COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 4 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Government Grants: Microbot Israel has received grants from the Israeli Innovation Authority (“IIA”) for participation in research and development since 2013 through March 31, 2022 totaling approximately $ 1,500 . In addition, as a result of the agreement with CardioSert as described below in this Note 4, on January 4, 2018, Microbot Israel Microbot Israel took over the liability to repay CardioSert’s IIA grants in the aggregate amount of approximately $ 530. The Company is obligated to pay royalties amounting to 3.0% - 3.5% of its future sales. The grants are linked to the exchange rate of the dollar to the New Israeli Shekel and bears interest of Libor per annum. The repayment of the grants is contingent upon the successful completion of the Company’s research and development programs and generating sales. The Company has no obligation to repay these grants, if the project fails, is unsuccessful or aborted or if no sales are generated. The financial risk is assumed completely by the Government of Israel. The grants are received from the Government on a project-by-project basis. TRDF Agreement: Microbot Israel signed an agreement with the Technion Research and Development Foundation (“TRDF”) in June 2012 by which TRDF transferred to Microbot Israel a global, exclusive, royalty-bearing license. As partial consideration for the license, Microbot Israel shall pay TRDF royalties on net sales (between 1.5% 3.0% Agreement with CardioSert Ltd.: On January 4, 2018, Microbot Israel entered into an agreement with CardioSert Ltd. (“CardioSert”) to acquire certain patent-protected technology owned by CardioSert (the “Technology”). Pursuant to the agreement, Microbot Israel made an initial payment of $ 50 MICROBOT MEDICAL INC. Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) U.S. dollars in thousands (Except share and per share data) On May 25, 2018, Microbot delivered an Exercise Notice to CardioSert Ltd., notifying it that Microbot elected to exercise the option to acquire the Technology owned by CardioSert and therefore made an additional cash payment of $ 250 6,738 74 The agreement may be terminated by Microbot Israel at any time for convenience upon 90-days’ notice. The agreement may be terminated by CardioSert in case the first commercial sale does not occur by the third anniversary of the date of signing of the agreement except if Microbot Israel has invested more than $ 2,000 1.00 40,000 12.86 exchange rate of NIS 3.176 to the dollar ATM Agreement: On June 10, 2021, the Company entered into an At-the-Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with H.C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (“Wainwright”), as sales agent, in connection with an “at the market offering” under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time in its sole discretion, shares of its common stock, par value $ 0.01 10,000 The offer and sale of the shares pursuant to the ATM Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the issuance and sale of all of the shares of common stock subject to the ATM Agreement or (b) the termination of the ATM Agreement by Wainwright or the Company pursuant to the terms thereof. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the shares and may at any time suspend offers under the ATM Agreement or terminate the ATM Agreement. Strategic collaboration agreement with Stryker On December 22, 2021, the Company entered into a strategic collaboration agreement for technology co-development with Stryker Corporation, acting through its Neurovascular Division. Pursuant to the agreement, the collaborative development program between the Company and Stryker aims to integrate certain of Stryker’s instruments with the Company’s LIBERTY ® The activities contemplated by the agreement shall be specified in one or more development plans derived from the terms and conditions set forth in the agreement. Each party bears its own costs and expenses in connection with the performance of the agreement and its assigned development activities. Each of the Company and Stryker shall retain its right, title and interest to its existing intellectual property. Jointly developed intellectual property shall be owned by a party, based on the nature of the intellectual property as it relates to each parties’ respective business, and licensed back to the other party pursuant to a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, paid-up, nonexclusive, sub-licensable license. Jointly developed intellectual property that is not exclusively pertaining to one party’s business shall be jointly and equally owned by both the Company and Stryker. MICROBOT MEDICAL INC. Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) U.S. dollars in thousands (Except share and per share data) The term of the agreement continues until the completion of the last development plan agreed upon, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the terms of the agreement. The companies conducted discussions to define the development plan in the first quarter of 2022, and the development activities with Stryker are expected to commence in the second quarter of 2022. Each of the Company and Stryker are subject to customary terms regarding non-disclosure of the other’s confidential information, and are further subject to mutual indemnification obligations. Litigation: Litigation Resulting from 2017 Financing The Company lost its appeal of an adverse judgment in the lawsuit captioned Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd., Plaintiffs, against Microbot Medical Inc., Defendant, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (Index No. 654581/2017). As a result, the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) related to the Company’s June 8, 2017 equity financing (the “Financing”) was rescinded as it related to Sabby Healthcare Master Fund Ltd. and Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. (“Sabby”), and the Company paid approximately $ 3,700 83,333 The complaint seeks rescission of the SPA and return of the Plaintiffs’ $ 6,750 The Company’s management is unable to assess the likelihood that it would be successful in any trial with respect to the SPA or the Financing, having previously lost the Sabby lawsuit. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that if the Company goes to trial and ultimately loses, or if the Company decides to settle at any time, such an adverse outcome would not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial position. MICROBOT MEDICAL INC. Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (continued) U.S. dollars in thousands (Except share and per share data) Alliance Litigation On April 28, 2019, the Company brought an action against Alliance Investment Management, Ltd. (“Alliance”), later amended to include Joseph Mona (“Mona”) as a defendant, in the Southern District of New York under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78p(b), to compel Alliance and Mona to disgorge short swing profits realized from purchases and sales of the Company’s securities within a period of less than six months. The amount of profits was estimated in the complaint to be approximately $ 468 151 On December 18, 2020, the Magistrate Judge recommended that: (i) judgment of $ 485 On March 30, 2021, the court issued an order adopting the Magistrate Judge’s Report & Recommendation; and on March 31, 2021, the clerk entered judgement against Joseph Mona and in favor of the Company in the amount of $ 484 . In June 2021, Mona filed an amended counterclaim which the Company responded to in July 2021. The parties are currently in discovery. |