SNES SenesTech Inc

 

PROSPECTUS	Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
	Registration No. 333-274894

 

 

 

SenesTech, Inc.

 

6,015,879 Shares of Common Stock

 

Pursuant to this prospectus, the selling stockholders identified herein (the “Selling Stockholders”) are offering on a resale basis an aggregate of 6,015,879 shares (the “Shares”) of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), representing Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants to purchase up to 5,869,150 shares of Common Stock with a per share exercise price equal to $0.7202 (the “Common Stock Warrants”) and placement agent warrants to purchase up to 146,729 shares of Common Stock with a per share exercise price equal to $0.9003 (the “Placement Agent Warrants,” and together with the Common Stock Warrants, the “Warrants”). Upon any cash exercise of the Warrants by the Selling Stockholders, we will receive cash proceeds per share equal to the exercise price of the Warrants. If the Warrants are exercised in a cashless exercise, we will not receive any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants.

 

The Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” on page 12. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses attributable to the sale of the Shares will be borne by the Selling Stockholders. We will pay all expenses (other than discounts, concessions, commissions, and similar selling expenses) relating to the registration of the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SNES.” On October 16, 2023, the last reported sale price for our Common Stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.3380 per share. Our principal executive offices are located at 23460 N. 19th Ave., Suite 110, Phoenix, Arizona 85027, and our telephone number is (928) 779-4143.

 

This prospectus, including such information that is incorporated by reference, contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed or have been incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described in this prospectus under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus as well as any other risk factors and other information contained in any other document that is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

This prospectus is dated October 17, 2023.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS	ii
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	iii
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY	1
SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING	4
RISK FACTORS	5
USE OF PROCEEDS	7
DILUTION	8
DESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT	9
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS	10
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	12
LEGAL MATTERS	13
EXPERTS	13
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	13
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE	13

 

You should read this prospectus and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement before making an investment in our securities. Please read “Where You Can Find Additional Information” for more information. We have not and the Selling Stockholders have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representation, other than those contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference or any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. The information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate only as of its date, or the date of the applicable document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our Common Stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

For investors outside the United States: We have not done anything that would permit possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of securities and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

 

 

about this prospectus

 

The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part that we have filed with the SEC, utilizing a shelf registration process, includes exhibits that provide more detail of the matters discussed in this prospectus. Under the shelf registration process, the Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, offer and sell the Shares described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. Information about the Selling Stockholders may change over time. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC, together with the additional information described under the headings “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” before making your investment decision.

 

You should rely only on the information provided in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any prospectus supplement or in a related free writing prospectus, or documents to which we otherwise refer you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone else to provide you with different information.

 

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized any dealer, agent or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus. This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, if any, do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, if any, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, if any, is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of such document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.

 

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus or any free writing prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourself about and to observe any restrictions relating as to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus and any such free writing prospectus outside the United States.

 

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

 

You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we have referred you under the caption “Where You Can Find Additional Information” in this prospectus. In addition, this prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “SenesTech,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “our company” refer to SenesTech, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and our subsidiaries. Our registered trademarks currently used in the United States include SenesTech, our logo, including “Sound science. Effective solutions.”, and Contrapest. Solely for convenience, trademarks and tradenames referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights, or that the applicable owner will not assert its rights, to these trademarks and tradenames. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

 

This prospectus contains and incorporates by reference market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on our own internal estimates as well as independent industry publications and other publicly-available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. Although we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the market and industry data presented in this prospectus or the documents incorporated herein by reference, these estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the headings “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated herein by reference. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.

 

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The statements contained in this prospectus that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained or incorporated herein by reference in this prospectus, including statements regarding our future operating results, future financial position, business strategy, objectives, goals, plans, prospects, markets, and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “suggests,” “targets,” “contemplates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “potential,” “continue,” “objective,” or the negative of those terms, or similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Specific forward-looking statements in this prospectus include statements regarding:

 

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our expectation to continue to pursue regulatory approvals and amendments to the existing U.S. registration for ContraPest to broaden the marketability and use of ContraPest, and if ContraPest begins to generate sufficient revenue, regulatory approvals for additional jurisdictions beyond the United States;

 

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our belief that ContraPest is unique in the pest control industry in affecting the reproductive systems of both male and female rats;

 

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our belief that our field data shows ContraPest will result in a sustained reduction of the rat population;

 

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our belief that ContraPest is the first and only fertility control product designed to be non-lethal, registered with the EPA, for the management of rat populations;

 

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our expectation to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses in the foreseeable future;

 

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our expectation our expenses to continue or increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we focus on marketing and sales of ContraPest;

 

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our successful commercialization of ContraPest;

 

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our ability to meet the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) and regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2);

 

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our expectation that we will effectuate a reverse stock split of our Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-12;

 

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our ability to obtain market acceptance of our products;

 

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our ability to market our products and establish an effective sales force and marketing and distribution infrastructure to generate any revenue;

 

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our ability to expand our research and development activities and advance the discovery and development programs for other product candidates;

 

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our ability to retain, attract and integrate qualified personnel;

 

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our estimates or expectations related to our revenue, cash flow, expenses, capital requirements and need for additional financing;

 

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our belief that if we encounter continued issues or delays in the commercialization of ContraPest, our prior losses and expected future losses could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and negatively impact our ability to fund continued operations, obtain additional financing in the future and continue as a going concern;

 

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our plans for our business, including for research and development;

 

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the initiation, timing, progress and results of field studies and other studies and trials and our research and development programs;

 

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our financial performance, including our ability to fund operations; and

 

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developments and projections relating to our projects, competitors and our industry, including legislative developments and impacts from those developments.

 

 

These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and situations that are difficult to predict and that may cause our own, or our industry’s, actual results to be materially different from the future results that are expressed or implied by these statements. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or expressed in such statements as a result of a variety of factors, including those discussed in Item 1A-“Risk Factors” of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023, and those contained from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. A number of factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following:

 

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the successful commercialization of our products;

 

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market acceptance of our products;

 

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our financial performance, including our ability to fund operations;

 

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our ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements; and

 

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regulatory approval and regulation of our products and other factors and risks identified from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including this prospectus.

 

All forward-looking statements included herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof and speak only as of such date. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. The forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus reflect our views as of the date of this prospectus about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, performance or achievements.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities, including our Common Stock, involves a number of risks. You should not invest unless you are able to bear the complete loss of your investment. You should carefully consider the risks described below and discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference, together with other information in this prospectus and the information and documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including our future reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q. For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.” The risks and uncertainties we have described below and under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporated herein by reference are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. If any of the risks actually occur, our business could be harmed. In such case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline and investors could lose all or a part of the money paid to buy our securities. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of these and other factors.

 

See also the statements contained under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Summary Risk Factors

 

Our business is subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or may adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects. These risks are discussed more fully below and include risks related to the following:

 

Risks Related to this Offering and the Proposed Reverse Stock Split

 

If we are unable to continue as a going concern, our securities will have little or no value.

 

We have incurred operating losses since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future. Our financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm included in its opinion for the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 an explanatory paragraph referring to our net loss from operations and net capital deficiency and expressing substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern without additional capital becoming available. If we encounter continued issues or delays in the commercialization of ContraPest or greater than anticipated expenses, our prior losses and expected future losses could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and negatively impact our ability to fund continued operations, obtain additional financing in the future and continue as a going concern. There are no assurances that such financing, if necessary, will be available to us at all or will be available in sufficient amounts or on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. If we are unable to generate additional funds in the future through financings, sales of our products, licensing fees, royalty payments or from other sources or transactions, we will exhaust our resources and will be unable to continue operations. If we cannot continue as a going concern, our stockholders would likely lose most or all of their investment in us.

 

The sale of a substantial amount of our shares of common stock including resale of the Shares being registered hereunder in the public market could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our Common Stock.

 

We are registering for resale 6,015,879 shares of Common Stock. Sales of substantial amounts of shares of our Common Stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could adversely affect the market price of our Shares of Common Stock, and the market value of our other securities. We cannot predict if and when the Selling Stockholders may sell such Shares in the public markets. Furthermore, in the future, we may issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity or debt securities convertible into shares of Common Stock. Any such issuance could result in substantial dilution to our existing shareholders and could cause our stock price to decline.

 

Our reverse stock splits may decrease the liquidity of the shares of our Common Stock.

 

On October 12, 2022, our stockholders approved a reverse stock split of our Common Stock at a ratio of not less than 1-for-5 and not more than 1-for-20, with the actual ratio to be determined by our board of directors. On November 15, 2022, the Reverse Split Committee of our board of directors approved a final split ratio of 1-for-20 to regain compliance with the Nasdaq minimum bid price requirement. On August 18, 2023, our stockholders approved the 2023 Reverse Stock Split by a ratio of not less than 1-for-2 and not more than 1-for-12, with the actual ratio to be determined by our board of directors. The liquidity of the shares of our Common Stock may be affected adversely by the reverse stock splits given the reduced number of shares that are outstanding following the reverse stock splits. In addition, the reverse stock splits increase the number of stockholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) of our Common Stock, creating the potential for such stockholders to experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.

 

 

Following a reverse stock split, the resulting market price of our Common Stock may not attract new investors, including institutional investors, and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Consequently, the trading liquidity of our Common Stock may not improve.

 

Although we believe that a higher market price of our Common Stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that a reverse stock split, including the proposed 2023 Reverse Stock Split, will result in a share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our Common Stock will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. As a result, the trading liquidity of our Common Stock may not necessarily improve. Additionally, it cannot be assured that a reverse stock split, including the proposed 2023 Reverse Stock Split, will result in any sustained proportionate increase in the market price of our Common Stock, which is dependent upon many factors, including our business and financial performance, general market conditions, and prospects for future success, which are unrelated to the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding. It is not uncommon for the market price of a company’s common stock to decline in the period following a reverse stock split.

 

We may not be able to comply with all applicable listing requirements or standards of The Nasdaq Capital Market and Nasdaq could delist our Common Stock.

 

Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. In order to maintain that listing, we must satisfy minimum financial and other continued listing requirements and standards. Previously, on September 26, 2018, March 20, 2019, February 20, 2020, March 2, 2022 and, most recently, on August 25, 2023, we received a letter from the listing qualifications staff of Nasdaq providing notification that the bid price for our Common Stock had closed below $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days and our Common Stock no longer met the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2). In each case, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3) (A), we were provided an initial period of 180 calendar days, or, most recently, until February 21, 2024, in which to regain compliance. To regain compliance, the closing bid price of our Common Stock had to be $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days at any time before the expiration of the initial compliance period.

 

In the event that we would have been unable to regain compliance with Rule 5550(a)(2) during the initial compliance, Nasdaq rules provide that we may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day compliance period. To qualify, we needed to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for the Nasdaq Capital Market, with the exception of the minimum bid price requirement, and to provide written notice of our intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split, if necessary. The liquidity of the shares of our Common Stock may be affected adversely by the reverse stock splits we have undertaken to address such compliance failure, given the reduced number of shares that are outstanding following a reverse stock split. In addition, reverse stock splits may increase the number of stockholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) of our Common Stock, creating the potential for such stockholders to experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares and greater difficulty effecting such sales.

 

In the event that we are unable to establish compliance, or again become non-compliant, with Rule 5550(a)(2) and cannot re-establish compliance within the required timeframe, our Common Stock could be delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and which would cause the value of our Common Stock to decline. If our Common Stock is not eligible for listing or quotation on another market or exchange, trading of our Common Stock could be conducted in the over-the-counter market or on an electronic bulletin board established for unlisted securities such as the Pink Sheets or the OTC Bulletin Board. In such event, it would become more difficult to dispose of, or obtain accurate price quotations for, our Common Stock, and there would likely be a reduction in our coverage by security analysts and the news media, which could cause the price of our Common Stock to decline further. In addition, it may be difficult for us to raise additional capital if we are not listed on a national securities exchange.

 

We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on Common Stock in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any return on your investment in Common Stock must come from increases in the fair market value and trading price of Common Stock.

 

We do not intend to pay any cash dividends on Common Stock in the foreseeable future and, therefore, any return on your investment in Common Stock must come from increases in the fair market value and trading price of Common Stock.

 

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We are registering the Shares for resale by the Selling Stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares covered by this prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us due to the exercise of any Warrants for cash. If the Warrants are exercised in a cashless exercise, we will not receive any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants.

 

We intend to use the proceeds from the exercise of any Warrants for cash for general corporate purposes, which may include research and development expenses, capital expenditures, working capital and general and administrative expenses, and potential acquisitions of or investments in businesses, products and technologies that complement our business, although we have no present commitments or agreements to make any such acquisitions or investments as of the date of this prospectus.

 

 

Dilution

 

This offering of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders on a continuous or delayed basis in the future will not result in a change to the net tangible book value per share before and after the distribution of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders. However, purchasers of the Shares from the Selling Stockholders will experience dilution to the extent of the difference between the amount per share paid and the net tangible book value per share of our Common Stock at the time of the purchase.

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT

 

On August 21, 2023, we entered into the Letter Agreement with the Holder who held (i) the October 2020 Warrants to purchase up to 77,431 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.165 per share, and (ii) the November 2022 Warrants to purchase up to 2,857,144 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.165 per share. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, the Holder agreed to exercise the Existing Warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $0.7202 per share in consideration of our agreement to issue new Common Stock Warrants. Upon exercise of the Existing Warrants, we issued to the Holder New Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 5,869,150 shares of Common Stock with an exercise price of $0.7202 per share (the “Private Placement”). The New Warrants may be exercised at all times prior to either the fifth anniversary or thirteen month anniversary of their issuance date, as applicable. The Holder exercised the Existing Warrants on August 21, 2023, and the Company received gross proceeds of approximately $2.1 million from the exercise of the Existing Warrants as a result of such exercises and pursuant to the terms of the Letter Agreement.

 

We engaged Wainwright to act as our exclusive placement agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Letter Agreement. We also agreed to issue to Wainwright or its designees the Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 146,729 shares of common stock (representing 5% of the Existing Warrants being exercised) which will have the same terms as the New Warrants except the Placement Agent Warrants have an exercise price equal to $0.9003 per share (125% of the reduced exercise price of the Existing Warrants). Similar to the New Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrants are immediately exercisable from the date of issuance until the five year anniversary of such date.

 

Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, we are required to file the Registration Statement of which this prospectus forms a part under the Securities Act to register the resale of the Shares as soon as practicable following the Closing Date. This prospectus covers the resale of the shares of our Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.

 

 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

We have prepared this prospectus to allow the Selling Stockholders to offer for resale, from time to time, 6,015,879 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Selling Stockholders acquired the Warrants in connection with the Letter Agreement and related transactions, and we are filing the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part pursuant to the Letter Agreement.

 

We do not know how long the Selling Stockholders will hold the Warrants, whether the Selling Stockholders will exercise the Warrants, and upon such exercise, how long such Selling Stockholders will hold the Shares before selling them, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the Selling Stockholders regarding the sale of any of the Shares.

 

The following table presents information regarding the Selling Stockholders and the Shares that it may offer and sell from time to time under this prospectus. The table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the Selling Stockholders, and reflects their holdings as of October 5, 2023, unless otherwise noted in the footnotes to the table. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC, and thus represents voting or investment power with respect to our securities. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares over which the Selling Stockholders have sole or shared voting power or investment power as well as any shares the Selling Stockholders have the right to acquire within 60 days after the date of this table, including the Warrants. To our knowledge and subject to applicable community property rules, the Selling Stockholders named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all equity interests beneficially owned.

 

Name of Selling Stockholder		Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering(1)				Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus(2)				Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering(3)				Percentage of Beneficial Ownership After Offering(4)
Armistice Capital, LLC(5)			9,089,440	(6)			5,869,150				3,220,290				4.99	%
Michael Vasinkevich(7)			226,956	(8)			94,090				132,866				1.41	%
Noam Rubinstein(7)			111,489	(9)			46,220				65,269				*
Craig Schwabe(7)			11,935	(10)			4,952				6,983				*
Charles Worthman(7)			3,543	(11)			1,467				2,076				*

 

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Less than 1%.

(1)

Consists of shares of Common Stock and shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the full exercise of the Warrants issued in the Private Placement and other warrants previously acquired from us.

(2)

Represents shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants issued to the Selling Stockholders in the Private Placement. All of the Warrants that are exercisable for the Shares offered hereby contain certain beneficial ownership limitations, which provide that a holder of the Warrants will not have the right to exercise any portion of its Warrants if such holder, together with its affiliates and attribution parties, would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise, provided that upon at least 61 days prior notice to us, a holder may increase or decrease such limitation up to a maximum of 9.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding (each such limitation, a “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”).

(3)

Assumes all Shares offered by the Selling Stockholders hereby are sold and that the Selling Stockholders buy or sell no additional shares of Common Stock prior to the completion of this offering. We do not know when or in what amounts the Selling Stockholder may offer Shares for sale. The Selling Stockholder might not sell any or might sell all of the Shares offered by this prospectus. Because the Selling Stockholder may offer all or some of the Shares pursuant to this offering, and because there are currently no agreements, arrangements or understandings with respect to the sale of any of the Shares, we cannot estimate the number of the Shares that will be held by the Selling Stockholder after completion of the offering. However, for purposes of this table, we have assumed that, after completion of the offering, none of the Shares covered by this prospectus will be held by the Selling Stockholder, including Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued in the Private Placement.

(4)

Based on 9,295,364 shares of Common Stock, consisting of 3,279,485 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 5, 2023 and 6,015,879 Shares underlying the Warrants (assuming the full exercise of the Warrants).

 

 

(5)

The Common Stock and other securities are held by Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Master Fund”) and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by: (i) Armistice Capital, LLC (“Armistice Capital”), as the investment manager of the Master Fund; and (ii) Steven Boyd, as the Managing Member of Armistice Capital. Armistice Capital and Steven Boyd disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The address of the Master Fund is c/o Armistice Capital, LLC, 510 Madison Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022. We do not have a material relationship with the Selling Stockholder other than as a result of the ownership of our Common Stock or other securities.

(6)

Consists of (i) 315,000 shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the Existing Warrants in connection with the Warrant Repricing; (ii) 2,619,575 shares of Common Stock underlying the Existing Warrants exercised in August 2023, the issuance of which is held in abeyance subject to a beneficial ownership limitation provision in the warrant; and (ii) 6,154,865 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 5,869,150 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with the Warrant Repricing and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, it would result in the Selling Stockholder’s, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to the Selling Stockholder, beneficial ownership exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

(7)

Referenced person is affiliated with Wainwright, a registered broker-dealer with a registered address of H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Ave, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10022. Wainwright acted as our placement agent in our August 21, 2023 financing. Referenced person has sole voting and dispositive power over the securities held, acquired the securities in the ordinary course of business and, at the time the securities were acquired, the selling stockholder had no agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute such securities.

(8)

Consists of 226,956 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 94,090 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with the Warrant Repricing and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, it would result in the Selling Stockholder’s, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to the Selling Stockholder, beneficial ownership exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

(9)

Consists of 111,489 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 46,220 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with Warrant Repricing and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, it would result in the Selling Stockholder’s, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to the Selling Stockholder, beneficial ownership exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

(10)

Consists of 11,935 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 4,952 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with the Warrant Repricing and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, it would result in the Selling Stockholder’s, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to the Selling Stockholder, beneficial ownership exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

(11)

Consists of 3,543 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, including 1,467 Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants issued in connection with the Warrant Repricing and being registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The Selling Stockholder’s warrants prohibit the exercise of such warrants if, after giving effect to such exercise, it would result in the Selling Stockholder’s, including any person or entity whose beneficial ownership would be attributable to the Selling Stockholder, beneficial ownership exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation.

 

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Selling Stockholders and any of their pledges, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their Shares covered hereby on the principal trading market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the Shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling the Shares:

 

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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

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block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

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purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account;

 

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an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

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privately negotiated transactions;

 

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short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

 

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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

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through agreements between broker-dealers and the seller stockholder(s) to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

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a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

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any other method permitted by applicable law.

 

The Selling Stockholders may also sell the Shares under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

 

Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.

 

In connection with the sale of the Shares or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell the Shares short and deliver the Shares to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell the Shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of the Shares offered by this prospectus, which Shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

 

The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders have informed us that they do not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Shares.

 

We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the Selling Stockholders no longer own any Warrants and all of the Shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The Shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the Shares covered hereby 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 is complied with.

 

Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in the distribution of the resale shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the Common Stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed it of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the Shares being offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Phoenix, Arizona.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of M&K CPAS, PLLC, an independent registered public accounting firm (which report contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, as described in Note 1 to the financial statements), given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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 regarding companies, such as ours, that file documents electronically with the SEC. The website address is www.sec.gov. The information on the SEC’s website is not part of this prospectus, and any references to this website or any other website are inactive textual references only.

 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

 

We “incorporate by reference” certain information into this registration statement, which means that we disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and relying on the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, or the FAST Act, as a smaller reporting company, subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus modifies or replaces that statement.

 

We incorporate by reference our documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of the offering, including documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement. We are not, however, incorporating by reference any documents or portions thereof, whether specifically listed below or filed in the future, that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K or related exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K. This prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:

 

	●	Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023.
	●	Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2023 and August 11, 2023, respectively;
	●	Definitive Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 28, 2023 and July 31, 2023;
	●	Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 5, 2023, February 16, 2023, April 12, 2023, April 24, 2023, June 27, 2023, August 21, 2023, August 22, 2023, and August 28, 2023; and
	●	The description of our capital stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 7, 2016, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description (including Exhibit 4.1 to our Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2020).

 

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with any information. You should not assume that the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each document. You may request a free copy of any or all of the reports or documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits, unless they are specifically incorporated by reference in the documents) by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

 

SenesTech, Inc.

23460 N. 19th Ave., Suite 110

Phoenix, AZ 85027

Attn: Secretary

(928) 779-4143

 

We also maintain a website at www.senestech.com where incorporated reports or other documents filed with the SEC may be accessed. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website, and you should not consider it to be part of this prospectus. 

 

 

 

 

 

SenesTech, Inc.

 

6,015,879 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

 

October 17, 2023

 

 

  

 

 

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