Form S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2016

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

REGULUS THERAPEUTICS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   26-4738379

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

3545 John Hopkins Court

Suite 210

San Diego, CA

 

92121

(Zip Code)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  

2012 Equity Incentive Plan

2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full titles of the plans)

Paul C. Grint M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Regulus Therapeutics Inc.

3545 John Hopkins Court

Suite 210

San Diego, CA 92121

(858) 202-6300

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Thomas A. Coll, Esq.

Kenneth J. Rollins, Esq.

Cooley LLP

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, California 92121

Tel: (858) 550-6000

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of securities

to be registered

 

Amount

to be

registered(1)

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per share(2)

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price(2)

 

Amount of

registration fee

2012 Equity Incentive Plan

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

  2,106,770(3)   $6.16   $12,977,703.20   $1,307

2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

  500,000(4)   $6.16   $3,080,000.00   $311

Total

  2,606,770   N/A   $16,057,703.20   $1,618

 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock (“Common Stock”) that become issuable under the plans by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction.
(2) This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on February 16, 2016, as reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
(3) Represents shares of Common Stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Regulus Therapeutics Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 EIP”) on January 1, 2016 pursuant to an “evergreen” provision contained in the 2012 EIP. Pursuant to such provision, on January 1 of each year from 2013 until 2022, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2012 EIP is automatically increased by: (a) a number equal to 4% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year; or (b) a number determined by the Registrant’s board of directors that is less than the amount set forth in the foregoing clause (a).
(4) Represents shares of Common Stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Regulus Therapeutics Inc. 2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2012 ESPP”) on January 1, 2016 pursuant to an “evergreen” provision contained in the 2012 ESPP. Pursuant to such provision, on January 1 of each year from 2013 until 2022, the number of shares authorized for issuance under the 2012 ESPP is automatically increased by a number equal to the least of: (a) 1% of the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding calendar year; (b) 500,000 shares of Common Stock; and (c) a number determined by the Registrant’s board of directors that is less than the amounts set forth in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

 

 

 


INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

This Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which Registration Statements of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plans are effective.

The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the 2012 EIP and the 2012 ESPP under Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 5, 2012 (File No. 333-184324), May 15, 2013 (File No. 333-188606), March 4, 2014 (File No. 333-194294) and February 9, 2015 (File No. 333-201988). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements referenced above.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 San Diego, State of California, on February 23, 2016.

 

REGULUS THERAPEUTICS INC.
By:  

/s/ Paul C. Grint

  Paul C. Grint, M.D.
  President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Paul C. Grint, M.D. as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Paul C. Grint

Paul C. Grint, M.D.

  

President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors

(Principal Executive Officer)

  February 23, 2016

/s/ Joseph P. Hagan

Joseph P. Hagan

  

Chief Operating Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

  February 23, 2016

/s/ Stelios Papadopoulos

Stelios Papadopoulos, Ph.D.

   Chairman of the Board and Member of the Board of Directors   February 23, 2016

/s/ David Baltimore

David Baltimore, Ph.D.

   Member of the Board of Directors   February 23, 2016

/s/ Mark G. Foletta

Mark G. Foletta

   Member of the Board of Directors   February 23, 2016

/s/ William H. Rastetter

William H. Rastetter, Ph.D.

   Member of the Board of Directors   February 23, 2016

/s/ Douglas E. Williams

Douglas E. Williams, Ph.D.

   Member of the Board of Directors   February 23, 2016


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  4.1(1)    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.
  4.2(2)    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
  4.3(3)    Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant.
  5.1    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2    Consent of Cooley LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1.
24.1    Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto.
99.1(4)    2012 Equity Incentive Plan and Form of Stock Option Agreement and Form of Stock Option Grant Notice thereunder.
99.2(5)    2012 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

(1)  Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on October 11, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference.
(2)  Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on December 5, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3)  Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-183384), originally filed with the Commission on August 17, 2012, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
(4)  Previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-183384), originally filed with the Commission on August 17, 2012, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
(5)  Previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-183384), originally filed with the Commission on August 17, 2012, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference.