SEC Comment Letter for RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (RDHL) (CIK 0001553846) (RDHL) — Aug 16, 2016
RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (RDHL) (CIK 0001553846)
Date: Aug. 16, 2016 · CIK: 0001553846 · Accession: 0000000000-16-088818
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August 16, 2016 Ori Shilo Deputy Chief Executive Officer Finance and Operations RedHill Biopharma Ltd. 21 Ha’arba’a Street Tel Aviv 64739, Israel Re: RedHill Biopharma Ltd. Form 20-F Filed February 25, 2016 File No. 001-35773 Dear Mr. Shilo : We have reviewed your filing an d have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to these comments within ten busine ss days by providing the requested information or advis e us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances , please tell us why in your r esponse. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Item 4. Information on the Company Acquisition and License Agreements License Agreement for BEKINDA, page 47 1. In future filings, please revise the d escription of your license agreement with Temple University to describe the material provisions of the agreement. Your disclosure should include up -front payments, aggregate amounts paid to date under the agreement, aggregate future potential milestone pa yments, a range of the royalty rates, the term of the agreement and any material termination provisions. Please also file the agreement as an exhibit to your future Exchange Act filings. In the alternative, tell us why you believe you are not substantial ly dependent on the license agreement. See Instruction 4(b) to the Exhibits for Form 20 -F. We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the filing includes the information the Se curities Exchange Act of 1934 and all applicable Exchange Act rules require. Since the company and its management are Ori Shilo RedHill Biopharma Ltd. August 16, 2016 Page 2 in possession of all facts relating to a company’s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they have made. In responding to our comments, please provide a written statement from the company acknowledging that: the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; staff comments or changes to disclosure in re sponse to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please contact Christina Thomas at (202) 551 -3577 or Erin Jaskot at (202) 551 -3442 with any other questions. Sincerely, /s/ Erin K. Jaskot, for Suzanne Hayes Assistant Director Office of Healthcare and Insurance cc: Rick A. Werner, Esq. Haynes and Boone, LLP