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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2020
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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BIOCEPT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware |
80-0943522 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9955 Mesa Rim Road
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Biocept, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Chief Executive Officer and President
Biocept, Inc.
9955 Mesa Rim Road
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(858) 320-8200
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copy to:
Charles J. Bair
Asa M. Henin
Cooley llp
4401 Eastgate Mall
(858) 550-6000
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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 ☐ |
Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☑ |
Smaller reporting company ☑ |
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Emerging Growth Company ☐ |
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. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount of |
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Registered (1) |
Price per Share |
Offering Price |
Registration Fee |
Common Stock (par value $0.0001 per share) |
681,131 shares (2) |
$4.53 (3) |
$3,085,524 (3) |
$337 |
Common Stock (par value $0.0001 per share) |
798,869 shares(4) |
$4.93 (5) |
$3,938,425 (5) |
$430 |
Total |
1,480,000 shares |
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$767 |
(1) |
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of 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 that may become issuable under the Biocept, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction. |
(2) |
Represents shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, which options were granted from the 730,000 increase in shares authorized under the 2013 Plan, as adjusted for the 1:10 reverse stock split of the Registrant’s common stock on September 4, 2020, which increase was approved by the Registrant’s stockholders on June 5, 2020. |
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This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the weighted-average exercise price for the Registrant’s common stock subject to these outstanding stock options. |
(4) |
Represents (i) additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock available for future issuance under the 2013 Plan pursuant to a 730,000 increase in the number of shares authorized under the 2013 Plan, as adjusted for the 1:10 reverse stock split of the Registrant’s common stock on September 4, 2020, which increase was approved by the Registrant’s stockholders on June 5, 2020, less the shares subject to outstanding options described in note 2 above, and (ii) 750,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock added to the 2013 Plan, which shares are reserved for issuance exclusively for the grant of stock awards to employees of the Registrant who have not previously been one of the Registrant’s employees or directors, except following a bona fide period of non-employment, as an inducement material to the individual’s entering into employment with the Registrant within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules. |
(5) |
This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(1) 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 Registrant’s common stock on December 21, 2020, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market. |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
This registration statement is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same benefit plan is effective. The Registrant previously registered shares of its common stock for issuance under the 2013 Plan under Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2014 (No. 333-194930), March 11, 2015 (No. 333-202656), August 13, 2015 (No. 333-206347), August 5, 2016 (No. 333-212960), May 15, 2017 (No. 333-218018), September 10, 2018 (No. 333-227267), October 19, 2018 (No. 333-227900) and August 15, 2019 (No. 333-233285). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of those Registration Statements.
Item 8. Exhibits
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4.1 |
Reference is made to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7. |
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23.1 |
Consent of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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23.2 |
Consent of Cooley LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1. |
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24.1 |
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page hereto. |
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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 December 23, 2020.
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BIOCEPT, INC. |
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/s/ Michael W. Nall |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael W. Nall and Timothy Kennedy, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him and in his 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 exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully 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 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, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Michael W. Nall |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Timothy Kennedy |
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice-President of Operations and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ M. Faye Wilson |
Interim Chair and Director |
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/s/ David F. Hale |
Director |
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/s/ Ivor Royston |
Director |
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Director |
This ‘S-8’ Filing | Date | Other Filings | ||
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Filed on / Effective on: | 12/23/20 | |||
12/21/20 | ||||
9/4/20 | 8-K | |||
6/5/20 | 4, 8-K, 8-K/A, DEF 14A, PRE 14A | |||
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