FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(5)
REGISTRATION NO.: 333-221724
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated December 1, 2017)
Up to $20,000,000
Common Stock
We have entered into a Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, or the Sales Agreement, with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., or Cantor Fitzgerald, relating to shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, from time to time we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20 million through Cantor Fitzgerald, acting as sales agent.
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CWBR.” On June 11, 2018, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $9.22 per share.
Sales of our common stock, if any, under this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be made in sales deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Subject to the terms of the Sales Agreement, Cantor Fitzgerald is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amounts of securities but will act as our sales agent using commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between Cantor Fitzgerald and us. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
The compensation to Cantor Fitzgerald for sales of common stock sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement will be at a fixed commission rate of 3.0% of the gross proceeds of any shares of common stock sold under the Sales Agreement. In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Cantor Fitzgerald will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of Cantor Fitzgerald will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Cantor Fitzgerald against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Please read the information contained in and incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement, under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of the accompanying prospectus, and the risk factors described in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as they may be amended, updated or modified periodically in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is June 12, 2018.
Prospectus Supplement
Prospectus
TABLE OF CONTENTS
We have not, and Cantor Fitzgerald has not, authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any applicable free writing prospectus. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any applicable free writing prospectus as if we had authorized it. This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any applicable free writing prospectus 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 does this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or any applicable free writing prospectus 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 supplement, the accompanying prospectus, the documents incorporated herein and therein by reference and any applicable free writing prospectus is correct on any date after their respective dates, even though this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or an applicable free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may have changed since those dates.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a shelf registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This prospectus supplement amends and supplements the information in the prospectus, dated November 22, 2017, filed as a part of our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-221724), which was declared effective as of December 1, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”). This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying prospectus, and is qualified by reference thereto, except to the extent that the information herein amends or supersedes the information contained in the accompanying prospectus. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may only be delivered or utilized in connection with, the accompanying prospectus, and any future amendments or supplements thereto.
Our Registration Statement allows us to offer from time to time a wide array of securities. In the accompanying prospectus, we provide you with a general description of the securities we may offer from time to time under our Registration Statement and other general information that may apply to this offering. Both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus include important information about us, our common stock, and other information that you should know before investing. You should carefully read both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus as well as additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information” before investing in our securities.
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus. The second part, the prospectus, provides more general information, some of which may not apply to this offering. Generally, when we refer to this “prospectus supplement,” we are referring to both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. 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 herein 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.
As used in this prospectus, “CohBar,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refers to CohBar, Inc. COHBARTM and other trademarks or service marks of CohBar, Inc. appearing in this prospectus are the property of CohBar, Inc. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.
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The following summary is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read together with, the more detailed information and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Before you decide to invest in our securities, you should read the entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including the risk factors and the financial statements and related notes included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
CohBar, Inc. (“CohBar,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “its” or the “Company”) is an innovative biotechnology company and a leader in the research and development of mitochondria based therapeutics (MBTs), an emerging class of drugs which may provide treatments for a wide range of diseases associated with aging and metabolic dysfunction, including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), cancer, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
MBTs originate from almost two decades of research by our founders, resulting in their discovery of a novel group of mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDPs) encoded within the genome of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. Some of these naturally occurring MDPs and their analogs have demonstrated a range of biological activity and therapeutic potential in pre-clinical models across multiple diseases associated with aging.
We believe CohBar is the first mover in exploring the mitochondrial genome for therapeutically relevant peptides. We have developed a proprietary MBT technology platform, using cell-based assays and animal models of disease, to rapidly identify mitochondrial peptides with promising biological activity. Once identified, we deploy optimization techniques to improve the drug-like properties of our MBT candidates, enabling us to match the most biologically promising peptides to disease indications that have substantial unmet medical needs.
In September 2016, we advanced two novel, optimized analogs of our MOTS-c MDP, CB4209 and CB4211, into IND-enabling studies as our lead MBT candidates for the potential treatment of NASH and obesity. In November 2017 we announced the selection of CB4211 as the final candidate for the remaining pre-IND studies, with initiation of a first-in-human Phase 1a/b clinical trial targeted for mid-2018, followed by an activity readout relevant to NASH and obesity projected in early 2019.
In addition to the original discovery by our founders of MOTS-c and other CohBar licensed peptides, CohBar’s scientific team have more recently discovered and filed more than 65 provisional patent applications that cover over 100 additional MDPs that have demonstrated a range of biological activities and therapeutic potential. Our ongoing research and development activities focus on identifying and advancing novel improved MDP analogs that have the greatest therapeutic and commercial potential for development into drugs.
Our scientific team includes the expertise of our founders, Dr. Pinchas Cohen, Dean of the Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California, and Dr. Nir Barzilai, Professor of Genetics and Director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and is augmented by our co-founders, Dr. David Sinclair, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. John Amatruda, former Senior Vice President and Franchise Head for Diabetes and Obesity at Merck Research Laboratories. Our research and development efforts are conducted under the leadership of our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Kenneth Cundy, former Chief Scientific Officer at Xenoport, Inc. and Senior Director of Biopharmaceutics at Gilead Sciences, Inc. Dr. Cundy is the co-inventor of several approved drugs including tenofovir, an antiretroviral drug that is marketed globally in various combinations with other drugs for the treatment of HIV infection (Atripla®, Viread®, Complera®, Stribild®, Truvada®), gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant®) for the treatment of RLS and post-herpetic neuralgia, and Nanocrystal® technology, employed in several other approved drugs.
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We are the exclusive licensee from the Regents of the University of California and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of four issued U.S. patents, four U.S. patent applications and several related international patent applications in various jurisdictions. Our licensed patents and patent applications include claims that are directed to compositions comprising MDPs and their analogs and/or methods of their use in the treatment of indicated diseases. We have also filed a non-provisional patent application under the international patent cooperation treaty (PCT) and more than 65 provisional patent applications with claims directed to both compositions comprising and methods of using novel proprietary MDPs and their analogs.
We believe that the proprietary capabilities of our technology platform combined with our scientific expertise and intellectual property portfolio provides a competitive advantage in our mission to treat age-related diseases and extend healthy life spans through the advancement of MBTs as a new class of transformative drugs.
OUR PIPELINE
Our pipeline includes a number of MDPs and MBT candidates in different stages of pre-clinical study. Our research efforts are focused on identifying, assessing and optimizing new analogs of biologically active MDPs and advancing those candidates with the greatest therapeutic and commercial potential.
CB4211
In September 2016, we advanced two novel, optimized analogs of our MOTS-c MDP, CB4209 and CB4211, into IND-enabling studies as our lead MBT candidates with potential for treatment of NASH and obesity. In November 2017 we announced the selection of CB4211 as the final candidate for the remaining pre-IND studies. CB4211 is currently advancing towards the initiation of a first-in-human Phase 1a/b clinical trial targeted for mid-2018 that is expected to provide an activity readout relevant to NASH and obesity projected in early-2019.
CB4211 is a novel, optimized analog of MOTS-c, a naturally occurring mitochondrial peptide discovered by our founders and their academic collaborators in 2012. Their research in cell-based assays and animal models indicated that MOTS-c plays a significant role in the regulation of metabolism. Certain of the original MOTS-c studies were published in an article entitled “The Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide, MOTS-c, Promotes Metabolic Homeostasis and Reduces Obesity and Insulin Resistance,” which appeared in the March 3, 2015 edition of the journal Cell Metabolism.
In pre-clinical models, both CB4209 and CB4211 demonstrated significant therapeutic potential for the treatment of NASH, showing improvements in triglyceride levels, as well as favorable effects on liver enzyme markers associated with NAFLD and NASH. Both CB4209 and CB4211 also demonstrated significant therapeutic potential for the treatment of obesity, demonstrating significantly greater weight loss together with more selective reduction of fat mass versus lean mass in head-to-head comparison to a market-leading obesity drug in diet induced obese (DIO) mice. The therapeutic effects of CB4209 and CB4211 have been further evaluated in the well-established preclinical STAM™ mouse model of NASH. In this model, treatment with CB4209 or CB4211 resulted in a significant reduction of the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity score, or NAS, a composite measure of steatosis (fat accumulation), inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning (cellular injury). Data from these studies were presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) 2017 Liver Meeting® in October, 2017.
In addition to the therapeutic potential indicated by the pre-clinical models described above, our research has demonstrated that CB4211 interacts with a cell surface receptor that plays a central role in metabolism. This mechanism of action further suggests the role of MDPs as an integral component of metabolic regulation and protection. CB4211 represents a first-in-class drug candidate for the treatment of NASH and obesity with a novel mechanism of action targeting metabolic regulation.
Investigational Programs
Our R&D pipeline also includes the MDPs described below. Our pre-clinical activities with respect to these peptides are focused on identifying and optimizing those MDPs and their analogs that demonstrate the greatest commercial and therapeutic potential as MBTs.
New MDP Analogs: Our internal discovery efforts have resulted in identification of more than 100 previously unidentified peptides encoded within the mitochondrial genome. These MDPs and their analogs have demonstrated various degrees of biological activity in a wide range of cell based and/or animal models relevant to diseases, such as NASH, obesity, T2D, cancer, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
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SHLP Analogs: Our founders and their academic collaborators discovered several peptides encoded within the mitochondrial genome with a similar origin to humanin, the first discovered peptide; we refer to these as small humanin-like peptides, or SHLPs. In cancer treatment models conducted by our founders and their collaborators, both in cell culture and in mice, SHLP-6 demonstrated suppression of cancer progression via mechanisms involving both suppression of tumor angiogenesis (blood vessel development) and induction of apoptosis (cancer cell death). There is also preclinical evidence to suggest that SHLP-2 has protective effects against neuronal toxicity. Certain of the SHLP studies were published in a research paper entitled “Naturally occurring mitochondrial-derived peptides are age-dependent regulators of apoptosis, insulin sensitivity, and inflammatory markers,” which appeared in the April 2016 edition of the journal Aging.
Humanin Analogs: Humanin has demonstrated protective effects in various animal models of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial and cerebral ischemia and T2D. Humanin levels in humans have been shown to decline with age, and elevated levels of humanin together with lower incidence of age-related diseases have been observed in centenarians as well as their offspring. In vitro studies with humanin and humanin analogs have demonstrated protective effects against neuronal toxicity suggesting that a humanin analog may have potential for development as an MBT treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
All of our pipeline MDPs and MBT candidates are in the pre-clinical stage of development, and there is no guarantee that the activity demonstrated in pre-clinical models will be shown in human testing.
Corporate Information
Our Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on October 19, 2007. We converted to a Delaware corporation under the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and the Delaware General Corporation Law on September 16, 2009. Our principal executive offices are located at 1455 Adams Dr., Suite 2050, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Our telephone number is (650) 446-7888. We maintain a website at www.cohbar.com. The information contained on, connected to or that can be accessed via our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. We have no subsidiaries.
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Common stock offered by us | Shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20 million. | |
Common stock outstanding immediately prior to this offering(1) | As of the date of this prospectus, we had an aggregate of 40,176,670 shares of common stock outstanding. | |
Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering(1) | Up to 42,797,902 shares of common stock after the completion of this offering, assuming that we sell the maximum dollar value of shares available to be sold in the offering at a price of $7.63 per share, which was the closing price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 5, 2018. The actual number of shares outstanding after this offering will vary depending on the number of shares sold and issued and the sale prices of such shares. See “Dilution” on page S-8 of this prospectus supplement for additional information, including additional assumptions used in calculating the number of shares of our common stock outstanding after this offering. | |
Plan of Distribution | “At the market offering” that may be made from time to time through our sales agent, Cantor Fitzgerald. See “Plan of Distribution” on page S-10 of this prospectus supplement. | |
Use of Proceeds | We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering primarily for general working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds” on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement. | |
Risk Factors | Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk, and the purchasers of our common stock may lose all or part of their investment. Before deciding to invest in our securities, please carefully read the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and the accompanying prospectus. | |
Nasdaq Symbol | Our common stock is currently listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CWBR.” On June 11, 2018, the closing sales price for our common stock was $9.22. |
(1) | The number of shares of our common stock outstanding excludes the following: |
● | 5,750,105 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of June 5, 2018 at a weighted average exercise price of $1.79 per share; | |
● | 5,039,205 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding as of June 5, 2018 at a weighted average exercise price of $2.37 per share; and | |
● | 825,252 shares of our common stock available for future issuance under our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, as of June 5, 2018. |
Unless otherwise indicated herein, all information in this prospectus supplement, including the number of shares that will be outstanding after this offering reflects and assumes no exercise of outstanding options or warrants after June 5, 2018.
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before making an investment decision. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by the materialization of any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to the materialization of any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated herein by reference also contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks described in the documents incorporated herein by reference, including (i) our most recent annual report on Form 10-K which is on file with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference, (ii) our most recent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, and (iii) other documents we file with the SEC that are deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. These risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by risk factors contained in other Exchange Act reports that we file with the SEC, which will be subsequently incorporated herein by reference; by any other prospectus supplement; or by a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement forms a part. In addition, new risks may emerge at any time and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance. For more information, see “Where You Can Find More Information,” “Incorporation By Reference” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
Additional Risks Related to this Offering
Because we have broad discretion in how we use the proceeds from this offering, we may use the proceeds in ways with which you disagree.
We have not allocated specific amounts of the net proceeds from this offering for any specific purpose. Accordingly, our management will have some flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. You will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of these net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that the net proceeds will be invested in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us. The failure of our management to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flow.
You will experience immediate dilution in the book value per share of the common stock you purchase.
The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of 2,621,232 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $7.63 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 5, 2018, for aggregate gross proceeds of $20 million, and after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, you will experience immediate dilution of $7.01 per share, representing the difference between our as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018 after giving effect to this offering and the assumed offering price. The exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants will result in further dilution of your investment. See “Dilution” on page S-8 for a more detailed discussion of the dilution you will incur in connection with this offering.
You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings.
In
order to raise additional capital, we may at any time, including during the pendency of this offering, offer additional shares
of our common stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock at prices that may not be the same
as the price per share in this offering. We may sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that
is less than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the
future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common
stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into common stock, in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price
per share paid by investors in this offering.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events, and trends, the economy and other future conditions. In some cases you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “expect,” “goal,” “seek,” “future,” “likely” or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
● | statements regarding anticipated outcomes of research, pre-clinical and clinical trials for our CB4211 or other MBT candidates; |
● | expectations regarding the future market for any drug we may develop; |
● | expectations regarding the growth of MBTs as a significant future class of therapeutic products; |
● | statements regarding the anticipated therapeutic properties of drug development candidates derived from MDPs; |
● | expectations regarding our ability to effectively protect our intellectual property; |
● | statements concerning perceived competitive advantages and our ability to defend competitive advantages; |
● | expectations regarding timeframes associated with clinical entry and development of CB4211, including timeframes for completion of pre-clinical activities enabling submission of an investigational new drug application, initiation of a phase 1 a/b clinical trial and activity readouts from such trial; and |
● | expectations regarding our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel. |
Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control, including those described in “Risk Factors.” Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following:
● | our ability to successfully produce interim results from a clinical trial of CB4211 and whether such results will be predictive of the final results of the trial or results of early clinical studies, and whether such results will be indicative of the results of future studies; |
● | our ability to obtain required regulatory approvals to develop and market our product candidates; |
● | our ability to raise additional capital on favorable terms; |
● | our ability to execute our research and development plan on time and on budget; |
● | our ability to obtain commercial partners; |
● | our ability, whether alone or with commercial partners, to successfully develop and commercialize a product candidate; |
● | our ability to identify and develop additional drug candidates; and |
● | other risk factors included under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. |
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this prospectus is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Moreover, except as required by law, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
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We may issue and sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $20 million from time to time. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. There can be no assurance that we will sell any shares under, or fully utilize, the Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald as a source of financing.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering primarily for research and development, growth capital and general working capital. We have not determined the amounts we plan to spend on any specific purpose or the timing of these expenditures. As a result, our management will have broad discretion to allocate the net proceeds from this offering. Pending application of the net proceeds as described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds to us from this offering in a variety of capital preservation investments, including short-term, investment-grade and interest-bearing instruments.
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If you invest in our common stock, you will experience dilution to the extent of the difference between the price per share you pay in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.
Our net tangible book value as of March 31, 2018 was approximately $6.4 million, or $0.16 per share of common stock. Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018 is equal to our total tangible assets minus total liabilities as of that date, all divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2018. Dilution represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of shares in this offering and the as-adjusted net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after giving effect to this offering.
After giving effect to the sale of shares of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $20 million in this offering at an assumed offering price of $7.63 per share, which was the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 5, 2018, and after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, our as-adjusted net tangible book value as of March 31, 2018 would have been approximately $26.3 million, or $0.62 per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in net tangible book value per share of $0.46 to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value per share of $7.01 to new investors purchasing common stock in this offering. The following table illustrates this dilution on a per share basis to new investors participating in this offering.
Assumed public offering price per share | $ | 7.63 | ||||||
Net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018 | $ | 0.16 | ||||||
Increase in net tangible book value per share after this offering | $ | 0.46 | ||||||
As adjusted net tangible book value per share as of March 31, 2018, after this offering | $ | 0.62 | ||||||
Dilution in as adjusted net tangible book value per share to new investors | $ | 7.01 |
The table above assumes, for illustrative purposes, that an aggregate of 2,621,232 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $7.63 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 5, 2018, for aggregate gross proceeds of $20 million. After giving effect to these transactions, we would have 42,577,379 shares of outstanding common stock.
The shares sold in this offering, if any, will be sold from time to time at various prices. An increase of $1.00 per share in the price at which the shares are sold from the assumed offering price of $7.63 per share shown in the table above, assuming all of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $20 million during the term of the Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald is sold at that price, would increase our as-adjusted net tangible book value per share after the offering to $0.62 per share, and would increase the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors to $8.01 per share, after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us. A decrease of $1.00 per share in the price at which the shares are sold from the assumed offering price of $7.63 per share shown in the table above, assuming all of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $20 million during the term of the Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald is sold at that price, would decrease our as-adjusted net tangible book value per share after the offering to $0.61 per share and would decrease the dilution in net tangible book value per share to new investors to $6.02 per share, after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us. This information is supplied for illustrative purposes only and may differ based on the actual offering price and the actual number of shares offered.
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The above discussion and table are based on 39,956,147 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2018, and excludes the following, in each case as of March 31, 2018:
● | 5,722,105 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options at a weighted average exercise price of $1.41 per share; |
● | 4,694,187 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $2.14 per share; and |
● | 1,066,793 shares of our common stock available for future issuance under our 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. |
To the extent that options or warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2018 have been or are exercised, investors purchasing shares in this offering could experience further dilution. In addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market conditions or strategic considerations, even if we believe we have sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity or equity-based securities at prices per share that are less than the net tangible book value per share at the respective dates of those sales, the issuance of these securities could result in further dilution to our stockholders.
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We have entered into a Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald, pursuant to which we may issue and sell up to $20 million shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share, through Cantor Fitzgerald, acting as sales agent. This summary of the material provisions of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of its terms and conditions. A copy of the Sales Agreement will be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus supplement is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information” below.
Upon delivery of a placement notice and subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, Cantor Fitzgerald may sell our common stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act, including sales made directly on the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other existing trading market for our common stock. We or Cantor Fitzgerald may suspend the offering of our common stock upon notice and subject to other conditions.
We will pay Cantor Fitzgerald in cash, upon each sale of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement, a commission in an amount equal to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds from each sale of our common stock. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. We have also agreed to reimburse Cantor Fitzgerald for certain specified expenses, in an aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000, including the fees and disbursements of its legal counsel. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding compensation and reimbursements payable to Cantor Fitzgerald under the terms of the Sales Agreement, will be approximately $55,000.
Settlement for sales of common stock will occur on the second business day following the date on which any sales are made, or on another date that is agreed upon by us and Cantor Fitzgerald in connection with a particular transaction, in return for payment of the net proceeds to us. Sales of our common stock as contemplated in this prospectus supplement will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and Cantor Fitzgerald may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.
Cantor Fitzgerald will use its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its sales and trading practices, to solicit offers to purchase shares of our common stock under the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sales Agreement. In connection with the sale of the common stock on our behalf, Cantor Fitzgerald will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of Cantor Fitzgerald will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to Cantor Fitzgerald against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
The offering of our common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the termination of the Sales Agreement as permitted therein. We and Cantor Fitzgerald may each terminate the Sales Agreement at any time upon ten days’ prior notice.
We have agreed to indemnify Cantor Fitzgerald and specified other persons against certain liabilities relating to or arising out of the Cantor Fitzgerald’s activities under Sales Agreement and to contribute to payments that Cantor Fitzgerald may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.
Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. To the extent required by Regulation M, Cantor Fitzgerald will not engage in any market making activities involving our common stock while the offering is ongoing under this prospectus supplement.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by Cantor Fitzgerald, and Cantor Fitzgerald may distribute this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus electronically.
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The validity of the securities offered in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Garvey Schubert Barer, P.C., Seattle, Washington. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is being represented in connection with this offering by Cooley LLP, New York, New York.
Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017, have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of Marcum, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information from other documents that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus.
Information in this prospectus supersedes information incorporated by reference that we filed with the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus.
We incorporate by reference into this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the information or documents listed below that we have filed with the SEC.
● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017; |
● | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018; | |
● | our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 25, 2018, as supplemented by Definitive Additional Materials filed on June 8, 2018; | |
● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 26, 2018, March 29, 2018, April 2, 2018, April 13, 2018, April 20, 2018, April 30, 2018, May 4, 2018, May 15, 2018, May 29, 2018, and June 7, 2018; and | |
● | the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on December 13, 2017, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
We also incorporate by reference all documents that we file with the SEC on or after the effective time of this prospectus pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and prior to the sale of all the securities registered hereunder or the termination of the registration statement. Nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the SEC.
Any statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in the applicable prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement.
You may request a copy of the filings incorporated herein by reference, including exhibits to such documents that are specifically incorporated by reference, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or telephone number:
Simon Allen
Chief Executive Officer
1455 Adams Dr., Suite 2050
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 446-7888
Statements contained in this prospectus supplement as to the contents of any contract or other documents are not necessarily complete, and in each instance you are referred to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or incorporated herein, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference and the exhibits and schedules thereto.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC registering the securities that may be offered and sold hereunder. The registration statement, including exhibits thereto, contains additional relevant information about us and these securities that, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, we have not included in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. A copy of the registration statement can be obtained at the address set forth below or at the SEC’s website as noted below. You should read the registration statement, including any applicable prospectus supplement, for further information about us and these securities.
We file annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can inspect and obtain a copy of our reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the SEC at the offices of the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC maintains an Internet website at http://www.sec.gov where you can access copies of most of our SEC filings.
We make our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, available free of charge on our corporate website at www.cohbar.com. In addition, our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are available on our corporate website. The contents of our corporate website are not incorporated into, or otherwise to be regarded as part of, this prospectus supplement.
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PROSPECTUS
COHBAR, INC.
$100,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Units
We may offer from time to time shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”), preferred stock, warrants, and units that include any of these securities. The aggregate initial offering price of the securities sold under this prospectus will not exceed $100,000,000. We will offer the securities in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of the offering.
Shares of our common stock are quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol “COB.U” and on the OTCQX marketplace operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc. under the symbol “CWBR.” On November 21, 2017, the closing prices for our common stock on the TSX-V and OTCQX were $4.80 and $4.75 per share, respectively.
Each time we sell securities hereunder, we will attach a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the terms of the offering, including the price at which we are offering the securities to the public. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained or incorporated in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities.
The securities hereunder may be offered directly by us, through agents designated from time to time by us or to or through underwriters or dealers. If any agents, dealers or underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities, their names, and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. See the section entitled “About This Prospectus” for more information.
Investing in our securities involves certain risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus. In addition, see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should carefully read and consider these risk factors before you invest in our securities.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is December 1, 2017.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The distribution of this prospectus may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. You should inform yourself about and observe any of these restrictions. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this prospectus does not extend to you.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering and the offered securities. This prospectus, together with applicable prospectus supplements, any information incorporated by reference, and any related free writing prospectuses we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), includes all material information relating to these offerings and securities. We may also add, update or change in the prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including without limitation, a discussion of any risk factors or other special considerations that apply to these offerings or securities or the specific plan of distribution.
We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about us that is different from, or in addition to, that contained in this prospectus, including in any of the materials that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and any free writing prospectus prepared or authorized by us. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it as authorized by us. You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.
You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and any accompanying supplement to this prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the 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 supplement to this prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date. Neither the delivery of this prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall under any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date hereof or that the information incorporated by reference herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. The aggregate initial offering price of all securities sold under this prospectus will not exceed $100,000,000.
This prospectus provides certain general information about the securities that we may offer hereunder. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering and the offered securities. In each prospectus supplement, we will include the following information:
● | the number and type of securities that we propose to sell; | |
● | the public offering price; | |
● | the names of any underwriters, agents or dealers through or to which the securities will be sold; | |
● | any compensation of those underwriters, agents or dealers; | |
● | any additional risk factors applicable to the securities or our business and operations; and | |
● | any other material information about the offering and sale of the securities. |
In addition, the prospectus supplement may also add, update or change the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will supersede this prospectus to the extent it contains information that is different from, or that conflicts with, the information contained or incorporated in this prospectus. You should read and consider all information contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement in making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the information contained in the documents identified under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus.
As used in this prospectus, “CohBar,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” refers to CohBar, Inc. COHBARTM and other trademarks or service marks of CohBar, Inc. appearing in this prospectus are the property of CohBar, Inc. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.
CohBar, Inc. (“CohBar,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “its” or the “Company”) is an innovative biotechnology company and a leader in the research and development of mitochondria based therapeutics (MBTs), an emerging class of drugs with the potential to treat a wide range of diseases associated with aging and metabolic dysfunction, including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), obesity, fatty liver disease (NAFLD), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), cancer, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
MBTs originate from almost two decades of research by our founders, resulting in their discovery of a novel group of mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDPs) encoded within the genome of mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. Some of these naturally occurring MDPs and certain related analogs have demonstrated a range of biological activity and therapeutic potential in pre-clinical models across multiple diseases associated with aging.
We believe CohBar is a first mover in exploring the mitochondrial genome for therapeutically relevant peptides, and has developed a proprietary MBT technology platform which uses cell based assays and animal models of disease to rapidly identify mitochondrial peptides with promising biological activity. Once identified, we deploy optimization techniques to improve the drug-like properties of our MBT candidates, enabling us to match the most biologically promising peptides to disease indications that have substantial unmet medical needs.
In September 2016, we advanced two novel, optimized analogs of our MOTS-c MDP, CB4209 and CB4211, into IND-enabling studies as our lead MBT drug candidates with potential for treatment of NASH and obesity. In November 2017 we announced the selection of CB4211 as the final candidate for the remaining pre-IND studies.
Our founders and scientific team have also discovered a large number of additional MDPs that have demonstrated a range of biological activities and therapeutic potential. Our ongoing research and development of our pipeline MDPs is focused on identifying and advancing novel improved analogs of those MDPs that have the greatest therapeutic and commercial potential for development into drugs.
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Our scientific team includes the expertise of our founders, Dr. Pinchas Cohen, Dean of the Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California, and Dr. Nir Barzilai, Professor of Genetics and Director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and is augmented by our co-founders, Dr. David Sinclair, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Dr. John Amatruda, former Senior Vice President and Franchise Head for Diabetes and Obesity at Merck Research Laboratories. Our research and development efforts are conducted under the leadership of our Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Kenneth Cundy, former Chief Scientific Officer at Xenoport, Inc. and Senior Director of Biopharmaceutics at Gilead Sciences, Inc. Dr. Cundy is the co-inventor of several approved drugs including tenofovir, an antiretroviral drug that is marketed globally in various combinations with other drugs for the treatment of HIV infection (Atripla®, Viread®, Complera®, Stribild®, Truvada®), gabapentin enacarbil (Horizant®) for the treatment of RLS and post-herpetic neuralgia, and Nanocrystal® technology, employed in several other approved drugs.
We are the exclusive licensee from the Regents of the University of California and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of four issued U.S. patents, four U.S. patent applications and several related international patent applications in various jurisdictions. Our licensed patents and patent applications include claims that are directed to compositions comprising MDPs and their analogs and/or methods of their use in the treatment of indicated diseases. We have also filed one patent application under the international patent cooperation treaty (PCT) and more than 65 provisional patent applications with claims directed to both compositions comprising and methods of using novel proprietary MDPs and their analogs.
We believe that the proprietary capabilities of our technology platform combined with our scientific expertise and intellectual property portfolio provides a competitive advantage in our mission to treat age-related diseases and extend healthy life spans through the advancement of MBTs as a new class of transformative drugs.
We were formed as a limited liability company in the state of Delaware in 2007, and converted to a Delaware corporation in 2009. We completed our initial public offering of common stock in January 2015 and our common stock is listed for trading on the TSX-V (COB.U) and the OTCQX (CWBR).
Our laboratory and corporate headquarters are located in Menlo Park, California.
Business Strategy
Our strategic objective is to secure, maintain and exploit a leading scientific, commercial and intellectual property position in the arena of mitochondria based therapeutics, with best-in-class treatments for diseases associated with aging and metabolic dysfunction. The key elements of our strategy include:
● | advancing our lead program to IND submission and through clinical trials; |
● | utilizing our proprietary technology platform to continue identifying, assessing and optimizing new analogs of biologically active MDPs and advancing those MBT candidates with the greatest therapeutic and commercial potential; |
● | developing strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies and other organizations to advance our research programs and future development and commercialization efforts; |
● | raising adequate capital to fund our operations, research and clinical development programs; |
● | minimizing operating costs and related funding requirements for our research and development activities through careful program management and cost-efficient relationships with academic partners, consultants and contract research organizations (CROs); |
● | optimizing the development of our intellectual property portfolio to capture all novel therapeutically relevant peptides encoded within the mitochondrial genome; and |
● | increasing awareness and recognition of our team, assets, capabilities and opportunities within the investment and scientific communities. |
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OUR PIPELINE
Our pipeline includes a number of MDPs and MBT candidates in different stages of pre-clinical study. Our research efforts are focused on identifying, assessing and optimizing new analogs of biologically active MDPs and advancing those MDPs considered to have greatest therapeutic and commercial potential as MBT candidates.
Lead MBT Drug Candidate (CB4211)
In September 2016, we advanced two novel, optimized analogs of our MOTS-c MDP, CB4209 and CB4211, into IND-enabling studies as our lead MBT drug candidates with potential for treatment of NASH and obesity. In November 2017 we announced the selection of CB4211 as the final candidate for the remaining pre-IND studies.
CB4211 is a novel, optimized analogs of MOTS-c, a naturally occurring mitochondrial peptide discovered by our founders and their academic collaborators in 2012. Their research in cells and animal models indicated that MOTS-c plays a significant role in the regulation of metabolism. Certain of the original MOTS-c studies were published in an article entitled “The Mitochondrial-Derived Peptide, MOTS-c, Promotes Metabolic Homeostasis and Reduces Obesity and Insulin Resistance,” which appeared in the March 3, 2015 edition of the journal Cell Metabolism.
In pre-clinical models, both CB4209 and CB4211 demonstrated significant therapeutic potential for the treatment of NASH, showing improvements in triglyceride levels, as well as favorable effects on liver enzyme markers associated with NAFLD and NASH, and obesity, demonstrating significantly greater weight loss together with more selective reduction of fat mass versus lean mass in head-to-head comparison to a market-leading obesity drug. The therapeutic effects of CB4209 and CB4211 have been further evaluated in the well-established preclinical STAM™ mouse model of NASH. In this model, treatment with CB4209 or CB4211 resulted in a significant reduction of the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease activity score, or NAS, a composite measure of steatosis (fat accumulation), inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning (cellular injury). Additional pre-clinical studies are ongoing or planned. CB4211 represents a first-in-class drug candidate for the treatment of NASH and obesity, targeting energy regulation and lipid metabolism.
Investigational Programs
Our R&D pipeline also includes the MDPs described below. Our pre-clinical activities with respect to these peptides are focused on identifying and optimizing those MDPs and their analogs that demonstrate the greatest commercial and therapeutic potential as MBTs.
SHLP Analogs: Our founders and their academic collaborators discovered several peptides encoded within the mitochondrial genome with a similar origin to humanin, the first discovered peptide; we refer to these as small humanin-like peptides, or SHLPs. In cancer treatment models conducted by our founders and their collaborators, both in cell culture and in mice, SHLP-6 demonstrated suppression of cancer progression via mechanisms involving both suppression of tumor angiogenesis (blood vessel development) and induction of apoptosis (cancer cell death). There is also preclinical evidence to suggest that SHLP-2 has protective effects against neuronal toxicity. Certain of the SHLP studies were published in a research paper entitled “Naturally occurring mitochondrial-derived peptides are age-dependent regulators of apoptosis, insulin sensitivity, and inflammatory markers,” which appeared in the April 2016 edition of the journal Aging.
Humanin Analogs: Humanin has demonstrated protective effects in various animal models of age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial and cerebral ischemia and T2D. Humanin levels in humans have been shown to decline with age, and elevated levels of humanin together with lower incidence of age-related diseases have been observed in centenarians as well as their offspring. In vitro studies with humanin and humanin analogs have demonstrated protective effects against neuronal toxicity suggesting that a humanin analog may have potential for development as an MBT treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Additional Discovered MDPs: Our internal discovery efforts have resulted in identification of more than 100 previously unidentified peptides encoded within the mitochondrial genome. These MDPs and their analogs have demonstrated various degrees of biological activity in a wide range of cell based and/or animal models relevant to diseases, such as NASH, obesity, T2D, cancer, cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
All of our pipeline MDPs and MBT candidates are in the pre-clinical stage of development, and there is no guarantee that the activity demonstrated in pre-clinical models will be shown in human testing.
OUR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Our proprietary technology platform is designed to rapidly identify therapeutically relevant peptides encoded within the mitochondrial genome, to evaluate their biological activity, and to develop these peptides into novel MBTs that have the potential to treat diseases with major unmet medical needs. We believe our technology platform presents multiple opportunities for value creation. Our multiplexed peptide optimization process is designed to discover numerous potential drug candidate opportunities with near term value. These drug candidates could be internally developed by CohBar or advanced through strategic partnerships with larger pharmaceutical companies. At the same time, our strategy of capturing the most valuable MBT space by aggressively filing for broad intellectual property coverage is designed to secure CohBar’s leadership role in the field and protect our ability to create additional value in the future.
We use a broad range of proprietary activity screens to assess the therapeutic potential of our novel peptides and to prioritize our development opportunities. Some of our novel peptides have demonstrated promising biological effects in a variety of in vitro and/or in vivo models of age related diseases. We are prioritizing our novel peptides by assessing their activity in areas such as metabolic regulation, oxidative stress, cellular energy levels, cell proliferation, cell death, cellular protection, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, body weight, regulation of body fat, insulin sensitivity, regulation of glucose, glucose tolerance, and liver function.
Corporate Information
Our Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on October 19, 2007. We converted to a Delaware corporation under the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act and the Delaware General Corporation Law on September 16, 2009. Our principal executive offices are located at 1455 Adams Dr., Suite 2050, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Our telephone number is (650) 446-7888. We maintain a website at www.cohbar.com. The information contained on, connected to or that can be accessed via our website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this prospectus and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only. We have no subsidiaries.
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An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making any investment decision, you should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below, under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as well as in any applicable prospectus supplement, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
These risks could materially affect our business, results of operation or financial condition and affect the value of our securities. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified may also materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition and could result in a complete loss of your investment. You could lose all or part of your investment. For more information, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Risks Related to Our Securities and the Offering
Future sales or other dilution of our equity could depress the market price of our common stock.
Sales of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, units or any combination of the foregoing in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could negatively affect the price of our common stock. If one or more of our shareholders were to sell large portions of their holdings in a relatively short time, for liquidity or other reasons, the prevailing market price of our common stock could be negatively affected.
In addition, the issuance of additional shares of our common stock, securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock, other equity-linked securities, including preferred stock or warrants or any combination of the securities pursuant to this prospectus will dilute the ownership interest of our common shareholders and could depress the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities.
We may need to seek additional capital. If this additional financing is obtained through the issuance of equity securities or warrants to acquire equity securities, our existing shareholders could experience significant dilution upon the issuance, conversion or exercise of such securities.
Our management will have broad discretion over the use of the proceeds we receive from the sale of our securities pursuant to this prospectus and might not apply the proceeds in ways that increase the value of your investment.
Our management will have broad discretion to use the net proceeds from any offerings under this prospectus, and you will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of these proceeds. Except as described in any prospectus supplement or in any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you, the net proceeds received by us from our sale of the securities described in this prospectus will be added to our general funds and will be used for general corporate purposes. Our management might not apply the net proceeds from offerings of our securities in ways that increase the value of your investment and might not be able to yield a significant return, if any, on any investment of such net proceeds. You may not have the opportunity to influence our decisions on how to use such proceeds.
Some of the statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus may be “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 Exchange Act and may involve material risks, assumptions and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “might,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and which may cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision or update of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. If we do update or correct one or more forward-looking statements, you should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements. A detailed discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from our forward-looking statements is included in our periodic reports filed with the SEC and in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus.
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Except as may be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital expenditures, the financing of possible acquisitions or business expansions, increasing our working capital and the financing of ongoing research and development, operating expenses and overhead.
The following is a summary of our capital stock and certain provisions of our Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”) and Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”). This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, our Amended and Restated Bylaws, and applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
See “Where You Can Find More Information” elsewhere in this prospectus for information on where you can obtain copies of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, which have been filed with and are publicly available from the SEC.
Our authorized capital stock consists of 75,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. Currently, we have no other authorized class of stock.
As of the date of this prospectus, we had an aggregate of 39,420,837 shares of our common stock outstanding. Our outstanding capital stock was held by 97 stockholders of record as of the date of this prospectus. This number does not include beneficial owners whose shares are held by nominees in street name.
Dividend Rights
Subject to any preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends of cash, property or shares of our capital stock that we pay or distribute out of funds legally available if our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine. For further information on our dividend policy, see “Dividend Policy” above.
Voting Rights
Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote, provided that holders of common stock are not entitled to vote on amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation related solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such series are entitled to vote thereon, unless required by law. Our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Accordingly, subject to the preferences that may be applicable to any then outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of a majority of the voting shares are able to elect all of the directors.
Liquidation
In the event of our dissolution or liquidation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities and subject to any preferential or other rights of any then outstanding shares of preferred stock.
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Rights and Preferences
Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion, subscription or other rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of our common stock are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of our preferred stock that we may designate in the future.
Authorized but unissued shares
The authorized but unissued shares of common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of the TSX-V or any other exchange or quotation service on which our stock may be traded. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved common stock and preferred stock could make more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The main transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is AST Trust Company (Canada) in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the co-transfer agent and co-registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in New York, New York. The agent and registrar for our warrants is AST Trust Company (Canada) in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Stock Exchange Listing
Our common stock is traded on the TSX-V under the symbol “COB.U” and on the OCTQX under the symbol “CWBR.”
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK
As of the date of this prospectus, no shares of preferred stock had been issued or were outstanding. Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock by us could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company or other corporate action.
We will file as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of any certificate of designation or amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation that describes the terms of any series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of that series of preferred stock. This description will include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) the title and stated value; (ii) the number of shares we are offering; (iii) the liquidation preference per share; (iv) the purchase price; (v) the dividend rate, period and payment date and method of calculation for dividends; (vi) whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate; (vii) the provisions for a sinking fund, if any; (viii) the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights; (ix) whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period; (x) whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period; (xi) voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock; (x) preemptive rights, if any; (xi) restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any; (xii) a discussion of any material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock; (xiii) the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; (xiv) any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs and (xv) any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock.
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We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock and/or preferred stock in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together with common stock and/or preferred stock and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below.
We will file as exhibits to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreement, including a form of warrant certificate, that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of the related series of warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to the particular series of warrants that we may offer under this prospectus. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as any related free writing prospectuses, and the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.
General
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of warrants being offered, including:
● | the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered; | |
● | the currency for which the warrants may be purchased; | |
● | if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security; | |
● | if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable; | |
● | in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise; |
● | the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreements and the warrants; |
● | the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants; |
● | any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; | |
● | the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire; | |
● | the manner in which the warrant agreements and warrants may be modified; | |
● | a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants; | |
● | the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; and | |
● | any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants. |
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Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.
Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.
Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the warrant agent in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate and in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent.
If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.
As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue, in one more series, units consisting of common stock, preferred stock and/or warrants for the purchase of common stock and/or preferred stock in any combination. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:
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● | the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be separately traded; | |
● | the terms and conditions applicable to the units, including a description of the terms of any applicable unit agreement governing the units; and | |
● | a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units. |
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The securities covered by this prospectus may be offered and sold from time to time pursuant to one or more of the following methods:
● | through agents; |
● | to or through underwriters; |
● | to or through broker-dealers (acting as agent or principal); |
● | in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange, or otherwise; |
● | directly to purchasers, through a specific bidding or auction process or otherwise; or |
● | through a combination of any such methods of sale. |
Agents, underwriters or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions to be received from us, from the purchasers of the securities or from both us and the purchasers. Any underwriters, dealers, agents or other investors participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters,” as that term is defined in the Securities Act, and compensation and profits received by them on sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting commissions, as that term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act.
Each time securities are offered by this prospectus, the prospectus supplement, if required, will set forth:
● | the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent involved in the offer and sale of the securities; |
● | the terms of the offering; |
● | any discounts concessions or commissions and other items constituting compensation received by the underwriters, broker-dealers or agents; |
● | any over-allotment option under which any underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; and |
● | any initial public offering price. |
The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The distribution of securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, by means of one or more of the following transactions, which may include cross or block trades:
● | transactions on the OTCQX marketplace, the TSX-V or any other organized market where the securities may be traded; |
● | in the over-the-counter market; |
● | in negotiated transactions; |
● | under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments; or |
● | a combination of such methods of sale. |
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If underwriters are used in a sale, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions. Our securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters at the time an agreement for the sale is reached. This prospectus and the prospectus supplement will be used by the underwriters to resell the shares of our securities. The underwriters’ commissions, discounts or concessions may qualify as underwriters’ compensation under the Securities Act and the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA.
If 5% or more of the net proceeds of any offering of our securities made under this prospectus will be received by a FINRA member participating in the offering or affiliates or associated persons of such FINRA member, the offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121.
To comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities offered by this prospectus will be offered and sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.
Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. The prospectus supplement will describe the terms and conditions of such indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters or dealers, or their respective affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business. We will describe in the prospectus supplement naming the underwriter the nature of any such relationship.
Certain persons participating in the offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that such transactions may have on the price of the securities. For a description of these activities, see the information under the heading “Underwriting” in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The validity of the securities offered in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Garvey Schubert Barer.
Our financial statements as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and for the years then ended, incorporated by reference in this prospectus have been audited by Marcum LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, and are included in reliance on such report given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information about us and our financial condition to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC instead of having to repeat the information in this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus incorporates by reference any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, between the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement and the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC:
● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016; | |
● | our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, and September 30, 2017; |
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● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 2, 2017, June 19, 2017, June 23, 2017 and July 18, 2017. | |
● | the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on December 17, 2014, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
We also incorporate by reference all documents that we file with the SEC on or after the effective time of this prospectus pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and prior to the sale of all the securities registered hereunder or the termination of the registration statement. Nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the SEC.
Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in the applicable prospectus supplement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
You may request a copy of the filings incorporated herein by reference, including exhibits to such documents that are specifically incorporated by reference, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or telephone number:
Simon Allen
Chief Executive Officer
1455 Adams Dr., Suite 2050
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 446-7888
Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other documents are not necessarily complete, and in each instance you are referred to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or incorporated herein, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference and the exhibits and schedules thereto.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC registering the securities that may be offered and sold hereunder. The registration statement, including exhibits thereto, contains additional relevant information about us and these securities that, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, we have not included in this prospectus. A copy of the registration statement can be obtained at the address set forth below or at the SEC’s website as noted below. You should read the registration statement, including any applicable prospectus supplement, for further information about us and these securities.
We file annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You can inspect and obtain a copy of our reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the SEC at the offices of the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC maintains an Internet website at http://www.sec.gov where you can access copies of most of our SEC filings.
We make our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, available free of charge on our corporate website. In addition, our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and the charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are available on our corporate website. The contents of our corporate website are not incorporated into, or otherwise to be regarded as part of, this Registration Statement on Form S-3.
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Up to $20,000,000
Common Stock
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
June 12, 2018