As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 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
THERIVA BIOLOGICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 13-3808303 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 417-4364
(Address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive office)
Theriva Biologics, Inc. 2020 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Steven A. Shallcross
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 417-4364
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
with copies to:
Leslie Marlow, Esq.
Hank Gracin, Esq
Patrick J. Egan, Esq.
Blank Rome LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(212) 885-5000
(Name, address and telephone number)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer þ | Smaller reporting company þ |
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Theriva Biologics, Inc. (formerly known as Synthetic Biologics, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “Registrant” or the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) its Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-249712) on October 28, 2020 (the “2020 Registration Statement”) pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), 4,000,000 (pre reverse stock split) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be offered and sold under the Registrant’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the 2020 Registration Statement are incorporated into this Registration Statement by reference.
On July 25, 2022, the Registrant effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split, which reduced the number of shares reserved under the Plan to 400,000 shares. The Registrant is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to register an additional 6,600,000 (post reverse stock split) shares of Common Stock that were added to the Plan by a vote of the Registrant’s stockholders at the Registrant’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that was held on September 30, 2022, whereby the stockholders approved Amendment No. 1 to the Plan. Amendment No. 1 to the Plan increased the total number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which awards may be granted under the Plan from 400,000 (post reverse stock split) shares of Common Stock to 7,000,000 (post reverse stock split) shares of Common Stock.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*
*The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents By Reference. |
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents instead of having to repeat the information in this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering:
· | The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12584) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Commission on March 16, 2022; |
· | The Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12584) for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022 filed with the Commission on May 16, 2022 and August 11, 2022, respectively; |
· | The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K and Form 8-K/A (File No. 001-12584) filed with the Commission on January 4, 2022, March 11, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), March 23, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), on May 6, 2022 (Form 8-K/A), May 10, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), May 16, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), July 14, 2022, July 15, 2022, July 25, 2022, July 29, 2022, August 3, 2022, September 6, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), September 6, 2022 (Form 8-K/A), September 12, 2022, September 27, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), September 30, 2022 (other than as indicated therein), October 3, 2022 and October 12, 2022 (other than as indicated therein); and |
· | The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock set forth in its registration statement on Form 8-A12B, filed with the Commission on June 20, 2007 (File No. 000-12584), as updated by the description of the Registrant’s Common Stock filed as Exhibit 4.4 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12584) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Commission on March 16, 2022, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
All other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the respective date of filing of each of those reports or documents until the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates either that all securities offered by this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all of the securities under this Registration Statement then remaining unsold.
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Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. | Description of Securities. |
Not applicable
Item 5. | Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that a director or officer is not individually liable to the Registrant or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that (1) his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (2) his breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.
This provision is intended to afford directors and officers protection against and to limit their potential liability for monetary damages resulting from suits alleging a breach of the duty of care by a director or officer. As a consequence of this provision, the Registrant’s stockholders will be unable to recover monetary damages against directors or officers for actions taken by them that may constitute negligence or gross negligence in performance of their duties unless such conduct falls within one of the foregoing exceptions. The provision, however, does not alter the applicable standards governing a director’s or officer’s fiduciary duty and does not eliminate or limit the right of the Registrant or any of its stockholders to obtain an injunction or any other type of non-monetary relief in the event of a breach of fiduciary duty.
The Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of directors, officers, employees or agents of the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law (as amended from time to time). Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes provides that such indemnification may only be provided if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Registrant and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
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*Filed herewith
Item 9. | 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;
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(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 this registration statement;
(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 this registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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 purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to existing provisions or arrangements whereby the Registrant may indemnify a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant against liabilities arising under the Securities Act, or otherwise, 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 Act and 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 trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Rockville and State of Maryland, on the 17th day of October, 2022.
THERIVA BIOLOGICS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Steven A. Shallcross | |
Name: Steven A. Shallcross | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned, whose signature appears below, hereby constitutes and appoints Steven A. Shallcross as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement, whether pre-effective or post-effective, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done with respect to this Registration Statement or any amendments hereto in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute or substitutes, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons, in the capacities and on the date or dates indicated:
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ Steven A. Shallcross |
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
October 17, 2022 | ||
Steven A. Shallcross |
(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Director |
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/s/ Jeffrey J. Kraws | Chairman of the Board of Directors | October 17, 2022 | ||
Jeffrey J. Kraws | ||||
/s/ John Monahan | Director | October 17, 2022 | ||
John Monahan | ||||
/s/ Jeffrey Wolf | Director | October 17, 2022 | ||
Jeffrey Wolf |
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Exhibit 5.1
October 17, 2022 |
The Board of Directors
Theriva Biologics, Inc.
9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Re: | Theriva Biologics, Inc. Form S-8 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed on even date by Theriva Biologics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the registration of up to an aggregate of 6,600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), to be issued in connection with the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto dated September 15, 2022 (the “2020 Stock Incentive Plan”).
As counsel to the Company, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the Nevada Revised Statutes, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or, in the case of Nevada, any other laws, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
We have made such examination as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of this opinion. Based upon such examination, it is our opinion, that, when the Registration Statement has become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and when the shares of Common Stock to be issued are sold and paid for in the manner described in the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, the Common Stock so issued will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied on the representations and warranties as to factual matters in the Registration Statement. Our knowledge of the Company and its legal and other affairs is limited by the scope of our engagement, which scope includes the delivery of this opinion letter. We do not represent the Company with respect to all legal matters or issues. The Company may employ other independent counsel and, to our knowledge, handles certain matters and issues without the assistance of independent counsel.
This opinion is given as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to advise you of changes that may hereafter be brought to our attention.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ Parsons Behle & Latimer | |
PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER |
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Theriva Biologics, Inc.
Rockville, Maryland
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 16, 2022, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Theriva Biologics, Inc. (formerly known as Synthetic Biologics, Inc.) appearing in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
/s/ BDO USA, LLP
Potomac, Maryland
October 17, 2022
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Theriva Biologics, Inc. of our report dated February 10, 2022, with respect to the financial statements of VCN Biosciences, S.L., which report appears in the Form 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) of Theriva Biologics, Inc. (formerly known as Synthetic Biologics, Inc.) filed on May 6, 2022.
/s/ KPMG Auditores, S.L.
Barcelona, Spain
October 14, 2022
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Form S-8
(Form Type)
Theriva Biologics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table1 – Newly Registered Securities
Security Type | Security Class Title |
Fee Calculation Rule |
Amount Registered(1)(2) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit(3) |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee |
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Equity | Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h)(3) | 6,600,000 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 6,600,000 | $110.20 per $1,000,000 | $ | 727.32 | ||||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $ | 6,600,000 | $110.20 per $1,000,000 | $ | 727.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets(5) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $ | 727.32 |
(1) | The securities to be registered include options and other rights to acquire the common stock of Theriva Biologics, Inc. (the “Registrant”). |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar transactions. |
(3) |
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The price for the shares under the Registrant’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, is based upon the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant’s common stock reported on the NYSE American LLC on October 12, 2022. |
(4) | The Registrant does not have any fee offsets to claim. |