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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

Since our spinoff from IDT Corporation in March of 2018, our Board, management and employees have been working 
diligently to generate shareholder value from our investments in commercial real estate and cancer therapeutics. They 
have done an outstanding job and I am pleased to have this opportunity to highlight some of their most significant 
achievements and works in progress.

Let’s start with our real estate:

Rafael’s Holdings’ marquee property at 520 Broad Street in Newark, NJ is well positioned to benefit from Newark’s 
revival as well as from positive trends in the broader real estate market. We have engaged a highly regarded team of real 
estate professionals to help us realize this property’s full potential. They are pursuing several opportunities including 
a potential sale. We are also exploring monetization strategies for our industrial property in Piscataway, NJ. Our third 
property, an office condominium in Jerusalem, is now fully leased.

Turning to our pharmaceutical investments:

We are developing multiple, uniquely promising opportunities to significantly advance mankind’s ability to treat some 
of the most difficult to treat cancers in part through our stakes in Rafael Pharmaceuticals, LipoMedix and the recently 
launched Barer Institute.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals is evaluating its lead compound, CPI-613® (devimistat), in five clinical studies — three with 
patients  suffering  from  solid  tumors  and  two  with  patients  suffering  hematological  malignancies.  Rafael  Pharma 
initiated global Phase 3, pivotal trials in pancreatic cancer (AVENGER 500) and acute myeloid leukemia (ARMADA 
2000)  during  calendar  year  2018.  Interim  results,  which  could  form  the  basis  of  a  new  drug  application,  may  be 
available for review and evaluation as early as the second half of calendar 2020. 

Rafael Pharmaceuticals achieved a significant business development milestone this summer by entering into a licensing 
agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., a highly regarded Japanese pharmaceutical company. The agreement provides 
Ono with the exclusive right to commercialize and sell CPI-613® (devimistat) in Japan and other ASEAN (Association 
of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. In return, Ono paid Rafael Pharmaceuticals an upfront payment of $12.9 million 
with an additional up to $150 million contingent on the achievement of certain development and commercial milestones. 
Rafael will also receive low-double digit royalties based on net sales of devimistat in these countries. 

Rafael Holdings (and its affiliates) has partially exercised its warrant to purchase equity in Rafael Pharmaceuticals, 
and now owns 51% of its issued and outstanding stock.

We also hold a majority stake in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a clinical-stage company developing Promitil® — a 
liposomal prodrug for targeted delivery of Mitomycin C. Based on its preclinical work, LipoMedix has received FDA 
permission to launch a randomized Phase 2b clinical trial of Promitil for the treatment of patients with previously 
treated metastatic colorectal cancer.

In  addition  to  these  two  investments,  we  recently  launched  the  Barer  Institute,  a  research  and  drug  development 
initiative. The Barer Institute is leveraging the pioneering work done by leading scientists in cancer metabolism at top 
universities to develop therapies.

These investments in cancer therapeutics underscore our abiding commitment to improve outcomes for cancer patients 
and particularly for those without effective treatment options.

We look forward to updating you in the coming year as our work progresses.

Sincerely,

Howard Jonas
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________________
FORM 10-K
_______________________________
Annual report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019.

or
  Transition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission File Number: 000-55863
_______________________________

RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
_______________________________

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

82-2296593
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
(212) 658-1450
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_______________________________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share

Trading Symbol
RFL

Name of each exchange on which registered
NYSE American

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None
_______________________________

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  No 
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 preceding 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  No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 registrant was required to submit such 
files). Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or 
an  emerging  growth  company.  See  definitions  of  “large  accelerated  filer,”  “accelerated  filer,”  “smaller  reporting  company,”  and  “emerging  growth 
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Emerging growth company





Accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company




If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any 
new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes  No 
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price on January 31, 2019 
(the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) of the Class B common stock of $15.42 per share, as reported 
on the New York Stock Exchange, was approximately $96 million.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of October 2, 2019 was:
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share:
Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share:

787,163 shares
14,997,251 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The definitive proxy statement relating to the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held January 15, 2020, is incorporated by reference 
into Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent described therein.

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Index
RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
Annual Report on Form 10-K

Part I

Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 1.
Risk Factors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 1A.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 2.
Legal Proceedings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 3.
Mine Safety Disclosures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 4.

Part II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selected Financial Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 6.
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. . . . .
Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 8. 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure  . . . .
Item 9. 
Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Item 9B. Other Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Part III

Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.

Item 13.
Item 14.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Executive Compensation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 
Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principal Accounting Fees and Services  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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Part I

As used in this Annual Report, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms the “Company,” “Rafael Holdings,” 
“we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Rafael Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, collectively. Each 
reference to a fiscal year in this Annual Report refers to the fiscal year ending in the calendar year indicated (for 
example, fiscal 2019 refers to the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019).

Item 1.  Business.

OVERVIEW

Rafael Holdings, Inc., (“Rafael Holdings” or “the Company”), a Delaware corporation, owns interests in commercial 
real  estate  assets  and  clinical  stage  pharmaceutical  companies.  The  assets  are  operated  as  two  separate  lines  of 
business. The commercial real estate holdings consist of the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey that 
serves as headquarters for the Company and, certain affiliated entities, and an associated 800-car public garage, an 
office/data center building in Piscataway, New Jersey and a portion of a building in Israel. The pharmaceutical holdings 
include  preferred  equity  interests  and  a  warrant  to  purchase  additional  equity  interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals, 
Inc.,  or  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals,  which  is  a  clinical  stage,  oncology-focused,  pharmaceutical  company  committed 
to the development and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells 
and cancer cells, and a majority equity interest in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., or LipoMedix, a clinical stage 
oncological pharmaceutical company based in Israel.

Financial information by segment is presented in Note 13 in the Notes to our Consolidated and Combined Financial 
Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Our headquarters are located at 520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102. The main telephone number at our 
headquarters is (212) 658-1450 and our corporate web site’s home page is www.rafaelholdings.com.

We make available free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports 
on Form 8-K and all amendments to these reports, and all beneficial ownership reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by 
directors, officers and beneficial owners of more than 10% of our equity through the investor relations page of our 
web site (https://rafaeholdings.com/irpass.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our web site also contains information not incorporated into this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K or our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

THE SPIN-OFF

On March 26, 2018, IDT Corporation, or IDT, the former parent corporation of the Company, completed a tax-free 
spinoff  (the  “Spin-Off ”)  of  the  Company’s  capital  stock,  through  a  pro  rata  distribution  of  common  stock  to  its 
stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 13, 2018.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

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During the year, subsidiaries of the Company converted notes and exercised a portion of their warrant to 
purchase Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals. A total of 53.4 million shares, 
representing 51% of the outstanding capital stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals, was purchased or obtained 
through conversion of notes. The Company’s subsidiary still maintains additional rights under the Warrant 
to maintain ownership regardless of additional equity instruments issued by Rafael Pharmaceuticals and 
maintains the rights to increase ownership to 56% of the capital stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals reached an out-licensing agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Ono”) 
of Japan. Ono gained exclusive rights to develop and commercialize the Rafael Pharmaceuticals’ lead drug 
candidate, CPI-613® (devimistat), and related compounds for all indications in certain Asia-Pacific region 
countries.  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  received  an  upfront  payment  of  $12.9  million,  with  the  right  to  an 
additional $150.3 million contingent on attainment of certain developmental and commercial milestones. 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals will also receive low-double digit royalties based on net sales.

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Rafael Pharmaceuticals continued to expand its pivotal Phase 3 trial of CPI-613® (devimistat) for patients 
with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) adding clinical trial sites in France, Austria, 
South Korea and Spain.

Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  continued  to  expand  its  pivotal  Phase  3  trial  of  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in 
combination with modified FOLFIRINOX as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic 
cancer adding clinical trial sites in France, Korea and Israel.

Future Oncology, a peer-reviewed medical journal, published two manuscripts about the details of ongoing 
Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies at Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

LipoMedix  was  awarded  a  Horizon  2020  Phase  1  grant  for  the  project:  Promitil®  —  a  new  ‘smart’ 
nanomedicine for cancer chemo-radiotherapy. Horizon 2020 is a research and innovation program of the 
European Union.

•  We have established a wholly owned venture to develop a pipeline of therapeutic compounds including 
compounds  to  regulate  cancer  metabolism. The  venture  is  pursuing  collaborative  research  agreements 
with scientists from top academic institutions.

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION

We own commercial real estate assets and interests in clinical pharmaceutical companies. The assets are operated as 
two separate lines of business and we are looking to increase the value of both of our holdings.

Real Estate

The commercial real estate holdings consist of the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey that serves as 
headquarters for the Company and, certain affiliated entities, an 800-car public garage, an office/data center building 
in Piscataway, New Jersey and a portion of a building in Israel.

520 Broad Street in Newark New Jersey is a 20-story commercial office building containing approximately 496,000 
square feet. The building was completed in 1957 and is of steel-frame construction with cast-in-place concrete floors. 
The facade is constructed of stone and metal framed glass curtain wall sections. The public garage has three levels, 
plus additional surface parking that, in total, can accommodate approximately 800 parking spaces. We have retained a 
leading real estate brokerage firm to market the building for potential sale while we continue to attempt to maximize 
the value of our holdings by leasing activity and improvements. The Newark market is undergoing a renewal with 
major commercial and residential projects currently in development or coming to the market. The building also sits 
within an Opportunity Zone providing additional upside to potential purchasers.

The building serves as the headquarters of Rafael Holdings, IDT, and Genie Energy, Ltd. (“Genie”), who occupy the 
second through fourth floors. Currently, approximately 30% of the building is leased, including leases to IDT and 
Genie.

The IDT lease expires in April 2025 and is for 80,000 square feet and includes two parking spots per thousand square 
feet of space leased. The annual base rent is approximately $1.6 million. IDT has the right to terminate the lease upon 
four months’ notice and, upon early termination, IDT will pay a penalty equal to 25% of the portion of the rent due over 
the course of the remaining term. IDT has the right to lease an additional 50,000 square feet in the building at the same 
terms as the base lease, in 25,000 square feet increments. Upon expiration of the lease, IDT has the right to renew the 
lease for another five years on substantially the same terms, with a 2% increase in the rental payments.

The Genie lease expires in April 2025 and is for 8,631 square feet and includes two parking spots per thousand square 
feet of space leased. The annual base rent is approximately $200,000. Genie has the right to terminate the lease upon 
four months’ notice and, upon early termination, Genie will pay a penalty equal to 25% of the portion of the rent due 
over the course of the remaining term. Upon expiration of the lease, Genie has the right to renew the lease for another 
five years on substantially the same terms, with a 2% increase in the rental payments.

In addition to the IDT and Genie leases, there are three additional leases for space in the building. The first lease is for 
a portion of the sixth floor for an eleven-year term, of which the first six years are non-cancellable. The second lease is 
for a portion of the ground floor and basement for a term of ten years, seven months and the third lease is for another 

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portion of the ground floor for a term of ten years, four months. The leases have all commenced. At July 31, 2019 and 
July 31, 2018, the carrying value of the land, building and improvements at 520 Broad Street was $43.8 million and 
$45.2 million, respectively.

The building in Piscataway is located at 225 Old New Brunswick Road. It is a three-story commercial office building 
containing approximately 65,000 square feet. The building was completed in 1978. Since its completion, the building 
has been leased as data space and therefore has ample power, diverse paths of fiber, back-up generators and dedicated 
HVAC units. Currently, approximately 28% of the building is leased to two data users. Both leases are to tenants who 
each occupy a portion of the first floor. One lease expires at the end of 2020 and the other lease expires at the end of 
October 2022. We have commenced efforts to upgrade the building’s aesthetics and infrastructure and initiated a lobby 
upgrade. We have retained Colliers International to market the building for potential sale. The marketing efforts were 
initiated in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and are ongoing. We are also marketing the space for lease to the office and 
data center market.

The real estate holding in Israel is a condominium portion of an office building built in 2004 located in the Har Hotzvim 
section of Jerusalem, Israel. The condominium is one floor of approximately 12,400 square feet. Har Hotzvim is a 
high-tech industrial park located in northwest Jerusalem. It is the city’s main zone for science-based and technology 
companies, among them Intel, Teva and Mobileye. As of July 31, 2019, the space is fully leased to 2 tenants; one is 
IDT and another third-party tenant.

Depreciation and amortization expense of property, plant and equipment was $1.8 million and $1.7 million in fiscal 
2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively.

Pharmaceuticals

Overview

We have investments in Rafael Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage, oncology-focused pharmaceutical company committed 
to the development and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells 
and cancer cells. We also have an investment in LipoMedix, which is based in Israel, and is a clinical stage oncology 
company.  In  addition  to  our  investments  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  and  LipoMedix,  we  have  established  a  wholly 
owned venture to develop a pipeline of therapeutic compounds including compounds to regulate cancer metabolism. 
The venture is pursuing collaborative research agreements with scientists from top academic institutions.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals

We  own  interests/rights  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  through  a  90%-owned  non-operating  subsidiary,  IDT-Rafael 
Holdings, LLC, or IDT-Rafael Holdings. IDT-Rafael Holdings holds 36.7 million shares of Rafael Pharmaceuticals 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and a warrant to increase ownership to up to 56% of the fully diluted equity 
interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  (the  “Warrant”). The  Warrant  is  exercisable  at  the  lower  of  70%  of  the  price 
sold in an equity financing, or $1.25 per share, subject to certain adjustments, and will expire upon the earlier of 
December 31, 2020, a qualified initial public offering, or liquidation event of Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

IDT-Rafael Holdings also owns 50% of CS Pharma Holdings, LLC (“CS Pharma”), a non-operating entity that holds 
16.7 million shares of Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. Accordingly, the Company holds 
an effective 45% indirect interest in the assets held by CS Pharma.

Howard Jonas, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Chairman of the Board of 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals owns 10% of IDT-Rafael Holdings.

IDT-Rafael  Holdings  also  holds  certain  governance  rights  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  including  appointment  of 
directors.

We  and  our  subsidiaries  collectively  own  securities  representing  51%  of  the  outstanding  capital  stock  of  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals and 38% of the capital stock on a fully diluted basis (excluding the remainder of the Warrant).

The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1.25 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment to 
reflect any stock split, combination, reclassification or reorganization of the Series D Preferred Stock or any dilutive 
issuances, as described below). Holders of Series D Stock are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends when, as 

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and if declared by the board of Rafael Pharmaceuticals, prior to any dividends to any other class of capital stock of 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or in the event of 
any deemed liquidation, proceeds from such liquidation, dissolution, winding up shall be distribute first to the holders 
of Series D Stock. Except with respect to certain major decisions, or as required by law, holders of Series D Stock vote 
together with the holders of the other preferred stock and common stock and not as a separate class.

We serve as the managing member of IDT-Rafael Holdings and IDT-Rafael Holdings serves as the managing member 
of CS Pharma, with broad authority to make all key decisions regarding their respective holdings. Any distributions 
that are made to CS Pharma from Rafael Pharmaceuticals that are in turn distributed by CS Pharma, will need to be 
made pro rata to all members, which would entitle IDT-Rafael Holdings to 50% (based on current ownership) of such 
distributions. Similarly, if IDT-Rafael Holdings were to distribute proceeds it receives from CS Pharma, it would do so 
on a pro rata basis, entitled the Company to 90% (based on current ownership) of such distributions.

Separately,  Howard  Jonas  and  Deborah  Jonas  jointly  own  $525,000  of  Series  C  Convertible  Notes  of  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals,  and The  Howard  S.  and  Deborah  Jonas  Foundation  owns  $525,000  of  Series  C  Notes  of  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals.

On September 19, 2017, IDT approved a compensatory arrangement with Howard Jonas related to the right held by 
IDT-Rafael Holdings to receive additional Rafael Pharmaceutical shares (“Bonus Shares”) upon the achievement of 
certain milestones. Under that arrangement, IDT transferred to Howard Jonas the contractual right to receive “Bonus 
Shares”  for  an  additional  10%  of  the  fully  diluted  capital  stock  of  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  at  the  time  of  issuance 
that was previously held by IDT-Rafael Holdings, which is contingent upon achieving certain milestones. This right 
was previously held by IDT-Rafael Holdings, subject to its right to transfer to recipients that IDT-Rafael Holdings, 
in its sole discretion, felt merit because of special efforts by such persons in assisting Rafael Pharmaceuticals and its 
products. IDT-Rafael Holdings distributed the rights to its members and transferred the portion it received to Howard 
Jonas. If any of the milestones are met, the Bonus Shares are to be issued without any additional payment. Howard 
Jonas has the right to transfer the Bonus Shares, in his discretion, to others, including those who are instrumental to 
the future success of Rafael Pharmaceuticals. These milestones have not yet been met and no bonus shares have been 
issued.

Science and Preclinical:

Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  is  developing  its  lead  product  CPI-613®  (devimistat),  an  investigational  new  drug  for  the 
treatment  of  solid  tumors  and  hematologic  malignancies.  This  molecule  has  been  developed  based  on  Altered 
Metabolism Directed (AMD) platform. It is a small molecule and suitable for intravenous (IV) administration.

In the 1920’s, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Otto Warburg observed that cancer cells metabolize glucose differently than 
normal cells. More recently it has been recognized that tumor-specific alteration of metabolism is pervasive, affecting 
all metabolic processes. Both cytosolic and mitochondrial processes are crucially transformed during the evolution 
of metastatic disease. This profoundly altered metabolism of cancer cells has recently emerged as one of the most 
promising new domains for therapeutic targeting of cancer. In most cancer cells, uptake of glucose is substantially 
increased.  Glucose  is  metabolized  to  pyruvate  which  then  is  either  reduced  to  lactate  by  lactate  dehydrogenase 
(LDH)  or  oxidized  to  acetyl  coenzyme  A  (Acetyl-CoA)  by  pyruvate  dehydrogenase  (PDH)  for  introduction  into 
the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. The Acetyl-CoA then can be used for either energy generation or 
biosynthetic intermediate production, both crucial to tumor cell survival. Glutamine is an additional carbon source, 
also essential for sustaining the TCA cycle in tumor cells. Glutamine transport and metabolism are also upregulated in 
many tumor types. Glutamine is converted to glutamate and then to -ketoglutarate (-KG). -KG is then converted 
to succinyl-CoA by -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (KGDH) for subsequent processing through the TCA cycle. The 
regulation of this metabolism of pyruvate and -ketoglutarate is profoundly altered in tumor cells, presenting potential 
clinical targets, as discussed immediately below.

CPI-613®  (devimistat)  is  a  stable  analog  of  normally  transient,  acylated  catalytic  intermediates  of  lipoate.  These 
intermediates normally serve as signals to the PDH and KGDH regulatory systems altered in cancer; thus, CPI-613® 
(devimistat) misinforms these tumor systems, selectively turning off the cancer cell TCA cycle. CPI-613® (devimistat) 
tumor selectivity is further enhanced because cancer cells take up the drug preferentially. More specifically, CPI-613® 
(devimistat)  selectively  inactivates  PDH  in  tumor  cells  by  hyper-activating  the  corresponding  tumor-specific 
configuration  of  regulatory  Pyruvate  dehydrogenase  kinase  (PDKs).  PDKs  phosphorylate  and  inactivate  PDH. As 
well, CPI-613® (devimistat) simultaneously inactivates KGDH by hyper-activating a redox feedback loop normally 

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controlling the enzyme’s activity and reconfigured in tumors. The simultaneous inhibition of these two TCA cycle 
enzymes  dramatically  compromises  mitochondrial  metabolic  flows,  triggering  multiple,  redundant  apoptotic  and 
necrotic cell death pathways selectively in tumor cells [Zachar et al., J Mol Med (Berl). 2011 Nov;89(11):1137-48; 
Stuart  et  al.,  Cancer  Metab.  2014  Mar  10;2(1):  reviewed  in  Bingham  et  al.,  Expert  Rev  Clin  Pharmacol.  2014 
Nov;7(6):837-46 and Hammoudi et al., Chin J Cancer. 2011 Aug;30(8):508-25]. Rafael Pharmaceuticals also continues 
to develop extensive insight into this drug family.

There are many potential advantages of CPI-613® (devimistat) over alternative anti-metabolism and anti-cancer drugs. 
It is believed to selectively targets altered metabolism in cancer cells. Therefore, CPI-613® (devimistat) is expected to 
be minimally toxic to healthy cells (i.e. safe and well tolerated), allows extended treatment courses (reducing likelihood 
of relapse). Moreover, its low side-effect toxicity allows CPI-613® (devimistat) to be used in combination with other 
drugs, including established standards of care for major malignancies and allows to treat surgically unresectable cancers. 
Further, this benevolent toxicity profile allows treatment of vulnerable, elderly patients. CPI-613® (devimistat) attacks 
multiple,  individually  essential  targets  (PDH,  KGDH).  So,  we  expect  that  it  will  be  less  susceptible  to  emergence 
of drug resistance. The redesign of metabolism is general to most or all cancers. Thus, it is also expected to have 
broad spectrum activity of CPI-613® (devimistat), i.e. the potential to treat different cancers including difficult-to-treat 
cancers, high risk cancers. and advanced stage cancers. By targeting metabolism, Rafael Pharmaceuticals expects the 
drug to be effective against formerly resistant tumor types and suppress metabolism-based drug-resistance.

Several pre-clinical pharmacology and toxicology studies [including good laboratory practice toxicology (GLP Tox) 
studies] were conducted to investigate the pharmacokinetics (PK), drug metabolism, safety and anticancer activity of 
CPI-613® (devimistat). In in vitro and ex vivo studies, CPI-613® (devimistat) exhibited strong anticancer activities 
against  an  array  (including  solid  tumors  or  hematologic  malignancies)  of  tumor  cell-lines  and  cells  derived  from 
patients (including patients with drug resistance). These anti-cancer activities were significantly higher compared to 
untreated cells or cells treated with current chemotherapeutic agents. In contrast, CPI-613® (devimistat) was either 
minimally  taken  up  into  or  produced  little  effect  in  a  variety  of  healthy  cells.  In  pre-clinical  combination  therapy 
studies, CPI-613® (devimistat) exhibited no additive toxicity. The drug also demonstrated significant synergy with 
other chemotherapeutic agents (Pardee et. al. Clin Cancer Res. 2018 May 1;24(9):2060-2073). In vivo animal models 
bearing  diverse  tumor  types  were  used  to  evaluate  dose  response,  PK  and  metabolism  of  CPI-613® (devimistat). 
The  drug  was  well-tolerated  in  all  animal  models.  Prolonged  survival  was  observed  when  compared  to  untreated 
controls and more commonly used chemotherapeutic agents. GLP toxicology studies showed that any events related 
to CPI-613® (devimistat) were transient and mostly observed during dosing, and animals returned to normal post-dose 
(i.e. toxicities were reversable or recoverable). Toxicokinetic (TK) exposures of Cmax (peak concentration) and area 
under curve (AUC) of CPI-613® (devimistat) from GLP Tox studies in rats and minipigs have shown very good safety 
margins to cover PK exposures of Cmax and AUC of CPI-613® (devimistat) from AML and pancreatic cancer patients in 
clinical trials, i.e. safety margins of 2.5 – 11.6 folds based on the highest observed Cmax and AUC at maximum tolerated 
dose (MTD) from 13-week rat and 13-week minipigs studies divided by the highest observed Cmax and AUC at MTD 
of CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with chemotherapies in AML and pancreatic cancer patients.

The manufacturing of CPI-613® (devimistat) is relatively low cost, efficient, and scalable. In addition to intravenous 
CPI-613® (devimistat), development of oral formulation of CPI-613® (devimistat) is currently underway.

Clinical:

More than 350 patients were dosed with CPI-613® (devimistat) to date in 16 ongoing or completed clinical trials.

Five new trials started enrolling participants (including 2 Phase III trials)

Pancreatic  Cancer:  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in  Combination  with  Modified  FOLFIRINOX  in  First-Line  Metastatic 
Pancreatic Cancer.

Twenty  patients  were  enrolled  in  this  study.  The  MTD  of  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  was  500  mg/m2.  The  median 
number  of  treatment  cycles  given  at  the  maximum  tolerated  dose  was  11. Two  patients  were  enrolled  at  a  higher 
dose of 1000 mg/m2, and both had a dose-limiting toxicity. No deaths due to adverse events were reported. For the 
18 patients given the maximum tolerated dose, the most common grade 3–4 non-hematological adverse events were 
hyperglycaemia,  hypokalaemia,  peripheral  sensory  neuropathy,  diarrhea,  and  abdominal  pain.  The  most  common 
grade 3–4 hematological adverse events were neutropenia, lymphopenia, anaemia, and thrombocytopenia. Sensory 
neuropathy (all grade 1–3) was recorded in 17 out of the 18 patients and was managed with dose de-escalation or 

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discontinuation of oxaliplatin per standard of care. Of the 18 patients given the maximum tolerated dose, 11 (61%) 
patients achieved an objective response (complete or partial). Patients exhibited a median overall survival (OS) of 
19.9 months and median progression-free survival (PFS) of 9.9 months. The interim result of this study was published 
in Lancet Oncology (Alistar et al., Lancet Oncol. 2017 Jun;18(6):770-778.). Given that in clinical trial evaluating the 
FOLFIRINOX regimen reported an objective response rate (ORR) of 31.6%, , median OS of 11.1 months and median 
PFS of 6.4 months (Conroy et al., N Engl J Med 2011;364:1817-25.) the further evaluation of CPI-613® (devimistat) 
in pancreatic cancer is believed to be warranted.

Based  on  the  clinical  experience  of  this  trial  in  pancreatic  cancer,  Rafael  has  initiated  a  phase  III  pivotal  trial 
(AVENGER  500®)  of  CPI-613® (devimistat)  in  combination  with  modified  FOLFIRINOX  as  first-line  treatment 
for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer in December 2018. This trial will compare the efficacy and safety of 
FOLFIRINOX (FFX, control arm) with CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with mFFX. Patients 18-75 years old 
of both sexes with metastatic (stage IV) pancreatic adenocarcinoma, not previously treated for metastatic disease and 
with ECOG performance status of 0 – 1 are eligible for enrollment in this study. The interim analysis of the study is 
estimated to be completed in the third quarter of the 2020 calendar year.

Acute  Myeloid  Leukemia:  CPI-613® (devimistat)  in  Combination  with  High  Dose  Cytarabine  and  Mitoxantrone  in 
Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Two trials were conducted to investigate the safety and efficacy of CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with high 
dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone in patients with relapsed or refractory AML. The result of the phase 1 study was 
published in Clinical Cancer Research (Pardee et al., Clin Cancer Res. 2018 May 1;24(9):2060-2073). Overall, the 
treatment was well tolerated. Pooled dataset of both phase I and phase II trials in elderly patients (≥ 60 years) with 
relapsed  or  refractory AML  demonstrated  52%  CR  +  CRi  and  median  OS  of  12.4  months.  Given  that  in  clinical 
trial  evaluating  high  dose  cytarabine,  mitoxantrone  and  L-asparaginase  in  relapsed  or  refractory AML  in  elderly 
patients  (≥  60  years)  demonstrated  33%  CR  +  CRi  and  median  OS  of  only  5.2  months  (Ahmed  et  al.,  Leuk  Res. 
2015 September ; 39(9): 945–949.), further evaluation of CPI-613® (devimistat) in AML is believed to be warranted.

Based  on  the  clinical  experience  in  these  trials  in AML,  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  has  initiated  a  phase  III  pivotal 
trial  (ARMADA  2000)  of  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in  patients  with  relapsed  or  refractory AML  in  November  2018. 
This study will compare the efficacy and safety of high dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone (HAM, control arm) with 
CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with high dose cytarabine and mitoxantrone (CHAM). Patients ≥ 60 years with 
relapsed or refractory AML and an ECOG performance status of 0 to 2 are eligible for this study. The interim analysis 
of the study is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Peripheral  T-cell  Lymphoma:  Phase  I  Dose-Escalation  Study  of  CPI-613®  (devimistat),  in  Combination  with 
Bendamustine, in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory T-cell Lymphoma

To  date,  10  patients  have  received  at  least  one  dose  of  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in  combination  with  bendamustine. 
8  patients  are  evaluable  for  safety  and  efficacy.  Overall,  the  patients  exhibited  a  good  safety  profile.  The  most 
common grade 3 or higher toxicities were lymphopenia and neutropenia. CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with 
bendamustine exhibited very good signal of efficacy with 75% ORR, 9.2 months median OS and 6.4 months median 
PFS. All 3 patients with CR were diagnosed with peripheral T cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS). 
Although the numbers are small, continued investigation is warranted as these response rates in a poor risk population 
of patients with relapsed or refractory T-Cell Lymphoma are very exciting. 

Based on the clinical experience of this trial in T-cell lymphoma, Rafael Pharmaceuticals is planning to initiate a phase 
II study of CPI-613® (devimistat), in combination with bendamustine in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Other Ongoing Clinical Trials:

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A phase I study of CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for patients 
with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer

A phase II study of CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with modified FOLFIRINOX in patients with 
locally advanced pancreatic cancer

A Phase II study of CPI-613® (devimistat) in patients with relapsed or refractory Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia 
or high-grade B-cell lymphoma with rearrangements of MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6

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LipoMedix

LipoMedix is a clinical-stage, privately held Israeli company focused on the development of an innovative, safe and 
effective cancer therapy based on liposome delivery.

Rafael Holding holds 50.6% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of LipoMedix.

In Fiscal 2019 and 2018, we provided debt and equity financing of $250,000 and $875,000, respectively, to LipoMedix.

Science and Preclinical:

LipoMedix was established in order to advance the pharmaceutical and clinical development of a patented prodrug 
of mitomycin-C and its efficient delivery in liposomes to cancer-affected target organs. LipoMedix believes that this 
formulation, known as Promitil® — Pegylated Liposomal Mitomycin-C Lipidic Prodrug (PL-MLP) — overcomes the 
problems associated with the mitomycin-C toxicity of certain current treatments and turns it into passively targeted, 
anti-cancer drug that could potentially become the therapy of choice in a variety of cancers. The inventor and scientific 
founder, of LipoMedix is Alberto Gabizon, M.D., Ph.D., of the Hebrew University — Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 
Israel  who  is  also  the  co-inventor  and  co-developer  of  Doxil®  (doxorubicin  hydrochloride  liposome  injection),  a 
successful and widely-used anticancer product based on a similar drug development strategy. Prof. Gabizon is one of 
the few scientists intimately familiar with the successful development and commercialization process of liposomal 
drugs.

Promitil® is an innovative nanomedicine designed for controlled delivery of a chemotherapeutic agent in a proprietary 
prodrug form. LipoMedix believes it may have advantages over conventional anticancer agents that have serious adverse 
side effects, and limited efficacy with resistance to treatment. Promitil® is based on an innovative and breakthrough 
technology that could potentially help cancer patients receive safer therapy with a more potent anti- tumor effect.

In preclinical trials, Promitil® inhibited a range of cancer types in animal models (pancreatic, colorectal, stomach, 
breast, ovarian, melanoma) and potentiated the activity of various co-administered cancer drugs. The API (MLP), a 
prodrug of mitomycin C, is carried by a pegylated liposomal delivery system that confers an extended circulation time 
in vivo and enhanced delivery to tumors. In preclinical trials, Promitil® significantly reduced mitomycin-C’s systemic 
toxicity and mitigated its side-effects. Promitil® is a highly stable formulation with prolonged storage shelf life of over 
4 – 5 years.

Clinical:

A total of 88 patients have been treated with Promitil® as a single agent or in combination with other anticancer drugs 
under the framework of a phase 1A/1B clinical study. Promitil® was well tolerated and safe for use at a broad dose 
range. The majority of the adverse events reported were mild to moderate and unrelated to the study drug.

A Phase IA dose escalation open trial (Golan et al., “Pegylated liposomal mitomycin C prodrug enhances tolerance of 
mitomycin C: a phase 1 study in advanced solid tumor patients.” Cancer Medicine, 4:1472–1483, 2015) has demonstrated 
that Promitil® has successfully and substantially modified the pharmacokinetic characteristics of mitomycin C delivery, 
resulting in the ability to clinically administer much larger amounts of active drug (approximately 3 times greater 
mitomycin C-equivalent dose than the maximal tolerated dose of mitomycin C), with an acceptable toxicity profile, 
and with long circulation time to ensure adequate tumor drug delivery.

A Phase IB continuation trial in advanced colon cancer patients receiving Promitil® as 3rd line therapy has confirmed 
the safety and pharmacokinetic features of Promitil® in this patient population, as well as the feasibility of combining 
Promitil® with Bevacizumab and/or Capecitabine. This stage of colon cancer has an ominous patient prognosis with 
median survival of approximately 5 months for untreated patients, and 6 – 7 months using any of the two approved 
therapies (Regorafenib, TAS-102), and a rate of objective partial responses (tumor shrinkage) nearly zero.

In this phase 1B study, 40% (21/52) of patients that underwent disease evaluation on week 9-12 of study showed Stable 
Disease with a 1-year survival rate of 52% and median survival of 13.9 months (Phase 1 Clinical Study Report, data 
on file at LipoMedix), suggesting that Promitil® activity in colon cancer is substantial, but requires confirmation in 
phase 2 studies. LipoMedix believes that the next development step should be to conduct a Phase 2B trial of Promitil® 
against an active comparator (e.g. Regorafenib) using as endpoints PFS and OS, which will provide information on 
the added value of Promitil® in colorectal cancer. LipoMedix believes that an approximately 100-patient strong study 
should determine the relative value of Promitil® in advanced colorectal carcinoma. Given the large number of patients 

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with this condition, LipoMedix anticipates this study can be completed relatively quickly (approximate enrollment 
time 18 months) with centers in 4 countries only. An IND application for this study has been approved by the FDA in 
November 2018. An effective treatment for this patient population represents an important unmet clinical need that 
Promitil® will attempt to fill, and for which LipoMedix intends to pursue a 505b2 NDA regulatory strategy with a 
5-year exclusivity period entitled to new chemical entities.

Additional trials with LipoMedix flagship product, Promitil®, undergoing or in planning include:

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Phase 1B open study of Promitil® in combination with radiotherapy in patients with inoperable or metastatic 
cancers and oligometastases (Liporad Study). This is a separate avenue of clinical development sprouting 
from preclinical observations (Tian X. et al., Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Nov 1;96(3):547-55), 
and from several positive responses to the combination of Promitil® and radiotherapy in compassionately 
treated  patients  (Tahover  et  al.,  Front  Oncol.  2018  Nov  26;8:544.):  mechanistic  basis  and  preliminary 
clinical experience”). This phase 1B study of Promitil®, approved by the Israel MOH, has been initiated in 
January 2019 in 3 clinical sites in Israel.

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Promitil®  with  concurrent  chemoradiation  therapy  for  locally  advanced  pancreatic  cancer  (Phase  2A 
study) will be initiated in United States.

Promitil®-based products:

In addition to Promitil®, LipoMedix has developed a pipeline of Promitil®-based products with potentially important 
applications:

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Folate-targeted  Promitil®  (Promi-Fol),  aimed  at  local  treatment  (intravesical)  of  superficial  bladder 
cancer. Decorating Promitil® with folate ligands exploits the frequent overexpression of folate receptors in 
urothelial cancers for selective and enhanced delivery of Promitil® to cancer cells. Promi-Fol could be a 
safe and effective therapeutic alternative to widely used instillation of mitomycin-c for local treatment of 
the growing elderly patient population with superficial bladder cancer. LipoMedix has completed a GLP 
animal study demonstrating the safety of Promi-Fol administered by the intravesical route and is seeking 
a partner for sublicense of this technology and testing in clinical studies. A patent application to cover 
PromiFol has been submitted.

Promi-Dox,  a  highly  potent  dual  drug  liposome  with  MLP  and  doxorubicin  (the  “SuperDoxil”)  for  a 
basket  of  tumors.  If  a  strong  clinical  signal  can  be  detected  there  are  several  possible  cancer  settings 
with  substantial  patient  numbers  and  significant  unmet  need  where  PromiDox  could  be  utilized. This 
formulation  requires  further  product  development.  A  patent  application  to  cover  PromiDox  has  been 
submitted.

Intellectual Property:

Two  new  patent  applications  covering  the  use  of  Promitil®,  in  combination  with  other  chemotherapies  and  with 
radiotherapy have been approved by the USPTO in 2018.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF DRUGS IN THE UNITED STATES

In  the  United  States,  the  FDA  approves  and  regulates  drugs  under  the  Federal  Food,  Drug,  and  Cosmetic Act,  or 
FDCA, and implementing regulations. The failure to comply with requirements under the FDCA and other applicable 
laws at any time during the product development process, approval process or after approval may subject an applicant 
and/or sponsor to a variety of administrative or judicial sanctions, including refusal by the FDA to approve pending 
applications, withdrawal of an approval, imposition of a clinical hold, issuance of warning letters and other types of 
letters, product recalls, product seizures, total or partial suspension of production or distribution, injunctions, fines, 
refusals of government contracts, restitution, disgorgement of profits, or civil or criminal investigations and penalties 
brought by the FDA and the Department of Justice or other governmental entities.

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Each  of  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals’  and  LipoMedix’s  (collectively,  referred  to  as  “the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies”)  product  candidates  must  be  approved  by  the  FDA  through  a  New  Drug  Application,  or  NDA.  An 
applicant seeking approval to market and distribute a new drug product in the United States must typically undertake 
the following:

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completion of preclinical laboratory tests, animal studies and formulation studies in compliance with the 
FDA’s good laboratory practice, or GLP, regulations;

submission to the FDA of an Investigational New Drug, or IND, application, which must take effect before 
human clinical trials may begin;

approval by an independent institutional review board, or IRB, representing each clinical site before each 
clinical trial may be initiated;

performance  of  adequate  and  well-controlled  human  clinical  trials  in  accordance  with  good  clinical 
practices, or GCP, to establish the safety and efficacy of the proposed drug product for each indication;

preparation  and  submission  to  the  FDA  of  an  NDA  requesting  marketing  for  one  or  more  proposed 
indications;

review by an FDA advisory committee, where appropriate or if applicable;

satisfactory completion of one or more FDA inspections of the manufacturing facility or facilities at which 
the product, or components thereof, are produced to assess compliance with current Good Manufacturing 
Practices, or cGMP, requirements and to assure that the facilities, methods and controls are adequate to 
preserve the product’s identity, strength, quality and purity;

satisfactory  completion  of  FDA  audits  of  clinical  trial  sites  to  assure  compliance  with  GCPs  and  the 
integrity of the clinical data;

payment of user fees and securing FDA approval of the NDA; and

compliance with any post-approval requirements, including the potential requirement to implement a Risk 
Evaluation  and  Mitigation  Strategy,  or  REMS,  and  the  potential  requirement  to  conduct  post-approval 
studies.

Before an applicant begins testing a compound with potential therapeutic value in humans, the drug candidate enters 
the  preclinical  testing  stage.  Preclinical  studies  include  laboratory  evaluation  of  product  chemistry,  toxicity  and 
formulation, and the purity and stability of the drug substance, as well as in vitro and animal studies to assess the 
potential safety and activity of the drug for initial testing in humans and to establish a rationale for therapeutic use. 
The conduct of the preclinical tests must comply with federal regulations and requirements including good laboratory 
practices.  The  sponsor  must  submit  the  results  of  the  preclinical  tests,  together  with  manufacturing  information, 
analytical data, any available clinical data or literature and a proposed clinical protocol, to the FDA as part of the IND. 
An IND is an exemption from the FDCA that allows an unapproved drug to be shipped in interstate commerce for use 
in an investigational clinical trial and a request for FDA authorization to administer an investigational drug to humans. 
Such authorization must be secured prior to interstate shipment and administration of any new drug that is not the 
subject of an approved NDA, to the IND automatically becomes effective 30 days after receipt by the FDA, unless the 
FDA places the clinical trial on a clinical hold within that 30-day time period. In such a case, the IND sponsor and 
the FDA must resolve any outstanding concerns before the clinical trial can begin. The FDA may also impose clinical 
holds on a drug candidate at any time before or during clinical trials due to safety concerns or non-compliance.

A sponsor may choose, but is not required, to conduct a foreign clinical study under an IND. When a foreign clinical 
study is conducted under an IND, all FDA IND requirements must be met unless waived. When the foreign clinical 
study is not conducted under an IND, the sponsor must ensure that the study complies with certain FDA regulatory 
requirements in order to use the study as support for an IND or application for marketing approval. Such studies must 
be conducted in accordance with GCP, including review and approval by an independent ethics committee, or IEC, 
and  informed  consent  from  subjects. The  GCP  requirements  encompass  both  ethical  and  data  integrity  standards 
for clinical studies. The FDA’s regulations are intended to help ensure the protection of human subjects enrolled in 
non-IND foreign clinical studies, as well as the quality and integrity of the resulting data. They further help ensure that 
non-IND foreign studies are conducted in a manner comparable to that required for IND studies.

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Clinical trials involve the administration of the investigational product to human subjects under the supervision of 
qualified investigators in accordance with GCP requirements, which include, among other things, the requirement that 
all research subjects provide their informed consent in writing before their participation in any clinical trial. Clinical 
trials are conducted under written study protocols detailing, among other things, the objectives of the study, inclusion 
and exclusion criteria, the parameters to be used in monitoring safety and the effectiveness criteria to be evaluated. 
Each protocol must be submitted to the FDA as part of the IND before a clinical trial can begin in the US. In addition, 
an IRB representing each institution participating in the clinical trial must review and approve the plan for any clinical 
trial before it commences at that institution, and the IRB must conduct continuing review and reapprove the study 
at least annually. The IRB must review and approve, among other things, the study protocol and informed consent 
information to be provided to study subjects.

Human clinical trials are typically conducted in four sequential phases, which may overlap or be combined:

Phase 1.  The drug is initially introduced into a small number of healthy human subjects or, in certain indications 
such as cancer, patients with the target disease or condition (e.g., cancer) and tested for safety, dosage tolerance, 
absorption, metabolism, distribution, excretion and, if possible, to gain an early indication of its effectiveness 
and to determine optimal dosage.

Phase 2.  The drug is administered to a limited patient population to identify possible adverse effects and safety 
risks, to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of the product for specific targeted diseases and to determine dosage 
tolerance and optimal dosage.

Phase  3.  These  clinical  trials  are  commonly  referred  to  as  “pivotal”  studies,  which  denotes  a  study  which 
presents  the  data  that  the  FDA  or  other  relevant  regulatory  agency  will  use  to  determine  whether  or  not  to 
approve  a  drug.  The  drug  is  administered  to  an  expanded  patient  population,  generally  at  geographically 
dispersed clinical trial sites, in well-controlled clinical trials to generate enough data to statistically evaluate the 
efficacy and safety of the product for approval, to establish the overall risk-benefit profile of the product and to 
provide adequate information for the labeling of the product.

Phase 4.  Post-approval studies may be conducted after initial marketing approval. These studies are used to 
gain additional experience from the treatment of patients in the intended therapeutic indication.

Progress reports detailing the results of the clinical trials must be submitted at least annually to the FDA and more 
frequently if serious adverse events occur. In addition, IND safety reports must be submitted to the FDA for any of 
the following: serious and unexpected suspected adverse reactions; findings from other studies or animal or in vitro 
testing that suggest a significant risk in humans exposed to the drug; and any clinically important increase in the case 
of a serious suspected adverse reaction over that listed in the investigator brochure.

Concurrent with clinical trials, companies often complete additional animal studies and must also develop additional 
information about the chemistry and physical characteristics of the drug as well as finalize a process for manufacturing 
the product in commercial quantities in accordance with cGMP requirements. The manufacturing process must be 
capable of consistently producing quality batches of the drug candidate and, among other things, must develop methods 
for testing the identity, strength, quality, purity, and potency of the final drug. Additionally, appropriate packaging 
must be selected and tested and stability studies must be conducted to demonstrate that the drug candidate does not 
undergo unacceptable deterioration over its shelf life.

If clinical trials are successful, the next step in the drug development process is the preparation and submission to the 
FDA of an NDA or BLA, Biologics License Application. The NDA or BLA is the vehicle through which drug applicants 
formally propose that the FDA approve a new drug or biologic for marketing and sale in the United States for one or 
more indications. The results of product development, preclinical studies and clinical trials, along with descriptions of 
the manufacturing process, analytical tests conducted on the chemistry of the drug, proposed labeling and other relevant 
information are submitted to the FDA as part of an NDA requesting approval to market the product. The submission of 
an NDA or BLA is subject to the payment of substantial user fees; a waiver of such fees may be obtained under certain 
limited circumstances. For example, products with orphan drug designation are not subject to user fees.

The FDA reviews all NDAs submitted to identify if there are any deficiencies before it can officially accept them for 
in-depth review, also known as ‘filing’ of the NDA. The FDA may also request additional information before deciding 
whether  to  accept  an  NDA  application  for  filing.  Once  the  submission  is  accepted  for  filing,  the  FDA  begins  an 
in-depth review of the NDA.

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After the NDA submission is accepted for filing, the FDA reviews the NDA to determine, among other things, whether 
the  proposed  product  is  safe  and  effective  for  its  intended  use,  and  whether  the  product  is  being  manufactured  in 
accordance with cGMP to assure and preserve the product’s identity, strength, quality and purity. During the approval 
process, the FDA also will determine whether a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy, or REMS, is necessary to 
assure the safe use of the drug or biologic. If the FDA concludes that a REMS is needed, the sponsor of the NDA must 
submit a proposed REMS; the FDA will not approve the NDA without a REMS, if deemed required.

Before approving an NDA, the FDA will typically inspect the facilities at which the product is to be manufactured. 
These preapproval inspections may cover all facilities associated with an NDA submission, including drug component 
manufacturing  (e.g.,  active  pharmaceutical  ingredients),  finished  drug  product  manufacturing,  and  control  testing 
laboratories. The  FDA  will  not  approve  an  application  unless  it  determines  that  the  manufacturing  processes  and 
facilities  are  in  compliance  with  cGMP  requirements  and  adequate  to  assure  consistent  production  of  the  product 
within required specifications. Additionally, before approving an NDA, the FDA will typically inspect one or more 
clinical sites to assure compliance with GCP.

The FDA is required to refer an application for a novel drug to an advisory committee or explain why such referral was 
not made. Typically, an advisory committee is a panel of independent experts, including clinicians and other scientific 
experts, that reviews, evaluates and provides a recommendation as to whether the application should be approved and 
under what conditions. The FDA is not bound by the recommendations of an advisory committee, but it considers such 
recommendations carefully when making decisions about the approval of the drug.

On the basis of the FDA’s evaluation of the NDA and accompanying information, including the results of the inspection 
of the manufacturing facilities, the FDA may issue an approval letter or a complete response letter. An approval letter 
authorizes  commercial  marketing  of  the  product  with  specific  prescribing  information  for  specific  indications. A 
complete response letter generally outlines the deficiencies in the submission and may require substantial additional 
testing or information in order for the FDA to reconsider the application. If a complete response letter is issued, the 
applicant may either submit a Complete Response, addressing all of the deficiencies identified in the letter, or withdraw 
the application. If and when those deficiencies have been addressed to the FDA’s satisfaction in a resubmission of the 
NDA, the FDA will issue an approval letter. The FDA has committed to reviewing such resubmissions in two or six 
months depending on the type of information included. Even with submission of this additional information, the FDA 
ultimately may decide that the application does not satisfy the regulatory criteria for approval.

If a product receives regulatory approval, the approval may be limited to specific diseases and dosages or the indications 
for use may otherwise be limited, which could restrict the commercial value of the product. Further, the FDA may 
require that certain contraindications, warnings or precautions be included in the product labeling. In addition, the 
FDA  may  require  Phase  4  testing  which  involves  clinical  trials  designed  to  further  assess  a  product’s  safety  and 
effectiveness and may require testing and surveillance programs to monitor the safety of approved products that have 
been commercialized.

Fast track, breakthrough therapy and priority review designations

The FDA is authorized to designate certain products for expedited review if they are intended to address an unmet 
medical  need  in  the  treatment  of  a  serious  or  life-threatening  disease  or  condition. These  programs  are,  fast  track 
designation, breakthrough therapy designation, and priority review designation.

Accelerated approval pathway

The FDA may grant accelerated approval to a product for a serious or life-threatening condition that provides meaningful 
therapeutic advantage to patients over existing treatments based upon a determination that the product has an effect on 
a surrogate endpoint that is reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit. The FDA may also grant accelerated approval 
for such a condition when the product has an effect on an intermediate clinical endpoint that can be measured earlier 
than an effect on irreversible morbidity or mortality, or IMM, and that is reasonably likely to predict an effect on IMM 
or other clinical benefit, taking into account the severity, rarity, or prevalence of the condition and the availability or 
lack of alternative treatments. Products granted accelerated approval must meet the same statutory standards for safety 
and effectiveness as those granted traditional approval. If post-marketing clinical studies fail to verify clinical benefit, 
FDA may withdraw approval.

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Post-Approval Requirements

Any  drug  that  receives  FDA  approval  is  subject  to  continuing  regulation  by  the  FDA,  including,  among  other 
things,  requirements  relating  to  recordkeeping,  periodic  reporting,  product  sampling  and  distribution,  advertising 
and promotion and reporting of adverse experiences with the product. After approval, most changes to the approved 
product, such as adding new indications or other labeling claims, by submitting supplemental NDAs, are subject to 
prior FDA review and approval. There also are continuing, annual user fee requirements for any marketed products 
and the establishments at which such products are manufactured, as well as new application fees for supplemental 
applications with clinical data.

In  addition,  drug  manufacturers  and  other  entities  involved  in  the  manufacture  and  distribution  of  approved 
drugs  are  required  to  register  their  establishments  with  the  FDA  and  state  agencies,  and  are  subject  to  periodic 
unannounced  inspections  by  the  FDA  and  these  state  agencies  for  compliance  with  cGMP  requirements.  Changes 
to the manufacturing process are strictly regulated and often require prior FDA approval before being implemented. 
FDA regulations also require investigation and correction of any deviations from cGMP and impose reporting and 
documentation requirements upon the sponsor and any third-party manufacturers that the sponsor may decide to use. 
Accordingly, manufacturers must continue to expend time, money, and effort in the area of production and quality 
control to maintain cGMP compliance.

Once an approval is granted, the FDA may withdraw the approval if compliance with regulatory requirements and 
standards is not maintained or if problems occur after the product reaches the market. Later discovery of previously 
unknown  problems  with  a  product,  including  adverse  events  of  unanticipated  severity  or  frequency,  or  with 
manufacturing processes, or failure to comply with regulatory requirements, may result in revisions to the approved 
labeling to add new safety information; imposition of post-market studies or clinical trials to assess new safety risks; 
or imposition of distribution or other restrictions. Other potential consequences include, among other things:

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restrictions on the marketing or manufacturing of the product, suspension of the approval, or complete 
withdrawal of the product from the market or product recalls;

fines, warning letters or holds on post-approval clinical trials;

refusal  of  the  FDA  to  approve  pending  NDAs  or  supplements  to  approved  NDAs,  or  suspension  or 
revocation of product approvals;

product seizure or detention, or refusal to permit the import or export of products; or

injunctions or the imposition of civil or criminal penalties.

The FDA strictly regulates marketing, labeling, advertising and promotion of products that are placed on the market. 
Drugs may be promoted only for the approved indications and in accordance with the provisions of the approved label. 
The FDA and other agencies actively enforce the laws and regulations prohibiting the promotion of off-label uses, and 
a company that is found to have improperly promoted off-label uses may be subject to significant liability.

In addition, the distribution of prescription pharmaceutical products is subject to the Prescription Drug Marketing Act, 
or PDMA, and its implementing regulations, as well as the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, or DSCA, which regulate 
the distribution and tracing of prescription drugs and prescription drug samples at the federal level, and set minimum 
standards for the regulation of drug distributors by the states. The PDMA, its implementing regulations and state laws 
limit the distribution of prescription pharmaceutical product samples, and the DSCA imposes requirements to ensure 
accountability in distribution and to identify and remove counterfeit and other illegitimate products from the market.

Abbreviated new drug applications for generic drugs

In 1984, with passage of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments to the FDCA, Congress established an abbreviated regulatory 
scheme authorizing the FDA to approve generic drugs that are shown to contain the same active ingredients as, and to 
be bioequivalent to, drugs previously approved by the FDA pursuant to NDAs. To obtain approval of a generic drug, 
an applicant must submit an abbreviated new drug application, or ANDA, to the agency. An ANDA is a comprehensive 
submission that contains, among other things, data and information pertaining to the active pharmaceutical ingredient, 

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bioequivalence,  drug  product  formulation,  specifications  and  stability  of  the  generic  drug,  as  well  as  analytical 
methods, manufacturing process validation data and quality control procedures. ANDAs are “abbreviated” because 
they generally do not include preclinical and clinical data to demonstrate safety and effectiveness. Instead, in support 
of such applications, a generic manufacturer may rely on the preclinical and clinical testing previously conducted for 
a drug product previously approved under an NDA, known as the reference-listed drug, or RLD.

505(b)(2) NDAs

As an alternative path to FDA approval for modifications to formulations or uses of products previously approved by the 
FDA pursuant to an NDA, an applicant may submit an NDA under Section 505(b)(2) of the FDCA. Section 505(b)(2) 
was enacted as part of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments and permits the filing of an NDA where at least some of 
the  information  required  for  approval  comes  from  studies  not  conducted  by,  or  for,  the  applicant.  If  the  505(b)(2) 
applicant can establish that reliance on FDA’s previous findings of safety and effectiveness is scientifically and legally 
appropriate, it may eliminate the need to conduct certain preclinical or clinical studies of the new product. The FDA 
may also require companies to perform additional studies or measurements, including clinical trials, to support the 
change from the previously approved reference drug. The FDA may then approve the new product candidate for all, or 
some, of the label indications for which the reference drug has been approved, as well as for any new indication sought 
by the 505(b)(2) applicant.

Pediatric studies and exclusivity

Under the Pediatric Research Equity Act, an NDA or supplement thereto must contain data that are adequate to assess 
the safety and effectiveness of the drug product for the claimed indications in all relevant pediatric subpopulations, 
and to support dosing and administration for each pediatric subpopulation for which the product is safe and effective. 
With enactment of FDASIA 2012, sponsors must also submit pediatric study plans prior to the assessment data. Those 
plans must contain an outline of the proposed pediatric study or studies the applicant plans to conduct, including study 
objectives and design, any deferral or waiver requests, and any other information required by regulation. The applicant, 
the FDA, and the FDA’s internal review committee must then review the information submitted, consult with each 
other, and agree upon a final plan. The FDA or the applicant may request an amendment to the plan at any time. The 
FDA may, on its own initiative or at the request of the applicant, grant deferrals for submission of some or all pediatric 
data until after approval of the product for use in adults, or full or partial waivers from the pediatric data requirements. 
Additional requirements and procedures relating to waiver requests, deferral requests and requests for extension of 
deferrals are contained in FDASIA. Unless and until FDA promulgates a regulation stating otherwise, the pediatric 
data requirements do not apply to products with orphan designation.

Orphan drug designation and exclusivity

Under the Orphan Drug Act, the FDA may designate a drug product as an “orphan drug” if it is intended to treat a rare 
disease or condition, generally meaning that it affects fewer than 200,000 individuals in the United States, or more in 
cases in which there is no reasonable expectation that the cost of developing and making a drug product available in 
the United States for treatment of the disease or condition will be recovered from sales of the product. A company must 
request orphan drug designation before submitting an NDA for the drug and rare disease or condition. If the request 
is granted, the FDA will disclose the identity of the therapeutic agent and its potential use. Orphan drug designation 
does not shorten the PDUFA goal dates for the regulatory review and approval process, although it does convey certain 
advantages such as tax benefits and exemption from the PDUFA application fee. The first applicant to obtain approval 
of an orphan drug is eligible for seven years of exclusivity, or twelve years of exclusivity for a biologic, during which 
FDA may not approve another drug with the same active ingredient for the approved orphan indication unless the 
subsequent product is shown to be clinically superior.

Patent term restoration and extension

A patent claiming a new drug product or its method of use may be eligible for a limited patent term extension, also 
known as patent term restoration, under the Hatch-Waxman Act, which permits a patent restoration of up to five years 
for patent term lost during product development and the FDA regulatory review. Patent term extension is generally 
available only for drug products whose active ingredient has not previously been approved by the FDA. The restoration 
period granted is typically one-half the time between the effective date of an IND and the submission date of an NDA, 
plus the time between the submission date of an NDA and the ultimate approval date. Patent term extension cannot 

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be used to extend the remaining term of a patent past a total of 14 years from the product’s approval date. Only one 
patent applicable to an approved drug product is eligible for the extension, and the application for the extension must 
be submitted prior to the expiration of the patent in question. A patent that covers multiple drugs for which approval is 
sought can only be extended in connection with one of the approvals. The United States Patent and Trademark Office 
reviews and approves the application for any patent term extension in consultation with the FDA.

FDA approval and regulation of companion diagnostics

If  safe  and  effective  use  of  a  therapeutic  depends  on  an  in  vitro  diagnostic,  then  the  FDA  generally  will  require 
approval or clearance of that diagnostic, known as a companion diagnostic, at the same time that the FDA approves 
the therapeutic product. In August 2014, the FDA issued final guidance clarifying the requirements that will apply to 
approval of therapeutic products and in vitro companion diagnostics. According to the guidance, for novel drugs, a 
companion diagnostic device and its corresponding therapeutic should be approved or cleared contemporaneously by 
the FDA for the use indicated in the therapeutic product’s labeling.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF DRUGS IN EUROPE AND OTHER FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS

In addition to regulations in the United States, a manufacturer is subject to a variety of regulations in foreign jurisdictions 
to the extent they choose to sell any drug products in those foreign countries. Even if a manufacturer obtains FDA 
approval of a product, it must still obtain the requisite approvals from regulatory authorities in foreign countries prior 
to the commencement of clinical trials or marketing of the product in those countries. To obtain regulatory approval 
of  an  investigational  drug  or  biological  product  in  the  European  Union,  a  manufacturer  must  submit  a  marketing 
authorization  application  (MAA)  to  the  European  Medicines Agency  or  EMA.  For  other  countries  outside  of  the 
European Union, such as countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America or Asia, the requirements governing the conduct 
of clinical trials, product licensing, pricing and reimbursement vary from country to country. In all cases, clinical trials 
are to be conducted in accordance with GCP and the applicable regulatory requirements and the ethical principles that 
have their origin in the Declaration of Helsinki.

PHARMACEUTICAL COVERAGE, PRICING AND REIMBURSEMENT

In the United States and markets in other countries, patients who are prescribed treatments for their conditions and 
providers  performing  the  prescribed  services  generally  rely  on  third-party  payors  to  reimburse  all  or  part  of  the 
associated healthcare costs. Patients are unlikely to use our products unless coverage is provided and reimbursement 
is adequate to cover a significant portion of the cost of our products. Significant uncertainty exists as to the coverage 
and reimbursement status of products approved by the FDA and other government authorities. Even if our product 
candidate is approved, sales of our products will depend, in part, on the extent to which third-party payors, including 
government health programs in the United States such as Medicare and Medicaid, commercial health insurers and 
managed care organizations, provide coverage, and establish adequate reimbursement levels for, such products. The 
process for determining whether a payor will provide coverage for a product may be separate from the process for setting 
the price or reimbursement rate that the payor will pay for the product once coverage is approved. Third-party payors 
are increasingly challenging the prices charged, examining the medical necessity, and reviewing the cost-effectiveness 
of medical products and services and imposing controls to manage costs. Third-party payors may limit coverage to 
specific products on an approved list, also known as a formulary, which might not include all of the approved products 
for a particular indication.

There  have  been,  and  likely  will  continue  to  be,  legislative  and  regulatory  proposals  at  the  foreign,  federal  and 
state  levels  directed  at  broadening  the  availability  of  healthcare  and  containing  or  lowering  the  cost  of  healthcare. 
Such reforms could have an adverse effect on anticipated revenue from product candidates that the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies may successfully develop and for which they may obtain marketing approval and may affect 
their overall financial condition and ability to develop product candidates.

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HEALTHCARE LAW AND REGULATION

In addition to FDA restrictions on marketing of drug products, federal and state fraud and abuse laws restrict business 
practices in the pharmaceutical industry. Restrictions under applicable federal and state healthcare laws and regulations 
include the following:

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the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which 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 or recommending the purchase, lease, or order of any item or service reimbursable under 
Medicare, Medicaid or other federal healthcare programs;

the federal False Claims Act, which prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be 
presented, a false claim for payment to the federal government or knowingly making, using, or causing 
to  be  made  or  used  a  false  record  or  statement  material  to  a  false  or  fraudulent  claim  to  the  federal 
government;

the  federal  Health  Insurance  Portability  and  Accountability  Act  of  1996,  or  HIPAA,  which  created 
additional federal criminal laws that prohibit, among other things, knowingly and willfully executing, or 
attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or making false statements 
relating to healthcare matters;

HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and 
their respective implementing regulations, including the Final Omnibus Rule published in January 2013, 
which  impose  obligations,  including  mandatory  contractual  terms,  with  respect  to  safeguarding  the 
privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information;

the civil monetary penalties statute, which imposes penalties against any person who is determined to have 
presented or caused to be presented a claim to a federal health program that the person knows or should 
know is for an item or service that was not provided as claimed or is false or fraudulent;

the  federal  Physician  Payments  Sunshine Act,  which  requires  certain  manufacturers  of  drugs,  devices, 
biologics  and  medical  supplies  to  report  annually  to  the  Centers  for  Medicare  &  Medicaid  Services, 
information related to payments and other transfers of value made by that entity to physicians and teaching 
hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family 
members; and

analogous state and foreign laws and regulations, such as state anti-kickback and false claims laws, which 
may apply to healthcare items or services that are reimbursed by non-governmental third-party payors, 
including private insurers.

state laws requiring pharmaceutical companies to comply with the pharmaceutical industry’s voluntary 
compliance  guidelines  and  the  relevant  compliance  guidance  promulgated  by  the  federal  government. 
State and foreign laws also govern the privacy and security of health information in some circumstances, 
many of which differ from each other in significant ways and often are not preempted by HIPAA, thus 
complicating compliance efforts.

OUR STRATEGY

Real Estate

Our strategy related to our real estate business includes:

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capitalizing  on  knowledge  of  the  marketplaces  to  enhance  our  leasing  and  property  management 
capabilities in order to achieve stabilized occupancy.

attracting additional tenants to our buildings and public parking garage;

selectively seeking to acquire properties to create incremental cash flow and capital appreciation; and

executing timely monetization through sales or joint ventures of current real estate holdings.

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Pharmaceutical Investments

We  plan  to  continue  to  invest  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  and  LipoMedix,  as  approved  by  our  Board  and  deemed 
strategic, in order for those companies to execute on their plans and continue clinical trials as warranted by results and 
developments while continuing to seek other opportunities to invest in additional pharmaceutical or biotechnology 
companies. In addition, we have established a wholly-owned venture to develop a pipeline of therapeutic compounds, 
including compounds to regulate cancer metabolism. The venture is pursuing collaborative research agreements with 
scientists from top academic institutions.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals

The mission of Rafael Pharmaceuticals is to develop innovative, highly selective, well tolerated and highly effective 
anti-cancer agents by selectively targeting altered metabolism in cancer cells.

Rafael Pharmaceutical’s immediate goal is extending and enhancing the lives of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) 
cancers (along with selected hematological malignancies) with immediate objective to improve the quality of life of 
patients with pancreatic cancer, which is believed to be the deadliest cancer worldwide with very limited treatment 
options.

As per Rahib et al, 2014; Pancreatic Cancer will surpass breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers by 2030 and will become 
the second leading causes of cancer-related death. Since 1997, the median overall survival following standard frontline 
therapies in metastatic pancreatic cancer has increased from 6.8 months (gemcitabine) to 11.1 months (FOLFIRINOX) 
(Conroy et al., N Engl J Med 2011;364:1817-25. Von Hoff et al., N Engl J Med 2013;369:1691-703). Pancreatic ductal 
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an immune-privileged cancer and appears to escape from the antitumor immune response 
unlike  other  neoplastic  entities.  In  PDAC,  response  rate  with  immune  checkpoint  inhibitors  anti-programmed  cell 
death protein 1 (PD-1) or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) alone or in combination is not 
satisfactory to date (Kabacaoglu et al., Front Immunol. 2018 Aug 15;9:1878).

In  an  early  stage  trial,  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in  combination  with  modified  FOLFIRINOX  exhibited  a  promising 
signal  of  efficacy  with  61%  objective  response  rate  (ORR),  19.9  months  overall  survival  (OS)  and  9.9  months 
progression-free survival (PFS). The combination was also well tolerated. This is in comparison to the earlier clinical 
trial  evaluating  the  FOLFIRINOX  regimen  for  approval  wherein  they  reported  an  ORR  of  31.6%,  median  OS  of 
11.1 months and median PFS of 6.4 months (Conroy et al., N Engl J Med 2011;364:1817-25.) the further evaluation 
of CPI-613® (devimistat) in pancreatic cancer is warranted.

As a part of the immediate goal of the Company to improve the quality of life of patients with pancreatic cancer, Rafael 
Pharmaceutical has initiated following trials:

1.  A  phase  III  pivotal  trial  (AVENGER  500®)  of  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in  combination  with  modified 
FOLFIRINOX as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. The interim analysis 
of the study is expected to be completed as early as the third quarter of the 2020 calendar year. The goal of 
this trial is to provide compelling evidence of the safety and efficacy and leading to a regulatory approval 
for CPI-613® (devimistat) for use in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of pancreas.

2.  A phase I study of CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for patients 
with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. The phase II/III trial in this setting is estimated to 
start in 2019.

3.  A phase II study of CPI-613® (devimistat) in combination with modified FOLFIRINOX in patients with 

locally advanced pancreatic cancer

FOLFIRINOX / FOLFOX / FOLFIRI are standard of care for several gastrointestinal (GI) cancers (e.g. colorectal, 
esophagus, anal canal). With a broadly applicable mechanism of action, Rafael Pharmaceutical expects that CPI-613® 
(devimistat) will also exhibit promising safety and efficacy profiles in GI cancers where FOLFIRINOX is used as 
standard of care. With this expectation, Rafael Pharmaceutical is planning to initiate a phase I/II trial of devimistat in 
combination with FOLFOX and bevacizumab.

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LipoMedix Strategy

The strategy for LipoMedix is as follows:

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Continue phase 1B trial (LIPORAD) of Promitil® in combination with radiotherapy in Israel and extend 
it to Europe and/or United States, after consultation with the FDA/EMA on the best regulatory path for 
approval.

Initiate  the  study  of  Promitil®  with  concurrent  chemoradiation  therapy  for  locally  advanced  pancreatic 
cancer in United States.

Continue clinical development of Promitil® for advanced colon cancer within a phase 2B trial.

Continue research and development, toxicity, and product development of LipoMedix’s pipeline aiming at 
out-licensing for Folate-targeted Promitil® (PromiFol) and PromiDox.

Strengthening  the  intellectual  property  to  cover  the  product  manufacturing  process  and  securing  the 
robustness of the manufacturing process.

COMPETITION

With respect to our real estate business, we compete for commercial (office and retail) tenants in the areas our buildings 
are located. The commercial real estate market is highly competitive. Numerous commercial properties compete with 
us for tenants based on location, rental rates, tenant allowances, operating expenses and the quality and design of the 
property.  Other  factors  tenants  consider  are;  quality  and  breadth  of  tenant  services  provided,  onsite  amenities  and 
reputation of the owner and property manager.

There is also competition to acquire real estate, including competition from domestic and foreign financial institutions, 
REITs, life insurance companies, pension trusts, trust funds, partnerships, individual investors and others. Should we 
decide to dispose of a property, we will also be in competition with sellers of comparable properties seeking suitable 
purchasers.

The  pharmaceutical  and  biotechnology  industries  are  characterized  by  rapidly  advancing  technologies,  intense 
competition  and  a  strong  emphasis  on  proprietary  products.  While  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  believes  that  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals’  technology,  development  experience  and  scientific  knowledge  provide  us  with  competitive 
advantages,  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  faces  potential  competition  from  many  different  companies,  including  major 
pharmaceutical,  specialty  pharmaceutical  and  biotechnology  companies,  academic  institutions  and  governmental 
agencies and public and private research institutions. Any product candidates that Rafael Pharmaceuticals successfully 
develops and commercializes will compete with existing therapies and new therapies that may become available in 
the future.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals competes in the segments of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology companies that either address 
cancer metabolism, or developing drugs for pancreatic cancer or AML. Various companies working to develop therapies 
in the field of cancer metabolism including, but not limited to, Celgene, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Agios Pharmaceuticals, 
Inc., Calithera Biosciences, Inc., Sagimet Biosciences, Inc. (previously known as 3V Biosciences. Inc.), Aeglea Bio 
Therapeutics, Inc., Polaris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berg Health, Inc., Rgenix, Inc., Eleison Pharmaceuticals LLC, Forma 
Therapeutics Holdings LLC, and Selvita S.A., Inc. Some of the key companies developing drugs for pancreatic cancer 
including, but not limited to, AB Science, Inc. and Halozyme, Inc. and some of the key companies developing drugs 
for AML including, but not limited to, GlycoMimetics, Inc., Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Helsinn Healthcare SA, 
Roche Holdings, Inc. Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd., AROG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc.

LipoMedix faces competition from (i) other liposome and nanomedicine products in solid tumors (for example, Doxil 
(Janssen), Onivyde (Ipsen), Abraxane (Celgene)); (ii) other non-liposomal chemotherapeutic drugs in gastrointestinal 
malignancies  recently  developed  or  under  development  (for  example,  TAS-102  (Taiho)  in  colorectal  cancer); 
(iii) biological therapy (mostly small molecule kinase inhibitors) recently developed or under development for colon 
cancer  (for  example  (Regorafenib  (Bayer));  (iv)  immunotherapy  approaches  in  gastrointestinal  malignancies  (for 
example Merck USA): antibodies (and/or vaccinations); and (v) large companies such as Roche.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Licenses

Rafael Pharmaceuticals maintain an exclusive license agreement with the Research Foundation of the State University 
of New York at Stony Brook, or RF, granting Rafael Pharmaceuticals the exclusive right to make, use and sell products 
covered under specified RF patents relating to lipoic acid derivatives with the right to grant sublicenses. This license 
agreement was subsequently amended in 2004, 2007 and 2017 and relates to Rafael Pharmaceutical’s AEMD class of 
compounds.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals maintains an exclusive license agreement with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, or Ono, whereby 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals granted Ono an exclusive right to make, use and sell CPI-613® (devimistat) and related products 
in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and certain countries in Southeast Asia under specified intellectual property held by 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals. Ono granted to Rafael Pharmaceutical a non-exclusive right under intellectual property held 
by Ono to make, use, and sell CPI-613® (devimistat) and related products in countries other than Japan, South Korea, 
Taiwan, and certain countries in Southeast Asia. Under the license agreement, Ono is required to use commercially 
reasonable efforts to develop the licensed products in territories licensed to Ono. The agreement may be terminated 
without cause by Ono or by Rafael Pharmaceuticals for material breach by Ono.

LipoMedix maintains an exclusive license agreement with Yissum Research and Development Company or Yissum, 
the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem granting LipoMedix the exclusive right to make, 
use and sell products covered under specified patents relating to the mitomycin lipophilic prodrug and its liposomal 
formulation with the right to grant sublicenses.

Patents

Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  patents  its  technology,  inventions,  and  improvements  that  it  considers  important  to  the 
development of its business. A patent gives the patent holder the right to exclude any unauthorized use of the subject 
matter of the patent in those jurisdictions in which a patent is granted. As of August 22, 2019, Rafael Pharmaceuticals 
owns or in-licenses over ten U.S. patents, over forty foreign patents registered in various countries, and many pending 
U.S.  and  foreign  patent  applications. Additional  patent  applications  will  be  filed  as  studies  continue.  Patents  that 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals has obtained for its platform technologies and patents that may issue in the future based on 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals’ currently pending patent applications for its platform technologies are scheduled to expire in 
years 2028 through 2040. These dates do not include patent term extensions. Rafael Pharmaceuticals has worldwide 
rights,  and  has  obtained  U.S.  orphan  drug  designation  for  CPI-613®  (devimistat)  in  the  treatment  of  MDS, AML, 
pancreatic carcinoma, Burkitt’s lymphoma, and peripheral T-cell lymphoma.

LipoMedix has four USPTO granted patents. Two of them are licensed from Yissum: 1. Patent WO2000/064484 (filed 
April 2000: expected 20-year expiry term April 2020) “Conjugate having Cleavable Linkage for use in a Liposome” 
This patent relates to conjugates of a hydrophobic moiety (such as a lipid) linked through a cleavable dithiobenzyl 
linkage to a therapeutic agent (such as MMC). 2. Patent WO2004/110497 (filed April 2004: expected 20-year expiry 
term  2024)  “Mitomycin  Conjugates  Cleavable  by Thiols”  or  “Method  for Treating  Multi-Drug  Resistant Tumors”. 
This patent relates to a method for administering Mitomycin-C to a multi-drug resistant cell by using a liposome, and 
a method for reducing the in vivo cytotoxicity of Mitomycin-C using a liposome composition. Two additional patents, 
covering the combination of Promitil with other chemotherapies and with radiotherapy, have been recently granted and 
have 20-year expiry term in 2036. In addition, LipoMedix has two published international patent applications covering 
the application of Promitil to the local treatment of bladder tumors (Folate-targeted Promitil or PromiFol), and its 
co-encapsulation with doxorubicin (PromiDox, the “SuperDoxil”).

Manufacturing

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  do  not  own  or  operate,  and  currently  have  no  plans  to  establish,  any 
manufacturing  facilities  or  fill-and-finish  facilities. The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  currently  rely,  and 
expect to continue to rely, on third parties for the manufacture of their product candidates for preclinical and clinical 
testing, as well as for commercial manufacture of any products that they may commercialize. The Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies obtain our supplies from these established contract manufacturers on a purchase order basis 
and do not have a long-term supply arrangement in place. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies do not currently 

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have  arrangements  in  place  for  redundant  supply  for  bulk  drug  substance  or  drug  product.  For  all  of  the  product 
candidates,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  intend  to  identify  and  qualify  additional  manufacturers  to 
provide the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the formulation and fill-and-finish services prior to submission of a 
new drug application to the FDA or along the first steps of marketing.

For Rafael Pharmaceuticals, the compounds are organic compounds of low molecular weight, generally called small 
molecules. They can be manufactured in reliable and reproducible synthetic processes from readily available starting 
materials. The chemistry is amenable to scale-up and does not require unusual equipment in the manufacturing process. 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals expects to continue to develop drug candidates that can be produced relatively cost-effectively 
at contract manufacturing facilities.

LipoMedix’s Promitil and other pipeline candidates, are based on an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) referred 
to as MLP (abbreviation of mitomycin-C lipid-based prodrug) that is formulated into customized nanoparticles. These 
nanoparticles  consist  of  lipids  and  a  polyethylene-glycol  (PEG)  polymer  and  are  known  as  pegylated  liposomes. 
MLP is currently synthesized by a third party using a proprietary, reliable and reproducible synthetic process from 
readily available raw materials. The MLP API is then shipped to another third-party facility specialized in liposome 
manufacture  for  clinical  use.  In  principle,  a  single  batch  of API  can  serve  for  manufacture  of  several  batches  of 
Promitil liposomes.

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  generally  expect  to  rely  on  third  parties  for  the  manufacture  of  any 
companion diagnostics they develop.

EMPLOYEES

As of October 2, 2019, we had 17 full and no part-time employees primarily dedicated to the real estate group and 
corporate entity. We have begun to expand our team in the pharmaceutical sector. Rafael Pharmaceuticals employs 
26 full-time and 4 part-time employees, who are involved in operations, research and development and LipoMedix 
employs  2  full-time  and  2  part-time  employees  involved  in  operations,  research  and  development,  in  addition  to 
Prof. Gabizon.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

RISK FACTORS

Our business, operating results or financial condition could be materially adversely affected by any of the following 
risks associated with any one of our businesses, as well as the other risks highlighted elsewhere in this document, 
particularly the discussions about competition. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of 
these risks. Note that references to “our”, “us”, “we”, “the Company”, etc. used in each risk factor below refers to 
the business about which such risk factor is provided.

Risk Related to our Real Estate Assets

Risks Related to our Business

Economic, regulatory, and socio-economic changes that impact the real estate market generally, or that could affect 
patterns of use of commercial office space, may cause our operating results to suffer and decrease the value of our 
real estate properties.

If our properties do not generate income sufficient to meet operating expenses, and capital expenditures, it may cause 
our operating results to suffer and decrease the value of our real estate properties. The following factors, among others, 
may adversely affect the operating performance and long- or short-term value of our properties:

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changes in the national, regional, and local economic climates, particularly in markets in which we have 
our properties;

local office submarket conditions such as changes in the supply of, or demand for, space in properties 
similar to those that we own within a particular area;

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changes in the patterns of office use due to technological advances which may make telecommuting more 
prevalent;

the attractiveness of our properties to potential tenants;

changes  in  interest  rates  and  availability  of  permanent  mortgage  funds  that  may  render  the  sale  of  a 
property difficult or unattractive;

the financial stability of our tenants, including bankruptcies, financial difficulties or lease defaults by our 
tenants;

changes  in  operating  costs  and  expenses,  including  costs  for  maintenance  (planned  and  unplanned), 
insurance and real estate taxes, and our ability to control rents in light of such changes;

the need to periodically fund the costs to repair, renovate and re-lease space;

earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorist acts or acts of war, 
which may result in uninsured or underinsured losses;

changes in, or increased costs of compliance with, governmental regulations, including those governing 
usage, zoning, the environment and taxes; and

changes in accounting standards.

Any of these factors may prevent us from maintaining the value of our real estate properties.

The geography of our real estate holdings may make us particularly susceptible to adverse economic developments 
in the real estate markets of those areas.

In addition to general, regional and national economic conditions, our operating results are impacted by the economic 
conditions in New Jersey and Israel. Any adverse economic or real estate developments in New Jersey or Israel, such 
as business layoffs or downsizing, industry slowdowns, relocations of businesses, changing demographics and other 
factors, or any decrease in demand for office space resulting from the local business climate, could adversely affect 
our property revenue, and hence net operating income.

Our real estate is all commercial property and may leave our profitability vulnerable to a downturn in that sector.

All of our properties are commercial real estate. As a result, we are subject to risks inherent in operating a single type 
of property. The impact of the downturn in demand for office properties has been more pronounced than if we owned 
a more fully diversified portfolio of real estate properties.

An increase in real estate taxes may decrease our net operating income from properties.

From time to time our property taxes may increase as property values or assessment rates change or for other reasons 
deemed  relevant  by  the  assessors. An  increase  in  the  assessed  valuation  of  a  property  for  real  estate  tax  purposes 
results in an increase in the related real estate taxes on that property. Although some tenant leases may permit us to 
pass through the tax increases to the tenants for payment, there is no assurance that renewal leases or future leases 
will be negotiated on the same basis and we may be responsible for these increases as well as unleased portions of 
the properties. Increases not passed through to tenants will adversely affect our net operating income and our cash 
available to pay distributions, if any.

We  may  suffer  uninsured  losses  relating  to  real  property  or  pay  excessively  expensive  premiums  for  insurance 
coverage.

Although we attempt to ensure that all of our properties are adequately insured to cover casualty losses, there are 
certain types of losses, generally catastrophic in nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, 
floods, hurricanes, pollution or environmental matters, which are uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may 
be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. Insurance risks associated with potential 
terrorist acts could sharply increase the premiums we pay for coverage against property and casualty claims. Mortgage 
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condition for providing mortgage, bridge or mezzanine loans. We cannot be certain that this coverage will continue to be 
available, or available at reasonable cost, if at all, which could inhibit our ability to finance or refinance our properties. 
We may be required to provide other financial support, either through financial assurances or self-insurance, to cover 
potential losses. We cannot assure you that we will have adequate coverage for any losses we may suffer. In addition, 
other than any capital reserve we may establish, we will have limited sources of funding to repair or reconstruct any 
uninsured damaged property, and we cannot assure you that those reserves will be sufficient.

We are dependent on IDT and Genie for a large portion of our revenue and the loss of, or a significant reduction 
in revenue from IDT and its affiliates would reduce our revenue and adversely impact our results of operations.

We have generated majority of our revenue from IDT and Genie. In the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, IDT and Genie 
accounted for approximately 43% of our revenue. This decrease in concentration was primarily the result of a decrease 
in revenues from IDT and Genie due to modification of the terms of the leases. The loss of, or a significant reduction 
in, revenue from IDT and Genie would materially and adversely affect our revenue and results of operations.

The cost of complying with environmental and other governmental laws and regulations may adversely affect us.

All real property and the operations conducted on real property are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations 
(including those of foreign jurisdictions) relating to environmental protection and human health and safety. These laws 
and regulations generally govern wastewater discharges, air emissions, the operation and removal of underground and 
above-ground storage tanks, the use, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous materials, 
and the remediation of contamination associated with disposals. We also are required to comply with various local, 
state and federal fire, health, life-safety and similar regulations. Some of these laws and regulations may impose joint 
and several liability on tenants or owners for the costs of investigating or remediating contaminated properties. These 
laws and regulations often impose liability whether or not the owner knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of 
the hazardous or toxic substances. The cost of removing or remediating could be substantial. In addition, the presence 
of these substances, or the failure to properly remediate these substances, may adversely affect our ability to sell or 
rent a property or to use the property as collateral for borrowing.

Environmental laws and regulations also may impose restrictions on the manner in which properties may be used or 
businesses may be operated, and these restrictions may require substantial expenditures by us. Environmental laws and 
regulations provide for sanctions in the event of noncompliance and may be enforced by governmental agencies or, in 
certain circumstances, by private parties. Third parties may seek recovery from owners of real properties for personal 
injury or property damage associated with exposure to released hazardous substances. Compliance with new or more 
stringent laws or regulations or stricter interpretations of existing laws may require material expenditures by us. For 
example, various federal, regional and state laws and regulations have been implemented or are under consideration 
to mitigate the effects of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Among other things, “green” building 
codes  may  seek  to  reduce  emissions  through  the  imposition  of  standards  for  design,  construction  materials,  water 
and energy usage and efficiency, and waste management. We are not aware of any such existing requirements that we 
believe will have a material impact on our current operations. However, future requirements could increase the costs 
of maintaining or improving our existing properties or developing new properties.

Our costs associated with complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act may affect cash available for our 
operations or to pay distributions or make additional investments.

Our  real  properties  are  generally  subject  to  the Americans  with  Disabilities Act  of  1990,  as  amended.  Under  this 
Act, all places of public accommodation are required to comply with federal requirements related to access and use 
by disabled persons. The Act has separate compliance requirements for “public accommodations” and “commercial 
facilities” generally requiring that buildings and services be made accessible and available to people with disabilities. 
The Act’s requirements could require removal of access barriers and could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, 
monetary penalties or, in some cases, an award of damages. We attempt to acquire properties that comply with the Act 
or any relevant law or regulation of a foreign jurisdiction or place the burden on the seller or other third-party, such as 
a tenant, to ensure compliance with those laws or regulations. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to 
acquire properties or allocate responsibilities in this manner.

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We may be unable to renew leases or relet space as leases expire.

If tenants decide not to renew their leases upon expiration, we may not be able to relet the space. Even if tenants do 
renew or we can relet the space, the terms of a renewal or new lease, taking into account among other things, the cost 
of improvements to the property and leasing commissions, may be less favorable than the terms in the expired leases. 
In addition, changes in space utilization by tenants may impact our ability to renew or relet space without the need to 
incur substantial costs in renovating or redesigning the internal configuration of the relevant property. If we are unable 
to promptly renew the leases or relet the space at similar rates or if we incur substantial costs in renewing or reletting 
the space, our cash flow and ability to service debt obligations and pay dividends and distributions to security holders 
could be adversely affected

We face significant competition for tenants.

The leasing of real estate is highly competitive. The principal competitive factors are rent, location, services provided 
and the nature and condition of the property to be leased. We directly compete with all owners, developers and operators 
of similar space in the areas in which our properties are located. Our commercial office properties are concentrated 
in New Jersey. There are number of competitive office properties in which our properties are located, which may be 
newer or better located than our properties and could have a material adverse effect on our ability to lease office space 
at our properties, and on the effective rents we are able to charge.

We face risks associated with property acquisitions.

We may acquire interests in properties, individual properties and portfolios of properties, including large portfolios 
that could significantly increase our size and alter our capital structure. Our acquisition activities may be exposed to, 
and their success may be adversely affected by, the following risks:

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we may be unable to meet required closing conditions;

we may be unable to finance acquisitions and developments of properties on favorable terms or at all;

we may be unable to lease our acquired properties on the same terms or to the same level of occupancy as 
our existing properties;

acquired properties may fail to perform as we expected;

we  may  expend  funds  on,  and  devote  management  time  to,  acquisition  opportunities  which  we  do  not 
complete, which may include non-refundable deposits;

our  estimates  of  the  costs  we  incur  in  renovating,  improving,  developing  or  redeveloping  acquired 
properties may be inaccurate;

we may not be able to obtain adequate insurance coverage for acquired properties; and

we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions and developments, particularly 
acquisitions of portfolios of properties, into our existing operations, and therefore our results of operations 
and financial condition could be adversely affected.

We  may  acquire  properties  subject  to  both  known  and  unknown  liabilities  and  without  any  recourse,  or  with  only 
limited recourse to the seller. As a result, if a liability were asserted against us arising from our ownership of those 
properties, we might have to pay substantial sums to settle it, which could adversely affect our cash flow. Unknown 
liabilities with respect to properties acquired might include:

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claims by tenants, vendors or other persons arising from dealing with the former owners of the properties;

liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;

claims for indemnification by general partners, directors, officers and others indemnified by the former 
owners of the properties; and

liabilities for clean-up of undisclosed environmental contamination.

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Competition for acquisitions may reduce the number of acquisition opportunities available to us and increase the 
costs of those acquisitions.

We  may  face  competition  for  acquisition  opportunities  from  other  investors,  particularly  those  investors  who  are 
willing to incur more leverage, and this competition may adversely affect us by subjecting us to the following risks:

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an inability to acquire a desired property because of competition from other well-capitalized real estate 
investors, including publicly traded and privately held REITs, private real estate funds, domestic and foreign 
financial institutions, life insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, pension trusts, partnerships and 
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an increase in the purchase price for such acquisition property.

If we are unable to successfully acquire additional properties, our ability to grow our business could be adversely 
affected. In addition, increases in the cost of acquisition opportunities could adversely affect our results of operations.

Risks Related to our Pharmaceutical Industry Investments

We depend heavily on the success of Rafael Pharmaceuticals and the future success of its lead product candidate 
devimistat  (CPI-613®  (devimistat)).  Clinical  trials  of  the  product  candidate  may  not  be  successful.  If  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals is unable to commercialize its product candidates or experience significant delays in doing so, 
our business will be materially harmed.

We have invested a significant amount of capital into Rafael Pharmaceuticals. Their ability to generate product revenue 
will depend heavily on the successful development and eventual commercialization of their product candidates.

The success of devimistat (CPI-613® (devimistat)) will depend on many factors, including the following:

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successful enrollment in, and completion of, clinical trials;

safety,  tolerability  and  efficacy  profiles  that  are  satisfactory  to  the  FDA,  the  EMA  or  any  comparable 
foreign regulatory authority for marketing approval;

timely receipt of marketing approvals from applicable regulatory authorities;

establishing  both  clinical  and  commercial  manufacturing  capabilities  or  making  arrangements  with 
third-party manufacturers;

the performance of any collaborators;

obtaining and maintaining patent and trade secret protection and non-patent exclusivity for their medicines;

launching commercial sales of the medicines, if and when approved, whether alone or in collaboration 
with others;

acceptance of the medicines, if and when approved, by patients, the medical community and third-party 
payors;

effectively competing with other therapies; 

continuing acceptable safety profile for the medicines following approval;

enforcing and defending intellectual property rights and claims; and

achieving desirable medicinal properties for the intended indications.

Many  of  these  factors  are  beyond  our  or  their  control,  including  clinical  development,  the  regulatory  submission 
process, potential threats to their intellectual property rights and the manufacturing, marketing and sales efforts of 
any collaborator. If they or any collaborators do not achieve one or more of these factors in a timely manner or at all, 
they or such collaborators could experience significant delays or an inability to successfully commercialize devimistat 
(CPI-613® (devimistat)) as the most advanced product candidate, which would materially harm our business.

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Our pharmaceutical investments may not be able to develop any medicines of commercial value.

Any drug that companies develop in preclinical and clinical studies, may not be able to succeed in demonstrating 
safety and efficacy of the product candidate in human clinical trials. Screening for and identifying product candidates 
may not result in the discovery and development of commercially viable medicines to treat cancer and other illnesses 
the failure of which would harm to our pharmaceutical investments.

The Pharmaceutical Investment companies may not be successful in their efforts to identify or discover potential 
product candidates.

The  key  elements  of  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals’  and  LipoMedix’s  (collectively,  referred  to  as  “the  Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies”) strategy are for Rafael Pharmaceuticals to identify and test compounds that target alterations 
found in the enzymes of cancer cells related to its production of energy widely known as cancer metabolism, and for 
LipoMedix  to  find  drug  carrier  systems  such  as  liposomes  or  other  nanoparticles  to  deliver  effectively  and  safely 
powerful anticancer compounds for which minimizing toxicity is critical. A significant portion of the research that 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are conducting involves new compounds and drug discovery methods and 
suitable  drug  delivery  systems,  including  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  proprietary  technology. The 
drug discovery that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are conducting using the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’ proprietary technology may not be successful in identifying compounds that are useful in treating cancer. 
The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ research programs may initially show promise in identifying potential 
product candidates, yet fail to yield product candidates for clinical development for a number of reasons, including:

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the  research  methodology  used  may  not  be  successful  in  identifying  appropriate  biomarkers,  potential 
product candidates or effective carrier systems to confer a drug delivery advantage.

potential product candidates may, on further study, be shown to not be effective, have harmful side effects 
or  other  characteristics  that  indicate  that  they  are  unlikely  to  be  medicines  that  will  receive  marketing 
approval and achieve market acceptance.

Research programs to identify new product candidates require substantial technical, financial and human resources. 
The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may choose to focus the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ efforts 
and resources on a potential product candidate that ultimately proves to be unsuccessful.

If the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are unable to identify suitable compounds for preclinical and clinical 
development, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies will not be able to obtain product revenue in future periods, 
which likely would result in significant harm to the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ financial position and 
adversely impact the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ valuation.

If clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates fail to demonstrate safety and 
efficacy to the satisfaction of regulatory authorities or do not otherwise produce positive results, the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies may incur additional costs or experience delays in completing, or ultimately be unable to 
complete, the development and commercialization of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates.

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  and  any  collaborators,  are  not  permitted  to  commercialize,  market, 
promote  or  sell  any  product  candidate  in  the  United  States  without  obtaining  marketing  approval  from  the  United 
States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Foreign regulatory authorities, such as the European Medicines Agency, 
or the EMA, impose similar requirements. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies have not previously submitted 
a  new  drug  application,  or  NDA,  to  the  FDA  or  similar  drug  approval  filings  to  comparable  foreign  regulatory 
authorities  for  any  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates.  Before  obtaining  marketing 
approval from regulatory authorities for the sale of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates, the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies must conduct extensive clinical trials to demonstrate the safety and efficacy 
of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  lead  product  candidates  in  humans  as  well  as  extensive  preclinical 
development followed by extensive human clinical trials for any future candidates.

Clinical testing is expensive, difficult to design and implement, can take many years to complete and is uncertain as 
to outcome. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies cannot guarantee that any clinical trials will be conducted as 
planned or completed on schedule, if at all. The clinical development of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
product candidates is susceptible to the risk of failure inherent at any stage of product development, including failure 
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that are severe or medically or commercially unacceptable, failure to comply with protocols or applicable regulatory 
requirements and determination by the FDA or any comparable foreign regulatory authority that a product candidate 
may  not  continue  development  or  is  not  approvable.  It  is  possible  that  even  if  one  or  more  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Investment  Companies’  product  candidates  has  a  beneficial  effect,  that  effect  will  not  be  detected  during  clinical 
evaluation  as  a  result  of  one  or  more  of  a  variety  of  factors,  including  the  size,  duration,  design,  measurements, 
conduct or analysis of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ clinical trials. Conversely, as a result of the same 
factors, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ clinical trials may indicate an apparent positive effect of a product 
candidate that is greater than the actual positive effect, if any. Similarly, in the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
clinical trials the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may fail to detect toxicity of or intolerability caused by the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates, or mistakenly believe that the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’ product candidates are toxic or not well tolerated when that is not in fact the case.

Any  inability  to  successfully  complete  preclinical  and  clinical  development  could  result  in  additional  costs  to  the 
Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  or  any  future  collaborators,  and  impair  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies’ ability to generate revenue from product sales, regulatory and commercialization milestones and royalties. 
Moreover, if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ collaborators 
are required to conduct additional clinical trials or other testing of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product 
candidates beyond those that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies currently contemplate, if the Pharmaceutical 
Investment  Companies  or  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  collaborators  are  unable  to  successfully 
complete clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates or other testing, if the results 
of these trials or tests are not positive or are only modestly positive or if there are safety concerns, the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies or the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ collaborators may:

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be  delayed  in  obtaining  marketing  approval  for  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product 
candidates;

not obtain marketing approval at all;

obtain approval for indications or patient populations that are not as broad as intended or desired;

obtain approval with labeling that includes significant use or distribution restrictions or safety warnings, 
including boxed warnings;

be subject to additional post-marketing testing requirements; or

have the medicine removed from the market after obtaining marketing approval.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ failure to successfully complete clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’  product  candidates  and  to  demonstrate  the  efficacy  and  safety  necessary  to  obtain  regulatory  approval  to 
market any of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates would significantly harm our investment.

If  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  or  any  collaborators,  experience  any  of  a  number  of  possible 
unforeseen  events  in  connection  with  clinical  trials  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product 
candidates,  potential  clinical  development,  marketing  approval  or  commercialization  of  the  Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ product candidates could be delayed or prevented.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their collaborators may experience numerous unforeseen events during, 
or as a result of, clinical trials that could delay or prevent the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability to receive 
marketing approval or commercialize the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates, including:

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regulators or institutional review boards may not authorize the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their 
collaborators or investigators to commence a clinical trial or conduct a clinical trial at a prospective trial site;

the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their collaborators may have delays in reaching or fail to 
reach agreement on acceptable clinical trial contracts or clinical trial protocols with prospective trial sites;

clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates may produce negative or 
inconclusive  results,  and  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  or  their  collaborators  may  decide, 
or  regulators  may  require  them,  to  conduct  additional  clinical  trials  or  abandon  product  development 
programs;

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the number of patients required for clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product 
candidates may be larger than they anticipate; enrollment in these clinical trials, which may be particularly 
challenging  for  some  of  the  orphan  diseases  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  target  in  their 
programs, may be slower than the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies anticipate; or participants may 
drop out of these clinical trials at a higher rate than they anticipate;

third-party contractors used by the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ or their collaborators may fail 
to comply with regulatory requirements or meet their contractual obligations in a timely manner, or at all;

the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  or  their  collaborators  might  have  to  suspend  or  terminate 
clinical  trials  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates  for  various  reasons, 
including a finding that the participants are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;

regulators, institutional review boards, or the data safety monitoring board for such trials may require that 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, their collaborators or their investigators suspend or terminate 
clinical research for various reasons, including noncompliance with regulatory requirements or a finding 
that the participants are being exposed to unacceptable health risks;

the cost of clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates may be greater 
than anticipated;

the supply or quality of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates or other materials 
necessary to conduct clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates may 
be insufficient or inadequate;

the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates may have undesirable side effects or other 
unexpected characteristics, causing the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, their collaborators or their 
investigators, regulators or institutional review boards to suspend or terminate the trials; and

the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ may be unable to meet the endpoints established by the FDA 
for approval.

Product development costs for the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any collaborators, will increase if the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or they, experience delays in testing or pursuing marketing approvals and the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may be required to obtain additional funds to complete clinical trials and prepare 
for possible commercialization of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates. The Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies do not know whether any preclinical tests or clinical trials will begin as planned, will need to 
be restructured or will be completed on schedule or at all. Significant preclinical study or clinical trial delays also 
could shorten any periods during which the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any future collaborators, may 
have  the  exclusive  right  to  commercialize  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates  or  allow 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ competitors, or the competitors of any collaborators, to bring products 
to market before the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any collaborators do and impair the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ ability, or the ability of any collaborators, to successfully commercialize the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ product candidates and may harm the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ business and 
results of operations. In addition, many of the factors that lead to clinical trial delays may ultimately lead to the denial 
of marketing approval of any of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates. The occurrence of any 
of these events would negatively impact the value of our investments.

If  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  experience  delays  or  difficulties  in  the  enrollment  of  patients  in 
clinical  trials,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  receipt  of  necessary  regulatory  approvals  could  be 
delayed or prevented.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their collaborators may not be able to initiate or continue clinical trials 
for the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or 
they are unable to locate and enroll a sufficient number of eligible patients to participate in these trials as required by 
the FDA or analogous regulatory authorities outside the United States. Enrollment may be particularly challenging 
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Companies’ programs. In addition, some of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ competitors may have ongoing 
clinical trials for product candidates that would treat the same indications as the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
product  candidates,  and  patients  who  would  otherwise  be  eligible  for  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’ 
clinical trials may instead enroll in clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ competitors’ product 
candidates.

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severity of the disease under investigation;

availability and efficacy of approved medications for the disease under investigation;

eligibility criteria for the study in question;

perceived risks and benefits of the product candidate under study;

efforts to facilitate timely enrollment in clinical trials;

patient referral practices of physicians;

the ability to monitor patients adequately during and after treatment; and

proximity and availability of clinical trial sites for prospective patients.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals focuses its development activities on patients with rarer or more difficult to treat forms of 
cancer. As  a  result,  the  potential  patient  populations  for  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals’  clinical  trials  are  narrowed,  and 
Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  may  experience  difficulties  in  identifying  and  enrolling  a  sufficient  number  of  patients  in 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals’ clinical trials.

In addition, other companies are conducting clinical trials, or may in the future conduct clinical trials, which may have 
similar  eligibility  criteria  as  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  current  or  future  clinical  trials  and  which 
could implicate enrollment of patients and selection of clinical trial sites.

Furthermore, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies rely on contract research organizations, or CROs, and clinical 
trial sites to ensure the proper and timely conduct of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ clinical trials and while 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies have agreements governing their committed activities, the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies have limited influence over their actual performance. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
or their collaborators’ inability to enroll a sufficient number of patients for the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
clinical trials would result in significant delays or may require us to abandon one or more clinical trials altogether. 
Enrollment delays in the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ clinical trials may result in increased development costs 
for the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates, which would cause the value of the Pharmaceutical 
Investment  Companies’  to  decline  and  limit  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  ability  to  obtain  additional 
financing. The occurrence of any of these events would negatively impact the value of our investments.

If  serious  adverse  side  effects  or  unexpected  characteristics  are  identified  during  the  development  of  the 
Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  may 
need to abandon or limit the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ development of some of the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ product candidates.

All of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ lead product candidates are still in clinical stage development and 
their risk of failure is high. It is impossible to predict when or if any of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
product  candidates  will  prove  effective  or  safe  in  humans  or  will  receive  marketing  approval. Adverse  events  or 
undesirable  side  effects  caused  by,  or  other  unexpected  properties  of,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’ 
product candidates could cause us, any future collaborators, an institutional review board or regulatory authorities to 
interrupt, delay or halt clinical trials of one or more of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates 
and could result in a more restrictive label, or the delay or denial of marketing approval by the FDA or comparable 
foreign regulatory authorities. If adverse effects were to arise in patients being treated with any of the Pharmaceutical 
Investment  Companies’  product  candidates,  it  could  require  them  to  halt,  delay  or  interrupt  clinical  trials  of  such 
product candidate or adversely affect the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability to obtain requisite approvals 
to advance the development and commercialization of such product candidate. If any of the Pharmaceutical Investment 
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unexpected, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any future collaborators, may need to abandon development 
or limit development of that product candidate to certain uses or subpopulations in which the undesirable side effects or 
other characteristics are less prevalent, less severe or more acceptable from a risk-benefit perspective. Many compounds 
that initially show promise in earlier stage testing for treating cancer, or other diseases have later been found to cause 
side effects that prevented further development of the compound. If the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are 
unable to develop any of their product candidates, it would negatively impact the value of our investments.

Results of preclinical studies and early clinical trials may not be predictive of results of future clinical trials.

The outcome of preclinical studies and early clinical trials may not be predictive of the success of later clinical trials, 
and interim results of clinical trials do not necessarily predict success in future clinical trials. Many companies in 
the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries have suffered significant setbacks in late-stage clinical trials after 
achieving positive results in earlier development, and the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies could face similar 
setbacks. The design of a clinical trial can determine whether its results will support approval of a product and flaws 
in the design of a clinical trial may not become apparent until the clinical trial is well advanced. The Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies have limited experience in designing clinical trials and may be unable to design and execute a 
clinical trial to support marketing approval. In addition, preclinical and clinical data are often susceptible to varying 
interpretations  and  analyses.  Many  companies  that  believed  their  product  candidates  performed  satisfactorily  in 
preclinical studies and clinical trials have nonetheless failed to obtain marketing approval for the product candidates. 
Even if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or future collaborators, believe that the results of clinical trials for 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates warrant marketing approval, the FDA or comparable 
foreign regulatory authorities may disagree and may not grant marketing approval of the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’ product candidates.

In  some  instances,  there  can  be  significant  variability  in  safety  or  efficacy  results  between  different  clinical  trials 
of the same product candidate due to numerous factors, including changes in trial procedures set forth in protocols, 
differences in the size and type of the patient populations, changes in and adherence to the dosing regimen and other 
clinical  trial  protocols  and  the  rate  of  dropout  among  clinical  trial  participants.  If  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies  fail  to  receive  positive  results  in  clinical  trials  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product 
candidates, the development timeline and regulatory approval and commercialization prospects for the Pharmaceutical 
Investment  Companies’  most  advanced  product  candidates,  and,  correspondingly,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies’ business and financial prospects would be negatively impacted.

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  may  expend  their  limited  resources  to  pursue  a  particular  product 
candidate or indication and fail to capitalize on product candidates or indications that may be more profitable or 
for which there is a greater likelihood of success.

Because the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies have limited financial and managerial resources, their focus on 
research  programs  and  product  candidates  that  they  may  or  will  identify  for  specific  indications. As  a  result,  the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may forego or delay pursuit of opportunities with other product candidates or 
for other indications that later prove to have greater commercial potential. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
resource allocation decisions may cause them to fail to capitalize on viable commercial medicines or profitable market 
opportunities. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ spending on current and future research and development 
programs and product candidates for specific indications may not yield any commercially viable medicines. If the 
Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  do  not  accurately  evaluate  the  commercial  potential  or  target  market  for  a 
particular  product  candidate,  they  may  relinquish  valuable  rights  to  that  product  candidate  through  collaboration, 
licensing or other royalty arrangements in cases in which it would have been more advantageous for them to retain sole 
development and commercialization rights to such product candidate.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies have never obtained marketing approval for a product candidate and 
may be unable to obtain, or may be delayed in obtaining, marketing approval for any of their product candidates.

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  have  never  obtained  marketing  approval  for  a  product  candidate.  It  is 
possible that the FDA or foreign regulatory authorities may refuse to accept for substantive review, any NDAs that 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies submit or may conclude after review of the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’  data  that  the  relevant  application  is  insufficient  to  obtain  marketing  approval  of  the  relevant  product 
candidates. If the FDA, or foreign regulatory authorities, does not accept or approve the Pharmaceutical Investment 

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Companies’ NDAs for any of their product candidates, those authorities may require that the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies conduct additional clinical trials, preclinical studies or manufacturing validation studies and submit that 
data before they will reconsider the applications. Depending on the extent of these or any other FDA-required trials or 
studies, approval of any NDA or application that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies submit may be delayed 
by  several  years  or  may  require  them  to  expend  more  resources  than  they  have  available.  It  is  also  possible  that 
additional trials or studies, if performed and completed, may not be considered sufficient by the FDA to approve the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ NDAs. Any delay in obtaining, or an inability to obtain, marketing approvals 
would  prevent  commercialization  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates,  generating 
revenue and achieving and sustaining profitability. If any of these outcomes occur, the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies may be forced to abandon their development efforts, which could significantly harm the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ business and the value of our investments.

Even  if  any  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates  receives  marketing  approval, 
the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  or  others  may  later  discover  that  the  product  is  less  effective  than 
previously believed or causes undesirable side effects that were not previously identified, which could compromise 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability, or that of any future collaborators, to market the product.

Clinical trials of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates are conducted in carefully defined 
sets  of  patients  who  have  agreed  to  enter  into  clinical  trials.  Consequently,  it  is  possible  that  the  Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ clinical trials, or those of any future collaborator, may indicate an apparent positive effect of a 
product candidate that is greater than the actual positive effect, if any, or alternatively fail to identify undesirable side 
effects. If, following approval of a product candidate, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or others, discover 
that the product is less effective than previously believed or causes undesirable side effects that were not previously 
identified, any of the following adverse events could occur:

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regulatory authorities may withdraw their approval of the product or seize the product;

the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  or  any  future  collaborators,  may  be  required  to  recall  the 
product, change the way the product is administered or conduct additional clinical trials;

additional  restrictions  may  be  imposed  on  the  marketing  of,  or  the  manufacturing  processes  for,  the 
particular product;

the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may be subject to government fines, seizures, injunctions or 
the imposition of civil or criminal penalties;

regulatory authorities may require the addition of labeling statements, such as a “black box” warning or a 
contraindication;

the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  or  any  future  collaborators,  may  be  required  to  create  a 
Medication Guide outlining the risks of the previously unidentified side effects for distribution to patients;

the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any future collaborators, could be sued and held liable for 
harm caused to patients;

the product may become less competitive; and

the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ reputation may suffer.

Should any of these events occur, the value of our pharmaceutical investments may be negatively impacted.

Even if any of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates receive marketing approval, they 
may fail to achieve the degree of market acceptance by physicians, patients, healthcare payors and others in the 
medical community necessary for commercial success.

If  any  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  product  candidates  receive  marketing  approval,  they  may 
nonetheless  fail  to  gain  sufficient  market  acceptance  by  physicians,  patients,  healthcare  payors  and  others  in  the 
medical  community.  For  example,  current  cancer  treatments  like  chemotherapy  and  radiation  therapy  are  well 
established in the medical community, and doctors may continue to rely on these treatments. If the Pharmaceutical 

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Investment  Companies’  product  candidates  do  not  achieve  an  adequate  level  of  acceptance,  the  Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies may not generate significant product revenue and may not become profitable. The degree of 
market acceptance of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, 
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efficacy and potential advantages compared to alternative treatments;

the approval, availability, market acceptance and reimbursement for the companion diagnostic;

the ability to offer the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ medicines for sale at competitive prices;

convenience and ease of administration compared to alternative treatments;

the willingness of the target patient population to try new therapies and of physicians to prescribe these 
therapies;

ensuring uninterrupted product supply;

the strength of marketing and distribution support;

sufficient third-party coverage or reimbursement; and

the prevalence and severity of any side effects.

The failure to achieve market acceptance could significantly harm the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ business 
and the value of our investments.

If, in the future, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are unable to establish sales and marketing capabilities 
or enter into agreements with third parties to sell and market the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product 
candidates,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  may  not  be  successful  in  commercializing  their  product 
candidates if and when they are approved.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies do not have a sales or marketing infrastructure and have little experience 
in  the  sale,  marketing  or  distribution  of  pharmaceutical  products. To  achieve  commercial  success  for  any  approved 
medicine for which the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies retain sales and marketing responsibilities, they must 
either develop a sales and marketing organization or outsource these functions to other third parties. In the future, the 
Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  may  choose  to  build  a  focused  sales  and  marketing  infrastructure  to  sell,  or 
participate in sales activities with their collaborators for, some of their product candidates if and when they are approved.

There are risks involved with both establishing the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ own sales and marketing 
capabilities and entering into arrangements with third parties to perform these services. For example, recruiting and 
training a sales force is expensive and time consuming and could delay any product launch. If the commercial launch 
of  a  product  candidate  for  which  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  recruit  a  sales  force  and  establishes 
marketing  capabilities  is  delayed  or  does  not  occur  for  any  reason,  they  would  have  prematurely  or  unnecessarily 
incurred these commercialization expenses. This may be costly, and our investment would be lost if the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies cannot retain or reposition their sales and marketing personnel.

Factors that may inhibit the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ efforts to commercialize their medicines on their 
own include:

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the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ inability to recruit and retain adequate numbers of effective 
sales and marketing personnel;

the inability of sales personnel to obtain access to physicians or persuade adequate numbers of physicians 
to prescribe any future medicines;

the lack of complementary medicines to be offered by sales personnel, which may put them at a competitive 
disadvantage relative to companies with more extensive product lines; and

unforeseen costs and expenses associated with creating an independent sales and marketing organization.

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If the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies enter into arrangements with third parties to perform sales, marketing 
and distribution services, their product revenue or the profitability of product revenue to them are likely to be lower 
than if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies were to market and sell any medicines that they develop themselves. 
In  addition,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  may  not  be  successful  in  entering  into  arrangements  with 
third parties to sell and market their product candidates or may be unable to do so on terms that are favorable. The 
Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  likely  will  have  little  control  over  such  third  parties,  and  any  of  them  may 
fail  to  devote  the  necessary  resources  and  attention  to  sell  and  market  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’ 
medicines effectively. If the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies do not establish sales and marketing capabilities 
successfully, either on their own or in collaboration with third parties, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies will 
not be successful in commercializing their product candidates.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies face substantial competition, which may result in others discovering, 
developing or commercializing products before or more successfully than they do.

The development and commercialization of new drug products is highly competitive. The Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies  face  competition  with  respect  to  their  current  product  candidates,  and  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies  and  their  collaborators  will  face  competition  with  respect  to  any  product  candidates  that  they  or  their 
collaborators may seek to develop or commercialize in the future, from major pharmaceutical companies, specialty 
pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology companies worldwide. There are a number of large pharmaceutical and 
biotechnology companies that currently market and sell products or are pursuing the development of products for the 
treatment of the disease indications for which the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are developing their product 
candidates, such as pancreatic cancer, and, acute myelogenous leukemia amongst others. Some of these competitive 
products and therapies are based on scientific approaches that are similar to the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
approach. Potential competitors also include academic institutions, government agencies and other public and private 
research  organizations  that  conduct  research,  seek  patent  protection  and  establish  collaborative  arrangements  for 
research, development, manufacturing and commercialization.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies are developing most of their initial product candidates for the treatment of 
cancer. There are a variety of available drug therapies marketed for cancer. In many cases, these drugs are administered 
in combination to enhance efficacy, and cancer drugs are frequently prescribed off-label by healthcare professionals. 
Some of the currently approved drug therapies are branded and subject to patent protection, and others are available 
on a generic basis. Many of these approved drugs are well established therapies and are widely accepted by physicians, 
patients and third-party payors. Insurers and other third-party payors may also encourage the use of generic products. 
The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies expect that if their product candidates are approved, they will be priced at 
a significant premium over competitive generic products. This may make it difficult for them to achieve their business 
strategy of using their product candidates in combination with existing therapies or replacing existing therapies with 
their product candidates.

Rafael Pharmaceutical is focused on an area known as cancer metabolism and there are also a number of product 
candidates in preclinical or clinical development by third parties to treat cancer by targeting cancer metabolism. These 
companies  include  large  pharmaceutical  companies,  including,  but  not  limited  to, AstraZeneca  plc,  Eli  Lilly  and 
Company, Roche Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary Genentech, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline plc, Merck & Co., Novartis, Pfizer, 
Inc., and Genzyme, a Sanofi company. There are also biotechnology companies of various sizes that are developing 
therapies  to  target  cancer  metabolism,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  3V  Biosciences, Threshold  Pharmaceuticals, 
Eleison  Pharmaceuticals,  Forma  Therapeutics,  Alexion  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.,  BioMarin  Pharmaceutical  Inc., 
Calithera  Biosciences,  Inc., Agios  Pharmaceuticals,  Inc.,  Forma Therapeutics  Holdings  LLC,  Shire  Biochem  Inc., 
Raze Therapeutics, Inc. and Selvita S.A.

LipoMedix faces competition from (i) other liposome and nanomedicine products in solid tumors (for example, Doxil 
(Janssen), Onivyde (Ipsen), Abraxane (Celgene)); (ii) other non-liposomal chemotherapeutic drugs in gastrointestinal 
malignancies  recently  developed  or  under  development  (for  example,  TAS-102  (Taiho)  in  colorectal  cancer); 
(iii) biological therapy (including small molecule kinase inhibitors) recently developed or under development for colon 
cancer (for example Regorafenib (Bayer)); and (iv) immunotherapy approaches in gastrointestinal malignancies (for 
example Merck USA), antibodies and/or vaccinations; and (v) other large companies such as Roche.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ competitors may develop products that are more effective, safer, more 
convenient or less costly than any that they are developing or that would render their product candidates obsolete or 
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more efficiently measure metabolic pathways than the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ methods, which may 
give  them  a  competitive  advantage  in  developing  potential  products. The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’ 
competitors may also obtain marketing approval from the FDA or other regulatory authorities for their products more 
rapidly than the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may obtain approval, which could result in the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ competitors establishing a strong market position before they are able to enter the market.

Many  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  competitors  have  significantly  greater  financial  resources 
and expertise in research and development, manufacturing, preclinical testing, conducting clinical trials, obtaining 
regulatory approvals and marketing approved products than the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies do. Mergers and 
acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries may result in even more resources being concentrated 
among a smaller number of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ competitors. Smaller and other clinical stage 
companies may also prove to be significant competitors, particularly through collaborative arrangements with large 
and established companies. These third parties compete with the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ in recruiting 
and retaining qualified scientific and management personnel, establishing clinical trial sites and patient registration for 
clinical trials, as well as in acquiring technologies complementary to, or necessary for, the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’ programs.

Even if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their collaborators are able to commercialize any product 
candidates,  such  products  may  become  subject  to  unfavorable  pricing  regulations,  third-party  reimbursement 
practices or healthcare reform initiatives, which would harm the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ business.

The commercial success of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates will depend substantially, 
both domestically and abroad, on the extent to which the costs of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product 
candidates will be paid by third-party payors, including government health administration authorities and private health 
coverage insurers. If coverage and reimbursement is not available, or reimbursement is available only to limited levels, the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any future collaborators, may not be able to successfully commercialize the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates. Even if coverage is provided, the approved reimbursement 
amount may not be high enough to allow us, or any future collaborators, to establish or maintain pricing sufficient to 
realize a sufficient return on the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ or their investments. In the United States, 
no  uniform  policy  of  coverage  and  reimbursement  for  products  exists  among  third-party  payors  and  coverage  and 
reimbursement  for  products  can  differ  significantly  from  payor  to  payor. As  a  result,  the  coverage  determination 
process is often a time-consuming and costly process that will require the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ to 
provide scientific and clinical support for the use of their products to each payor separately, with no assurance that 
coverage and adequate reimbursement will be applied consistently or obtained in the first instance.

There is significant uncertainty related to third-party payor coverage and reimbursement of newly approved drugs. 
Marketing approvals, pricing and reimbursement for new drug products vary widely from country to country. Some 
countries  require  approval  of  the  sale  price  of  a  drug  before  it  can  be  marketed.  In  many  countries,  the  pricing 
review period begins after marketing or product licensing approval is granted. In some foreign markets, prescription 
pharmaceutical pricing remains subject to continuing governmental control even after initial approval is granted. As 
a  result,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  or  any  future  collaborators,  might  obtain  marketing  approval 
for  a  product  in  a  particular  country,  but  then  be  subject  to  price  regulations  that  delay  commercial  launch  of  the 
product, possibly for lengthy time periods, which may negatively impact the revenue the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies are able to generate from the sale of the product in that country. Adverse pricing limitations may hinder the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability or the ability of any future collaborators to recoup the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ or their investment in one or more product candidates, even if the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’ product candidates obtain marketing approval.

Patients who are provided medical treatment for their conditions generally rely on third-party payors to reimburse all 
or part of the costs associated with their treatment. Therefore, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability, and 
the ability of any future collaborators, to commercialize any of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product 
candidates  will  depend  in  part  on  the  extent  to  which  coverage  and  reimbursement  for  these  products  and  related 
treatments  will  be  available  from  third-party  payors. Third-party  payors  decide  which  medications  they  will  cover 
and  establish  reimbursement  levels.  The  healthcare  industry  is  acutely  focused  on  cost  containment,  both  in  the 
United States and elsewhere. Government authorities and other third-party payors have attempted to control costs by 
limiting coverage and the amount of reimbursement for particular medications, which could affect the Pharmaceutical 
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product candidates profitably. These payors may not view the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ products, if any, 
as cost-effective, and coverage and reimbursement may not be available to the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
customers,  or  those  of  any  future  collaborators,  or  may  not  be  sufficient  to  allow  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies’ products, if any, to be marketed on a competitive basis. Cost-control initiatives could cause us, or any 
future  collaborators,  to  decrease  the  price  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies,  or  they,  might  establish  for 
products, which could result in lower than anticipated product revenue. If the prices for the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’  products,  if  any,  decrease  or  if  governmental  and  other  third-party  payors  do  not  provide  coverage  or 
adequate  reimbursement,  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies’  prospects  for  revenue  and  profitability  will 
suffer.

There  may  also  be  delays  in  obtaining  coverage  and  reimbursement  for  newly  approved  drugs,  and  coverage  may 
be more limited than the indications for which the drug is approved by the FDA or comparable foreign regulatory 
authorities. Moreover, eligibility for reimbursement does not imply that any drug will be paid for in all cases or at a rate 
that covers the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ costs, including research, development, manufacture, sale and 
distribution. Reimbursement rates may vary, by way of example, according to the use of the product and the clinical 
setting in which it is used. Reimbursement rates may also be based on reimbursement levels already set for lower cost 
drugs or may be incorporated into existing payments for other services.

In addition, increasingly, third-party payors are requiring higher levels of evidence of the benefits and clinical outcomes 
of new technologies and are challenging the prices charged. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies cannot be sure 
that coverage will be available for any product candidate that they, or any future collaborator, commercializes and, 
if available, that the reimbursement rates will be adequate. Further, the net reimbursement for drug products may be 
subject to additional reductions if there are changes to laws that presently restrict imports of drugs from countries 
where they may be sold at lower prices than in the United States. An inability to promptly obtain coverage and adequate 
payment rates from both government-funded and private payors for any of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
product candidates for which they, or any future collaborator, obtain marketing approval could significantly harm the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ operating results, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability to raise 
capital needed to commercialize products and the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ overall financial condition.

Product  liability  lawsuits  against  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  or  their  collaborators  could  cause 
substantial  liabilities  and  could  limit  commercialization  of  any  medicines  that  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment 
Companies or their collaborators may develop.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies and their collaborators face an inherent risk of product liability exposure 
related to the testing of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates in human clinical trials and will 
face an even greater risk if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or they commercially sell any medicines that 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or they may develop. If the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their 
collaborators cannot successfully defend themselves against claims that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ 
product candidates or medicines caused injuries, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies could incur substantial 
liabilities. Regardless of merit or eventual outcome, liability claims may result in:

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decreased demand for any product candidates or medicines that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies 
may develop;

injury to the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ reputation and significant negative media attention;

withdrawal of clinical trial participants;

significant costs to defend the related litigation;

substantial monetary awards to trial participants or patients;

loss of revenue;

reduced resources of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ management to pursue the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ business strategy; and

the inability to commercialize any medicines that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may develop.

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Although  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  maintain  product  liability  insurance  coverage,  it  may  not  be 
adequate to cover all liabilities that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may incur. The Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies anticipate that they will need to increase their insurance coverage when the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies  continues  clinical  trials  and  if  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  successfully  commercializes 
any  medicine.  Insurance  coverage  is  increasingly  expensive. The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  may  not 
be  able  to  maintain  insurance  coverage  at  a  reasonable  cost  or  in  an  amount  adequate  to  satisfy  any  liability  that 
may  arise.  In  addition,  if  one  of  their  collaboration  partners  were  to  become  subject  to  product  liability  claims  or 
were  unable  to  successfully  defend  themselves  against  such  claims,  any  such  collaboration  partner  could  be  more 
likely to terminate such relationships and therefore substantially limit the commercial potential of the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ products.

If  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  fail  to  comply  with  environmental,  health  and  safety  laws  and 
regulations, they could become subject to fines or penalties or incur costs that could have a material adverse effect 
on the success of their businesses.

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  are  subject  to  numerous  environmental,  health  and  safety  laws  and 
regulations, including those governing laboratory procedures and the handling, use, storage, treatment and disposal of 
hazardous materials and wastes. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ operations involve the use of hazardous 
and flammable materials, including chemicals and biological and radioactive materials. The Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies’ operations also produce hazardous waste products. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies generally 
contract with third parties for the disposal of these materials and wastes. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies 
cannot  eliminate  the  risk  of  contamination  or  injury  from  these  materials.  In  the  event  of  contamination  or  injury 
resulting from their use of hazardous materials, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies could be held liable for 
any resulting damages, and any liability could exceed their resources. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies also 
could incur significant costs associated with civil or criminal fines and penalties.

Although  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  maintain  workers’  compensation  insurance  to  cover  them  for 
costs and expenses they may incur due to injuries to their employees resulting from the use of hazardous materials, this 
insurance may not provide adequate coverage against potential liabilities. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies 
do  not  maintain  insurance  for  environmental  liability  or  toxic  tort  claims  that  may  be  asserted  against  them  in 
connection with their storage or disposal of biological, hazardous or radioactive materials.

In addition, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies may incur substantial costs in order to comply with current or 
future environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. These current or future laws and regulations may impair 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ research, development or production efforts. Failure to comply with these 
laws and regulations also may result in substantial fines, penalties or other sanctions.

The  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  rely  significantly  on  information  technology  and  any  failure, 
inadequacy, interruption or security lapse of that technology, including any cyber security incidents, could harm 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability to operate their businesses effectively.

Despite the implementation of security measures, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ internal computer systems 
and those of third parties with which the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies contract are vulnerable to damage 
from cyber-attacks, computer viruses, unauthorized access, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication 
and electrical failures. System failures, accidents or security breaches could cause interruptions in the Pharmaceutical 
Investment Companies’ operations, and could result in a material disruption of their clinical and commercialization 
activities and business operations, in addition to possibly requiring substantial expenditures of resources to remedy. 
The loss of clinical trial data could result in delays in the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ regulatory approval 
efforts and significantly increase their costs to recover or reproduce the data. To the extent that any disruption or security 
breach were to result in a loss of, or damage to, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ data or applications, or 
inappropriate disclosure of confidential or proprietary information, the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies could 
incur liability and their product research, development and commercialization efforts could be delayed.

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Even if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies complete the necessary preclinical studies and clinical trials, 
the marketing approval process is expensive, time-consuming and uncertain and may prevent them from obtaining 
approvals for the commercialization of some or all of their product candidates. If the Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies or their collaborators are not able to obtain, or if there are delays in obtaining, required regulatory 
approvals, they will not be able to commercialize, or will be delayed in commercializing, their product candidates, 
and their ability to generate revenue will be materially impaired.

The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates and the activities associated with their development 
and commercialization, including their design, testing, manufacture, safety, efficacy, recordkeeping, labeling, storage, 
approval, advertising, promotion, sale and distribution, export and import, are subject to comprehensive regulation by 
the FDA and other regulatory agencies in the United States and by the EMA and comparable regulatory authorities in 
other countries. Failure to obtain marketing approval for a product candidate will prevent us from commercializing the 
product candidate. The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies and their collaborators have not received approval to 
market any of our product candidates from regulatory authorities in any jurisdiction. The Pharmaceutical Investment 
Companies  have  only  limited  experience  in  filing  and  supporting  the  applications  necessary  to  gain  marketing 
approvals and expects to rely on third-party contract research organizations to assist in this process.

Securing  marketing  approval  requires  the  submission  of  extensive  preclinical  and  clinical  data  and  supporting 
information to the various regulatory authorities for each therapeutic indication to establish the product candidate’s 
safety  and  efficacy.  Securing  regulatory  approval  also  requires  the  submission  of  information  about  the  product 
manufacturing  process  to,  and  inspection  of  manufacturing  facilities  by,  the  relevant  regulatory  authority.  The 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates may not be effective, may be only moderately effective 
or may prove to have undesirable or unintended side effects, toxicities or other characteristics that may preclude the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies obtaining marketing approval or prevent or limit commercial use.

The process of obtaining marketing approvals, both in the United States and abroad, is expensive, may take many years 
if additional clinical trials are required, if approval is obtained at all, and can vary substantially based upon a variety of 
factors, including the type, complexity and novelty of the product candidates involved. Changes in marketing approval 
policies during the development period, changes in or the enactment of additional statutes or regulations, or changes 
in  regulatory  review  for  each  submitted  product  application,  may  cause  delays  in  the  approval  or  rejection  of  an 
application. The FDA and comparable authorities in other countries have substantial discretion in the approval process 
and may refuse to accept any application or may decide that our data is insufficient for approval and require additional 
preclinical,  clinical  or  other  studies.  In  addition,  varying  interpretations  of  the  data  obtained  from  preclinical  and 
clinical testing could delay, limit or prevent marketing approval of a product candidate. Any marketing approval the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or their collaborators ultimately obtain may be limited or subject to restrictions 
or post-approval commitments that render the approved medicine not commercially viable.

Accordingly,  if  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  or  their  collaborators  experience  delays  in  obtaining 
approval or if the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies or they fail to obtain approval of their product candidates, 
the commercial prospects for their product candidates may be harmed and their ability to generate any revenue will 
be materially impaired.

Current and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies 
and any future collaborators to obtain marketing approval of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ other 
product candidates and affect the prices obtained.

In the United States and some foreign jurisdictions, there have been a number of legislative and regulatory changes 
and proposed changes regarding the healthcare system that could, among other things, prevent or delay marketing 
approval of the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ other product candidates, restrict or regulate post-approval 
activities and affect the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ ability, or the ability of any future collaborators, to 
profitably sell any products for which the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or they, obtain marketing approval. 
The Pharmaceutical Investment Companies expects that current laws, as well as other healthcare reform measures 
that may be adopted in the future, may result in more rigorous coverage criteria and additional downward pressure on 
the price that the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies, or any future collaborators, may receive for any approved 
products.

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For example, in March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as 
amended  by  the  Health  Care  and  Education Affordability  Reconciliation Act,  or  collectively  the  PPACA. Among 
the provisions of the PPACA of potential importance to the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ business and the 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies’ product candidates are the following:

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an annual, non-deductible fee on any entity that manufactures or imports specified branded prescription 
drugs and biologic agents;

an increase in the statutory minimum rebates a manufacturer must pay under the Medicaid Drug Rebate 
Program;

a new methodology by which rebates owed by manufacturers under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program 
are calculated for drugs that are inhaled, infused, instilled, implanted or injected;

expansion  of  healthcare  fraud  and  abuse  laws,  including  the  civil  False  Claims  Act  and  the  federal 
Anti-Kickback Statute, new government investigative powers and enhanced penalties for noncompliance;

a new Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program, in which manufacturers must agree to offer 50% 
point-of-sale discounts off negotiated prices of applicable brand drugs to eligible beneficiaries during their 
coverage gap period, as a condition for the manufacturer’s outpatient drugs to be covered under Medicare 
Part D;

extension of manufacturers’ Medicaid rebate liability to individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care 
organizations;

expansion of eligibility criteria for Medicaid programs;

expansion of the entities eligible for discounts under the Public Health Service pharmaceutical pricing 
program;

new requirements to report certain financial arrangements with physicians and teaching hospitals;

a  new  requirement  to  annually  report  drug  samples  that  manufacturers  and  distributors  provide  to 
physicians;

a  new  Patient-Centered  Outcomes  Research  Institute  to  oversee,  identify  priorities  in,  and  conduct 
comparative clinical effectiveness research, along with funding for such research;

a new Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, which has authority to recommend certain changes 
to the Medicare program to reduce expenditures by the program that could result in reduced payments for 
prescription drugs; and

a  Center  for  Medicare  and  Medicaid  Innovation  within  CMS  to  test  innovative  payment  and  service 
delivery models.

Since January 2017, President Trump has signed two Executive Orders designed to delay the implementation of any 
certain provisions of the PPACA or otherwise circumvent some of the requirements for health insurance mandated by 
the ACA. Additionally, on January 22, 2018, President Trump signed a continuing resolution on appropriations for 
fiscal year 2018 that delayed the implementation of certain mandated fees under the PPACA, including the so-called 
“Cadillac”  tax  on  certain  high  cost  employer-sponsored  insurance  plans,  the  annual  fee  imposed  on  certain  health 
insurance providers based on market share, and the medical device excise tax on non-exempt medical devices. Further, 
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, among other things, amends the PPACA, effective January 1, 2019, to increase 
from 50% to 70% the point-of-sale discount that is owed by pharmaceutical manufacturers who participate in Medicare 
Part D and to close the coverage gap in most Medicare drug plans, commonly referred to as the “donut hole”. The 
Trump  administration  has  also  announced  that  it  will  discontinue  the  payment  of  cost-sharing  reduction,  or  CSR, 
payments to insurance companies until Congress approves the appropriation of funds for the CSR payments. The loss 
of the CSR payments is expected to increase premiums on certain policies issued by qualified health plans under the 
PPACA. A bipartisan bill to appropriate funds for CSR payments has been introduced in the Senate, but the future of 
that bill is uncertain. Further, each chamber of Congress has put forth multiple bills designed to repeal or repeal and 
replace portions of the PPACA. Although none of these measures has been enacted by Congress to date, Congress may 

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consider other legislation to repeal and replace elements of the PPACA. Any repeal and replace legislation may have 
the effect of limiting the amounts that government agencies will pay for healthcare products and services. Due to these 
efforts, there is significant uncertainty regarding the future of the PPACA.

Policy  changes,  including  potential  modification  or  repeal  of  all  or  parts  of  the  PPACA  or  the  implementation  of 
new  health  care  legislation  could  result  in  significant  changes  to  the  health  care  system,  which  may  prevent The 
Pharmaceutical Investment Companies from being able to generate revenue, attain profitability or commercialize our 
drugs. We expect that additional state and federal healthcare reform measures will be adopted in the future, any of 
which could limit the amounts that federal and state governments will pay for healthcare products and services, which 
could result in reduced demand or lower pricing for our product candidates, or additional pricing pressures.

Further, there has been heightened governmental scrutiny of pharmaceutical pricing practices in light of the rising 
cost  of  prescription  drugs  and  biologics.  Such  scrutiny  has  resulted  in  several  recent  congressional  inquiries  and 
proposed and enacted federal and state legislation designed to, among other things, bring more transparency to product 
pricing, review the relationship between pricing and manufacturer patient programs, and reform government program 
reimbursement methodologies for drug products.

We expect that healthcare reform measures that may be adopted in the future, could have a material adverse effect on 
the Pharmaceutical Investment Companies industry generally and on our ability to maintain or increase sales of any of 
our product candidates that they successfully commercialize.

Legislative  and  regulatory  proposals  have  been  made  to  expand  post-approval  requirements  and  restrict  sales  and 
promotional  activities  for  pharmaceutical  products. We  cannot  be  sure  whether  additional  legislative  changes  will 
be enacted, or whether the FDA regulations, guidance or interpretations will be changed, or what the impact of such 
changes on the marketing approvals of our product candidates, if any, may be. In addition, increased scrutiny by the 
U.S. Congress of the FDA’s approval process may significantly delay or prevent marketing approval, as well as subject 
us to more stringent product labeling and post-marketing testing and other requirements.

Risk Related to Business Generally

The reporting requirements associated with our being a public company subjects us to significant expenses.

We are a public reporting company and are required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission reports 
required by the Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically, among other requirements, we need to file quarterly reports on 
Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and under some circumstances, current reports on Form 8-K, in accordance 
with strict timelines. We are also required to file annual proxy materials. In addition, as part of those filings, we are 
required to provide annual audited financial statements. Compliance with such requirements significantly increased 
our legal and accounting costs and demand significant attention from management. The resources and time required 
to  comply  with  rules  applicable  to  public  companies  divert  financial  and  human  resources  from  focusing  on  our 
business, and we can provide no assurance that the benefits of our being public outweigh the disadvantages and costs 
associated with compliance. We currently approximate our total costs to be $2,000,000 a year as a result of being a 
public reporting company.

We are controlled by our principal stockholder, which limits the ability of other stockholders to affect the management 
of the Company.

Howard  S.  Jonas  our  Chairman  of  our  Board  of  Directors  and  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  controls  a  majority  of 
the voting power of our capital stock. As of September 23, 2019, Mr. Jonas has voting power over 787,163 shares of 
our Class A common stock (which are convertible into shares of our Class B common stock on a 1-for-1 basis) and 
4,443,857 shares of our Class B common stock, representing approximately 72.7% of the combined voting power 
of our outstanding capital stock. Mr. Jonas will be able to control matters requiring approval by our stockholders, 
including the election of all of the directors and the approval of significant corporate matters, including any merger, 
consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. As a result, the ability of any of our other stockholders to 
influence our management is limited.

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If we fail to implement and maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately report 
our results of operations, meet our reporting obligations or prevent fraud.

Upon the completion of the Spin-Off, we became a public company in the United States subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley 
Act of 2002. Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, a newly public company is not 
required to comply with either the management or the auditor reporting requirements related to internal control over 
financial reporting until its second annual report, if applicable.

Further, we qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, 
or the JOBS Act. An emerging growth company may take advantage of reduced reporting and other burdens that are 
otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

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an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public 
companies; and

an  exemption  from  the  auditor  attestation  requirement  in  the  assessment  of  our  internal  control  over 
financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

We may take advantage of these provisions until the end of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of our 
initial  registration  statement  filed  related  to  our  Spin-Off  from  IDT,  or  such  earlier  time  that  we  are  no  longer  an 
emerging growth company and, if we do, the information that we provide stockholders may be different than you might 
receive from other public companies in which you hold equity. We would cease to be an emerging growth company 
if we have more than $1.0 billion in annual revenue, have more than $700 million in market value of our shares of 
common stock held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

In addition, if we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as an accelerated filer, our independent registered 
public accounting firm must attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. 
Our management may conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective. Moreover, even if our 
management concludes that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, our independent registered public 
accounting firm, after conducting its own independent testing, may issue a report that is qualified if it is not satisfied 
with our internal controls or the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed, or if it 
interprets the relevant requirements differently from us. In addition, after we become a public company, our reporting 
obligations may place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the 
foreseeable future. We may be unable to timely complete our evaluation testing and any required remediation.

During the course of documenting and testing our internal control procedures, in order to satisfy the requirements 
of Section 404, we may identify other weaknesses and deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. 
In addition, if we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting, as these standards 
are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to conclude on an ongoing basis that 
we have effective internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. If we fail to achieve and 
maintain an effective internal control environment, we could suffer material misstatements in our financial statements 
and  fail  to  meet  our  reporting  obligations,  which  would  likely  cause  investors  to  lose  confidence  in  our  reported 
financial information. This could in turn limit our access to capital markets, harm our results of operations, and lead 
to a decline in the trading price of our stock.

Additionally, ineffective internal control over financial reporting could expose us to increased risk of fraud or misuse of 
corporate assets and subject us to potential delisting from the stock exchange on which we list, regulatory investigations 
and civil or criminal sanctions. We may also be required to restate our financial statements from prior periods.

Investors may suffer dilution.

We may engage in equity financing to fund our future operations and growth or issue equity securities in commercial 
or  other  transactions.  If  we  raise  additional  funds  by  issuing  equity  securities,  or  issue  equity  securities  for  other 
purposes,  stockholders  may  experience  significant  dilution  of  their  ownership  interest  (both  with  respect  to  the 
percentage of total securities held, and with respect to the book value of their securities) and such securities may have 
rights senior to those of the holders of our common stock.

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The relationships between Howard S. Jonas and IDT Corporation, Genie Energy and Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 
could conflict with our stockholders’ interests.

Howard S. Jonas, our controlling stockholder, Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer is 
also the chairman and controlling stockholder of IDT Corporation, chairman of the board and controlling stockholder 
of Genie and is chairman of the board of Rafael Pharmaceuticals and holds certain direct and indirect interests in 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals in addition to his interests through ownership of our common stock. These relationships may 
cause a conflict of interest with our stockholders.

Furthermore, one additional member of our executive management team serves as an officer of IDT.

We exercised our option for the “controlled company” exemption under NYSE American rules with respect to our 
Nominating Committee.

We are a “controlled company” as defined in section 801(a) of the NYSE American Company Guide because more 
than 50% of the combined voting power of all of our outstanding common stock is beneficially owned by a single 
stockholder. As  a  “controlled  company,”  we  are  exempt  from  certain  NYSE American  rules  requiring  a  board  of 
directors  with  a  majority  of  independent  members,  a  compensation  committee  composed  entirely  of  independent 
directors and a nominating committee composed entirely of independent directors. These independence standards are 
intended to ensure that directors who meet those standards are free of any conflicting interest that could influence their 
actions as directors. We applied this “controlled company” exemption for our corporate governance practices only with 
respect to the independence requirements of our Nominating Committee. Accordingly, with respect to our Nominating 
Committee you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the 
corporate governance requirements of the NYSE American, and if we were to apply the controlled company exemption 
to other independence requirements, you would not have the protection afforded by those requirements either.

We have limited resources and could find it difficult to raise additional capital.

We may need to raise additional capital for operations and in order for stockholders to realize increased value on our 
securities. Given the current global economy and other factors, if we need to raise additional capital there can be no 
assurance that we will be able to obtain the necessary funding on commercially reasonable terms in a timely fashion. 
Failure to receive the funding could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, and financial condition.

Our limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects and may increase your investment 
risk.

We hold a Warrant to purchase a significant stake in Rafael Pharmaceuticals, as well as other equity and governance 
rights in Rafael Pharmaceuticals, which we can’t exercise, in full, at this time and may never be able to exercise.

We currently own 51% of the issued and outstanding equity in Rafael Pharmaceuticals. Approximately 16% of the 
issued and outstanding equity is owned by our subsidiary CS Pharma and the remaining 35% is held by our subsidiary 
IDT Rafael Holdings. Our subsidiary IDT Rafael Holdings holds a non-dilutive option to increase our total ownership 
to 56%. Based on the current shares issued and outstanding of Rafael Pharmaceuticals as of October 2, 2019, we, and 
our affiliates, would need to pay approximately $15 million to exercise the Warrant in full. On an as-converted fully 
diluted basis (for all convertible securities of Rafael Pharmaceuticals currently outstanding), we, and our affiliates 
would need to pay approximately $45 million to exercise the Warrant to keep our ownership at 51%. On an as-converted 
fully diluted basis (for all convertible securities of Rafael Pharmaceuticals outstanding), we, and our affiliates would 
need to pay approximately $70 million to exercise the Warrant in full. Howard Jonas holds 10% of the interest in IDT 
Rafael Holdings and would need to contribute 10% of any cash necessary to exercise any portion of the Warrant. 
Following any exercise, a portion of our interest in Rafael Pharmaceuticals would continue to be held for the benefit 
of the other equity holders in IDT-Rafael Holdings and CS Pharma. Given the Company’s anticipated available cash, 
we would not be able to exercise the Warrant in its entirety and we may never be able to exercise the Warrant in full. 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals may also issue additional equity interests, such as stock options, which will require us to pay 
additional cash to maintain our ownership percentage or exercise the Warrant in full.

Howard Jonas has the contractual right to receive “Bonus Shares” for an additional 10% of the fully diluted capital 
stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals at the time of issuance which is contingent upon achieving certain milestones. If any 
of the milestones are met and the Bonus Shares are issued, we will need additional cash to maintain our ownership 
percentage or exercise the Warrant in full.

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Our historical financial information may not be indicative of our future results as an independent company.

Our historical financial information may not reflect what our results of operations, financial position and cash flows 
would have been had we been an independent company during the prior periods presented or be indicative of what our 
results of operations, financial position and cash flows may be in the future now that we are an independent company.

The trading price of the shares of our Class B common stock is likely to remain volatile, and purchasers of our 
Class B common stock could incur substantial losses.

Our stock price is likely to remain volatile. The stock market in general and the market for real estate/pharmaceutical 
companies in particular have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance 
of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, investors may not be able to sell their Class B common stock at 
or above the price paid for the shares. The market price for our Class B common stock may be influenced by many 
factors, including:

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actual or anticipated variations in quarterly operating results;

changes in financial estimates by us or by any securities analysts who might cover our stock;

conditions or trends in our industry;

stock market price and volume fluctuations of other publicly traded companies and, in particular, those 
that operate in the real estate or pharmaceutical industries;

announcements by us or our competitors of new product or service offerings, significant acquisitions,

strategic partnerships or divestitures;

announcements of investigations or regulatory scrutiny of our operations or lawsuits filed against us;

capital commitments;

additions or departures of key personnel; and

sales  of  our  common  stock,  including  sales  by  our  directors  and  officers  or  specific  stockholders.  In 
addition, in the past, stockholders have initiated class action lawsuits against companies following periods 
of volatility in the market prices of these companies’ stock. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could 
cause us to incur substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish unfavorable research about our business, our 
stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will rely in part on the research and reports that equity research analysts 
publish about us and our business. We do not currently have and may never obtain research coverage by equity research 
analysts. Equity research analysts may elect not to provide research coverage of our common stock after the completion 
of the Spin-Off, and such lack of research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. In 
the event we do have equity research analyst coverage, we will not have any control over the analysts or the content 
and opinions included in their reports. The price of our stock could decline if one or more equity research analysts 
downgrade  our  stock  or  issue  other  unfavorable  commentary  or  research.  If  one  or  more  equity  research  analysts 
ceases coverage of our company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which 
in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

Our  limited  operating  history  makes  it  difficult  to  evaluate  our  business  and  prospects  and  may  increase  your 
investment risk.

We  have  only  a  limited  operating  history  upon  which  you  can  evaluate  our  business  and  prospects. We  expect  to 
encounter risks and difficulties frequently encountered by early-stage companies in the industries in which we operate.

All  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Investment  Companies  product  candidates  are  still  in  preclinical  development. We  have 
not yet demonstrated our ability to initiate or successfully complete any clinical trials, including large-scale, pivotal 
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do so on our behalf, or conduct sales and marketing activities necessary for successful commercialization. Typically, it 
takes about ten to fifteen years to develop one new medicine from the time it is discovered to when it is available for 
treating patients. Consequently, any predictions you make about our future success or viability may not be as accurate 
as they could be if we had a longer operating history.

In addition, as a new business in general, we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays 
and other known and unknown factors.

If we do not successfully address these risks, our revenue could decline and our ability to pursue our growth strategy 
and attain profitability could be compromised.

Comprehensive tax reform bills could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

The U.S. government recently enacted comprehensive tax legislation that includes significant changes to the taxation 
of business entities. These changes include, among others, (i) a permanent reduction to the corporate income tax rate, 
(ii) a partial limitation on the deductibility of business interest expense, (iii) a shift of the U.S. taxation of multinational 
corporations from a tax on worldwide income to a territorial system (along with certain rules designed to prevent 
erosion of the U.S. income tax base) and (iv) a one-time tax on accumulated offshore earnings held in cash and illiquid 
assets, with the latter taxed at a lower rate. Notwithstanding the reduction in the corporate income tax rate, the overall 
impact of this tax reform is uncertain, and our business and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Risks Related to Our Financial Condition

We will hold significant cash, cash equivalents, and investments that are subject to various market risks.

A  of  July  31,  2019,  we  held  approximately  $12  million  in  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  approximately  $730,000  in 
third-party and related party receivables, approximately $5.1 million in interests in hedge funds and approximately 
$2.0 million in securities in another entity that are not liquid. Investments in hedge funds carry a degree of risk, as 
there can be no assurance that we will be able to redeem any hedge fund investments at any time or that our investment 
managers will be able to accurately predict the course of price movements of securities and other instruments and, 
in general, the securities markets have in recent years been characterized by great volatility and unpredictability. Our 
passive interests in other entities are not currently liquid and we cannot assure that they we will be able to liquidate 
them when we desire, or ever. As a result of these different market risks, our holdings of cash, cash equivalents, and 
investments could be materially and adversely affected.

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2.  Properties.

Our principal executive office is located in 520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey.

LipoMedix has a Research and Services agreement with Shaare Zedek Scientific Ltd. by which laboratory space at 
Shaare Zedek Medical Center is used for R&D activities. This agreement is conditioned to grant support for the Shaare 
Zedek  Oncology  department  either  directly  from  LipoMedix  or  indirectly  through  the  Israel  Innovation Authority 
Fund (Israel Chief Scientist Office). This arrangement has been in place since 2012, and the grant support is negotiable 
and renewed on an annual basis. However, there can be no guarantees that Shaare Zedek will continue this agreement 
in the future.

LipoMedix leases an Administrative Office in Giv’at Ram Hi-Tech Park from the Hebrew University. Rent is $3,600, 
annually, and the lease agreement runs through 2021.

See  Item  1  —  “Real  Estate”  for  a  discussion  of  properties  held  by  the  Company  for  investment  purposes  and 
Item 8 — “Financial Statements and Supplemental Data,” for a detailed listing of such facilities.

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Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

On August 21, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with a building service provider in order to 
avoid the risks, delays and expenses inherent in and resulting from litigation. The Company was fully indemnified by 
IDT for the entire $100,000 settlement.

On  September  17,  2018,  LipoMedix  was  notified  of  a  claim  initiated  by  one  of  its  founders  seeking  payment  of 
consulting  fees  in  the  amount  of  approximately  $377,000  and  seeking  to  place  restrictions  on  LipoMedix’  bank 
accounts and other assets to protect his claim. LipoMedix did not believe that the individual had the right to receive 
any payment at the current time. LipoMedix responded to the demand for the placement of restrictions on its assets. In 
May 2019, LipoMedix received a letter from the other founder requesting payment of his consulting fees. On July 15, 
2019, the parties settled the matters and the two founders will be paid a percentage of future investments and certain 
other proceeds.

On July 12, 2019, the Company received a Citation and Notification of Penalty from the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor or OSHA, related to an OSHA inspection of 520 Broad Street, 
Newark, NJ. The citation seeks to impose penalties related to alleged violations of the Occupation Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 at 520 Broad Street. On July 31, 2019, the Company filed a Notice of Contest with OSHA contesting the 
citation in its entirety.

For the matters disclosed above a general legal accrual for approximately $250,000 has been made for legal fees and 
losses believed to be both probable and reasonably estimable, but an exposure to loss may exist in excess of the amount 
accrued.

The Company may from time to time be subject to legal proceedings that may arise in the ordinary course of business. 
Although there can be no assurance in this regard, other than noted above, the Company does not expect any of those 
legal proceedings to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial 
condition.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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  Part II

 Item 5.  Market  for  Registrant’s  Common  Equity,  Related  Stockholder  Matters  and  Issuer  Purchases  of 

Equity Securities.

PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK

Our Class B common stock trades on the NYSE American under the symbol “RFL.” Trading commenced on the NYSE 
American on March 27, 2018.

On October 2, 2019, there were 299 holders of record of our Class B common stock and one holder of record of our 
Class A common stock. All shares of Class A common stock are beneficially owned by Howard Jonas. The number of 
holders of record of our Class B common stock does not include the number of persons whose shares are in nominee 
or in “street name” accounts through brokers. On October 2, 2019, the last sales price reported on the NYSE American 
for the Class B common stock was $20.49 per share.

We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock until we achieve sustainable profitability (after satisfying 
all of our operational needs) and retain certain minimum cash reserves. Distributions will be subject to the need to 
retain earnings for investment in growth opportunities or the acquisition of complementary assets. The payment of 
dividends in any specific period will be at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors.

The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K will be contained in our Proxy Statement for our Annual 
Stockholders Meeting, which we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after July 31, 
2019, and which is incorporated by reference herein.

Performance Graph of Stock

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and are not 
required to provide the information under this item.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

None

 Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and are not 
required to provide the information under this item.

 Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 
1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements that contain the words “believes,” 
“anticipates,”  “expects,”  “plans,”  “intends”  and  similar  words  and  phrases.  These  forward-looking  statements  are 
subject  to  risks  and  uncertainties  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  the  results  projected  in 
any forward-looking statement. In addition to the factors specifically noted in the forward-looking statements, other 
important factors, risks and uncertainties that could result in those differences include, but are not limited to, those 
discussed under Item 1A to Part I “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report. The forward-looking statements are made 
as of the date of this Annual Report, and we assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to 
update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Investors 
should consult all of the information set forth in this report and the other information set forth from time to time in our 
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, including our reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements 
and Notes thereto included in Item 8 of this Annual Report.

Overview

Rafael Holdings, Inc., (“Rafael Holdings” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, owns interests in commercial 
real  estate  assets  and  clinical  stage  pharmaceutical  companies.  The  assets  are  operated  as  two  separate  lines  of 
business. The commercial real estate holdings consist of the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey that 
serves as headquarters for the Company and certain affiliated entities, and an associated 800-car public garage, an 
office/data center building in Piscataway, New Jersey and a portion of a building in Israel. The pharmaceutical holdings 
include  preferred  equity  interests  and  a  warrant  to  purchase  additional  equity  interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals, 
Inc.,  or  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals,  which  is  a  clinical  stage,  oncology-focused,  pharmaceutical  company  committed 
to the development and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells 
and cancer cells, and a majority equity interest in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., or LipoMedix, a clinical stage 
oncological pharmaceutical company based in Israel.

Results of Operations

Our business consists of two reportable segments — Real Estate and Pharmaceuticals. We evaluate the performance 
of our Real Estate segment based primarily on income (loss) from operations and our Pharmaceuticals segment based 
primarily on research and development efforts and results of clinical trials. Accordingly, the income and expense line 
items below loss income from operations are only included in the discussion of consolidated and combined results of 
operations.

Real Estate Segment

Revenues.  Rental  and  Parking  revenues  increased  by  approximately  $80,000  in  the  year  ended  July  31,  2019, 
compared to the prior fiscal year, primarily due to additional third-party tenants in 520 Broad Street having started 
rental payments after the start of fiscal 2019.

Selling, general and administrative expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses consists mainly of payroll, 
benefits, facilities, consulting and professional fees. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in 
the year ended July 31, 2019 compared to the year ended July 31, 2018 is primarily due to increased costs related to 
complying with public company requirements and costs of building maintenance and repairs.

Depreciation and amortization expenses.  Depreciation and amortization expenses in the year ended July 31, 2019 
were consistent with the expenses in the year ended July 31, 2018.

Our consolidated and combined income and expense for our Real Estate segment were as follows:

Year Ended July 31,

2019

2018

Change

$

%

Rental – Third Party  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Rental – Related Party  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Parking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other – Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . 
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . 
Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

1,452 $ 
2,125
874
480
8,236
1,778
5,083 $ 

1,275 $ 
2,223
873
—
5,455
1,694
2,778 $ 

177
(98)
1
480
2,781
84
2,305

13.9%
(4.4)
0.1
100
51
5
83%

Pharmaceuticals Segment

To date, the Pharmaceuticals segment has not generated any revenues. The entirety of the expenses in the Pharmaceuticals 
segment relate to the activities of LipoMedix. For the year ended July 31, 2019, we held a 50.6% interest in LipoMedix 
and consolidated our majority interest in LipoMedix for the year. For the year ended July 31, 2018, expenses are our 
proportionate share of LipoMedix, in which we held a 38.9% interest before increasing to a majority stake during 
November 2017.

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Our consolidated and combined income and expense for our Pharmaceuticals segment were as follows:

Year Ended July 31,

2019

2018

Change

$

%

Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . .  $ 
Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . 
Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

585 $ 

1,027
1
1,613 $ 

64 $ 
995
2
1,061 $ 

521
32
(1)
552

814.1%
3.2
(50)
(52)%

Consolidated and combined operations

Our consolidated and combined income and expense line items below income from operations were as follows:

Loss from operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Interest income, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net gains resulting from foreign exchange 

transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss on equity investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gain on sales of marketable securities . . . . . . . . .
Unrealized gain on Investments – Hedge Funds . .
Gain on disposal of bonus shares . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loss before income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes . . . . . .
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests . .
Net loss attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. . . . . $ 

Year Ended July 31,
2018
2019

(6,696) $ 
469

(3,841) $ 
16

47
—
330
907
—
(4,943)
19
(4,924)
(231)
(4,693) $ 

32
(104)
12
—
246
(3,639)
(8,437)
(12,076)
(427)
(11,649) $ 

Diff $

Diff %

(2,855)
453

15
104
318
907
(246)
(1,304)
8,456
7,152
196
6,956

74%
2832%

46%
(100)%
2654%
100%
(100)%
36%
(100)%
(59)%
(46)%
(60)%

Interest income, net. 
Interest income, net, increased in the year ended July 31, 2019 due to interest on the approximately 
$50.0 million of cash and marketable securities contributed by IDT as of the Spin-Off on March 26, 2018 and interest 
on the Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Note, which were offset by interest expense on the related party 
convertible debt.

Net gains resulting from foreign exchange transactions.  Net gains resulting from foreign exchange transactions are 
comprised entirely from changes in movements in New Israeli Shekels relative to the U.S. Dollar.

Net loss on equity investment.  Net loss on equity investment for the year ended July 31, 2018 relates entirely to our 
proportionate share of the net loss recorded by LipoMedix, in which we held a 38.9% interest before increasing to a 
majority stake during November 2017. For the year ended July 31, 2019, we held a 50.6% interest in LipoMedix and 
consolidated our majority interest in LipoMedix.

Gain on sale of marketable securities and unrealized gain on investments.  The Company implemented ASU 2016-01 
effective August 1, 2018 and no longer recognizes unrealized gains and losses in other comprehensive income. Realized 
and unrealized gains and losses are now included in net loss. For the year ended July 31, 2019, the Company recorded 
a gain of approximately $330,000 on the sale of marketable securities net of unrealized losses recorded in the first 
quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company also recorded an unrealized gain of approximately $907,000 for the year ended 
July 31, 2019. ASU 2016-01 was not implemented for the comparable quarter in fiscal 2018.

Provision for income taxes.  During the year ended July 31, 2019, we recorded a valuation allowance of $8.1 million 
for the entirety of the Company’s domestic deferred tax asset during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. We reserved for 
the entirety of the Company’s domestic deferred tax asset.

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests.  The change in the net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests 
in the year ended July 31, 2019 compared to fiscal 2018 was due to the net loss attributable to the noncontrolling 
interests in LipoMedix in the year ended July 31, 2019, offset by the interest on the Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D 
Convertible Note attributable to the noncontrolling interests in CS Pharma and IDT-Rafael Holdings.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

In connection with the Spin-Off, IDT transferred assets to Rafael Pharmaceuticals such that, at the time of the Spin-Off, 
we had approximately $42.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and liquid marketable securities and approximately 
$3.9 million in interests in hedge funds.

As of July 31, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $12.0 million. We expect our cash from operations in the 
next  12  months  and  the  balance  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents  and  liquid  marketable  securities  that  we  held  as  of 
July 31, 2019 to be sufficient to meet our currently anticipated working capital, research and development, and capital 
expenditure requirements during the next 12 months from the issuance of these consolidated and combined financial 
statements.

Cash flows (used in) provided by
Operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Investing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

Operating Activities

July 31,

2019

2018

(3,132) $ 
(31,238)
30,889
(298)
(3,779) $ 

(1,815)
4,109
1,750
3
4,047

Our cash flows from operations varies from year to year, depending on our operating results and the timing of operating 
cash  receipts  and  payments,  specifically  payments  of  trade  accounts  payable. The  increase  in  cash  flows  used  in 
operating activities in the year ended July 31, 2019 as compared to the year ended July 31, 2018, related to increased 
accounts receivable related to tenants in 520 Broad Street, an increase in prepaid expenses due to timing of real estate 
taxes and insurance payments and payoff of charges due to related parties.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for the year ended July 31, 2019 related to the exercise of a portion of the Warrant to 
purchase a 51% equity interest in Rafael Pharmaceuticals for approximately $55.9 million offset, by the net proceeds 
from the sale of marketable securities of approximately $25.0 million.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities for the year ended July 31, 2019 related to approximately $4.6 million received 
from the minority holder of interests in a consolidated entity, $15.0 million convertible note received from Howard 
Jonas,  $7.8  million  received  from  the  sale  of  Class  B  common  shares  to  Howard  Jonas,  and  repayment  of  the 
$3.3 million loan to Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

We  do  not  anticipate  paying  dividends  on  our  common  stock  until  we  achieve  sustainable  profitability  and  retain 
certain minimum cash reserves. The payment of dividends in any specific period will be at the sole discretion of our 
Board of Directors.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements requires management 
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses as well 
as  the  disclosure  of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities.  Critical  accounting  policies  are  those  that  require  application 
of  management’s  most  subjective  or  complex  judgments,  often  as  a  result  of  matters  that  are  inherently  uncertain 
and may change in subsequent periods. Our critical accounting policies include those related to revenue recognition, 
allowance for doubtful accounts, income taxes and valuation of investments and long-lived assets. Management bases 
its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the 

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circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. See Note 1 
to  the  Consolidated  and  Combined  Financial  Statements  in  this Annual  Report  for  a  complete  discussion  of  our 
significant accounting policies.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any “off-balance sheet arrangements,” as defined in relevant SEC regulations that are reasonably likely 
to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or 
capital resources.

In connection with the Spin-Off, we and IDT entered into a tax separation agreement, which sets forth the responsibilities 
of IDT and us with respect to, among other things, liabilities for federal, state, local and foreign taxes for periods 
before and including the Spin-Off, the preparation and filing of tax returns for such periods and disputes with taxing 
authorities  regarding  taxes  for  such  periods.  IDT  is  generally  responsible  for  our  federal,  state,  local  and  foreign 
income taxes for periods before and including the Spin-Off. We are generally responsible for all other taxes relating 
to our business. We and IDT will each generally be responsible for managing those disputes that relate to the taxes for 
which each of us is responsible and, under certain circumstances, may jointly control any dispute relating to taxes for 
which both of us are responsible.

 Item 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks.

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK

Revenue from tenants located in Israel represented 3% and 6% of our consolidated and combined revenues in the 
fiscal year ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The entirety of these revenues is in currencies other than the 
U.S. Dollar. Our foreign currency exchange risk is somewhat mitigated by our ability to offset a portion of these non 
U.S. Dollar-denominated revenues with operating expenses that are paid in the same currencies. While the impact 
from fluctuations in foreign exchange rates affects our revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, the 
net amount of our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate changes at the end of each reporting period is generally 
not material.

INVESTMENT RISK

In addition to, but separate from our primary business, we will hold a portion of our assets in hedge funds and a passive 
investment in another entity. Investments in hedge funds carry a degree of risk and depend to a great extent on correct 
assessments of the future course of price movements of securities and other instruments. There can be no assurance 
that our investment managers will be able to accurately predict these price movements. The securities markets have in 
recent years been characterized by great volatility and unpredictability. Our passive interests in other entities are not 
currently liquid and we cannot assure that they we will be able to liquidate them when we desire, or ever. Accordingly, 
the value of our investments may go down as well as up and we may not receive the amounts originally invested upon 
redemption.

 Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements of the Company and the reports of the independent registered 
public accounting firms thereon starting on page F-2 are included herein.

 Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

 Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An  evaluation  was  performed  under  the  supervision  and  with  the  participation  of  the  Company’s  management, 
including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of 
the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and 

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Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of July 31, 2019. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including 
the  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  and  Chief  Financial  Officer,  concluded  that  the  Company’s  disclosure 
controls and procedures were effective.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial 
reporting. The  internal  control  process  has  been  designed  under  management’s  supervision  to  provide  reasonable 
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements 
for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of 
America.

Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting 
as of July 31, 2019 utilizing the framework established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued 
by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the Treadway  Commission  (COSO).  Based  on  this  assessment, 
management has determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2019 is effective.

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance 
of records that accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, transactions and dispositions of assets; and provide 
reasonable assurances that: (1) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in 
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; (2) receipts and expenditures are being 
made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and (3) unauthorized 
acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the Company’s financial 
statements are prevented or timely detected.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems 
determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and 
presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls 
may  become  inadequate  because  of  changes  in  conditions,  or  that  the  degree  of  compliance  with  the  policies  or 
procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no significant changes made in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth 
quarter of the year ended July 31, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the 
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting 
firm due to an exemption established by the JOBS Act for “emerging growth companies.”

 Item 9B.  Other Information.

None.

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 Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

 Part III

The following is a list of our directors and executive officers along with the specific information required by Rule 14a-3 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Executive Officers

Howard S. Jonas — Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
David Polinsky — Chief Financial Officer
Menachem Ash — President and General Counsel

Directors

Howard S. Jonas — Chairman of the Board

Stephen Greenberg
Dr. Boris C. Pasche
Dr. Michael J. Weiss

The remaining information required by this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement for our Annual Stockholders 
Meeting, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after July 31, 2019, and 
which is incorporated by reference herein.

Corporate Governance

We have included as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K certificates of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief 
Financial Officer certifying the quality of our public disclosure.

We make available free of charge through the investor relations page of our web site (http://rafaelholdings.irpass.com/) 
our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments 
to those reports, and all beneficial ownership reports on Forms 3, 4 and 5 filed by directors, officers and beneficial 
owners of more than 10% of our equity, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed 
with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission. We  have  adopted  codes  of  business  conduct  and  ethics  for  all  of 
our employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. 
Copies of the codes of business conduct and ethics are available on our web site.

Our web site and the information contained therein or incorporated therein are not intended to be incorporated into this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K or our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 Item 11.  Executive Compensation.

The information required by this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement for our Annual Stockholders Meeting, 
which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after July 31, 2019, and which is 
incorporated by reference herein.

 Item 12.  Security  Ownership  of  Certain  Beneficial  Owners  and  Management  and  Related  Stockholder 

Matters.

The information required by this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement for our Annual Stockholders Meeting, 
which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after July 31, 2019, and which is 
incorporated by reference herein.

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 Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The information required by this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement for our Annual Stockholders Meeting, 
which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after July 31, 2019, and which is 
incorporated by reference herein.

 Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

The information required by this Item will be contained in our Proxy Statement for our Annual Stockholders Meeting, 
which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after July 31, 2019, and which is 
incorporated by reference herein.

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 Item 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a)  The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

 Part IV

1. 

Reports  of  Independent  Registered  Public  Accounting  Firms  on  Consolidated  and  Combined  Financial 
Statements.

Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements covered by Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting 
Firms.

2. 

Financial Statement Schedule.

All schedules have been omitted since they are either included in the Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial 
Statements or not required or not applicable.

3. 

Exhibits.  The exhibits listed in paragraph (b) of this item are filed, furnished, or incorporated by reference as 
part of this Form 10-K.

Certain of the agreements filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K contain representations and warranties by the parties to 
the agreements that have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement. These representations and 
warranties:

• 

• 

• 

may  have  been  qualified  by  disclosures  that  were  made  to  the  other  parties  in  connection  with  the 
negotiation of the agreements, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreements;

may apply standards of materiality that differ from those of a reasonable investor; and

were  made  only  as  of  specified  dates  contained  in  the  agreements  and  are  subject  to  subsequent 
developments and changed circumstances.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date that these 
representations and warranties were made or at any other time. Investors should not rely on them as statements of fact.

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(b)  Exhibits.

Exhibit 
Number
3.1(1)

3.2(2)

10.1(1)

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rafael Holdings, Inc.

Description of Exhibits

Amended and Restated By-Laws of Rafael Holdings, Inc.

2018 Equity Incentive Plan

21.01*

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

23.01*

Consent of CohnReznick LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

23.02*

Consent of Zwick & Banyai, PLLC, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

31.01*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.02*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.01*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.02*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS*

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE* XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* 
(1) 
(2) 

filed herewith.
Incorporated by reference to Form 10-12G/A, filed March 26, 2018.
Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K, filed September 26, 2019.

Item 16.  Form 10-K Summary

None.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly 
caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 Signatures

RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

/s/ Howard S. Jonas
Howard S. Jonas 
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer

Date: October 3, 2019

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been 
signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

/s/ Howard S. Jonas
Howard S. Jonas

/s/ David Polinsky
David Polinsky

/s/ Stephen Greenberg
Stephen Greenberg

/s/ Boris C. Pasche
Dr. Boris C. Pasche

/s/ Michael J. Weiss
Dr. Michael J. Weiss

Titles

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and 
Principal Accounting Officer)

Director

Director

Director

Date

October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019 

October 3, 2019

October 3, 2019

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Rafael Holdings, Inc.

Index to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 2019 and 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the years ended 

July 31, 2019 and 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Equity for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018 . . . . . . .
Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F-2
F-4

F-5
F-6
F-8
F-10

F-1

 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Rafael Holdings, Inc.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Rafael Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) as of July 31, 
2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, equity and cash flows for the year 
then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the 
consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of 
July 31, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting 
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to 
express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting 
firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be 
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules 
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and 
perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  consolidated  financial  statements  are  free  of 
material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to 
perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an 
understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the 
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial 
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures 
included  examining,  on  a  test  basis,  evidence  regarding  the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  consolidated  financial 
statements.  Our  audit  also  included  evaluating  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that 
our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ CohnReznick LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

Roseland, New Jersey

October 3, 2019

F-2

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Rafael Holdings, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Rafael Holdings, Inc. (“Rafael Holdings” or the 
“Company”) as of July 31, 2018, and the related consolidated and combined statement of operations, comprehensive 
loss,  stockholders’  and  members’  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  the  year  ended  July  31,  2018,  and  the  related  notes 
(collectively  referred  to  as  the  financial  statements).  In  our  opinion,  the  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all 
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of July 31, 2018, and the results of its operations and its 
cash flows for year ended July 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an 
opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with 
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with 
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  PCAOB. Those  standards  require  that  we  plan 
and  perform  the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  the  financial  statements  are  free  of  material 
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an 
audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding 
of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the 
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, 
whether  due  to  error  or  fraud,  and  performing  procedures  that  respond  to  those  risks.  Such  procedures  included 
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits 
also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as 
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis 
for our opinion.

ZWICK & BANYAI, PLLC

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

Southfield, MI
October 15, 2018

F-3

 RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

July 31,

2019

2018

CURRENT ASSETS

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $122 and $82 
at July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Marketable securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Due from Rafael Pharmaceuticals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investments – Rafael Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investments – Other Pharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investments – Hedge Funds  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred income tax assets, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
In-process research and development and patents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
TOTAL ASSETS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

12,024 $ 

15,803

450
—
280
507
13,261
48,733
70,018
2,000
5,125
19
1,575
1,412
142,143 $ 

287
24,701
3,300
421
44,512
50,113
13,300
2,000
4,218
—
1,651
1,126
116,920

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total current liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Due to Related Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Convertible debt, net of discount of $54 – Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accrued interest on convertible note – Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
TOTAL LIABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

795 $ 
605
27
1,427
65
14,946
292
649
17,379

367
500
24
891
276
—
188
—
1,355

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

EQUITY

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 787,163 

shares issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively . . . . . . . 

8

8

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 

13,142,502 and 11,762,346 shares issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2019 
and 2018, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accumulated deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total equity attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Noncontrolling interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
TOTAL EQUITY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

131
112,898
(5,840)
3,784
110,981
13,783
124,764
142,143 $ 

118
103,636
(1,108)
4,043
106,697
8,868
115,565
116,920

See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.

F-4

 RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands, except share data)

REVENUES:

Rental – Third Party  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Rental – Related Party  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Parking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other – Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total Revenue  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

COSTS AND EXPENSES:

Selling, general and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Research and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Loss from operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest income, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net gains resulting from foreign exchange transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net loss on equity investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Gain on sales of marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Unrealized gain on Investments – Hedge Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Gain on disposal of bonus shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Loss before income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net loss attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Net Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Foreign currency translation adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total Comprehensive Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests . . . . . . . . . 
Total Comprehensive Loss attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Loss per share attributable to Rafael Holdings, Inc. common stockholders:

Year Ended July 31,

2019

2018

1,452 $ 
2,125
874
480
4,931

8,821
1,027
1,779
(6,696)
469
47
—
330
907
—
(4,943)
19
(4,924)
(231)
(4,693) $ 

(4,924) $ 
—
—
298
(4,626)
173
(4,453) $ 

1,275
2,223
873
—
4,371

5,519
995
1,698
(3,841)
16
32
(104)
12
—
246
(3,639)
(8,437)
(12,076)
(427)
(11,649)

(12,076)
(308)
1,869
166
(10,349)
(107)
(10,456)

Basic and diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

(0.35) $ 

(0.93)

Weighted average number of shares used in calculation of loss per share:

Basic and diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

13,275,239

12,485,000

See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.

F-5

 RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2019 AND 2018
(in thousands, except share data)

Year Ended July 31, 2019

Common Stock, 
Series A

Common Stock, 
Series B

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Additional 
Paid-in
Capital

Accumulated
Deficit

Accumulated 
other 
comprehensive
Income

Noncontrolling
Interests

Total 
Stockholders’
Equity

787,163

$ 

8

11,762,346

$  118

$  103,636

$ 

(1,108) $ 

4,043

$ 

9,427

$ 

116,124

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

74,637

38,710

— 1,254,200

—

—

—

—

12,609

—

—

—

—

—

1

—

12

—

—

—

—

—

—

264

190

8,630

107

71

—

—

(4,693)

(39)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

39

—

—

—

—

—

—

(231)

(4,924)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

265

190

8,642

107

71

4,587

4,587

(298)

—

(298)

BALANCE AT 
AUGUST 1, 
2018  . . . . . . . . . . .
Net loss for the 
year ended 
July 31, 2019  . .
Adoption effect of 
ASU 2016-01 . .

Stock-based 

compensation . .

Stock options 

exercised . . . . . .

Sale of Class B 
Common 
Shares . . . . . . . .

Stock-based 

compensation 
to Board of 
Directors . . . . . .

Debt discount 

on convertible 
debt . . . . . . . . . .

Capital 

contribution for 
noncontrolling 
interest . . . . . . .

Foreign currency 
translation 
adjustment  . . . .

BALANCE AT 

JULY 31, 2019 . . . 787,163

$ 

8

13,142,502

$  131

$  112,898

$ 

(5,840) $ 

3,784 $ 

13,783 $ 

124,764

F-6

 RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JULY 31, 2019 AND 2018 (Continued)
(in thousands, except share data)

Common Stock, 
Series A

Common Stock, 
Series B

Shares Amount

Shares

Amount

Group
Equity

Additional 
Paid-in
Capital

Accumulated
Deficit

Accumulated 
other 
comprehensive
income

Noncontrolling
interests

Total 
Stockholders’
Equity

Year Ended July 31, 2018

— $  —

— $  — $ 50,427 $ 

— $ 

— $ 

2,316 $ 

9,335 $ 

62,078

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

— (10,541)

7,511

—

—

—

—

—

—

51

—

(1,108)

—

—

—

—

—

(427)

(12,076)

—

51

(40)

(40)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1,561

—

1,561

BALANCE AT 

JULY 31, 2017 . . .
Net loss for the 
year ended 
July 31, 2018  . .

Stock-based 

compensation . .
Unrealized loss on 

available-for-sale 
securities . . . . . .

Non-cash 

compensation 
related to the 
distribution of 
bonus shares . . .

Incorporation of 
Company, 
capital 
contribution 
from IDT 
and share 
distribution on 
Spin-Off . . . . . . 787,163

8 11,754,835

118

(39,886)

103,485

Indemnification 
from IDT for 
settled lawsuit . .

Foreign currency 
translation 
adjustment  . . . .

BALANCE AT 

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

100

—

—

—

—

—

—

166

—

—

—

63,725

100

166

JULY 31, 2018 . . . 787,163 $ 

8 11,762,346 $  118

— $  103,636 $ 

(1,108) $ 

4,043 $ 

8,868 $ 

115,565

See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.

F-7

Year Ended July 31,

2019

2018

(4,924) $ 

(12,076)

RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
 CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands, except share data)

Operating activities
Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest income on Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Note . . . . . . 
Interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net realized and unrealized gain on sale of marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . 
Net realized and unrealized gain on Investments – Hedge Funds  . . . . . . . . . . 
Provision for doubtful accounts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Non-cash compensation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Amortization of debt discount  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Realized gain on disposal of bonus shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net gain resulting from foreign exchange transactions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Change in assets and liabilities:

Trade accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other current assets and prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Write off of patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Due to Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Due from Related Party  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accrued Interest – Related Party  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net cash used in operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from sale and maturity of marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Purchase of investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash advances to IDT Corporation, net of repayments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investment in Rafael Pharmaceuticals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,779
(19)
(848)
(37)
(330)
(907)
122
372
17
—
—
—

(285)
(86)
76
275
533
3
654
(280)
649
104
(3,132)

(399)
25,031
—
—
(55,870)
(31,238)

Financing activities

Contribution from noncontrolling interest of consolidated entity  . . . . . . . . . . 
Repayment of loan by Rafael Pharmaceuticals, including interest . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from sale of shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from exercise of options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash advances from IDT Corporation, net of repayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from issuance of convertible note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net cash provided by financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

4,587
3,335
7,777
190
—
15,000
30,889
(298)
(3,779)
15,803
12,024 $ 

F-8

1,698
8,859
—
—
—
—
—
104
657
(246)
13
(32)

(23)
(258)
—
(586)
(35)
(10)
2
—
—
118
(1,815)

(710)
6,670
(151)
(1,700)
—
4,109

—
—
—
864
886
—
1,750
3
4,047
11,756
15,803

RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
 CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(in thousands, except share data)

Year Ended July 31,

2019

2018

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
Adoption effect of ASU 2016-01  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Beneficial conversion feature of convertible debt – related party  . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Series D Convertible Note and accrued interest converted to Series D 

Preferred Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Related Party deposit utilized to purchase Class B Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Cash payments made for taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Cash payments made for interest  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

39 $ 
71 $ 

10,848 $ 
864 $ 
— $ 
— $ 

—
—

—
—
—
—

See accompanying notes to consolidated and combined financial statements.

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 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

Rafael Holdings, Inc. (“Rafael Holdings” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, owns interests in commercial 
real estate assets and clinical-stage pharmaceutical companies. The assets are operated as two separate lines of business. 
The commercial real estate holdings consist of the building at 520 Broad Street in Newark, New Jersey that houses 
headquarters  for  the  Company  and  certain  affiliated  entities,  and  an  associated  800-car  public  garage,  an  office/
data center building in Piscataway, New Jersey and a portion of a building in Israel. The pharmaceutical holdings 
include  preferred  equity  interests  and  a  warrant  to  purchase  additional  equity  interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals, 
Inc.,  or  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals,  which  is  a  clinical-stage,  oncology-focused,  pharmaceutical  company  committed 
to the development and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells 
and cancer cells, and a majority equity interest in LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., or LipoMedix, a clinical-stage 
oncological pharmaceutical company based in Israel.

On March 26, 2018, IDT Corporation, or IDT, the former parent corporation of the Company, completed a tax-free 
spinoff  (the  “Spin-Off ”)  of  the  Company’s  capital  stock,  through  a  pro  rata  distribution  of  common  stock  to  its 
stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 13, 2018.

Basis of Presentation

The “Company” in these financial statements refers to Rafael Holdings on a consolidated basis from the date of the 
Spin-Off and on a combined basis from the date prior to the Spin-Off as if Rafael Holdings existed and owned the 
above interests in all periods presented.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on July 31 of each calendar year. Each reference below to a fiscal year refers to the 
fiscal year ending in the calendar year indicated (e.g., fiscal year 2019 refers to the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019).

The preparation of our consolidated and combined financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared 
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

All majority-owned subsidiaries are consolidated and combined with all intercompany transactions and balances being 
eliminated in consolidation or combination. The entities included in these financial statements are as follows:

Company
Rafael Holdings, Inc. 
Broad Atlantic Associates, LLC 
IDT 225 Old NB Road, LLC 
IDT R.E. Holdings Ltd. 
IDT Capital, Inc. 
IDT-Rafael Holdings, LLC 
CS Pharma Holdings, LLC 
LipoMedix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. 

Country of Incorporation

Percentage 
Owned

Unites States – Delaware
Unites States – Delaware
Unites States – Delaware
Israel
Unites States – Delaware
Unites States – Delaware
Unites States – Delaware
Israel

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
90%
45%*
50.6%

* 

50%  of  CS  Pharma  Holdings,  LLC  is  owned  by  IDT-Rafael  Holdings,  LLC.  We  have  a  90%  ownership  in  IDT-Rafael 
Holdings, LLC and, therefore, an effective 45% interest in CS Pharma Holdings, LLC.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and 
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may 
differ from those estimates.

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 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (cont.)

Reclassifications

Certain  line  items  in  prior  period  financial  statements  have  been  reclassified  to  conform  to  currently  reported 
presentations.

The Company’s Spin-Off

The Company was formerly a subsidiary of IDT. On March 26, 2018, IDT spun-off the Company to IDT’s stockholders 
and the Company became an independent public company through a pro rata distribution of the Company’s common 
stock held by IDT to IDT’s stockholders. As a result of the Spin-Off, each of IDT’s stockholders received: (i) one 
share of the Company’s Class A common stock for every two shares of IDT’s Class A common stock held of record 
on March 13, 2018 (the “Record Date”), and (ii) one share of the Company’s Class B common stock for every two 
shares of IDT’s Class B common stock held of record on the Record Date. On March 26, 2018, 787,163 shares of the 
Company’s Class A common stock and 11,754,835 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock were issued and 
outstanding, which includes 114,945 restricted stock units issued to employees and consultants in connection with the 
Spin-Off.

The Company entered into various agreements with IDT prior to the Spin-Off including a Separation and Distribution 
Agreement to effect the separation and provide a framework for the Company’s relationship with IDT after the Spin-Off, 
and  a Transition  Services Agreement,  which  provides  for  certain  services  to  be  performed  by  IDT  to  facilitate  the 
Company’s transition into a separate publicly-traded company. These agreements provide for, among other things, (1) the 
allocation between the Company and IDT of employee benefits, taxes and other liabilities and obligations attributable to 
periods prior to the Spin-Off, (2) transitional services to be provided by IDT relating to human resources and employee 
benefits administration, and (3) finance, accounting, tax, investor relations and legal services to be provided by IDT 
to the Company following the Spin-Off. In addition, the Company entered into a Tax Separation Agreement with IDT, 
which sets forth the responsibilities of the Company and IDT with respect to, among other things, liabilities for federal, 
state, local and foreign taxes for periods before and including the Spin-Off, the preparation and filing of tax returns for 
such periods and disputes with taxing authorities regarding taxes for such periods.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be 
cash equivalents.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

The Company routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers. As a result, the Company believes that its 
accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited. For the year ended July 31, 2019, related parties and one other 
customer represented 53%, and 10% of the Company’s revenue, respectively, and as of July 31, 2019, five customers 
represented 38%, 17%, 16%, 12%, and 7% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance, respectively. For the year 
ended July 31, 2018, related parties and one other customer represented 51%, and 10% of the Company’s revenue, 
respectively, and as of July 31, 2018, five customers represented 28%, 16%, 12%, 12%, and 12% of the Company’s 
accounts receivable balance, respectively.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts 
receivable balance. The allowance is determined based on known troubled accounts, historical experience and other 
currently available evidence. Doubtful accounts are written-off upon final determination that the trade accounts will 
not be collected. The computation of this allowance is based on the tenants’ or parking customers’ payment histories 
and current credit statuses, as well as certain industry or geographic specific credit considerations. If the Company’s 
estimates of collectability differ from the cash received, then the timing and amount of the Company’s reported revenue 

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 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (cont.)

could be impacted. The credit risk is mitigated by the high quality of the Company’s existing tenant base, inclusive 
of related parties, which represented 53% and 51% of the Company’s total revenue for the years ended July 31, 2019 
and 2018, respectively. The Company recorded bad debt expense of approximately $40,000 and $0 for the years ended 
July 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Investments

The  method  of  accounting  applied  to  long-term  investments,  whether  consolidated,  equity  or  cost,  involves  an 
evaluation of the significant terms of each investment that explicitly grant or suggest evidence of control or influence 
over the operations of the investee and also includes the identification of any variable interests in which the Company 
is  the  primary  beneficiary. The  consolidated  and  combined  financial  statements  include  the  Company’s  controlled 
affiliates. In addition, Rafael Pharmaceuticals (see Note 2) is a variable interest entity; however, the Company has 
determined that it is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities of 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals that most significantly impact Rafael Pharmaceuticals’ economic performance. All significant 
intercompany accounts and transactions between the consolidated and combined affiliates are eliminated. 

Investments in businesses that the Company does not control, but in which the Company has the ability to exercise 
significant influence over operating and financial matters, are accounted for using the equity method. Investments 
in  which  the  Company  does  not  have  the  ability  to  exercise  significant  influence  over  operating  and  financial 
matters are accounted for using the cost method. Cost method investments are presented as “Investments — Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals” and “Investments — Other Pharmaceuticals” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The 
Company no longer has investments accounted for under the equity method since the consolidation of LipoMedix 
in November 2017. The Company periodically evaluates its investments for impairment due to declines considered 
to be other than temporary. If the Company determines that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, then a 
charge to earnings is recorded in “Other Expenses, net” in the accompanying consolidated and combined statements 
of operations, and a new basis in the investment is established.

Long-Lived Assets

Equipment, buildings, leasehold improvements, and furniture and fixtures are recorded at cost and are depreciated on 
a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range as follows: 

Classification
Building and improvements
Tenant improvements
Other (primarily equipment and furniture and fixtures)

Years
40
7 – 15
5

The Company tests the recoverability of its long-lived assets with finite useful lives whenever events or changes in 
circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. The Company tests for recoverability 
based on the projected undiscounted cash flows to be derived from such asset. If the projected undiscounted future 
cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, the Company will record an impairment loss, if any, based on 
the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the asset. The Company generally measures 
fair value by considering sale prices for similar assets or by discounting estimated future cash flows from such asset 
using an appropriate discount rate. Cash flow projections and fair value estimates require significant estimates and 
assumptions  by  management.  Should  the  estimates  and  assumptions  prove  to  be  incorrect,  the  Company  may  be 
required to record impairments in future periods and such impairments could be material.

Properties

The Company owns commercial real estate located at 520 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey, and a related 800-car 
public parking garage across the street, as well as a building located at 225 Old New Brunswick Road in Piscataway, 
New Jersey. Additionally, the Company owns a portion of the 6th floor of a building located at 5 Shlomo Halevi Street, 
Har Hotzvim, in Jerusalem, Israel.

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 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (cont.)

Revenue Recognition

In  May  2014,  the  Financial Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  issued Accounting  Standards  Update  (“ASU”) 
2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) or ASU 2014-09. The objective of the ASU is to establish 
a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers, 
which supersedes most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core 
principle is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers 
in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or 
services. In applying the ASU, companies will perform a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how 
revenue is recognized. The five-step analysis consists of the following: (i) identifying the contract with a customer, 
(ii) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the 
transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity 
satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 applies to all contracts with customers except those that are within 
the scope of other topics in the FASB’s ASC. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 effective August 1, 2018 using the 
modified retrospective approach. The Company reviewed all contracts that were not completed as of August 1, 2018 
and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements.

The Company disaggregates its revenue by source within its consolidated and combined statements of operations. 
As  an  owner  and  operator  of  real  estate,  the  Company  derives  the  majority  of  its  revenue  from  leasing  space  to 
tenants at its properties. As a result, the majority of the Company’s revenue is accounted for pursuant to ASC 840 
Leases or ASC 840 and is reflected within Rental Revenue in the consolidated and combined statements of operations. 
In addition, the Company earns revenue from recoveries from tenants, consisting of amounts due from tenants for 
common  area  maintenance,  real  estate  taxes,  utilities,  and  other  recoverable  costs.  Revenue  from  recoveries  from 
tenants is recognized under the guidance ASC 840 until the adoption of ASC 842 Leases at which time it may fall 
within the guidance under ASC 606.

Contractual rental revenue is reported on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases. Accrued rental 
income, included within Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheets, represents cumulative rental income earned 
in excess of rent payments received pursuant to the terms of the individual lease agreements. The Company maintains 
an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required rent 
payments or parking customers to pay amounts due.

The Company also earns revenue from parking which is derived primarily from monthly and transient daily parking. 
In addition, the Company has certain lease arrangements for parking accounted for under the guidance in ASC 840. 
The monthly and transient daily parking revenue falls within the scope of ASC 606 and is accounted for at the point 
in time when control of the goods or services transfers to the customer and the Company’s performance obligation is 
satisfied, consistent with the Company’s previous accounting.

Income Taxes

The accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements include provisions for federal, state and foreign 
income taxes. Prior to the Spin-Off, the Company joined with its Parent and other affiliates in filing a federal income 
tax return on a combined basis. Income taxes for the Company for periods prior to the Spin-Off are calculated on 
a separate tax return basis. Our income taxes for the period subsequent to the Spin-Off will be filed on our initial 
consolidated standalone return with the IRS.

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary 
differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax 
bases. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset 
will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of future taxable income 
during the period in which related temporary differences become deductible. The Company considers the scheduled 
reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in its assessment of a 

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 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (cont.)

valuation allowance. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to 
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect 
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the 
enactment date of such change.

The Company uses a two-step approach for recognizing and measuring tax benefits taken or expected to be taken in 
a tax return. The Company determines whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon 
examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the 
position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company 
presumes that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant 
information. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured to determine the 
amount of tax benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of 
benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Differences between tax positions 
taken in a tax return and amounts recognized in the financial statements will generally result in one or more of the 
following:  an  increase  in  a  liability  for  income  taxes  payable,  a  reduction  of  an  income  tax  refund  receivable,  a 
reduction in a deferred tax asset, or an increase in a deferred tax liability.

The Company classifies interest and penalties on income taxes as a component of income tax expense, if any.

Contingencies

The Company accrues for loss contingencies when both (a) information available prior to issuance of the financial 
statements indicates that it is probable that a liability had been incurred at the date of the financial statements and 
(b)  the  amount  of  loss  can  reasonably  be  estimated.  When  the  Company  accrues  for  loss  contingencies  and  the 
reasonable estimate of the loss is within a range, the Company records its best estimate within the range. When no 
amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the Company accrues the minimum amount in the 
range. The Company discloses an estimated possible loss or a range of loss when it is at least reasonably possible that 
a loss may have been incurred.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value of financial and non-financial assets and liabilities is defined as an exit price, which is the price that would 
be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the 
measurement  date. The  three-tier  hierarchy  for  inputs  used  to  measure  fair  value,  which  prioritizes  the  inputs  to 
valuation techniques used to measure fair value, is as follows:

Level 1 

quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2  

quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset 
or liability; or

Level 3  

unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations.

A financial asset’s or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that 
is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value 
measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their 
placement within the fair value hierarchy.

Functional Currency

The U.S. Dollar is the functional currency of our entities operating in the United States. The functional currency for 
our subsidiary operating outside of the United States is the New Israeli Shekel, the currency of the primary economic 
environment  in  which  the  subsidiary  primarily  expends  cash.  The  Company  translates  that  subsidiary’s  financial 

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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (cont.)

statements  into  U.S.  Dollars. The  Company  translates  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  exchange  rate  in  effect  as  of  the 
financial statement date, and translate accounts from the statements of comprehensive loss using the weighted average 
exchange rate for the period. The Company reports gains and losses from currency exchange rate changes related to 
intercompany receivables and payables, currently in non-operating expenses.

Research and Development Costs

Costs for research and development are charged to expense as incurred. Research and development costs in the relevant 
periods were incurred solely by LipoMedix.

Repairs and Maintenance

The Company charges the cost of repairs and maintenance, including the cost of replacing minor items not constituting 
substantial betterment, to selling, general and administrative expenses as these costs are incurred.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic  earnings  (loss)  per  share  is  computed  by  dividing  net  income  (loss)  attributable  to  all  classes  of  common 
stockholders of the Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding 
during the applicable period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is determined in the same manner as basic earnings 
(loss) per share, except that the number of shares is increased to include restricted stock still subject to risk of forfeiture 
and to assume exercise of potentially dilutive stock options using the treasury stock method, unless the effect of such 
increase would be anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

The  Company  accounts  for  stock-based  compensation  using  the  provisions  of  ASC  718,  Accounting  for  Stock 
Compensation,  which  requires  the  recognition  of  the  fair  value  of  stock-based  compensation.  Furthermore,  the 
Company adopted ASU 2016-09 which simplified several aspects of the accounting for stock-based compensation, 
including income tax effects, forfeitures, statutory withholding requirements and cash flow statement classifications. 
Stock-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards. Since this compensation 
cost  is  based  on  awards  ultimately  expected  to  vest,  it  has  been  reduced  for  estimated  forfeitures. ASU  2016-09 
allows companies to elect an accounting policy either to continue to estimate the total number of awards for which the 
requisite service period will not be rendered or to account for forfeitures when they occur. The Company has elected 
to account for the forfeitures when they occur. Compensation cost for awards is recognized using the straight-line 
method over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation is included in selling, general and administrative expense.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) 
model  that  requires  a  lessee  to  record  a  ROU  asset  and  a  lease  liability  on  the  balance  sheet  for  all  leases  with 
terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the 
pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after 
December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach 
is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest 
comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company 
is in the process of reviewing all contracts with suppliers, vendors, customers and other outside parties to identify 
whether such contracts contain an embedded lease as defined under the new guidance and whether there will be any 
impact of the pending adoption of the new standard on its financial statements. The Company intends to adopt the 
standard on August 1, 2019.

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RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC.
 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING 
POLICIES (cont.)

In  June  2016,  the  FASB  issued ASU  2016-13,  Financial  Instruments  —  Credit  Losses  (Topic  326):  Measurement 
of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, that changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain 
other instruments. For receivables, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking 
“expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for losses. For available-for-sale 
debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except 
the losses will be recognized as allowances instead of reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. In addition, 
an entity will have to disclose significantly more information about allowances, credit quality indicators and past due 
securities. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods 
within those fiscal years and will be applied as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company 
is  currently  evaluating  the  impact  of  the  pending  adoption  of  the  new  standard  on  its  consolidated  and  combined 
financial statements and intends to adopt the standard on August 1, 2020.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In  November  2016,  the  FASB  issued ASU  No.  2016-18,  Statement  of  Cash  Flows  (Topic  230):  Restricted  Cash  or 
ASU  2016-18.  The  new  guidance  is  intended  to  reduce  diversity  in  practice  by  adding  or  clarifying  guidance  on 
classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective 
for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The amendments in this ASU are required to be 
applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company adopted this guidance retrospectively on August 1, 2018 
with no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. On a prospective basis, 
ASU 2016-18 will only impact the Company’s financial position and cash flows to the extent it has restricted cash.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition 
and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which required us to prospectively record changes in 
the fair value of our equity investments, except for those accounted for under the equity method, in net income instead 
of  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income. The  Company  implemented ASU  2016-01  in  the  first  quarter  of 
fiscal 2019 effective August 1, 2018. A cumulative-effect adjustment was recorded as of August 1, 2018 to reclassify 
approximately $39,000 of unrealized loss on equity securities from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained 
earnings resulting in prior-periods no longer being comparable.

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income

Accumulated 
Deficit

Balances as of July 31, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Impact from adoption of ASU 2016-01  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Balances as of August 1, 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

(in thousands)
4,043 $ 
39
4,082 $ 

(1,108)
(39)
(1,147)

SEC Disclosure Update and Simplification

In August 2018, the SEC adopted the final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532, Disclosure Update and Simplification, 
amending certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. In 
addition, the amendments expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders’ equity for interim 
financial statements. Under the amendments, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders’ equity presented 
in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The analysis should present a reconciliation of 
the beginning balance to the ending balance of each period for which a statement of comprehensive income is required 
to be filed. This final rule was effective on November 5, 2018. The Company included a reconciliation of the changes 
in equity in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2019.

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NOTE 2 — INVESTMENT IN RAFAEL PHARMACEUTICALS

Rafael Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage, oncology-focused pharmaceutical company committed to the development 
and commercialization of therapies that exploit the metabolic differences between normal cells and cancer cells.

The  Company  owns  interests/rights  in  Rafael  Pharmaceutical  through  a  90%-owned  non-operating  subsidiary, 
IDT-Rafael Holdings, LLC, or IDT-Rafael Holdings.

IDT-Rafael Holdings also owns 50% of CS Pharma Holdings, LLC (“CS Pharma”), a non-operating entity. Accordingly, 
the Company holds an effective 45% indirect interest in the assets held by CS Pharma.

Howard Jonas, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Chairman of the Board of 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals owns 10% of IDT-Rafael Holdings.

IDT-Rafael Holdings holds 36.7 million shares of Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and 
a  warrant  to  increase  ownership  to  up  to  56%  of  the  fully  diluted  equity  interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  (the 
“Warrant”). The Warrant  is  exercisable  at  the  lower  of  70%  of  the  price  sold  in  an  equity  financing,  or  $1.25  per 
share, subject to certain adjustments, and will expire upon the earlier of December 31, 2020, a qualified initial public 
offering, or liquidation event of Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

IDT-Rafael  Holdings  also  holds  certain  governance  rights  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  including  appointment  of 
directors.

CS Pharma holds 16.7 million shares of Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Preferred Stock. CS Pharma 
owned a $10 million Series D Convertible Note, with 3.5% interest, in Rafael Pharmaceuticals which was converted 
in January 2019.

The Company and its subsidiaries collectively own securities representing 51% of the outstanding capital stock of 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals and 38% of the capital stock on a fully diluted basis (excluding the remainder of the Warrant).

The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1.25 per share (subject to appropriate adjustment to 
reflect any stock split, combination, reclassification or reorganization of the Series D Preferred Stock or any dilutive 
issuances, as described below). Holders of Series D Stock are entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends when, as 
and if declared by the board of Rafael Pharmaceuticals, prior to any dividends to any other class of capital stock of 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or in the event of 
any deemed liquidation, proceeds from such liquidation, dissolution, winding up shall be distribute first to the holders 
of Series D Stock. Except with respect to certain major decisions, or as required by law, holders of Series D Stock vote 
together with the holders of the other preferred stock and common stock and not as a separate class.

The  Company  serves  as  the  managing  member  of  IDT-Rafael  Holdings,  and  IDT-Rafael  Holdings  serves  as  the 
managing member of CS Pharma, with broad authority to make all key decisions regarding their respective holdings. 
Any distributions that are made to CS Pharma from Rafael Pharmaceuticals that are in turn distributed by CS Pharma, 
will need to be made pro rata to all members, which would entitle IDT-Rafael Holdings to 50% (based on current 
ownership) of such distributions. Similarly, if IDT-Rafael Holdings were to distribute proceeds it receives from CS 
Pharma,  it  would  do  so  on  a  pro  rata  basis,  entitling  the  Company  to  90%  (based  on  current  ownership)  of  such 
distributions.

The Company evaluated its investments in Rafael Pharmaceuticals in accordance with ASC 323, Investments — Equity 
Method and Joint Ventures to establish the appropriate accounting treatment for its investment and has concluded that 
its investment did not meet the criteria for the equity method of accounting or consolidation.

Rafael Pharmaceuticals is a variable interest entity; however, the Company has determined that it is not the primary 
beneficiary as it does not have the power to direct the activities of Rafael Pharmaceuticals that most significantly 
impact Rafael Pharmaceuticals’ economic performance. In addition, the interests held in Rafael Pharmaceuticals are 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and do not represent in-substance common stock.

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NOTE 2 — INVESTMENT IN RAFAEL PHARMACEUTICALS (cont.)

Separately,  Howard  Jonas  and  Deborah  Jonas  jointly  own  $525,000  of  Series  C  Convertible  Notes  of  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals,  and The  Howard  S.  and  Deborah  Jonas  Foundation  owns  $525,000  of  Series  C  Notes  of  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals.

On September 19, 2017, IDT approved a compensatory arrangement with Howard Jonas related to the right held by 
IDT-Rafael Holdings to receive additional Rafael Pharmaceutical shares (“Bonus Shares”) upon the achievement of 
certain milestones. Under that arrangement, IDT and the Company transferred to Howard Jonas the contractual right 
to receive “Bonus Shares” for an additional 10% of the fully diluted capital stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals at the time 
of issuance that was previously held by IDT-Rafael Holdings, which is contingent upon achieving certain milestones. 
This right was previously held by IDT-Rafael Holdings, subject to its right to transfer to recipients that IDT-Rafael 
Holdings, in its sole discretion, felt merit because of special efforts by such persons in assisting Rafael Pharmaceuticals 
and its products. IDT-Rafael Holdings distributed the rights to its members and the Company transferred the portion it 
received to Howard Jonas. If any of the milestones are met, the Bonus Shares are to be issued without any additional 
payment. Howard Jonas has the right to transfer the Bonus Shares, in his discretion, to others, including those who are 
instrumental to the future success of Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

Based  on  the  current  shares  issued  and  outstanding  of  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  as  of  October  2,  2019,  we  and  our 
affiliates would need to pay approximately $15 million to exercise the Warrant in full. On an as-converted fully diluted 
basis (for all convertible securities of Rafael Pharmaceuticals outstanding), we and our affiliates would need to pay 
approximately $45 million to exercise the Warrant to keep our ownership at 51%. On an as-converted fully diluted 
basis (for all convertible securities of Rafael Pharmaceuticals outstanding), we and our affiliates would need to pay 
approximately  $70  million  to  exercise  the Warrant  in  full.  Howard  Jonas  holds  10%  of  the  interest  in  IDT  Rafael 
Holdings and would need to contribute 10% of any cash needed to exercise any portion of the Warrant. Following 
any exercise, a portion of our interest in Rafael Pharmaceuticals would continue to be held for the benefit of the other 
equity holders in IDT-Rafael Holdings and CS Pharma. If the Bonus Shares are issued to Howard Jonas or Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals issues any additional equity instruments, we will need additional cash to maintain our ownership 
percentage or exercise the Warrant in full.

NOTE 3 — MARKETABLE SECURITIES

During  fiscal  2019,  all  marketable  securities  held  by  the  Company  were  liquidated  in  connection  with  the  partial 
exercise  of  the  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals Warrant. There  were  no  marketable  securities  held  by  the  Company  as  of 
July 31, 2019.

The following is a summary of marketable securities as of July 31, 2018:

Amortized 
Cost

Gross 
Unrealized 
Gains

Gross 
Unrealized 
Losses

(in thousands)

Fair Value

Available-for-sale securities:
July 31, 2018:

Certificates of deposit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Federal Government Sponsored Enterprise notes . . . . 
International agency notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Mutual funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Corporate bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
U.S. Treasury notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Municipal bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

7,757 $ 
2,837
522
5,469
2,948
5,476
—
25,009 $ 

— $ 
—
—
—
1
—
—
1 $ 

(23) $ 
(23)
(17)
(98)
(56)
(92)
—
(309) $ 

7,734
2,814
505
5,371
2,893
5,384
—
24,701

* 

Each of the Company’s certificates of deposit has a CUSIP, was purchased in the secondary market through a broker, and 
may be sold in the secondary market.

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NOTE 3 — MARKETABLE SECURITIES (cont.)

Proceeds from maturities and sales of available-for-sale securities were $25.0 million and $6.7 million in fiscal years 
2019 and 2018, respectively. The gross realized gains that were included in earnings as a result of sales were $330,000 
and $12,000 in fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were no gross realized losses that were included in 
earnings as a result of sales in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2018. The Company uses the specific identification 
method in computing the gross realized gains and gross realized losses on the sales of marketable securities.

NOTE 4 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the FASB ASC requires disclosures about how fair value is 
determined for assets and liabilities and a hierarchy for which these assets and liabilities must be grouped is established, 
based on significant levels of inputs as follows:

Level 1 

quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 

quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities and inputs that are observable for the asset 
or liability; or

Level 3 

unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, such as discounted cash flow models or valuations.

The determination of where assets and liabilities fall within this hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that 
is significant to the fair value measurement.

The following is a listing of the Company’s assets required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis and where 
they are classified within the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

At July 31, 2019

(in thousands)

Available-for-sale securities:

Hedge Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

— $ 
— $ 

— $ 
— $ 

5,125 $ 
5,125 $ 

5,125
5,125

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

At July 31, 2018

(in thousands)

Available-for-sale securities:

Marketable Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Hedge Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals convertible 

promissory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

10,755 $ 
—

—
10,755 $ 

13,946 $ 
—

—
13,946 $ 

— $ 

4,218

7,900
12,118 $ 

24,701
4,218

7,900
36,819

At July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, the Company did not have any liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring 
basis.

At July 31, 2018, the fair value of the Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Note (the “Series D Note”) was 
classified as Level 3, was estimated based on a valuation of Rafael Pharmaceuticals by reference to recent transactions 
in its securities, the Series D Note investment, as well as utilizing a discounted cash flow technique under the Income 
Approach and other factors that could not be corroborated by the market. The Series D Note was converted into shares 
of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals in January 2019.

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NOTE 4 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (cont.)

The following table summarizes the change in the balance of the Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring 
basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

At July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)

Balance, beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Contributions by former Parent at Spin-Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Conversion of Rafael Pharmaceuticals Series D Convertible Note  . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total gains included in earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Balance, end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

12,118 $ 
—
(7,900)
907
5,125 $ 

6,300
3,949
—
1,869
12,118

Prior to the Spin-Off, IDT contributed $2.0 million in investments in securities in another entity that are not liquid, 
which were included in “Investments — Other Pharmaceuticals” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The 
Company’s related investment is accounted for using the cost method and, therefore, this investment is not measured 
at fair value.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The  estimated  fair  value  of  the  Company’s  other  financial  instruments  was  determined  using  available  market 
information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting 
these data to develop estimates of fair value. Consequently, the estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts 
that could be realized or would be paid in a current market exchange.

Cash and cash equivalents, prepaid expense and other current assets, and other current liabilities.  At July 31, 2019 
and July 31, 2018, the carrying amount of these assets and liabilities approximated fair value because of the short 
period of time to maturity. The fair value estimates for cash and cash equivalents were classified as Level 1 and other 
current assets, and other current liabilities were classified as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Other  assets  and  other  liabilities.  At  July  31,  2019  and  July  31,  2018,  the  carrying  amount  of  these  assets  and 
liabilities approximated fair value. The fair values were estimated based on the Company’s assumptions, which were 
classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The Company’s financial instruments include trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and due from related 
parties. The  recorded  carrying  amount  of  trade  accounts  receivable,  trade  accounts  payable  and  due  from  related 
parties approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. Other than noted above, the Company did not have 
any other assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of July 31, 2019 or July 31, 2018.

NOTE 5 — TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Trade Accounts Receivable consisted of the following:

Trade Accounts Receivable – Third Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Trade Accounts Receivable – Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Less Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Trade Accounts Receivable, net  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)
561 $ 
11
(122)
450 $ 

358
11
(82)
287

The current portion of deferred rental income included in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets was approximately 
$34,000 and $88,000 as of July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.

The  noncurrent  portion  of  deferred  rental  income  included  in  Other  Assets  was  approximately  $1.4  million  and 
$1.0 million as of July 31, 2019 and July 31, 2018, respectively.

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NOTE 6 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

Building and Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Land  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Furniture and Fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Construction in Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Less Accumulated Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

At July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)

54,241 $ 
10,412
1,145
255
—
66,053
(17,320)
48,733 $ 

52,818
10,412
1,145
255
1,024
65,654
(15,541)
50,113

Other property and equipment consists of other equipment and miscellaneous computer hardware.

Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  pertaining  to  property  and  equipment  was  approximately  $1.8  million  and 
$1.7 million for fiscal years 2019 and 2018, respectively.

NOTE 7 — INVESTMENT IN LIPOMEDIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.

LipoMedix is a clinical-stage, privately held Israeli company focused on the development of an innovative, safe and 
effective cancer therapy based on liposome delivery.

As  a  result  of  its  initial  $100,000  investment,  the  Company  received  approximately  3.2%  of  the  common  shares 
outstanding. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company made an additional $300,000 investment in 
LipoMedix, increasing its ownership to 13.95% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, and provided LipoMedix 
with an additional advance of $200,000 against anticipated future equity investments. During the fourth quarter of 
fiscal year 2017, the Company made an additional $1.1 million investment, inclusive of the $200,000 advance, in 
LipoMedix, increasing its ownership to 38.86% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. As such, the Company 
began accounting for this investment under the equity method as of and for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017.

On November 16, 2017, the Company exercised its option to purchase additional shares in LipoMedix for $900,000, 
which increased its ownership to 50.6% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares. As such, the Company began 
consolidating this investment as of and for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.

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NOTE 7 — INVESTMENT IN LIPOMEDIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. (cont.)

The  impact  of  the  acquisition’s  purchase  price  allocations  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  balance  sheet  and  the 
acquisition date fair value of the total consideration transferred were as follows:

At 
November 16, 
2017

(in thousands)
Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In Process Research and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accounts payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net assets, excluding cash acquired and noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Supplemental information:
Cash paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash paid, net of cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Historical loss on investment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total consideration, net of cash acquired and noncontrolling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

16
8
1,575
155
(85)
(22)
1,647

2,400
1,060
1,340
(252)
559
1,647

The  noncontrolling  interest  balance  of  LipoMedix  of  approximately  $559,000  was  not  included  in  the  balance  of 
noncontrolling interest as of July 31, 2018. An opening balance adjustment was booked as of August 1, 2018 to correct 
this amount.

In 2019, the Company changed its accounting for recording patent fees. All fees associated with the legal costs incurred 
in connection with a patent application are being expensed as incurred including all prior legal costs for the patent 
costs previously capitalized. These expenses, totaling approximately $440,000 are included in selling, general, and 
administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements.

In April  2019,  the  Company  provided  no-interest  bridge  financing  of  $250,000  to  LipoMedix  (the  “2019  Bridge 
Note”). The 2019 Bridge Note is automatically convertible into shares of LipoMedix as follows: (i) upon an issuance 
of an aggregate $2.0 million of additional equity securities (excluding the conversion of the Bridge Notes); or (ii) upon 
a liquidation or dissolution of LipoMedix or a sale of LipoMedix or its assets. If converted, the 2019 Bridge Note 
will be converted into shares of the most senior class of equity of LipoMedix then issued. If converted upon an equity 
financing, the 2019 Bridge Note will be converted at a conversion price per share that is equal to 75% of the price 
paid in the equity offering. If converted upon a liquidation or sale event, the 2019 Bridge Note will be converted at a 
conversion price per share that is equal to 75% of the per share distribution received by LipoMedix equity holders in 
connection with the event or if greater the Company will receive a payment equal to the 2019 Bridge Note ($250,000). 
If none of such events occurs prior to September 28, 2019, the 2019 Bridge Note will be converted into the most senior 
class of shares LipoMedix has then issued at a conversion price per share equal to $0.53 (calculated on the basis of 
LipoMedix’s pre-money valuation of $5.0 million).

In July 2018, the Company provided no-interest bridge financing of $875,000 to LipoMedix (the “2018 Bridge Note”). 
The  2018  Bridge  Note  is  convertible  into  shares  of  LipoMedix  as  follows:  (i)  upon  an  issuance  of  an  aggregate 
$2.0 million of additional equity securities (excluding the conversion of the 2018 Bridge Note) (the “Financing”), 
the 2018 Bridge Note amount shall be converted into shares of LipoMedix of the same class and series with the same 
rights, preferences and privileges as shall be issued in the Financing at a conversion price per share equal to 75% or 
the lowest price per share paid by the investor(s) in the Financing; (ii) upon a Distribution Event (as defined in the 
Founder’s Agreement among LipoMedix and certain of its founders), the 2018 Bridge Note shall be converted into 
shares of the most senior class of shares of LipoMedix then issued, at a conversion price per share that is equal to 
75% of the per share distribution received by LipoMedix equity holders in connection with the Distribution Event, or 

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NOTE 7 — INVESTMENT IN LIPOMEDIX PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. (cont.)

the Company shall be entitled to receive a redemption payment equal to the 2018 Bridge Note ($875,000); and (iii) if 
neither a Financing nor Distribution Event occurs prior to January 6, 2020 (18 months following the effective date of 
the 2018 Bridge Note), the 2018 Bridge Note will be converted into the most senior class of shares LipoMedix has 
then issued at a conversion price per share equal to $0.53 (calculated on the basis of LipoMedix’s pre-money valuation 
of $5.0 million, divided by its fully diluted share capital as of July 6, 2018).

NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V 
of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal Year 2018”, which is commonly referred to as “The Tax Cuts and 
Jobs Act” (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act provides for comprehensive tax legislation that, among other things, reduces 
the U.S. federal statutory corporate tax rate from 35.0% to 21.0% effective January 1, 2018, broadens the U.S. federal 
income tax base, requires companies to pay a one-time repatriation tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that 
were previously tax deferred (“transition tax”), and creates new taxes on certain foreign sourced earnings.

The Company has completed its accounting for the income tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act. At July 31, 2019, 
the Company did not have any undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. As a result, no additional income or 
withholding taxes were provided for, for the undistributed earnings or any additional outside basis differences inherent 
in the foreign entities. The Company reviewed the global intangible low taxed income (“GILTI”) and base erosion 
anti-abuse tax (“BEAT”) that became effective August 1, 2018 and has not recorded any impact associated with either.

At July 31, 2019, the Company has federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards from domestic operations of 
approximately  $22.3  million,  to  offset  future  taxable  income. The  Company  has  state  NOLs  of  $3.2  million. The 
Company has NOLs from foreign operations of $1.2 million. As part of the Tax Act, federal NOLs generated in 2018 
and later are not subject to an expiration period and are available to offset 80% of taxable income in the year in which 
they are utilized. The federal NOL carryforwards generated prior to 2018 will begin to expire in 2026. The state NOLs 
will begin to expire in 2038 and foreign NOLs do not expire.

The Company anticipates that its assumptions and estimates may change as a result of future guidance and interpretation 
from  the  Internal  Revenue  Service,  the  SEC,  the  FASB,  and  various  other  taxing  jurisdictions.  In  particular,  the 
Company anticipates that the U.S. state jurisdictions will continue to determine and announce their conformity with 
or decoupling from the Tax Act, either in its entirety or with respect to specific provisions. Legislative and interpretive 
actions could result in adjustments to the Company’s provisional estimates when the accounting for the income tax 
effects of the Tax Act is completed.

The components of loss before income taxes are as follows:

Domestic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Foreign  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Loss before Income Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

For the Year Ended 
July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)
(3,410) $ 
(1,533)
(4,943) $ 

(2,581)
(1,058)
(3,639)

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NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES (cont.)

Benefits from (provision for) income taxes as presented in the consolidated and combined statement of operations 
consisted of the following:

Current:
Foreign  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total current expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred:
Foreign  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total deferred expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax (benefit) expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

For the Year Ended 
July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)

— $ 
—
—
—

(19)
—
—
(19)
(19) $ 

11
—
—
11

—
8,219
207
8,426
8,437

The differences between income taxes expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and income taxes are 
reported as follows:

U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
State income tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Valuation allowance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Foreign tax rate differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Tax law change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Permanent differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Rate Change  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

At July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)
(908) $ 
(172)
(30)
(24)
—
102
1,030
(17)
(19) $ 

(886)
(141)
7,105
(290)
2,499
144
—
6
8,437

The Company has not recorded U.S. income tax expense for foreign earnings because it has not recorded any post spin 
off from IDT.

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows:

Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
AMT carryforwards  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Reserves and accruals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Gross deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Less valuation allowance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total deferred tax liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred tax assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

At July 31,

2019

2018

(in thousands)

5,316 $ 
2,692
34
119
8,161
(8,142)
19
—
19 $ 

5,753
—
2,344
14
8,111
(8,111)
—
—
—

Net deferred tax assets are included in “Deferred Taxes” in the consolidated balance sheets.

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NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

On August 21, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with a building service provider in order to 
avoid the risks, delays and expenses inherent in and resulting from litigation. The $100,000 settlement was included in 
“Selling, general and administrative” expenses in the 2018 consolidated and combined statements of operations and in 
“Accrued Expenses” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As the Company is fully indemnified by IDT 
for the settlement amount, a corresponding receivable was included in “Due to Related Parties” in the accompanying 
consolidated balance sheets. This amount has since been repaid in the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

Under a Founders Agreement among LipoMedix and other parties, two of LipoMedix’ founders would become entitled 
to consulting payments in the approximate amounts of $385,000 and $358,000, respectively, upon the satisfaction of 
certain conditions thereto. LipoMedix believes that those conditions have not been satisfied and does not believe that 
they are likely to be satisfied until LipoMedix is successful in raising significant capital in the future.

On September 17, 2018, LipoMedix was notified of a claim initiated by one of its founders seeking payment of consulting 
fees in the amount of approximately $377,000 and seeking to place restrictions on LipoMedix’ bank accounts and other 
assets to protect his claim. LipoMedix did not believe that the individual had the right to receive any payment at the 
current time. LipoMedix responded to the demand for the placement of restrictions on its assets. And on November 26, 
2018, the court denied the request by the founder to place restrictions on the assets. In May 2019, LipoMedix received a 
letter from the other founder requesting payment of his consulting fees. On July 15, 2019, the parties settled the matters 
and the two founders will be paid a percentage of future investments and certain other proceeds.

On July 12, 2019, the Company received a Citation and Notification of Penalty from the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor or OSHA, related to an OSHA inspection of 520 Broad Street, 
Newark, NJ. The citation seeks to impose penalties related to alleged violations of the Occupation Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 at 520 Broad Street. On July 31, 2019, the Company filed a Notice of Contest with OSHA contesting the 
citation in its entirety.

For the matters disclosed above a general legal accrual for approximately $250,000 has been made for legal fees and 
losses believed to be both probable and reasonably estimable, but an exposure to loss may exist in excess of the amount 
accrued.

The Company may from time to time be subject to legal proceedings that may arise in the ordinary course of business. 
Although there can be no assurance in this regard, the Company does not expect any of those legal proceedings to have 
a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

NOTE 10 — CONVERTIBLE NOTE

On  November  15,  2018,  Howard  Jonas,  the  Company’s  Chairman,  CEO,  and  controlling  stockholder  entered  into 
an agreement to purchase a convertible note from the Company for $15.0 million. The term of the note was three 
years  with  interest  accruing  on  the  principal  amount  at  a  rate  of  6%  per  annum,  compounded  quarterly. The  note 
was subsequently assigned by Mr. Jonas to the Howard S. Jonas 2017 Annuity Trust. At the option of the Company, 
interest on the note can be capitalized and added to principal or payable in cash. The note was convertible at the option 
of the holder into shares of Class B common stock at a conversion price of $8.47 per share, the closing price of the 
Company’s Class B common stock on the trading day before the date of the investment agreement. The initial principal 
amount of the note was convertible into 1,770,956 shares of Class B common stock, and if all interest for the three-year 
term of the note is capitalized, the note would have been convertible into 2,117,388 shares of Class B common stock. 
If the closing price of the Company’s Class B common stock on the NYSE American is 200% of the conversion price 
for at least thirty (30) consecutive days, the Company had the right to cause conversion of the note.

At issuance, the Company recorded a debt discount of approximately $70,000 related to the beneficial conversion feature 
of the note and amortized approximately $16,000 of the discount in fiscal 2019 which was included in interest expense. 
In addition, the Company recorded approximately $650,000 and $418,000 of interest expense for the year ended July 31, 
2019 and 2018, respectively, that is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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NOTE 10 — CONVERTIBLE NOTE (cont.)

At July 31, 
2019
(in thousands)

Convertible Note:

Principal value of 6% convertible note at July 31, 2019, due November 15, 2021 . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Debt discount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total long-term carrying value of convertible note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

15,000
(54)
14,946

In August 2019, the note including interest of approximately $667,000 was converted into 1,849,749 shares of common 
stock.

NOTE 11 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has historically maintained an intercompany balance due to/from related parties that relates to cash 
advances for investments, loan repayments, charges for services provided to the Company by IDT and payroll costs 
for the Company’s personnel that were paid by IDT. This is partially offset by rental income paid to the Company by 
various companies under common control to IDT. The Company also maintains a due from related parties account 
which includes the balance due for charges and for services provided by the Company to Rafael Pharmaceuticals for 
rent, accounting and other administrative expenses.

On March 26, 2018, IDT spun off the Company. In connection with the spin-off, IDT and the Company entered into 
a Transition  Services Agreement,  dated  March  26,  2018  (the  “TSA”),  pursuant  to  which  IDT,  which  is  controlled 
by Howard S. Jonas and for which Howard S. Jonas serves as the Chairman of the Board, provides certain services 
to the Company. The services include, but are not limited to: administrative, tax and legal. IDT billed the Company 
approximately $390,000 under the TSA during fiscal 2019 and approximately $60,000 for invoices paid by IDT on 
the Company’s behalf. In addition, during fiscal 2019, the Company billed IDT approximately $64,000 for real estate 
advisory services provided to IDT, and approximately $25,000 for invoices paid by the Company on IDT’s behalf. 
IDT collected cash of approximately $174,000 on behalf of the Company, primarily from third parties who use the 
Company’s parking garage while the Company was in the process of changing its billing and collection systems. As of 
July 31, 2019, the Company owed IDT approximately $60,000 included in due to related parties.

IDT leases approximately 80,000 square feet of office space plus parking occupied by IDT at 520 Broad Street, Newark, 
NJ and approximately 3,600 square feet of office space in Jerusalem, Israel. IDT paid the Company approximately 
$1.8 million for office rent and parking during fiscal 2019. As of July 31, 2019, IDT owed the Company approximately 
$9,000 for office rent and parking.

Genie Energy, Ltd. (“Genie”), a company controlled by Howard Jonas, the Company’s Chairman of the Board and 
controlling stockholder, leases office space from the Company at 520 Broad Street. Billings for such services totaled 
approximately $218,000 in fiscal 2019. The Company charges Genie $23.46 per square foot annually for approximately 
8,631 square feet of space. As of July 31, 2019, Genie had no amounts due to the Company.

The  Company  provides  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  with  administrative,  finance,  accounting,  tax  and  legal  services. 
Howard S. Jonas serves as a Chairman of the Board of Rafael Pharmaceuticals and owns an equity interest in Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals. The  Company  billed  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  $480,000  during  fiscal  2019. As  of  July  31,  2019, 
Rafael Pharmaceuticals owed the Company $280,000 included in due from related parties.

On  April  26,  2018,  the  Corporate  Governance  Committee  authorized,  approved  and  confirmed  an  underlying 
Related  Person Transaction  involving  Howard  Jonas  with  respect  to  the  Company’s  proposed  sale  to  Mr.  Jonas  of 
1,254,200 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at a price per share of $6.89, which was the closing price 
for the Class B common stock on the NYSE American on April 26, 2018 (the last closing price before approval of 
the arrangement) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $8,641,000, the purchase price of which would be 
reduced by the amount of any dividends whose record date is between the date hereof and the issuance of the shares 
(the  “Sale”). The  Sale  took  place  on  January  18,  2019,  following  stockholder  approval  on  January  10,  2019. The 

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NOTE 11 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (cont.)

Company’s liability at July 31, 2018 was comprised of a deposit of $864,000 from Howard Jonas, Chairman of the 
Board, Chief Executive Officer and controlling stockholder of the Company partially offset by amounts due from IDT 
and Rafael Pharmaceuticals.

IDT-Rafael  Holdings,  LLC,  the  Company’s  90%-owned  subsidiary  and  the  remaining  10%  of  which  is  held  by 
Howard Jonas, currently holds 36.7 million shares of Rafael Pharmaceutical’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock 
and  a  warrant  to  increase  ownership  to  up  to  56%  of  the  fully  diluted  equity  interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals. 
IDT-Rafael Holdings, LLC also owns 50% of CS Pharma Holdings, LLC (“CS Pharma”), a non-operating entity that 
holds  16.7  million  shares  of  Rafael  Pharmaceutical’s  Series  D  Convertible  Preferred  Stock. The  Company  and  its 
subsidiaries collectively own securities representing 51% of the outstanding capital stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals 
and 38% of the capital stock on a fully diluted basis (excluding the remainder of the Warrant).

In  September  2018,  CS  Pharma,  in  which  the  Company  owns  an  effective  45%  interest,  exercised  a  warrant 
to  purchase  8  million  shares  of  Rafael  Pharmaceutical’s  Series  D  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  for  $10  million 
representing  approximately  8%  of  the  equity  on  a  fully-diluted  basis  (excluding  the  remainder  of  the  Warrant) 
of  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals. The Warrant  in  full  is  exercisable  for  up  to  56%  of  the  fully  diluted  equity  of  Rafael 
Pharmaceuticals. The right to exercise the first $10 million of the Warrant was held by CS Pharma. CS Pharma is 
owned by 0.25% by Michael Weiss, a non-employee director of the Company. The remainder of the Warrant is held by 
IDT-Rafael Holdings, LLC.

On November 5, 2018, IDT-Rafael Holdings, LLC partially exercised a warrant to purchase 4 million shares of Rafael 
Pharmaceutical’s Series D Convertible Preferred Stock for $5 million, of which $500,000 was contributed by Howard 
Jonas.

On  January  10,  2019,  IDT-Rafael  Holdings,  LLC  partially  exercised  a  warrant  to  purchase  5.1  million  shares  of 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of Rafael Pharmaceuticals for $6.4 million, of which $640,000 was contributed 
by Howard Jonas.

On  January  23,  2019,  IDT-Rafael  Holdings,  LLC  partially  exercised  a  warrant  to  purchase  36.3  million  shares 
of  Series  D  Convertible  Preferred  Stock  of  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  for  $34.4  million,  of  which  $3.4  million  was 
contributed by Howard Jonas.

On November 15, 2018, Howard Jonas entered into an agreement to purchase a convertible note from the Company 
for $15 million that has since been converted to shares of common stock. See Note 10.

NOTE 12 — FUTURE MINIMUM RENTS

Certain of the Company’s properties are leased to tenants under net operating leases with initial term expiration dates 
ranging  from  2021  to  2030. The  future  contractual  minimum  lease  payments  to  be  received  (excluding  operating 
expense reimbursements) by the Company as of July 31, 2019, under non-cancelable operating leases which expire on 
various dates through 2028, are as follows:

Year ending July 31,

Related 
Parties

Other
(in thousands)

Total

2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Minimum Future Rental Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 

1,992 $ 
2,041
2,078
2,117
2,155
1,659
12,042 $ 

1,054 $ 
1,136
993
630
1,185
3,468
8,466 $ 

3,046
3,177
3,071
2,747
3,340
5,127
20,508

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NOTE 12 — FUTURE MINIMUM RENTS (cont.)

Related parties represented approximately 53% and 51% of the Company’s total revenue for the years ended July 31, 
2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company amended all of its related party leases as of August 1, 2017. The Company 
has related party leases that expire in April 2025 for (i) an aggregate of 88,631 square feet, which includes two parking 
spots per thousand square feet of space leased at 520 Broad Street, and (ii) 3,595 square feet in Israel. The annual rent 
is approximately $2.0 million in the aggregate. The related parties have the right to terminate the domestic leases upon 
four months’ notice, and upon early termination will pay a termination penalty equal to 25% of the portion of the rent 
due over the course of the remaining term. A related party has the right to terminate the Israeli lease upon four months’ 
notice. IDT has the right to lease an additional 50,000 square feet, in 25,000 foot increments, in the building located 
at 520 Broad Street on the same terms as their base lease, and other rights should 25,000 square feet or less remain 
available to lessees in the building. Upon expiration of the lease, related parties have the right to renew the leases for 
another five years.

NOTE 13 — BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The  Company  conducts  business  as  two  operating  segments,  Real  Estate  and  Pharmaceuticals.  The  Company’s 
reportable segments are distinguished by types of service, customers and methods used to provide their services. The 
operating results of these business segments are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision makers.

The Real Estate segment consists of the Company’s real estate holdings, including the building at 520 Broad Street in 
Newark, New Jersey that houses the Company and certain affiliates and its associated public garage, an office/data 
center building in Piscataway, New Jersey and a portion of an office building in Israel.

Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2018, the Pharmaceuticals segment is comprised of debt interests and a warrant 
to  purchase  equity  interests  in  Rafael  Pharmaceuticals  and  a  majority  equity  interest  in  LipoMedix.  Comparative 
results have been reclassified and restated as if the Pharmaceuticals segment existed for all periods presented. To date, 
the Pharmaceuticals segment has not generated any revenues.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as the accounting policies of the Company as a whole. The 
Company evaluates the performance of its Pharmaceuticals segment based primarily on research and development 
efforts  and  results  of  clinical  trials  and  the  Real  Estate  segment  based  primarily  on  loss  from  operations.  All 
investments in Rafael Pharmaceuticals and assets and expenses associated with LipoMedix are tracked separately in 
the Pharmaceuticals segment. All corporate costs are allocated to the Real Estate segment.

Operating results for the business segments of the Company are as follows:

(in thousands)
At Year Ended July 31, 2019
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Real 
Estate

Pharmaceuticals

Total

4,931 $ 
(5,083)

 — $ 

(1,613)

At Year Ended July 31, 2018
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,371 $ 
(2,780)

— $ 

(1,061)

Geographic Information

4,931
(6,696)

4,371
(3,841)

Revenues from tenants located outside of the United States were generated entirely from related parties located in 
Israel. Revenues from these non-United States customers as a percentage of total revenues were as follows (revenues 
by country are determined based on the location of the related facility):

Year Ended July 31,
Revenue from tenants located in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

2019

2018

3%

6%

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NOTE 13 — BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (cont.)

Net long-lived assets and total assets held outside of the United States, which are located in Israel, were as follows:

(in thousands)
July 31, 2019
Long-lived assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Total assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

July 31, 2018
Long-lived assets, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 
Total assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

United 
States

Israel

Total

47,096 $ 
138,535

1,637 $ 
3,608

48,733
142,143

48,415 $ 
113,279

1,698 $ 
3,641

50,113
116,920

NOTE 14 — EQUITY

Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock

The rights of holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except for certain voting 
and conversion rights and restrictions on transferability. The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common 
stock receive identical dividends per share when and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. In addition, 
the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock have identical and equal priority rights per share in 
liquidation. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock do not have any other contractual participation 
rights. The holders of Class A common stock are entitled to three votes per share and the holders of Class B common 
stock are entitled to one-tenth of a vote per share. Each share of Class A common stock may be converted into one 
share of Class B common stock, at any time, at the option of the holder. Shares of Class A common stock are subject 
to certain limitations on transferability that do not apply to shares of Class B common stock.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Rafael Holdings, Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) was created and adopted by the Company in March 
2018. The Plan allows for the issuance of up to 1,064,048 shares which may be awarded in the form of incentive stock 
options or restricted shares.

In connection with the Spin-Off, options to purchase 626,662 shares of Class B common stock options were issued to 
IDT employees and service providers related to options to purchase IDT stock held by those individuals. The options 
have an exercise price of $4.90 per share, which was equal to the closing price of the Company’s Class B common 
stock on the first trading day following the consummation of the Spin-Off. The expiration date of the options is equal 
to the later of (i) the expiration of the IDT option held by such option holder and (ii) a date on or about the first 
anniversary of the Spin-Off when the Company’s insiders will be free to trade in shares of the Company under the 
Company’s insider trading policy. The options to purchase shares of the Company were issued under the Plan.

Option awards to Company employees under the Plan are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market 
price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Option awards generally vest on a graded basis over five years of 
service and have ten-year contractual terms. No options were granted in fiscal 2019.

In fiscal 2019, options to purchase 38,710 shares of Class B common stock were exercised and 819 options were 
cancelled. No options were exercised or cancelled during fiscal 2018. At July 31, 2019, there was no unrecognized 
compensation cost related to non-vested stock options.

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NOTE 14 — EQUITY (cont.)

A summary of stock option activity for the Company is as follows:

Number of 
Options

Weighted- 
Average 
Exercise Price
4.90
—
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90

626,662 $ 
—
(38,710)
(819)
587,133 $ 
572,934 $ 

Weighted- 
Average 
Remaining 
Contractual 
Term (in years)

Aggregate 
Intrinsic Value 
(in thousands)

3.66 $ 
3.66 $ 

2,877
2,807

Outstanding at July 31, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . 
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cancelled/Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
OUTSTANDING AT JULY 31, 2019 . . . . 
EXERCISABLE AT JULY 31, 2019  . . . . 

Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of restricted shares of the Company’s Class B common stock is determined based on the closing price 
of the Company’s Class B common stock on the grant date. Share awards generally vest on a graded basis over three 
years of service.

As part of the Spin-Off, holders of restricted Class B common stock of IDT received, in respect of those restricted 
shares, one restricted share of the Company’s Class B common stock for every two restricted shares of IDT that they 
held as of the record date for the Spin-Off. The Company issued an aggregate of 92,690 restricted shares of its Class B 
common  stock  to  the  holders  of  restricted  Class  B  common  stock  of  IDT.  Such  shares  of  the  Company’s  Class  B 
common stock are restricted under the same terms as the IDT restricted stock in respect of which they were issued. 
The restricted shares of the Company’s Class B common stock received in the Spin-Off are subject to forfeiture on the 
same terms, and their restrictions will lapse at the same time, as the corresponding IDT shares.

On March 28, 2018, the Company granted employees and consultants 76,445 restricted shares of Class B Common 
Stock, which vested or will vest as to one-third of the granted shares on each of March 28, 2019, 2020 and 2021, unless 
otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The aggregate fair value 
of the grant was approximately $375,000, which is being charged to expense on a straight-line basis as the shares vest.

During fiscal 2019, the Company granted employees and consultants 74,637 restricted shares of Class B Common 
Stock, which will vest over 2 to 5 years. The aggregate fair value of the grants was approximately $1.3 million, which 
is being charged to expense on a straight-line basis as the shares vest. One grant of 70,718 restricted shares with a fair 
value of $1.2 million was granted to an officer of the Company.

A summary of the status of the Company’s grants of restricted shares of Class B common stock is presented below:

Outstanding at July 31, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cancelled/Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
NON-VESTED SHARES AT JULY 31, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Number of 
Non-vested 
Shares

Weighted- 
Average 
Grant-Date 
Fair Value

141,799 $ 
74,637
(60,010)
—
156,426 $ 

4.90
16.49
4.96
—
10.41

At July 31, 2019, there was $1.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based 
compensation arrangements, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of three years. The 
total grant date fair value of shares vested in fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 was approximately $298,000 and $344,000, 
respectively.

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NOTE 14 — EQUITY (cont.)

Approval of Sale of Shares of Class B Common Stock to Howard S. Jonas

On  April  26,  2018,  the  Corporate  Governance  Committee  authorized,  approved  and  confirmed  an  underlying 
Related  Person Transaction  involving  Howard  Jonas  with  respect  to  the  Company’s  proposed  sale  to  Mr.  Jonas  of 
1,254,200 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock at a price per share of $6.89, which was the closing price 
for the Class B common stock on the NYSE American on April 26, 2018 (the last closing price before approval of the 
arrangement) for an aggregate purchase price of $8,641,438, the purchase price of which would be reduced by the 
amount of any dividends whose record date is between the date hereof and the issuance of the shares (the “Sale”). The 
Sale took place on January 18, 2019, following stockholder approval on January 10, 2019.

Grant to Board of Directors

Pursuant to the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, each of our three non-employee directors of the Company was 
granted 4,203 restricted shares of our Class B common stock in January 2019 which fully vested on the date of the 
grant. The fair value of the awards on the date of the grant was approximately $107,000, which was included in selling, 
general and administrative expense.

NOTE 15 — LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to all classes of common stockholders of the 
Company by the weighted average number of shares of all classes of common stock outstanding during the applicable 
period.  Diluted  loss  per  shares  includes  potentially  dilutive  securities  such  as  stock  options  and  other  convertible 
instruments. For the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, these securities have been excluded from the calculation of 
diluted net loss per shares because all such securities are anti-dilutive for all periods presented.

The following table summarizes the Company’s securities, in common share equivalents, which have been excluded 
from the calculation of dilutive loss per share as their effect would be anti-dilutive:

Stock Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Convertible Note – Related Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

At July 31,

2019

587,133
1,847,594
2,434,727

2018

626,662
—
626,662

In the years ended July 31, 2019 and 2018, the diluted loss per share computation equals basic loss per share because 
the Company had a net loss and the impact of the assumed exercise of stock options and conversion of the convertible 
note would have been anti-dilutive.

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