As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2015
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ENDOLOGIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
68-0328265
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
2 Musick
Irvine, California 92618
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
        
Endologix, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan
Endologix, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, As Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)
        
John McDermott
Chief Executive Officer
Endologix, Inc.
2 Musick
Irvine, California 92618
(949) 595-7200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Lawrence B. Cohn
Michael L. Lawhead
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 725-4000

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.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Accelerated filer o    
 
Non-accelerated filer o  
 
Smaller reporting company o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered

Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price

Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
3,500,000 shares
$12.23 (2)
$42,805,000 (2)
$4,973.94
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
500,000 shares
$10.40 (3)
$5,200,000 (3)
$604.24
total
4,000,000 shares
 
$48,005,000
$5,578.18
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock that become issuable under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated (the “ESPP”) by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any similar transaction effect without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant’s outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low sales price reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 4, 2015.
(3)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) of the Securities Act, solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low sales price reported on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 4, 2015. This amount is multiplied by 85% pursuant to the terms of the ESPP, which provides that the purchase price of a share of common stock is equal to 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the offering date (i.e., the first business day of the offering period) or the purchase date (i.e., the last business day of the purchase period), whichever is less.

PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the individuals who participate in Endologix, Inc.’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and Endologix, Inc.’s 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated in accordance with Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents are not required to be, and are not, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), either as part of this registration statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, 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 following documents, which have been filed by Endologix, Inc. (the “Registrant”) with the Commission, are incorporated by reference in this registration statement (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”):
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Commission on March 2, 2015, and the portions of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Commission on April 17, 2015, incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K;
the description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on June 18, 1996, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and
all other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to above.

All documents that the Registrant subsequently files under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act).
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such 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 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or another enterprise if serving at the request of the corporation. Depending on the character of the proceeding, a corporation may indemnify against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person indemnified 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 or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the court shall deem proper. Section 145 further provides that to the extent a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorney’s fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.
The Registrant’s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, limits, to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director. The Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its officers and directors and may indemnify its employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
The Registrant’s directors and officers are covered by insurance policies indemnifying against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act, which might be incurred by them in such capacities and against which they cannot be indemnified by the Registrant. The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with all of its executive officers and directors which provide indemnification under certain circumstances for acts and omissions in the course of their employment with the Registrant.
Item 7.      Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.      Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 000-28440, filed on July 31, 2014).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on December 14, 2010).
4.3
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-04560, as filed with the Commission on June 10, 1996).
4.3.1
Updated Updated Specimen Certificate of Common Stock effective as of May 22, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on March 2, 2015).
5.1 +
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation.
23.1 +
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.3 +
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 +
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement).
99.1
2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on June 1, 2015).
99.1
2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on June 1, 2015).
 
 
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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 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 20 percent 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) and (a)(1)(ii) 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.
(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.
(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 pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 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.

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 Irvine, State of California, on the 7th day of August, 2015.
ENDOLOGIX, INC.
By: /s/ John McDermott     
John McDermott
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John McDermott and Shelley Thunen, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done with respect to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or 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
 
 
 
John McDermott
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 7, 2015
 
 
 
Shelley B. Thunen
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
August 7, 2015

 
 
 
Thomas F. Zenty, III
Director
August 7, 2015

 
 
 
Daniel Lemaitre
Director
August 7, 2015

 
 
 
Guido Neels
Director
August 7, 2015

 
 
 
Gregory D. Waller
Director
August 7, 2015

 
 
 
Thomas C. Wilder, III
Director
August 7, 2015

 
 
 
Leslie V. Norwalk
Director
August 7, 2015

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, File No. 000-28440, filed on July 31, 2014).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on December 14, 2010).
4.3
Specimen Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-04560, as filed with the Commission on June 10, 1996).
4.3.1
Updated Updated Specimen Certificate of Common Stock effective as of May 22, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on March 2, 2015).
5.1 +
Opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation.
23.1 +
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.3 +
Consent of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 +
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement).
99.1
2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on June 1, 2015).
99.1
2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-28440, filed on June 1, 2015).
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Exhibit 5.1
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth,
a Professional Corporation
Attorneys at Law
660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600
Newport Beach, California 92660
August 7, 2015
Endologix, Inc.
2 Musick
Irvine, California 92618
Re:
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by Endologix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of an aggregate of up to 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Shares”). The Shares subject to the Registration Statement consist of (i) 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company that are available for issuance pursuant to the Endologix, Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “SIP”) and (ii) up to 500,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company that are available for issuance pursuant to the Endologix, Inc. 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan as Amended and Restated (the “ESPP” and, together with the SIP, the “Plans”). This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, other than as to the validity of the Shares.
In our capacity as your counsel in connection with such registration, we are familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares. For purposes of this letter, we have assumed that such proceedings to be taken in the future will be timely completed in the manner presently proposed and that the terms of each issuance will otherwise be in compliance with law. In addition, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter.
We render this opinion only with respect to, and express no opinion herein concerning the application or effect of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the existing federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of California, as in effect on the date hereof, and the Delaware General Corporation Law and reported judicial decisions relating thereto.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that, when issued and sold by the Company in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and in accordance with the terms of the Plans, as applicable, the Shares will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of federal securities laws. We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the Registration Statement, including any prospectus constituting a part thereof, and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. In addition, we give such consent on the condition and understanding that this letter speaks only as of the date hereof and we have no responsibility or obligation to update this letter, to consider its applicability or correctness to other than its addressee, or to take into account changes in law, facts or any other developments of which we may later become aware.
Very truly yours,
STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH

/s/ Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth



Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Endologix, Inc.:
We consent to the use of our reports with respect to the consolidated financial statements, the related consolidated financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated by reference herein.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Irvine, California
August 7, 2015