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INVESTMENT IN BC THERAPEUTICS INC.
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2025
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT IN BC THERAPEUTICS INC.

NOTE 4: INVESTMENT IN BC THERAPEUTICS INC.

 

On December 21, 2021, the Company and BC Therapeutics, Inc. (“BC Therapeutics” or “the Investee”) entered a share purchase agreement (“SPA”), pursuant to which the Company initially provided a loan of $300,000 to BC Therapeutics, with no interest to be paid. Subsequently, in accordance with the SPA, this loan was converted into an equity investment in BC Therapeutics at a rate of $1.25 per share, resulting in a 37.5% ownership interest (“Initial Investment”).

 

Pursuant to the SPA (“Initial Investment”), Briacell also received two options to invest an additional $225,000 per option at $1.25 per BC Therapeutics share. The first option expired on February 15, 2024 (“First BC Therapeutics Option”) and the second option expired on June 30, 2024 (“Second BC Therapeutics Options”, together, the “BC Therapeutic Options”). In accordance with ASC 321 and ASC 815, the BC Therapeutics Options were valued at $76,350 in accordance with the Black Scholes Option Price Model, using the following assumptions: Share price: $1.25, Exercise price: $1.25, Dividend yield: 0%, Risk free interest rate: 4.902%, Volatility: 100%.

 

BC Therapeutics has a board of four representatives, with two representatives appointed by BriaCell and two representatives appointed by the existing shareholders. All significant decisions related to BC Therapeutics require the approval of at least a majority of the board members.

 

 

BriaCell Therapeutics Corp

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Years Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024

(Expressed in US Dollars, except share and per share data and unless otherwise indicated)

 

NOTE 4: INVESTMENT IN BC THERAPEUTICS INC. (Cont.)

 

The Company acquired a significant interest in BC Therapeutics on February 1, 2024, by exercising the First BC Therapeutics Option, increasing its ownership to 51.2%. On August 7, 2024, following the expiration of the original Second BC Therapeutics Option, the Company and BC Therapeutics amended the SPA to introduce new options, allowing the exercise in tranches of at least 20,000 shares at $1.25 per share. On March 18, 2025, the SPA was amended a second time, such that the Second BC Therapeutics Option is increased to 424,000 shares and expires in June 2026 (a one year extension). During the year ended July 31, 2025, the Company exercised this option totaling $330,000 and received 264,000 shares.   As of July 31, 2025, the Company holds 684,000 of the 1,084,000 issued and outstanding shares in BC Therapeutics, representing a 63.1% ownership interest. In addition, 160,000 shares remain available for purchase under the Second BC Therapeutics Option at an exercise price of $1.25 per share; these options expire on June 30, 2026.

 

In accordance with ASC 810, the Company continues to account for the investment under the equity method of accounting as the Company does not exercise control over BC Therapeutics.

 

Changes in the Company’s equity investment in BC Therapeutics is summarized as follows:

 

Balance – August 1, 2024  $418,490 
Funding (including the value of the BC Therapeutics Options)   330,000 
Share of losses:   (224,212)
Balance – July 31, 2025  $524,278 

 

The following amounts represent the Company’s 63.1% share of the assets of BC Therapeutics (July 31, 2024 – 51.2%):

 

              
  

July 31,

 
   2025    2024  
Current assets: Cash  $251    $ 32,810  
Net assets  $251    $ 32,810