As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2017 Registration No. 333-[______] |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 |
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 04-3156167 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2 Mill & Main Place, Suite 395, Maynard, Massachusetts | 01754 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan |
(Full Title of the Plans) |
David A. Frank Chief Financial Officer AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2 Mill & Main Place, Suite 395 Maynard, Massachusetts 01754 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
(978) 648-6000 |
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |
Copies to: |
Bradley C. Brasser Michael P. Earley Jones Day 77 W. Wacker Dr. Chicago, Illinois 60601 Telephone: (312) 782-3939 |
Title of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||||
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 87,671 | $ | 3.30 | (2) | $ | 289,314.30 | $ | 33.53 | |||||
800 | $ | 3.60 | (2) | $ | 2,880.00 | $ | 0.33 | ||||||
10,336 | $ | 5.70 | (2) | $ | 58,915.20 | $ | 6.83 | ||||||
29,038 | $ | 6.90 | (2) | $ | 200,362.20 | $ | 23.22 | ||||||
15,837 | $ | 7.50 | (2) | $ | 118,777.50 | $ | 13.77 | ||||||
8,300 | $ | 9.60 | (2) | $ | 79,680.00 | $ | 9.23 | ||||||
800 | $ | 9.90 | (2) | $ | 7,920.00 | $ | 0.92 | ||||||
1,600 | $ | 10.50 | (2) | $ | 16,800.00 | $ | 1.95 | ||||||
2,400 | $ | 10.80 | (2) | $ | 25,920.00 | $ | 3.00 | ||||||
2,554 | $ | 19.50 | (2) | $ | 49,803.00 | $ | 5.77 | ||||||
26,255 | $ | 23.40 | (2) | $ | 614,367.00 | $ | 71.21 | ||||||
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 450,000 | (3) | $ | 9.98 | (4) | $ | 4,491,000.00 | $ | 520.51 | ||||
Total | 635,591 | $ | 5,955,739.20 | $ | 690.27 |
(1) | This Registration Statement also covers, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), an indeterminate number of additional common shares (“Common Shares”) of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (the “Registrant”) that may result from subdivisions, consolidations, reclassifications, or similar transactions of the Common Shares; the payment of share dividends by the Registrant; or other relevant changes in the capital of the Registrant. |
(2) | Such shares are issuable upon exercise of outstanding options with fixed exercise prices. Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee pursuant to Rule 457(h), the aggregate offering price and the fee have been computed upon the basis of the price at which the options may be exercised. |
(3) | Represents Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future awards under the AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. |
(4) | Estimated solely for the purposes of determining the amount of the registration fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ Capital Market on April 13, 2017, a date that is within five business days prior to filing. |
• | The Registrant’s effective Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-36426), originally filed with the Commission on November 7, 2016, including the description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in Exhibit 99.1 thereto, and any amendment or report filed for the purposes of updating such description; |
• | The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 16, 2017; and |
• | The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 6, 2017; January 24, 2017; and April 7, 2017. |
Exhibit Number | Description |
3.1* | Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
3.2* | Certificate of Amendment of Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 6, 2017). |
3.3* | Amended and Restated Bylaws of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
4.1* | Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
5.1 | Opinion of Jones Day as to the legality of the securities being registered. |
10.1* | Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.2* | Amendment No. 1 to Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.3* | Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.4* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.5* | AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.6* | Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on December 12, 2016). |
10.7* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on December 12, 2016). |
23.1 | Consent of Wolf & Company, P.C. |
23.2 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
(a) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) that, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(b) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
AQUABOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Ronald L. Stotish |
Ronald L. Stotish | |
Chief Executive Officer and President |
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Ronald L. Stotish | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | April 14, 2017 | ||
Ronald L. Stotish | ||||
/s/ David A. Frank | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | April 14, 2017 | ||
David A. Frank | ||||
/s/ Richard J. Clothier | Chairman of the Board, Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Richard J. Clothier | ||||
/s/ Jack A. Bobo | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Jack A. Bobo | ||||
/s/ Richard L. Huber | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Richard L. Huber | ||||
/s/ Christine St.Clare | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Christine St.Clare | ||||
/s/ Rick Sterling | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
Rick Sterling | ||||
/s/ James C. Turk | Director | April 14, 2017 | ||
James C. Turk |
Exhibit Number | Description |
3.1* | Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
3.2* | Certificate of Amendment of Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 6, 2017). |
3.3* | Amended and Restated Bylaws of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
4.1* | Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
5.1 | Opinion of Jones Day as to the legality of the securities being registered. |
10.1* | Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.2* | Amendment No. 1 to Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.3* | Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.4* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.5* | AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on November 7, 2016). |
10.6* | Form of Stock Option Agreement pursuant to AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on December 12, 2016). |
10.7* | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement pursuant to AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed on December 12, 2016). |
23.1 | Consent of Wolf & Company, P.C. |
23.2 | Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-8 of AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. |