根據規則424(b)(5)提交的
註冊編號333-272267
招股書補充
(根據2023年6月6日的招股說明書)
APPLIED DNA SCIENCES,INC。
19,247,498股普通股
預先融資的認股權證,可購買1,065,002股普通股
我們正在以每股$0.32的價格向投資者(「認購人」)發行19,247,498股普通股(「股份」),根據本招股說明書補充和隨附的招股說明書,以及與此類投資者簽訂的證券購買協議(「證券購買協議」)。 同時,在一項同時進行的定向增發中,我們向這些投資者出售C系列認股權證,用於購買高達20,312,500股我們的普通股(「C系列認股權證」)以及購買高達20,312,500股我們的普通股的D系列認股權證(「D系列認股權證」,連同C系列認股權證一起構成「系列認股權證」)。
系列權證的行使僅在獲得納斯達克證券交易所(「納斯達克」)適用規則和監管機構要求的股東批准(「權證股東批准」)後方可進行。
每個C系列認股權證的行使價格爲每股普通股0.32美元,在公司通知認股權人進行認股權股東批准後的首個交易日開始行使,並在批准日期五週年之日到期。每個D系列認股權證的行使價格爲每股普通股0.32美元,在批准日期開始行使,並在批准日期十八個月週年之日到期。
根據Series D權證的備選無現金行權選擇,Series D權證持有人有權根據以下公式的乘積接收相等數量的股份:(x)在以現金行權Series D權證時將發行的普通股數量和(y)1.0。此外,Series D權證將包括一項條款,在我們的普通股進行股票逆向拆分時重設行權價,重設爲( i )當時的行權價格和( ii )未來進行股票逆向拆分之前的五個交易日和未來五個交易日的最低成交量加權平均價(VWAP)中的較低者,同時對Series D權證標的股份數量進行成比例調整,但下限爲$0.0634。
系列認股權證和我們的普通股在系列認股權行使後可發行的股份,根據1933年證券法修正案(「證券法」)第4條(a)(2)的規定進行發行,和/或根據其制定的D條例進行發行,本擬補充章程及隨附招股說明書不包括對這些證券的發行。
我們還提供1,065,002張預先融資認股權,以購買普通股 而不是向某些投資者提供股份,這些投資者購買本次發行的普通股可能導致 該投資者和其關聯方合計持有我們的普通股超過4.99%(或該投資者選擇的9.99%)。每張預先融資認股權可行使以換取一股我們的普通股。每張預先融資認股權的購買價格 將等於本次發行中向公衆出售股份和認股權的價格減去0.0001美元,每張預先融資認股權的行使價格將爲每股0.0001美元。預先融資認股權 將立即可行使,並可隨時行使,直至所有預先融資認股權全部行使完畢。本次發行還涉及可通過 本次發行中出售的任何預先融資認股權行使的普通股。
我們的普通股在納斯達克上市,標的爲「APDN」。截至2024年10月29日,在納斯達克上,我們的普通股最後報價爲每股0.32美元。與同時進行的定向增發有關的叢生認股權證和預先擬售認股權證未在任何證券交易所上市,我們也不打算在任何證券交易所上市這些叢生認股權證或預先擬售認股權證。
投資我們的證券涉及高度風險。 在此招股說明書補充頁第S-10頁、隨附招股說明書第3頁以及其他參考的文件中仔細審閱所描述的風險和不確定性,然後才購買本招股說明書所提供的任何證券。
截至2024年10月29日,非附屬方持有的一般股票的投票和非投票普通股的總市值,按照2024年9月3日最後出售的普通股價格計算,爲4745萬美元,基於截至2024年10月29日持有的31,233,036股普通股中,14141股爲非附屬方所持有。根據表格S-3的I.b.6總指示,在任何12個連續月份內,我們不會以超過我們公開流通股的三分之一價值進行公開初次發行證券,只要我們的公開流通股保持在7500萬美元以下。在本招股說明書的日期及之前的12個日曆月內,根據表格S-3的I.b.6總指示,我們已出售3954370美元的證券。
我們已聘請Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC,或簡稱Craig-Hallum,在本招股說明書補充案及附屬招股說明書所述證券的獨家配售代理。 Craig-Hallum並非購買我們所提供的證券,也無需出售任何特定數量或金額的證券,但已同意盡最大努力促使他人提出購買本招股說明書補充案及附屬招股說明書所述證券的要約。
每股 | 每預先 增發 認購權 | 總費用 | ||||||||||
公開發行價格 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.3199 | $ | 6,499,893.50 | ||||||
招股代理費(1) | $ | 0.0192 | $ | 0.01919 | $ | 389,993.61 | ||||||
我們的淨收益 | $ | 0.3008 | $ | 0.3007 | $ | 6,109,899.89 |
(1) | 我們已同意支付Craig-Hallum總現金費,相當於本次發行所募集的總交易金額的6.0%,並補償Craig-Hallum的法律費用、支出和其他費用,金額高達$100,000。此外,我們已同意向Craig-Hallum發行權證,以購買本次發行中提供的普通股和預先擔保認股權的數量的5.0%,即「代理商認股權」,行權價格爲$0.32,並自發行日起五年後到期。詳見“配售計劃”以了解Craig-Hallum將收到的報酬描述。 |
證券交易委員會或任何州證券委員會均未批准或否定這些證券,也未確定本招股說明書是否真實或完整。有關此類證券或本招股說明書是否真實或完整的任何陳述均構成犯罪行爲。
預計證券的交割將在2024年10月31日或前後進行,視特定條件的滿足而定。
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
本招股說明書補充的日期爲2024年10月30日
目錄
招股書補充
招股說明書
S-i
本文件是我們向證券交易委員會(SEC)提交的Form S-3(文件編號333-272267)文件中的「架子」註冊聲明的一部分,分爲兩部分。第一部分是本招股說明書,描述了我們證券發行的具體條款,還補充並更新了隨附招股說明書和引文文件中的信息;第二部分是隨附招股說明書,提供更一般性的信息。通常,當我們提到本招股說明書時,我們指的是這兩部分文件的結合體。在本招股說明書和隨附招股說明書或隨附文件引用的任何在本招股說明書發行前提交的文件的信息之間存在衝突時,您應依賴本招股說明書中的信息;但如果這些文件中的任何聲明與具有較晚日期的另一文件(例如,被引用於隨附招股說明書中的文件)中的聲明不一致時,則具有較晚日期的文件中的聲明修改或取代較早文件中的聲明。
我們進一步注意到,在所附在本文所引用的任何文件中作爲附件的協議中我們所作出的陳述、保證與契約,僅僅是爲了使得某些情況下的協議各方(可能是爲了在協議各方之間分擔風險)從中獲益,並且不應被視爲向您所作的陳述、保證或契約。此外,這些陳述、保證或契約僅在做出時的日期屬實。因此,這些陳述、保證與契約不應被視爲準確表示我們事務的當前狀況。
我們和Craig-Hallum未授權任何人提供除本招股說明書補充、附帶說明書或我們代表或提到過的任何自由撰寫招股說明書中包含或參照的信息以外的其他信息。對於其他人可能給出的任何信息,我們不承擔責任,也無法保證其可靠性。本招股書補充和附帶招股書不構成出售的要約,或者要求購買本招股書補充和附帶招股書中提供的有價證券的邀約,也不構成在任何法域向或從任何非法向其提供或要求購買的人發出這種要約或邀約的邀約。本招股書補充、附帶招股書或任何自由撰寫招股書中包含的信息,或者在此處或其中參照的信息,僅截至其各自日期,不論本招股書補充和附帶招股書送達的時間或我們普通股的任何銷售。您需要閱讀並考慮本招股書補充和附帶招股書中包含的所有信息,包括在此處和其中引用的文件在內,以作出您的投資決策。您還應閱讀並考慮我們在標題爲「獲取更多信息的位置」和「引用的信息」下已指引您查閱的文件中的信息。您應僅依賴本招股書補充中包含或引用的信息。
我們和Craig-Hallum正在提供賣出,並正在尋求買入報價,僅在允許報價和銷售的司法轄區中。本招股說明書補充材料及隨附的招股說明書的分發,以及在某些司法轄區中對我們普通股股份的認購,可能受到法律限制。未在美國境外的人士如持有本招股說明書補充材料及隨附的招股說明書,必須了解與認購我們證券的報價以及在美國境外分發本招股說明書補充材料及隨附招股說明書相關的任何限制,並遵守這些限制。本招股說明書補充材料及隨附的招股說明書不構成,也不得用於與任何人在任何其違法向其提出這樣的報價或邀約買入由本招股說明書補充材料及隨附招股說明書提供的證券有關的報價或邀約購買這些證券的邀約有關的報價或邀約的連接。
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在本補充說明書中,除非另有說明,“發行人”、“我們公司”、“我們”、“我們”或“我們的”指的是一家德拉瓦州公司Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.及其合併子公司。
我們目前在美國使用的商標包括Applied DNA Sciences®、SigNature®分子標籤、SigNature® t分子標籤、fiberTyping®、SigNify®、Beacon®、CertainT®、LineaDNA®、Linea RNAPTMLinea™ COVID-19診斷試劑盒、safeCircle® COVID-19檢測和TR8TM藥物基因測試。 我們無意使用或展示其他公司的商標或商品名稱來暗示我們與其他公司之間的關係、認可或贊助。 在本說明書補充資料中包含或參考的所有商標、服務標識和商標均為各自擁有者的財產。
本摘要提供一個概觀所選資訊,並不包括您在購買我們證券前應考慮的所有資訊。因此,在決定投資我們證券之前,您應該仔細閱讀完整的說明書補充資料、附隨說明書以及我們授權用於本次發行連同在此和其中引用的資訊,投資者應仔細考慮開始於頁面上的「風險因素」部分所載的資訊。S-10 本說明書補充及相關說明書以及進一步引用的文件中所載頁面「風險因素」部分及在此說明書補充及附隨說明書中引用的文件。
Applied DNA Sciences,Inc.
介紹
我們是一家生物技術公司,致力於開發和推廣技術,生產和檢測去氧核糖核酸("DNA")和核糖核酸("RNA")。通過聚合酶鏈反應("PCR")來實現DNA和RNA的生產和檢測,我們目前在三個主要業務市場運營:(i) 用於生產核酸類生物製品和藥物(包括生物製品和藥物)的合成DNA的酶法製造,以及專有RNA聚合酶("RNAP")的開發和銷售,用於生產信使核糖核酸("mRNA")生物製品的"療法DNA生產服務";(ii) 分子診斷和基因檢測服務("MDx檢測服務")中的DNA和RNA的檢測;以及(iii) 供應鏈和安防服務("DNA標記和安防產品和服務")中的DNA的生產和檢測。
我們目前的成長策略主要是將資源集中於進一步發展、商業化和客戶採用我們的治療性DNA生產服務,包括擴展我們的合同開發和製造業(“CDMO”)以製造合成DNA,用於核酸療法的生產。
我們將持續更新我們的業務策略並監控我們在各個業務部門中使用資源的情況。公司管理層目前正在對公司的業務部門進行戰略審查,可能會導致公司的MDx測試服務和/或DNA標記與安防產品與服務的關閉或出售,以及員工減少和潛在的管理變更。任何關閉或出售的條款和結構尚未由公司董事會確定或同意。雖然任何關閉或出售的目的將是為了減少公司的開支並實現成本節省,但也有可能存在重組成本。我們期望根據現有的機會和我們對未來機會的信念,將繼續修改和完善我們的業務策略。
治療性DNA生產服務
通過我們的子公司LineaRX, Inc.,我們正在開發和商業化我們的Linea DNA和Linea IVt平台,用於合成DNA和專有酶的製造,以用於核酸 療法的生產。
Linea DNA平台
我們的Linea DNA平台是我們的核心啟用技術,並且能夠快速、高效和大規模地無細胞製造高保真度的DNA序列,用於製造各種核酸治療劑。Linea DNA平台以酶的方式生產我們稱之為「LineaDNA」的線性DNA,這是一種可替代傳統以質粒為基礎的DNA製造技術的新技術,這些技術在過去40年裡一直提供用於生物治療的DNA。
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截至2024年日歷第三季度,從臨床前到預備登記階段,共有4,099個基因、電芯和RNA治療正在開發中,其中幾乎所有都在製造過程中使用DNA。(資料來源:ASGCt基因、電芯和RNA治療景觀:2024年第三季度季度報告)。由於我們相信Linea DNA平台在傳統核酸療法製造平台上具有眾多優勢,我們認為開發中的這麼多治療方案代表了Linea DNA平台在取代舊製造方法中的市場機會,製造核酸療法,但無法保證我們將成功利用此市場機會。
我們相信我們的Linea DNA平台在多個重要優勢上超越現有的基於細胞的質粒DNA製造平台。基於質粒的DNA製造是基於在活體細菌細胞中放大DNA的複雜、昂貴和耗時的生物過程。一旦DNA被放大,則必須通過多輪純化將DNA與活細胞和其他過程雜質分離,進一步增加了復雜性和成本。與基於質粒的DNA製造不同,Linea DNA平台不需要活細胞,而是通過PCR的酶促過程放大DNA。Linea DNA平台簡單且可以快速生產大量DNA,無需進行復雜的凈化步驟。
我們相信Linea DNA平台的主要優勢包括:
● | 速度 - Linea DNA的製造可以以小時計算,而不是以質體為基礎的DNA製造平台需要的天數和周數。 |
● | 可擴展性 - Linea DNA 生產在高效的臺面儀器上進行,可在最小的占地面積內快速擴展。 |
● | 純度- 通過PCR產生的DNA是純淨的,只含有大量的目標DNA序列。如質粒DNA所含的質粒骨架和抗生素抗性基因等不需要的DNA序列,在Linea DNA中不存在。 |
● | 簡樸-與基於質粒的DNA生產相比,Linea DNA的生產過程更為簡化。Linea DNA僅需要四種主要成分,不需要活細胞或複雜的發酵系統,也不需要多輪純化。 |
● | 靈活性-通過Linea DNA平台生產的DNA可以被輕鬆地進行化學修飾,以適應特定客戶應用。此外,Linea DNA平台可以生產各種複雜的DNA序列,這些序列難以通過基於質粒的DNA生產平台來生產。這些複雜序列包括倒置末端重複("ITRs")和長的同質聚合物,如對基因治療和mRNA治療分別重要的多腺苷酸聚合序列(poly(A)尾巴)。 |
公司進行的臨床前研究顯示, Linea DNA可替代貴賓DNA,應用於眾多基於核酸的治療中,包括:
● | DNA疫苗; |
● | DNA 模板可製造 RNA,包括 mRNA 治療藥物; |
● | CAR-T(專一性抗原受體轉基因電芯細胞療法)製造業;和 |
● | 同源指導修復(HDR)介導的基因編輯。 |
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此外,我們認為Linea DNA 在以下核酸基礎治療中也可替代負質體DNA:
● | 病毒載體制造業-半導體用於體內和體外 基因編輯; |
● | CRISPR介導的基因療法; 及 |
● | 截至2021年第四季度,有3,483種基於基因、細胞和RNA療法正在從臨床前研究到預註冊等各個階段進行開發,其中幾乎所有療法在其製造過程中都使用了DNA。(參考文獻:ASGCT基因、細胞和RNA療法市場景觀:Q4 2021季度報告)。由於我們認爲linDNA平台具有許多優於基於質粒的DNA製造平台的優點,因此我們認爲,正在開發中的這麼多療法代表着linDNA在覈酸類治療製造中取代質粒DNA的重大市場機會。 |
Linea IVt平台
mRNA療法的數量正在以迅速的速度增長,部分歸因於mRNA COVID-19疫苗的成功。mRNA療法是通過一種名爲"IVT"的過程來生產的,該過程需要DNA作爲起始物質。截至2024年第三季度,有超過450種mRNA療法正在開發中,其中大多數療法(67%)處於臨床前階段(來源:ASGCt基因、細胞和RNA療法景觀:Q2 2024季度報告)。公司認爲mRNA市場處於初期階段,代表着公司通過生產和提供DNA關鍵起始物質和RNAP來生產mRNA療法的巨大增長機會。在體外轉錄("IVT")的過程需要DNA作爲起始物質。截至2024年第三季度,有超過450種mRNA療法正在開發中,其中大多數療法(67%)處於臨床前階段(來源:ASGCt基因、細胞和RNA療法景觀:Q2 2024季度報告)。公司認爲mRNA市場處於初期階段,代表着公司通過生產和提供DNA關鍵起始物質和RNAP來生產mRNA療法。
2022年8月,公司推出了通過其Linea DNA平台製造的DNA IVt模板,這些模板已經得到了美國和亞太地區衆多治療開發商和CDMO的評估。此外,公司的IVt模板正在被兩家治療開發商和一家CDMO進行後期評估,以用作用於臨床用途的mRNA生產的模板。然而,不能保證將會簽訂相關合同。爲了滿足這種需求,mRNA治療市場持續增長以及Linea DNA平台的獨特能力,公司於2023年7月收購了Spindle,以潛在地擴大其與mRNA相關的總地址市場(「TAM」)。
通過收購Spindle,我們在2023年7月推出了我們的Linea IVt平台,該平台將Spindle的專有高性能RNAP與我們酶產生的Linea DNA IVt模板結合,現已由公司市場化爲Linea RNAP。我們相信Linea IVt平台能夠讓我們的客戶更快更好地生產mRNA。根據公司生成的數據,我們相信集成的Linea IVt平台相對於傳統的mRNA生產對療法開發者和製造商提供了以下優勢:
● | 預防或減少雙鏈RNA(「dsRNA」)污染,從而提高目標mRNA產量,有可能減少下游-腦機處理步驟。dsRNA是傳統mRNA生產過程中產生的令人擔憂的免疫原性副產物; |
● | 在毫克級別,IVt模板的交付時間最短爲14天,克級別則爲30天; |
● | 減少了mRNA製造業的複雜性;和 |
● | 潛在地使mRNA製造商能夠在不到45天內生產mRNA藥物物質。 |
根據公司的內部建模,通過在Linea IVt平台下同時銷售Linea DNA IVt模板和Linea RNAP,潛在地將公司與mRNA相關的市場總地址由僅銷售Linea DNA IVt模板綜合增加大約3-5倍,同時也爲mRNA製造市場提供了更具競爭力的產品。目前,Linea RNAP由美國Alphazyme,LLC的第三方CDMO根據ISO 13485質量體系爲公司生產。公司最近完成了其Linea RNAP的製造工藝開發工作,以增加酶的生產規模和降低單位成本。
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製造業規模擴大
公司計劃推出幾個質量等級的Linea DNA,每個等級都有不同的允許用途。
質量等級 | 允許使用 | 公司狀況 | ||
全球貨幣 | 研究和臨床前發現 | 目前可用 | ||
起始物料的GMP | 用於生產mRNA療法的DNA關鍵起始物料 | 計劃於2024年第四季度推出 | ||
GMP | DNA生物製品、藥物物質和/或藥物製品 | 計劃於2025年下半年推出(1) | ||
(1) | 取決於未來融資的可獲性。 | |||
我們目前正在按照《良好實驗室規範》製造Linea DNA,並且正在最後階段在我們目前紐約斯多尼布魯克實驗室的空間內創建一個合適的製造設施,能夠按照《良好生產規範》生產適用於臨床和商業mRNA治療的Linea DNA IVt模板,預計於2024年日曆年第四季度完成(GMP工廠1號)。我們還計劃提供額外的Linea DNA IVt模板產能以及符合GMP標準的Linea DNA材料產能,可用作生物製品、藥品原料和/或藥品成品,預計在2025年日曆年下半年提供,取決於未來資金的可用性(GMP工廠2號)。GMP是全球範圍內以及美國食品藥品監督管理局(FDA)所使用的質量標準,用於確保藥品質量。藥品成分是藥品產品中的藥用活性成分。
業務策略
我們針對我們的治療性DNA生產服務的業務策略是,通過我們計劃在不久的將來在GMP Site 1製造的Linea DNA IVT模板的近期未來供應,利用mRNA治療迅速增長的機會,同時爲線上DNA的額外臨床和商業應用奠定基礎,通過我們未來計劃的Linea DNA在GMP Site 2適用於用作生物學、藥品成分和/或藥品的GMP生產,或作爲生物學材料、藥物成分和/或藥品的計劃GMP Site 2可爲GMP Site 1的總產能提供額外的Linea DNA IVT模板製造服務,如果客戶需求超過GMP Site 1的產能。我們當前的計劃是:(i)通過我們的Linea IVt平台和計劃中的GMP Site 1的IVt模板的GMP生產能力,在臨近的未來與mRNA和/或自體擴增mRNA("sa-RNA")製造商簽訂商業規模的供應合同,以供應Linea DNA IVT模板和/或Linea RNAP作爲重要的起始材料;(ii) 利用我們當前的GLP生產能力,爲非IVt模板應用提供供應和/或與在其治療生產中使用DNA的臨床前療法開發者簽訂開發合同;(iii) 在我們計劃的未來Linea DNA在GMP Site 2適用於用作生物學、藥品成分和/或藥品的GMP生產達到後,將現有和新客戶轉變爲大規模供應合同,爲廣泛範圍的核酸治療提供供應Linea DNA,用作生物學、藥品成分和/或藥物,直至我們完成GMP Site 1生產DNA的關鍵起始材料(DNA IVt模板)用於mRNA生產,我們將無法從這項業務中獲得顯著的收入。我們估計創立GMP Site 1所需的剩餘資本支出(CAPEX)成本將低於$30萬。如果我們擴展我們的設施,使GMP Site 2的計劃生產線上DNA用於生物學、藥品成分和/或藥品的用途,額外的CAPEX可能高達約$1000萬,這將需要額外的資金。我們目前正在我們現有的實驗室空間內建立GMP Site 1。我們預計GMP Site 2將需要我們收購額外的空間。
MDx測試服務
通過Applied DNA Clinical Labs,LLC(「ADCL」),我們利用我們在DNA和RNA檢測領域的專業知識,通過PCR技術提供和開發臨床分子診斷和遺傳(統稱「MDx」)檢測服務。ADCL是紐約州衛生部(「NYSDOH」)的臨床實驗室改進修正法案(CLIA)認證實驗室,目前允許進行病毒學和遺傳學(分子)檢測。在提供MDx檢測服務時,ADCL使用自己或第三方的分子診斷試驗。
我們已成功內部驗證了我們的藥物基因組學測試服務("PGx測試服務")。我們的PGx測試服務利用120個靶標的PGx面板測試來評估特定患者的獨特基因型,幫助指導患者的醫療服務提供者做出個體化的藥物治療決定。我們的PGx測試服務旨在審查超過33個基因上的DNA靶標,並提供與某些心臟、心理健康、腫瘤學和疼痛管理藥物治療相關的基因分型信息。
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2024年6月12日,我們獲得了紐約州衛生部對我們的 PGx 檢測服務的全面批准。最近發表的研究表明,規模化的 PGx 可以顯著降低整體人口的醫療成本,減少不良藥物事件,提高整體人口的福祉。這些好處可以爲大型實體和自保僱主帶來顯著的成本節約,後者在2022年佔據了所有美國僱主的約65%。我們打算利用我們的PGx檢測服務向大型實體、自保僱主和醫療機構以及保健提供者提供PGx檢測服務。
2024年9月11日,我們宣佈ADCL已經推出擴展其臨床測試服務的新服務,用於檢測Mpox(原名爲猴痘)的Clade I和Clade II。 擴展的Mpox測試服務推出是在ADCL與相關監管機構,包括紐約州衛生部(NYSDOH)和美國食品和藥物管理局(FDA)進行互動之後。公司認爲ADCL將能夠支持紐約和其他州對Mpox威脅的應對。ADCL的Linea Mpox Virus 1.0 Assay此前已於2022年9月被紐約州衛生部批准爲Mpox Clade II的實驗室開發測試。2024年8月,ADCL進行了額外的驗證測試,顯示該檢測可以檢測到Mpox Clade I的遺傳序列,這是世界衛生組織(WHO)在2024年8月14日宣佈的國際關注的公共衛生緊急事件。ADCL將從其位於紐約Stony Brook的CLEP/CLIA分子診斷實驗室提供測試服務。我們不能保證能夠從Mpox測試中產生營業收入和利潤。
歷史上,我們營業收入的大部分來自於我們的MDx檢測服務,來源於我們的safeCircle® COVID-19檢測解決方案,但在2023財年第三季度開始,測試需求顯著下降,導致收入大幅減少。我們預計未來對COVID-19檢測的需求將繼續減少,我們可能會在將來終止COVID-19檢測服務。
DNA標記和安全產品及服務
通過充分利用我們在通過PCR製造和檢測DNA的專業知識,我們的DNA標記和安防-半導體產品和服務使客戶能夠使用在我們的Linea DNA平台上製造的非生物DNA標記以獨特方式標記物體,然後通過檢測DNA標記的存在或缺失來識別這些物體。公司的核心DNA標記和安防-半導體產品和服務,作爲CertainT®商標下的一個平台共同營銷,包括:
● | SigNature®分子標記是由公司的Linea DNA平台生產的短非生物DNA標記,爲驗證大型和複雜供應鏈中的商品提供了一種方法,重點關注棉花、保健品和其他產品。 |
● | SigNify®便攜式DNA讀數器和SigNify消耗性試劑測試套件可在現場對公司的DNA標記進行終極實時認證。 |
● | fiberTyping®和其他產品基因分型服務使用基於PCR的DNA檢測來判斷棉花物種或栽培品種,通過產品自然發生的DNA序列,用於產品溯源鑑定。 |
● | 同位素分析測試服務是與第三方實驗室合作提供的,利用棉花的碳、氫和氧元素來指示其纖維的原產地,通過成品顯示。 |
到目前爲止,我們DNA標記和安防-半導體產品和服務的最大商業應用是用於追蹤和確證棉花的來源。
《維吾爾強迫勞動預防法案(「UFLPA」)》於2021年12月23日簽署成爲法律,規定任何在中國人民共和國的新疆維吾爾自治區完全或部分開採、生產或製造的商品不得進入美國。2022年6月17日,UFLPA另外將DNA標記和同位素分析列爲進口商可能用來潛在證明貨物不是源自新疆維吾爾自治區的證據。最近,2024年7月,該公司宣佈與跨國服裝/紡織製造和採購公司Indus Group簽署了一項爲期多年的CertainT平台商業化協議。
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我們的業務計劃是利用消費者和政府的意識 對產品溯源進行擴展,以擴大我們現有的合作伙伴關係,並尋求新的合作伙伴關係,重點放在棉花上。
豁免負面契約及修訂A類認股權證書
根據2024年5月29日提交的8-k表格,公司關閉了一項公開發行("2024年5月發行")普通股和認股權證,包括A系列認股證券("2024年5月A系列認股證券"),由Craig-Hallum和Laidlaw & Company(UK)Ltd.("Laidlaw")作爲配售代理。作爲2024年5月發行的一部分,公司與Craig-Hallum和Laidlaw簽訂了一份放置代理協議,日期爲2024年5月28日("放置代理協議")。
根據某些例外情況,A系列權證規定在公司發行普通股或類似普通股的價格低於A系列權證的行權價格時,A系列權證的行權價格和標的股數將進行調整(「價格重設機制」)。放置代理協議包含一項負面條款,限制公司在2024年5月結束後一段時間內未經Craig-Hallum事先同意不得進行特定股權銷售(「負面契約」)。
2024年10月30日,公司與某些持有人在2024年5月到期的A級權證簽署了一份修正案,根據該修正案,價格重置機制的下限設定爲0.20美元。
2024年10月29日,克雷格-哈勒姆執行了對負面契約的豁免,允許公司繼續進行本招股說明書補充中描述的證券發行(「豁免」)。
前述對認股權修正及放棄的摘要並不旨在完整,其全部資格受限於認股權修正及放棄的全部文本,其表格副本附於公司於2024年10月31日提交的第8-k表格目前報告中,作為10.2和10.3附件。
公司資料
我們是一家特拉華州的公司,最初在1983年根據佛羅里達州法律成立為Datalink Systems, Inc。1998年,我們在內華達州重新註冊,並於2002年將我們的名稱更改為現在的名稱,Applied DNA Sciences, Inc。2008年12月17日,我們從內華達州重新註冊到特拉華州。
我們的公司總部位於紐約長島州立大學石溪分校的長島高科技孵化器,在那裡我們建立了用於製造和檢測核酸(DNA和mRNA)的實驗室,以支持我們的各項業務部門。此外,該地點還設有我們的紐約州立衛生部(CLEP)許可的臨床實驗室改善法案("CLIA")認證的臨床實驗室,我們在那裡進行MDx檢測服務。我們公司總部的郵寄地址是紐約州石溪市健康科學大道50號,郵政編碼11790,我們的電話號碼是(631) 240-8800。
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我們提供的普通股 | 19,247,498 股普通股(以下簡稱「股份」)。 |
我們提供的預資認股權證 | 預先資助認股權證購買最多 1,065,002 股普通股 代替部分投資者發出股份,他們在本次發行中購買普通股份,否則會導致投資者造成投資者; 與其附屬公司一起擁有超過 4.99%(或在投資者選擇時,9.99%)的普通股份。每個 預先資助認股權證將適用於本公司普通股份的一股。每張預先資助認股證的購買價格將等於 在此次發行中一股普通股份出售公眾的價格,減少 $0.0001,以及每份預先資金的行使價 認股證將為每股 0.0001 美元。預先資助認股權證將可立即行使,並可在任何時間行使,直到 預先資助認股權證全部行使。此發售亦與行使任何一項可發行的普通股股份有關。 在此次發行中出售的預先資助認股權證。 |
此次發行後未償還的普通股 | 51,545,536 人,假設全額行使預先資助認股權證(在每個情況下,假設不行使在並行私人配售中發行的系列認股認股證或配售代理認股權證)。 |
並行私人發售 |
在並行私人配售中,我們正在銷售 致本發行 C 系列認股權證中本公司普通股股份的投資者購買最多 20,312,500 股普通股股份, 及 D 系認股權證購買最多 20,312,500 股普通股。我們將從並行私人收到總收益 配售交易僅在該等認股權證以現金行使的範圍內。每份 C 系認股證的行使價為 普通股每股 0.32 美元,將於股東批准日後可行使,並將於五週年紀念日到期 股東批准日期。每股 D 系認股權證的行使價為每股普通股 0.32 美元,將可行使 於股東批准日期,並將在股東批准日期的十八個月周年屆滿。
根據 D 系列認股權證的替代無現金行使選擇, D 系列認股權證持有人,有權獲得相等於 (x) 總數的累計數量的股份 在現金行使 D 系列認股權證及 (y) 1.0 後可發行的普通股股份。此外,D 系列 認股權證將包括一項條款,在我們普通股反向分割時將其行使價重設為等於價格 至開始期間 (i) 當時行使價和 (ii) 最低交易量加權平均價格(VWAP)的較低價格 在我們未來實施反向股票分割之日起開始的五個交易日及開始的五個交易日 對 D 系列認股權證的基礎股份數量進行比例調整,最低限額為 0.0634 元。
系列認股權證及本公司股份 根據第 4 (a) (2) 條所規定的豁免,在行使系列認股權證後可發行的股票 根據該法發布的證券法及 / 或第 D 條例,並不根據本招股章程補充文件發售,以及 隨附的招股章程。請參閱本招股章程附錄第 S-18 頁的「私人配售認股權證」 有關並行私人產品的更完整描述。 |
配售代理認股權證 | 我們將向克雷格-哈倫(或其各自指定的人)發放置位置 代理認股權證購買相等於本發售中發行之股份及預先資助認股權證數量之 5.0% 的股份 價格等於 0.32 美元,該價格在股東批准日期可行使,並且有效日期為自日期起計五年 本招股章程補充文件。請參閱本招股章程第 S-21 頁的「分銷計劃」。 |
募集款項用途 | 我們打算利用從證券出售中獲得的淨收益,用於進一步發展我們的治療性DNA生產服務,以及一般企業用途,可能包括研究和開發費用、資本支出、策略性重組成本、運營資金和一般行政費用,以及可能收購或投資與我們業務相輔相成的企業、產品和技術,盡管截至本招股說明書日期,我們尚無進行任何此類收購或投資的現有承諾或協議。請參閱第S-16頁的“資金用途”。 |
風險因素 | 您應該閱讀本增補說明書中的「風險因素」部分,以及附屬說明書和本增補說明書所參考的文件,以討論在決定購買我們的普通股之前應考慮的因素。 |
納斯達克股市上的標的 | “APDN” |
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此次發行後,流通在外公眾股的數量,基於2024年10月29日已發行的31233036股普通股,並不包括:
· | 截至2024年10月29日,期權行使後發行的普通股為108,176股,每股加權平均履行價為186.16美元; |
· | 自2024年10月29日起,12,774,426股普通股可通過行使權證發行,每股加權平均行使價為3.21美元(其中包括11,487,8212024年5月A系列權證(如下定義)和2024年5月B系列權證(如下定義)的總計,其中有2,257,052具有可選的無現金行使機制,代表每個權證權利可獲得3股普通股); |
· | 4062,500,000股普通股可通過行使Series warrants而發行,其行使需經warrant股東批准,其中20,312,500股設有替代無現金行使機制 代表擁有每張認股權證可收取1股普通股;並 |
· | 截至2024年10月29日,根據我們的股權激勵計劃,有269,069股普通股用於未來授予或發行。 |
除非另有說明,本招股說明書補充內容中所有資訊均假設所有期權和認股權證均未行使。
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投資我們的證券涉及高風險。除了其他在本增補說明書和隨附的說明書中列入或引用的資訊外,您應該仔細考慮下面描述的風險,以及我們最近一個財政年度向SEC提交的年度報告Form 10-k 中標題為“風險因素”的部分,隨後的季度報告Form 10-Q,以及在隨後提交給SEC的修訂或更新後的任何報告,以及我們向SEC提交和引用在此的其他報告,然後再做出投資決定。以下風險是根據本增補說明書的日期呈現的,我們預期這些風險會不時在我們向SEC提交的定期和即時報告中進行更新,這些報告將在此引用。請參考這些隨後的報告以獲取有關投資我們證券所涉風險的其他信息。
所述風險和不確定性 以及以下可能對我們的業務、營運成果和基本報表產生實質不利影響,同時可能導致我們普通股價值下降。由於這些,您可能會損失全部或部分投資。您還應參考本招股說明書補充資料和隨附招股說明書中包含的其他資訊,或通過參考我們的基本報表和該等報表附註、以及標題“前瞻性聲明特別注意事項”下所載的信息。 我們的實際結果可能會與這些前瞻性聲明中預期的有實質差異,這是由於某些因素,包括下述風險。此招股說明書中包含的前瞻性聲明係基於我們於本日期可取得的信息,而通過引用貫入文件中的所有前瞻性聲明則基於我們取得該等文件之日期的信息。我們不接受更新任何前瞻性聲明的意圖。下述所載風險和 包含於我們的年度報告第10k表格、第10-Q季度報告以及其他定期報告中的風險不是我們面臨的唯一風險。我們目前未知或目前認為不重要的其他風險也可能對我們的業務運營產生不利影響。
關於此次發行的風險:
管理層將對此次發行的收益使用擁有廣泛裁量權,我們可能會以您和其他股東可能不同意的方式使用這筆款項。
我們尚未指定從此次發行獲得的任何淨收益金額用於任何特定目的。因此,我們的管理層將對此等淨收益的運用擁有廣泛的裁量權,並且可能將其用於其它於本次發行時未考慮到的用途。我們的股東可能不同意我們的管理層選擇分配和支出此類淨收益的方式。此外,這些收益可能以未能改善我們的營運成果或提高您的投資價值的方式運用。我們未能有效運用這些資金可能對我們的業務產生重大不利影響,延遲我們產品的研發和商業化,並導致我們的普通股價格下跌。
你將會立即和大幅地感受到每股普通股的淨有形帳面價值的摻釋。
基於您每股普通股支付的價格與我們購買時的淨有形帳面價值每股之差異,您將立即遭受稀釋。截至2024年6月30日,我們的淨有形帳面價值每股,不包括所有分類的認股權,為0.94美元。請參閱標題為“稀釋”的部分,以了解您在本次發行中將承受的稀釋更詳細的討論。
我們將需要額外的資本。如果我們無法籌集足夠的資本,我們將被迫延遲、縮減或取消產品開發計畫。
為了實現我們的業務目標,包括擴大我們的治療性DNA生產服務,我們將需要籌集額外的所有基金类型。我們將需要籌集大量額外的資本來完成我們Linea DNA和Linea IVt平台的開發和商業化。即使籌集了額外的資本,我們可能選擇專注於一個或多個開發計劃,延遲或停止其他開發計劃。
在我們的平台上能產生足夠的營業收入之前,如果可能的話,我們預計透過公開或私人股權投資、債務融資、企業合作和/或授權安排來籌集未來現金需求。在我們需要資金時,可能沒有額外的資金可用,或者可用的條件可能不可接受。如果沒有足夠的資金,我們可能需要延遲、減少或取消一個或多個研究或開發計劃。
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透過發行證券或授權安排來籌集額外的資金可能會導致股東稀釋,限制我們的業務或要求我們放棄專有權。
在我們透過出售股權或可轉換債券籌集額外資本的範圍內,股東將會面臨稀釋,這些新證券的條款可能包括清算或其他偏好,可能不利於普通股股東的權利。
債務融資,若有提供,可能涉及限制或限制我們採取特定行動的協議,例如增加債務、進行資本支出或宣布分紅派息。如果我們通過與第三方的合作、戰略聯盟或許可安排籌集額外資金,我們可能必須放棄我們的技術、產品候選人或未來收入來源的有價值權利,或者授予不利於我們的條款許可。我們也可能在有利條件的情況下尋求進入公開或私人資本市場,即使當時我們並不急需額外資本。無法保證我們將能夠在必要時獲得額外資金。如果我們無法及時獲得充足融資,我們可能需要延遲、縮減或取消一個或多個,或所有,開發計劃,或授權開發和銷售我們本來更願意自行開發和銷售的產品候選人。
在公開市場上大量出售我們普通股,或者對此類出售可能發生的觀點,可能會壓低我們普通股的市場價格。
在公開市場大量出售我們的普通股票,或者對此類銷售可能發生的看法可能壓低我們普通股股票的市場價格,並影響我們透過出售額外權益證券籌集資本的能力。此外,在此次發行後,在公開市場上大量出售我們的普通股票可能導致我們普通股的市場價格下跌,並可能影響我們透過出售額外權益證券籌集資本的能力。我們無法預測未來出售我們普通股票或其他權益或與權益相關的證券將對我們普通股的市場價格產生什麼影響。我們無法預測未來出售我們證券將對我們普通股的市場價格產生什麼影響。
您可能會因未來的股權發行而面臨未來的稀釋。
為了籌集額外資金,在未來,我們預計將提供額外的普通股或可轉換為我們的普通股的其他證券。我們無法保證能夠以每股價格等於或高於本次投資者支付的每股價格向投資者出售股份或其他證券,未來購買股份或其他證券的投資者可能享有優於現有股東的權利。我們在未來交易中出售額外股份或可轉換為我們的普通股的其他證券的每股價格可能高於或低於本次發行的每股價格。在現有期權或認股權證行使的情況下,購買我們本次發行的普通股的投資者可能進一步受到稀釋。
與我們業務相關的風險:
我們可能無法成功實施我們的業務策略,包括實現我們的增長目標。
我們可能無法完全實施我們的業務策略,或在預期時間範圍內完全或部分實現我們各種增長或其他倡議所預期的利益。 我們各種業務策略和倡議,包括我們的增長、運營和管理倡議,尤其是我們治療性DNA生產服務的發展,都面臨著業務、經濟和競爭性的不確定性和意外因素,其中許多是我們無法控制的。 我們業務策略的執行和我們的財務表現將繼續在很大程度上取決於我們獲得足夠融資的能力,以及我們的執行管理團隊和其他關鍵管理人員的能力,我們能夠辨識並完成合適的收購,我們執行管理團隊的能力來執行新的運營倡議,以及某些我們無法控制的事項。 此外,隨著我們推動增長、運營和管理倡議,我們可能會產生某些成本,並且我們可能無法符合預期的實施時間表或控制預算成本。 隨著這些倡議的進行,我們可能無法完全實現我們預期的效率改善或增長率,或這些倡議可能對我們客戶保留、供應商關係或運營造成不利影響。 此外,我們的業務策略可能會根據我們實施業務倡議的能力、競爭壓力、經濟不確定性或發展情況,或其他因素而不時變化。
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我們可能會修改和完善我們的業務策略,包括可能的賣出或關閉。
我們的管理層目前正在對公司的業務板塊進行戰略性審查,可能會導致公司的MDx檢測服務和/或DNA標記和安防產品及服務的出售或停業,以及員工減少和可能的管理層變動。任何可能出售或停業的條件和結構,包括財務條件,尚未獲得我們的董事會批准或確定。雖然任何出售或停業的目的是為了降低我們的開支並實現成本節省,但可能會造成相關的重組成本,而出售或停業的好處可能低於預期。任何出售所獲得的初期現金收入(如果有的話)可能有限,雖然出售的條款可能包括未來的版稅、分期付款或類似條款,但其中任何一項都有可能無法獲得或收到。
如果2024年5月系列認股權的某些條款被使用,股東可能會遭受重大稀釋。
2024年5月29日,我們就上市我們的普通股、2024年5月A權證及2024年B系列普通股認購權證(簡稱"2024年5月B權證",與2024年5月A權證一同構成"2024年5月權證"),根據某個安排代理協議與Craig-Hallum和Laidlaw達成交易,當日交易即告結束。
如果2024年5月系列b認股權通過另類非現金行使方式行使,假設獲得認股權股東批准,則行使該持有人將收到每份2024年5月系列b認股權行使三股普通股,無須支付任何現金給我們。
另外,且受特定豁免條件限制,如果我們賣出、簽署買賣協議,或授予任何股票購買選擇權,或賣出、簽署買賣協議,或授予任何重新定價權利(不包括在《Placement Agency Agreement》中定義的豁免發行),或以低於當前生效中的2024年5月A系列認股權的行使價的每股價格出售,則2024年5月A系列認股權的行使價格將降低至每股報價價格,但不得低於$0.20,並且可行使的股份數將按比例調整,以使總行使價保持不變。
如果在2024年5月份的認股權證中的任何條款被使用,我們的股東可能會遭受重大稀釋。
如果使用了D級認股權證中的某些條款,股東可能面臨重大稀釋。
如果D級認股權證通過替代無現金行使方式行使,假設獲得認股權證股東批准,此行使人將收到每個D級認股權證行使的一份普通股,並不需向我們支付任何現金。
此外,第D系列認股權將包含一項條款,即在我們的普通股進行逆向拆分時,重新設定其行使價格為以下兩者中較低者的價格(i)當時的行使價格和(ii)在我們未來進行逆向股票分割當日之前五個交易日以及當日起計五個交易日的最低成交量加權平均價格(VWAP),並對處於底線0.0634美元的Series D認股權所包含的股份數進行比例調整。
如果序列認股權中的任何條款被利用,我們的股東可能會遭受重大稀釋。
我們優先股票和期權的基礎中有大量普通股,這些股票的出售可能壓低我們的普通股市場價格,並導致對現有股東造成立即及大幅稀釋。
截至2024年10月29日,我們已發行了31,233,036股普通股,現有未行使的期權可購買108,176股普通股,現有未行使的warrants可購買12,774,426股普通股,而我們的股權激勵計劃下還有269,069股可供授予。在這筆交易中,我們發行了可購買42,705,627股普通股的warrants。我們未行使的期權和warrants以及新發行的warrants一經行使即將對我們的股東造成直接且重大的稀釋,並且其任何出售可能壓低我們普通股的市場價格。
系列認股權的行使取決於我們獲得認股權股東批准。如果我們未能獲得該認股權股東批准,該系列認股權可能永遠無法行使。
這些系列認股權不可立即進行行使,因為其行使權取決於我們獲得認股權股東批准。這些系列認股權將在股東批准日期後變為可行使,並將在該日期之5週年的時候過期,就C系列認股權而言,在該日期之18個月的時候過期,就D系列認股權而言。雖然我們打算迅速尋求這些機制的認股權股東批准,但無法保證是否能獲得。如果我們無法取得認股權股東批准,這些系列認股權可能永遠無法行使。如果我們無法獲得認股權股東批准,這些系列認股權將毫無價值。
我們已同意在此後最早可行的日期舉行股東特別大會(也可能同時是股東年度大會),但在發行結束後的九十天之內,最遲不得超過該日期,以獲得認股權股東批准。我們無法保證能夠在此時程內或根本舉行特別會議。如果我們在第一次會議未能獲得認股權股東批准,我們有責任每隔九十天召開會議以尋求認股權股東批准,直到取得股東批准或者C系列認股權和D系列認股權不再流通的日期為止。
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對於我們能否持續營運存在重大疑問。
我們持續出現淨虧損,截至2024年6月30日累積赤字達到306,376,012美元。截至2024年6月30日止的九個月,我們出現淨虧損3,774,563美元。截至2024年6月30日,我們的現金及現金等價物為10,442,131美元。我們得出結論,這些因素對我們於2024年6月30日基本報表發布後的一年內作為持續營運實體存疑。我們將繼續尋求透過公開股權、股權投資或債務融資籌集額外運營資本。如果我們未能籌集到額外運營資本,或以商業上不利條件進行融資,將對我們的業務、前景、財務狀況和營運成果造成重大不利影響,且我們可能無法作為持續營運實體存在。如果在未來為我們的業務活動籌集資金時,對於我們作為持續營運實體存疑,投資者或其他融資來源可能不願意或根本無法以商業上合理的條件向我們提供額外融資。
不能保證我們的Linea™ Mpox病毒檢測試劑盒和/或mpox檢測服務將出現商業需求。
2024年9月11日,公司宣布與紐約州衛生部及美國FDA等相關監管機構進行交流後,將在紐約州以及承認紐約CLEP/CLIA認證的州,推出用於mpox clade I和clade II的Linea mpox病毒測試服務(“試劑盒”)的臨床測試服務。截至目前,公司尚未為mpox clade I或clade II進行臨床測試。未來對於試劑盒和/或相關的mpox測試服務的商業需求將取決於mpox公共衛生緊急情況未知且不可預測的未來走向。目前,在美國mpox疾病(包括clade I和clade II)的患病率極低,導致對臨床mpox測試的需求非常有限。目前不清楚未來是否會出現對試劑盒的商業需求。
我們可能需要在認股權股東批准後的30天內進行普通股的逆向股票分割,這可能會對我們股票的流動性產生不利影響。
我們的普通股目前在納斯達克上市。 為了繼續在納斯達克上市,我們必須繼續滿足某些“持續上市標準”,包括遵守買盤價格規則。目前,我們滿足所有這些要求。但是,我們的股票目前在納斯達克以不到1.00美元的價格交易。如果我們的股票價格不升,我們可能不符合買盤價格規則,有被納斯達克摘牌的風險。如果我們的普通股從納斯達克摘牌,摘牌可能對我們的普通股價格、股價波動性和/或投資中的流動性產生負面影響。
根據證券購買協議,如果公司在股東批准日期後任何時候未違反納斯達克的買盤價格規則並收到納斯達克股票市場LLC上市資格部門的缺陷函,則公司必須進行其普通股的股份合併("逆向股份合併")。 公司必須在股東批准日期後的30天內進行逆向股份合併; 前提是如果在該30天內公司恢復遵守買盤價格規則,公司將無需進行逆向股份合併。
本公司打算積極監控其普通股的買盤價格,並將考慮可用的期權,包括實施逆向股票分割,以符合買盤價格規則。由於逆向股票分割後將會減少未來將持有的股份數量,我們普通股的流動性可能會受到逆向股票分割的不利影響,尤其是如果我們普通股的市場價格並未因逆向股票分割而上漲的話。
本補充說明書及隨附的招股書,包括在此及其中所納入的文件以及我們已授權用於與此次發行有關的任何自由書面說明書,均包含有關我們業務、操作和財務表現及控制項的前瞻性陳述,以及我們業務操作和財務表現及控制項的計畫、目標和期望。 任何本文件中包含的非歷史事實陳述均可能被視為前瞻性陳述。在某些情況下,您可根據“can”、“may”、“could”、“should”、“assume”、“forecasts”、“believe”、“designed to”、“will”、“expect”、“plan”、“anticipate”、“estimate”、“potential”、“position”、“predicts”、“strategy”、“guidance”、“intend”、“budget”、“seek”、“project”或“continue”等術語來識別前瞻性陳述,或其否定詞或其他相應術語,涉及到信念、計畫、期望或意圖,或與未來有關的。您應該仔細閱讀包含這些字詞的陳述,因為它們:
· | 討論我們對未來的期望; |
· | 包含我們未來營運或財務狀況的預測;以及 |
· | 陳述其他「前瞻性」資訊。 |
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我們認為溝通我們的期望是重要的。然而,前瞻性陳述基於我們對業務和行業的當前期望、假設、估計和投影,並受到已知和未知的風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響。因此,由於各種因素和風險,我們的實際結果和特定事件的時間表可能與此等前瞻性陳述中所表述或暗示的有實質性差異,包括但不限於本說明書補充資料和附屬說明書中所載的“風險因素”,以及透過參考在此納入的文件、以及下列因素和風險:
· | 我們對未來收入、支出、資本或其他資金需求的期望; |
· | 我們的現金和營運資本是否足以支持目前和計劃中的業務和增長; |
· | 對我們作為持續經營實體的能力存在重大疑慮; |
· | 我們需要額外融資,這可能需要發行額外的普通股、優先股或其他債務或股權證券(包括可換股證券),這將稀釋股東持有的所有權; |
· | 我們的業務策略以及擴張計劃的時間安排,包括為我們的治療性DNA生產服務開發新的生產設施; |
· | 對治療性DNA生產服務的需求; |
· | 對DNA標記服務的需求; |
· | 對MDx檢測服務的需求; |
· | 我們對現有或潛在的第三方合作或合資開發和許可協議的期望; |
· | 我們治療性DNA生產服務的監管批准和合規性,是我們業務策略所主要依賴的。 |
· | 我們是否能夠實現從收購Spindle中預期的好處? |
· | 政府規定通常的影響; |
· | 我們對提交監管申請的時間以及監管批准可能獲得的時間的期望。 |
· | 有關產品候選者及技術的期望; |
· | 我們對業務模式重組的潛在期望; |
· | 我們何時或是否會變得有利可圖的期望; |
· | 我們的LDT可能會因FDA的立法活動而需要遵循額外的監管要求,並且遵守這些規定可能會又貴又耗時,導致重大或意料之外的延遲;並 |
· | 未知未來市場對於 Linea Mpox 病毒 1.0 分析與相關的 mpox 測試服務的需求。 |
我們所有的前瞻性陳述都有可能被證明是錯誤的。它們可能受到我們可能做出的不準確假設或已知或未知的風險和不確定性影響。 實際結果與我們的前瞻性陳述所表達或暗示的可能存在重大差異。可能影響未來結果的因素包括:
· | 根據我們尚未完全證明的新技術進行產品開發,存在著固有的不確定因素; |
· | 對於在臨床測試時似乎安全有效的配方和治療對人體實際效果的風險和不確定性; |
· | 利用我們的治療性DNA製備服務的配方和治療方案; |
· | 與使用我們的治療性DNA生產服務的產品候選者相關的臨床試驗所固有的不確定性; |
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· | 市場產品候選者獲得監管清潔或核準的過程中所帶來的固有不確定性,包括使用我們治療性DNA生產服務的產品候選者; |
· | 市場化產品存在著固有的不確定性,包括已獲得監管機構批准的產品,其中包括使用我們的治療性DNA生產服務的產品; |
· | 與我們的PGx檢測服務商業化相關的固有不確定性; |
· | 一般經濟和行業條件,以及我們特定市場的情況; |
· | 我們股價的波動和下降;以及 |
· | 我們有能力取得必要的融資來支持我們的運營並實現我們的戰略發展計劃。 |
所有前瞻性陳述和風險因素均截至本招股說明書補充之日期,而隨附招股說明書及參考文檔中包含的所有前瞻性陳述和風險因素則截至其原始日期,每種情況均基於我們截至本招股說明書補充之日期或隨附招股說明書及參考文檔的原始日期可得之資訊,我們不承擔更新任何前瞻性陳述或風險因素的義務,除非法律要求我們如此。如果我們更新一個或多個前瞻性陳述,不應推斷我們將對其他前瞻性陳述進行更新,或者我們將在任何將來時間更新那些前瞻性陳述。
前瞻性聲明可能包括我們對未來業務的計畫和目標,包括與我們產品和未來經濟表現相關的計畫和目標、預測、業務策略以及成功的時間和可能性。對上述事項的假設涉及未來經濟、競爭和市場狀況、未來業務決策、對我們產品和服務的需求,以及成功完成技術的開發和商業化所需的時間和金錢等方面的判斷,所有這些方面都難以準確預測,並且其中許多方面超出我們的控制。
本說明書補充內及隨附的招股書中包含的前瞻性陳述所據之任何假設均有可能不準確,因此,我們無法保證任何此類前瞻性陳述中所涉及的任何結果或事件將會實現。基於這些前瞻性陳述固有的重大不確定性,不應將任何此類陳述的包含視為我們對我們的目標或計劃將會實現的陳述或保證,我們建議您不要依賴本文所含任何前瞻性陳述。
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我們估計,從這次發行中獲得的淨收益將約為580萬美元,在扣除預估的放置代理費用和我們需支付的預估發行費用後,假設所有在此出售的股份(或預先資金化認股權證)均已售出。該估計不包括同時定向增發中發行的系列認股權證的收益,如果有的話。
我們打算利用本次發行的淨收益,用於進一步發展我們的治療性DNA生產服務,以及一般企業用途,可能包括研究和開發費用、資本支出、戰略重組成本、運營資本和一般和行政費用,以及可能收購或投資於與我們業務相輔相成的企業、產品和技術,盡管截至本說明書日期,我們尚無任何確定承諾或協議進行任何此類收購或投資。
我們估計完成我們的GMP Site 1的剩餘CAPEX以進行DNA模板生產將少於30萬美元。in vitro 如果我們要擴建我們的設施以實現GMP Site 2的Linea DNA的GMP生產,用於預定的生物製劑、藥品原料和/或藥品,CAPEX可能高達約1000萬美元。我們目前正在現有的實驗室空間內建設GMP Site 1。我們預計建立GMP Site 2需要我們收購額外的空間。
我們實際支出的金額和時間將取決於眾多因素,包括我們在產品和服務方面的開發努力,以及我們在運營中使用的現金金額。因此,我們無法確切估計用於上述目的的淨收益金額。我們可能發現有必要或建議將淨收益用於其他目的,並且我們將在淨收益的應用方面擁有廣泛的自主權。在上述用途尚未確定之前,我們計劃將此次發行所得(若有)投資於短期投資。
我們從未向普通股股東支付現金分紅派息,並且不預期在可預見的將來支付現金分紅派息,但打算保留我們的資本資源以進行業務再投資。未來對於在我們的普通股股票上支付現金分紅派息的任何決定將由我們的董事會酌情作出,並將取決於我們的財務狀況、營運成果、資本需求和其他董事會認為相關的因素。
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如果您在此次發行中投資我們的普通股和/或預購權證,您的擁有權將立即因我們普通股的公開發行價格與此次發行後我們普通股的調整凈有形帳面價值每股之間的差額而被稀釋。截至2024年6月30日,我們的凈有形帳面價值約為970萬美元或每股0.94美元(根據我們優先普通股的10299385股計算)。每股凈有形帳面價值等於我們的總有形資產減去總負債後,再除以我們優先普通股的股份數。
經本次發行所售出我們的普通股股份及行使預資助認股權證後,每股發行價為$0.32美元,並扣除我們應支付的認購代理費和估計的發行費用,且不含任何因認股權證行使而產生的款項,截至2024年6月30日,我們調整後的淨有形帳面價值大約為580萬美元,即每股普通股為$0.30。這意味著我們現有股東的調整後淨有形帳面價值每股立即下降$0.64,對於在公開發行價格購買證券的新投資者而言,每股立即擴大$0.02的稀釋。
以下表格說明了每股的稀釋情況:
每股公開發售價 | $ | 0.32 | ||
2024年6月30日的歷史淨有形帳面價值每股 | $ | 0.94 | ||
預計每股淨資產相對於所有投資者下降 | $ | (0.64 | ) | |
在此次发售后我们普通股每股调整后的净账面价值 | $ | 0.30 | ||
對參與本次發售的投資者每股稀釋 | $ | 0.02 |
上述討論和表格並未考慮賬戶的進一步稀釋,該稀釋可能發生於已發行的期權和warrants行使時,包括在這次發行中提供的預先資助warrants,以及與此發行中每股公開發行價格較低的每股exrercise price的同時定向增發的Series Warrants。
發行後即時股份總數基於 2024 年 6 月 30 日時已發行的共計 31,233,036 股普通股(2024 年 6 月 30 日時已發行 10,299,385 股普通股,加上 2024 年 6 月 30 日後發行的股份,主要由於行使 20,933,651 張認股權證),不包括:
· | 截至2024年6月30日,108,801股普通股可通過行使期權而發行,每股加權平均行使價為185.23美元。 |
· | 截至2024年6月30日,12,774,426股普通股可通過行使認股權發行(更新至2024年6月30日後行使的認股權),加權平均行使價為每股3.21美元(其中包括11,487,821張2024年5月到期的認股權,其中2,257,052張具有替代免現行使機制,代表每張認股權有權獲得3股普通股); |
· | 4062,500,000股普通股可通過行使Series warrants而發行,其行使需經warrant股東批准,其中20,312,500股設有替代無現金行使機制 代表擁有每張認股權證可收取1股普通股;並 |
· | 截至2024年6月30日,根據我們的股權激勵計劃,預留了268,464股普通股用於未來授予或發行。 |
上述討論和表格假設不出售預資助認股證,若出售將減少我們按一對一基礎發行的普通股數目。-每一股股票 基準。
就我們未來情況下發行所有期權或warrants的程度而言,根據我們的權益激勵計劃,新期權將發行,或未來我們的普通股可能發行更多股份,這可能進一步稀釋參與此次發行的投資者。此外,我們可能會考慮因市場條件或策略性考量而進一步籌集資本,即使我們相信我們有足夠的所有基金类型來維持目前或未來的營運計劃。如果我們通過出售股權或可轉債券籌集額外資本,這些證券的發行可能會進一步稀釋我們的股東。
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與此次發售普通股和預付權證同時進行,我們還預期向投資者發行並銷售C系列權證和D系列權證,以購買多達20,312,500股我們的普通股。每張C系列權證的行使價為每股普通股0.32美元,每張D系列權證的行使價為每股普通股0.32美元。C系列權證可在股東批准日期行使,並將於股東批准日期五周年到期。D系列權證可在股東批准日期行使,並將於股東批准日期十八個月周年到期。持有人可以選擇整體或部分行使系列權證,方法是向我們提交正式執行的行使通知,同時,在註冊聲明根據《證券法》登記發行支持C系列權證的普通股開始生效並可用於發行這些股份,或根據《證券法》提供發行這些股份的豁免時,以全額支付現金進行行使次數.。如果在行使時沒有有效的註冊聲明登記,或其中包含的招股說明書不能用於發行支持C系列權證的普通股,則也可以通過無現金行使的方式整體或部分行使該系列權證,在這種情況下,持有人將根據系列權證所述的公式決定的淨普通股數量。
根據乙類股權證的借現金無現金行使選項,乙類股權證持有人有權收到股份總數,相等於( x )乙類股權證現金行使所能發行的普通股總數和( y ) 1.0 的乘積。此外,乙類股權證將包括條款,當我們的普通股進行逆向拆分時,重設它們各自的行使價格為( i ) 現時的行使價格和(ii) 未來進行逆向股份拆分時兩方案中的較低成交量加權平均價格(VWAP) ,採用在進行逆向股票拆分之前五個交易日起和進行逆向股票拆分當天起的五個交易日期間的最低VWAP,同時對乙類股權證底下股份數量進行比例調整,但底價為0.0634美元。
除了特定例外情況外,擁有認股權證的持有人如果該持有人與其關聯方共同持有超過4.99%(或在發行系列認股權證前,購買方可以選擇為9.99%)的我們普通股在行使後立即有效的情況下。持有人可以將有利擁有權限制增加或減少至9.99%,然而,任何有利擁有權限制的增加將在向公司通知此類變更後61天內生效。
根據證券購買協議,在證券購買協議日期起計20個日曆天內,我們同意提交一份S-1表格的登記聲明,以提供投資者行使序列認股權時可以轉售的普通股份。我們同意採取商業上合理的努力,在證券購買協議的結束日期後的50天內(如果SEC要求該登記聲明包括截至2024年9月30日結束的審核年終基本報表,則為90天)使該登記聲明生效,並始終保持該登記聲明生效,直到所有投資者不再持有任何認股權或可以行使的普通股份。
系列認股權不是立即可行使的,因為它們的可行性取決於我們獲得認股權股東批准。系列認股權將在股東批准日期後可行使,並將在該日期之五周年紀念日時於C系列認股權方面到期,在該日期之十八個月紀念日時於D系列認股權方面到期。雖然我們打算立即尋求認股權股東批准,但無法保證一定會獲得。如果我們無法獲得認股權股東批准,系列認股權可能永遠不可行使。如果我們無法獲得認股權股東批准,系列認股權將毫無價值。
我們已同意在此日期後最快可能的日期召開股東特別大會(亦可是股東年度大會),但不得遲於發行結束後九十天,以獲得認股權股東批准。我們無法保證我們能在這段時間內或根本上召開特別大會。如果我們在第一次會議中未獲得認股權股東批准,我們有責任在之後每隔九十天召開會議以尋求認股權股東批准,直至認股權股東批准獲得,或C系列認股權和D系列認股權不再留存之早日。公司已同意在證券購買協議結束後二十天內提交關於獲得認股權股東批准的初步代理委任書。
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在任何基本交易事件發生後,就如所述的一系列認股權,一般上包括任何合併事項、出售公司全部或實質性的資產、要約收購或交換要約、普通股份重分類或對公司當時已發行普通股超過50%的人或多人進行收購,但須受到某些例外條款的限制,任何隨後行使認股權之持有人將有權選擇接受作為替代支付的考量,對於每一股普通股,該股本依據此等行使之前即時發行,就本類基本交易發生後,按如後情況之後繼或收購公司之普通股股份數,倘若為存續公司者,以及活命公司的經營後所收受的任何附加考量之總和,該交易發生前,認股權可以行使的股份數目以及根據上述事件進行時應給與持有人之普通股股份數目。雖然如上所述,在發生重大交易時,對於一連串認股權持有人有權要求公司或接收實體以現金按照黑-謝爾斯價值(由認股權中所定義)購買未行使部分的認股權與基本交易完成後同時進行或在30天內進行。但是,在公司無能力控制的基本交易事件中,或是支付給予的考量是在全國著名證券交易所報價或上市的接收方實體之股權證券時,依據在此基本交易完成日期,只有可能持有認股權的人將有權接收來自公司或其接手實體的同一類或形式之考量(並且在同樣比例之下),將未行使部分的認股權之黑-謝爾斯價值,被提出且支付給與供應商普通股股東在此重大交易已完成時,無論該考量是以現金、股份或任何現金與股票的組合形式,或是普通股持有人被提供選擇以替代方式受取考量在此基本交易所涉及。
此類證券將根據《證券法》或州證券法的豁免條款進行發行和賣出,而無需進行登記,依賴《法案》第4(a)(2)條文以及/或根據制訂的D條規定和依賴適用的州法規提供的類似豁免。因此,投資者僅可根據有效的《證券法》登記聲明、《證券法》條例144號下的豁免或《證券法》其他相關豁免進行行使這些認股權並賣出基礎股票。
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我們正在提供股份(或預先資助的認股權證) 在此發行中(以及不時可行使預先資助的認股權證以獲得我們的普通股)
普通股
我們普通股的實質條款和條款細則在隨附招股說明書第9頁的“普通股”標題下描述。
預購權證
本預付認股權的若干條款及細則摘要,並不完整,且受到完整由預付認股權的條款規定之制約,其形式已作為本次發售的8-k表格目前報告的展品提交,並參照並納入本招股說明書補充資料的註冊聲明,潛在投資者應詳細審閱預付認股權的形式之條款和條件,以獲得對預付認股權條款及條件的完整描述。
行使價格和期限
每個預購認股權的行使價為每股0.0001美元。預購認股權將可以行使,並可以在預購認股權完全行使之前的任何時間內行使。在股票送轉、拆股並股、重組或類似影響我們普通股的事件發生時,行使價格和行使時可發行的普通股數將受到適當調整,也會在資產派發(包括現金、股票或其他資產)給我們股東時進行調整。
可行性
預先資助的認股權將立即行使,由每位持有人自行選擇全部或部分行使,提交正式執行通知書並全額支付購買的本公司普通股股數(除非是如下述所討論的無現金行使情形)。持有人(與其聯屬機構合計)在本身持有量超過即時行使後本公司已發行普通股的4.99%的情況下,將不得行使其預先資助的認股權的任何部分,但條件是在持有人向我們提前至少61天通知的情況下,持有人可以將這一有利擁有限度增加至至多即時行使後考慮行使的普通股股數的9.99%;如有任何本公司已發行普通股的顯示股權率通過《預先資助的認股權》條款確定,不會在預先資助的認股權的行使情況下發行碎股。我們將以等同於碎股額乘以行使價的現金支付給持有人,而非發行碎股,或者將小數部分四捨五入至下一張完整股份。
無現金運動
在行使時,持有人可以選擇不支付預期的現金支付,以支付行使價的總額,而選擇在行使時收到按照預資的認股權方程式,決定的普通股淨數(全數或部分)
基本交易
在任何基本交易事件發生時,如在預先資助認股權中所描述的內容,通常包括與另一實體的合併、出售所有或實質上所有資產、要約收購或交換要約,或我們普通股股份的重新分類,那麼在對預先資助認股權進行任何後續行使時,持有人將有權以替代方案收到每股普通股作為考慮,對於在該基本交易發生之前對該次行使應發行的每股普通股,繼續存續公司的繼承人或收購公司發行的股份數量,如果它是生存公司,以及任何持有人根據該交易而應收的或作為其結果而應收的其他考慮,用於可以在該事件前立即運動的預先資助認股權的股份數目。
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可轉讓性
根據適用法律,預資助認股權可在持有人選擇的情況下轉讓,持有人應將預資助認股權交還給我們,並提供適當的轉讓工具和足以支付任何轉讓稅款(如適用)的資金。
交易所上市
對於預先資助的認股權證,並無任何證券交易所或國家級認可交易系統提供交易市場,我們也不認為會有市場發展。我們不打算在任何證券交易所或國家級認可交易系統上列出這些預先資助的認股權證。
作為股東
除非另有規定在預購證券中,或因此持有人對我們的普通股擁有權,否則預購證券持有人在行使其預購證券之前,不擁有作為我們普通股持有人的權利或特權,包括任何投票權。
我們已委託Craig-Hallum擔任我們的專屬 下單代理,根據一份關於此次發行的協議書,日期為2024年8月23日(「協議書」)。Craig-Hallum不會購買或出售我們在本招股說明書補充資料中提供的任何證券,但已同意盡最大努力安排出售本招股說明書補充資料中提供的股份(或預付warrants)。Craig-Hallum可能保留次級代理商和精選經銷商以便進行此次發行。
我們已經與多位投資者簽訂了證券購買協議,每份協議的日期均為2024年10月30日,這些投資者同意購買此次發行的證券。證券購買協議規定了克雷格-哈拉姆和投資者的義務應符合某些先決條件,包括但不限於,我們的業務沒有發生任何重大不利變化以及獲得慣例意見和結案證書。
我們目前預期這項發行的結束將於2024年10月31日左右進行,視常規的結束條件而定。
費用和開支
我們已同意向Craig-Hallum支付定向增發代理費,金額為此次發售證券的總收益的6%現金。我們還同意向Craig-Hallum或其指定人發行定向增發代理權證,可購買高達1,015,625股普通股(相當於所提供的股份和預先搭售權證總數的5.0%),可於股東批准日期行使,並於本說明書補充的日期起計五年後到期。除上述條款外,定向增發代理權證的條款將與私募定向增發中向投資者發行的C系列權證基本相同。
以下的表格顯示了每股以及總計現金放置代理人費用,我們將支付給Craig-Hallum,這是在本募集說明書補充和附隨說明書中,承諾購買所有此次發售的證券的情況下的。
每股盈餘 | Per Pre- 出資企業 認股權証 | 總計 | ||||||||||
公開發售價格 | $ | 0.32 | $ | 0.3199 | $ | 6,499,893.50 | ||||||
承销商费用 | $ | 0.0192 | $ | 0.01919 | $ | 389,993.61 | ||||||
在扣除開支之前,我們的收益 | $ | 0.3008 | $ | 0.3007 | $ | 6,109,899.89 |
此外,我們已同意在請求時賠償Craig-Hallum的開支,包括與其參與本募資所需的法律顧問的合理費用和支出,包括Craig-Hallum或其顧問在本募資事宜上進行的任何FINRA或其他監管檔案,最高不超過100,000美元。
我們估計這次發行的總費用(包括應付克雷格豪勳的可退還費用),不包括發行代理費,將約為318,000美元。
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我們已同意對Craig-Hallum和某些其他人提供賠償,包括在參與信托法案和交易法案下出現的或因Craig-Hallum根據承諾書活動而產生的某些責任。我們還同意為Craig-Hallum可能需要支付的與此類責任有關的款項進行貢獻。
根據證券法第2(a)(11)條的意義,Craig-Hallum可能被視為承銷商,而他們收取的任何佣金以及在作為本公司買方進行的出售股票時實現的任何利潤,可能被視為是根據證券法的承銷折扣或佣金。作為承銷商,Craig-Hallum將需要遵守證券法和交易所法案的要求,包括但不限於證券法第415(a)(4)條及交易所法案的第100億5條和m法規。這些規則和法規可能限制Craig-Hallum作為本公司買方對普通股進行的購買和銷售的時間。根據這些規則和法規,Craig-Hallum:
● | 在我們的證券交易中,不得進行任何穩定活動;並 | |
● | 在完成其參與分配之前,不得競投或購買任何我們的證券,或試圖誘使任何人購買我們的證券,除非其根據證券交易所法案的規定 |
我們與投資者簽訂的證券購買協議形式副本,已包含在我們根據證券交易委員會要求提交的現行報告8-k附件中,該報告與此次交易完成相關。
鎖定協議
我們已就我們所持有的普通股以及其他證券達成了“鎖定期”協議,包括可以轉換成、交換或行使為我們的普通股的證券,在股東批准日期和本次發行結束後60天之內(i)較早者和(ii)從本次發行結束之日起一(1)年。在本次發行結束後的此種鎖定期間內,除非經認可,否則我們不得提供、賣出、抵押或以其他方式處置這些證券。
我們也同意,在某些例外情況下,限制在股東批准日期和本次發行結束後60天內(或者)此發行結束後1年內,發行任何變價證券。
我們的高級主管和董事已同意在本募股錄期結束後90日內對我們普通股及其他股份採取「鎖倉」措施,包括可以轉換、交換或行使權利以獲得我們普通股的證券。在本募股錄期結束後的鎖倉期間內,除非經Craig-Hallum事先書面同意,我們不得在未經請願的情況下提供、賣出、抵押或以其他方式處置這些證券。
自由裁量帳戶
Craig-Hallum沒有打算就此次提供的證券確認銷售給其具有自主權的任何帳戶。
清單
我們的普通股在納斯達克股票市場上市,標的為“APDN”。
其他關係
Craig-Hallum及其部分聯屬公司是從事各種活動的全方位金融機構,這些活動可能包括證券交易、商業和投資銀行、財務諮詢、投資管理、投資研究、主要投資、對沖、融資和券商活動。Craig-Hallum及其部分聯屬公司已經不時為我們和我們的聯屬公司提供過,將來可能也會提供各種商業和投資銀行以及財務諮詢服務,作為酬金和費用,他們已經或將會收取慣例費用和開支。
在他們的各項業務活動中,Craig-Hallum和其某些聯屬公司可能持有或持有各種投資,並積極交易債務和股權證券(或相關衍生證券)和金融工具(包括銀行貸款),既為自己的賬戶,也為客戶的賬戶,這些投資和證券活動可能涉及我們及我們的聯屬公司發行的證券和/或儀器。如果Craig-Hallum或其聯屬公司與我們存在借貸關係,他們將照常遵循其風險管理政策對我們的信貸風險進行對沖。Craig-Hallum及其聯屬公司可能通過進行購買信貸違約掉期或建立我們或我們聯屬公司的證券的沽空倉位等交易來進行此類風險對沖,包括可能是本次發行的證券。這種沽空倉位可能對本次發行的證券未來的交易價格產生不利影響。Craig-Hallum及其某些聯屬公司還可能就這些證券或儀器發出獨立的投資建議、市場信息或交易觀念,以及/或發表或表達對這些證券或儀器的獨立研究觀點,並可能隨時持有,或建議客戶持有,這些證券和儀器的多頭和/或空頭倉位。
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有關此次發行的證券的有效性,將由我們的法律顧問McDermott Will & Emery LLP,在紐約,紐約州擔保。Craig-Hallum在與此次發行有關的事宜中由Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP,在紐約,紐約州代表。
Marcum LLP,獨立註冊會計師事務所,已就我們截至2023年9月30日年度的綜合財務報告進行審核,其報告已包含在我們在表格10-K中的年度報告中(該報告中包含有關應用DNA Sciences Inc.及其子公司是否具有持續營商能力存在重大疑慮的說明段落,如附註b所述),該報告已經被引用於招股說明書補充說明之中。我們的綜合財務報表是在Marcum LLP報告的依據下並依靠其作為會計和審計專家的權威而被引用。
我們已向美國證券交易委員會提交了一份Form S-3(檔案號333-272267)的登記聲明,根據證券法,本說明書補充部分為其一部分。美國證券交易委員會的規定允許我們在本說明書補充部分和附隨說明書中省略在登記聲明中包括的某些信息。有關我們及本說明書補充部分和附隨說明書所提供的證券的更多信息,您應參考登記聲明以及隨附在登記聲明中提交的陳述書及資料。就本說明書補充部分和附隨說明書中任何協議或其他文件的內容所包含的陳述,每次均因該協議或文件的全部文字有資格披露,複印本已作為登記聲明的展示而提交。
我們根據交易所法案向證券交易委員會提交報告、代理委任書和其他資訊。證券交易委員會擁有一個網站,其中包含向證券交易委員會電子提交報告、代理委任書和其他資訊的發行人(包括我們)的相關資訊。該網站的網址是 www.sec.gov.
我們選擇將特定資訊納入本招股書中。通過參照的方式納入,我們可以向您披露重要資訊,並引用我們已經提交或將提交給美國證券交易委員會的其他文件。被參照納入的資訊被視為本招股書的一部分,但不包括被本招股書中的資訊取代的被參照納入的資訊。這意味著您必須查看所有我們所納入參考的美國證券交易委員會提交的文件,以判斷招股書中的任何聲明或之前納入參考的文件是否已被修改或被取代。我們參照納入以下列出的文件以及在本招股書之日及此次發行終止之間提交(而不是提供)給美國證券交易委員會根據《交易所法》第13(a)、13(c)、14或15(d)條,不過我們未納入任何在《8-K表格》的2.02項或7.01項下提供的資訊:
· | 我們於2023年9月30日的財政年度向美國證券交易委員會提交的10-K表格年度報告。 2023年12月7日為何Corcept Therapeutics股票今天飆升? 2024年1月26日; |
· | 我們在2023年12月31日結束的每季度以10-Q表格提交給SEC。 2024年2月8日, 2024年3月31日結束的每季度以10-Q表格提交給SEC。 2024年5月10日於2024年6月30日提交給證券交易委員會 (SEC) 的文件。 2024年8月8日分別於對應日期提交; |
· | 我們關於Form 8-k目前的報告(除了根據Form 8-k的2.02或7.01條款提交的部分以及附帶此等報告的與該等事項相關的附件)提交給委員會的報告。2023年11月7日提交的我們目前Form 8-k的報告。, 2023年12月6日, 2024年1月5日, 2024年1月31日, 2024年2月1日, ,包括附注99.1,我們的報告在2024年4月16日提交的6-k表格, 2024年4月19日, 申報者截至2023年12月31日止的年度報告10-K(檔案號碼001-39875),已向委員會提交。,根據修訂條款2024年4月23日, 於2024年5月16日制定此計劃, 2024年5月29日, 2024年6月18日, 2024年6月28日, 2024年7月15日, 2024年8月2日, If, on any monthly Observation Date, the Observation Value of , 2024年9月30日 和 2024年10月31日並且 |
· | 我們的資本股描述載於提交給委員會的8-A表格(文件編號001-36745)上的登記聲明中。 2014年11月13日根據《交易所法》第12條(b)條款,包括為更新該描述而提交的任何修訂或報告。 |
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您可在SEC維護的網站上取得這些文件的副本。http://www.sec.gov或從我們免費獲取(其他費用除外,除非此類文件的展示品被明確納入此類文件中)方法是寫信給我們的公司秘書,應用DNA Sciences公司,50 Health Sciences Drive,Stony Brook,紐約11790或訪問我們的網站。http://www.adnas.com我們網站上包含的信息並未納入本招股說明書補充內容,不應視為本招股說明書補充內容的一部分。
任何在本招股說明書中納入或被認為被納入的文件中所包含的聲明,對於本招股說明書而言,將被視為被修改或取代,只要本招股說明書中的聲明,任何招股說明書補充或任何後續提交的文件中的聲明,也被視為被納入或修改或取代該聲明。任何被修改或取代的聲明,除非被修改或取代,否則不得視為本招股說明書的一部分。
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招股證明書
$75,000,000
應用DNA科學,公司。
普通股
優先股
債務證券
認股證
根據認購權協議(“認購權協議”)和認購權證(“認購權證”)的條款發行的認購權
單位
我們可能不時提供和賣出高達7500萬美元的普通股、優先股、債券、認股權和認股權,或這些證券的任意組合,以及/或由一個或多個這些證券組成的單位。我們也可能通過債務證券轉換提供普通股或優先股,並通過轉換提供普通股或優先股。上述所有證券均可單獨出售或作為與其他證券組成的單位。
本招股說明書描述了可能適用於這些證券的一些一般條款。 當我們決定賣出特定類別或系列的證券時,我們將在一個或多個招股說明書補充中提供所述證券的具體條款。我們也可能授權一個或多個自由書面招股說明書與這些發行有關時提供給你。
說明書補充說明書以及任何已納入其中的文件,可能會新增、更新或更改包含或納入本說明書中的資訊。 但是,除非在生效時尚未註冊並描述的證券在本說明書中,否則不得在任何說明書補充中提供證券。 在您投資前,您應仔細閱讀本說明書以及任何說明書補充,以及納入本說明書中的或被視為納入本說明書中的文件以及任何自由書面說明。 除非附帶有關所提供證券的說明書補充,否則本說明書不得用於提供或出售我們的證券。
我們的普通股在納斯達克資本市場下的標的為“APDN”。每份說明書補充資料將包含相關信息,關於我們在任何證券交易所上市的證券。 我們未被關聯方持有的流通普通股的總市值為$14,640,981,根據12,908,520股流通普通股,其中177,232股為關聯方持有,每股價格為$1.15,這是我們普通股的最後報價價格,報導於2023年5月24日在納斯達克資本市場。根據Form S-3的一般指示I.b.6,我們絕不會在任何12個日歷月份期間出售超過我們公開流通股(由我們的非關聯方持有的普通股市值)的三分之一價值的在公開首次發行的註冊證券,只要我們的公開流通股保持在$7500萬以下。 我們在此說明書日期之前12個日歷月份內未根據Form S-3的一般指示I.b.6提供任何證券。截至2023年5月24日,我們的公開流通股的三分之一大約等於$4,880,000。
這些證券可能會直接由我們出售給買家,通過經銷商或代理商,或者通過承銷商或以上述方法的組合方式進行。請參閱本招股說明書中的“分銷計劃”。我們也可能在招股說明書補充中描述我們任何特定發行的證券的分銷計劃。如果在傳送本招股說明書的證券的銷售中涉及任何代理商、承銷商或經銷商,我們將在招股說明書補充中披露他們的名稱及我們與他們的安排性質。我們預期從任何此類銷售中收到的淨收入也將包含在招股說明書補充中。
對我們證券的投資涉及高度風險。 請參見我們最近的年度10-k表格中標題為“風險因素”的部分,以及任何10-Q季度報告 以及任何8-k週期性報告,以及涉及這些特定發行的任何説明書補充或自由書寫説明書。
我們可能不時通過提交修訂或補充資料來修改或補充本招股說明書。在作出投資決定之前,您應該仔細閱讀整份招股說明書以及所有修訂或補充資料。
美國證券交易委員會或任何州證券委員會並未通過或否決這些證券,也未確定本招股書是否真實或完整。對此作出相反陳述屬刑事犯罪。
本招股書日期為2023年6月6日
目 錄
頁面 | |
關於本招股說明書 | 1 |
簡式招股書概要 | 2 |
風險因素 | 3 |
前瞻性陳述 | 4 |
募集資金的用途 | 7 |
分紅政策 | 8 |
我們可能提供股票的描述 | 8 |
配售計劃 | 27 |
法律問題 | 29 |
專家 | 29 |
更多資訊可於以下地方找到 | 30 |
已納入引用的信息。 | 30 |
本招股說明書屬於我們提交給證券交易委員會(“SEC”)的登記聲明書的一部分,使用“架構”註冊過程。根據這種架構註冊過程,我們可能不時提供本招股說明書中描述的證券,最高總發行價為7500萬美元,在一次或多次發行中。每次我們發行證券時,我們將準備並向SEC提交一份招股說明書補充或信息,該補充或信息被納入本招股說明書中,描述我們提供的證券的具體金額、價格和條款。我們也可能授權一個或多個自由書寫招股說明書提供給您,該招股說明書可能包含與這些發行和證券有關的重要信息。招股說明書補充還可能補充、更新或更改包含在本招股說明書中或藉此納入的文件中的信息。您應該仔細閱讀本招股說明書、任何適用的招股說明書補充以及任何相關的自由書寫招股說明書,以及下文“更多信息來源”標題下描述的其他信息。
這份招股說明書未包含我們向美國證券交易委員會提交的登記聲明中提供的所有資訊。有關我們或本次證券發行的更多信息,您應參閱該登記聲明,該登記聲明可以根據下文描述的 “您可以找到更多信息的地方” 從美國證券交易委員會獲得。
您應僅依賴本招股說明書、任何招股說明書補充資料以及任何相關的自由書面招股說明書所包含或納入的資訊。我們未授權任何其他人提供您不同的資訊。如果任何人給您提供不同或不一致的資訊,您不應依賴該等資訊。本招股說明書不是出售證券的要約,也不是征集購買證券的要約,在任何未獲允許的司法管轄區。您應當假設本招股說明書、任何招股說明書補充資料、任何相關的自由書面招股說明書以及我們此前向證券交易委員會提交的並加以納入的資訊,僅準確截至那些文件的日期。我們的業務、財務狀況、營運結果和前景可能自那些日期以來已發生變化。本招股說明書納入引用了市場資料和行業統計以及預測,這些資料基於獨立的行業刊物和其他公開信息。儘管我們相信這些來源是可靠的,但我們不保證此資訊的準確性或完整性,也未獨立核實此資訊。雖然我們不知悉本招股說明書及在此引入的文件中所呈現的市場和行業資料涉及的任何錯誤陳述,但這些估計涉及風險和不確定性,且會受各種因素影響,包括在本招股說明書中“風險因素”標題下討論的因素,以及適用的招股說明書補充資料和任何適用的自由書面招股說明書中的類似標題,以及其他納入本招股說明書的文件。因此,投資者不應對此資訊給予不當依賴。
我們可能透過承銷商或經銷商、透過代理人、直接向買家或通過這些方法的任何組合出售證券。 我們及我們的代理保留接受或拒絕全部或部分任何拟議證券購買的唯一權利。我們每次提供證券時將準備並向SEC提交的招股說明書將列明參與證券銷售的任何承銷商、代理人或其他人的名稱,以及與他們相關的任何適用的費用、佣金或折扣安排。請參見"配銷計劃"。
在本招股說明書中,除非另有說明,“登記機構”,“本公司”,“我們”,“我們”或“我們的”指的是Applied DNA Sciences, Inc.,一家特拉華州的公司及其合併子公司。
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本招股說明書摘要突顯了我們公司及其他地方在本招股說明書或參考文件中包含的部分信息。該摘要並非包含您在做出投資決定前應考慮的所有信息。在做出投資決定之前,您應詳細閱讀整份招股說明書、任何招股說明書補充,包括“風險因素”一節以及納入本招股說明書的參考文件。
發行
本招股說明書是我們利用陳報公司使用的架構登記過程的一部分。根據這種架構登記過程,我們可能出售以下任何組合:
● | 保持多元化的資本來源,包括來自經營活動提供的淨現金、無擔保債務、有擔保債務、選擇性房地產資產出售、戰略房地產合資企業、非房地產投資出售和普通股票; | |
● | 優先股; | |
● | 債務證券,可分為一個或多個系列; | |
● | 購買上述任何證券的認股權證; | |
● | 購買普通股、優先股或認股權的權利; 以及 | |
● | 包括前述其中一個或多個單位 |
在一個或多個發行活動中,最高可達7500萬美元。 本招股說明書向您提供我們可能提供的證券的一般描述。每次我們賣出證券時,我們將提供一份招股說明書,其中將包含有關該特定發行的條款的具體信息,並包括關於適用於該等證券的任何風險因素或其他特殊事項的討論。 招股說明書還可以補充、更新或更改本招股說明書中包含的信息。您應該閱讀這份招股說明書以及任何招股說明書,以及在“您可以找到更多信息”標題下描述的其他信息。
關於我們的公司
概覽
我們是一家專注於生物技術的公司,開發和商業化生產和檢測DNA技術。利用聚合酶連鎖反應(“PCR”)來實現DNA的生產和檢測,我們在三個主要業務市場運作:(i)生產合成DNA,用於製造核酸基因治療藥物(“治療性DNA生產服務”);(ii)在分子診斷和基因檢測服務(“MDx檢測服務”)中檢測DNA;以及(iii)用於工業供應鏈安防服務的DNA生產和檢測(“DNA標記與安防產品和服務”)。
我們目前的增長策略是主要專注資源於進一步開發、商業化和客戶採納我們的療法性DNA製造服務,包括擴展我們的合同開發和製造控制項(CDMO),以用於核酸療法製造用的合成DNA的PCR製造,以及發展我們自家基於DNA的動物醫療產品候選者。
企業歷史
我們是一家特拉華州的公司,最初於1983年根據佛羅里達州法律成立為Datalink Systems,Inc。1998年,我們在內華達州重新組織,並於2002年將我們的名稱更改為我們目前的名稱,Applied DNA Sciences,Inc。2008年12月17日,我們從內華達州重新組建到特拉華州。
我們的企業總部位於紐約長島高科技孵化器,位於紐約州石溪大學的斯托尼布魯克,我們在此設立了DNA的製造和檢測實驗室,以支持我們不同的業務部門。此外,這個地點還設有我們紐約州衛生部(NYSDOH)臨床實驗室評估計劃(CLEP)允許的臨床實驗室,並獲得了臨床實驗室改善修訂(CLIA)認證,我們在這裡提供MDx測試服務。我們企業總部的郵寄地址是紐約州斯托尼布魯克的Health Sciences Drive 50號,郵遞區號11790,我們的電話號碼是(631) 240-8800。
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投資我們的證券涉及高度風險。 在決定是否投資我們的證券之前,您應仔細考慮和評估我們“風險因素”中討論的具體因素。 年度報告表格10-k涉及截至2022年9月30日的財政年度於2022年12月14日提交,已被美國證券交易委員會修訂,並任何後續年度報告表格10-k,季度報告表格10-Q和定期報告表格8-k中描述的任何更新均已被引用,並可能被我們將來提交的其他報告不時修改、補充或取代。我們描述的風險和不確定性並非我們面臨的唯一風險。 目前尚不為我們所知或目前認為不重要的其他風險和不確定性也可能影響我們的業務運作。 這些已知或未知風險的發生可能導致您損失全部或部分投資。
另見標題下包含的聲明“前瞻性聲明”。
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本說明書及在此引用的文件包含根據1933年修訂版(“證券法”)第27A條及1934年修訂版(“交易所法”)第21E條所作的“前瞻性陳述”,旨在獲得這些條款所創設的“安全港”。此外,我們可能在向證券交易委員會提交或提供的其他文件中作出前瞻性陳述,我們的管理層和其他代表可能透過口頭或書面方式向分析師、投資者、媒體代表及其他人士作出前瞻性陳述。這些陳述涉及未來事件或我們未來的營運或財務表現,牽涉已知和未知的風險、不確定性及可能導致我們的實際結果、表現或成就與前瞻性陳述所表達或暗示的任何未來結果、表現或成就有實質不同的其他因素。
前瞻性陳述通常可通過以下事實來識別,即它們與嚴格與歷史或當前事實無關,並包括但不限於使用“can”、“may”、“could”、“should”、“assume”、“forecasts”、“believe”、“designed to”、“will”、“expect”、“plan”、“anticipate”、“estimate”、“potential”、“position”、“predicts”、“策略”、“guidance”、“intend”、“budget”、“seek”、“project”或“continue”等術語,或其否定形式或其他類似術語,關於信念、計劃、期望或意圖未來的證明。您應仔細閱讀包含這些詞語的陳述,因為它們:
· | 討論我們對未來的期望; | |
· | 包含我們未來營運或財務狀況的預測;以及 | |
· | 陳述其他「前瞻性」資訊。 |
我們認為溝通我們的期望很重要。然而,前瞻性陳述基於我們對我們的業務和我們行業板塊的當前期望、假設、估計和預測,並受到已知和未知風險、不確定性和其他因素的影響。因此,由於各種因素和風險,實際結果和某些事件的時間可能與此類前瞻性陳述中表達或暗示的結果有顯著不同,包括但不限於本招股書設定的"風險因素"和"我們公司"以及此處所引用的文件中設定的以下因素和風險:
● | 我們對未來收入、支出、資本或其他資金需求的期望; | |
● | 我們的現金和營運資本是否足以支持目前和計劃中的業務和增長; | |
● | 我們的業務策略和擴張計劃的時間安排; | |
● | 對治療性DNA生產服務的需求; | |
● | 對DNA標記服務的需求; | |
● | 在COVID檢測服務需求顯著下降的情況下,對MDx檢測服務的需求; | |
● | 我們發展MDx檢測業務的能力; | |
● | 我們對現有或潛在的第三方合作或合資開發和許可協議的期望; | |
● | 我們的治療性DNA生產和MDx檢測服務的規定批准和合規性; | |
● | 政府規定通常的影響; | |
● | 我們對提交監管申請的時間以及監管批准可能獲得的時間的期望。 | |
● | 我們對於我們技術中產品或服務候選者的期望;以及 | |
● | 我們對何時或是否能夠實現盈利的期望。 |
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我們所有的前瞻性陳述中,任何或所有的可能被證明是錯誤的。它們可能受到我們可能會做出的不準確假設或已知或未知的風險和不確定性的影響。實際結果和成果可能與我們的前瞻性陳述中表達或暗示的內容有顯著不同。可能影響未來結果的因素包括:
● | 基於我們的新技術,產品和/或服務開發存在固有的不確定性,目前尚未完全證明。 | |
● | 在臨床試驗中檢驗似乎安全和有效的配方和治療對人類和/或動物實際影響的風險和不確定性。 | |
● | 與產品候選人臨床試驗相關的固有不確定性。 | |
● | 獲得監管機構清潔或批准市場產品候選人和/或測試服務的過程中固有的不確定性。 | |
● | 具有獲得監管機構批准的產品和/或服務商業化固有的不確定性; | |
● | 一般經濟和行業條件,以及我們特定市場的情況; | |
● | 我們可能進行普通股的逆向股價合併以滿足納斯達克的要求,可能對我們的普通股的市場價格和流動性產生不利影響; | |
● | 我們股價的波動和下降;以及 | |
● | 我們有能力取得必要的融資來支持我們的運營並實現我們的戰略發展計劃。 |
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所有前瞻性陳述和包含於本招股說明書中的風險因素均截至本日期為止,所有前瞻性陳述和包含於參照文件中的風險因素則基於其原始日期制作,無論前述情況,均基於我們在本日期前所取得的資訊,或在參考文件的情況下,該文件的原始日期,我們不承擔更新任何前瞻性陳述或風險因素的義務,除非法律要求我們如此。如果我們更新一個或多個前瞻性陳述,不應推斷我們將對其他前瞻性陳述進行更新,或者我們將在將來任何時間對那些前瞻性陳述進行進一步更新。
前瞻性陳述可能包括我們未來業務的計劃和目標,包括與我們產品和未來經濟表現相關的計劃和目標、業務策略、成功的時間和機會。涉及上述事項的假設涉及對未來經濟、競爭和市場狀況、未來業務決策、對我們產品和服務的需求以及成功完成技術開發和商業化所需的時間和金錢的判斷,這些判斷很難或不可能準確預測,其中許多遠超出我們的控制範圍。
本招股章程所包含的所有前瞻性聲明之基本假設均可能不準確,因此我們無法保證您在任何此類前瞻性陳述中所考慮的任何結果或事件將實現。基於這些前瞻性陳述所固有的重大不確定性,任何此類陳述的包含都不應被視為我們對我們的目標或計劃將實現的代表或保證,我們警告您不要依賴本文件內容中包含的任何前瞻性陳述。
我們目前在美國使用的商標包括Applied DNA Sciences®, SigNature®分子標籤, SigNature® t分子標籤, fiberTyping®, SigNify®, Beacon®, CertainT®, LinearDNA™, Linea™ COVID-19診斷試劑盒, safeCircleTMCOVID-19檢測和TR8TM 藥物基因測試。我們不打算使用或展示其他公司的商標來暗示我們與其他公司之間有關係,贊助或支援。本招股說明書中包含或參考的所有商標、服務標誌和商標均為各自擁有者的財產。
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除非在適用的說明書補充內另有規定,我們打算將從此說明書所覆蓋的證券銷售所得的淨收益用於一般企業用途,這可能包括,但不限於,營運資本、資本支出、業務拓展、研發支出以及新技術或業務的收購。此類收益的具體金額、用途和時間安排將取決於我們的資金需求、其他資本的可用性和成本。有關從此說明書覆蓋的證券發行所得淨收益的額外信息可能會在與特定發行相關的說明書補充中列明。
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我們從未宣布或支付我們的普通股現金分紅派息。
我們不預期在可預見的將來支付任何現金股息給股東。此外,未來決定支付現金分紅將由我們的董事會酌情決定,並取決於我們的財務狀況、營運結果、資本需求以及董事會認為相關的其他因素。
本招股說明書中所包含的證券描述,連同任何適用的招股說明書補充,概括了我們可能提供的各種類型證券的所有重要條款和條款。我們將在相應的招股說明書補充中描述特定發行的證券的具體條款。如果證券條款與下文所概述的條款不同,我們將在相應的招股說明書補充中加以標明。我們還將在招股說明書補充中包括,在適用情況下,有關與證券相關的重要美國聯邦所得稅考慮事項的資訊。
我們有可能時不時賣出一些股票,可能會分成一次或多次發行。
● | 我們普通股的股份; | |
● | 我們優先股的份額; | |
● | 債務證券; | |
● | 購買上述任何證券的認股權證; | |
● | 購買普通股、優先股或認股權的權利; 以及 | |
● | 包括一個或多個前述單位。 |
本招股說明書不得用於完成證券交易,除非附有招股說明書補充資料。
股本
一般事項。
以下對普通股和優先股的描述,連同我們在任何適用的招股說明書補充中包含的其他信息,總結了我們可能在本招股說明書下提供的普通股和優先股的主要條款和規定,但並非完整。有關我們普通股和優先股的完整條款,請參考我們的公司註冊證明書,可能不時修訂(“公司註冊證明書”),不時經授權的我們優先股的任何指定證明書,以及我們不時修訂的公司章程(“章程”)。特許公司律法(“DGCL”)亦可能影響這些證券的條款。儘管我們以下概述的條款通常適用於我們可能提供的任何未來普通股或優先股,我們將在適用的招股說明書中更詳細地描述這些證券系列的具體條款。如果我們在招股說明書補充中明示,我們在該招股說明書補充下提供的任何普通股或優先股的條款可能與我們下面描述的條款不同。
截至2023年5月24日,我們的授權股本包括2億股普通股,每股面值為0.001美元,其中發行並流通的股份為12,908,520股,另外還有1,000萬股特别股,每股面值0.001美元,但尚未發行和流通。實際股東人數超過記錄股東人數,其中包括有益所有權但由經紀人和其他代理人以街頭名義持有股份的股東。記錄股東人數也不包括股份可能由其他實體信託持有的股東。此外,截至2023年5月24日,我們發行並流通的普通股認股期權為2,206,231股,認購權為7,295,588股,還有282,640個受限制的股票單位和1,340,394股根據我們2020年股票激勵計劃可供授予的股份。未經我們股東進一步行動,授權且未發行的普通股和特别股可發行,除非適用法律或我們證券可能在上市的任何交易所的規則要求採取行動。除非我們股東的批准是必要的,否則我們的董事會不會為發行和出售我們的普通股尋求股東批准。
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普通股
我們普通股股東有權在股東會上投票表決,每股一票。我們的普通股不具有預先縮減、轉換或贖回權利。普通股股東的權利、偏好和特權受到我們未來可能發行的任何優先股系列股東的權利影響,並可能受到不利影響。在銷售我們的股份或資產的絕大部分,或者公司解散、清算或解散後,在滿足了各系列優先股應享有的所有清算優先支付之後,我們剩餘的資產將分配給所有普通股股東和所有其他一樣情況的股東,他們並不享有任何清算優先權,如果不足以支付所有該等股東,則按比例分配給這些股東。我們已發行和流通的所有普通股均已完全付清並無需進一步付款。我們的普通股股東將有權從我們董事會不時宣佈的我們資產或法律上可用於此類目的的資金中,按現金、股票或財產方式獲得分紅派息及其他分配。
本招股說明書提供的普通股,當發行並支付後,將是完全實繳且不得追繳。
我們的普通股票在納斯達克Capital市場以"APDN"標的掛牌。美國股票轉倉及trust公司是我們的普通股票的轉讓代理人和登記機構。
優先股
我們的公司組織章程規定,董事會可以通過決議,在未來指定優先股類別。 指定的優先股系列將具有決議中載明的權力、指定、偏好和相對、參與或可選或其他特殊權利和條件、限制或約束。 一旦經由我們的董事會指定,每個優先股系列將在管理優先股的文件中具有特定的財務和其他條款,其中包括我們的公司組織章程和我們的董事會可能採納的任何指定證書。 在發行每個優先股系列的股份之前,根據DGCL及我們的公司章程,董事會必須採納決議並向特拉華州州務卿提交指定證書。 每個類別或系列的指定證書確定了指定股份的設計、權力、偏好、權利、資格、限制和約束,包括但不限於以下一些或全部內容:
· | 該系列的股份數及該系列的特殊指定,此數目可能被董事會的行動不時增加或減少(但不得低於當時流通的股份數); | |
· | 該系列股份的股息率、支付股息的方式和頻率,股利是否累積,如適用,從何時起; | |
· | 該系列是否具有表決權,除了法律規定的表決權之外,如適用,表決權的條款; | |
· | 該系列是否具有轉換特權,如適用,轉換的條件和條款,包括董事會可能判斷的轉換率調整條款; | |
· | 該系列股份是否可贖回,如適用,贖回的條件和條款; | |
· | 該系列是否具有用於贖回或購買該系列股份的沉澱基金,如適用,該沉澱基金的條款和金額; | |
· | 該系列股份是否優先於其他系列或類股份,或與其平級,或屬於較低等地位,就任何方面而言; | |
· | 在公司自願或強制清算、解散或結算時,該系列股份的權利,以及在支付該系列股份時的相對權利或優先權,如有。 | |
· | 該系列的其他相關權利、偏好和限制。 |
即使我們的董事會目前並無意圖如此,其仍可授權發行一系列的優先股,根據此類系列的條款,可能會阻礙合併、要約收購或其他收購企圖的完成。
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特拉華法律、我們的公司章程以及章程和規則的可能反收購效應。
我們的公司章程和組織法包含條款,可能會讓透過要約收購、開放市場購買、代理人爭奪等方式收購我們公司變得更加困難。這些條款的描述如下。
特拉華法律對防止收購的影響
根據DGCL第203條的規定,除非公司在其原註冊證書中明確“選擇退出”這些規定,或在其註冊證書或公司章程中明確規定,或通過股東修正案獲得至少半數以上持有表決權股份的批准,否則在特拉華州註冊的公司將受到這些規定的約束。我們已在我們的公司設立證書中明確取消了第203條。因此,第203條的反收購效應對我們不適用。
一般來說,第203條禁止一家公開持股的特拉華州公司在其一位「有利害關係的股東」成為有利害關係股東之後的三年期間,與該股東進行「業務組合」,除非業務組合經過某種指定方式獲得批准。「業務組合」包括,但不限於,合併、資產或股份出售或其他導致有利害關係股東獲得財務利益的交易。一位「有利害關係的股東」是指一名與聯屬人員和關聯人士一起,擁有,或在確定其為有利害關係股東之前的三年內擁有過,該公司15%或更多的表決股份的人。
根據第203條,除非滿足以下條件之一,否則禁止公司及有利益衝突股東之間的業務合併:在股東成為有利益衝突之前,董事會批准了或股東成為有利益衝突之原因的交易; 在股東成為有利益衝突的交易完成後,在交易開始時,有利益衝突股東至少擁有公司當時流通的85%的表決權股份,排除用於確定流通中的表決權股份的股東及同時為董事和主管的人士所持有的股票,以及員工股票計劃,在某些情況下; 或在股東成為有利益衝突之後,在公司董事會批准並經股東年度或特別會議通過的投票中,至少有不少於由有利益衝突股東持有的表決權股份的三分之二的優厚投票。
董事會的選舉和罷免
董事將由股東大會出席的股份代表投票選舉。我們的公司章程並未規定董事會分類或在董事選舉中進行累積投票。根據公司章程第八條和公司章程的第3.13條,董事只能因達成原因被公司股東罷免,而且只有當時有投票權的公司股份持有人至少持有公司已發行和流通股份過半數的股票權時,方可進行投票章程中的董事選舉。2015年12月21日,特拉華州切斯特郡法院依法廢除了VAALCO Energy, Inc.公司的公司章程和組織細則中的某些條款。VAALCO In re VAALCO Energy, Inc.股東訴訟案, Consol. C.A. No. 11775-VCL(Del. Ch. Dec. 21, 2015),法院裁定,撤銷VAALCO的“只有原因”董事罷免規定與特拉華公司法第141(k)條不符,因此無效。由於公司的公司章程和組織細則包含類似的“只有原因”董事罷免條款,而且公司沒有分類的董事會或累積投票,因此公司不會試圖執行上述“只有原因”董事罷免條款,遵循VAALCO判決。 VAALCO 的決定。
Size of Board of Directors and Vacancies
The authorized number of directors may be determined by the board of directors, provided the board shall consist of at least one (1) member. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the board of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Vacancies occurring on our board of directors for any reason and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only by a vote of a majority of the remaining members of the board of directors, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, at any meeting of the board of directors.
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Amendment
The Certificate of Incorporation may be amended by approval of the board of directors and vote of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote (and vote of a majority of the outstanding stock of each class entitled to vote as a class, if applicable) pursuant to the Sections 141 and 242 of the DGCL. The board of directors is authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the board of directors then in office. No amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws may adversely affect any indemnification right or protection of any director, officer, employee or other agent existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision for or in respect of any act, omission or other matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
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Authorized but Unissued Shares of Common Stock and of Preferred Stock
We believe that the availability of the “Blank Check” preferred stock under our Certificate of Incorporation provides us with flexibility in addressing corporate issues that may arise. The board of directors has the power, subject to applicable law, to issue series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of the series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt that some, or a majority, of the stockholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which stockholders might receive a premium for their stock over the then prevailing market price of the stock. Our board of directors may issue preferred stock with voting rights or conversion rights that, if exercised, could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock.
The authorized shares of preferred stock, as well as shares of common stock, will be available for issuance without further action by our stockholders, unless action is required by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which our securities may be listed. Having these authorized shares available for issuance allows us to issue shares without the expense and delay of a special stockholders’ meeting. We may use additional shares for a variety of purposes, including future public or private offerings to raise additional capital, to fund acquisitions and as employee compensation. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise. The above provisions may deter a hostile takeover or delay a change in control or management of our company.
Advance Notice Procedure
Our By-Laws provide an advance notice procedure for stockholders to nominate director candidates for election or to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders. Only persons nominated by, or at the direction of, our board of directors or by a stockholder of record who has given proper and timely notice to our secretary prior to the meeting at which such stockholder is entitled to vote and appears, will be eligible for election as a director. In addition, any proposed business other than the nomination of persons for election to our board of directors must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action pursuant to a proper notice of meeting delivered to us. For notice to be timely, it must generally be delivered to our secretary not less than 90 nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting (or if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 calendar days before or more than 60 calendar days after the anniversary date of the previous year’s annual meeting, not earlier than the 120th calendar day prior to such meeting and not later than either the 90th calendar day prior to such meeting or the 10th calendar day after public disclosure of the date of such meeting is first made by us). These advance notice provisions may have the effect of precluding the conduct of certain business at a meeting if the proper procedures are not followed or may discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or otherwise attempt to obtain control of us.
Special Meetings of Stockholders
Our By-Laws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the board of directors.
Warrants
The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus and any related warrant agreement and warrant certificate. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any warrants offered under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. Specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement which includes this prospectus.
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General
We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together with common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities.
We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into a warrant agreement with a warrant agent. Each warrant agent may be a bank or trust company that we select which has its principal office in the United States. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of any such warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants.
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of warrants, including:
● | the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered; | |
● | if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security; | |
● | if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; | |
● | in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise; | |
● | in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number or amount of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which and currency in which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise; | |
● | the manner of exercise of the warrants, including any cashless exercise rights; | |
● | the warrant agreement under which the warrants will be issued; | |
● | the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreement and the warrants; | |
● | anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any; | |
● | the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants; | |
● | any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; | |
● | the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire or, if the warrants are not continuously exercisable during that period, the specific date or dates on which the warrants will be exercisable; | |
● | the manner in which the warrant agreement and warrants may be modified; | |
● | the identities of the warrant agent and any calculation or other agent for the warrants; | |
● | federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants; | |
● | the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; | |
● | any securities exchange or quotation system on which the warrants or any securities deliverable upon exercise of the warrants may be listed or quoted; and | |
● | any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants. |
Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including:
● | in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the right to receive payments of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture; or | |
● | in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any. |
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Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to 5:00 P.M. eastern time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.
Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required exercise price by the methods provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate, and in the applicable prospectus supplement, the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent.
Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants
Any warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action the holder’s right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants in accordance with their terms.
Warrant Agreement Will Not Be Qualified Under Trust Indenture Act
No warrant agreement will be qualified as an indenture, and no warrant agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. Therefore, holders of warrants issued under a warrant agreement will not have the protection of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their warrants.
Governing Law
Each warrant agreement and any warrants issued under the warrant agreements will be governed by New York law.
Calculation Agent
Any calculations relating to warrants may be made by a calculation agent, an institution that we appoint as our agent for this purpose. The prospectus supplement for a particular warrant will name the institution that we have appointed to act as the calculation agent for that warrant as of the original issue date for that warrant, if any. We may appoint a different institution to serve as calculation agent from time to time after the original issue date without the consent or notification of the holders. The calculation agent’s determination of any amount of money payable or securities deliverable with respect to a warrant will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error.
Outstanding Warrants
As of May 24, 2023, we had outstanding 7,295,588 warrants to purchase 7,295,588 shares of our common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $3.65. Our Warrant Agent for registered warrants is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Transfer and Exchange
Each warrant will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company (the “DTC” or the “Depositary”) or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to any warrant represented by a global warrant as a “book-entry warrant”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any warrant represented by a certificated security as a “certificated warrant”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading “Global Warrants and Book-Entry System” below, book-entry warrants will not be issuable in certificated form.
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Global Warrants and Book-Entry System. Each global warrant representing book-entry debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary. Please see the section entitled “Global Securities” for more information.
Debt Securities
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, summarizes certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. When we offer to sell a particular series of debt securities, we will describe the specific terms of the series in a supplement to this prospectus. We will also indicate in the supplement to what extent the general terms and provisions described in this prospectus apply to a particular series of debt securities. To the extent the information contained in the prospectus supplement differs from this summary description, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement.
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We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, or upon the conversion or exercise of or in exchange for, other securities described in this prospectus. Debt securities may be our senior, senior subordinated or subordinated obligations and, unless otherwise specified in a supplement to this prospectus, the debt securities will be our direct, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series.
The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and a trustee named in the prospectus supplement. We have summarized select portions of the indenture below. The summary is not complete. The form of the indenture has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below, we have included references to the section numbers of the indenture so that you can easily locate these provisions. Capitalized terms used in the summary and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the indenture.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our board of directors, in an officer’s certificate or by a supplemental indenture. (Section 2.2) The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium, or at a discount. (Section 2.1) We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:
· | the title and ranking of the debt securities (including the terms of any subordination provisions); | |
· | the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which we will sell the debt securities; | |
· | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities; | |
· | the date or dates on which the principal of a particular series of debt securities is payable; | |
· | the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum or the method used to determine the rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the debt securities will bear interest, the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the date or dates on which interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date; | |
· | the place or places where principal of, and interest, if any, on the debt securities will be payable (and the method of such payment), where the debt securities of such series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to us in respect of the debt securities may be delivered; | |
· | the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities; | |
· | any obligation we have to redeem or purchase the debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of debt securities and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities of a particular series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; | |
· | the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase debt securities at the option of the holders of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of these repurchase obligations; | |
· | the denominations in which the debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; | |
· | whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of certificated debt securities or global debt securities; | |
· | the portion of principal amount of the debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount; |
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· | the currency of denomination of the debt securities, which may be U.S. dollars or any foreign currency, and if such currency of denomination is a composite currency, the agency or organization, if any, responsible for overseeing such composite currency; | |
· | the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, and premium and interest on, the debt securities will be made; | |
· | if payments of principal of, or premium or interest on, the debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to these payments will be determined; | |
· | the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities will be determined, if these amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index; | |
· | any provisions relating to any security provided for the debt securities; | |
· | any addition to, deletion of or change in the Events of Default described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities and any change in the acceleration provisions described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; | |
· | any addition to, deletion of or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the debt securities; | |
· | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the debt securities; | |
· | the provisions, if any, relating to conversion or exchange of any debt securities of such series, including if applicable, the conversion or exchange price and period, provisions as to whether conversion or exchange will be mandatory, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion or exchange; | |
· | any other terms of the debt securities, which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to that series, including any terms that may be required under applicable law or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the securities; and | |
· | whether any of our direct or indirect subsidiaries will guarantee the debt securities of that series, including the terms of subordination, if any, of such guarantees. (Section 2.2) |
We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Transfer and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a “book-entry debt security”), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a “certificated debt security”) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading “Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System” below, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated form.
Certificated Debt Securities. You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. (Section 2.4) No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange. (Section 2.7)
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You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, premium and interest on certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.
Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System. Each global debt security representing book-entry debt securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depositary, and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary. Please see the section entitled “Global Securities” for more information.
Covenants
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement any restrictive covenants applicable to any issue of debt securities. (Article IV)
No Protection in the Event of a Change of Control
Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions that may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
We may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, any person (a “successor person”) unless:
· | we are the surviving corporation or the successor person (if other than our company) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture; | |
· | immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing; and | |
· | certain other conditions are met. |
Notwithstanding the above, any of our subsidiaries may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to us. (Section 5.1)
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Events of Default
“Event of Default” means with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following:
· | default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of the 30-day period); | |
· | default in the payment of principal of any debt security of that series at its maturity; | |
· | default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us in the indenture or any debt security (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than that series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after we receive written notice from the trustee or our company and the trustee receive written notice from the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series as provided in the indenture; | |
· | certain voluntary or involuntary events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of our company; or | |
· | any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of that series that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement. (Section 6.1) |
No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities. (Section 6.1) The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain indebtedness of ours or our subsidiaries outstanding from time to time.
We will provide the trustee written notice of any Default or Event of Default within 30 days of becoming aware of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, which notice will describe in reasonable detail the status of such Default or Event of Default and what action we are taking or propose to take in respect thereof. (Section 6.1)
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If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal of (or, if the debt securities of that series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of that series) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of that series. In the case of an Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities of that series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. (Section 6.2) We refer you to the prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
The indenture provides that the trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture, unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense that might be incurred by it in performing such duty or exercising such right or power. (Section 7.1(e)) Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of that series. (Section 6.12)
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:
· | that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to debt securities of that series; and | |
· | the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and offered indemnity or security satisfactory to the trustee, to the trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days. (Section 6.7) |
Notwithstanding any other provision in the indenture, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and any interest on, that debt security on or after the due dates expressed in that debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment. (Section 6.8)
The indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee a statement as to compliance with the indenture. (Section 4.3) If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to the securities of any series and if it is known to a responsible officer of the trustee, the trustee shall mail to each holder of the securities of that series notice of a Default or Event of Default within 90 days after it occurs or, if later, after a responsible officer of the trustee has knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any Default or Event of Default (except in payment on any debt securities of that series) with respect to debt securities of that series if the trustee determines in good faith that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities. (Section 7.5)
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Modification and Waiver
We and the trustee may modify, amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of any series without the consent of any holder of any debt security:
· | to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; | |
· | to comply with covenants in the indenture described above under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets”; | |
· | to provide for uncertificated securities in addition to or in place of certificated securities; | |
· | to add guarantees with respect to debt securities of any series or secure debt securities of any series; | |
· | to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture; | |
· | to add covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the holders of debt securities of any series; | |
· | to comply with the applicable procedures of the applicable depositary; | |
· | to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities; | |
· | to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of debt securities of any series as permitted by the indenture; | |
· | to effect the appointment of a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of any series and to add to or change any of the provisions of the indenture to provide for or facilitate administration by more than one trustee; or | |
· | to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. (Section 9.1) |
We may also modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:
· | reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; | |
· | reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security; | |
· | reduce the principal of or premium on or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities; | |
· | reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity; | |
· | waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or premium or interest on, any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); | |
· | make the principal of, or premium or interest on, any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security; | |
· | make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and interest on, those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or | |
· | waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security. (Section 9.3) |
Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive our compliance with provisions of the indenture. (Section 9.2) The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or any interest on, any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from the acceleration. (Section 6.13)
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (subject to certain exceptions). We will be so discharged upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of, the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.
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This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred. (Section 8.3)
Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:
· | we may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading “Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets” and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants that may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and | |
· | any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of that series (“covenant defeasance”). |
The conditions include:
· | depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest on, and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of, the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and | |
· | delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred. (Section 8.4) |
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or Securityholders
None of our past, present or future directors, officers, employees or securityholders, as such, will have any liability for any of our obligations under the debt securities or the indenture or for any claim based on, or in respect or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a debt security, each holder waives and releases all such liability. This waiver and release is part of the consideration for the issue of the debt securities. However, this waiver and release may not be effective to waive liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws, and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities, including any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to the indenture or the debt securities, will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
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The indenture will provide that we, the trustee and the holders of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the indenture, the debt securities or the transactions contemplated thereby.
The indenture will provide that any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon the indenture or the transactions contemplated thereby may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City of New York, and we, the trustee and the holder of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The indenture will further provide that service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in the indenture will be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The indenture will further provide that we, the trustee and the holders of the debt securities (by their acceptance of the debt securities) irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the courts specified above and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum. (Section 10.10)
Outstanding Debt Securities
As of May 30, 2023, we had no outstanding debt securities.
Rights
We may issue rights to purchase common stock, preferred stock or warrants that we may offer to our security holders in one or more series. The rights may or may not be transferable by the persons purchasing or receiving the rights. In connection with any rights offering, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such rights offering. Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agent agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent, that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the rights and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights. A copy of the form of rights agent or subscription agent agreement, including the form of rights certificate representing a series of rights, will be filed with the SEC in connection with the offering of a particular series of rights.
The prospectus supplement relating to any rights that we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering, including, among other matters:
● | the title of the rights; | |
● | the securities for which the rights are exercisable; | |
● | the date of determining the security holders entitled to the rights distribution; | |
● | the aggregate number of rights issued and the aggregate number of shares of common stock or preferred stock or warrants purchasable upon exercise of the rights; | |
● | the extent to which the rights are transferable; | |
● | the exercise price; | |
● | any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the rights; | |
● | the conditions to completion of the rights offering; | |
● | any applicable federal income tax considerations; | |
● | if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or other purchase arrangement that we may enter into in connection with the rights offering; | |
● | the date on which the right to exercise the rights will commence and the date on which the rights will expire; and | |
● | any other terms of the rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the rights. |
Each right would entitle the holder of the rights to purchase for cash the amount of shares of common stock or preferred stock or warrants at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for the rights provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised rights will become void.
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We may determine to offer any unsubscribed securities directly to persons other than our security holders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby arrangements, as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Until a holder exercises the rights to purchase shares of our common stock or preferred stock or warrants, the holder will not have any rights as a holder of shares of our common stock or preferred stock or warrants, as the case may be, by virtue of ownership of the rights.
Units
We may issue units consisting of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement or a free writing prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and obligations of a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date or upon the occurrence of a specified event or occurrence.
The applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will describe:
● | the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately; | |
● | any unit agreement under which the units will be issued; | |
● | any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and | |
● | whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form. |
Global Securities
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
Unless we indicate differently in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the securities initially will be issued in book-entry form and represented by one or more global notes or global securities (collectively, “global securities”). The global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC. Unless and until it is exchanged for individual certificates evidencing securities under the limited circumstances described below, a global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to its nominee or by the nominee to the depositary, or by the depositary or its nominee to a successor depositary or to a nominee of the successor depositary.
DTC has advised us that it is:
· | a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law; | |
· | a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law; | |
· | a member of the Federal Reserve System; | |
· | a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and | |
· | a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. |
DTC holds securities that its participants deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among its participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. “Direct participants” in DTC include securities brokers and dealers, including underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others, which we sometimes refer to as indirect participants, that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a direct participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
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Purchases of securities under the DTC system must be made by or through direct participants, which will receive a credit for the securities on DTC’s records. The ownership interest of the actual purchaser of a security, which we sometimes refer to as a beneficial owner, is in turn recorded on the direct and indirect participants’ records. Beneficial owners of securities will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases. However, beneficial owners are expected to receive written confirmations providing details of their transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the direct or indirect participants through which they purchased securities. Transfers of ownership interests in global securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of participants acting on behalf of beneficial owners. Beneficial owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in the global securities, except under the limited circumstances described below.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all global securities deposited by direct participants with DTC will be registered in the name of DTC’s partnership nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other nominee will not change the beneficial ownership of the securities. DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial owners of the securities. DTC’s records reflect only the identity of the direct participants to whose accounts the securities are credited, which may or may not be the beneficial owners. The participants are responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
So long as the securities are in book-entry form, you will receive payments and may transfer securities only through the facilities of the depositary and its direct and indirect participants. We will maintain an office or agency in the location specified in the prospectus supplement for the applicable securities, where notices and demands in respect of the securities and the indenture may be delivered to us and where certificated securities may be surrendered for payment, registration of transfer or exchange.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any legal requirements in effect from time to time.
Redemption notices will be sent to DTC. If less than all of the securities of a particular series are being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in the securities of such series to be redeemed.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (or such other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the consenting or voting rights of Cede & Co. to those direct participants to whose accounts the securities of such series are credited on the record date, identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy.
So long as securities are in book-entry form, we will make payments on those securities to the depositary or its nominee, as the registered owner of such securities, by wire transfer of immediately available funds. If securities are issued in definitive certificated form under the limited circumstances described below and unless if otherwise provided in the description of the applicable securities herein or in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will have the option of making payments by check mailed to the addresses of the persons entitled to payment or by wire transfer to bank accounts in the United States designated in writing to the applicable trustee or other designated party at least 15 days before the applicable payment date by the persons entitled to payment, unless a shorter period is satisfactory to the applicable trustee or other designated party.
Redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments on the securities will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC’s practice is to credit direct participants’ accounts upon DTC’s receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC records. Payments by participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the account of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” Those payments will be the responsibility of participants and not of DTC or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions and dividend payments to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC, is our responsibility; disbursement of payments to direct participants is the responsibility of DTC; and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners is the responsibility of direct and indirect participants.
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Except under the limited circumstances described below, purchasers of securities will not be entitled to have securities registered in their names and will not receive physical delivery of securities. Accordingly, each beneficial owner must rely on the procedures of DTC and its participants to exercise any rights under the securities and the indenture.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of securities in definitive form. Those laws may impair the ability to transfer or pledge beneficial interests in securities.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary with respect to the securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depositary is not obtained, securities certificates are required to be printed and delivered.
As noted above, beneficial owners of a particular series of securities generally will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in those securities. However, if:
· | DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for the global security or securities representing such series of securities or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act at a time when it is required to be registered and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days of the notification to us or of our becoming aware of DTC’s ceasing to be so registered, as the case may be; | |
· | we determine, in our sole discretion, not to have such securities represented by one or more global securities; or | |
· | an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities, |
we will prepare and deliver certificates for such securities in exchange for beneficial interests in the global securities. Any beneficial interest in a global security that is exchangeable under the circumstances described in the preceding sentence will be exchangeable for securities in definitive certificated form registered in the names that the depositary directs. It is expected that these directions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from its participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the global securities.
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We may sell the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus from time to time in one or more transactions, including, without limitation:
● | to or through underwriters; |
● | through broker-dealers (acting as agent or principal); |
● | through agents; |
● | directly by us to one or more purchasers (including our affiliates and stockholders), through a specific bidding or auction process, a rights offering or otherwise; |
● | through a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
● | through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement. |
The distribution of securities may be effected, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including:
● | block transactions (which may involve crosses) and transactions on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any other organized market where the securities may be traded; |
● | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to a prospectus supplement; |
● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
● | sales “at the market” to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; and |
● | sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers. |
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including:
● | the name or names of any underwriters, if, and if required, any dealers or agents; |
● | the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; |
● | any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation; |
● | any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; and |
● | any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed or traded. |
We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at:
● | a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; |
● | market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
● | prices related to such prevailing market prices; or |
● | negotiated prices. |
Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
If underwriters are used in an offering, we will execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction (including any underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more investment banking firms or others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter(s) will be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own accounts and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities, if any are purchased.
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We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price, with additional underwriting commissions or discounts, as may be set forth in a related prospectus supplement. The terms of any over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for those securities.
If a dealer is used in the sale of the securities, we, or an underwriter, will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. To the extent required, we will set forth in the prospectus supplement, document incorporated by reference or free writing prospectus, as applicable, the name of the dealer and the terms of the transactions.
We may sell the securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement.
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.
In connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities, and any institutional investors or others that purchase securities directly for the purpose of resale or distribution, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the common stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. No FINRA member firm may receive compensation in excess of that allowable under FINRA rules, including Rule 5110, in connection with the offering of the securities.
We may provide agents, underwriters and other purchasers with indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents, underwriters or other purchasers may make with respect to such liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
To facilitate the public offering of a series of securities, persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than have been sold to them by us. In addition, those persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to underwriters or dealers participating in any such offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above, if implemented, may have on the price of our securities.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be eligible for trading as listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.
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So long as the aggregate market value of our voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates is less than $75,000,000 and so long as required by the rules of the SEC, the amount of securities we may offer hereunder will be limited such that the aggregate market value of securities sold by us during a period of 12 calendar months cannot exceed one-third of the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
The validity of the issuance of the offered securities will be passed upon for us by McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, New York.
Marcum LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2022, as set forth in their report, which is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and elsewhere in this registration statement. Our consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Marcum LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This prospectus and any subsequent prospectus supplements do not contain all of the information in the Registration Statement. We have omitted from this prospectus some parts of the Registration Statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. Statements in this prospectus concerning any document we have filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or that we otherwise filed with the SEC are not intended to be comprehensive and are qualified in their entirety by reference to these filings. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information that registrants file electronically with the SEC, including us. The SEC’s website can be found at http://www.sec.gov. In addition, we make available on or through our website copies of these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnished them to the SEC. Our website can be found at http:www.adnas.com. Our website is not a part of this prospectus.
INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
We have elected to incorporate certain information by reference into this prospectus. By incorporating by reference, we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents we have filed or will file with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for information incorporated by reference that is superseded by information contained in this prospectus. This means that you must look at all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any statements in the prospectus or any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC, except in each case the information contained in such document to the extent “furnished” and not “filed”:
● | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2022, as amended by Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on January 27, 2023. |
● | Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023 and May 11, 2023, respectively. |
● | Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2023, March 28, 2023, and May 5, 2023. |
● | The description of our capital stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36745) filed with the Commission on November 13, 2014, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
We also incorporate by reference all documents we file in the future pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the sale of all the securities covered by this prospectus (including all such documents filed with the SEC after the date of the initial filing of the Registration Statement that contains this prospectus and prior to effectiveness of the Registration Statement or after such effectiveness), except in each case the information contained in such document to the extent “furnished” and not “filed.”
You may obtain copies of these documents on the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, or from us without charge (other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such documents) by writing us at Corporate Secretary, Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., 50 Health Sciences Drive, Stony Brook, New York 11790 or visiting our website at http://www.adnas.com.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein, any prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
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APPLIED DNA SCIENCES, INC.
19,247,498 Shares of Common Stock
Pre-Funded Warrants to Purchase 1,065,002 Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
October 30, 2024