring to the market wellness and pharma innovative products, such as food supplements, healthy snacks, healthy beverages and natural cosmetics, to help improve people’s health and quality of life and complementary products that aim to balance selected side effects associated with medicines, treatments or an unbalanced lifestyle. Research shows that complementary products can balance side effects associated with medicinal use or treatments. For example, probiotics, natural food supplements are recommended as a complementary product to balance side effects associated with the use of antibiotics4.
1 Research, P., 2022. Health and Wellness Market Size to Hit USD 7,656.7 Bn by 2030. [online] GlobeNewswire News Room.
2 NielsenIQ. 2022. An inside look into the 2021 global consumer health and wellness revolution. [online]
3 Sullivan, F., 2022. Increasing Health Consciousness Among Consumers to Shift the Global Prebiotic Ingredients Market. [online] Prnewswire.com.
4 N.A.Kerna, 2018, A complementary medicine approach to augmenting antibiotic therapy current practices in the use of probiotics during antibiotic therapy, International Journal of Complementary Alternative Medicine.
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Leveraging technology and research, we are focused on developing products portfolio based on rigorous scientific research ranging from synergistic botanicals, herbal extract tinctures, medicinal mushrooms together with plant extracts, vitamins, minerals, botanical formulations from seeds, roots, bark, fruits and a wide variety of plants that contain substances with health-supportive effects. Such supportive effects include, but aren’t limited to, enhancing oral care, anti-inflammatory properties, relaxation, sleep enhancement, energizing, mood and body balancing, and alleviating side effects.
Our strategy is to bring to market, on a global scale, innovative plant-based wellness and pharma solutions, covering the whole spectrum from innovation, research and development, product development, infrastructure for production and manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales.
Our headquarters and senior executives are based in Israel, where we operate via our 100%-owned-subsidiary “CTGL Citrine Global Israel Ltd.” and 60%-owned “Cannovation Center Israel Ltd.”
Our experienced team and partners are leaders in their respective fields with proven track records as top-level businesspeople and executives in technology, high-tech, biotech, investments, entrepreneurship, real estate, finance, and proven experience in bringing companies to global success. We have a professional, experienced group of primary shareholders that include Citrine S A L Investment Technologies, which are supporting the Company.
Our presence in Israel combined with our close contacts with leading universities, researchers, companies, shareholder and governmental support powers us to access the latest technologies, talent, and innovation to bring innovative solutions to the global market.
Our mission is to leverage the power of plant-based solutions from nature to help improve people’s health and quality of life
We created multi-strategy solutions to realize our mission, the highlights of which include the following:
Developing Bringing Plant-Based Wellness Pharma Products to Market
We are developing plant-based solutions which include products for improving quality of life and complementary solutions for balancing selected side effects caused by using medicines, cannabis, treatments, or an unbalanced lifestyle.
We already finalized the development of dozens of proprietary formulations in multiple form factors that include herbals, medicinal mushrooms, vitamins, minerals, and a variety of researched plants known for their healing qualities that contain substances with different anti-inflammatory properties and a variety of health-supportive effects that are relaxing, sleep enhancing, energizing, mood and body balancing, enhancing oral care alleviating side effects, and more under the brand name of Green Side by Side™ and we are in the process of finalizing the development of additional brands and product lines for the wellness industry .
Green Side by Side products are manufactured in Israel in a GMP-certified manufacturing facility approved by the Israeli Ministry of Health.
Go to Market Strategy and Prospective Revenue Sources
Our strategy for generating revenue in the near term and future includes sales of our proprietary product lines our brands.
A core part of our strategy includes building a worldwide network with local teams, partners, subsidiaries, strategic partnerships collaborations, and mergers acquisitions of technology and distribution companies.
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Our HQ are based in Israel where we are developing and launching our products in order to bring them to the market. Currently, we launched in the Israeli market several products from the Green Side by Side product line, focusing on the SmokLy series, a line of sprays for the oral cavity to support people with oral cavity dryness (xerostomia), a common side effect experienced by many cannabis users. Following an initial trial period, we are expanding our distribution efforts in the Israeli market for our product lines with retail, pharmacy chains and natural products’ distributors.
We are ready to market with a range of product lines dozens of proprietary formulations in multiple form factors that include herbals, medicinal mushrooms, vitamins, minerals, and a variety of researched plants known for their healing qualities that contain substances with different anti-inflammatory properties and a variety of health-supportive effects that are relaxing, sleep enhancing, energizing, mood and body balancing, enhancing oral care alleviating side effects, and more for the wellness industry.
Initially, we are planning to build an infrastructure for sales, marketing business development with local teams in North America and Europe that will distribute our product lines brands with partners consistent with local regulations.
Our strategy includes various business models that are intended to bring new products to market. The wellness products are sold through different distribution channels, which include online digital direct sales, online retailer websites, physical shops and retailers including food, drug, and mass merchandise retail networks. We are currently focused on building a B2B distribution network worldwide with select local partners who will be handling import, distribution, marketing, and sales while adhering with local regulations.
We target our product lines brands for the plant-based wellness pharma market of natural products ranging from nutraceuticals, natural superfoods, beverages, and cosmetics to legal cannabis and the evolving market of botanical and plant-derived drugs.
| ● | The nutritional supplements market is expected to reach USD 624.7 billion by 20305. | |
| ● | The superfoods market is expected to reach USD 287.7 billion by 20276. | |
| ● | The legal cannabis market is expected to reach USD 70.6 billion by 20287 | |
| ● | The botanical and plant-derived drug market is expected to reach USD 53 billion by 20268. | |
| ● | The natural cosmetics market is expected to reach USD 20.8 billion by 20279. |
IP and Research Development Strategy
Our IP strategy and RD roadmap include developing plant-based wellness and pharma solutions, building our patent portfolio, conducting clinical trials, advancing products through regulatory approvals, and bringing innovative products to market.
Currently we have a provisional patent application, and as part of our IP strategy, we plan to build a patent portfolio. We are also considering purchasing patents and IP.
5 Research, P., 2022. Nutritional Supplements Market to Hit US$ 624.7 Billion by 2030. [online] GlobeNewswire News Room
6 NielsenIQ. 2022. An inside look into the 2021 global consumer health and wellness revolution. [online]
7 Grandviewresearch.com. 2022. Legal Marijuana Market Size Worth $70.6 Billion By 2028. [online]
8 2018-2026, G. and 2018-2026, G., 2022. Botanical and Plant Derivative Drug Market - Global Forecast 2018-2026. [online] Inkwood Research
9 Mynewsdesk. 2022. Vegan Cosmetics Market is Growing at 6.9% CAGR, Market Size, Share, Statistics, Cosmetics Industry Trends, Leading Company Profiles, Forecast Estimations to 2027. [online]
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Our strategy includes developing wellness, OTC products and plant-based medicines for the botanical and plant-derived drug market including:
 | Developing products portfolio based on rigorous scientific research ranging from synergistic botanicals, herbal extract tinctures, medicinal mushrooms together with plant extracts, botanical formulations from seeds, roots, bark, fruits and a wide variety of plants that contain substances with health-supportive effects. Such supportive effects include, but aren’t limited to, enhancing oral care, anti-inflammatory properties, relaxation, sleep enhancement, energizing, mood and body balancing and alleviating side effects. | |
| Developing researching complementary solutions to address the need to balance selected effects for Caused by Using Medicines, Treatments or an Unbalanced Lifestyle. A broad range of medicines and treatments have common side effects such as dryness in the oral cavity (xerostomia), headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, lack of concentration, and impaired appetite that are associated with the use of medicines and treatments19.The public health impact of harms associated with medicines and treatments is a growing area of investigation, given the expanding pharma industry and widespread availability of drugs and different medical treatments around the world. Current evidence suggests that use of medicines is associated with side effects. Exploring the relationship between drug side-effects and therapeutic indications demonstrates that 69% of drugs have between 10 and 100 different side effects; 22% of drugs have more than 100 side-effects; only 9% of drugs have less than 10 side-effects. |
The public health impact of potential harm associated with medicines and treatments is a growing area of investigation, given the expanding pharma industry and widespread availability of drugs and different medical treatments around the world. For example, exploring the relationship between drug side-effects and therapeutic indications demonstrates that 69% of drugs have between 10 and 100 different side effects10.
Our research and development program includes:
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Developing wellness plant-based product portfolio brands across the range from scientific and research-based plants, such as herbal extracts, medicinal mushrooms, and other natural ingredients | |
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Developing complementary products portfolio brands for balancing selected side effects caused by medicines, treatments, cannabis, aging, stress, and an unbalanced lifestyle | |
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Researching and developing pharma solutions with the mission of developing plant-based medicines and botanical drugs | |
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Building patent portfolio | |
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Building clinical trials program portfolio | |
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Registering products for regulatory approval | |
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Building the infrastructure for production and innovation centers to leverage IP competitive advantage in developing and manufacturing wellness to pharma plant-based products |
10 P. Zhang, F. Wang, J. Hu, and R. 2013, Exploring the Relationship Between Drug Side-Effects and Therapeutic Indications, PubMed Central, PMCID: PMC3900166; PMID: 24551427
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Provisional Patent Application
In October 2021 we filed a provisional patent application for “PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SIDE-EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF CANNABIS, CANNABINOIDS AND RELATED PRODUCTS”, patent No: 63/257,673 in the U.S. Patent Trademark Office. The patent application describes certain side effects of cannabis use, the needs, technologies and solutions to support medical cannabis users who experience side effects related to their cannabis treatment.
In July 2022, we filed a provisional patent application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the treatment, amelioration, alleviation, mitigation, or balance of side effects in the oral cavity associated with the use of medicines, treatments, aging or unbalanced/unhealthy lifestyle.
Oral cavity side effects are common. The overall estimated prevalence of dry mouth is over one in four people in the general population with higher prevalence rates observed in studies conducted with elderly people11. Research shows that oral cavity-related symptoms are linked to different factors, such as using medicines, treatments, aging, an unbalanced or unhealthy lifestyle, various chronic diseases, psychological reasons, stress, and more12.
The Company already developed and launched the SmokLyTM sprays for the oral cavity dry mouth side effect addressing the market of cannabis users and tobacco smokers and plans to develop additional lines of natural wellness and pharma products for oral cavity symptoms and side effects resulting from using medicines, treatments, aging, for patients receiving chemotherapy, various chronic diseases, or an unhealthy lifestyle.
The patent application targets solutions for oral cavity side effects and is in line with the Company’s strategy to bring to market a broad array of plant-based wellness and pharma complementary solutions targeting to address selected side effects caused by using medicines, treatments, or an unbalanced lifestyle.
Our mission includes developing plant-based medicines for the plant-derived drug market that is expected to reach $53 billion by 202613.
The Green Vision Center Production Innovation Center for Plant-Based Wellness Pharma Products
The Green Vision Center is part of our strategy to create plant-based solutions covering all the infrastructure, facilities, and activities required for developing, manufacturing, and bringing to market innovative plant-based wellness and pharma products.
As demand for plant-based products in industries ranging from wellness, to pharma, to cosmetics, to food continues to increase, Green Vision Center will provide all facilities needed for bringing to market plant-based wellness and pharma products.
In February of 2022, we completed the acquisition of 125,000 sq ft (11,687 sq meters), of industrial land in Yerucham, a city in southern Israel, to build Green Vision Center Israel with the Israeli government support. (Approximately 90% of the acquisition cost was provided by Israeli government programs that encourage industrial development and includes additional grants and tax incentives.) Green Vision Center Israel will include approximately 65,000 sq. ft. (5,800 sqm) a first-of-its-kind center that will includes:
| ● | Manufacturing facilities for botanicals and nutritional supplements | |
| ● | Manufacturing facilities for pharma plant-based products botanical drugs | |
| ● | Manufacturing facilities for healthy snacks beverages | |
| ● | Manufacturing facilities for plant-based cosmetics | |
| ● | Manufacturing facilities for medical cannabis and related products | |
| ● | RD laboratories for development, clinical studies, and quality control testing | |
| ● | Distribution and global logistics center | |
| ● | Management and consultant offices | |
| ● | Conference, training visitor center |
11 How Common is Dry Mouth? Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of Prevalence Estimates Brazilian Dental Journal (2018) 29(6): 606-618
12 American Dental Association (ADA) Science Research Institute, LLC Oral Health Topic: Xerostomia, Department of Scientific Information, Evidence Synthesis Translation Research. Feb 2021
13 2018-2026, G. and 2018-2026, G., 2022. Botanical and Plant Derivative Drug Market - Global Forecast 2018-2026. [online] Inkwood Research.
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Green Vision Center Israel was designed by Avner Sher, one of Israel’s most highly regarded architects. Its design includes a unique roof in the shape of a lotus flower and will be built with solar panels and according to ecological green principles of saving energy. The center will be constructed by a professional project construction company.
Our mission is to become a leading worldwide production and innovation center and bring together partners, market leaders, companies, technologies, and scientific collaborations from Israel and around the world.
Recent Developments
| (i) | In May 2022 we appointed Prof. Itamar Grotto, a world-renowned expert in Public Health as Director in Cannovation Center Israel Ltd. and President of Green Vision Center Israel. Professor Grotto brings his extensive expertise in the health, pharma and wellness industries and will promote the company’s strategy to bring to market innovative plant-based wellness and pharma solutions, Research and Development activities, clinical trials, regulation, and business collaborations with pharma and wellness companies from all over the world. Upon his appointment, the Prof, Itamar Gruto, was granted options under the 2018 Plan to purchase 2,356,420 shares of our common stock a per share exercise price of $0.05. The options vest over a three year period, in three annual instalments beginning on June 1, 2023 and thereafter on each subsequent anniversary, subject to his continued service to the Company | |
| (ii) | In June 2022 we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed underwritten public offering of securities. The terms of the offering have not been finalized. | |
| (iii) | On June 10 , 2022, certain of the Company’s stockholders representing more than 50% of the Company’s outstanding share capital (the “Majority Consenting Stockholders”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Reverse Stock Split Certificate of Amendment”) in order to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a range of between 50-to-1 and 700-to-1 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split, each fifty or seven hundred shares of common stock (or any whole number within such range), as shall be determined by the Board at a later time, will be automatically converted, without any further action by the stockholders, into one share of common stock. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued as the result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, each stockholder of the Company will be entitled to receive one share of common stock in lieu of the fractional share that would have resulted from the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split Certificate of Amendment will be effective upon receipt of approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the filing with the Secretary of the State of Delaware, both of which were not completed as of the date of the approval of the financial statements | |
| (iv) | On July 15, 2022, Citrine 9 LP, (hereinafter “Citrine 9”), one of the related entities and a signatory lender (to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company and several related parties (hereinafter the “Buyers”) in April 2020, as subsequently amended (the “CL Agreement”) agreed to honor a Draw Down Notice for, and has advanced to the Company, $100,000 on the same terms and conditions as are specified in the CL Agreement. The annual interest on the loan continues to be nine percent (9%). The principal and interest payments on the Note are due on July 31, 2023 and are to be made in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) at the conversion rate which was in effect on the date on which the loan was advanced. Citrine 9 was be issued 8,333,333Series A warrants and 8,333,333Series B warrants for shares of common stock, where the Series A warrants are exercisable beginning January 15, 2023 through July 15, 2024 and the Series B warrants are exercisable beginning January 15, 2023 through July 15, 2025, in each case at an exercise price of $0.5 per share On August 9, 2022, the Company’s board of directors agreed to extend the maturity date on the loans to October 31, 2023, subject to approval of Citrine 9, and to extend the exercise period of the warrants through August 9, 2027. | |
| (v) | In July 2022, the Company’s subsidiary, Cannovation Center Israel Ltd, has filed a provisional patent application in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for “COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING, AMELIORATING, ALLEVIATING, MITIGATING OR BALANCING SIDE-EFFECTS IN THE ORAL CAVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF MEDICINES, TREATMENTS, AGING OR UNBALANCED/UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE”, patent Application No. 63/388,361, in the U.S. Patent Trademark Office. The patent application targets solutions for oral cavity side effects and is in line with the Company’s strategy to bring to market a broad array of plant-based wellness and pharma complementary solutions targeting to address selected side effects caused by using medicines, treatments, or an unbalanced lifestyle. | |
| (vi) | On August 9, 2022 , the board of directors of the Company agreed to the following: |
| 1. | The maturity date on all outstanding convertible loans under the CL Agreement was extended to October 31, 2023 (from July 31, 2023), subject to agreement of the lending entities under the CL Agreement to the extension of such maturity date; and | ||
| 2. | The exercise period on all of the outstanding Series A and Series B warrants issued to date in connection with the convertible loans under the CL Agreement was extended to August 9, 2027. |
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| (vii) | On August 9, 2022, the Board agreed to issue to the related entities who advanced an aggregate of $1,170,000 in convertible loans under the CL Agreement on or before June 15, 2020 warrants for a total 5,589,172 shares of common stock, exercisable through August 9, 2027 at a per share exercise price of $0.05, in replacement of the Series A warrants for an identical number of shares issued in June 2020 in connection with such loans. | |
| (viii) | On August 9, 2022, the Company’s board of directors determined to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) by 90 million shares to a total of 180,000,000 shares of common stock thereunder and on August 12, 2022 the Company shareholders approved the same. | |
| (ix) | On August 9, 2022, the Board also determined to grant to the directors and officers set forth below options under the 2018 Plan. The options are exercisable at a per share price of $0.02 and through the seventh anniversary of the grant date, except in the case of Ora Elharar Soffer, the Company’s chief executive officer, the per share exercise price is 0.022 and the exercise period is five years from the date of grant. The options are scheduled to vest over a three year period, in twelve (12) equal installments, with the first instalment vesting on the third month anniversary of the date of grant and each further instalment on each subsequent third month anniversary, subject to such individual’s continued service with the Company. In the event of a change in control, the vesting schedule is accelerated and all unvested options vest. |
| Director/Officer | Number of Options | |
| Ora Elharar Soffer (Chairperson, CEO) | 47,128,400 | |
| Ilanit Halperin (Director, CFO) | 18,851,360 | |
| Ilan Ben Ishay (Director) | 18,851,360 | |
| Doron Birger (Director) | 2,356,420 | |
| David Kretzmer | 2,356,420 |
| (x) | On August 9, 2027, Mr. David Kretzmer’s fee in respect of services provided to us was reduced from $7,000 per month to $1,500 per month. Mr. Kretzmer’s monthly fee for services rendered to Cannovation Center Israel at the rate of $2,000 per month was unaffected. |
Components of Operating Results
The following discussion summarizes the key factors our management believes are necessary for an understanding of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenues
We have not generated any revenues from product sales as of March 31, 2022.
Research and Development Expenses
The process of researching and developing our products is lengthy, unpredictable, and subject to many risks. We expect to continue incurring substantial expenses through 2022 as we continue to develop our product line. We are unable, with any certainty, to estimate either the costs or the timelines in which those expenses will be incurred. Our current product development plans focus on the development of our Green Side by Side Products.
Our research and development costs include costs are comprised of:
● internal recurring costs, such as personnel-related costs (salaries, employee benefits, equity compensation and other costs), materials and supplies, facilities and maintenance costs attributable to research and development functions; and
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● fees paid to external parties who provide us with contract services, such as preclinical testing, manufacturing and related testing and clinical trial activities.
Marketing
Marketing expenses consist primarily of salaries, employee benefits, equity compensation, and other personnel-related costs associated with executive and other support staff. Other significant marketing expenses include the costs associated with professional fees to develop our marketing strategy.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, employee benefits, equity compensation, and other personnel-related costs associated with executive, administrative and other support staff. Other significant general and administrative expenses include the costs associated with professional fees for accounting, auditing, insurance costs, consulting and legal services, along with facility and maintenance costs attributable to general and administrative functions.
Financial Expenses
Financial expenses consist primarily impact of exchange rate derived from re-measurement of monetary balance sheet items denominated in non-dollar currencies. Other financial expenses include bank’s fees and interest on long term loans.
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
The following table presents our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Revenues | - | - | ||||||
| Cost of sales | - | - | ||||||
| Operating loss | - | - | ||||||
| Research and development expenses | (31,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Marketing, general and administrative expenses | (355,000 | ) | (204,000 | ) | ||||
| Operating loss | (386,000 | ) | (204,000 | ) | ||||
| Income (expenses) related to convertible loan terms | 386,000 | (702,000 | ) | |||||
| Other financing expenses, net | (6,000 | ) | 47,000 | |||||
| Net loss | (6,000 | ) | (859,000 | ) | ||||
Revenues. Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $nil.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $31,000 compared to $nil for the three months ended June 30, 2021 the increase is mainly attributable to expenses related to the development of our Green Botanical product line and provisional patent application related expenses.
Marketing, general and Administrative Expenses. Marketing, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of professional services, share-based compensation expenses and other non-personnel related expenses such as legal expenses. Marketing, general and administrative expenses increased from $204,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 to $355,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in our marketing, general and administrative expenses is mainly attributable to the increase in our professional services expenses offset by decrease in non-cash share-based compensation expenses for such professional services.
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Financing Expenses, Net. Financing income, net for the three months ended June 30, 2022 were $380,000 compared to financing expenses, net $655,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The reason for the decrease in financial expenses, net was due to $386,000 of non-cash income recorded in connection with convertible loan terms.
Net Loss. Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $6,000 and is attributable to the reasons discussed above.
Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
The following table presents our results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
| Six Months Ended | ||||||||
| June 30 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| Revenues | - | - | ||||||
| Cost of sales | - | - | ||||||
| Operating loss | - | - | ||||||
| Research and development expenses | (56,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Marketing, general and administrative expenses | (669,000 | ) | (2,179,000 | ) | ||||
| Operating loss | (725,000 | ) | (2,179,000 | ) | ||||
| Income (expenses) related to convertible loan terms | 7,000 | (797,000 | ) | |||||
| Other financing expenses, net | (17,000 | ) | 17,000 | |||||
| Net loss | (735,000 | ) | (2,959,000 | ) | ||||
Revenues. Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $nil.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $56,000 compared to $nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 the increase is mainly attributable to expenses related to the development of our Green Botanical product line and provisional patent application related expenses.
Marketing, general and Administrative Expenses. Marketing, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of professional services, share-based compensation expenses and other non-personnel related expenses such as legal expenses. Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased from $2,179,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 to $669,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in our marketing, general and administrative expenses is mainly attributable to the decrease in our non-cash share-based compensation expenses offset by increase in professional services related expenses.
Financing Expenses, Net. Financing expenses, net for the six months ended June 30, 2022 were $10,000 compared to $780,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The reason for the decrease in financial expenses, net was due to $797,000 of expenses related to convertible loan terms for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Net Loss. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $735,000 and is attributable to the reasons discussed above.
Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability of an enterprise to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet its needs for cash requirements. At June 30, 2022, we had current assets of $186,000 compared to total current assets of $349,000 as of December 31, 2021. At June 30, 2022, we had current liabilities of $1,372,000 as compared to $1,064,000 as of December 31, 2021. At June 30, 2022, we had total liabilities of $3,038,000 as compared to $2,495,000 as of December 31, 2021. The increase is mainly attributed to the increase in the balance of accrued expenses and the balance of convertible component in convertible notes.
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At June 30, 2022, we had a cash balance of $129,000 compared to the cash balance of $270,000 as of December 31, 2021.
At June 30, 2022, we had a working capital deficiency of $1,186,000 as compared with a working capital deficiency of $715,000 at December 31, 2021.
On July 15, 2022, Citrine 9 LP (hereinafter “Citrine 9”), one of the related entities who are the signatory lenders (hereinafter the “Buyers”) to the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement entered into by the Company and such Buyers in April 2020, as subsequently amended (the “CL Agreement”) agreed to honor a Draw Down Notice for, and has advanced to the Company, $100,000 on the same terms and conditions as are specified in the CL Agreement. The annual interest on the loan continues to be nine percent (9%). The principal and interest payment on the Note shall be made in New Israeli Shekels (NIS) at the conversion rate which was in effect on the date on which the loan was advanced. As provided for under the terms of the Convertible Note Agreement, Citrine 9 is entitled to 8,333,333 Series A warrants and 8,333,333 Series B warrants for shares of common stock, where each of the series are exercisable beginning January 15, 2023 through October 31, 2025, in each case at an exercise price of $0.5 per share. ON August 9, 2022, the Company’s board of directors agreed to extend the exercise period of the warrants through August 9, 2027.
Based on the Company’s current cash balances, the Company believes that it has sufficient funds for its plans for the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements. As the Company is embarking on its activities as detailed herein, it is incurring losses. It cannot determine with reasonable certainty when and if it will have sustainable profits.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Not Applicable.
| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and the Company’s principal financial officer to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on the Company’s evaluation of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022, the Company’s principal executive officer and the Company’s principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended June 30, 2022, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
From time to time we may become involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including actions related to our intellectual property. Although the outcomes of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including actions related to our intellectual property. Although the outcomes of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
An investment in the Company’s Common Stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors included in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on April 8, 2022, in addition to other information contained in our reports and in this quarterly report in evaluating the Company and its business before purchasing shares of our Common Stock. There have been no material changes to our risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
| ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
None.
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
None.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
(i) On August 9, 2022, the board of directors of the Company agreed to the following:
| 1. | The maturity date on all outstanding convertible loans under the CL Agreement was extended to October 31, 2023 (from July 31, 2023), subject to agreement of the lending entities under the CL Agreement to the extension of such maturity date; and | ||
| 2. | The exercise period on all of the outstanding Series A and Series B warrants issued to date in connection with the convertible loans under the CL Agreement was extended to August 9, 2027. |
(ii) On August 9, 2022, the Board agreed to issue to the related entities who advanced an aggregate of $1,170,000 in convertible loans under the CL Agreement on or before June 15, 2020 warrants for a total 5,589,172 shares of common stock, exercisable through August 9, 2027 at a per share exercise price of $0.05, in replacement of the Series A warrants for an identical number of shares issued in June 2020 in connection with such loan.
(iii) On August 9, 2022, the Company’s board of directors determined to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) by 90 million shares to a total of 180,000,000 shares of common stock thereunder and on August 12, 2022, the Company shareholders approved the increase in the pool.
(iv) On August 9, 2022, the Board also determined to grant to the directors and officers set forth below options under the 2018 Plan. The options are exercisable at a per share exercise price of $0.02 and through the seventh anniversary of the grant date, except in the case of Ora Elharar Soffer, the Company’s chief executive officer, the per share exercise price is 0.022 and the exercise period is five years from the date of grant. The options vest over a three year period, in twelve (12) equal installments, with the first instalment vesting on the third month anniversary of the date of grant and each further instalment on each subsequent third month anniversary, subject to such individual’s continued service with the Company. In the event of a change in control, the vesting schedule is accelerated and all unvested options vest.
| Director/Officer | Number of Options | |
| Ora Elharar Soffer (Chairperson, CEO) | 47,128,400 | |
| Ilanit Halperin (Director, CFO) | 18,851,360 | |
| Ishay Ben Ishay (Director) | 18,851,360 | |
| Doron Birger (Director) | 2,356,420 | |
| David Kretzmer | 2,356,420 |
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| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibit Index:
* Filed herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CITRINE GLOBAL. CORP
(Registrant)
| By: | /s/ Ora Elharar Soffer | By: | /s/ Ilanit Halperin | |
| Ora Elharar Soffer | Ilanit Halperin | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | |||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| Date: | August 15, 2022 | Date: | August 15, 2022 |
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