As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2017
Registration No. 333-52471
Registration No. 333-62309
Registration No. 333-77543
Registration No. 333-81481
Registration No. 333-84487
Registration No. 333-85673
Registration No. 333-30938
Registration No. 333-72800
Registration No. 333-176209
Registration No. 333-216565
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO:
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-52471
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-62309
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-77543
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-81481
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-84487
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-85673
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-30938
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-72800
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-176209
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-216565
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
94-3116852
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
950 Tower Lane, Suite 900
Foster City, California 94404
(650) 358-3456
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Wilson W. Cheung
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
950 Tower Lane, Suite 900
Foster City, California 94404
(650) 358-3456
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Eric H. Wang
DLA Piper LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, California 94303
(650) 833-2106
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: N/A.
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment relates to the following Registration Statements on Form S-3 (the Registration Statements) of SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC):
| Registration Statement No. 333-52471, originally filed with the SEC on May 12, 1998, registering 2,816,667 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-62309, originally filed with the SEC on August 26, 1998, registering 600,000 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-77543, originally filed with the SEC on April 30, 1999 and as amended June 23, 1999 and July 19, 1999, registering 750,000 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-81481, originally filed with the SEC on June 24, 1999, registering 1,672,199 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-84487, originally filed with the SEC on August 4, 1999, registering 2,923,469 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-85673, originally filed with the SEC on August 20, 1999, registering 5,377,801 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-30938, originally filed with the SEC on February 23, 2000 and as amended April 25, 2000, registering 1,908,000 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-72800, originally filed with the SEC on November 6, 2001, registering 407,610 shares of Common Stock; |
| Registration Statement No. 333-176209, originally filed with the SEC on August 10, 2011, registering 8,298,110 shares of Common Stock; and |
| Registration Statement No. 333-216565, originally filed with the SEC on March 9, 2017 and as amended May 10, 2017, registering $100,000,000 in securities of the Company. |
On October 13, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 7, 2017, by and among the Company, Silver Biotech Investment Limited, a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (Holdco) and Silver Delaware Investment Limited, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (the Merger). As a result of the Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of the Companys securities pursuant to its existing registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, including the Registration Statements. In accordance with undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities that had been registered for issuance that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Company hereby removes from registration all of such securities of the Company registered but unsold under the Registration Statements, if any. Each Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Foster City, State of California, on October 31, 2017.
SCICLONE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Wilson W. Cheung | |||
Name: | Wilson W. Cheung | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE |
TITLE |
DATE | ||
/s/ Friedhelm Blobel Friedhelm Blobel, Ph.D. |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
October 31, 2017 | ||
/s/ Wilson W. Cheung Wilson W. Cheung |
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
October 31, 2017 | ||
/s/ Ting Ping Ping Ting Ping Ping |
Director |
October 31, 2017 |