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Cellect Biotechnology Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial and Operating Results Tel Aviv, Israel

Key Takeaway: Cellect Biotechnology Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial and Operating Results Tel Aviv, Israel March 28, 2021 - Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: "APOP"), a developer of innovative technology that enables the functional selection of stem cells, today repor

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Cellect Biotechnology
Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial and Operating Results
Tel Aviv, Israel March 28, 2021 -
Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: "APOP"), a developer of innovative technology that enables the functional selection
of stem cells, today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020 and
provided a corporate update.
On March 24, the Company announced a strategic
merger agreement with privately held Quoin Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare and
orphan diseases. Under the terms of the merger agreement,
Quoin has secured $25 million in committed funding from a highly regarded, institutional healthcare investor. Current Cellect
shareholders will retain approximately 25% of the combined shares before investment. The merger is expected to close by the end
of the second quarter of 2021. Cellect has also signed an agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary company, Cellect Biotherapeutics,
to EnCellX, Inc. - a newly founded biotechnology company based in San-Diego, CA. - to continue the development of Cellect's
with our plans to seek strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, we also remained focus on advancing our clinical
interests in the U.S. " commented Dr. Shai Yarkoni, Chief Executive Officer. "We have signed a compelling business
proposition with Quoin and a privately-held U.S. biotechnology company that allows our current shareholders to benefit from Quoin's
promising technology and the fruits of continued progress of our clinical programs as they reach critical inflections points through
the issuance of contingent value rights to our shareholders in connection with the sale of Cellect Biotherapeutics ."
Quarter and Full Year 2020 Financial Results:
For the convenience of the reader, the amounts above have been translated from NIS into U.S. dollars, at the representative rate
of exchange on December 31, 2020 (U.S. $1 = NIS 3.215).
Cellect Biotechnology Ltd.
Biotechnology (APOP) has developed a breakthrough technology for the selection of stem cells from any given tissue that aims to
improve a variety of cell-based therapies.
Company's technology is expected to provide researchers, clinicians and pharmaceutical companies with the tools to rapidly isolate
specific cells in quantity and quality, allowing cell-based treatments and procedures in a wide variety of applications in regenerative
medicine. The Company's current clinical trial is aimed at bone marrow transplantations in cancer treatment.
press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's expectations, beliefs and intentions. Forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe", "expect", "intend", "plan",
"may", "should", "could", "might", "seek", "target", "will",
"project", "forecast", "continue" or "anticipate" or their negatives or variations of
these words or other comparable words or by the fact that these statements do not relate strictly to historical matters. These
forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of the Company only
and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described
in the forward-looking statements. In addition, historical results or conclusions from scientific research and clinical studies
do not guarantee that future results would suggest similar conclusions or that historical results referred to herein would be
interpreted similarly in light of additional research or otherwise. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the Company's history of losses and needs for additional
capital to fund its operations and its inability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all; the Company's ability
to continue as a going concern; or maintain its current operations; uncertainties involving any strategic transaction the Company
may decide to enter into as the result of its current efforts to explore new strategic alternatives; uncertainties of cash flows
and inability to meet working capital needs; the Company's ability to obtain regulatory approvals; the Company's ability to obtain
favorable pre-clinical and clinical trial results; the Company's technology may not be validated and its methods may not be accepted
by the scientific community; difficulties enrolling patients in the Company's clinical trials; the ability to timely source adequate
supply of FasL; risks resulting from unforeseen side effects; the Company's ability to establish and maintain strategic partnerships
and other corporate collaborations; the scope of protection the Company is able to establish and maintain for intellectual property
rights and its ability to operate its business without infringing the intellectual property rights of others; competitive companies,
technologies and the Company's industry; unforeseen scientific difficulties may develop with the Company's technology; and the
Company's ability to retain or attract key employees whose knowledge is essential to the development of its products. Any forward-looking
statement in this press release speaks only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except
as may be required by any applicable securities laws. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting the
Company is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in Cellect Biotechnology Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 20-F for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, which is available on
the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC.
Leibovitz, Chief Financial Officer
Statement of Operation
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Twelve months ended Twelve months ended Three months ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020 2020 2019 2020 2019
Unaudited Audited Audited Unaudited Unaudited
U.S. dollars NIS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Research and development expenses 1,830 5,883 12,122 1,693 2,571
General and administrative expenses 2,523 8,111 10,210 2,167 2,378
Operating loss 4,353 13,994 22,332 3,860 4,949
Financial expenses (income) due to warrants exercisable into ADS 846 2,721 (7,022 ) 4 998
Other financial expenses (income), net 424 1,362 1,498 1,224 129
Total comprehensive loss 5,623 18,077 16,808 5,088 6,076
Loss per share:
Basic and diluted loss per share 0.015 0.049 0.079 0.013 0.027
Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to compute basic and diluted loss per share 368,078,786 368,078,786 212,642,505 390,949,079 224,087,799
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December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020 2020 2019
Unudited Audited Audited
U.S. dollars NIS
ASSETS (In thousands, except share and per share data)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents 5,277 16,964 18,106
Other receivables 88 284 469
5,365 17,248 18,575
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:
Restricted cash 100 322 328
Right of use - Assets under operating lease 219 705 1,035
Other long-term assets 22 72 94
Property, plant and equipment, net 384 1,232 1,288
725 2,331 2,745
6,090 19,579 21,320
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade payables 121 389 158
Leases liabilities 115 369 396
Other payables 693 2,228 3,080
929 2,986 3,634
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Warrants to ADS 380 1,222 2,172
Leases liabilities 122 391 677
502 1,613 2,849
EQUITY:
Ordinary shares of no par value: Authorized: 500,000,000 shares at December 31, 2019 and December 31 2020; Issued and outstanding: 224,087,799*) and 390,949,079*) shares as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively. - - -
Additional Paid In Capital 39,452 126,838 108,598
Share-based payments 5,135 16,508 16,528
Treasury shares (2,932 ) (9,425 ) (9,425 )
Accumulated deficit (36,996 ) (118,941 ) (100,864 )
4,659 14,980 14,837
6,090 19,579 21,320
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Twelve months ended Twelve months ended Three months ended
December 31, December 31, December 31,
2020 2020 2019 2020 2019
Unaudited Audited Audited Unaudited Unaudited
U.S. dollars NIS
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Total comprehensive loss (5,623 ) (18,077 ) (16,808 ) (5,088 ) (6,076 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Exchange rate difference (412 ) (1,326 ) 1,036 (1,115 ) (50 )
Loss (gain) from revaluation of financial assets presented at fair value through profit and loss - - - - (8 )
Depreciation of Right of use - Assets under operating lease 115 369 433 97 (24 )
Depreciation 109 350 373 94 88
Finance expenses 27 88 128 40 128
Issuance expenses - - 1,621 - 1,621
Changes in fair value of traded and non traded warrants to ADS 847 2,722 (8,643 ) 4 708
Share-based payment 229 738 2,708 262 807
Decrease (increase) in other receivables 65 207 385 417 239
Increase (decrease) in other payables (193 ) (621 ) (1,663 ) 528 192
Interest received 20 64 93 8 168
Net cash used in operating activities (4,816 ) (15,486 ) (20,337 ) (4,753 ) (2,207 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Restricted deposit, net 2 6 9 7 9
Proceeds received from the sale of fixed assets 11 35 6 - 6
(Purchase) Sales of marketable securities measured at fair value through profit and loss - - - - -
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (103 ) (329 ) (123 ) (170 ) (3 )
Net cash provided by investing activities (90 ) (288 ) (108 ) (163 ) 12
Cash flows from financing activities:
Exercise of warrants and stock options into shares 1,435 4,615 - - -
Repayment on account of lease liabilities (137 ) (441 ) (522 ) (117 ) (101 )
Issue of share capital and warrants, net of issue costs 2,860 9,194 22,393 - (1,330 )
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 4,158 13,368 21,871 (117 ) (1,431 )
Exchange differences on balances of cash and cash equivalents 393 1,264 (1,129 ) 1,108 (117 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (355 ) (1,142 ) 297 (3,925 ) (3,743 )
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 5,632 18,106 17,809 20,889 21,849
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 5,277 16,964 18,106 16,964 18,106
Last updated: Mar 28, 2021