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Pluri Inc. - Quarter Report: 2015 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
Form 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015
 
o TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
 
For the transition period from __________ to __________
 
Commission file number  001-31392
 
PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
98-0351734
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

MATAM Advanced Technology Park, Building No. 5, Haifa, Israel  31905
(Address of principal executive offices)

011-972-74-7108607
(Registrant’s telephone number)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     
 
Yes x    No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registration was required to submit and post such files).    
 
Yes x    No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes o    No x

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: 79,316,182 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2015.

 
 

 

 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements.
 
PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of September 30, 2015

 U.S. DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS

(Unaudited)
 
INDEX
 
 
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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
 
         
September 30, 2015
   
June 30, 2015
 
   
Note
   
Unaudited
       
ASSETS
                 
                   
CURRENT ASSETS:
                 
                   
Cash and cash equivalents
        $ 10,805     $ 22,626  
Short-term bank deposits
          15,574       7,167  
Restricted cash and short term bank deposits
          551       1,076  
Marketable securities
    3       20,309       22,250  
Account receivable from OCS
            419       1,691  
Other current assets
            1,152       2,058  
Total current assets
            48,810       56,868  
                         
LONG-TERM ASSETS:
                       
                         
Long-term deposits and restricted deposits
            343       361  
Severance pay fund
            758       753  
Property and equipment, net
            10,400       10,173  
                         
Total long-term assets
            11,501       11,287  
                         
Total assets
          $ 60,311     $ 68,155  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
 
         
September 30, 2015
   
June 30, 2015
 
   
Note
   
Unaudited
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                 
                   
CURRENT LIABILITIES
                 
                   
Trade payables
        $ 1,495     $ 3,268  
Accrued expenses
          1,010       910  
Deferred revenues
          379       379  
Advance payment from United Therapeutics
          70       93  
Other accounts payable
          1,289       1,533  
Total current liabilities
          4,243       6,183  
                       
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
                     
                       
Deferred revenues
          2,373       2,468  
Accrued severance pay
          866       859  
Other long-term liabilities
          481       502  
Total long-term liabilities
          3,720       3,829  
                       
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
    5                  
                         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
                         
Share capital:
    6                  
Common stock  $0.00001 par value:
Authorized: 200,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding:  79,198,253 shares as of
September 30, 2015, 78,771,905 shares as of June 30, 2015
            1       1  
Additional paid-in capital
            196,292       195,303  
Accumulated deficit
            (144,387 )     (138,511 )
Receivables on account of shares
            -       (790 )
Other comprehensive income
            442       2,140  
Total stockholders' equity
            52,348       58,143  
                         
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
          $ 60,311     $ 68,155  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY

INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share data)
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
Unaudited
   
Unaudited
 
Revenues
  $ 95     $ 95  
Cost of revenues
    (3 )     (3 )
Gross profit
    92       92  
Operating Expenses:
               
Research and development expenses
    (5,059 )     (5,736 )
Less participation by the Office of the Chief Scientist and other parties
    931       1,699  
Research and development expenses, net
    (4,128 )     (4,037 )
General and administrative expenses
    (1,487 )     (1,678 )
                 
Operating loss
    (5,523 )     (5,623 )
                 
Financial expense, net
    (353 )     (288 )
                 
Net loss for the period
  $ (5,876 )   $ (5,911 )
                 
Loss per share:
               
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  $ (0.07 )   $ (0.09 )
                 
Weighted average number of shares used  in computing basic and diluted net loss per share
        78,704,746           69,131,435  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
U.S. Dollars in thousands
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net loss
  $ (5,876 )   $ (5,911 )
Other comprehensive loss, net:
               
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
    (39 )     (88 )
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale marketable securities, net
    (1,771 )     (4,010 )
Reclassification adjustment of derivative instruments losses realized in net loss, net
    (7 )     (45 )
Reclassification adjustment of available-for-sale marketable securities gains realized in net loss, net
    119       455  
Other comprehensive loss
    (1,698 )     (3,688 )
Total comprehensive loss
  $ (7,574 )   $ (9,599 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN  EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share data)
 
   
Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-in
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
   
Accumulated
   
Total Stockholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Income (loss)
   
Deficit
   
Equity
 
Balance as of July 1, 2014
    68,601,452     $ (* )   $ 172,998     $ 2,959     $ (113,834 )   $ 62,123  
Exercise of options by employees
    3,000       (* )     2       -       -       2  
Exercise of warrants by investors and finders
    534,237       (* )     109       -       -       109  
Stock based compensation to employees,
    directors and non-employee consultants
    446,953       (* )     1,060       -       -       1,060  
Other comprehensive loss, net
    -       -       -       (3,688 )     -       (3,688 )
Net loss
    -       -       -               (5,911 )     (5,911 )
                                                 
Balance as of September 30, 2014
    69,585,642     $ (* )   $ 174,169     $ (729 )   $ (119,745 )   $ 53,695  
 
(*)  Less than $1
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
INTERIM CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN  EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share data)
 
   
Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-in
   
Receivables on account
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
   
Accumulated
   
Total Stockholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
of shares
   
Income (Loss)
   
Deficit
   
Equity
 
Balance as of July 1, 2015
    78,771,905     $ 1     $ 195,303     $ (790 )   $ 2,140     $ (138,511 )   $ 58,143  
Exercise of options by employees and  non-employee consultants
    25,000       (* )     16       -       -       -       16  
Stock based compensation to employees,
directors and non-employee consultants
    401,348       (* )     908       -       -       -       908  
Proceeds related to issuance of common
stock in a private placement (Note 6a)
    -       -       -       790       -       -       790  
Stock based compensation to contractor (Note 6b)
    -       -       65       -       -       -       65  
Other comprehensive loss, net
    -       -       -       -       (1,698 )     -       (1,698 )
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (5,876 )     (5,876 )
                                                         
Balance as of September 30, 2015
    79,193,253     $ 1     $ 196,292     $ -     $ 442     $ (144,387 )   $ 52,348  
                                                         
(*)  Less than $1
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
U.S. Dollars in thousands
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
             
Net loss
  $ (5,876 )   $ (5,911 )
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
                 
Depreciation
    497       498  
Gain from sale of property and equipment, net
    (3 )     -  
Accretion of discount, amortization of premium and changes in accrued interest of marketable securities
    136       44  
Loss (gain) from sale of investments of available-for-sale marketable securities
    (17 )     17  
Stock-based compensation to employees, directors and non-employees consultants
    908       1,060  
Decrease in OCS receivables
    1,272       1,812  
Decrease in other accounts receivable
    751       333  
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
    112       (174 )
Decrease in trade payables
    (1,326 )     (989 )
Decrease in other accounts payable, accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities
    (165 )     (9 )
Decrease in deferred revenues
    (95 )     (95 )
Decrease in advance payment from United Therapeutics
    (23 )     (29 )
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable on short-term deposits
    35       (9 )
Linkage differences and interest on short and long-term deposits
    24       37  
Accrued severance pay, net
    2       (41 )
Net cash used by operating activities
  $ (3,768 )   $ (3,456 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
                 
Purchase of property and equipment
  $ (1,106 )   $ (271 )
Repayment of (investment in) short-term deposits
    (7,928 )     4,777  
Repayment of long-term deposits
    2       1  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    3       -  
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale marketable securities
    517       37  
Proceeds from redemption of available-for-sale marketable securities
    229       64  
Investment in available-for-sale marketable securities
    (576 )     (92 )
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities
  $ (8,859 )   $ 4,516  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
U.S. Dollars in thousands
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:            
             
Proceeds related to issuance of common stock in a private placement   $ 790     $ -  
Exercise of options and warrants     16       109  
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities   $ 806     $ 109  
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (11,821 )     1,169  
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period     22,626       4,493  
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period   $ 10,805     $ 5,662  
(a) Supplemental disclosure of cash flow activities:
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Taxes paid due to non-deductible expenses
  $ 8     $ 30  
                 
(b) Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:                
Purchase of property and equipment on credit   $ 165     $ 188  
Share consideration to contractor   $ 65     $ -  
Other receivables resulting from exercise of option   $ -     $ 2  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 1:-GENERAL
 
 
a.
Pluristem Therapeutics Inc., a Nevada corporation, was incorporated on May 11, 2001. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. has a wholly owned subsidiary, Pluristem Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), which is incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel. Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. and the Subsidiary are referred to as “Pluristem” or the “Company”.
 
 
b.
The Company is a bio-therapeutics company developing off-the-shelf allogeneic cell therapy products for the treatment of multiple ischemic and inflammatory conditions. The Company has sustained operating losses and expects such losses to continue in the foreseeable future. The Company's accumulated losses aggregated to $144,387 through September 30, 2015 and incurred a net loss of $5,876 for the three months ended September 30, 2015.
 
The Company plans to continue to finance its operations with sales of equity securities, entering into licensing technology agreements such as the United Therapeutics Corporation (“United”) and CHA Biotech (“CHA”) agreements, and from grants to support its research and development activity. In the longer term, the Company plans to finance its operations from revenues from sales of products.
 
The Company’s shares of common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “PSTI”, and on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol “PLTR”.
 
 
c.
License Agreements:
 
United Agreement
 
On June 19, 2011, the Company entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “United Agreement”) with United for the use of the Company's PLX cells to develop and commercialize a cell-based product for the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension (“PAH”).  The United Agreement provides that United will receive exclusive worldwide license rights for the development and commercialization of the Company's PLX cell-based product to treat PAH.  The United Agreement further provides for the following consideration payable to the Company: (i) an upfront payment of $7,000 paid in August 2011, which includes a $5,000 non-refundable upfront payment and a $2,000 advance payment on the development; (ii) up to $37,500 upon reaching certain regulatory milestones with respect to the development of a product to treat PAH; (iii) reimbursement of up to $10,000 of certain of the Company's expenses if the Company establishes a GMP manufacturing facility in North America; (iv) reimbursement of certain costs in connection with the development of the product; and (v) following commercialization of the product, royalties at a mid-single digit percent and the purchase of commercial supplies of the developed product from the Company at a specified margin over the Company’s cost.
 
The United Agreement became effective on August 2, 2011, and will continue until the later of a few events, including termination of all patents relating to the collaboration, upon certain government action or if the parties do not develop any product under the United Agreement.  United may unilaterally terminate the United Agreement at any time and without cause.  In such event, United shall pay the Company certain costs and expenses of winding down any non-cancellable commitments made by the Company prior to the date of termination and cease all development activities in connection with the United Agreement.
 
CHA Agreement
 
On June 26, 2013, Pluristem entered into an exclusive license and commercialization agreement (the “CHA Agreement”) with CHA, for conducting clinical trials and commercialization of Pluristem's PLX-PAD product in South Korea in connection with two indications: the treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia, and Intermediate Claudication (the “Indications”). Under the terms of the CHA Agreement, CHA will receive exclusive rights in South Korea for conducting clinical trials with respect to the Indications, and the Company will continue to retain rights to its proprietary manufacturing technology and cell-related intellectual property.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 1:-GENERAL (CONT.)
 
The first clinical study as part of the CHA Agreement is a Phase II trial in Intermittent Claudication. South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved this study in November 2013.
 
Upon the first regulatory approval for a PLX product in South Korea, for the specified indications, Pluristem and CHA will establish an equally owned joint venture. The purpose of the joint venture will be to commercialize PLX cell products in South Korea.
 
Pluristem will be able to use the data generated by CHA to pursue the development of PLX product candidates outside of South Korea.
 
The CHA Agreement contains customary termination provisions, including in the event the parties do not reach an agreement upon development plan for conducting the clinical trials. Upon termination of this CHA Agreement, the license granted thereunder will terminate and all rights included therein will revert to the Company, whereupon the Company will be free to enter into agreements with any other third parties for the granting of a license in or outside South Korea or to deal in any other manner with such rights as it shall see fit at its sole discretion.
 
In addition, and as contemplated by the CHA Agreement, in December 2013, Pluristem and CHA executed the mutual investment pursuant to which Pluristem issued 2,500,000 shares of its common stock in consideration for 1,011,504 shares of CHA, which reflects total consideration to each of Pluristem and CHA of approximately $10,414. The parties also agreed to give an irrevocable proxy to the other party’s management with respect to the voting power of the shares issued.
 
During March 2015, the Company sold a portion of the CHA shares received in December 2013.
 
The remaining investment in CHA shares is presented as “Marketable Securities” and classified as available-for-sale in accordance with ASC 320 – “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities”. The fair value of the remaining investment as of September 30, 2015 is $4,779.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 2:- BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
 
a.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
 
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments except as otherwise discussed).
 
For further information, reference is made to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2015.
 
Operating results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2016.
 
 
b.
Significant Accounting Policies
 
The significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are identical to those applied in the preparation of the latest annual financial statements.
 
 
c.
Use of estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 
d.
Fair value of financial instruments
 
The carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, short-term and restricted bank deposits, trade payable and other accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value because of their generally short term maturities.
 
The Company measures its investments in marketable securities and derivative instruments at fair value under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
 
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
 
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The Company categorized each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels of hierarchy.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 2:- BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CON.)
 
 
e.
Derivative financial instruments
 
The Company uses forward contracts and options strategies (“derivative instruments”) primarily to manage exposure to foreign currency. The Company accounts for derivatives and hedging based on ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires the Company to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of derivative instruments depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.
 
If the derivative instruments meet the definition of a hedge and are so designated, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of such derivatives will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities, or firm commitments through earnings, or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in the statement of operations. The ineffective portion of a derivative’s change in fair value is recognized in the statement of operations.
 
Cash Flow Hedges. The Company entered into forward and option contracts to hedge against the risk of overall changes in future cash flow from payments of payroll and related expenses denominated in New Israeli Shekels (“NIS”). The Company measured the fair value of the contracts in accordance with ASC 820 (classified as level 2). The gain or loss on the effective portion of a cash flow hedge is initially reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into operating expenses in the same period or periods in which the payroll and related expenses are recognized, or reclassified into “Financial expense, net”, if the hedged transaction becomes probable of not occurring. Any gain or loss after a hedge is no longer designated, because it is no longer probable of occurring or it is related to an ineffective portion of a cash flow hedge is recognized in the statement of operations immediately. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had forward and option contracts in place to hedge future payroll and related expenses in NIS of approximately $220, with a fair value of approximately $2 presented in “other current liabilities”. The net loss realized in statement of operations during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and  2014, resulting from the cash flow hedge transactions, amounted to approximately $7 and $45, respectively. The forward and option contracts on the Company’s future NIS payroll and related expenses will settle by October 2015.
 
Other Derivatives. Other derivatives that are non-designated consist primarily of options strategies to minimize the risk associated with the foreign exchange effects of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in NIS. The Company measured the fair value of the contracts in accordance with ASC 820 (classified as level 2). The net losses recognized in “Financial expense, net” during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $285 and $198 respectively.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 2:- BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CON.)
 
 
f.
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
 
The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

   
Three months ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
   
Unrealized
gains (losses)
on marketable
securities
   
Unrealized
gains (losses)
on cash flow
hedges
   
Total
 
Balance as of July 1, 2015
  $ 2,094     $ 46     $ 2,140  
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
    (1,771 )     (39 )     (1,810 )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
    119       (7 )     112  
Net current-period other comprehensive income
    (1,652 )     (46 )     (1,698 )
Balance as of September 30, 2015
  $ 442     $ (- )   $ 442  

 
g.
Recent Accounting Pronouncement
 
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)”, and requires entities to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-14 which defers the application of ASU 2014-09 by public entities, to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period.
 
The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 and ASU 2015-14 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, "Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern", which establishes management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and, if so, to provide related footnote disclosures. ASU 2014-15 provides a definition of the term "substantial doubt" and requires an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued or available to be issued. Management will also be required to evaluate and disclose whether its plans alleviate that doubt. The guidance is effective for the annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods thereafter with early adoption permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact the new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements disclosures.

 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 3:- MARKETABLE SECURITIES

As of September 30, 2015, all of the Company’s marketable securities were classified as available-for-sale.
 
   
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
June 30, 2015
 
   
Amortized cost
   
Gross
unrealized
gain
   
Gross
unrealized
loss
   
Fair
value
   
Amortized cost
   
Gross
unrealized
gain
   
Gross
unrealized
loss
   
Fair
value
 
Available-for-sale - matures within one year:
                                               
Stock and index linked notes
  $ 12,332     $ 1,064     $ (670 )   $ 12,726     $ 12,305     $ 2,083     $ (72 )   $ 14,316  
Government debentures –
fixed interest rate
    359       2       (11 )     350       287       1       (10 )     278  
Corporate debentures –
fixed interest rate
    865       16       (6 )     875       939       26       (52 )     913  
    $ 13,556     $ 1,082     $ (687 )   $ 13,951     $ 13,531     $ 2,110     $ (134 )   $ 15,507  
Available-for-sale - matures after one year through five years:
                                                               
Government debentures –
fixed interest rate
    2,037       23       (21 )     2,039       2,033       40       (9 )     2,064  
Corporate debentures –
fixed interest rate
    4,130       71       (27 )     4,174       4,436       97       (17 )     4,516  
    $ 6,167     $ 94     $ (48 )   $ 6,213     $ 6,469     $ 137     $ (26 )   $ 6,580  
Available-for-sale - matures after five years through ten years:
                                                               
Corporate debentures –
fixed interest rate
    144       5       (4 )     145       156       8       (1 )     163  
    $ 144     $ 5     $ (4 )   $ 145     $ 156     $ 8     $ (1 )   $ 163  
    $ 19,867     $ 1,181     $ (739 )   $ 20,309     $ 20,156     $ 2,255     $ (161 )   $ 22,250  

The following table presents gross unrealized losses and fair values for those investments that were in an unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015, and the length of time that those investments have been in a continuous loss position:
 
   
Less than 12 months
   
12 months or greater
 
   
Fair Value
   
Gross
unrealized loss
   
Fair Value
   
Gross
unrealized loss
 
As of September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
  $ 9,412     $ (614 )   $ 767     $ (125 )
As of June 30, 2015
  $ 2,535     $ (107 )   $ 524     $ (54 )

The Company typically invests in highly-rated securities. When evaluating the investments for other-than-temporary impairment, the Company reviews factors such as the length of time and extent to which fair value has been below cost basis, the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto, and the Company's intent to sell, or whether it is more likely than not it will be required to sell, the investment before recovery of the investment's amortized cost basis.
 
Based on the above factors, the Company concluded that unrealized losses on all available-for-sale securities were not other-than-temporary and no credit loss was present for any of its investments. As such, the Company did not recognize any impairment charges on outstanding securities during the three-month period ended September 30, 2015.
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 4:- FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
   
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
   
June 30, 2015
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
 
Marketable securities
  $ 11,027     $ 9,282     $ 12,650     $ 9,600  
Foreign currency derivative instruments
    -       (16 )     -       322  
Total financial assets
  $ 11,027     $ 9,266     $ 12,650     $ 9,922  


 
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
June 30, 2015
 
 
Balance Sheet location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet location
 
Fair Value
 
Derivatives designated as a
cash flow hedge instruments
Other current liabilities
  $ (2 )
Other current assets
  $ 52  
Derivatives not designated as hedge instruments
Other current liabilities
  $ (14 )
Other current assets
  $ 270  
Total
    $ (16 )     $ 322  

 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)

NOTE 5: - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Commitments and contingencies that changed during the three month period ended September 30, 2015, include the following:
 
 
a.
Decrease of $538 of cash pledged by the Company to secure its hedging transactions, credit line and bank guarantees.
 
 
b.
Under the Law for the Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development, 1984, (the “Research Law”), research and development programs that meet specified criteria and are approved by a governmental committee of the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel (“OCS”) are eligible for grants of up to 50% of the project’s expenditures, as determined by the research committee, in exchange for the payment of royalties from the sale of products developed under the program. Regulations under the Research Law generally provide for the payment of royalties to the Chief Scientist of 3% to 4% on sales of products and services derived from a technology developed using these grants until 100% of the dollar-linked grant is repaid. The Company’s obligation to pay these royalties is contingent on its actual sale of such products and services. In the absence of such sales, no payment is required. The outstanding balance of the grants will be subject to interest at a rate equal to the 12 month LIBOR applicable to dollar deposits that is published on the first business day of each calendar year. Following the full repayment of the grant, there is no further liability for royalties.
 
Through September 30, 2015, total grants obtained aggregated to approximately $20,746, and total royalties paid and accrued amounted to $70. As of September 30, 2015, the Company's contingent liability in respect to royalties to the OCS amounted $20,676, not including LIBOR interest as described above.
 
NOTE 6: - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
a.
From October 2014 through May 2015, the Company issued shares of common stock in private placements to an investor. In October 2014, the Company issued 200,000 shares of common stock to an investor for aggregate cash consideration of $528. In February 2015, the Company issued an additional 200,000 shares of common stock to an investor for aggregate cash consideration of $586. In May 2015, the Company issued an additional 300,000 shares of common stock to an investor, for which consideration in the amount of $790 was received from the investor in September 2015.
 
 
b.
In February 2015, the Company's subsidiary entered into an agreement with a contractor for the construction of its new laboratories facility for a consideration of approximately NIS 3.3 million (approximately $841). Under the terms of the agreement, the Company's subsidiary will pay part of the NIS 3.3 million consideration using 100,004 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, linked to performance milestones with respect to the new laboratories construction and which serve as a guarantee.  These restricted shares shall be released to the contractor only upon the successful completion of the construction. The restricted shares were issued in December 2014.
 
In May 2015, the Company's subsidiary entered into an addendum to the agreement with the contractor for the design and construction of additional office space renovations in the Company's subsidiary’s leased facility for additional consideration of approximately NIS 4 million (approximately $1,032) which is comprised of NIS 3 million (approximately $774) in cash and 90,000 restricted shares which will be issued to the contractor only upon the successful completion of the construction by the contractor.

 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 6: - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT.)
 
The Company accounts for the abovementioned share-based payment awards to the contractor in accordance with ASC 505-50, “Equity based payments to non-employees”. As performance by the contractor is not complete if the awards are forfeitable (or not issued) in the event performance not completed, the Company measures the fair value of the awards at each reporting period through the performance completion date (until completion of the construction work).

The construction work was initiated in June 2015. As of September 30, 2015, the contractor completed approximately 95% of the agreed construction milestones. As a result, the Company recognized the relative fair value of the share-based payments awards, pro-rata to the construction completion phase, using the fair value of the Company's shares on September 30, 2015, totaling approximately $329 as share-based payment to the contractor in "additional paid-in capital" with a corresponding amount included in "property and equipment, net".

 
c.
Options, warrants and restricted stock units to employees, directors and consultants:
 
 
1.
Options to employees and directors:
 
The Company accounts for its options to employees and directors under the fair value method in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation”. A summary of the Company’s activity for options granted to employees and directors under its 2005 incentive option plan is as follows:

   
Three months ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
   
Number
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)
   
Aggregate Intrinsic Value Price
 
Options outstanding at beginning of period
    1,836,900     $ 3.72              
Options exercised
    (25,000 )   $ 0.62              
Options outstanding at end of the period
    1,811,900     $ 3.77       1.88     $ 451  
Options exercisable at the end of the period
    1,811,900     $ 3.77       1.88     $ 451  
Options vested
    1,811,900     $ 3.77       1.88     $ 451  
 
Intrinsic value of exercisable options (the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day in the period and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) represents the amount that would have been received by the employees and directors option holders had all option holders exercised their options on September 30, 2015. This amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock.

 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 6: - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT.)
 
 
c.
Options, warrants and restricted stock units to employees, directors and consultants (cont.):
 
 
2.
Options and warrants to non-employees:

A summary of the activity for options and warrants to non-employees consultants is as follows:

   
Three months ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
   
Number
   
Weighted Average Exercise Price
   
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms (in years)
   
Aggregate Intrinsic Value Price
 
Options and warrants outstanding at end of the period
    228,000     $ 5.73       2.61     $ 147  
                                 
Options and warrants exercisable at the end of the period
    227,250     $ 5.75       2.59     $ 145  
                                 
Options and warrants vested and expected to vest
    228,000     $ 5.73       2.61     $ 147  
 
Compensation expenses related to options and warrants granted to consultants were recorded as follows:
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Research and development expenses
  $ -     $ 1  
General and administrative expenses
  $ 1       -  
    $ 1     $ 1  
 
 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 6: - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT.)
 
 
c.
Options, warrants and restricted stock units to employees, directors and consultants (cont.):
 
 
3.
Restricted stock units to employees and directors:
 
The following table summarizes the activity related to unvested restricted stock units granted to employees and directors for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015 (Unaudited):
 
   
Number
 
Unvested at the beginning of period
    1,732,383  
Granted
    14,270  
Forfeited
    (16,549 )
Vested
    (382,338 )
Unvested at the end of the period
    1,347,766  
Expected to vest after  September 30, 2015
    1,302,601  
 
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock units granted to employees and directors were recorded as follows:
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Research and development expenses
  $ 320     $ 333  
General and administrative expenses
    574       702  
    $ 894     $ 1,035  
 
Unamortized compensation expenses related to restricted stock units granted to employees and directors to be recognized over an average time of approximately 2 years is $1,592.

 
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PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARY
 
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
U.S. Dollars in thousands (except share and per share amounts)
 
NOTE 6: - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (CONT.)
 
 
c.
Options, warrants, restricted stock and restricted stock units to employees, directors and consultants (cont.):
 
 
4.
Restricted stock units to consultants:
 
The following table summarizes the activity related to unvested restricted stock units granted to consultants for the three months ended September 30, 2015:
 
   
Number
 
Unvested at the beginning of period
    28,385  
Vested
    (19,010 )
Unvested at the end of the period
    9,375  
 
Compensation expenses related to restricted stock units granted to consultants were recorded as follows:
 
   
Three months ended September 30,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Research and development expenses
  $ 10     $ 20  
General and administrative expenses
    3       4  
    $ 13     $ 24  
 
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward - Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other Federal securities laws, and is subject to the safe-harbor created by such Act and laws.  Forward-looking statements may include statements regarding our goals, beliefs, strategies, objectives, plans, including product and technology developments, future financial conditions, results or projections or current expectations.  In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of such terms, or other variations thereon or comparable terminology.  These statements are merely predictions and therefore inherently subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause actual results, performance levels of activity, or our achievements, or industry results to be materially different from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements appear in this Item 2 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and may appear elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the following:

·
the expected development and potential benefits from our products in treating various medical conditions;
 
·
the exclusive license agreements we entered into with United Therapeutics Corporation and CHA Biotech Co. Ltd. and clinical trials to be conducted according to such agreements;
 
·
our plan to execute our strategy independently, using our own personnel, and through relationships with research and clinical institutions or in collaboration with other companies;
 
·
the prospects of entering into additional license agreements, or other forms of cooperation with other companies and medical institutions;
 
·
our pre-clinical and clinical trials plans, including timing of initiation and conclusion of trials;
 
·
achieving regulatory approvals, including under accelerated paths;
 
·
receipt of future funding from the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel;
 
·
our marketing plans, including timing of marketing our first product, PLX-PAD;
 
·
developing capabilities for new clinical indications of placenta expanded (PLX) cells and new products;
 
·
the potential market demand for our products;
 
·
our expectations regarding our short- and long-term capital requirements;
 
·
our outlook for the coming months and future periods, including but not limited to our expectations regarding future revenue and expenses; and
 
·
information with respect to any other plans and strategies for our business.
 
Our business and operations are subject to substantial risks, which increase the uncertainty inherent in the forward-looking statements contained in this report. In addition, historic results of scientific research, clinical and preclinical trials do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials would not suggest different conclusions. Also, historic results referred to in this periodic report would be interpreted differently in light of additional research, clinical and preclinical trials results. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to release publicly the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Further information on potential factors that could affect our business is described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.  Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures we have made in that report.
 
 
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As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” and “Pluristem” mean Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiary, Pluristem Ltd., unless otherwise indicated or as otherwise required by the context.

Overview

We are a bio-therapeutics company developing off-the-shelf allogeneic cell therapy products for the treatment of multiple ischemic and inflammatory conditions, with our lead indications focusing on cardiovascular, orthopedic, pulmonary, hematological, and women’s health diseases. Our patented placenta expanded, or PLX, cells are intended to function as a platform that releases a number of therapeutic proteins in response to various local and systemic inflammatory and ischemic signals that are generated by the patient’s own body. PLX cells are grown using our proprietary three-dimensional, or 3D, micro environment technology which produces a product that requires no tissue matching prior to administration.
 
We were incorporated as a Nevada corporation in 2001. We have a wholly owned subsidiary in Israel called Pluristem Ltd. We operate in one segment and our operations are focused on the research, development, clinical trials and manufacturing of cell therapeutics and related technologies.
 
Our strategy is to develop and produce cell therapy products for the treatment of multiple disorders using several routes of administration, such as intravenous and intramuscular injections. We plan to execute this strategy independently, using our own personnel, and through relationships with research and clinical institutions or in collaboration with other companies. We have built a facility that complies with current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and we are planning to have in-house production capacity to grow clinical grade PLX cells in commercial quantities.
 
Our focus is to make significant progress in our clinical pipeline and shorten the time to market our first product, PLX-PAD, in Europe and Japan, in parallel to our clinical trials in the United States, South Korea and Israel. We intend to leverage the new regulatory environments in Europe and Japan that now offer unique opportunities for accelerated paths to bring new products to the market. We believe that these new pathways create substantial opportunities for us and for the cell therapy industry as a whole. We will explore these accelerated pathways for several of our current clinical indications, such as critical limb ischemia, or CLI, as well as for carefully selected hematologic indications, which represent substantial unmet needs that we hope to address with our second product, PLX-R18. In May 2015, we announced that the PLX cell program in CLI had been selected for the Adaptive Pathways pilot project of the European Medicines Agency. In addition, we reported that Japan’s Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, or PMDA, approved the proposed quality and large-scale manufacturing methods for PLX-PAD for use in clinical trials in Japan. In August 2015, we announced that the PMDA has cleared our PLX-PAD cells for use in clinical trials in Japan. We plan to continue frequent discussions with these regulators in order to initiate clinical studies using the accelerated paths. Our intention is to initiate the CLI studies during calendar year 2016 with the aim of obtaining initial approval in calendar year 2018.
 
We plan to continue developing multiple placenta-derived cell therapy products that we anticipate will lead to significant improvement in the lives of patients, and expect to demonstrate the real-world impact and value of our pipeline, technology platform and commercial-scale manufacturing capacity. We made progress in our Phase II intermittent claudication, or IC, trial, a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multinational clinical trial. We currently have active clinical sites in the United States, Israel, Germany and South Korea. We also anticipate that United Therapeutics Corporation, or United, will complete an ongoing Phase I clinical trial of PLX-PAD cells in pulmonary arterial hypertension in Australia, which will potentially lay the groundwork for a Phase II clinical trial.
 
We plan to initiate a Phase I/II incomplete engraftment study in the United States, and we are currently in discussions with the Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, before submitting an investigational new drug application. Currently, we plan to continue working in partnership with the National Institutes of Health in developing PLX-R18 as a potential treatment for Acute Radiation Syndrome, or ARS. In the upcoming months, we expect to receive FDA guidance on the additional animal studies that would be required to approve PLX-R18 for use in ARS under the Animal Rule regulatory pathway, which does not require human efficacy trials.
 
We plan to evaluate in the upcoming months the timing to initiate our advanced orthopedic indications, based on potential partnering interest as well as regulatory approvals for early access to the market.
 
 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.

Revenues
 
Revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, and for the three month period ended September 30, 2014, were $95,000 for each period. All such revenues are derived from an agreement dated June 19, 2011 with United, or the United Agreement.
 
We estimated the performance period of the development of approximately 7.25 years as of September 30, 2015. The license fee will be recognized on a straight-line basis as revenue over the estimated development period.

Research and Development Expenses, Net
 
Research and development expense, net (costs less participation and grants by the Office of the Chief Scientist of Israel, or OCS, and other parties) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased by 2% from $4,037,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $4,128,000. This increase is attributed to a decrease in OCS participation, which was lower in calendar year 2015 compared to calendar year 2014 ($4,200,000 was approved in 2014 compared to $2,900,000 that was approved in 2015). The reduced OCS participation was offset by an improved planning of our production process, resulted in a decrease in materials consumption.
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased by 11% from $1,678,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $1,487,000, mainly due to a decrease in stock-based compensation expenses related to our directors and officers and attributable to the timing of the grant of restricted stock units.
 
Financial Expense, Net
 
Financial expense, net, increased by 22% from $288,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $353,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015. This increase is mainly attributable to expenses related to our marketable securities, such as net losses from sales of our marketable securities and exchange rate adjustments and an increase in expenses related to the fair value of our hedging transactions. This increase was offset by a decrease in our exchange rate expenses related to the strength of the U.S. dollar against the New Israeli Shekel, or NIS, in the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.
 
Net Loss
 
Net loss for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 was $5,876,000, compared to net loss of $5,911,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The changes were due to the decreased general and administrative expenses, as described above. Net loss per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 was $0.07, compared to $0.09 for the three month period ended September 30, 2014.
 
For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we had weighted average shares of common stock outstanding of 78,704,746 and 69,131,435, respectively, which were used in the computations of net loss per share for the three month periods.
 
The increase in weighted average common shares outstanding reflects the issuance of additional shares, mainly the issuances of shares related to the offering we closed in June 2015, issuances of shares to employees and consultants, shares issued under a private placement in October 2014 and February 2015, and shares issued as a result of exercises of warrants and options.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2015, our total current assets were $48,810,000 and total current liabilities were $4,243,000. On September 30, 2015, we had a working capital surplus of $44,567,000, stockholders' equity of $52,348,000 and an accumulated deficit of $144,387,000. We finance our operations and plan to continue doing so from our existing cash, issuances of our securities, sales of the marketable securities we hold, licensing fees and other payments under licensing agreements, and funds from grants from the OCS and Israel’s Ministry of Economy.

 
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Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2015 amounted to $10,805,000 compared to $5,662,000 as of September 30, 2014 and compared to $22,626,000 as of June 30, 2015. Cash balances changed in the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 for the reasons presented below.
 
Operating activities used cash of $3,768,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $3,456,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2014. Cash used in operating activities in the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 consisted primarily of payments of salaries to our employees, and payments of fees to our consultants, suppliers, subcontractors, and professional services providers, including the costs of clinical studies, offset by grants by the OCS and Israel’s Ministry of Economy.

Investing activities used cash of $8,859,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to cash provided of $4,516,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The investing activities in the three months ended September 30, 2015 consisted primarily of the investment of $7,928,000 in short term deposits, investment of $1,106,000 in property and equipment and investment of $576,000 in marketable securities. Our investment activities also provided cash of $746,000 from the sale and redemption of marketable securities. The investing activities in the three months ended September 30, 2014 consisted primarily of the withdrawal of $4,777,000 of short term deposits, offset by purchases of property and equipment in the amount of $271,000.

Financing activities generated cash of $806,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $109,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The cash generated in the three months ended September 30, 2015 from financing activities is related to proceeds received from shares issued in a private placement in May 2015 and exercises of warrants and options by shareholders. The cash generated in the three months ended September 30, 2014 from financing activities is attributable to exercises of warrants and options by shareholders and employees.

From October 2014 through May 2015, we issued shares of common stock in private placements to an investor. In October 2014, we issued 200,000 shares of common stock to an investor for aggregate cash consideration of $528,000. In February 2015, we issued an additional 200,000 shares of common stock to an investor for aggregate cash consideration of $586,000. In May 2015, we issued an additional 300,000 shares of common stock to an investor for consideration in the amount of $790,000 was received from the investor during September 2015.
 
In February 2015, we entered into an agreement with a contractor for the construction of our new laboratories facility for consideration of approximately NIS 3.3 million (approximately $841,000). Under the terms of the agreement, we will pay part of the NIS 3.3 million consideration using 100,004 restricted shares of common stock of the Company, linked to performance milestones with respect to the new laboratories construction and which serve as a guarantee.  These restricted shares shall be released to the contractor only upon the successful completion of the construction. The restricted shares were issued in December 2014.
 
In May 2015, we entered into an addendum to the agreement with the contractor for the design and construction of additional office space renovations in our leased facility for additional consideration of approximately NIS 4 million (approximately $1,032,000) which is comprised of NIS 3 million (approximately $774,000) in cash and 90,000 restricted shares which will be issued to the contractor only upon the successful completion of the construction by the contractor.
 
The Company accounts for the abovementioned share-based payment awards to the contractor in accordance with ASC 505-50, “Equity based payments to non-employees”. As performance by the contractor is not complete if the awards are forfeitable (or not issued) in the event performance is not completed, we measure the fair value of the awards at each reporting period through the performance completion date (until completion of the construction work).
 
The construction work was initiated in June 2015. As of September 30, 2015, the contractor completed approximately 95% of the agreed construction milestones. As a result, we recognized the relative fair value of the share-based payments awards, pro-rata to the construction completion phase, using the fair value of our shares on September 30, 2015, totaling approximately $329,000 as share-based payment to the contractor in "additional paid-in capital" with a corresponding amount included in "property and equipment, net".
 
 
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During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we received cash of approximately $2,104,000 from the OCS towards our research and development expenses. According to the OCS grant terms, we are required to pay royalties at a rate of 3% - 4% on sales of products and services derived from technology developed using this and other OCS grants until 100% of the dollar-linked grants amount plus interest are repaid. In the absence of such sales, no payment is required. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we paid $6,640 in royalties to the OCS.

As of today, the currency of our financial portfolio is mainly in U.S. dollars and we use forward and options contracts in order to hedge our exposures to currencies other than the U.S. dollar. For more information, please see Item 7A. - “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report of Form 10-K filed on September 9, 2015.
 
We have an effective Form S-3 registration statement, filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell common stock, preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock, and units of two or more of such securities in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $200,000,000. As of November 6, 2015, we have sold 6,800,000 shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase up to 4,080,000 shares of common stock in a total amount of $17,000,000 in an offering we closed in June 2015.
 
Outlook

We have accumulated a deficit of $144,387,000 since our inception in May 2001.  We do not expect to generate any revenues from sales of products in the next twelve months.   Our cash needs will increase in the foreseeable future.  We expect to generate revenues, which in the short and medium terms will unlikely exceed our costs of operations, from the sale of licenses to use our technology or products, as we have in the United Agreement.  Our management believes that we may need to raise additional funds before we have cash flow from operations that can materially decrease our dependence on our existing cash and other liquidity resources. We are continually looking for sources of funding, including non-diluting sources such as the OCS grants, other sales of our common stock or sales of the marketable securities we hold.

We believe that we have sufficient cash to fund our operations for at least the next 12 months.
 
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off balance sheet arrangements.
 
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures.
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures - We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed for the purposes of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
 
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and our CFO, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of Fiscal 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 6. Exhibits.

31.1*
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2*
Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1**
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
32.2**
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
101 *
The following materials from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss, (iv) the Interim Condensed Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail.
 
*Filed herewith.
 
** Furnished herewith.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
PLURISTEM THERAPEUTICS INC.
 
By: /s/ Zami Aberman
Zami Aberman, Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:  November 5, 2015
 
By: /s/ Yaky Yanay
Yaky Yanay, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and President
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
Date:  November 5, 2015
 
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