As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ORGENESIS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 98-0583166 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
20271 Goldenrod Lane
Germantown, Maryland 20876
(480) 659-6404
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Vered Caplan, Chief Executive Officer
Orgenesis Inc.
20271 Goldenrod Lane
Germantown, Maryland 20876
(480) 659-6404
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jeffrey P. Schultz, Esq.
Jeffrey D. Cohan, Esq.
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
212-935-3000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement as determined by the registrant.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 6, 2024
PROSPECTUS
2,475,000 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the offer and resale from time to time by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus (the “Selling Holders”) of up to 2,475,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“common stock”), which consist of (i) 500,000 shares of our common stock (the “common shares”) and (ii) 1,975,000 shares of our common stock (the “warrant shares” and, together with the common shares, the “shares”) that may be obtained upon the exercise of certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock (the “warrants”), each as were issued in connection with certain agreements between us and the Selling Holders. You should read this prospectus, the information incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in this prospectus, and any applicable prospectus supplement and related free writing prospectus carefully before you invest.
We are registering the shares for resale pursuant to the Selling Holders’ registration rights under certain agreements between us and the Selling Holders. Our registration of the shares covered by this prospectus does not mean that the Selling Holders will offer or sell any of the shares. The Selling Holders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of their shares publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We provide more information about how the Selling Holders may sell the shares in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution.” While we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Holders pursuant to this prospectus, we will receive proceeds from the exercise of any warrants for cash. We have paid or will pay the fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares for sale by the Selling Holders. We will not be paying any underwriting discounts or commissions in any offerings pursuant to this prospectus.
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, under the symbol “ORGS.” On June 5, 2024, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.50 per share.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks that we have described on page 5 of this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” We may include specific risk factors in supplements to this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” This prospectus may not be used to sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2024.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the Selling Holders may, from time to time, sell the shares offered by them described in this prospectus in one or more offerings or otherwise as described under “Plan of Distribution.”
A prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus, and, accordingly, to the extent inconsistent, information in this prospectus is superseded by the information in any prospectus supplement. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. Before making an investment decision, you should read carefully this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering by the Selling Holders, together with the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus as described below under the heading “Information Incorporated by Reference.”
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering by the Selling Holders, together with the additional information incorporated herein by reference. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Information Incorporated by Reference.” Neither we nor the Selling Holders have authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus is accurate at any date other than the date indicated on the cover page of these documents or the filing date of any document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of its delivery or the time of any sale of the shares in connection therewith. Neither we nor the Selling Holders are making an offer to sell the shares in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “Orgenesis,” “ORGS,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms refer to Orgenesis Inc.
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The following is a summary of what we believe to be the most important aspects of our business and the offering of our securities under this prospectus. We urge you to read this entire prospectus, including the more detailed consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and other information incorporated by reference from our other filings with the SEC or included in any applicable prospectus supplement. Investing in our securities involves risks. Therefore, carefully consider the risk factors set forth in any prospectus supplements and in our most recent annual and quarterly filings with the SEC, as well as other information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, before purchasing our securities. Each of the risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities.
Overview
We are a global biotech company working to unlock the potential of cell and gene therapies (“CGTs”) in an affordable and accessible format. CGTs can be centered on autologous (using the patient’s own cells) or allogenic (using master banked donor cells) and are part of a class of medicines referred to as advanced therapy medicinal products (“ATMPs”). We are mostly focused on autologous therapies that can be manufactured under processes and systems that are developed for each therapy using a closed and automated approach that is validated for compliant production near the patient for treatment of the patient at the point of care (“POCare”). This approach has the potential to overcome the limitations of traditional commercial manufacturing methods that do not translate well to commercial production of advanced therapies due to their cost prohibitive nature and complex logistics to deliver such treatments to patients (ultimately limiting the number of patients that can have access to, or can afford, these therapies).
We have two operating segments – our POCare Services and our therapeutic development operations. We conduct our core POCare operations through our wholly-owned subsidiary Octomera which was a consolidated subsidiary of ours until June 30, 2023 and which became a consolidated subsidiary again effective January 29, 2024 when we entered into a unit purchase agreement pursuant to which we acquired all of the equity interests of Octomera LLC.
Description of Transactions Issuing the Shares to the Selling Holders
On March 7, 2024, we entered into a strategic advisor agreement with Murray Bacal, pursuant to which Mr. Bacal has agreed to serve as our advisor in connection with strategic advice and assistance (the “Bacal Consulting Agreement”) for twelve months, which may be extended by Mr. Bacal for an additional twelve months. In consideration for the services provided to us under the Bacal Consulting Agreement, we agreed to pay Mr. Bacal $75,000 quarterly commencing on the execution of the Bacal Consulting Agreement and we issued Mr. Bacal 500,000 shares of common stock on June 4, 2024. We also issued Mr. Bacal warrants to purchase up to 500,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.03. On March 7, 2024, 166,667 warrants to purchase shares of common stock vested and became exercisable. On each of June 5, 2024 and September 3, 2024, 166,666 warrants to purchase shares of common stock shall vest and become exercisable subject to Mr. Bacal’s continued service. The warrants expire on March 6, 2029. These shares and warrant shares are being registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus.
On April 16, 2024, we entered into a strategic advisor agreement with CWS Consulting LLC, pursuant to which Curtis Slipman has agreed to serve as our advisor in connection with strategic advice and assistance (the “Slipman Consulting Agreement”) for twelve months, which may be extended by Mr. Slipman for an additional twelve months. In consideration for the services provided to us under the Slipman Consulting Agreement, we issued Mr. Slipman warrants to purchase up to 500,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.03. On April 16, 2024, 166,667 warrants to purchase shares of common stock vested and became exercisable. On each of July 16, 2024 and October 16, 2024, 166,666 warrants to purchase shares of common stock shall vest and become exercisable subject to Mr. Slipman’s continued service. The warrants expire on April 22, 2029. These warrant shares are being registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus.
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On April 17, 2024, we entered into a strategic advisor agreement with 2803876 Ontario Inc., pursuant to which Kevin Choquette has agreed to serve as our advisor in connection with strategic advice and assistance (the “Choquette Consulting Agreement”) for twelve months, which may be extended by Mr. Choquette for an additional twelve months. In consideration for the services provided to us under the Choquette Consulting Agreement, we issued Mr. Choquette warrants to purchase up to 500,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.03. On April 18, 2024, 166,667 warrants to purchase shares of common stock vested and became exercisable. On each of July 18, 2024 and October 18, 2024, 166,666 warrants to purchase shares of common stock shall vest and become exercisable subject to Mr. Choquette’s continued service. The warrants expire on April 17, 2029. These warrant shares are being registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus.
On April 29, 2024, we entered into a strategic advisor agreement with Mark Goodman, pursuant to which Mr. Goodman has agreed to serve as our advisor in connection with strategic advice and assistance (the “Goodman Consulting Agreement” and, together with the Bacal Consulting Agreement, the Slipman Consulting Agreement and the Choquette Consulting Agreement, the “Consulting Agreements”) for twelve months, which may be extended by Mr. Goodman for an additional twelve months. In consideration for the services provided to us under the Goodman Consulting Agreement, we issued Mr. Goodman warrants to purchase up to 475,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $1.03. On May 21, 2024, 158,334 warrants to purchase shares of common stock vested and became exercisable. On each of August 21, 2024 and November 21, 2024, 158,334 warrants to purchase shares of common stock shall vest and become exercisable subject to Mr. Goodman’s continued service. The warrants expire on April 21, 2029. These warrant shares are being registered for resale pursuant to this prospectus.
Smaller Reporting Company
We are currently a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company, and have a public float of less than $250 million or annual revenues of less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year. “Smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings; are exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations in their SEC filings, including, among other things, only being required to provide two years of audited financial statements in annual reports. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects.
Risks Associated with Our Business
Our business and our ability to implement our business strategy are subject to numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, incorporated herein by reference. You should read these risks before you invest in our securities. We may be unable, for many reasons, including those that are beyond our control, to implement our business strategy.
Corporate Information and History
We were incorporated in the state of Nevada on June 5, 2008 under the name Business Outsourcing Services, Inc. Effective August 31, 2011, we completed a merger with our subsidiary, Orgenesis Inc., a Nevada corporation, which was incorporated solely to effect a change in its name. As a result, we changed our name from “Business Outsourcing Services, Inc.” to “Orgenesis Inc.”
Our website address is www.orgenesis.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
Our executive offices are located at 20271 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown, MD 20876, and our telephone number is (480) 659-6404.
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The Offering
Common Stock offered by the Selling Holders from time to time | (i) Up to 500,000 shares and (ii) up to 1,975,000 warrant shares that may be obtained upon the exercise of the Warrants. | |
Terms of the Offering | The Selling Holders may offer, sell or distribute all or a portion of their shares publicly or through private transactions at prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. See “Plan of Distribution.” | |
Use of proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares covered by this prospectus, except with respect to amounts received by us due to the exercise of any Warrants for cash. See “Use of Proceeds”. | |
Risk Factors | See “Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should consider before investing in our securities. | |
Nasdaq Capital Market Symbol | “ORGS” |
Throughout this prospectus, when we refer to the shares of our common stock being registered on behalf of the Selling Holders for offer and sale, we are referring to the shares of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants as described under “Selling Holders.” When we refer to the Selling Holders in this prospectus, we are referring to the Selling Holders identified in this prospectus and, as applicable, their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from the Selling Holders as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer.
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider and evaluate all of the information contained in this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate by reference into this prospectus before you decide to purchase our securities. In particular, you should carefully consider and evaluate the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Any of the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Annual Report and the Quarterly Report, as updated by annual, quarterly and other reports and documents that we file with the SEC and incorporate by reference into this prospectus, or any prospectus, could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the value of any securities offered by this prospectus. As a result, you could lose all or part of your investment.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. Discussions containing these forward-looking statements may be found, among other places, in the sections entitled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference from our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC.
Examples of forward-looking statements in this prospectus include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding our business strategy, business prospects, operating results, operating expenses, working capital, liquidity and capital expenditure requirements. Important assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements include, among others, assumptions regarding demand for our products, the cost, terms and availability of components, pricing levels, the timing and cost of capital expenditures, competitive conditions and general economic conditions. These statements are based on our management’s expectations, beliefs and assumptions concerning future events affecting us, which in turn are based on currently available information. These assumptions could prove inaccurate. Although we believe that the estimates and projections reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may prove to be incorrect.
Forward-looking statements made in this prospectus include statements about:
Corporate and Financial
● | our ability to generate revenue from the commercialization of our point-of-care cell therapy (“POCare”) to reach patients and to increase such revenues; | |
● | our ability to achieve profitability; | |
● | our ability to manage our research and development programs that are based on novel technologies; | |
● | our ability to grow the size and capabilities of our organization through further collaboration and strategic alliances to expand our point-of-care cell therapy business; | |
● | our ability to control key elements relating to the development and commercialization of therapeutic product candidates with third parties;
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● | our ability to comply with the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Capital Market; | |
● | our ability to manage potential disruptions as a result of the continued impact of the coronavirus outbreak; | |
● | our ability to manage the growth of our company; | |
● | our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel and to expand our management team; | |
● | the accuracy of estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements, profitability, and needs for additional financing; and | |
● | our belief that our therapeutic related developments have competitive advantages and can compete favorably and profitably in the cell and gene therapy industry. |
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Cell & Gene Therapy Business (“CGT”)
● | our ability to adequately fund and scale our various collaboration, license, partnership and joint venture agreements for the development of therapeutic products and technologies; | |
● | our ability to advance our therapeutic collaborations in terms of industrial development, clinical development, regulatory challenges, commercial partners and manufacturing availability; | |
● | our ability to implement our POCare strategy in order to further develop and advance autologous therapies to reach patients; | |
● | expectations regarding our ability to obtain and maintain existing intellectual property protection for our technologies and therapies; | |
● | our ability to commercialize products in light of the intellectual property rights of others; | |
● | our ability to obtain funding necessary to start and complete such clinical trials; | |
● | our ability to further our CGT development projects, either directly or through our JV partner agreements, and to fulfill our obligations under such agreements; | |
● | our belief that our systems and therapies are as at least as safe and as effective as other options; | |
● | our relationship with Tel Hashomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Services Ltd. (“THM”) and the growing risk that THM may cancel or, at the very least continue to challenge, the License Agreement with the Israeli Subsidiary; | |
● | the outcome of certain legal proceedings that we are or may be involved in; | |
● | our license agreements with other institutions; | |
● | expenditures not resulting in commercially successful products; | |
● | our dependence on the financial results of our POcare business; | |
● | our ability to complete development, processing and then roll out Orgenesis Mobile Processing Units and Labs (“OMPULs”) generate sufficient revenue from our POCare Services; and | |
● | our ability to grow our POC business and to develop additional joint venture relationships in order to produce demonstrable revenues. |
These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, any of which may cause our Company’s or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks may cause the Company’s or its industry’s actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements. The Company is under no duty to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results.
You should also consider carefully the statements set forth in the sections titled “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated herein or therein by reference, which address various factors that could cause results or events to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements. We have no plans to update these forward-looking statements.
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Any shares offered by the Selling Holders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the Selling Holders for their respective accounts. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales, except with respect to amounts received by us due to the exercise of any Warrants for cash.
The Selling Holders will pay any underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses incurred by the Selling Stockholders for brokerage, accounting, tax or legal services or any other expenses incurred by the Selling Stockholders in disposing of the securities. We will bear the costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the securities covered by this prospectus, including all registration and filing fees, Nasdaq listing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and our independent registered public accounting firm.
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This prospectus relates to the possible offer and resale by the Selling Holders of up to 2,475,000 shares of our common stock, which consist of (i) 500,000 shares of our common stock and (ii) 1,975,000 warrant shares that may be obtained upon the exercise of the Warrants, each as were issued in connection with certain agreements between us and the Selling Holders. For additional information regarding the shares being offered by the Selling Holders pursuant to this prospectus, see “Summary-Description of Transactions Issuing the Shares to the Selling Holders” above.
The Selling Holders may from time to time offer and sell any or all of the shares of common stock and shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants set forth below pursuant to this prospectus. When we refer to the “Selling Holders” in this prospectus, we mean the persons listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors and others who later come to hold any of the Selling Holders’ interest in the securities of the Company listed in the table below after the date of this prospectus such that registration rights shall apply to those securities.
The following table is prepared based on information provided to us by the Selling Holders. It sets forth the name and address of the Selling Holders, the aggregate number of shares of common stock, including shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants, that the Selling Holders may offer pursuant to this prospectus, and the beneficial ownership of the Selling Holders both before and after the offering. Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the following table is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. A person is a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of the security, or “investment power”, which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of the security or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days of May 31, 2024. We have based percentage ownership prior to this offering on 47,212,473 shares of common stock as of June 5, 2024. In calculating percentages of shares of common stock owned by a particular Selling Holder, we treated as outstanding the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of that particular Selling Holder’s Warrants, if any.
We cannot advise you as to whether the Selling Holders will in fact sell any or all of the securities set forth in the tables below. In addition, the Selling Holders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, such securities in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date of this prospectus. For purposes of the below tables, unless otherwise indicated below, we have assumed that the Selling Holders will have sold all of the securities covered by this prospectus upon the completion of the offering. Unless otherwise noted below, the address of each Selling Holder listed on the table is c/o Orgenesis Inc., 20271 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown, Maryland 20876.
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Name of Selling Holder | Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering | Number of Shares of Common Stock Being Offered | Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offered Shares of Common Stock are Sold | Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offered Shares of Common Stock are Sold | ||||||||||||
Number of Shares | Number of Shares | Number of Shares | % | |||||||||||||
Murray Bacal (1) | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | – | – | ||||||||||||
2803876 Ontario Inc. (2) | 500,000 | 500,000 | – | – | ||||||||||||
CWS Consulting LLC (3) | 500,000 | 500,000 | – | – | ||||||||||||
Mark Goodman (4) | 475,000 | 475,000 | – | – |
(1) | Consists of 500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of common stock which can be acquired upon the exercise of the Warrants. |
(2) | Consists of 500,000 shares of common stock which can be acquired upon the exercise of the Warrants held of record by 2803876 Ontario Inc. 2803876 Ontario Inc. is managed by Kevin Choquette. |
(3) | Consists of 500,000 shares of common stock which can be acquired upon the exercise of the Warrants held of record by CWS Consulting LLC. CWS Consulting LLC is managed by Curtis Slipman. |
(4) | Consists of 475,000 shares of common stock which can be acquired upon the exercise of the Warrants. |
Relationship with Selling Holders
For a description of certain relationships with the Selling Holders and their affiliates see the sections entitled “Summary-Description of Transactions Issuing the Shares to the Selling Holders” above.
Current Director Nominees of the Company
Each of Mr. Choquette, Mr. Slipman and Mr. Goodman is currently a director nominee of the Company in connection with the Company’s annual meeting scheduled for June 27, 2024.
Consulting Agreements
We have entered into a Consulting Agreement with each Selling Holder or its affiliate.
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The shares covered by this prospectus may be offered and sold from time to time by the Selling Holders. We are not selling any shares of common stock under this prospectus, and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Holders pursuant to this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. Upon any exercise of a Warrant by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price for the portion of the Warrant being exercised. The term “Selling Holders” includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest selling shares received after the date of this prospectus from a Selling Holder (including the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus) as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer. Such sales may be made on one or more exchanges or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at prices and under terms then prevailing or at prices related to the then current market price or in privately negotiated transactions at privately negotiated prices. The Selling Holders may sell their shares by one or more of, or a combination of, the following methods:
● | through purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by such broker-dealer for its own account pursuant to this prospectus; | |
● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers; | |
● | block trades in which the broker-dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade; | |
● | an over-the-counter distribution in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq; | |
● | through trading plans entered into by a Selling Holder pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, that are in place at the time of an offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement hereto that provide for periodic sales of their shares on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans; | |
● | distribution to employees, members, limited partners or stockholders of a Selling Holder; | |
● | to or through underwriters or broker-dealers; | |
● | in “at the market” offerings, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act, at negotiated prices, at prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices, including sales made directly on a national securities exchange or sales made through a market maker other than on an exchange or other similar offerings through sales agents; | |
● | in privately negotiated transactions; | |
● | in options transactions or through other convertible securities or agreements to be satisfied by the delivery of shares of common stock; | |
● | by pledge to secure debts and other obligations or on foreclosure of a pledge; | |
● | through the distribution of such securities by any selling stockholder to its equity holders; | |
● | through a combination of any of the above methods of sale; or | |
● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
In addition, any shares that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. In connection with distributions of the shares or otherwise, the Selling Holders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions. In connection with such transactions, broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of shares in the course of hedging transactions, and broker-dealers or other financial institutions may engage in short sales of shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume with Selling Holders. The Selling Holders may also sell shares short and redeliver the shares to close out such short positions or sell the shares through lending such shares. The Selling Holders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). The Selling Holders may also pledge shares to a broker-dealer, other financial institution or any other person or entity, and, upon a default, such broker-dealer, other financial institution or other person or entity may effect sales of the pledged shares pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
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A Selling Holder may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell shares covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use shares pledged by any Selling Holder or borrowed from any Selling Holder or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use shares received from any Selling Holder in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions may be an underwriter and, in such event, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment). In addition, any Selling Holder may otherwise loan or pledge shares to a financial institution or other third party that in turn may sell the shares short using this prospectus. Such financial institution or other third party may transfer its economic short position to investors in our securities or in connection with a concurrent offering of other securities.
In effecting sales, broker-dealers or agents engaged by the Selling Holders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate. Broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions, discounts or concessions from the Selling Holders in amounts to be negotiated immediately prior to the sale.
In offering the shares covered by this prospectus, any broker-dealers who execute sales for the Selling Holders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such cases, any profits realized by such broker-dealers on the resale of the shares purchased by them and the compensation of any broker-dealer earned on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions.
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.
We have advised the Selling Holders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the Selling Holders and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Holders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Holders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
At the time a particular offer of shares is made, if required, a prospectus supplement will be distributed that will set forth the number of shares being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent, the purchase price paid by any underwriter, any discount, commission and other item constituting compensation, any discount, commission or concession allowed or reallowed or paid to any dealer, and the proposed selling price to the public.
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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the issuance of the securities to be offered by this prospectus.
The financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as described in Note 1b to the financial statements) of Kesselman & Kesselman, Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. SEC filings are available at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. This prospectus is only part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act and therefore omits certain information contained in the registration statement. We have also filed exhibits and schedules with the registration statement that are excluded from this prospectus, and you should refer to the applicable exhibit or schedule for a complete description of any statement referring to any contract or other document.
We also maintain a website at www.orgenesis.com, through which you can access our SEC filings. The information set forth on our website is not part of this prospectus.
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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them. Incorporation by reference allows us to disclose important information to you by referring you to those other documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We filed a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with the SEC with respect to the securities we may offer pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus omits certain information contained in the registration statement, as permitted by the SEC. You should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us and the securities we may offer pursuant to this prospectus. Statements in this prospectus regarding the provisions of certain documents filed with, or incorporated by reference in, the registration statement are not necessarily complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference. The documents we are incorporating by reference are:
● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on April 15, 2024; | |
● | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 20, 2024; | |
● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 5, 2024, January 22, 2024, January 24, 2024, January 31, 2024, March 1, 2024, March 7, 2024, March 27, 2024, April 11, 2024, April 15, 2024; April 19, 2024 and May 23, 2024. | |
● | all reports and other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination or completion of the offering of securities under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such reports and other documents. |
The SEC file number for each of the documents listed above is 001-38416.
In addition, all reports and other documents filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
You may request, orally or in writing, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by reference. These documents will be provided to you at no cost, by contacting:
Orgenesis Inc.
20271 Goldenrod Lane
Germantown, MD 20876
Telephone: (480) 659-6404
You may also access these documents on our website, http://www.orgenesis.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
You should rely only on information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We are not making offers to sell the securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.
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2,475,000 Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
, 2024
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth an itemization of the various expenses, all of which we will pay, in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered. All of the amounts shown are estimated except the SEC Registration Fee.
SEC registration fee | $ | 180.83 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | $ | 30,000 | ||
Accountants’ fees and expenses | $ | 10,000 | ||
Miscellaneous expenses | $ | 319.17 | ||
Total | $ | 40,500 |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 78.7502 of the NRS permits a corporation to indemnify any person who was, is or is threatened to be made a party in a completed, pending or threatened proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (except an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of being or having been an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or serving in certain capacities at the request of the corporation. Indemnification may include attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement. The person to be indemnified must have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
With respect to actions by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all circumstances the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Unless indemnification is ordered by a court, the determination to pay indemnification must be made by the stockholders, by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, or in certain circumstances by independent legal counsel in a written opinion. Section 78.751 of the NRS permits the articles of incorporation or bylaws to provide for payment to an indemnified person of the expenses of defending an action as incurred upon receipt of an undertaking to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the person is not entitled to indemnification.
Section 78.7502 also provides that to the extent a director, officer, employee or agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any such action, he must be indemnified by the corporation against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense.
Section 11 of our articles of incorporation, entitled “Indemnification,” provides that we shall indemnify, and shall advance or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred in advance of final disposition of the proceeding of, any individual made a party to a proceeding because that individual is or was a director of the corporation to the full extent and under all circumstances permitted by applicable law. Article 7 of our bylaws, entitled “Indemnification,” provides that we shall indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the NRS, except in the case of proceedings initiated by such officers or directors unless certain other factors are present.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and certain employees pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
There is no pending litigation or proceeding naming any of our directors or officers as to which indemnification is being sought, nor are we aware of any pending or threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.
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Item 16. Exhibits
(a) The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Item 17. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
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(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) | For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. | |
(2) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post- effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on June 6, 2024.
ORGENESIS INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Vered Caplan | |
Vered Caplan | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of Orgenesis Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Vered Caplan and Victor Miller, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them, and to each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-3 filed herewith, and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said registration statement, and any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of equity securities of Orgenesis Inc., and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of us might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys, and each of them, or their substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement on Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||
/s/ Vered Caplan | Chief Executive Officer and Director | June 6, 2024 | ||
Vered Caplan | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Victor Miller | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary | |||
Victor Miller | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | June 6, 2024 | ||
/s/ David Sidransky | Director | June 6, 2024 | ||
David Sidranksy | ||||
/s/ Guy Yachin | Director | June 6, 2024 | ||
Guy Yachin | ||||
/s/ Ashish Nanda | Director | June 6, 2024 | ||
Ashih Nanda | ||||
/s/ Yaron Adler | Director | June 6, 2024 | ||
Yaron Adler | ||||
/s/ Mario Phillips | Director | June 6, 2024 | ||
Mario Phillips |
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Exhibit 4.1
THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS SOLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER SUCH ACT.
WARRANT NO. W - XXX | NUMBER OF SHARES: XXX |
DATE OF ISSUANCE: XXX__, 2024
EXPIRATION DATE: XXX __, XXX
WARRANT TO PURCHASE SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK OF
ORGENESIS INC.
This Warrant is issued to _____________ , or his registered assigns (including any successors or assigns, the “Purchaser”), pursuant to that certain XXX Agreement dated as of XXX __, 2024, between Orgenesis Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the XXX owning the Purchaser (the “Advisor Agreement”).
1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Number and Exercise Price of Warrant Shares; Expiration Date. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and set forth in the Advisor Agreement, the Purchaser is entitled to purchase from the Company up to XXX shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant) (the “Warrant Shares”), at a purchase price of $1.03 per share (the “Exercise Price”), on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on XXX __, XXX (the “Expiration Date”) (subject to vesting and earlier termination of this Warrant as set forth herein).
(b) Vesting. The warrant may be exercised only to the extent vested. The warrant will vest with respect to the Warrant Shares as set forth below if the Purchaser has been providing continuous services to the Company between the date hereof and each such date:
(1) With respect to XXX Warrant Shares, on XXX__, 2024;
(2) With respect to XXX Warrant Shares, on XXX__, 2024; and
(3) With respect to XXX Warrant Shares, on XXX__, 2024.
(c) Method of Exercise. While this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable in accordance with Section 1(a) above, the Purchaser may exercise this Warrant by surrendering this Warrant at the principal office of the Company and paying the Exercise Price by wire transfer to the Company or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank made payable to the order of the Company.
2. CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Adjustment of Number of Warrant Shares and Exercise Price. The number and kind of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant and the Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:
(1) Subdivisions, Combinations and Other Issuances. If the Company shall at any time after the Date of Issuance but prior to the Expiration Date subdivide its shares of capital stock of the same class as the Warrant Shares, by split-up or otherwise, or combine such shares of capital stock, or issue additional shares of capital stock as a dividend with respect to any shares of such capital stock, the number of Warrant Shares issuable on the exercise of this Warrant shall forthwith be proportionately increased in the case of a subdivision or stock dividend, or proportionately decreased in the case of a combination. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made to the Exercise Price payable per share, but the aggregate Exercise Price payable for the total number of Warrant Shares purchasable under this Warrant (as adjusted) shall remain the same. Any adjustment under this Section 2(a)(1) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective, or as of the record date of such dividend, or in the event that no record date is fixed, upon the making of such dividend.
(2) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. In the event the Company at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance shall make or issue, or fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company (other than shares of Common Stock) or in cash or other property (other than regular cash dividends paid out of earnings or earned surplus, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles), then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the Purchaser shall receive upon exercise hereof, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder, the kind and amount of securities of the Company, cash or other property which the Purchaser would have been entitled to receive had this Warrant been exercised on the date of such event and had the Purchaser thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and including the Exercise Date, retained any such securities receivable during such period, giving application to all adjustments called for during such period under this Section 2 with respect to the rights of the Purchaser.
(3) Reorganizations or Mergers. In case of any reclassification, capital reorganization or change in the capital stock of the Company (other than as a result of a subdivision, combination or stock dividend provided for in Section 2(a)(1) above) that occurs after the Date of Issuance, then, as a condition of such reclassification, reorganization or change, lawful provision shall be made, and duly executed documents evidencing the same from the Company or its successor shall be delivered to the Purchaser, so that the Purchaser shall thereafter have the right at any time prior to the expiration of this Warrant to purchase, at a total price equal to that payable upon the exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and/or other securities or property (including, if applicable, cash) receivable in connection with such reclassification, reorganization or change by a holder of the same number and type of securities as were purchasable as Warrant Shares by the Purchasers immediately prior to such reclassification, reorganization or change. In any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interest of the Purchaser so that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable with respect to any shares of stock or other securities or property deliverable upon exercise hereof, and appropriate adjustments shall be made to the Exercise Price payable hereunder, provided the aggregate Exercise Price shall remain the same (and, for the avoidance of doubt, this Warrant shall be exclusively exercisable for such shares of stock and/or other securities or property from and after the consummation of such reclassification or other change in the capital stock of the Company).
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(b) Notice to Holder. If, while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company (i) declares a dividend or any other distribution of cash, securities or other property in respect of its Common Stock, including, without limitation, any granting of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any capital stock of the Company or any subsidiary, (ii) authorizes or approves, enters into any agreement contemplating or solicits stockholder approval for any Change of Control or (iii) authorizes the voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then the Company shall deliver to a holder a notice of such transaction at least 15 business days prior to the applicable record or effective date on which a person would need to hold Common Stock in order to participate in or vote with respect to such transaction; provided, however, that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be described in such notice.
(c) Calculations. All calculations under this Section 2 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 2, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.
(d) Treatment of Warrant upon a Change of Control.
(1) In the event of a Change of Control in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities (as defined below) or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Change of Control”), if this Warrant is outstanding upon the consummation of such Cash/Public Change of Control then (i) if the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of one share of Common Stock is greater than the then applicable Exercise Price, this Warrant may be exercised at the election of the Purchaser as of immediately prior to such Cash/Public Change of Control and (ii) if the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock is less than or equal to the then applicable Exercise Price, this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control. The “Fair Market Value” of one share of Common Stock shall mean (x) the closing price of the Common Stock on the business day prior to the date of exercise on the Nasdaq Capital Market as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (or a comparable reporting service of national reputation selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the holder if Bloomberg Financial Markets is not then reporting sales prices of the Common Stock) (collectively, “Bloomberg”) or (y) or if the foregoing does not apply, the last sales price of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market on the pink sheets or bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg, and, if there are no sales, the last reported bid price of the Common Stock as reported by Bloomberg or, if fair market value cannot be calculated as of such date on either of the foregoing bases, the price determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.
(2) If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company consummates a Change of Control that is not a Cash/Public Change of Control, then a holder shall have the right thereafter to receive, upon exercise of this Warrant, the same amount and kind of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Change of Control if it had been, immediately prior to such Change of Control, a holder of the number of Warrant Shares then issuable upon exercise in full of this Warrant (the “Alternate Consideration”). The Company shall not effect any such Change of Control unless prior to or simultaneously with the consummation thereof, any successor to the Company, surviving entity or the corporation purchasing or otherwise acquiring such assets or other appropriate corporation or entity shall assume the obligation to deliver to the holder, such Alternate Consideration as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the holder may be entitled to purchase, and the other obligations under this Warrant.
(3) As used in this Warrant, a “Change of Control” shall mean (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation (other than a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company), (ii) the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposal of all or substantially all of the properties or assets or all or a majority of the outstanding voting shares of capital stock of the Company, (iii) a purchase, tender or exchange offer accepted by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of capital stock of the Company, or (iv) a “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company.
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(4) As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by the holder in connection with the Change of Control were the holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market, and (iii) following the closing of such Change of Control, the holder would not be restricted from publicly re-selling all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by the holder in such Change of Control were the holder to exercise or convert this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Change of Control, except to the extent that any such restriction (x) arises solely under federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, and (y) does not extend beyond six months from the closing of such Change of Control.
2. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional Warrant Shares or scrip representing fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of this Warrant. In lieu of any fractional shares which would otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Fair Market Value of one Warrant Share.
3. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. Until the exercise of this Warrant or any portion of this Warrant, the Purchaser shall not have, nor exercise, any rights as a stockholder of the Company (including without limitation the right to notification of stockholder meetings or the right to receive any notice or other communication concerning the business and affairs of the Company) except as provided in Section 11 below.
4. RESERVATION OF STOCK. The Company covenants that during the period this Warrant is exercisable, the Company will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock (or other securities, if applicable) to provide for the issuance of Warrant Shares (or other securities) upon the exercise of this Warrant.
5. MECHANICS OF EXERCISE.
(a) Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. This Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof, in whole or in part, by the surrender of this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise attached hereto as Exhibit A duly completed and executed on behalf of the holder hereof, at the principal office of the Company together with payment in full of the Exercise Price then in effect with respect to the number of Warrant Shares as to which the Warrant is being exercised. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately prior to the close of business on the date of its surrender for exercise as provided above, and the person entitled to receive the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of such shares of record as of the close of business on such date. Warrant Shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the Company’s transfer agent to the holder by crediting the account of the holder’s prime broker with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the holder or (B) the shares are eligible for resale by the holder without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address specified by the holder in the Notice of Exercise by the end of the day on the date that is three trading days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise, surrender of this Warrant and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and the holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the holder, if any, prior to the issuance of such shares, having been paid.
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(b) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. A holder shall not have the right to exercise this Warrant, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the holder (together with the holder’s affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the holder or any of the holder’s affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the holder or any of its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other convertible notes or convertible preferred stock or warrants) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this section, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the holder that the Company is not representing to the holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this section 5(b) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the holder together with any affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination and shall have no liability for exercise of the Warrant that are not in compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 5(b), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written request of a holder, the Company shall within three trading days confirm in writing to the holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5(b) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
6. CERTIFICATE OF ADJUSTMENT. Whenever the Exercise Price or number or type of securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is adjusted, as herein provided, the Company shall, at its expense, promptly deliver to the Purchaser a certificate of an officer of the Company setting forth the nature of such adjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based.
7. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAWS.
(a) The Purchaser understands that this Warrant and the Warrant Shares are characterized as “restricted securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations this Warrant and the Warrant Shares may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, the Purchaser represents that it is familiar with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Securities Act.
(b) Prior and as a condition to the sale or transfer of the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant, the Purchaser shall furnish to the Company such certificates, representations, agreements and other information, including an opinion of counsel, as the Company or the Company’s transfer agent reasonably may require to confirm that such sale or transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act, unless such Warrant Shares are being sold or transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement.
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(c) The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company may place a restrictive legend on the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in order to comply with applicable securities laws, unless such Warrant Shares are otherwise freely tradable under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
8. REPLACEMENT OF WARRANTS. On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction of this Warrant, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and amount to the Company or, in the case of any such mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of such Warrant, the Company at its expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.
9. NO IMPAIRMENT. Except to the extent as may be waived by the holder of this Warrant, the Company will not, by amendment of its charter or through a Change of Control, dissolution, sale of assets or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Purchaser against impairment.
10. TRADING DAYS. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be other than a day on which the Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or, if the Nasdaq Capital Market is not the principal trading market for the Common Stock, then on the principal securities exchange or securities market on which the Common Stock is then traded, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day on which the Common Stock is so traded.
11. TRANSFERS; EXCHANGES. (a) Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and Section 8 hereof, this Warrant may be transferred by the Purchaser with respect to any or all of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder. For a transfer of this Warrant as an entirety by Purchaser, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company, together with the Notice of Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly completed and executed on behalf of the Purchaser, the Company shall issue a new Warrant of the same denomination to the assignee. For a transfer of this Warrant with respect to a portion of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder, upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company, together with the Notice of Assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B duly completed and executed on behalf of the Purchaser, the Company shall issue a new Warrant to the assignee, in such denomination as shall be requested by the Purchaser, and shall issue to the Purchaser a new Warrant covering the number of shares in respect of which this Warrant shall not have been transferred.
(b) This Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the option of the Purchaser, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company for other warrants of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other warrants that carry the same rights upon presentation hereof at the principal office of the Company together with a written notice specifying the denominations in which new warrants are to be issued to the Purchaser and signed by the Purchaser hereof. The term “Warrants” as used herein includes any warrants into which this Warrant may be divided or exchanged.
12. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without the application of principles of conflicts of laws that would result in any law other than the laws of the State of New York. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be sent by confirmed facsimile or electronic mail, or mailed by first-class registered or certified airmail, or nationally recognized overnight express courier, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so sent in the case of facsimile or electronic mail transmission, or when so received in the case of mail or courier, and addressed as follows: (a) if to the Company, at Orgenesis Inc., 20271 Goldenrod Lane, Germantown, Maryland 20876, Attention: Victor Miller, CFO; Facsimile: (480) 659-6407, Email: victor.m@orgenesis.com; with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice) Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz, LLP, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036; Attention: Mark Cohen, Esq.; Facsimile: (646) 878-0801, E-Mail: MCohen@pearlcohen.com and (b) if to the Purchaser, at such address or addresses (including copies to counsel) as may have been furnished by the Purchaser to the Company in writing. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Common Stock Purchase Warrant is issued effective as of the date first set forth above.
ORGENESIS INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Signature Page to Warrant No. «Warrant No»
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXERCISE
(To be signed only upon exercise of Warrant)
To: Orgenesis Inc.
The undersigned, the Purchaser of the attached Warrant, hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the purchase right represented by such Warrant for, and to purchase thereunder, __________________________ (________) shares of Common Stock of Orgenesis Inc. and (choose one)
__________ herewith makes payment of ___________________________ Dollars ($_________) thereof.
The undersigned requests that the certificates or book entry position evidencing the shares to be acquired pursuant to such exercise be issued in the name of, and delivered to __________________________________________, whose address is ________________________________________________________________________________.
By its signature below the undersigned hereby represents and warrants that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the attached Warrant as of the date hereof, including Section 11 thereof.
DATED:
(Signature must conform in all respects to name of the Purchaser as specified on the face of the Warrant) | |
«Purchaser» | |
Address:_________________________________________ | |
EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, «Purchaser» (the “Assignor”) hereby sells, assigns and transfers all of the rights of the undersigned Assignor under the attached Warrant with respect to the number of shares of common stock of Orgenesis Inc. (the “Company”) covered thereby set forth below, to the following “Assignee” and, in connection with such transfer, represents and warrants to the Company that the transfer is in compliance with Section 11 of the Warrant and applicable federal and state securities laws:
NAME OF ASSIGNEE | ADDRESS/FAX NUMBER | |
Number of shares: _______________________________ | ||
Dated: ________________________________________ | Signature:________________________________________ | |
Witness: ________________________________________ |
ASSIGNEE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The undersigned Assignee acknowledges that it has reviewed the attached Warrant and by its signature below it hereby represents and warrants that it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Warrant as of the date hereof, including Section 11 thereof.
Signature:_________________________________________ | |
By:______________________________________________ | |
Its:______________________________________________ | |
Address:__________________________________________ | |
_________________________________________________ | |
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Exhibit 5.1
Chrysler Center 919 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 212 935 3000 mintz.com |
June 6, 2024
Orgenesis Inc.
20271 Goldenrod Lane
Germantown, MD 20876
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as legal counsel to Orgenesis Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Registration Statement relates to the registration for resale by the selling stockholders named in the Registration Statement (the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to an aggregate of 2,475,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), consisting of (i) 500,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 1,975,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain outstanding warrants (the “Warrants”) issued by the Company to the Selling Stockholders at an exercise price of $1.03 per share. Each of the Shares and the Warrants was issued in a private placement transaction pursuant to the terms of one or more of the following agreements (collectively, the “Securities Issuance Agreements”): (i) the strategic advisor agreement, dated as of March 7, 2024, by and between the Company and Murray Bacal, (ii) the strategic advisor agreement, dated as of April 16, 2024, by and between the Company and CWS Consulting LLC, (iii) the strategic advisor agreement, dated as of April 17, 2024, by and between the Company and 2803876 Ontario Inc., and (iv) the strategic advisor agreement, dated as of April 29, 2024, by and between the Company and Mark Goodman. This opinion is being rendered in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, each as restated and/or amended to date, the Securities Issuance Agreements and the issuance by the Company of the Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the respective Warrants, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary for purposes of rendering the opinions hereinafter set forth.
In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies.
BOSTON LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO TORONTO WASHINGTON MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.
MINTZ
June 6, 2024 Page 2 |
Our opinion is limited to the general corporate laws of the State of Nevada and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other jurisdiction. No opinion is expressed herein with respect to the qualification of the Shares or the Warrant Shares under the securities or blue sky laws of any state or any foreign jurisdiction.
Please note that we are opining only as to the matters expressly set forth herein, and no opinion should be inferred as to any other matters. This opinion is based upon currently existing statutes, rules, regulations and judicial decisions, and we disclaim any obligation to advise you of any change in any of these sources of law or subsequent legal or factual developments which might affect any matters or opinions set forth herein.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that (i) the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) the Warrant Shares, when issued and delivered upon the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. We understand that you wish to file this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act and to reference the firm’s name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus which forms part of the Registration Statement, and we hereby consent thereto. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | |
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Orgenesis Inc. of our report dated April 15, 2024 relating to the financial statements, which appears in Orgenesis Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Kesselman & Kesselman | |
Certified Public Accountants (Isr.) | |
A member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited | |
Tel
Aviv, Israel June 6, 2024 |
Kesselman
& Kesselman, Building 25, MATAM, P.O BOX 15084 Haifa, 3190500, Israel,
Telephone: +972 -4- 8605000, Fax: +972 -4- 8605001, www.pwc.com/il
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Form S-3
(Form Type)
ORGENESIS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
Security Type | Security Class Title | Fee Calculation Rule | Amount Registered(1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share | Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||||||||||||||
Fees to Be Paid | Equity | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | Rule 457(c) | 2,475,000 | (2) | $ | 0.495 | (3) | $ | 1,225,125 | 0.00014760 | $ | 180.83 | |||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $ | 1,225,125 | $ | 180.83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Fees Due | $ | 180.83 |
(1) | Represents the shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) of Orgenesis Inc. (the “Registrant”) that will be offered for resale by the selling stockholders pursuant to the registration statement to which this exhibit is attached. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock as may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the shares being registered hereunder. |
(2) | Consists of an aggregate of 2,475,000 shares of the Registrant’s common stock, including 1,975,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants of the Registrant. |
(3) | This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock on May 31, 2023, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market. |
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