Securities Registration: Employee Benefit Plan (s-8)
26 Juni 2023 - 10:37PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 26, 2023
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LONGEVERON INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. employer
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1951 NW 7th Avenue, Suite 520
Miami, Florida 33136
Telephone: (305) 909-0840
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Amended and Restated Longeveron Inc. 2021 Incentive
Award Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Wa’el Hashad
Chief Executive Officer
Longeveron Inc.
1951 NW 7th Ave., Suite 520
Miami, FL 33136
(305) 909-0840
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jennifer Minter, Esq.
Adam G. Wicks, Esq.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Union Trust Building
501 Grant Street, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 562-8800
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, a nonaccelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of
“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Longeveron Inc. (referred to as the “Registrant,”
“the Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” unless specified otherwise) is filing this registration
statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of registering an additional 1,500,000 shares of our
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, for issuance under the Amended and Restated Longeveron Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan
(the “Plan”). The 1,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement are in
addition to the 2,074,402 shares of Class A Common Stock under the Plan currently registered on our Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on February 16, 2021, file number 333-253141 (the “2021 Registration Statement”). This Registration Statement relates
to the same class of securities to which the 2021 Registration Statement relates and is submitted pursuant to General Instruction E to
Form S-8. Pursuant to General Instruction E, this Registration Statement incorporates by reference the contents of the 2021 Registration
Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
In
addition to the 2021 Registration Statement, the following documents, which have been heretofore filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant
to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), other than any portions of the respective filings that were furnished,
rather than filed, pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Current Reports on Form 8-K (including exhibits related thereto) or other applicable
SEC rules, shall be deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of
such documents:
| (a) | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2023; |
| (b) | All other reports filed by
us pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2022 (in each case, except for the information furnished
under Items 2.02 or 7.01 in any current report on Form 8-K); and |
| (c) | The description of the Registrant’s
common stock set forth in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-40060), filed by
the Registrant with the SEC under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act on February 11, 2021, including Exhibit 4.2 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on March 14, 2023 and any other
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
In addition, all documents
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the filing of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and
to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document
which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained
in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes
such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement.
Under no circumstances
shall any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K
expressly provides to the contrary.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
The validity of the securities registered hereby has
been passed upon for the Company by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC (“Buchanan”), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Certain
attorneys affiliated with Buchanan beneficially own an aggregate of 20,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (“DGCL”) permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors and officers of a corporation to the corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except where the director or officer
breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, or obtained
an improper personal benefit, or in the case of directors authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation
of Delaware corporate law. Our certificate of incorporation provides that no director shall be personally liable to us or our stockholders
for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except
to the extent that the DGCL prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation
has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or a person serving at the request of the corporation
for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit
or proceeding to which he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, ending or completed action, suit or
proceeding by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect
to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that
we will indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of us) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become,
a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee
of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being
referred to as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against
all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Our certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify any Indemnitee who
was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of us to procure a judgment in our favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee
is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director,
officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’
fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, our best interests, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as
to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us, unless a court determines that, despite such adjudication but in view
of all of the circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that
any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or she will be indemnified by us against all expenses (including attorneys’
fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee under certain circumstances.
We have entered into indemnification agreements
with each of our directors and officers. These indemnification agreements may require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors
and officers for some expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer
in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her service as one of our directors or officers, or any of our subsidiaries or any other
company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
We maintain a general liability insurance policy
that covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our corporation arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their
capacities as directors or officers.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Miami, Florida, on June 26, 2023.
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/s/ Wa’el Hashad |
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Wa’el Hashad |
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Chief Executive Officer |
SIGNATURES
AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Longeveron Inc., hereby
severally constitute and appoint Wa’el Hashad (with full power to act alone), our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them for him and in his name, place and stead, and in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement (or any other registration statement
for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933), and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done
in and about the premises, as full to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Wa’el
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Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Wa’el Hashad |
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(principal executive officer) |
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/s/ James
Clavijo |
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Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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June 26, 2023 |
James Clavijo |
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(principal financial officer and principal accounting
officer) |
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/s/ Joshua
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Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Joshua M. Hare |
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/s/ Neil E.
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Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Neil E. Hare |
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/s/ Rock Soffer |
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Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Rock Soffer |
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/s/ Douglas
Losordo |
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Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Douglas Losordo |
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Director |
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June , 2023 |
Khoso Baluch |
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/s/ Cathy
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Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Cathy Ross |
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/s/ Ursula
Ungaro |
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Director |
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June 26, 2023 |
Ursula Ungaro |
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Director |
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June , 2023 |
Jeffrey Pfeffer |
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