As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8, 2016.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ADURO BIOTECH, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 2836 | 94-3348934 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
626 Bancroft Way, 3C
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 848-4400
(Address, including zip code and telephone number, of Registrants principal executive offices)
Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan
Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Stephen T. Isaacs, M.D.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Aduro Biotech, Inc.
626 Bancroft Way, 3C
Berkeley, California 94710
(510) 848-4400
(Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Michael E. Tenta
J. Carlton Fleming
Cooley LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 843-5000
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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Non-accelerated filer | x | (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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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 |
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Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share |
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Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan |
2,543,513 (2) | $16.63 (3) | $42,298,621.19 | $4,259.48 | ||||
Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
635,878 (4) | $16.63 (3) | $10,574,651.14 | $1,064.87 | ||||
Total |
3,179,391 | $52,873,272.33 | $5,324.35 | |||||
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(1) | Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Registrants common stock that become issuable under the plans set forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, or other similar transaction effected that results in an increase to the number of outstanding shares of Registrants common stock, as applicable. |
(2) | Represents shares of common stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Registrants 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the 2015 Plan), on January 1, 2016 pursuant to an evergreen provision contained in the 2015 Plan. Pursuant to such provision, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2015 Plan automatically increases on January 1 of each year, starting on January 1, 2016 and continuing through (and including) January 1, 2025 by 4% of the total number of shares of the Registrants capital stock outstanding on December 31 of the preceding fiscal year, or a lesser number of shares determined by the Registrants board of directors. |
(3) | Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $16.63 per share, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrants common stock on March 3, 2016 as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. |
(4) | Represents shares of common stock that were automatically added to the shares authorized for issuance under the Registrants 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2015 ESPP) on January 1, 2016 pursuant to an evergreen provision contained in the 2015 ESPP. Pursuant to such provision, the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2015 ESPP automatically increases on January 1st of each year, starting on January 1, 2016 and continuing through (and including) January 1, 2025 by the lesser of: (i) 1% of the total number of shares of the Registrants capital stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding fiscal year, (ii) 1,080,000 shares, or (iii) such other number of shares determined by the Registrants board of directors. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of increasing the number of securities of the same class as other securities for which a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the same benefit plans is effective. The Registrant previously registered shares of its Common Stock for issuance under the 2015 Plan and 2015 ESPP under a Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2015 (File No. 333-203508). Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statement referenced above.
PART II
ITEM 3. | INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE |
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a) The contents of the earlier registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the 2015 Plan and 2015 ESPP, previously filed with the SEC on April 20, 2015 (File No. 333-203508).
(b) The Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which includes audited financial statements for the Registrants latest fiscal year, filed with the SEC on March 8, 2016.
(c) The Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 13, 2016.
(d) The description of the Registrants common stock which is contained in a registration statement on Form 8-A filed on April 10, 2015 (File No. 001-37345) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
(e) All other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 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) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement 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 herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 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 subsequently filed document that also 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 8. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibit
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Description |
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4.1 (1) | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Aduro Biotech, Inc. | |
4.2 (2) | Restated Bylaws of Aduro Biotech, Inc. | |
4.3 (3) | Form of common stock certificate. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP. | |
23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
23.2 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Form S-8). | |
99.1 (4) | Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
99.2 (5) | Forms of Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Grant of Stock Option under the Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
99.3 (6) | Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
(1) | Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(2) | Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(3) | Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(4) | Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(5) | Filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(6) | Filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Berkeley, State of California, on this 8 th day of March, 2016.
A DURO B IOTECH , I NC . | ||
By: |
/s/ Stephen T. Isaacs |
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Stephen T. Isaacs | ||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
K NOW A LL P ERSONS B Y T HESE P RESENTS , that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Stephen T. Isaacs and Jennifer Lew, and each or any one of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, 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, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other 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 in connection therewith, 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 their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully 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 dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Stephen T. Isaacs Stephen T. Isaacs |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
March 8, 2016 | ||
/s/ Gregory W. Schafer Gregory W. Schafer |
Chief Operating Officer (principal financial officer) |
March 8, 2016 | ||
/s/ Jennifer Lew Jennifer Lew |
Senior Vice President of Finance ( principal accounting officer ) |
March 8, 2016 | ||
/s/ Gerald Chan, DSc Gerald Chan, DSc |
Director | March 8, 2016 | ||
/s/ William M. Greenman William M. Greenman |
Director | March 8, 2016 | ||
Ross Haghighat |
Director | |||
/s/ Frank McCormick Frank McCormick |
Director | March 8, 2016 | ||
/s/ Stephanie Monaghan OBrien Stephanie Monaghan OBrien |
Director | March 8, 2016 | ||
/s/ Stephen A. Sherwin Stephen A. Sherwin |
Director | March 8, 2016 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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Description |
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4.1 (1) | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Aduro Biotech, Inc. | |
4.2 (2) | Restated Bylaws of Aduro Biotech, Inc. | |
4.3 (3) | Form of common stock certificate. | |
5.1 | Opinion of Cooley LLP. | |
23.1 | Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
23.2 | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Form S-8). | |
99.1 (4) | Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
99.2 (5) | Forms of Stock Option Agreement and Notice of Grant of Stock Option under the Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan. | |
99.3 (6) | Aduro Biotech, Inc. 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. |
(1) | Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(2) | Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(3) | Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(4) | Filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(5) | Filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
(6) | Filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-202667), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference. |
Exhibit 5.1
Michael Tenta
Cooley LLP
3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, California 94304
March 8, 2016
Aduro Biotech, Inc.
626 Bancroft Way, 3C
Berkeley, CA 94710
Re: | Registration on Form S-8 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Aduro Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ), in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration Statement ) with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the offering of up to an aggregate of 3,179,391 shares of the Companys Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, including (a) 2,543,513 shares of Common Stock (the 2015 EIP Shares ) pursuant to the Companys 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2015 EIP ) and (c) 635,878 shares of Common Stock (the 2015 ESPP Shares ) pursuant to the Companys 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the 2015 ESPP , and together with the 2015 EIP, the Plans ).
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement and related prospectuses, (b) the Plans, (c) the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as currently in effect as of the date hereof and (d) such other documents, records, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness and authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies thereof, and the due execution and delivery of all documents where due execution and delivery are a prerequisite to the effectiveness thereof. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon a certificate of an officer of the Company and have not sought independently to verify such matters.
Our opinion is expressed only with respect to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion as to whether the laws of any particular jurisdiction are applicable to the subject matter hereof. We are not rendering any opinion as to compliance with any federal or state antifraud law, rule or regulation relating to securities, or to the sale or issuance thereof.
On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the 2015 EIP Shares and the 2015 ESPP Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the 2015 EIP and the 2015 ESPP, respectively, and the Registration Statement and related prospectuses, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable (except as to shares issued pursuant to certain deferred payment arrangements, which will be fully paid and nonassessable when such deferred payments are made in full).
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We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
Cooley LLP
By: |
/s/ Michael E. Tenta |
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Michael E. Tenta |
Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report relating to the consolidated financial statements of Aduro Biotech, Inc. dated March 8, 2016, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Aduro Biotech, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE San Francisco, California |
March 8, 2016 |