EX-99.1 2 ea030420901ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE OF BIOMX INC., DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 Exhibit 99.1 BiomX Inc. to Become Tessera Defense and Homeland Security Inc. Name change effective September 11, 2026; common stock to trade on the NYSE American under the new symbol “HLSQ” NETANYA, Israel, September 1, 2026 - BiomX Inc. (NYSE American: PHGE) (the “Company”) today announced that it will change its corporate name to Tessera Defense and Homeland Security Inc., effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 11, 2026. The Company’s common stock will trade on the NYSE American under the new ticker symbol “HLSQ.” The new name completes the Company’s transformation into a defense and homeland security technology group, built through the acquisitions and investments it has made over the past year. A tessera is a single tile in a mosaic. Alone it is a fragment; set alongside others, it becomes part of a complete picture. The name describes how the Company is assembled: individual technology companies, each substantial in its own right, brought together into one architecture for prediction, detection, analysis and response. The effective date was chosen deliberately. September…
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Tessera Defense and Homeland Security Inc.
Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events. On September 1, 2026, BiomX Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it will change its corporate name to Tessera Defense and Homeland Security Inc., effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on September 11, 2026 (the “Name Change”).…
Company context
BiomX Inc. is a company focused on acquiring and further developing technologies that identify, track, and respond to physical threats across defense, security, critical infrastructure, and first-response sectors. The Company's portfolio is built around the growing need for earlier and more accurate threat detection, particularly as UAVs and other autonomous systems play a larger role in defense and homeland security.
Current securities
Recent company filings
- Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementSep 25, 2026
- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · Unregistered Sales of Equity SecuritiesSep 22, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13D filingSep 17, 2026
- Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year · Regulation FD DisclosureSep 15, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13D/A filingSep 15, 2026
Disclosure sections
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 1, 2026, BiomX Inc. (the “Company”)
announced that it will change its corporate name to Tessera Defense and Homeland Security Inc., effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time,
on September 11, 2026 (the “Name Change”). On August 31, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Name Change
and an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect it. Pursuant to Section 242(d)(1)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, no stockholder approval is required. The Company expects to file a certificate of amendment with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to become effective at the time stated above.
In connection with the Name Change, the Company’s
common stock will begin trading on the NYSE American under the new ticker symbol “HLSQ” at the market open on September 11,
2026. The common stock will continue to trade under the symbol “PHGE” until that time. The Company’s common stock will
continue to be identified by CUSIP number 09090D 608, which will be assigned upon effectiveness of the Company’s previously announced
one-for-ten reverse stock split on September 9, 2026; CUSIP Global Services has confirmed that the CUSIP number will not change as a
result of the Name Change.
The Name Change does not affect the rights of
the Company’s stockholders. No action is required by stockholders, and no exchange of stock certificates or book-entry positions
is required. The Name Change and the reverse stock split are separate corporate actions.
The Company will report the filing of the certificate
of amendment under Item 5.03 of Form 8-K. A copy of the press release announcing the Name Change is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements. This
Current Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the anticipated timing and effects of the name change, the ticker symbol
change and the reverse stock split. These statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the timing of the filing and effectiveness of the certificate
of amendment and the processing of the corporate actions by the NYSE American and DTC, as well as the risks described in the Company’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as amended, and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2026. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.