LOGO As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2017

Registration No. 333-                    

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Calithera Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   27-2366329

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

343 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 200

South San Francisco, California 94080

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Calithera Biosciences, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

Calithera Biosciences, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full title of the plans)

 

 

Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

343 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 200

South San Francisco, California 94080

(650) 870-1000

(Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Barbara A. Kosacz

John T. McKenna

Seth J. Gottlieb

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.

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer    ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)      Smaller reporting company  

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Securities

to be Registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

per Share(2)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price(2)

 

Amount of

Registration Fee

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

               

– 2014 Equity Incentive Plan

  860,074   $12.075   $10,385,393.55   $1,203.67

– 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  215,018   $12.075   $2,596,342.35   $300.92

Total

  1,075,092       $12,981,735.90   $1,504.59

 

 

(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock of Calithera Biosciences, Inc. that become issuable under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 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 the Registrant’s common stock.
(2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of $12.075, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Select Global Market on March 9, 2017.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (the “ Registrant ”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional (a) 860,074 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), issuable to eligible persons under the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, which Common Stock is in addition to the shares of Common Stock registered on the Registrant’s registration statements on Form S-8 filed on (i) March 15, 2016 (File No. 333-210193) (ii) May 11, 2015 (File No. 333-204056) (iii) October 2, 2014 (File No. 333-199126) and (iv) March 15, 2016 (File No. 333-210193) (the “ Prior Forms S-8 ”) and (b) 215,018 shares of Common Stock issuable to eligible persons under the 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which Common Stock is in addition to the shares of Common Stock registered on the Prior Forms S-8.

PART II

 

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Prior Forms S-8 are incorporated by reference herein.

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

 

         

Incorporated by Reference

    
Exhibit
Number
  

Description

  

Schedule
Form

  

File

Number

  

Exhibit

  

Filing Date

  4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Calithera Biosciences, Inc.    8-K    001-36644    3.1    October 7, 2014
  4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Calithera Biosciences, Inc.    S-1    333-198-355    3.4    September 19, 2014
  4.3    Form of Common Stock Certificate    S-1    333-198-355    4.1    September 25, 2014
  5.1*    Opinion of Cooley LLP.            
23.1*    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.            
23.2*    Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).            
24.1*    Power of Attorney (see signature page hereto).            
99.3    2014 Equity Incentive Plan.    S-1    333-198355    10.4    September 25, 2014
99.4    Forms of option agreement and option grant notice for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.    S-1    333-198355    10.5    September 25, 2014
99.5    2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.    S-1    333-198355    10.6    September 25, 2014

 

* Filed herewith

 

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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 South San Francisco, State of California, on March 16, 2017.

 

C ALITHERA B IOSCIENCES , I NC .

By:  

/s/ Susan M. Molineaux

  Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D.
  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 Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D. and Stephanie Wong, and each or any one of them, his or her 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 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 or her 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

/s/ Susan M. Molineaux

Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D.

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)    March 16, 2017

/s/ Stephanie Wong

Stephanie Wong

   Vice President, Finance and Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)    March 16, 2017

/s/ Sunil Agarwal

Sunil Agarwal, M.D.

   Director    March 16, 2017

/s/ Jonathan G. Drachman

Jonathan G. Drachman, M.D.

   Director    March 16, 2017

/s/ Jean M. George

Jean M. George

   Director    March 16, 2017

/s/ Suzy Jones

Suzy Jones

   Director    March 16, 2017

/s/ Deepa R. Pakianathan

Deepa R. Pakianathan, Ph.D.

   Director    March 16, 2017

/s/ H. Ward Wolff

H. Ward Wolff

   Director    March 16, 2017


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

         

Incorporated by Reference

    
Exhibit
Number
  

Description

  

Schedule
Form

  

File

Number

  

Exhibit

  

Filing Date

  4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Calithera Biosciences, Inc.    8-K    001-36644    3.1    October 7, 2014
  4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Calithera Biosciences, Inc.    S-1    333-198-355    3.4    September 19, 2014
  4.3    Form of Common Stock Certificate    S-1    333-198-355    4.1    September 25, 2014
  5.1*    Opinion of Cooley LLP.            
23.1*    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.            
23.2*    Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).            
24.1*    Power of Attorney (see signature page hereto).            
99.3    2014 Equity Incentive Plan.    S-1    333-198355    10.4    September 25, 2014
99.4    Forms of option agreement and option grant notice for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.    S-1    333-198355    10.5    September 25, 2014
99.5    2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.    S-1    333-198355    10.6    September 25, 2014

 

* Filed herewith.

Exhibit 5.1

 

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John T. McKenna

T: +1 650 843 5059

jmckenna@cooley.com

March 16, 2017

Calithera Biosciences, Inc.

343 Oyster Point Blvd. Suite 200

South San Francisco, California 94080

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Calithera Biosciences, 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 1,075,092 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which includes (a) 860,074 shares of Common Stock (the “ 2014 Shares ”) pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ 2014 Plan ”) and (b) 215,018 shares of Common Stock (the “ 2014 ESPP Shares ”) pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ 2014 ESPP ” and together with the 2014 Plan, 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 Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, each as currently in effect and (d) the originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such other records, documents, 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. 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 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 2014 Shares and the 2014 ESPP Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the 2014 Plan and the 2014 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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Calithera Biosciences, Inc.

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We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

Cooley LLP

 

By:  

/s/ John T. McKenna

        John T. McKenna

 

3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1130    T: (650) 843-5000    F: (650) 849-7400    WWW.COOLEY.COM

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Calithera Biosciences, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and the Calithera Biosciences, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated March 16, 2017, with respect to the financial statements of Calithera Biosciences Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Redwood City, California
March 16, 2017