S-8 1 ny20005031x3_s8.htm S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2022
Registration No. 333-_________


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

PDS Biotechnology Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
  
26-4231384
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

25B Vreeland Road, Suite 300
Florham Park, NJ
  
07932
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2019 Inducement Plan, as amended
 (Full title of the plans)

Frank Bedu-Addo
President and Chief Executive Officer
PDS Biotechnology Corporation
25B Vreeland Road, Suite 300
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(800) 208-3343
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)


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

 
Large Accelerated filer ☐
Accelerated filer ☐
 
Non-accelerated filer ☒
Smaller reporting company ☒
   
Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

Part II

Information Required In The Registration Statement

This Registration Statement relates to the registration of an additional 600,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Registrant’s Common Stock. The Shares are securities of the same class and relate to the same employee benefit plan, the PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2019 Inducement Plan, which was amended effective as of May 17, 2022 (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1) (the “Inducement Plan”), as those registered pursuant to the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8, previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2019 (Registration No. 333-234693) and November 15, 2021 (Registration No. 333-261072).

In accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2019 (Registration No. 333-234693) and November 15, 2021 (Registration No. 333-261072) are incorporated herein by reference (solely to the extent the contents of such registration statement relate to the Inducement Plan) and the information required by Part II is omitted, except as supplemented by the information set forth below.

Item 8.
Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 6, 2015).
Certificate of Amendment of the Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 18, 2019).
Certificate of Amendment of the Eighth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 18, 2019).
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 2022).
Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333- 206416) filed with the Commission on September 21, 2015).
Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US).
Consent of KPMG LLP.
Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5.1).
Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page hereto).
PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2019 Inducement Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 18, 2022).
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith

SIGNATURE

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-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement with respect to the PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2019 Inducement Plan, as amended, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Florham Park, State of New Jersey, on August 24, 2022.

 
PDS Biotechnology Corporation
     
 
By:
/s/ Frank Bedu-Addo
 
Name:
Frank Bedu-Addo
 
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

The officers and directors of PDS Biotechnology Corporation whose signatures appear below hereby constitute and appoint Frank Bedu-Addo and Matthew Hill, and each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned this Registration Statement on Form S-8 with respect to the PDS Biotechnology Corporation 2019 Inducement Plan, as amended, and any amendment or amendments thereto, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each attorney and agent, or his or her substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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

Signature
  
Title
  
Date
         
/s/ Frank Bedu-Addo
  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  
August 24, 2022
Frank Bedu-Addo
  
(Principal Executive Officer)
    
         
/s/ Matthew Hill
  
Chief Financial Officer
  
August 24, 2022
Matthew Hill
  
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
    
         
/s/ Stephen Glover
  
Director
  
August 24, 2022
Stephen Glover
        
         
/s/ Kamil Ali-Jackson
  
Director
  
August 24, 2022
Kamil Ali-Jackson
        
         
/s/ Otis W. Brawley
  
Director
  
August 24, 2022
Otis W. Brawley
        
         
/s/ Gregory Freitag
  
Director
  
August 24, 2022
Gregory Freitag

        
/s/ Ilian Iliev
  
Director
  
August 24, 2022
Ilian Iliev

        
/s/ Richard Sykes
  
Director
  
August 24, 2022
Sir Richard Sykes