424B5 1 form424b5.htm

 

 Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)

 Registration No. 333-231416

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated July 2, 2019)

     

2,325,000 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

Beyond Air, Inc.

 

Pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we are offering 2,325,000 shares of our common stock, $0.0001 par value per share.

 

We have also, on the date of this prospectus supplement, entered into agreements for the sale of 532,786 shares of our common stock in a private placement to current investors, or the Concurrent Private Placement, at a price per share equal to the public offering price.

 

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “XAIR.” On December 9, 2019, the last reported sales price for our common stock was $4.07 per share.

 

The aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates is $46,258,583 based on 10,748,760 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 9,288,872 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $4.98 which was the closing sale price of our common stock as quoted on The Nasdaq Capital Market on November 27, 2019. During the 12 calendar month period ending December 10, 2019, we have not offered and sold any of our securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

 

Investing in our common stock involves significant risks. Please read the information under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement.

 

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

 

   Per Share   Total 
Public Offering Price  $

3.66

   $

8,509,500

 
Underwriting discount(1)  $

0.2562

   $

595,665

 
Proceeds to us, before expenses  $

3.4038

   $

7,913,835

 

 

(1) We have also agreed to reimburse the representative of the underwriters for certain expenses. See “Underwriting.”

 

We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an additional 348,750 shares of our common stock at the price set forth above.

 

We expect that delivery of the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus will be made on or about December 12, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

 

Sole Book Running Manager

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

 

Lead Manager

National Securities Corporation

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is December 10, 2019

 

   
 

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT S-1
Cautionary Statement Regarding FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION S-2
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY S-3
THE OFFERING S-6
RISK FACTORS S-7
USE OF PROCEEDS S-9
CAPITALIZATION S-10
DILUTION S-11
UNDERWRITING S-12
LEGAL MATTERS S-15
EXPERTS S-15
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION S-15
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE S-15

 

PROSPECTUS

 

  Page
About This Prospectus 1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 2
Prospectus Summary 3
Risk Factors 23
Use of Proceeds 24
Plan of Distribution 25
Description of Securities We May Offer 27
Forms of Securities 37
Legal Matters 38
Experts 38
Where You Can Find Additional Information 38
Incorporation of Documents by Reference 38

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

This document is comprised of two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering of our shares of common stock. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying prospectus, which provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. The information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement also adds to, updates and changes information contained or incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus. If information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus or the information incorporated by reference therein, then this prospectus supplement or the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement will apply and will supersede the information in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference therein.

 

This prospectus supplement is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-231416) that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may from time to time offer and sell any combination of the securities described in the accompanying prospectus up to a total dollar amount of $100,000,000, of which this offering is a part.

 

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. We do not take any responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. You should not assume that the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates, regardless of the time of delivery. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering when making your investment decision. We and the underwriters are not making an offer to sell our common shares offered hereto in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated herein and therein by reference includes trademarks, service marks and trade names owned by us or other companies. All trademarks, service marks and trade names included or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus are the property of their respective owners.

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus the terms, the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Beyond Air, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a highly regulated, very competitive, and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long term business operations, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, and in particular, the risks discussed below and under the heading “Risk Factors” and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statement.

 

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this prospectus supplement. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus supplement to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information about our company, this offering and information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, in the accompanying prospectus, and in the documents we incorporate by reference. This summary is not complete and does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our securities. You should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, particularly the information included under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus supplement beginning on page S-7, and the risk factors, financial statements and notes incorporated by reference herein, before making an investment decision. This prospectus supplement may add to, update or change information in the accompanying prospectus.

 

Corporate Information

 

Beyond Air, Inc. was incorporated on April 24, 2015 as KokiCare, Inc. under the laws of the State of Delaware. On June 25, 2019, the Company changed its name from AIT Therapeutics, Inc. to Beyond Air, Inc., effective June 26, 2019.

 

Advanced Inhalation Therapies Ltd. (“AIT Ltd.”) was incorporated in Israel on May 1, 2011 and commenced its operations in May 2012 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On August 29, 2014, AIT Ltd. established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Advanced Inhalation Therapies Inc., a Delaware corporation. Effective July 4, 2019, AIT Ltd. changed its name to Beyond Air Ltd.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 320 Garden City, New York 11530, and our telephone number is (516) 665-8200. Our website address is www.beyondair.net. Our website and the information contained on our website, or linked through our website, are not part of this prospectus, and you should not rely on our website or such information in making a decision to invest in our common stock.

 

Business Overview

 

We are an emerging medical device company developing a nitric oxide (“NO”) generator and delivery system (the “LungFit™ system”) that is capable of generating NO from ambient air. LungFitcan generate NO up to 400 parts per million (“ppm”) for delivery to a patient’s lungs. LungFitcan deliver NO either continuously or for a fixed amount of time at various flow rates and has the ability to either titrate dose on demand or maintain a constant dose. We believe that LungFitcan be used to treat patients on ventilators that require NO, as well as patients with chronic lung disease or acute severe lung infections via delivery through a breathing mask or similar apparatus. Furthermore, we believe that there is a high unmet medical need for patients suffering from certain severe lung infections that LungFitcan potentially address. Our current areas of focus are persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (“PPHN”), bronchiolitis (“BRO”) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (“NTM”). Our current product candidates will be subject to premarket reviews and approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, as well as similar regulatory agencies in other countries or regions. If approved, our system will be marketed as a medical device in the U.S.

 

With respect to PPHN, our novel LungFit is designed to deliver a dosage of NO to the lungs that is consistent with current guidelines for delivery of 20 ppm NO with a range of 0.5 ppm – 80 ppm (low-concentration NO). We believe LungFit has many competitive advantages over the current approved NO delivery systems in the U.S., European Union, Japan and other markets. For example, LungFitdoes not require the use of a high-pressure cylinder, utilizes less space than other similar devices, does not require cumbersome purging procedures and places less burden on hospital staff in carrying out safety procedures.

 

Our novel LungFit can also deliver a high concentration of NO to the lungs, which we believe has the potential to eliminate microbial infections, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, among other benefits. We believe current FDA-approved NO vasodilation treatments would have limited success in treating microbial infections given the low concentrations of NO being delivered. Given that NO is produced naturally by the body as an innate immunity mechanism at a concentration of 200 ppm, supplemental high dose NO should aid in the body’s fight against infection. Based on our clinical studies, we believe that 160 ppm is the minimum therapeutic dose to achieve the desired pulmonary antimicrobial effect of NO. To date, neither the FDA nor equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries or regions have approved any NO formulation and/or delivery system for the delivery of a dosage of NO at 160 ppm or higher to the lungs.

 

To date, we have conducted the following studies:

 

Study   Indication   Primary     Results
Phase 1 Safety (n=10)   All comers   Safety   No SAEs
               

Phase 2 double blind randomized

(n=43)

 

Bronchiolitis

(all causes)

 

Safety

& Efficacy

 

No SAEs

24 hour reduction in hospital length of stay

               
Pilot open label (n=9)   Cystic Fibrosis (CF)   Safe & Eff   No SAEs; Lowered bacterial load
               
Compassionate use ISR (n=2)  

NTM abscessus

(CF)

  Safe & Eff   No SAEs; clinical & surrogate endpoints improved
               

Compassionate use National

Institute of Health, US (n=1)

 

NTM abscessus

(CF)

  Safe & Eff   No SAEs; Improvements in clinical endpoints
               
Pilot open label (N=9)   NTM abscessus   Safe & Eff   No SAEs; clinical & surrogate endpoints improved
               

Pilot study: double blind

randomized (n=67)

 

Bronchiolitis

(all causes)

  Safe & Eff   No SAEs; 23hr reduction in hospital length of stay
               
Compassionate use ISR (n=1)  

NTM abscessus

(CF)

  Safety  

No SAEs at 250 ppm NO

dose

 

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Our active pipeline of product candidates is shown in the table below:

 

Product   Indication   Development Status   Further Information

The LungFit PH

(Pulmonary Hypertension)

  In-Hospital Use   Commercial system in development  

Regulatory filings expected

first quarter of 2020.

 

Commercial launch in the U.S. and Israel expected in 2020.

             

The LungFit -BRO

(Bronchiolitis)

 

Bronchiolitis Infants

(elderly patients to follow)

  Randomized 67 patient study completed  

Next study to be completed Spring 2020.

 

Commercial launch expected in 2022.

             

The LungFit -NTM

(Nontuberculous

Mycobacteria)

 

Mycobacterium Abscessus Complex

(MABSC)

  9 patient pilot study dosing complete  

Preparations ongoing for At-Home self-administered study to begin in 2020.

 

Commercial launch expected in 2024.

             

The LungFit PA

(Pseudomonas Aeruginosa)

  Pseudomonas Aeruginosa   In vitro testing expected to begin fourth quarter of 2019*   Pilot study anticipated in 2021.*
             

The LungFit COPD

(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

  Exacerbation caused by any type of infection   In vitro testing expected to begin first half of 2020*   Proof of concept initiation anticipated in 2021.*

 

*Subject to our obtaining additional funding.

 

We plan to submit for premarket approval or (“PMA”) to the FDA in the first quarter of 2020 for the use of the LungFitin PPHN. We also expect to make certain regulatory filings outside of the U.S. first half of 2020. According to the 2018 yearend report from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, aggregate sales of low concentration NO in the U.S. were in excess of $500 million in 2018, while sales outside of the U.S., where there are multiple market participants, sales were considerably lower than in the U.S. We believe the U.S. sales potential of LungFit™ in PPHN to be greater than $300 million and worldwide sales potential to be greater than $600 million. If the trials are successful, we anticipate a product launch in both the U.S. and Israel in 2020 and will continue to launch globally throughout 2021.

 

With respect to bronchiolitis, we initiated a trial for infants hospitalized due to bronchiolitis in the fourth quarter of 2019. The trial will last approximately 6 months after initiation. We anticipate data for this study to be available during the first half of 2020. If the trial is successful, we would perform another study over the 2020/21 winter in the United States and then submit a PMA to the FDA about 6 months after trial completion. Regulatory filings outside of the U.S. would begin after our review process is completed in the U.S. For this indication, we believe U.S. sales potential to be greater than $500 million and worldwide sales potential to be greater than $1.2 billion. With no competitor on the market, we estimate global market size to be greater than $2 billion.

 

Our nontuberculous mycobacteria program has produced data from four compassionate use subjects and patients from a multi-center pilot study completed in 2018. All patients suffered from NTM abscessus infection and had underlying cystic fibrosis. One compassion patient was treated with our LungFit at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (“NHLBI”). The rest were treated with our NO cylinder-based delivery system. All patients were treated with 160 ppm NO at intermittent 30-minute dosing over 21 days, except one patient who was treated over 26 days and another patient who was treated with 250 ppm NO over 28 days. We have discussed with the FDA the necessary steps to begin a study where patients will self-administer high concentration NO at home over a period of 12 weeks with LungFit. We anticipate this study commencing in 2020. We anticipate preliminary data for this study will be available during the second half of 2020 and that a full dataset will be available in the first half of 2021. If the trial is successful, we would perform a pivotal study during the second half of 2021. For this indication, we believe U.S. sales potential to be greater than $1 billion and worldwide sales potential to be greater than $2.5 billion.

 

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Our programs in pseudomonas aeruginosa and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are expected to begin in vitro testing in the fourth quarter of 2019 and the first half of 2020, respectively, and are each subject to our obtaining additional financing.

 

For our high concentration platform, as mentioned above, the initial target is lower respiratory tract infections (“LRTI”). Our initial two target indications are infants hospitalized due to bronchiolitis (mainly caused by respiratory syncytial virus “RSV”) and patients suffering from NTM abscessus and other severe, chronic, refractory infections. There are over 1.5 million hospitalizations related to LRTI annually in the U.S., and LRTI is the third leading cause of death worldwide.

 

NTM abscessus lung infection is a rare and serious pulmonary disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is an increasing rate of lung disease caused by NTM, which is an emerging public health concern worldwide. There are approximately 50,000 patients diagnosed with NTM in the U.S., and there are an estimated additional 100,000 patients in the U.S. that have not yet been diagnosed. In Asia, the number of patients suffering from NTM surpasses what is seen in the U.S. We believe the abscessus form of NTM comprises approximately 20-25% of all NTM. Additionally, we believe the abscessus form of NTM comprises approximately 37% of all NTM confirmed Cystic Fibrosis patients in the U.S.

 

Patients with NTM lung disease may experience a multitude of symptoms such as fever, weight loss, cough, lack of appetite, night sweats, blood in the sputum and fatigue. Patients with NTM lung disease, specifically abscessus, frequently require lengthy and repeated hospital stays to manage their condition. There are no treatments specifically indicated for the treatment of NTM abscessus lung disease in North America, Europe or Japan. There is one inhaled antibiotic approved in the U.S. for the treatment of refractory NTM MAC (mycobacterium avium complex). Current guideline-based approaches to treat NTM lung disease involve multi-drug regimens of anti-biotics that may cause severe, long lasting side effects, and treatment can be as long as two years or more. Median survival for NTM MAC patients is approximately 13 years while median survival for patients with other variations of NTM is typically 4.6 years. The prevalence of human disease attributable to NTM has increased over the past two decades. In a study conducted between 1997 and 2007, researchers found that the prevalence of NTM in the U.S. is increasing at approximately 8% per year and that NTM patients on Medicare over the age of 65 are 40% more likely to die over the period of the study than those who did not have the disease (Adjemian et al., 2012). NTM abscessus treatment costs are estimated to be more than double that of NTM MAC. In total, a 2015 publication from co-authors from several U.S. government departments stated that prior year statistics led to a projected 181,037 national annual cases in 2014 costing the U.S. healthcare system approximately $1.7 billion (Strollo et al., 2015).

 

Over 150 million new cases of bronchiolitis are reported worldwide each year. In the U.S., there are more than 100,000 annual bronchiolitis hospitalizations among children two years of age or younger and are approximately 177,000 annual bronchiolitis hospitalizations among the elderly population.

 

Currently, there is no approved treatment for bronchiolitis. The treatment for acute viral lung infections that cause bronchiolitis in infants is largely supportive care and is based primarily on prolonged hospitalization during which the infant receives a constant flow of oxygen to treat hypoxemia, a reduced concentration of oxygen in the blood. In addition, systemic steroids and inhalation with bronchodilators are sometimes utilized until recovery, but we believe these treatments do not successfully reduce hospital length of stay.

 

We believe, based on the currently understood mechanisms of action of NO, that our LungFitcan deliver NO at 160 ppm and higher to potentially eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes from the lungs and may also be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Because our product candidates are not antibiotics, we believe there is a reduced risk of the development of resistant bacteria and there could be synergy with co-administration of antibiotics.

 

In addition, our LungFit can deliver NO at concentrations of 0.5 – 80 ppm consistent with currently approved NO delivery systems for the treatment of PPHN while providing significant advantages associated with the elimination of the use of high-pressure cylinders.

 

We are party to a global, exclusive, transferable license agreement with NitricGen, Inc. for the eNOGenerator and all associated patents and know how related thereto. We are also a party to a world-wide, non-exclusive, royalty-bearing patent license with SensorMedics Corp, a subsidiary of CareFusion Corp. Additionally, we have a broad intellectual property portfolio directed to our product candidates and mode of delivery, monitoring parameters and methods of treating specific disease indications. Our intellectual property portfolio consists of issued patents and pending applications, which includes patents we acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option in 2017 granted to us by Pulmonox Technologies Corporation.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the end of our second fiscal quarter, we had approximately $9.4 million in cash and marketable securities. Based on our current plans, we expect cash operational expenses to average $800,000 per month for the remainder of fiscal year 2020.

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Common stock we are offering under this prospectus supplement

 

 

2,325,000 shares

 

Common stock offered in the Concurrent Private Placement  

We have entered into an agreement for the sale of 532,786 shares.

 

Common stock to be issued and outstanding after giving effect to this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement

 

 

 

13,606,566 shares

 

Insider Participation   Certain of our insiders intend to purchase an aggregate of 262,841 shares of common stock sold in this offering at the offering price and on the same terms as the other purchasers in this offering.

 

Listing

 

 

Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “XAIR.”

 

Underwriters’ option

 

 

The Company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 348,750 shares of our common stock. This option is exercisable, in whole or in part, for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

     

Use of proceeds

  We estimate the net proceeds to us from this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement will be approximately $9.2 million (or $10.4 million if the underwriters exercise the option to purchase additional shares in full), after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us. We intend to use net proceeds from this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, clinical studies required to gain regulatory approvals, implementation of adequate systems and controls to allow for regulatory approvals, further development of the LungFit™ for use in the home, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complimentary to our technologies, and licensing activities related to our current and future product candidates. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Risk factors 

 

You should carefully consider the information contained in or incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement and under similar headings in other documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus when making a decision to invest in our securities.

 

The number of shares of our common stock that will be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement as shown above is based on 10,746,780 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and excludes, as of that date:

 

  2,341,947 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options (824,699 of which are exercisable as of September 30, 2019);
  6,143,405 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants;
  335,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon the vesting of restricted stock; and
  288,707 shares of our common stock reserved for future grants under our equity incentive plan.

 

Except as otherwise indicated, all information contained in this prospectus assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors we describe in this prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus for a specific offering of securities, as well as those incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or accompanying prospectus (including, without limitation, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019). You should also carefully consider other information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including our financial statements and the related notes thereto incorporated by reference herein. The risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus supplement and our other filings with the SEC incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also adversely affect us. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially harmed by these risks. In such case, the value of our securities could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to This Offering

 

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of any net proceeds from this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement, you may not agree with how we use the proceeds, and the proceeds may not be invested successfully.

 

Our management will have broad discretion as to the use of any net proceeds from this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this offering. Accordingly, you will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that the proceeds will be invested in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for you.

 

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per share of the common stock you purchase.

 

Since the public offering price per share of the securities being offered is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per share of our common stock, you will suffer substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of the common stock you purchase in this offering. Based on the public offering price of $3.66 per share, if you purchase shares in this offering, you will suffer immediate and substantial dilution of $2.61 per share in the net tangible book value of the common stock. See the section entitled “Dilution” below for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you would incur if you purchase securities in this offering.

 

Investors in this offering may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings.

 

In order to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. Investors purchasing our shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing common stockholders, and the price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share in this offering.

 

Sales of a significant number of shares of our common stock in the public markets, or the perception that such sales could occur, could depress the market price of our common stock.

 

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public markets could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. We cannot predict the effect that future sales of our common stock would have on the market price of our common stock.

 

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We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any return on your investment in our common stock must come from increases in the fair market value and trading price of our common stock.

 

We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any return on your investment in our common stock must come from increases in the fair market value and trading price of our common stock.

 

Antidilution provisions in certain of our outstanding warrants may affect the interests of our common stockholders.

 

The warrants we issued in our January 2017 and March 2017 financing transactions, or the 2017 Warrants, contain price protection provisions that will be triggered by this offering, and could also be triggered by our issuance of common stock in the future, if the offering price for any such future issuance is less than the then-applicable warrant exercise price. The 2017 Warrants had an original exercise price of $6.90 per share. As a result of our February 2018 financing transaction, we adjusted the exercise price down to $4.25 per share pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Warrants. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, there are 3,624,220 2017 Warrants outstanding at a current exercise price of $4.25 per share, which will be further reduced to $3.66 as a result of this offering.

 

On March 16, 2018, Empery Asset Master, Ltd. (“Empery Master”), Empery Tax Efficient, LP (“Empery I) and Empery Tax Efficient II, LP (“Empery II), (collectively, “Empery”), filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, relating to the notice of adjustment of both the exercise price of and the number of warrant shares issuable under warrants issued to Empery in January 2017. Empery alleges that, as a result of certain circumstances in connection with the February 2018 financing transaction, the 166,672 warrants issued to Empery in January 2017 provide for adjustments to both the exercise price of the warrants and the number of warrant shares issuable upon such exercise. While we believe that we complied with the applicable protective features of the 2017 Warrants and properly adjusted the exercise price, if Empery were to prevail on all claims in their action against us, the new adjusted total number of warrant shares would be as follows: 319,967 warrant shares for Empery Master, 159,869 warrant shares for Empery I and 252,672 warrant shares for Empery II and the exercise price could be reduced to $1.57 per share. We believe that Empery’s claims have no merit and we shall continue to vigorously defend such lawsuit.

 

In addition to Empery, there are 1,139,220 warrants outstanding held by investors in the 2017 Warrants who did not participate in the February 2018 financing transaction. Any further adjustments to these 2017 Warrants pursuant to the antidilution provisions may result in additional dilution to the interests of our stockholders and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. The antidilution provisions may also limit our ability to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate the net proceeds to us from the sale of the shares of common stock in this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement will be approximately $9.2 million (or $10.4 million if the underwriters exercise the option to purchase additional shares in full), after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

We intend to use net proceeds from this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement for working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, clinical studies required to gain regulatory approvals, including in new indications for LungFit, implementation of adequate systems and controls to allow for regulatory approvals, further development of the LungFit™ for use in the home, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complimentary to our technologies, and licensing activities related to our current and future product candidates. The amounts and timing of these expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the development of our current business initiatives. Pending use of the net proceeds from this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement as described above, we may invest the net proceeds in short-term interest-bearing investment grade instruments.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

 

  The following table sets forth our capitalization as of September 30, 2019:
  on an actual basis; and
 

on an as-adjusted basis to give effect to the sale of the issuance and sale of 2,857,786 shares of our common stock in this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement, at the public offering price of  $3.66 per share and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

You should read this table together with our financial statements and related notes included in our annual, quarterly and current reports filed with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

 

    As of September 30, 2019 
    Actual    As Adjusted 
Cash and cash equivalents  $1,895,389   $11,115,221 
Marketable securities  $

7,485,819

   $

7,485,819

 
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding  $0   $0 
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 10,746,780 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 13,606,546 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted   1,075    1,361 
Additional paid-in capital   53,466,679    62,686,225(1)
Treasury stock   (25,000)   (25,000)
Accumulated deficit   (47,923,133)   (47,923,133)(1)
Total stockholders’ equity  $5,519,621   $14,739,453 

 

(1) The securities we issued in the private placements we completed in January 2017 and March 2017 included 3,624,220 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $4.25 per share. The exercise price of these warrants is subject to adjustment for subsequent sales of common stock at a price lower than the exercise price. We will issue shares in this offering at a public offering price of $3.66 per share and as a result, this adjustment provision is triggered. This is accounted for as a deemed dividend and will not have any effect on total stockholders’ equity.

 

The number of shares of our common stock that will be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement as shown above is based on 10,746,780 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and excludes, as of that date:

 

  2,341,947 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options (824,699 of which are exercisable as of September 30, 2019);
  6,143,405 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants;
  335,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock; and
  288,707 shares of our common stock reserved for future grants under our equity incentive plan.

 

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DILUTION

 

If you purchase shares in this offering, you will experience dilution to the extent of the difference between the public offering price of the shares and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement.

 

Our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2019 was approximately $5,087,800 or $0.47 per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing our total tangible assets, less total liabilities, by the number of our shares of common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2019. Dilution in net tangible book value per share represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of shares in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement.

 

After giving effect to the sale of 2,857,786 shares in this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement at the public offering price of $3.66 per share, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2019 would have been approximately $14,307,600 or $1.05 per share. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value of $0.58 per share to existing stockholders and immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $2.61 per share to new investors participating in this offering. The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis:

 

Public offering price per share  $

3.66

 
Net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2019  $0.47 
Increase per share attributable to this offering  $

0.58

 
As adjusted net tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2019 after this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement  $

1.05

 
Dilution per share to new investors participating in this offering  $

2.61

 

 

If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock in full, the as-adjusted net tangible book values would increase to approximately $15.5 million, or $1.11 per share, representing dilution to purchasers in this offering of  $2.55 per share.

 

The number of shares of our common stock that will be issued and outstanding immediately after this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement as shown above is based on 10,746,780 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and excludes, as of that date:

 

  2,341,947 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options (824,699 of which are exercisable as of September 30, 2019);
  6,143,405 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants;
  335,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon vesting of outstanding restricted stock and
  288,707 shares of our common stock reserved for future grants under our equity incentive plan.

 

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 additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities may result in further dilution to our shareholders.

 

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UNDERWRITING

 

We and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., acting as the representative of the underwriters, have entered into an underwriting agreement, dated December 10, 2019, with respect to the shares of common stock being offered. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters have agreed to purchase the number of shares indicated on the cover of this prospectus supplement.

 

The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock subject to their acceptance of such shares from us and subject to prior sale, and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order (in whole or in part). The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the shares of common stock being offered, if any are taken.

 

The underwriting agreement provides for the purchase of a specific number of shares of common stock by each of the underwriters. The underwriters’ obligations are several, which means that each underwriter is required to purchase a specified number of shares, but is not responsible for the commitment of any other underwriter to purchase shares.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite its name below:

 

Underwriter  Number of Shares 
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.   1,627,500 
National Securities Corporation   

697,500

 
Total   

2,325,000

 

 

The underwriters have agreed to purchase all of the shares offered by this prospectus supplement (other than those covered by the option to purchase additional shares described below) if any are purchased. Under the underwriting agreement, if an underwriter defaults in its commitment to purchase shares, the commitments of non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated, depending on the circumstances.

 

The underwriters are offering the shares subject to various conditions and may reject all or part of any order. The representative has advised us that the underwriters propose to offer the shares directly to the public at the public offering price that appears on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. In addition, the representative may offer some of the shares to other securities dealers at such price less a concession of  $0.15372 per share. After the shares are released for sale to the public, the representative may change the offering price and other selling terms at various times.

 

We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase additional shares, which is exercisable for up to 30 days after the date of this prospectus supplement and permits the underwriters to purchase a maximum of 348,750 additional shares from us. If the underwriters exercise all or part of this option, they will purchase shares covered by the option at the public offering price that appears on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, less the underwriting discount. If this option is exercised in full, the total price to public will be $10,459,497 and the proceeds to us before expenses will be $9,727,332. The underwriters have severally agreed that, to the extent the option to purchase additional shares is exercised, they will each purchase a number of additional shares proportionate to the underwriter’s initial amount reflected in the foregoing table.

 

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The following table provides information regarding the amount of the discount to be paid to the underwriters by us:

 

 

   Per Share   Total Without Exercise of  Option to Purchase Additional Shares   Total With Full Exercise of Option to Purchase Additional Shares 
Public offering price  $3.66   $8,509,500   $10,459,497 
Underwriting discount  $0.2562   $595,665   $732,165 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us  $3.4038   $7,913,835   $9,727,332 

 

We estimate that total expenses of the offering, excluding the underwriting discount, will be approximately $508,000.

 

We have agreed to reimburse the representative for its actual expenses incurred in connection with the offering, including the fees and expenses of its counsel, provided that, such reimbursable expenses may not exceed $100,000 without our prior written consent.

 

In addition, if this offering and the Concurrent Private Placement result in combined aggregate gross proceeds of at least $10 million, we will grant to the representative a right to act as underwriter, placement agent, initial purchase, or arranger, with not less than 30% of the economics related to such role or roles, with respect to additional raises of funds by means of a securities offering or syndicated loan, during the 18 months following the completion of this offering, subject to FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(D)(ii).

 

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

We and our officers and directors have agreed to a 90-day “lock up” with respect to all of our securities that they beneficially own, including securities that are convertible into shares of common stock and securities that are exchangeable or exercisable for shares of common stock. This means that, subject to certain exceptions, for a period 90 days following the date of this prospectus supplement, we and such persons may not offer, sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of these securities without the prior written consent of the representative.

 

Rules of the SEC may limit the ability of the underwriters to bid for or purchase shares before the distribution of the shares is completed. However, the underwriters may engage in the following activities in accordance with the rules:

 

  Stabilizing transactions — The underwriters may make bids or purchases for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of the shares, so long as stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.
  Syndicate covering transactions — The underwriters may sell more shares of our common stock in connection with this offering than the number of shares than they have committed to purchase. This option to purchase additional shares creates a short position for the underwriters. This short sales position may involve either “covered” short sales or “naked” short sales. Covered short sales are short sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares in this offering described above. The underwriters may close out any covered short position either by exercising their option to purchase additional shares or by purchasing shares in the open market. To determine how they will close the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market, as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the option to purchase additional shares. Naked short sales are short sales in excess of the option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that, in the open market after pricing, there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares that could adversely affect investors who purchase shares in this offering.

 

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  Penalty bids — If the underwriters purchase shares in the open market in a stabilizing transaction or syndicate covering transaction, they may reclaim a selling concession from the underwriters and selling group members who sold those shares as part of this offering.
  Passive market making — Market makers in the shares who are underwriters or prospective underwriters may make bids for or purchases of shares, subject to limitations, until the time, if ever, at which a stabilizing bid is made.
  Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters’ purchases to cover the syndicate short sales or to stabilize the market price of our common stock may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or mitigating a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of the shares of our common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. The imposition of a penalty bid might also have an effect on the price of the shares if it discourages resales of the shares.
  Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the shares. These transactions may occur on The Nasdaq Capital Market or otherwise. If such transactions are commenced, they may be discontinued without notice at any time.

 

Electronic Delivery of Prospectus Supplement: A prospectus supplement in electronic format may be delivered to potential investors by one or more of the underwriters participating in this offering. The prospectus supplement in electronic format will be identical to the paper version of such prospectus supplement. Other than the prospectus supplement in electronic format, the information on any underwriter’s web site and any information contained in any other web site maintained by an underwriter is not part of the prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part.

 

The underwriters served as placement agents for the Concurrent Private Placement and will receive a placement agent fee equal to a percentage of the total purchase price of the private placement shares, which percentage will be equal to the percentage discount the underwriters will receive on shares sold in this public offering.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters with respect to the legality of the issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement will be passed upon for us by Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, New York, New York. Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, New York will pass upon certain legal matters in connection with the offering for the underwriters.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of Beyond Air, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, for the transition period ended March 31, 2018, and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, have been incorporated by reference in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a Member of Ernst & Young Global, predecessor independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

The consolidated financial statements of Beyond Air, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the year ended March 31, 2019 have been incorporated by reference in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of Friedman LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarter and periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may access such reports and information at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of the registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC under the Securities Act for the common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain parts of which have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information, reference is made to the registration statement and its exhibits. Whenever we make references in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus to any of our contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for the copies of the actual contract, agreement or other document.

 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

We are “incorporating by reference” in this prospectus certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information in the documents incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Statements contained in documents that we file with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus, including information in previously filed documents or reports that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus, to the extent the new information differs from or is inconsistent with the old information. We incorporate by reference the following information or documents that we have filed with the SEC (excluding those portions of any Form 8-K that are not deemed “filed” pursuant to the General Instructions of Form 8-K):

 

  Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on June 28, 2019;
  Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on November 6, 2019;
  Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2019;

 

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  Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 17, 2019; May 3, 2019, June 7, 2019, June 28, 2019, July 15, 2019, November 27, 2019 and December 9, 2019; and
  The description of certain capital stock contained in our Registration Statement 8-A filed on May 3, 2019, as it may further be amended from time to time.

 

Any information in any of the foregoing documents will automatically be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that information in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus or in a later filed document that is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or replaces such information.

 

We also incorporate by reference any future filings (excluding information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until we sell all of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement. Information in such future filings updates and supplements the information provided in this prospectus supplement. Any statements in any such future filings will automatically be deemed to modify and supersede any information in any document we previously filed with the SEC that is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference to the extent that statements in the later filed document modify or replace such earlier statements.

 

You may request, orally or in writing, a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost (other than exhibits, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporate by reference), by contacting Steven Lisi, c/o Beyond Air, Inc., at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 320, Garden City, New York 11530. Our telephone number is (516) 665-8200. Information about us is also available at our website at http://www.beyondair.net. The information in our website is not a part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference.

 

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Prospectus

 

AIT THERAPEUTICS, INC.

 

$100,000,000

 

COMMON STOCK

PREFERRED STOCK

PURCHASE CONTRACTS

WARRANTS

SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

DEPOSITARY SHARES

UNITS

 

  common stock;

 

  preferred stock;

 

  purchase contracts;

 

  warrants to purchase our securities;

 

  subscription rights to purchase any of the foregoing securities;

 

  depositary shares; or

 

  units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.

 

We may offer and sell these securities separately or together, in one or more series or classes and in amounts, at prices and on terms described in one or more offerings. We may offer securities through underwriting syndicates managed or co-managed by one or more underwriters or dealers, through agents or directly to purchasers. The prospectus supplement for each offering of securities will describe in detail the plan of distribution for that offering. For general information about the distribution of securities offered, please see “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.

 

Each time our securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement containing more specific information about the particular offering and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement which includes a description of the method and terms of this offering.

 

Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “AITB.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on May 9, 2019 was $5.95 per share. The aggregate market  value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates is $45,599,551 based on 8,926,481 shares of outstanding common stock, of which 1,269,691 shares are held by non-affiliates, and a per share price of $5.95 which was the closing sale price of our common stock as quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market on May 9, 2019. During the 12 calendar month period that ends on, and includes, the date of this prospectus, we have not offered and sold any of our securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3.

 

If we decide to seek a listing of any preferred stock, warrants, subscriptions rights, depositary shares or units offered by this prospectus, the related prospectus supplement will disclose the exchange or market on which the securities will be listed, if any, or where we have made an application for listing, if any.

 

Investing in our securities involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 and the risk factors in our most recent Transition Report on Form 10-KT and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference herein, as well as in any other recently filed quarterly or current reports and, if any, in the relevant prospectus supplement. We urge you to carefully read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, describing the terms of these securities before investing.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this Prospectus is July 2, 2019.

 

   

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
About This Prospectus 1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 2
Prospectus Summary 3
Risk Factors 23
Use of Proceeds 24
Plan of Distribution 25
Description of Securities We May Offer 27
Forms of Securities 37
Legal Matters 38
Experts 38
Where You Can Find Additional Information 38
Incorporation of Documents by Reference 38

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer and sell, either individually or in combination, in one or more offerings, any of the securities described in this prospectus, for total gross proceeds of up to $100,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement to this prospectus that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

We urge you to read carefully this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Incorporation of Documents by Reference,” before investing in any of the securities being offered. You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, along with the information contained in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so.

 

The information appearing in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and any information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security.

 

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the section entitled “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein may contain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a highly regulated, very competitive, and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long term business operations, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this prospectus, and in particular, the risks discussed below and under the heading “Risk Factors” and those discussed in other documents we file with the SEC. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017, the transition period ended March 31, 2018, the quarters ended June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018 and notes incorporated by reference herein. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statement.

 

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.

 

Any forward-looking statement you read in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, operating results, growth strategy and liquidity. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as to the date when made. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future, except as otherwise required by applicable law. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our reports on Forms 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K and 10-KT filed with the SEC. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our Company. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, including all documents incorporated by reference herein. In particular, attention should be directed to our “Risk Factors,” “Information With Respect to the Company,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes thereto contained herein or otherwise incorporated by reference hereto, before making an investment decision.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “AITT” or the “Company” refer to the business of AIT Therapeutics, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Overview

 

We are an emerging medical device company developing a nitric oxide (NO) generator and delivery system, or the AIT NO Generators and Delivery System (NOGDS), that is capable of generating NO from ambient air. The AIT NOGDS can generate up to 400 parts per million (ppm) for delivery to a patient’s lung. The AIT NOGDS can deliver NO either continuously or for a fixed amount of time and has the ability to either titrate dose on demand or maintain a constant dose. We believe that there is a high unmet medical need for patients suffering from certain severe lung infections for which our system can be used. Our current product candidates, if approved, will be marketed as medical devices and will be subject to premarket reviews and approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA and similar regulatory agencies around the world.

 

In contrast to approved NO delivery systems, our novel AIT NOGDS is designed to deliver not only low concentrations of NO, but also high concentrations of NO to the lungs, which we believe has the potential to eliminate microbial infections, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Current FDA approved NO delivery systems are approved for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn, or PPHN, which requires a NO concentration of 20 ppm and is not intended to treat microbial infections. The body produces NO naturally as an innate immunity mechanism. Based on our clinical studies, we believe that 160 ppm is the minimum therapeutic dose to achieve the desired pulmonary antimicrobial effect of NO. To date, the FDA has not approved any NO formulation and/or delivery system for the delivery of 160 ppm or higher to the lungs.

 

Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated in Delaware on April 28, 2015 under the name “KokiCare, Inc.” and operated as a healthcare software company prior to the Merger (as defined below). Concurrent with the closing of the Merger, we abandoned our pre-Merger business plan in the healthcare software industry and we are now solely pursuing our business in the medical device industry.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 320 Garden City, New York 11530, and our telephone number is (516) 665-8200. Our website address is www.ait-pharm.com. Our website and the information contained on our website, or linked through our website, are not part of this prospectus, and you should not rely on our website or such information in making a decision to invest in our common stock.

 

The Merger and Reverse Acquisition

 

On December 29, 2016, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, which, as amended, we refer to as the Merger Agreement, together with Red Maple Ltd., or Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of KokiCare, Inc., , and Advanced Inhalation Therapies (AIT) Ltd., or AIT Ltd. The Merger Agreement provided for (i) the merger of Merger Sub with and into AIT Ltd. pursuant to the laws of the State of Israel, referred to as the Israeli Merger, and (ii) the conversion of the ordinary shares and other outstanding securities of AIT Ltd. into the right to receive shares and other applicable securities of KokiCare, Inc., with AIT Ltd. surviving as our wholly owned subsidiary, which we refer to as the Merger. The Israeli Merger became effective on December 29, 2016 and the Merger closed on January 13, 2017.

 

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Prior to consummation of the Merger, effective as of January 9, 2017, we amended and restated our Certificate of Incorporation to (i) change our name from “KokiCare, Inc.” to “AIT Therapeutics, Inc.”, (ii) increase our capitalization to provide for the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share; and (iii) effect a one-for-100 reverse stock split of our common stock. On January 9, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a $2.50 per share cash dividend to our stockholders of record as of January 9, 2017, and we repurchased 90,000 shares of common stock (on a post-reverse stock split basis) at a price of $0.2667 per share from our principal stockholder, Jason Lane.

 

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse merger and recapitalization. AIT Ltd. is the acquirer for financial reporting purposes, and we are the acquired company.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this Transition Report on Form 10-KT with respect to periods prior to the date on which we consummated the Merger relates solely to Kokicare, Inc., without regard to the Merger.

 

Business Overview

 

We are an emerging medical device company developing our AIT NOGDS, which is capable of generating NO from ambient air. The AIT NOGDS can generate NO up to 400 ppm for delivery to a patient’s lung. The AIT NO GDS can deliver NO either continuously or for a fixed amount of time and has the ability to either titrate dose on demand or maintain a constant dose. We believe the AIT NOGDS can be used to treat patients on ventilators that require NO, as well as patients with chronic lung disease or acute severe lung infections via delivery through a breathing mask. Furthermore, we believe that there is a high unmet medical need for patients suffering from certain severe lung infections that our AIT NOGDS can potentially address. Our initial areas of focus are PPHN, bronchiolitis and nontuberculous mycobacteria, or NTM. Our current product candidates will be subject to premarket reviews and approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, as well as similar regulatory agencies in other countries or regions. If approved, our System will be marketed as a medical device in the U.S.

 

With respect to PPHN, our novel AIT NOGDS is designed to deliver a dosage of NO to the lungs that is consistent with current guidelines for delivery of 20 ppm NO with a range of 0.5 ppm – 80 ppm (low-concentration NO). We believe our AIT NOGDS has many competitive advantages over the current approved NO delivery systems in the U.S., European Union, Japan and other markets. For example, our AIT NOGDS does not require the use of a high-pressure cylinder, utilizes less space than other similar devices, does not require cumbersome purging procedures and places less burden on hospital staff in carrying out safety procedures.

 

Our novel AIT NOGDS can also deliver a high concentration of NO to the lungs, which we believe has the potential to eliminate microbial infections, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, among other benefits. We believe current FDA approved NO vasodilation treatments would have limited success in treating microbial infections given the low concentrations of NO being delivered. Given that NO is produced naturally by the body as an innate immunity mechanism at a concentration of 200 ppm, supplemental high dose NO should aid in the body’s fight against infection. Based on our clinical studies, we believe that 160 ppm is the minimum therapeutic dose to achieve the desired pulmonary antimicrobial effect of NO. To date, neither the FDA nor equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries or regions have approved any NO formulation and/or delivery system for the delivery of a dosage of NO at 160 ppm or higher to the lungs.

 

To date, we have conducted the following studies:

 

Date   Study   Indication   Primary   Results
2011   Phase 1 Safety (n=10)   All comers   Safety   No SAEs
                   
2013 – 2014   Phase 2 double blind   Bronchiolitis       No SAEs
    randomized (n=43)   (all causes)   Safety & Efficacy   Length of hospital stay reduced by 24 hours in hospitalized infants
                   
2013 – 2014   Phase 2 open label           No SAEs
    (n=9)   Cystic Fibrosis (CF)   Safety & Efficacy   Lowered bacterial load
                   
2016   Compassionate use Israel   Nontuberculous       No SAEs
    (n=2)   Mycobacteria(NTM) in CF patients   Efficacy   Improvements in clinical and surrogate endpoints
                   
2017   Compassionate use National           No SAEs
    Institute of Health (n=1)   NTM in CF patient   Efficacy   Improvements in clinical endpoints
                   
                No SAEs
2017   Pilot open label (N=9)   Refractory NTM abscessus   Safety   Improvements in clinical and surrogate endpoints
                   
2018   Pilot double blind   Bronchiolitis       No SAEs
    randomized (n=68)   (all causes)   Efficacy   Dosing complete, results pending

 

2019   Compassionate use Israel   Nontuberculous       No SAEs
    (n=2)   Mycobacteria(NTM) in CF patient   Efficacy   Improvements in clinical and surrogate endpoints

 

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Our active pipeline of product candidates is shown in the table below:

 

Product   Indication   Development Status   Further Information

AIT-PH

(Pulmonary
Hypertension)

  In-Hospital Use   Commercial system in development  

Regulatory filings expected

Summer 2019

AIT-BRO

(Bronchiolitis)

 

Bronchiolitis in Infants

(elderly to follow)

  67 patient study completed   Next study to be completed Spring 2020

AIT-NTM

(Nontuberculous

Mycobacteria)

 

Mycobacterium Abscessus Complex

(MABSC)

  9 patient pilot study dosing complete   Preparations ongoing for At-Home self-administered study to begin in 2020

 

We plan to submit for premarket approval (PMA) to the FDA in the summer of 2019 for the use of the AIT NOGDS in PPHN. We also expect to make certain regulatory filings outside of the U.S. beginning in 2019. According to the 2018 year end report from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, aggregate sales of low concentration NO in the U.S. were in excess of $500 million in 2018, while sales outside of the U.S., where there are multiple market participants, were considerably lower than in the U.S.

 

With respect to bronchiolitis, we expect to initiate a trial for infants hospitalized due to bronchiolitis in the fourth quarter of 2019. The trial would last approximately 6 months after initiation. If the trial is successful, we would perform another study over the 2020/21 winter and then submit a premarket approval or PMA to the FDA about 6 months after trial completion. Regulatory filings outside of the U.S. would begin after our review process is completed in the U.S.

 

Our NTM program has produced data from four compassionate use subjects and patients from a multi-center pilot study completed in 2018. All patients suffered from NTM Abscessus infection and had underlying cystic fibrosis (CF). One compassion patient was treated with our NO generator based delivery system at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The rest were treated with our NO cylinder based delivery system. All patients were treated with 160 ppm NO at intermittent 30 minute dosing over 21 days, except one patient who was treated over 26 days and another patient who was treated with 250 ppm NO over 28 days. We have discussed with FDA the necessary steps to begin a study where patients will self-administer high concentration NO at home over a period of 12 weeks with our NOGDS. We anticipate this study commencing in 2020.

 

For our high concentration platform, as mentioned above, the initial target is lower respiratory tract infections, or LRTI. Our initial two target indications are infants hospitalized due to bronchiolitis (mainly caused by RSV) and patients suffering from NTM abscessus and other severe, chronic, refractory infections. There are over 1.5 million hospitalizations related to LRTI annually in the U.S., and LRTI is the third leading cause of death worldwide.

 

NTM abscessus lung infection is a rare and serious pulmonary disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality. There is an increasing rate of lung disease caused by NTM, which is an emerging public health concern worldwide. There are approximately 50,000 patients diagnosed with NTM in the U.S., and there are an estimated additional 100,000 patients in the U.S. that have not yet been diagnosed. In Asia, the number of patients suffering from NTM surpasses what is seen in the U.S. The abscessus form of NTM comprises approximately 25% of all NTM.

 

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Patients with NTM lung disease may experience a multitude of symptoms such as fever, weight loss, cough, lack of appetite, night sweats, blood in the sputum and fatigue. Patients with NTM lung disease, specifically abscessus, frequently require lengthy and repeated hospital stays to manage their condition. There are no treatments specifically indicated for the treatment of NTM abscessus lung disease in North America, Europe or Japan. There is one inhaled antibiotic approved in the U.S. for the treatment of refractory NTM MAC (mycobacterium avium complex). Current guideline-based approaches to treat NTM lung disease involve multi-drug regimens of anti-biotics that may cause severe, long lasting side effects, and treatment can be as long as two years or more. The prevalence of human disease attributable to NTM has increased over the past two decades. In a study conducted between 1997 and 2007, researchers found that the prevalence of NTM in the U.S. is increasing at approximately 8% per year and that NTM patients on Medicare over the age of 65 are 40% more likely to die over the period of the study than those who did not have the disease (Adjemian et al., 2012). A 2015 publication from co-authors from several U.S. government departments stated that prior year statistics led to a projected 181,037 national annual cases in 2014 costing the U.S. healthcare system approximately $1.7 billion (Strollo et al., 2015).

 

Over 150 million new cases of bronchiolitis are reported worldwide each year. In the U.S., there are more than 100,000 annual bronchiolitis hospitalizations among children two years of age or younger.

 

Currently, there is no approved treatment for bronchiolitis. The treatment for acute viral lung infections that cause bronchiolitis in infants is largely supportive care and is based primarily on prolonged hospitalization during which the infant receives a constant flow of oxygen to treat hypoxemia, a reduced concentration of oxygen in the blood. In addition, systemic steroids and inhalation with bronchodilators are sometimes utilized until recovery, but we believe these treatments do not successfully reduce hospital length of stay.

 

We believe, based on the currently understood mechanisms of action of NO, that our AIT NO Delivery System can deliver NO at 160 ppm and higher to potentially eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes from the lungs and may also be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Because our product candidates are not antibiotics, we believe there is a reduced risk of the development of resistant bacteria and there could be synergy with co-administration of antibiotics.

 

In addition, our NO Delivery System can deliver NO at concentrations of 1 – 80 ppm consistent with currently approved NO delivery systems for the treatment of PPHN while providing significant advantages associated with the elimination of the use of high-pressure cylinders.

 

We have a broad intellectual property portfolio directed to our product candidates and mode of delivery, monitoring parameters and methods of treating specific disease indications. Our intellectual property portfolio consists of seven issued patents and their continuations and foreign counterparts, which we have obtained through a non-exclusive worldwide license from SensorMedics Corporation, a subsidiary of CareFusion, 17 issued patents which we acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option in 2017 granted to us by Pulmonox Technologies Corporation (“Pulmonox”) and 22 patent applications developed by AIT internally. Eight of the Pulmonox patents that we acquired are jointly owned by CareFusion and Pulmonox, five of which are covered by our non-exclusive license with CareFusion. Our royalty and other license obligations to CareFusion with respect to these five patents will remain in effect as long as our CareFusion license remains in effect. In January 2018, we entered into a global, exclusive, transferable license to the eNOGenerator and all associated patents from NitricGen, Inc., or NitricGen.

 

Background and Mechanism of Action

 

NO is recognized as a vital molecule involved in many physiological and pathological processes. NO is naturally produced by the body’s immune system to provide a first line of defense against invading pathogens. It is a powerful molecule with a short half-life of a few seconds in the blood, enabling it to be cleared rapidly from the body. NO has been shown to play a critical role in the function of several body systems. For example, as vasodilator of smooth muscles, NO enhances blood flow and circulation. In addition, NO is involved in regulation of a wound healing and immune responses to infection. The pharmacology, toxicity and other data for NO in humans is generally well known, and its use has been approved by the FDA as a vasodilator. The precise effect of inhaled NO is dependent on concentration, oxidation state and type of pathogen.

 

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NO has multiple immunoregulatory and antimicrobial functions that are likely to be of relevance to inhaled NO therapy. In vitro studies suggest that NO possesses anti-microbial activity against common bacteria, gram positive and gram negative, as well as mycobacteria, fungi, yeast, parasites and helminthes. It has the potential to eliminate multi-drug resistant strains of the above. Anti-viral activity covers respiratory viruses such as influenza, corona viruses, RSV and others. In healthy humans, NO has been shown to stimulate muccocilary clearance, and low levels of nasal NO correlate with impaired muccociliary function in the human upper airway. Unlike other inhaled drugs, NO is also a smooth muscle relaxant and avoids the concomitant bronchial constriction often associated with inhaled antibiotics and muccolytics. In addition to treating CF infections, this suggests that NO may be useful in directly treating the mucus caused by CF, which is the principal manifestation of the disease.

 

Nitric Oxide and Infection

 

NO possesses broad-spectrum anti-microbial activity acting against bacteria, fungi and viruses. NO is produced at high output as part of the innate immune response. NO and its by-products (for example, reactive nitrogen species, or RNS) are responsible for the process of killing microorganisms within white blood cells called macrophages and in organs such as the lungs and other mucolytic tissues.

 

More than a decade ago, several research groups showed that NO and RNS possess anti-viral activity and affect several viruses including coxsackievirus, or CVB, RSV, influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, coronavirus, rhinovirus, herpes simplex virus, or HSV, Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, and others. NO has also been shown to be useful in preventing bacterial growth on surfaces.

 

Continuous exposure to 160 ppm NO and above, especially in the lungs, may have side effects and cause damage to host cells. Intermittent exposure to NO in cycles retains NO anti-microbial activity both in vitro and in animal model of infection. Exposure of bacteria to concomitant 30-minute treatments with 160 ppm NO resulted in a significant reduction in bacterial load. A similar dose has been shown to reduce viruses (common influenza) by 30-100% in a canine kidney infection model. In vivo, in a pneumonia model in rats, inhaled 160 ppm NO, for 30 minutes, every 4 hours, resulted in significant reduction in bacteria counts in the lungs, without affecting the body’s defense mechanisms, and without any other adverse effect. In addition, we believe a daily dose of 160 ppm of NO can treat bovine respiratory disease (“BRD”) in cattle.

 

Importantly, several studies report synergy between NO and antibiotic drugs. Adjunctive treatment combining NO together with inhaled tobramycin antibiotics or other anti-microbial agents has been shown to greatly enhance the efficacy of the antibiotics in dispersing P. aeruginosa biofilms and to increase their ability to elicit anti-microbial activity. These studies suggest that adjuvant treatment combining NO with antibiotics might have a beneficial role by reducing bacterial infectivity, and therefore reduce the dependency on antibiotics.

 

AIT Technology

 

We have developed the AIT NOGDS, a novel and precise delivery system that uses NO generated from ambient air with a novel NO generator. We believe our system provides continuous monitoring and control of the gaseous content administered during intermittent and continuous NO inhalation treatments, as well as a precise and reliable monitoring system that is able to monitor patient status and alert medical staff to any adverse effects.

 

Our novel AIT NO Delivery System is designed to provide patients with a gaseous dose of NO (ranging from 1 ppm up to 400 ppm) combined with ambient air. The gaseous blend is supplied to the patient via a ventilator for concentrations up to 80 ppm and a face mask for concentrations of above 80 ppm and higher. Our AIT NO Delivery System is designed to minimize the time that NO is mixed with oxygen and air. The system is also designed to continuously monitor inhaled NO concentration, NO2 concentration, methemoglobin and the fraction of inspired oxygen, or FiO2 , blood oxygen saturation and heart rate, all of which are important parameters .. A dedicated screen allows for monitoring of the gas mixture and the patient’s vital signs. Further, our product candidates resemble other inhalation systems, making it user friendly, with operation and maintenance that we believe will be familiar to medical staff. Our novel delivery system for use with a mask has been manufactured at commercial scale with a contract manufacturer.

 

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Our novel NO delivery system, when programmed for lung infections, is designed to specifically deliver a NO dosage of 160 ppm and higher, and we believe that it has a number of advantages over other NO formulation delivery systems. For example, it is:

 

 

optimized to deliver 160 ppm and higher of NO, whereas existing formulations of NO currently on the market consist of a maximum deliverable NO concentration of 80 ppm;

     
 

equipped with a monitoring system that continuously monitors system parameters (e.g., NO, NO2 and FiO2 concentrations) as well as patient parameters (e.g. vital signs, MetHemoglobin and OxyHemoglobin percentages);

     
 

capable of providing constant flow of our NO formulation, which we believe allows it to adequately cover the surface area of the lung to eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi and other microbes;

     
  programmable and able to deliver different dosage regimens for a wide range of lung infections;
     
  able to generate NO from ambient air, eliminating the need for the use of high-pressure cylinders;
     
  designed to be used by the patient, thus convenient and portable; and
     
 

administered non-invasively through a facial mask, which has the potential to address large, underserved chronic-care markets, such as CF and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

 

We believe that our solution has the potential for a number of additional benefits and opportunities, as follows:

 

● The antimicrobial and multiple other properties of the NO molecule delivered to the lungs suggest the potential for application in a wide range of respiratory diseases. In contrast to the often arduous and slow drug discovery process for small molecules, proteins, peptides, etc., the use of NO in medicine is well-known, and therefore the identification of conditions where NO provides benefits has been, and we expect will continue to be, much simpler, quicker and less costly.

 

● The FDA approved the use of NO as an inhaled drug for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension in newborns in 1999. More than 18 years of clinical experience in the delivery, monitoring and understanding of NO in the clinical environment for vascular uses has been documented.

 

● NO is naturally produced by the immune system and acts as a first line of defense against infectious diseases. We believe therapeutic use of NO for viral and bacterial co-infections would potentially improve the success of antimicrobial and anti-viral treatments by mimicking the body’s natural defense mechanism and thereby directly reduce viral infectivity, as well as antibiotic drug resistant bacteria.

 

● NO is used naturally by the body for vasodilation and we believe that the benefits to patients with various medical conditions will be seen via vasodilation when delivered with our system.

 

NitricGen License

 

On January 31, 2018 we announced that we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a global, exclusive, perpetual, transferable license to the eNOGenerator and associated critical assets including intellectual property, know-how, trade secrets and confidential information (the “License”) from NitricGen.

 

The AIT NO delivery system, which incorporates the eNOGenerator, has been designated as a medical device by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The eNOGenerator can generate NO on demand for delivery to the lungs at concentrations ranging from 1 to 400 ppm. With the License, we expect that we will be able to target all conditions requiring NO at any concentration, regardless of the need for intermittent or continuous dosing.

 

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Under the terms of the License, we agree to pay NitricGen an aggregate of $2 million in up-front, clinical, and regulatory milestone payments, with the majority pertaining to regulatory milestones, as well as royalties on net sales of the delivery system containing the eNOGenerator at a percentage in the low-single digits. As partial consideration for the License, we have also agreed to issue to NitricGen or its designees options to purchase 100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $6.90. To date, milestone payments of $200,000 have been paid.

 

Strategies

 

Our objective is to build a leading medical device company that will develop and commercialize patented and proprietary products for the treatment of respiratory infections and diseases, with an initial focus on the treatment of PPHN, bronchiolitis, severe lung infections such as NTM, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and CF. If our clinical trials for our product candidates are successful, we expect to seek marketing approval from the FDA and other worldwide regulatory bodies.

 

Our completed clinical trials and plans for future clinical trials are as follows:

 

● We licensed Phase 1 study results in healthy volunteers from University of British Columbia Hospital, or UBC. Results showed safe delivery of 160 ppm NO to the lung.

 

Bronchiolitis. We completed a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled pilot study conducted in Israel in infants with bronchiolitis. We completed a second Israeli-based clinical trial in the second quarter of 2018 which serves as another pilot study. We expect to gather further supportive data in Israel in 2019/20 and we intend to submit an Investigational Device Exemption (“IDE”) to the FDA in 2020 and expect to commence a pivotal clinical trial in 2020 in the United States which will complete in 2021.

 

NTM. Four patients with CF who suffer from NTM infections (specifically, M. Abscessus) have been treated under compassionate use, comprising two patients at the Rambam healthcare campus in Israel, one at Soroka Medical Center in Israel and one patient in the United States, treated with our AIT NO GDS, at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). A pilot study of nine CF patients infected with NTM Abscessus in Israel were treated with our AIT NO Delivery System using cylinder gas was completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. In addition, we intend to perform all tasked needed, based on discussion with the FDA in 2018, to begin an at-home self-administration study. We expect that the study will use our generator based NO delivery system and treat patients infected with NTM and other severe, refractory lung infections with and without CF. Endpoints are expected to include physical function, bacterial load, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), quality of life and safety. The study is anticipated to commence in 2020.

 

CF-Related Lung Infections. We completed a pilot open label, multi-center study in Israel of CF patients who are over 10 years old. Results showed a reduction in bacterial load in multiple infections.

 

Our Initial Disease Targets and Market Opportunity

 

Our initial targets are PPHN, infants suffering from bronchiolitis and patients infected by NTM.

 

PPHN is a condition at birth that requires mechanical ventilation. NO is added as a vasodilator to improve oxygenation and reduce the need for ventilation in neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure. The use of NO in the hospital setting had associated net sales of greater than $500m in 2018 in the United States alone according to published reports.

 

According to the World Health Organization, bronchiolitis is the most common acute lower respiratory infection in infants, and is the leading cause of the hospitalization of infants during the first year of life. Bronchiolitis is an acute inflammatory injury of the bronchioles that is usually caused by viruses, most commonly by RSV. While bronchiolitis may affect persons of any age, severe symptoms are usually evident only in young infants. The initial symptoms of bronchiolitis are similar to that of a common cold, but the illness sometimes leads to fast and troubled breathing due to spread of the infection to the lower respiratory system. To date, the standard treatment has been supportive care consisting of assisted feeding and hydration, minimal handling, nasal suctioning and oxygen administration. In addition, better airway cleaning, which improves the respiratory function, has been achieved using nebulized hypertonic saline. We believe that many pharmacological therapies, ranging from bronchodilators to corticosteroids, have been found to offer either no or short-term benefits.

 

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Each year, according to the World Health Organization, 150 million new cases of bronchiolitis are reported worldwide in infants, and 2-3% of infants affected require hospitalization. In the U.S., there are greater than 150,000 annual bronchiolitis hospitalizations among children younger than five years, of which greater than 100,000 hospitalizations are among children younger than two years old. These hospital visits resulted in total hospital charges of $1.7 billion in 2009 according to a study published in 2013. For infants, bronchiolitis accounts for 20% of annual hospitalizations and 18% of emergency department visits.

 

Clinical practice in the management of acute bronchiolitis varies widely even among medical centers in the same country, and there is much controversy, confusion and lack of evidence concerning the best treatment option. Disease management mainly consists of supportive care by means of oxygen supplementation, but also includes inhalations of hypertonic saline or steroids with or without beta agonist drugs, anti-viral therapy and chest physiotherapy.

 

We believe that none of the specified treatments has been proven to have a positive outcome on the course of the disease or a reduction in the length of hospitalization. In addition, some treatment strategies have been subject to debate regarding whether they work. For example, the anti-viral drug, Ribavirin, a broad-spectrum antiviral agent approved for treatment of RSV infections, is controversial due to questions regarding its high cost and uncertain treatment effect.

 

NTM infection of the lungs is a chronic, as well as progressive lung condition. NTM exhibits across a variety of lung diseases such as bronchiectasis, COPD, Asthma, CF and Cancer. In certain severe NTM cases, life expectancy is under five years, for which we believe there are no successful treatments available.

 

There are an estimated 50,000-86,000 cases of NTM lung infections in the U.S. with an annual 8% increase. More than 70% of NTM cases are underreported, and therefore the projected number of NTM cases could be as high as 181,000 in the U.S. alone. With the rise of NTM infections, NTM is currently more prevalent than tuberculosis in the U.S. NTM mostly affects adults middle-aged to elderly, with increasing infection in patients aged 65 and over, a population that is expected to double by the year 2030.

 

NTM lung infections also pose a substantial financial burden on the U.S. healthcare system. In 2010, the annual cost was over $800 million, and the same study estimated the cost for 2014 to be $1.7 billion in the U.S.

 

Our initial indication is for the treatment of NTM abscessus, which is a limited portion of the market discussed above.

 

There are no approved products in the U.S. and Europe to treat NTM abscessus infections.

 

For NTM patients, prolonged treatment is necessary and varies among different types of NTM species, severity of the disease and drug-susceptibility. As NTM are typically antibiotic-resistant, treatment requires a combination of two, three or more different drugs. Therefore, current treatment includes a mixture of IV antibiotics as well as steroids.

 

Our Clinical Results to Date

 

We have conducted several clinical trials to assess our 160 ppm NO inhalation-treatment in various indications. These trials include:

 

A prospective, open label, controlled, single-center Phase 1 study was conducted on ten healthy adults between 20 and 62 years of age. Subjects received our proprietary 160 ppm NO formulation for 30 minutes, five times a day, for five consecutive days by direct inhalation to the lungs via a prototype delivery system

 

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The primary objective of the study was to determine the effect of the inhaled NO formulation treatment, to determine the effect of the treatment based on pulmonary function test results, to determine the met hemoglobin (MetHb - a form of hemoglobin that cannot bind oxygen, a bi-product of NO and hemoglobin) level associated with the inhaled NO formulation treatment and to assess adverse events associated with the treatment. Secondary objectives of the study were to assess the changes in cytokine levels. NO and NO2 concentrations (a gaseous substance that is a bi-product of NO and O2 , that can be toxic at high concentrations), inhaled fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), as well as. MetHb and oxygen saturation (SaO2) were continuously monitored, as elevation of MetHb or reduction in SaO2 levels may be harmful. Vital signs, lung function, blood chemistry (including nitrite/nitrates), hematology, prothrombin time, inflammatory cytokine/chemokines levels and endothelial activation (angiopoietin ratio) were also closely monitored.

 

All individuals tolerated the NO formulation treatment courses well. No significant adverse events occurred. The maximal amount of air one can forcefully exhale in one second, known as forced expiratory volume in one second (“FEV1”) and other lung function parameters, serum nitrites/nitrates, prothrombin, pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine levels did not differ between baseline and day five, while MetHb increased during the study period to a level of 0.9%, as expected. These data suggest that inhalation of 160 ppm NO for 30 minutes, five times a day, for five consecutive days is well tolerated in healthy individuals.

 

Rambam healthcare campus in Israel conducted a compassionate use treatment for two patients with CF who suffer from NTM Abscessus infections. The data were published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal in 2017. The NO treatment regime, as well as the device for this treatment, was supplied by AIT Ltd. Patients received intermittent 30-minute treatments of 160 ppm NO, with two different regimes including hospitalization (5 times a day) and ambulatory treatment (2-3 inhalations a day).

 

Treatment was well tolerated with no evidence of any serious side effects. We observed significant improvement in sputum production (up to 5-10 time more sputum), and subjective improvement in the well-being of both patients.

 

Significant reduction in systemic inflammation was observed in the first patient, as observed by reduction of CRP (C-reactive protein, a systemic inflammation marker that rises in response to inflammation) levels during treatment. In addition, the first patient had a 2 log (100-fold) reduction in NTM Abscessus during treatment (an effect that was lost after the treatment regime changed to ambulatory). The second patient showed a significant increase in the 6-minute walk test and the sputum culture became negative, which is consistent with eradication of the NTM Abscessus.

 

Further information is needed, but we believe these results suggest that the treatment of NTM Abcsessus with high dose inhaled NO is effective.

 

Further, one patient with CF who suffers from NTM infections (specifically, M. abscessus) has been treated under compassionate use in the United Sates at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute with our generator based NO delivery system. The patient saw improvements in 6-minute walk, FEV1, most Quality of Life measures and had no SAEs. The bacteria was not eradicated. The patient requested to be treated again and this treatment was commenced in February 2018. A total of 38 treatments were administered over 8 days, 29 of them at a concentration of 240 ppm, with no SAEs related to NO reported.

 

An additional CF patient infected with M. abscessus was treated over a 4 week period with 76 of 84 treatments at 250 ppm NO in Israel at Soroka Medical Center. The patient saw improvements in 6-minute walk, FEV1 and most Quality of Life measures. The bacteria was not eradicated. Importantly, there were no SAE’s reported and all treatments were completed without incident.

 

We have completed a Phase 2 open label, multi-center study in nine CF patients (≥10 years old). Patients received intermittent (30 minutes, three times a day) inhalation of 160 ppm NO formulation, five days a week, over a two-week period. The study was performed in two centers, Soroka Medical Center and Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel.

 

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The primary endpoints of the study were to determine the MetHb percentage, adverse events associated with inhaled NO and the percentage of subjects who prematurely discontinued the study due to adverse events, or AEs, and/or SAEs, or for any other reason.

 

AEs were reported by five (55.5%) subjects. There were no SAEs or AEs, no treatment withdrawals due to AEs, and no deaths. AEs considered by the investigator as possibly or probably related to treatment were reported for two (22.2%) subjects. There were no AEs of MetHb elevation >5% or NO 2 elevation >5 ppm (study safety threshold of MetHb and NO 2, respectively). In total, seven cases of haemoptysis were reported in two subjects and all events were mild in severity.

 

There were no subjects with MetHb >5% at any point during the study and there was no cumulative effect of MetHb exposure during the study. The maximum MetHb level reported was 4.6%.

 

Several secondary efficacy analyses were conducted in this study, and though the study was not powered for efficacy, results show various positive effects of the treatment regime. Bacterial and fungal sputum load analysis results were highly variable, though marked reductions of MSSA, Achromabacter, P. aeruginosa, and Asperigillus were seen in several subjects. These results suggest non-specific targeting of bacteria and fungi that commonly manifest in CF patients. In subjects with systemic inflammation (CRP >5 mg/mL) at baseline, CRP levels decreased over the treatment period, showing the effect of NO in the reduction of systemic inflammation. There were no statistically significant or clinically relevant changes in FEV1 over time, and lung function indices also remained relatively constant throughout the study duration.

 

We completed a double blind, randomized Pilot study for infants with bronchiolitis for which the data were published in the Pediatric Pulmonology Journal in 2017. The study was performed at Soroka University Medical Center in Israel. Forty-three infants between the ages of two to 12 months diagnosed with bronchiolitis were randomly assigned to either the treatment group or the control group. The treatment group comprised 21 subjects who received intermittent (30 minutes, five times a day) inhalation of 160 ppm NO formulation, in addition to supportive O2 treatment for up to five days. The control group, 22 subjects, received ongoing inhalation of the supportive O2 treatment.

 

Primary endpoints included determination of the MetHb levels, adverse events associated with the inhaled NO formulation and proportion of subjects who prematurely discontinued the study. Baseline clinical score, indicating disease severity at screening, was similar between treatment groups (~8).

 

Results were encouraging, with similar overall incidence of AEs between the treatment groups. Out of 43 patients, 39 (~90%) completed the study per protocol (“PP”), with similar percentages (90%) for both the control and the treatment groups, individually. Only one subject from the treatment group discontinued treatment due to an adverse event, namely – repeated MetHb levels above 5%. Adverse events were reported by 23 (53.5%) subjects overall, with ten (47.6%) subjects in the NO group reporting a total of 22 AEs, and 13 (59.1%) subjects in the control group reporting a total of 22 AEs. Serious adverse events were reported by four (19.0%) subjects in the NO group and four (18.2%) in the standard treatment group. There were no deaths during the study. There were no treatment-related SAEs in the NO treatment group.

 

In the NO group, six (28.6%) subjects had any MetHb measurement >5% during the study treatment period, and three of these subjects had more than one MetHb >5%. The maximum MetHb level was 5.6% in one subject in the NO group. There was no cumulative effect of MetHb exposure during the study. It should be noted that MetHb levels in this study were defined to <5% as a safety measure, though previous findings have shown that higher levels (6.4%) are non-toxic in children.

 

Secondary and exploratory analyses were performed, and results show positive impact of the treatment regime. In a subgroup of subjects that stayed at the hospital at least 24 hours (Length of Stay (“LOS”) >24 hours), a statistically significant treatment benefit of NO versus standard treatment was demonstrated. Mean results for subjects with LOS > 24 hours show that LOS was shortened by approximately 34% in the NO group compared to the standard treatment group, with a one-day difference between the groups (PP, N=24). Time to normal oxygenation ((SaO2 of 92%) was shortened by approximately 44% (27.75 hours) in the NO group compared to the standard treatment group (PP, N=24). An 80% improvement in time to clinical score (indicating improvement in disease severity) and time to normal oxygenation (92%) was observed in favor of the NO group (PP, N=24).The results of preclinical studies and early clinical studies of our product candidates may not be predictive of the results of later-stage clinical studies.

 

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Furthermore, the FDA or other regulatory agencies may not concur with our assessment of safety and efficacy. Product candidates that have shown promising results in early-stage clinical studies may still suffer significant setbacks in subsequent advanced clinical studies. We do not know whether any Phase 2, Phase 3 or other clinical studies we may conduct will demonstrate consistent or adequate efficacy and safety sufficient to obtain regulatory approval to market our product candidates. While we believe the results of our Phase 2 trials in bronchiolitis and CF demonstrated improvements in various endpoints and clinical outcomes, the trials were small, and it is likely that the FDA will view them as not statistically or clinically significant because of their size and scope. We must conduct larger clinical trials with statistically significant favorable results or we will not be able to obtain regulatory approval to market our product candidates.

 

We have completed a single-arm, open-label Pilot trial in nine patients with MABSC, who were refractory to standard-of-care. The patients were treated with inhaled NO at a concentration of 160 ppm for 30 minutes, in addition to treatment with standard-of-care. Our inhaled NO treatment was administered intermittently five times per day over a 14-day period, followed by a seven-day period with three treatments per day. The primary endpoint of safety, as measured by NO-related SAEs, over the 21-day treatment period was met with no SAEs reported. Secondary endpoints of a 6-minute walk test, FEV1, Quality of Life and Mycobacterium abscessus load in sputum all trended positively. 6MW showed an increase of >40 meters at the end of treatment at day 21 versus baseline and an increase of >25 meters on day 81 (60 days after the cessation of therapy). The mean percentage change in FEV1 at day 21 and day 51 (30 days after the cessation of treatment) was > 3.5% with FEV1 returning to baseline at day 81 (60 days after the cessation of therapy). At day 81 (60 days after the cessation of therapy) bacterial load was 65% lower than baseline. 1 of 9 patients saw culture conversion.

 

We have completed a second pilot study in bronchiolitis in 6 centers in Israel. The prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled pilot study enroll 67 patients, aged 0-12 months, who were hospitalized due to bronchiolitis. The patients received either standard-of-care (typically oxygen and hydration) or standard-of-care plus inhaled NO at a concentration of 160 ppm for 30 minutes 5 times per day for up to 5 days. The primary endpoint of hospital length-of-stay (LOS) was met with a 23 hour reduction in hospital length of stay demonstrated (p=0.085). Secondary endpoints of time required to achieve a clinical score of 5 or less on the modified Tal score and time required to achieve oxygen saturation (SaO2) of 92% or greater showed improvement versus the standard-of-care. There were no issues with NO2 or metHb and no SAEs were recorded.

 

We plan to seek regulatory approval for our current product candidates and, if approved, we expect they will be marketed as medical devices.

 

If we reach the commercialization stage, we expect that we will collaborate with companies outside the U.S. for all indications and inside the U.S. for PPHN, specifically. We are still determining whether to attempt to collaborate for bronchiolitis and/or NTM in the U.S.

 

The biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries are highly competitive. There are many pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, medical device companies, public and private universities and research organizations actively engaged in the research and development of products that may be similar to our product candidates. We are aware of several companies currently developing and selling NO therapies for various indications such as pulmonary hypertension. For example, Mallinkrodt commercializes INOMAX® (nitric oxide) for inhalation, which is approved for use to treat newborns suffering from HRF-PPHN, in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Mexico and Japan. The Linde Group has marketing rights to INOMAX® in Europe. Air Liquide sells a similar product in Europe, called VasoKINOX™, together with their delivery platform called OptiKINOX™, for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension that occurs during or after heart surgery. In Europe, Bedfont Scientific Ltd. has a delivery system called NOxBOX® and Air Products PLC has a gas product called NOXAP®, each used in delivering inhaled NO formulations. Bellepheron Therapeutics is developing NO-based products for pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Geno LLC is developing NO-based products for the treatment of a variety of pulmonary and cardiac diseases such as acute vasoreactivity testing, pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In addition, other companies may be developing generic NO formulation delivery systems for various dosages. Ceretec, Inc., a company affiliated with 12th Man Technologies Inc., recently obtained clearance from the FDA to market a NO gas product for use in membrane diffusing capacity testing in pulmonary function laboratories in the U.S. Novoteris, LLC previously received orphan drug designation from the FDA and the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) for the use of inhaled NO-based treatments in treating CF. If the FDA approves Novoteris’ product candidate for the indication for which it received orphan drug designation, then Novoteris will be eligible for orphan drug exclusivity if its product receives approval first, which would have no effect on our product given we are a medical device. In January 2015, Ikaria entered into an agreement with Novoteris to collaborate on the development of an outpatient program for treating bacterial infections associated with CF. Recently, we have become aware that each of Ikaria and Novoteris is conducting a Phase 2 clinical trial using a 160 ppm NO formulation to treat patients with CF. Moreover, Novoteris is also conducting a Phase 2 study in NTM Abscessus in Canada.

 

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Our competitors, either alone or through their strategic partners, might have substantially greater name recognition and financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing and human resources than we do and greater experience and infrastructure in the research and clinical development of pharmaceutical products, obtaining FDA and other regulatory approvals of those products and commercializing those products around the world.

 

We have contracted with a third-party contract manufacturer, Sparton Corporation, who has completed a substantial portion of the commercial manufacturing process for our generator based NO delivery system. We will be reliant on our partner for commercial manufacture of our systems for both clinical studies and commercial supply, if regulatory approval is received.

 

We have patent filings that relate to our NO generator, NO2 filtration, delivery systems and devices configured for delivering NO to patients by inhalation. We also have other patent filings that pertain to methods of exposing patients to inhalation of NO, and to utilizing these methods for treating subjects in need of NO inhalation. In addition, we are in possession of trade secrets and know-how regarding the practice of these methods.

 

Our intellectual property portfolio consists of seven issued patents and one patent application, as well as their continuations and foreign counterparts, which we have obtained through a non-exclusive worldwide license from CareFusion, 17 issued patents that we acquired from Pulmonox and 21 patent applications developed internally, including PCT patent applications. Additionally, we acquired one issued patent and one patent application in connection with the NitricGen license.

 

CareFusion Non-Exclusive License Agreement. In October 2013, we entered into a non-exclusive worldwide license agreement with CareFusion, whereby we licensed seven issued U.S. patents, and one U.S. patent application, including corresponding foreign counterparts - including patents granted in Australia, Mexico and China. Our intellectual property licensed from CareFusion, for which the earliest expiring patent term is 2019, covers devices and methods for delivering NO formulations to a patient at steady and alternating concentrations, including intermittent delivery of NO. Our CareFusion license also covers patents relating to devices and methods for delivering alternating concentrations of NO topically, nasally and to an upper respiratory tract, for which the expiring patent terms range from 2020 to 2025. The term of the agreement extends through the life of applicable patents and may be terminated by either party with 60 days’ prior written notice in the event of a breach of the agreement, and may be terminated unilaterally by CareFusion with 30 days’ prior written notice in the event that we do not meet certain milestones. Pursuant to the agreement, we are required to pay CareFusion, in addition to a one-time up-front fee of $150,000 already paid, royalty payments of 5% of the net sales of a licensed product by the Company and an annual fee of $50,000, which is creditable against the royalty payments for the respective year.

 

Pulmonox Patents and Assets - Option to Acquire. On August 31, 2015, we entered into an agreement with Pulmonox whereby we acquired for $25,000 the option, referred to as the Option, to purchase certain intellectual property assets, including Pulmonox’s rights in 17 issued U.S. patents, which are directed to:

 

  devices and methods for delivering NO formulations to a patient at steady and alternating concentrations (80-400 ppm), including intermittent delivery of NO;
     
  a device and methods for treatment of surface infections; and
     
  use of NO as a mucolytic agent and for treatment and disinfection of biofilms.

 

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On January 24, 2017, we exercised the Option and, for a purchase price of $500,000, acquired Pulmonox’s rights in the patents described above. Upon exercise of the Option, we became obligated to make certain one-time development and sales milestone payments to Pulmonox, commencing with the date on which we receive regulatory approval for the commercial sale of our first product candidate.

 

Of the 17 Pulmonox patents, eight U.S. patents are jointly owned by CareFusion and Pulmonox. Pursuant to an agreement with CareFusion, we currently have a non-exclusive world-wide license to five of the eight U.S. patents and their corresponding foreign counterparts jointly owned by CareFusion and Pulmonox, including patents granted in China and Canada, and pending applications in China and Europe. Following the exercise of the option, six patents directed to devices and methods for delivering NO formulations to a patient; one patent directed to systems and methods for using NO to reduce pathogens in blood; one patent directed to use of NO as a mucolytic agent; and one patent directed to methods of using NO for treatment and disinfection of biofilms will be solely owned by us. In addition, four patents directed to devices and methods for delivering NO formulations to a patient at steady and alternating concentrations (80-400 ppm), including intermittent delivery of NO; and four patents directed to a device and methods for treatment of surface infections will be jointly owned by CareFusion and us.

 

Patent Applications. We have filed 21 patent applications, including one in Canada, eight in the U.S., one in Israel, five in Europe, three PCT patent applications and three provisional patent applications in the U.S.

 

A PCT patent application is a filing under the Patent Cooperation Treaty to which the U.S. and a number of other countries are a party. It provides a unified procedure for filing a single patent application to protect inventions in those countries. A search with respect to the application is conducted by the International Searching Authority, accompanied by a written opinion regarding the patentability of the invention. A PCT application does not itself result in the grant of a patent, and the grant of patent is a prerogative of each national or regional authority where the PCT application is filed during national phase filings.

 

In January 2018 we entered into a definitive agreement with NitricGen which granted us an exclusive global license to one issued patent and one pending patent application covering the NO generator and the NO2 filter.

 

Government Regulations

 

U.S. Regulation. In the U.S., the FDA regulates drug and medical device products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FFDCA”), and its implementing regulations. Our products have been designated devices by FDA and will be regulated by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). Given that currently approved NO products and delivery systems were approved in the Unites States as drug-device combinations, we expect our device to not only be reviewed by CDRH, but also have input from the Center for Drug Evaluation and research (CDER).

 

Among other things, we will have to demonstrate compliance with applicable QSRs, to ensure that the device is in compliance with applicable performance standards.

 

Orphan Drug Designation and Exclusivity. Under the Orphan Drug Act, the FDA may grant orphan drug designation to products that are intended to treat rare diseases or conditions (i.e., those affecting fewer than 200,000 patients in the U.S.). Although orphan drug designation does not convey any advantage in the regulatory review and approval process, it can provide certain tax benefits and access to grants. Additionally, FDA user fees, which can be substantial, are waived for products that obtain orphan drug designation. Further, if a product with orphan drug designation subsequently receives FDA approval for the designated disease or condition, the product is entitled to orphan product exclusivity, which (with certain limited exceptions) blocks for seven years FDA approval of another product with the same active ingredient for the same indication.

 

Approval or Clearance of Medical Devices. To varying degrees, each of the regulatory agencies having oversight over medical devices, including the FDA and comparable foreign regulators, has laws and regulations governing the development, testing, manufacturing, labeling, marketing and distribution of medical devices. In the U.S., medical device products are subject to regulation that is intended to ensure that the device is either safe and effective or is substantially equivalent to a previously marketed device. Medical devices are classified into one of three classes based on the level of control necessary to assure the safety and effectiveness of the device. The three classes and the requirements that apply to them are: (i) Class I General Controls, with exemptions and without exemptions, (ii) Class II General Controls and Special Controls, with exemptions and without exemptions and (iii) Class III General Controls and Premarket Marketing authorization. The class to which a device is assigned determines the process that applies for gaining marketing authorization. Most Class I devices are exempt from Premarket Notification 510(k); most Class II devices require Premarket Notification clearance under section 510(k) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and most Class III devices require Premarket Approval.

 

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A brief summary overview of the three classifications is set forth below.

 

Exempt Class I Medical Device: Prior to marketing an exempt Class I medical device, the manufacturer must register its establishment, list the generic category or classification name of the medical device being marketed and pay a registration fee.

 

510(k) Clearance Process: A Class II medical device normally requires FDA clearance in the U.S. pursuant to the 510(k) clearance process. The 510(k) clearance process is available to medical device developers that can demonstrate that their device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed medical device. In this process, the developer would be required to submit data that supports the equivalence claim and wait for an order from the FDA finding substantial equivalence to another legally marketed medical device before distributing the device for commercial sale. Modifications to cleared medical devices can be made without using the 510(k) process if the changes do not significantly affect safety or effectiveness.

 

Premarket Approval: A more rigorous and time-consuming process applicable to Class III medical devices, known as pre-market approval (“PMA”) which would require the developer to independently demonstrate that a medical device is safe and effective. This is done by submitting data regarding design, materials, bench and animal testing and human clinical data for the medical device. The FDA will authorize commercial release of a Class III medical device if it determines there is reasonable assurance that the medical device is safe and effective. This determination is based on benefit outweighing risk for the population intended to be treated with the device. This process is much more detailed, time-consuming and expensive than the 510(k) clearance process.

 

The basic design of our delivery system will be similar to those functions used in current predicate devices. However, our therapy requires the administration of a higher concentration of NO than is currently approved by the FDA. Therefore, the FDA could reject a Class II-510(k) and declare it not substantially equivalent to a legally marketed device, and set it on the regulatory path of Class III-PMA.

 

Continuing Regulation of Approved or Cleared Drugs and Medical Devices. Products manufactured or distributed pursuant to FDA approval or clearance are subject to continuing regulation by the FDA, including requirements for ongoing recordkeeping, annual product quality review, annual reporting, post-market surveillance requirements, post-market study commitments, drug adverse experience reporting in a timely fashion, maintenance of pharmacovigilance program to proactively monitor for adverse events and medical device reporting regulations, which require that manufacturers comply with FDA requirements to report if their device may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or has malfunctioned in a way that would likely cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction of the device or a similar device were to recur.

 

Quality System Regulation. Companies engaged in the manufacture of medical devices or their components are required to register their establishments with the FDA and certain state agencies and are subject to periodic unannounced inspections by the FDA and certain state agencies for compliance with ongoing regulatory requirements. Medical devices must comply with QSR requirements. These requirements impose certain procedural and documentation requirements upon us and our third-party manufacturers related to the methods used in and the facilities and controls used for designing, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storing, medical devices. Following these inspections, the FDA may assert noncompliance with QSR requirements on a Form 483, which is a report of observations from an inspection, or by way of “untitled letters” or “warning letters” that could cause us or any third-party manufacturers to modify certain activities. A Form 483 notice, if issued at the conclusion of an FDA inspection, can list conditions the FDA investigators believe may have violated QSR or other FDA requirements. We cannot be certain that we or our present or any future third-party manufacturers or suppliers will be able to comply with QSR or other FDA regulatory requirements to the agency’s satisfaction. Failure to comply with these obligations may lead to possible legal or regulatory enforcement action by the FDA, such as suspension of manufacturing, operating restrictions, seizure or recall of product, injunctive action, withdrawal of approval or clearance, import detention, refusal or delay in approving or clearing new products or supplemental applications, fines, civil penalties and criminal prosecution.

 

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Advertising and Promotion. The FDA and other regulatory agencies closely regulate the post-approval marketing and promotion of medical devices, including standards and regulations for direct-to-consumer advertising, communications about unapproved uses, industry- sponsored scientific and educational activities and promotional activities involving the internet. Devices may be marketed only for the approved or cleared indications and in accordance with the provisions of the approved or cleared label.

 

Healthcare providers are permitted to prescribe approved devices for “off-label” uses—that is, uses not approved by the FDA and therefore not described in the product’s labeling. These off-label uses are common across medical specialties. Physicians may believe that such off-label uses are the best treatment for many patients in varied circumstances. The FDA does not regulate the behavior of physicians in their choice of treatments. The FDA does, however, impose stringent restrictions on manufacturers’ communications regarding off-label use. Thus, we may market our products, if approved by the FDA, only for their approved indications, but under certain conditions may engage in non-promotional, balanced communication regarding off-label uses. Failure to comply with applicable FDA requirements and restrictions in this area may subject us to adverse publicity and a variety of sanctions, which could harm our business and financial condition.

 

Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act and Other Laws. In addition to the FDA’s ongoing post-approval regulation of devices discussed above, several other types of laws and regulations, subject to differing enforcement regimes, govern advertising and promotion. In recent years, promotional activities regarding FDA-regulated products have come under intense scrutiny and have been the subject of enforcement action brought by the Department of Justice and the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as state authorities and even private individuals.

 

A development affecting the healthcare industry is the increased use of the federal civil False Claims Act to impose liability on any person or entity that, among other things, knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment by a federal healthcare program. In addition, many states have enacted false claim laws similar to the federal False Claims Act. If certain conditions are met, the False Claims Act allows a private individual (typically a “whistleblower”) to bring a civil action on behalf of the federal government and to share in any monetary recovery. Engaging in impermissible promotion of our products for off-label uses can subject us to false claims litigation under federal and state statutes, which can lead to civil money penalties, restitution, criminal fines and imprisonment and exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal and state health care programs In recent years, the number of suits brought by private individuals against pharmaceutical and device companies for off-label promotion has increased dramatically.

 

The federal Anti-Kickback statute prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting or receiving remuneration to induce or in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for the purchase, lease or order of any healthcare item or service reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid or other federally financed healthcare programs. This statute has been interpreted to apply to arrangements between pharmaceutical or device manufacturers, on the one hand, and prescribers, purchasers and formulary managers on the other. Violations are punishable by imprisonment, criminal fines, civil monetary penalties and exclusion from participation in federal healthcare programs. Any sales or marketing practices that involve remuneration intended to induce prescribing, purchases or recommendations may be subject to scrutiny under the Anti-Kickback statute. Many states have likewise adopted state anti-kickback statutes and enforcement has been significant.

 

A host of other laws and regulations govern the advertising and promotion of devices. The federal Sunshine Law, which is part of the Health Care Reform Law, each enacted in March 2010, imposes federal “sunshine” provisions, requiring annual reporting of various types of payments to physicians and teaching hospitals. CMS published the first set of data about these financial relationships on its website on September 30, 2014. Inaccurate or incomplete reports may be subject to enforcement. Like the federal Sunshine Law, several states have existing laws that require manufacturers to report transfers of value to select healthcare providers licensed within the state. Additionally, other laws such as the federal Lanham Act and similar state laws allow competitors and others to initiate litigation relating to advertising claims. Additionally, the FCPA and local laws of other countries potentially implicate the sale and marketing of devices internationally. This complex patchwork of laws can change rapidly with relatively short notice.

 

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Environmental Laws. Elements of our potential products may be classified as hazardous materials, subject to regulation by the Department of Transportation, the International Air Transportation Association, the International Maritime Organization, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which may impose various requirements pertaining to the way we manufacture, transport, store, handle and dispose of our products.

 

European Regulation. In order for our products to be marketed and sold in the EEA, we must obtain the required regulatory approvals and comply with the extensive regulations regarding safety, manufacturing processes and quality requirements of the respective countries. These regulations, including the requirements for approvals to market, and the various regulatory frameworks may differ. In addition, there may be foreign regulatory barriers other than approval or clearance.

 

Medicinal Product Approval. In the EEA, we expect our products to be regulated as a combination drug-delivery device product falling within the scope of Directive 2001/83/EC, commonly known as the Community Code on medicinal products. Under this Directive, we are required to obtain a marketing authorization for our products before they are placed on the market. Medicinal products must be authorized in one of two ways, either through the decentralized procedure or mutual recognition procedure by the competent authorities of the EEA Member States, or through the centralized procedure by the European Commission following a positive opinion by the EMA. The authorization process is essentially the same irrespective of which route is used, and requires us to demonstrate the quality, safety and efficacy of the NO delivered to the patient by our product. We are also required to demonstrate that the drug delivery component of our products complies with the relevant Essential Requirements contained in Annex I to the Medical Devices Directive.

 

Innovative medicinal products are authorized in the EEA on the basis of a full marketing authorization application that must contain the results of pharmaceutical tests, pre-clinical tests and clinical trials conducted with the medicinal product for which marketing authorization is sought, and demonstrating the product’s quality, safety and efficacy. Once approved, an innovative medicinal product is entitled to eight years of data exclusivity. During this period, no application for approval of a generic version of the innovative product relying on data contained in the marketing authorization dossier for the innovative product may be submitted. Innovative medicinal products are also entitled to ten years of market exclusivity. During this 10-year period, no generic medicinal product can be placed on the EU market. The 10-year period of market exclusivity can be extended to a maximum of 11 years if, during the first eight years of those ten years, the holder of the marketing authorization for the innovative product obtains an authorization for one or more new therapeutic indications that are held to bring a significant clinical benefit in comparison with existing therapies.

 

After expiration of the data exclusivity period, an application for marketing authorization for a generic version of an approved innovative medicinal product may be submitted. Such an application does not contain data demonstrating the proposed product’s quality, safety and efficacy, but instead relies on the data in the dossier for the related innovative product, and a demonstration that the two products are the same and bioequivalent. If approved, the generic product may not be placed on the market until expiration of the 10-year marketing exclusivity period for the innovative medicinal product.

 

A marketing application for a product that, although similar to an approved medicinal product does not qualify as a generic, may also seek to rely to some degree on the data in the dossier for the approved product. As with a generic product, the application may not be submitted until expiration of the data exclusivity period, and the product, if approved, may not be placed on the market until expiration of the market exclusivity period. Such an application must also contain data specific to the proposed product, however. The extent to which such a “hybrid” application requires new data is determined on a case-by-case basis by the competent authorities, based on the differences between the innovative medicinal product and the medicinal product subject to the hybrid application for marketing authorization. The purpose of the pre-clinical tests and clinical trials is to generate additional data that complement the data relating to the innovative medicinal product and to demonstrate the quality, safety and efficacy of the medicinal product for which authorization is sought.

 

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Because an NO formulation is already authorized in the EEA for treating pulmonary hypertension, we expect to be able to seek marketing authorization for our products under the “hybrid” approach described in the previous paragraph. We anticipate that the hybrid application for marketing authorization will require the successful completion of limited studies confirming the quality, safety and efficacy of the NO formulation delivered using our proprietary delivery technology.

 

Continuing Regulation. As in the U.S., marketing authorization holders and manufacturers of medicinal products are subject to comprehensive regulatory oversight by the EMA and/or the competent authorities of the EEA Member States. This oversight applies both before and after grant of manufacturing and marketing authorizations. It includes control of compliance with EU GMP rules and pharmacovigilance rules.

 

In the EEA, the advertising and promotion of our products will also be subject to EEA Member States’ laws concerning promotion of medicinal products, interactions with physicians, misleading and comparative advertising and unfair commercial practices, as well as other EEA Member State legislation that may apply to the advertising and promotion of medicinal products. These laws require that promotional materials and advertising in relation to medicinal products comply with the product’s Summary of Product Characteristics (“SmPC”), as approved by the competent authorities. The SmPC is the document that provides information to physicians concerning the safe and effective use of the medicinal product. Promotion of a medicinal product that does not comply with the SmPC is considered to constitute off-label promotion, which is prohibited. The applicable laws at the EU level and in the individual EEA Member States also prohibit the direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription-only medicinal products. Violations of the rules governing the promotion of medicinal products in the EEA could be penalized by administrative measures, fines and imprisonment. These laws may further limit or restrict the advertising and promotion of our products to the general public and may also impose limitations on our promotional activities with health care professionals.

 

Interactions between pharmaceutical companies and physicians are also governed by strict laws, regulations, industry self-regulation codes of conduct and physicians’ codes of professional conduct in the individual EEA Member States. The provision of benefits or advantages to physicians to induce or encourage the prescription, recommendation, endorsement, purchase, supply, order or use of medicinal products is prohibited. The provision of benefits or advantages to physicians is also governed by the national anti-bribery laws of the EEA Members states, including the UK Bribery Act 2010. Payments made to physicians in certain EEA Member States must be publicly disclosed. Moreover, agreements with physicians must often be the subject of prior notification and approval by the physician’s employer, his/her competent professional organization and/or the competent authorities of the individual EEA Member States. These requirements are provided in the national laws, industry codes or professional codes of conduct, applicable in the EEA Member States.

 

Pricing and Reimbursement. Each EEA Member State is free to restrict the range of medicinal products for which their national health insurance systems provide reimbursement and to control the prices and/or reimbursement levels of medicinal products for human use. An EEA Member State may approve a specific price or level of reimbursement for the medicinal product, or alternatively adopt a system of direct or indirect controls on the profitability of the company responsible for placing the medicinal product on the market, including volume-based arrangements and reference pricing mechanisms.

 

Health technology assessment (“HTA”) of medicinal products is becoming an increasingly common part of the pricing and reimbursement procedures in some EEA Member States, particularly the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Sweden. The HTA process in each EEA Member State is governed by the national laws of the country. HTA is the procedure according to which an assessment is conducted of the public health impact, therapeutic impact and the economic and societal impact of use of a given medicinal product in the national healthcare systems of the individual country. HTA generally focuses on the clinical efficacy and effectiveness, safety, cost and cost-effectiveness of individual medicinal products, as well as their potential implications for the healthcare system. Those elements of medicinal products are compared with other treatment options available on the market. The outcome of HTA regarding specific medicinal products will often influence the pricing and reimbursement status granted to these medicinal products by the competent authorities of individual EEA Member States. The extents to which pricing and reimbursement decisions are influenced by the HTA of the specific medicinal product vary between EEA Member States.

 

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Data Privacy Regulation. The collection and use of personal health data in the EEA is governed by the provisions of the Data Protection Directive. This Directive imposes a number of requirements relating to the consent of the individuals to whom the personal data relates, the information provided to the individuals, notification of data processing obligations to the competent national data protection authorities and the security and confidentiality of the personal data. The Data Protection Directive also imposes strict rules on the transfer of personal data out of the EEA to the U.S. Failure to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Directive and the related national data protection laws of the EEA Member States may result in fines.

 

Orphan Designation and Exclusivity. In the European Union, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use grants orphan drug designation to promote the development of products that are intended for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions affecting not more than five in 10,000 persons in the European Union Community and for which no satisfactory method of diagnosis, prevention or treatment has been authorized (or the product would be a significant benefit to those affected). Additionally, designation is granted for products intended for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a life-threatening, seriously debilitating or serious and chronic condition and when, without incentives, it is unlikely that sales of the drug in the European Union would be sufficient to justify the necessary investment in developing the medicinal product.

 

In the European Union, orphan drug designation entitles a party to financial incentives such as reduction of fees or fee waivers and ten years of market exclusivity is granted following medicinal product approval. This period may be reduced to six years if the orphan drug designation criteria are no longer met, including where it is shown that the product is sufficiently profitable not to justify maintenance of market exclusivity.

 

Orphan drug designation must be requested before submitting an application for marketing approval. Orphan drug designation does not convey any advantage in, or shorten the duration of, the regulatory review and approval process.

 

Exceptional Circumstances/Conditional Approval. Orphan medicinal product or products for unmet medical needs may be eligible for EU approval under exceptional circumstances or with conditional approval. Approval under exceptional circumstances is applicable to orphan products and is used when an applicant is unable to provide comprehensive data on the efficacy and safety under normal conditions of use because the indication for which the product is intended is encountered so rarely that the applicant cannot reasonably be expected to provide comprehensive evidence, when the present state of scientific knowledge does not allow comprehensive information to be provided, or when it is medically unethical to collect such information. Conditional marketing authorization is applicable to orphan medicinal products, medicinal products for seriously debilitating or life- threatening diseases or medicinal products to be used in emergency situations in response to recognized public threats. Conditional marketing authorization can be granted on the basis of less complete data than is normally required in order to meet unmet medical needs and in the interest of public health, provided the risk-benefit balance is positive, it is likely that the applicant will be able to provide the comprehensive clinical data, and unmet medical needs will be fulfilled.

 

Conditional marketing authorization is subject to certain specific obligations to be reviewed annually.

 

Other Regulations. We are also subject to numerous federal, state and local laws relating to such matters as safe working conditions, manufacturing practices, environmental protection, fire hazard control and disposal of hazardous or potentially hazardous substances. We may incur significant costs to comply with such laws and regulations now or in the future.

 

Regulation in Israel. In order to conduct clinical testing on humans in the State of Israel, special authorization must first be obtained from the ethics committee and general manager of the institution in which the clinical studies are scheduled to be conducted, as required under the Guidelines for Clinical Trials in Human Subjects implemented pursuant to the Israeli Public Health Regulations (Clinical Trials in Human Subjects), as amended from time to time, and other applicable legislation. These regulations require authorization by the institutional ethics committee and general manager as well as from the Israeli Ministry of Health, except in certain circumstances, and in the case of genetic trials, special fertility trials and complex clinical trials, an additional authorization of the Ministry of Health’s overseeing ethics committee. The institutional ethics committee must, among other things, evaluate the anticipated benefits that are likely to be derived from the project to determine if it justifies the risks and inconvenience to be inflicted on the human subjects, and the committee must ensure that adequate protection exists for the rights and safety of the participants as well as the accuracy of the information gathered in the course of the clinical testing. Since we perform a portion of the clinical studies on certain of our therapeutic candidates in Israel, we are required to obtain authorization from the ethics committee and general manager of each institution in which we intend to conduct our clinical trials, and in most cases, from the Israeli Ministry of Health.

 

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Emerging Growth Company Status

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act enacted on April 5, 2012, referred to as the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding advisory “say-on-pay” and “say-when-on-pay” votes on executive compensation and shareholder advisory votes on golden parachute compensation.

 

Under the JOBS Act, we will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of:

 

● December 31, 2021;

 

● the last day of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more;

 

● the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt; and

 

● the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the Exchange Act, (we would qualify as a large accelerated filer as of the first day of the first fiscal year after we (i) have more than $700 million in aggregate market value of outstanding common equity held by our non-affiliates as of the last day of our second fiscal quarter of our prior fiscal year and (ii) have been public for at least 12 months).

 

We have taken advantage of reduced disclosure requirements in this prospectus by providing reduced disclosure regarding executive compensation arrangements. We may choose to take advantage of some, but not all, of these reduced disclosure obligations in future filings. If we do, the information that we provide stockholders may be different than the information you might get from other public companies in which you hold stock.

 

The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company may utilize the extended transition period provided for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have irrevocably elected to take advantage of this extended transition period. Because we will not be required to comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies, our financial statements may not be comparable to the financial statements of companies that comply with the effective dates of those accounting standards.

 

Recent Events

 

Agreement with Circassia Limited

 

On January 23, 2019, we and Circassia Limited (“Circassia”), a company registered in England and Wales, entered into a License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted Circassia an exclusive royalty-bearing license to distribute, market and sell the Company’s nitric oxide generator and delivery system (the “Product”) in the United States and China (collectively the “Territories”).

 

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In consideration of the rights and licenses granted to Circassia by the Company, Circassia shall pay the Company the following milestone amounts:

 

$7.35 million upon signing;
$3.15 million (the “Second Milestone Payment”) payable within five (5) business days following the successful completion of a Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) pre-submission meeting;
$12.6 million payable on the sooner of ninety (90) days post FDA approval of the Product or the launch of the Product in the United States, subject to certain requirements;
$8.4 million payable within five (5) business days following the approval by the FDA of the Product in certain hospital and clinic settings for use in cardiac surgery; and
$1.05 million payable within five (5) business days following approval by the FDA equivalent in China for marketing and sale of the Product.

 

The Company satisfied the first two milestone conditions and received 17,267,815 Circassia shares.

 

In addition, Circassia shall pay the Company the following royalty amounts until expiration of all of the applicable patents:

 

A one-time 5% royalty on the first cumulative $50 million in gross profit in the United States;
A one-time 5% royalty on the first cumulative $20 million in gross profit in China;
Thereafter, running royalty amounts of 15% of annual gross profit (United States & China combined) up to and including $100 million and 20% of annual gross profit (United States & China combined) exceeding $100 million.

 

Gross Profit is defined as Net Sales less Cost of Goods. Cost of Goods is defined as only what Circassia pays to AIT for the supply of the product and its components.

 

Following expiration of the patents, Circassia shall pay for the continued of Company technology a 14% royalty on annual gross profits up to and including $100 million and a 19% royalty on annual gross profits exceeding $100 million.

 

All milestone payments shall be in cash or ordinary shares of Circassia (the “Circassia Shares”), at Circassia’s option. Circassia Shares shall be valued at a 5% discount to the average weighted market price prior to the triggering event. Payment in cash of the milestone payments shall result in a reduction of the milestone payments by 4.7619%.

 

The Agreement shall continue until the Company’s last patents or improvement patents expire (the “Initial Term”). Commencing on the first day following the Initial Term, and on each day thereafter, the term shall automatically be extended for one additional day so that a constant three (3) year term will always be in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may terminate the Agreement upon the occurrence of certain events, including (i) material default or breach that is not or cannot be reasonably cured within sixty (60) days of the notification of such material default or breach or (ii) certain bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution or liquidation events.

 

Uplisting to The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

On May 3, 2019, the Company announced that its shares of common stock have been approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market under its existing symbol “AITB”. Trading commenced on May 7, 2019.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors we describe in any prospectus supplement and in any related free writing prospectus for a specific offering of securities, as well as those incorporated by reference into this prospectus or such prospectus supplement. You should also carefully consider other information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including our financial statements and the related notes thereto incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The risks and uncertainties described in the applicable prospectus supplement and our other filings with the SEC incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial may also adversely affect us. If any of the described risks occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially harmed. In such case, the value of our securities could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from these sales for working capital and general corporate purposes, which includes, without limitation, clinical studies required to gain regulatory approvals, implementation of adequate systems and controls to allow for regulatory approvals, further development of the NOGDS for use in the home, investing in or acquiring companies that are synergistic with or complimentary to our technologies, licensing activities related to our current and future product candidates and working capital, the development of emerging technologies, investing in or acquiring companies that are developing emerging technologies, licensing activities, or the acquisition of other businesses. The amounts and timing of these expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the development of our current business initiatives.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell the securities from time to time to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers. A distribution of the securities offered by this prospectus may also be effected through the issuance of derivative securities, including without limitation, warrants, rights to purchase and subscriptions. In addition, the manner in which we may sell some or all of the securities covered by this prospectus includes, without limitation, through:

 

  a block trade in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell as agent, but may position or resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;
     
  purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; or
     
  ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers.

 

A prospectus supplement or supplements with respect to each series of securities will describe the terms of the offering, including, to the extent applicable:

 

  the terms of the offering;
     
  the name or names of the underwriters or agents and the amounts of securities underwritten or purchased by each of them, if any;
     
  the public offering price or purchase price of the securities or other consideration therefor, and the proceeds to be received by us from the sale;
     
  any delayed delivery requirements;
     
  any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;
     
  any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation
     
  any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; and
     
  any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.

 

The offer and sale of the securities described in this prospectus by us, the underwriters or the third parties described above may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, including privately negotiated transactions, either:

 

  at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
     
  in an “at the market” offering within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act;
     
  at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
     
  at negotiated prices.

 

Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.

 

Underwriters and Agents; Direct Sales

 

If underwriters are used in a sale, they will acquire the offered securities for their own account and may resell the offered securities 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. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate.

 

Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement, other than securities covered by any over-allotment option. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may change from time to time. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.

 

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We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities, and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

 

We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.

 

Dealers

 

We may sell the offered securities to dealers as principals. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public either at varying prices to be determined by the dealer or at a fixed offering price agreed to with us at the time of resale.

 

Institutional Purchasers

 

We may authorize agents, dealers or underwriters to solicit certain institutional investors to purchase offered securities on a delayed delivery basis pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified future date. The applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials, as the case may be, will provide the details of any such arrangement, including the offering price and commissions payable on the solicitations.

 

We will enter into such delayed contracts only with institutional purchasers that we approve. These institutions may include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies and educational and charitable institutions.

 

Indemnification; Other Relationships

 

We may provide agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms with indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms, and their affiliates, may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business. This includes commercial banking and investment banking transactions.

 

Market-Making; Stabilization and Other Transactions

 

There is currently no market for any of the offered securities, other than our common stock, which is quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market. If the offered securities are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities and other factors. While it is possible that an underwriter could inform us that it intends to make a market in the offered securities, such underwriter would not be obligated to do so, and any such market-making could be discontinued at any time without notice. Therefore, no assurance can be given as to whether an active trading market will develop for the offered securities. We have no current plans for listing of the preferred stock, warrants or subscription rights on any securities exchange or quotation system; any such listing with respect to any particular preferred stock, warrants or subscription rights will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials, as the case may be.

 

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum price. Syndicate-covering or other short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities, either through exercise of the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution is completed, to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.

 

Any underwriters or agents that are qualified market makers on the Nasdaq Capital Market may engage in passive market making transactions in our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of our common stock. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

 

Fees and Commissions

 

If 5% or more of the net proceeds of any offering of securities made under this prospectus will be received by a FINRA member participating in the offering or affiliates or associated persons of such FINRA member, the offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER

 

General

 

This prospectus describes the general terms of our capital stock. The following description is not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our capital stock. For a more detailed description of these securities, you should read the applicable provisions of Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, referred to herein as our certificate of incorporation, and our amended and restated bylaws, referred to herein as our bylaws. When we offer to sell a particular series of these securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. Accordingly, for a description of the terms of any series of securities, you must refer to both the prospectus supplement relating to that series and the description of the securities described in this prospectus. To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.

 

We, directly or through agents, dealers or underwriters designated from time to time, may offer, issue and sell, together or separately, up to $100,000,000 in the aggregate of:

 

  common stock;
     
  preferred stock;
     
  purchase contracts;
     
  warrants to purchase our securities;
     
  subscription rights to purchase our securities;
     
  depositary shares; or
     
  units comprised of, or other combinations of, the foregoing securities.

 

The preferred stock may also be exchangeable for and/or convertible into shares of common stock, another series of preferred stock or other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing. When a particular series of securities is offered, a supplement to this prospectus will be delivered with this prospectus, which will set forth the terms of the offering and sale of the offered securities.

 

Authorized Capital Stock; Issued and Outstanding Capital Stock

 

We are authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which 8,929,481 shares are issued and outstanding as of May 9, 2019. Additionally, we are authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to vote of our stockholders, including the election of directors. Holders of our common stock are not entitled to cumulate their votes for the election of directors. Except as otherwise required by law, or as otherwise fixed by resolution or resolutions of our Board of Directors with respect to one or more series of our preferred stock, the entire voting power and all voting rights is vested exclusively in our common stock.

 

Holders of our common stock are not entitled to receive dividends except if declared by our Board of Directors and are not be entitled to a liquidation preference in respect of their shares of common stock. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company, the holders of our common stock would be entitled to receive pro rata all assets remaining for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our liabilities and of all preferential amounts to which any series of our preferred stock may be entitled.

 

Holders of our common stock have no preemptive or subscription rights, and have no rights to convert their common stock into any other securities. The common stock is not subject to call or redemption.

 

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Preferred Stock

 

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes our Board of Directors to fix or alter the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and dissolution preferences or any wholly unissued series of our preferred stock, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of them.

 

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that our Board of Directors is expressly authorized to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series of preferred stock then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of preferred stock subsequent to the issue of shares of that series.

 

We will fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series in the certificate of designation relating to that series. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock. This description will include any or all of the following, as required:

 

  the title and stated value;
     
  the number of shares we are offering;
     
  the liquidation preference per share;
     
  the purchase price;
     
  the dividend rate, period and payment date and method of calculation for dividends;
     
  whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;
     
  any contractual limitations on our ability to declare, set aside or pay any dividends;
     
  the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
     
  the provisions for a sinking fund, if any;
     
  the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights;
     
  any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market;
     
  whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period;
     
  whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period;
     
  voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;
     
  preemptive rights, if any;
     
  restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
     
  whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares;
     
  a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;
     
  the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs;
     
  any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; and
     
  any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock.

 

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If we issue shares of preferred stock under this prospectus, after receipt of payment therefor, the shares will be fully paid and non-assessable.

 

Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms designed to delay or prevent a change in control of our Company or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock.

 

We may issue purchase contracts, representing contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, a specific or varying number of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, depositary shares, warrants or any combination of the above, at a future date or dates. Alternatively, the purchase contracts may obligate us to purchase from holders, and obligate holders to sell to us, a specific or varying number of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, depositary shares, or any combination of the above. The price of the securities and other property subject to the purchase contracts may be fixed at the time the purchase contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the purchase contracts. The purchase contracts may be issued separately or as a part of a unit that consists of (a) a purchase contract and (b) one or more of the other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing, which may secure the holders’ obligations to purchase the securities under the purchase contract. The purchase contracts may require us to make periodic payments to the holders or require the holders to make periodic payments to us. These payments may be unsecured or prefunded and may be paid on a current or on a deferred basis. The purchase contracts may require holders to secure their obligations under the contracts in a manner specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the purchase contracts and purchase contract agreement, if any. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any purchase contracts in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including, to the extent applicable, the following:

 

  whether the purchase contracts obligate the holder or us to purchase or sell, or both purchase and sell, the securities subject to purchase under the purchase contract, and the nature and amount of each of those securities, or the method of determining those amounts;
     
  whether the purchase contracts are to be prepaid or not;
     
  whether the purchase contracts are to be settled by delivery, or by reference or linkage to the value, performance or level of the securities subject to purchase under the purchase contract;
     
  any acceleration, cancellation, termination or other provisions relating to the settlement of the purchase contracts; and
     
  whether the purchase contracts will be issued in fully registered or global form.

 

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Warrants

 

We may issue warrants to purchase our securities or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities or indices, or any combination of the foregoing. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities that may be sold by us pursuant to this prospectus or any combination of the foregoing and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. To the extent warrants that we issue are to be publicly-traded, each series of such warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent.

 

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the warrant and warrant agreement, if any. The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants that we may offer will contain the specific terms of the warrants and a description of the material provisions of the applicable warrant agreement, if any. These terms may include the following:

 

  the title of the warrants;
     
  the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;
     
  the designation, amount and terms of the securities or other rights for which the warrants are exercisable;
     
  the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which the warrants are to be issued and the number of warrants issued with each other security;
     
  the aggregate number of warrants;
     
  any provisions for adjustment of the number or amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the warrants or the exercise price of the warrants;
     
  the price or prices at which the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants may be purchased;
     
  if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the securities or other rights purchasable upon exercise of the warrants will be separately transferable;
     
  a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants;
     
  the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence, and the date on which the right will expire;
     
  the maximum or minimum number of warrants that may be exercised at any time;
     
  information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; and
     
  any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

Exercise of Warrants. Each warrant will entitle the holder of warrants to purchase the amount of securities or other rights, at the exercise price stated or determinable in the prospectus supplement for the warrants. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date shown in the applicable prospectus supplement, unless otherwise specified in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, if applicable, unexercised warrants will become void. Warrants may be exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement. When the warrant holder makes the payment and properly completes and signs the warrant certificate at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as possible, forward the securities or other rights that the warrant holder has purchased. If the warrant holder exercises less than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate, we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining warrants.

 

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Existing Warrants

 

On September 7, 2016, the Company entered into an Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Pulmonox whereby the Company acquired the Option to purchase certain intellectual property assets and rights (the “Option”) for $25,000. The Company exercised the Option in January 2017 and paid $500,000. On January 13, 2017 the Company issued to Pulmonox a fully vested warrant (the “Third Party Warrant”) to purchase up to 178,570 common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.80 per share for each share of common stock. On May 10, 2018, the Company issued to Pulmonox additional fully vested warrants to purchase up to 29,763 common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $4.80 per share. The warrant expires in January 2024.

 

A summary of the Company’s outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2018 are as follows and are converted on a one for one basis to shares of common stock:

 

Warrant Holders   Number Of Warrants     Exercise Price     Date Of Expiration  
January 2017 offering - investors     1,701,616     $ 4.25       January 2022 (a)
January 2017 offering - investors     1,701,616     $ 4.25       February 2022 (a)
March 2017 offering - investors     220,988     $ 4.25       March 2021 (a)
March 2017 offering - placement agent     11,050     $ 4.25       March 2021 (a)
March 2018 offering - investors     2,299,802     $ 4.25       March 2022  
Third-party     208,333     $ 4.80       January 2024  
                         
Total     6,143,405                  

 

  (a) These warrants have down round protection.

 

Subscription Rights

 

We may issue rights to purchase our securities. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. In connection with a rights offering to holders of our capital stock a prospectus supplement will be distributed to such holders on the record date for receiving rights in the rights offering set by us.

 

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the subscription rights, standby underwriting agreement or other agreements, if any. The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:

 

  the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution;
     
  the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate amount of securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights;
     
  the exercise price;
     
  the conditions to completion of the rights offering;
     
  the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and
     
  any applicable federal income tax considerations.

 

Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase the principal amount of securities at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.

 

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Holders may exercise rights as described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Upon receipt of payment and the rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the rights agent, if any, or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the securities purchasable upon exercise of the rights. If less than all of the rights issued in any rights offering are exercised, we may offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Depositary Shares

 

General. We may offer fractional shares of preferred stock, rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we decide to offer fractional shares of our preferred stock, we will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each depositary share will represent a fraction of a share of a particular series of our preferred stock, and the applicable prospectus supplement will indicate that fraction. The shares of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a deposit agreement between us and a depositary that is a bank or trust company that meets certain requirements and is selected by us. The depositary will be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. Each owner of a depositary share will be entitled to all of the rights and preferences of the preferred stock represented by the depositary share. The depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement. Depositary receipts will be distributed to those persons purchasing the fractional shares of our preferred stock in accordance with the terms of the offering. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, forms of the deposit agreement, form of certificate of designation of underlying preferred stock, form of depositary receipts and any other related agreements.

 

Dividends and Other Distributions. The depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received by it in respect of the preferred stock to the record holders of depositary shares relating to such preferred shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares held on the relevant record date.

 

In the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute securities or property received by it to the record holders of depositary shares in proportion to the numbers of depositary shares held on the relevant record date, unless the depositary determines that it is not feasible to make such distribution. In that case, the depositary may make the distribution by such method as it deems equitable and practicable. One such possible method is for the depositary to sell the securities or property and then distribute the net proceeds from the sale as provided in the case of a cash distribution.

 

Redemption of Depositary Shares. Whenever we redeem the preferred stock, the depositary will redeem a number of depositary shares representing the same number of shares of preferred stock so redeemed. If fewer than all of the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot, pro rata or by any other equitable method as the depositary may determine.

 

Voting of Underlying Shares. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of our preferred stock of any series are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in the notice of the meeting to the record holders of the depositary shares relating to that series of preferred stock. Each record holder of the depositary shares on the record date will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights represented by the number of shares of preferred stock underlying the holder’s depositary shares. The depositary will endeavor, to the extent it is practical to do so, to vote the number of whole shares of preferred stock underlying such depositary shares in accordance with such instructions. We will agree to take all action that the depositary may deem reasonably necessary in order to enable the depositary to do so. To the extent the depositary does not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares relating to such preferred shares, it will abstain from voting such shares of preferred stock.

 

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Withdrawal of Shares. Upon surrender of depositary receipts representing any number of whole shares at the depositary’s office, unless the related depositary shares previously have been called for redemption, the holder of the depositary shares evidenced by the depositary receipts will be entitled to delivery of the number of whole shares of the related series of preferred stock and all money and other property, if any, underlying such depositary shares. However, once such an exchange is made, the preferred stock cannot thereafter be re-deposited in exchange for depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be entitled to receive whole shares of the related series of preferred stock on the basis set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares representing more than the number of whole shares of preferred stock of the related series to be withdrawn, the depositary will deliver to the holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares.

 

Amendment and Termination of Depositary Agreement. The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the applicable depositary agreement may at any time be amended by agreement between us and the depositary. We may, with the consent of the depositary, amend the depositary agreement from time to time in any manner that we desire. However, if the amendment would materially and adversely alter the rights of the existing holders of depositary shares, the amendment would need to be approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding.

 

The depositary agreement may be terminated by us or the depositary if:

 

  all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed; or
     
  there has been a final distribution in respect of the shares of preferred stock of the applicable series in connection with our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and such distribution has been made to the holders of depositary receipts.

 

Resignation and Removal of Depositary. The depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so. We may remove a depositary at any time. Any resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of appointment.

 

Charges of Depositary. We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of any depositary arrangements. We will pay all charges of each depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred shares of any series, the initial issuance of the depositary shares, any redemption of such preferred shares and any withdrawals of such preferred shares by holders of depositary shares. Holders of depositary shares will be required to pay any other transfer taxes.

 

Notices. Each depositary will forward to the holders of the applicable depositary shares all notices, reports and communications from us which are delivered to such depositary and which we are required to furnish the holders of the preferred stock represented by such depositary shares.

 

Miscellaneous. The depositary agreement may contain provisions that limit our liability and the liability of the depositary to the holders of depositary shares. Both the depositary and we are also entitled to an indemnity from the holders of the depositary shares prior to bringing, or defending against, any legal proceeding. We or any depositary may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by persons presenting preferred shares for deposit, holders of depositary shares or other persons believed by us to be competent and on documents believed by us or them to be genuine.

 

Units

 

We may issue units consisting of any combination of the other types of securities offered under this prospectus in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent, if any, may be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent, if any, in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. Specific unit agreements, if any, will contain additional important terms and provisions. We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a current report that we file with the SEC, the form of unit and the form of each unit agreement, if any, relating to units offered under this prospectus.

 

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If we offer any units, certain terms of that series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the following, as applicable

 

  the title of the series of units;
     
  identification and description of the separate constituent securities comprising the units;
     
  the price or prices at which the units will be issued;
     
  the date, if any, on and after which the constituent securities comprising the units will be separately transferable;
     
  a discussion of certain United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the units; and
     
  any other material terms of the units and their constituent securities.

 

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

 

Incorporated in the State of Delaware, the Company is subject to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). Section 145 of the DGCL empowers a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. A corporation may, in advance of the final action of any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by any officer, director, employee or agent in defending such action, provided that the director or officer undertakes to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. A corporation may indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors in an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which he or she actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. The indemnification provided is not deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which an officer or director may be entitled under any corporation’s by-law, agreement, vote or otherwise.

 

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that we shall indemnify our directors, officers and agents (and any other persons to which applicable law permits the Company to provide indemnification) whether serving us or at our request, any other entity, to the full extent required or permitted by the DGCL, including the advancement of expenses under the procedures and to the full extent permitted by law.

 

Our Amended and Restated By-laws (“Bylaws”) provide that, we shall indemnify our directors and executive officers (“executive officers” shall have the meaning defined in Rule 3b-7 promulgated under the 1934 Act) to the extent not prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law; provided, however, that we may modify the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with our directors and executive officers; and, provided, further, that we shall not be required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the corporation, (iii) such indemnification is provided by us, in our sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under the DGCL or any other applicable law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made under section 44(d) of the Bylaws.

 

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We have power to indemnify our other officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law. The Board of Directors shall have the power to delegate the determination of whether indemnification shall be given to any such person except executive officers to such officers or other persons as the Board of Directors shall determine.

 

Anti-Takeover Effects and Exclusive Form Provisions of our Charter Documents and Delaware Law

 

Delaware Law

 

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Under Section 203, we would generally be prohibited from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:

 

  prior to this time, our Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
     
  upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, subject to certain exceptions; or
     
  at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by our Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

Under Section 203, a “business combination” includes:

 

  any merger or consolidation involving the Company and the interested stockholder;
     
  any transaction with the interested stockholder involving any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of assets of the Company having a market value of 10% or more of either the consolidated assets of the Company or the market value of all of the Company’s outstanding stock (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions);
     
  any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the Company of any stock of the Company to the interested stockholder, subject to limited exceptions;
     
  any transaction involving the Company that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the Company beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or
     
  any receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the Company.

 

In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as an entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.

 

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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Law Provisions

 

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change of control of our company or change in our Board of Directors, including transactions in which our stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares of our common stock, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our common stock. Among other things, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and applicable Delaware law:

 

  permit our Board of Directors to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate (including dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and dissolution preferences);
     
  provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by a vote of a majority of directors then in office;
     
  do not provide for cumulative voting rights (therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose);
     
  provide that, unless with otherwise consent to an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for: (A) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us; (B) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or our stockholders; (C) any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or our Bylaws; or (D) any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the foregoing exclusive forum.

 

Other than the provision with respect to the issuance of preferred stock, the amendment of which would require approval by holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any amendment to the other provisions described above requires the vote of holders of at least 66% (2/3) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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FORMS OF SECURITIES

 

Each security may be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form. Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the warrants or units represented by these global securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investor’s beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.

 

Registered Global Securities

 

We may issue the securities in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary or those nominees.

 

The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any securities to be represented by a registered global security will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.

 

Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants’ accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities.

 

So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement.

 

Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture, warrant agreement or unit agreement, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.

 

Payments to holders with respect to securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global security. None of the Company, the trustees, the warrant agents, the unit agents or any other agent of the Company, agent of the trustees, the warrant agents or unit agents will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.

 

We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, interest or other payment or distribution to holders of that registered global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in that registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of those participants.

 

If the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security that had been held by the depositary. Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee, warrant agent, unit agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositary’s instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP, New York, New York. If legal matters in connection with offerings made by this prospectus are passed on by counsel for the underwriters, dealers or agents, if any, that counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

EXPERTS

 

The consolidated financial statements of AIT Therapeutics, Inc. and subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 2017, and the transition period ended March 31, 2018, have been incorporated by reference in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, a Member of Ernst & Young Global, independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarter and periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission using the Commission’s EDGAR system. You may inspect these documents and copy information from them at the Commission’s offices at public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission. The address of such site is http//www.sec.gov.

 

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

We are “incorporating by reference” in this prospectus certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information in the documents incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Statements contained in documents that we file with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus, including information in previously filed documents or reports that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus, to the extent the new information differs from or is inconsistent with the old information. We have filed or may file the following documents with the SEC and they are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing.

 

  1. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2018;
     
  2. Our Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the transition period ended March 31, 2018, filed with the SEC on June 15, 2018;
     
  3. Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2018, September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on August 14, 2018, November 14, 2018 and February 14, 2019, respectively;
     
  4. Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 8, 2018, February 6, 2018, February 22, 2018, April 20, 2018, May 7, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 19, 2018, August 13, 2018, August 17, 2018, November 1, 2018, November 13, 2018, January 3, 2019, January 29, 2019, February 14, 2019, February 26, 2019, and April 17, 2019; and
     
  5. The description of certain capital stock contained in our Registration Statement 8-A filed on May 3, 2019, as it may further be amended from time to time.

 

All documents that we filed with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that indicates that all securities offered under this prospectus have been sold, or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated in this registration statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

 

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed modified, superseded or replaced for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, modifies, supersedes or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified, superseded or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified, superseded or replaced, to constitute a part of this prospectus. None of the information that we disclose under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K or any corresponding information, either furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit therein, that we may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this prospectus, except as otherwise expressly set forth in the relevant document. Subject to the foregoing, all information appearing in this prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the information appearing in the documents incorporated by reference.

 

You may requests, orally or in writing, a copy of these documents, which will be provided to you at no cost (other than exhibits, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporate by reference), by contacting Steven Lisi, c/o AIT Therapeutics, Inc., at AIT Therapeutics, Inc., at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 320 Garden City, New York 11530. Our telephone number is (516) 665-8200. Information about us is also available at our website at http://www.ait-pharm.com. However, the information in our website is not a part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference.

 

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2,325,000 Shares

Common Stock

 

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

 

Sole Book Running Manager

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

 

Lead Manager

National Securities Corporation

 

December 10, 2019