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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2021

Registration No. 333-                

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Invitae Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   27-1701898
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

1400 16th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 374-7782

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Sean E. George, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Invitae Corporation

1400 16th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 374-7782

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

 

 

Copies to:

 

Thomas R. Brida

General Counsel

Invitae Corporation

1400 16th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 374-7782

 

Mike Hird

Gabriella A. Lombardi

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

2550 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1115

(650) 233-4500

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective, as determined by market conditions and other factors.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  ☒

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.   ☐

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☒

If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☐

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        Non-accelerated filer  
Accelerated filer        Smaller reporting company  
       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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class 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(2)

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

  6,274,053 shares   $30.08   $188,723,514   $20,590

 

 

 

(1)

Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the Registrant’s common stock that becomes issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transactions.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s common stock on The New York Stock Exchange on September 14, 2021.

 

 

 


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PROSPECTUS

6,274,053 Shares

 

LOGO

Invitae Corporation

Common Stock

The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus may sell up to an aggregate of 6,274,053 shares of our common stock. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

Our registration of the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus does not mean that the selling stockholders will offer or sell any of the shares of our common stock. The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus may sell the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. For additional information on the possible methods of sale that may be used by the selling stockholders, you should refer to the information under the heading “Plan of Distribution” on page 8 of this prospectus.

Our common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “NVTA.” On September 14, 2021, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The New York Stock Exchange was $29.77 per share.

Investing in our common stock involves risks. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 2 of this prospectus before making an investment decision.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is September 15, 2021.


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Prospectus Summary

     1  

Risk Factors

     2  

Forward-Looking Statements

     5  

Use of Proceeds

     6  

Selling Stockholders

     6  

Plan of Distribution

     8  

Legal Matters

     10  

Experts

     10  

Where You Can Find More Information

     10  

 

 

We have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, or incorporated by reference, is accurate only as of the dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

Invitae and the Invitae logo are our trademarks. This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus may also contain trademarks and trade names that are the property of their respective owners.

 


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information about us and this offering. Because it is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing. Before you decide to invest in our common stock, you should read carefully and in their entirety this entire prospectus, including the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and the documents we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus, along with our financial statements and accompanying notes incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Our Company

Invitae is a medical genetics company and our mission is to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medical practice to improve the quality of healthcare for billions of people.

Corporate Information

We were incorporated in Delaware on January 13, 2010 as Locus Development, Inc., and changed our name to Invitae Corporation in 2012. Our principal executive offices are located at 1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103 and our telephone number is (415) 374-7782. Our website address is www.invitae.com. We do not incorporate the information on, or accessible through, our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information on, or accessible through, our website as part of this prospectus.

The Offering

 

Common stock registered for resale by the selling stockholders

  

6,274,053 shares

Use of proceeds

   We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.

New York Stock Exchange symbol

  

NVTA

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to “Invitae,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Invitae Corporation and its subsidiaries.

Throughout this prospectus, when we refer to the shares of our common stock being registered on behalf of the selling stockholders, we are referring to all shares of common stock reported to us as held by the selling stockholders as of September 13, 2021. We agreed to file this prospectus pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement with the selling stockholders dated September 13, 2021. Additional information with respect to the selling stockholders is contained in this prospectus under the heading “Selling Stockholders.”

When we refer to the selling stockholders in this prospectus, we are referring to the individuals and entities named in this prospectus as the selling stockholders and, as applicable, any donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from the selling stockholders as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer.

 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors described below, as well as the risk factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as any prospectus supplement to this prospectus, and the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplement to this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Our stock price is volatile, and you may not be able to sell shares of our common stock at or above the price you paid.

The trading price of our common stock is volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

 

   

actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;

 

   

competition from existing tests or new tests that may emerge;

 

   

announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, collaborations or capital commitments;

 

   

failure to meet or exceed financial estimates and projections of the investment community or that we provide to the public;

 

   

issuance of new or updated research or reports by securities analysts or changed recommendations for our stock;

 

   

our focus on long-term goals over short-term results;

 

   

the level of short interest in our stock, and the effect of short sellers on the price of our stock;

 

   

the timing and magnitude of our investments in the growth of our business;

 

   

actual or anticipated changes in regulatory oversight of our business;

 

   

additions or departures of key management or other personnel;

 

   

disputes or other developments related to our intellectual property or other proprietary rights, including litigation;

 

   

changes in reimbursement by current or potential payers;

 

   

general economic and market conditions; and

 

   

issuances of significant amounts of our common stock.

In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for stock of life sciences companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors, including the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, may seriously affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, in the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and the market price of a particular company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. This litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.

 

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If securities or industry analysts issue an adverse opinion regarding our stock or do not publish research or reports about our company, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that equity research analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts or the content and opinions included in their reports. Securities analysts may elect not to provide research coverage of our company and such lack of research coverage may adversely affect the market price of our common stock. The price of our common stock could also decline if one or more equity research analysts downgrade our common stock, change their price targets, issue other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us or our business. If one or more equity research analysts cease coverage of our company, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause our stock price to fall.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market or the perception that these sales might occur could depress the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. As of June 30, 2021, we had outstanding 203.0 million shares of our common stock, options to purchase 4.5 million shares of our common stock (of which 4.0 million were exercisable as of that date), outstanding restricted stock units, or RSUs, representing 8.3 million shares of our common stock (which includes an estimated number of RSUs, subject to certain employees’ continued service with us, or time-based RSUs, and RSUs that are performance based RSUs, or PRSUs, granted in connection with an acquisition) and outstanding Series A convertible preferred stock convertible into 0.1 million shares of our common stock. The foregoing does not include shares that may be issuable in connection with indemnification hold-backs and contingent consideration related to our acquisitions other than ArcherDX, Inc., or ArcherDX, up to 8.0 million shares which may be issuable upon the achievement of certain milestones related to our acquisition of ArcherDX, and 13.8 million shares issued in July 2021 related to the achievement of certain milestones related to our acquisition of ArcherDX, or shares that may be issuable in the future in connection with our convertible senior notes. Also not included are the shares issued or issuable in connection with acquisitions after June 30, 2021, including approximately 0.1 million shares of our common stock that we registered for resale on August 9, 2021, 6,274,053 shares of our common stock that we are registering for resale herewith, and up to $400.0 million of our common stock that may be sold pursuant to a sales agreement with Cowen and Company, LLC. The sale or the availability for sale of a large number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

We have never paid dividends on our capital stock, and we do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.

We have never paid dividends on any of our capital stock and currently intend to retain any future earnings to fund the growth of our business. In addition, the terms of our credit agreement restrict our ability to pay dividends. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our common stock will be the sole source of gain for the foreseeable future.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control and may affect the trading price of our common stock.

Provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control or changes in our management. Our restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include provisions that:

 

   

authorize our board of directors to issue, without further action by the stockholders, up to 20,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock;

 

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require that any action to be taken by our stockholders be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting and not by written consent;

 

   

specify that special meetings of our stockholders can be called only by our board of directors, our chairman of the board or our chief executive officer;

 

   

establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder approvals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders, including proposed nominations of persons for election to our board of directors;

 

   

establish that our board of directors is divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with each class serving staggered terms;

 

   

provide that our directors may be removed only for cause;

 

   

provide that vacancies on our board of directors may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled only by a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum; and

 

   

require a super-majority of votes to amend certain of the above-mentioned provisions as well as to amend our bylaws generally.

In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law regulating corporate takeovers. Section 203 generally prohibits us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder subject to certain exceptions.

Our certificate of incorporation designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees.

Our certificate of incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for:

 

   

any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;

 

   

any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, or other employees to us or our stockholders;

 

   

any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

   

any action asserting a claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

Section 27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision in our certificate of incorporation will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision in our certificate of incorporation will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or any other claim for which the federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction.

 

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Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of our certificate of incorporation described above. This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our certificate of incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, that are incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future periods, future events or our future operating or financial plan or performance. These statements can often be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “plans,” “may,” or “will,” or the negative of these terms, and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. We discuss many of these risks and uncertainties in greater detail in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, which address additional factors that could cause results or events to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

All of the shares of common stock being offered hereby are being sold by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling stockholders.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The selling stockholders acquired the shares of our common stock from us in a private offering pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act in connection with our acquisition of Ciitizen Corporation, or Ciitizen, on September 14, 2021. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and a Registration Rights Agreement, we agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC for the purposes of registering for resale certain of the shares of our common stock issued to the selling stockholders pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger.

The following table sets forth, based on written representations from the selling stockholders, certain information as of September 13, 2021 regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by the selling stockholders and the shares being offered by the selling stockholders. The applicable percentage ownership is based on 217,339,666 shares of our common stock outstanding as of July 30, 2021. Information with respect to shares owned beneficially after the offering assumes the sale of all of the shares offered and no other purchases or sales of our common stock. The selling stockholders may offer and sell some, all or none of their shares.

We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Except as indicated by the footnotes below, we believe, based on the information furnished to us, that the selling stockholders have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock that they beneficially own, subject to applicable community property laws. To our knowledge, none of the selling stockholders has held any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or our affiliates during the three years prior to the date of our acquisition of Ciitizen. In addition, except as otherwise described below, based on the information provided to us by the selling stockholders, no selling stockholder is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.

 

     Shares Beneficially
Owned
Prior to Offering
    Number of
Shares Being
Offered(1)
     Shares Beneficially
Owned After Offering
 

Name of Selling Stockholder

   Number      Percent      Number      Percent  

Adam Sand

     22,453        *       22,453        —          —    

AH Bio Fund I, L.P.(2)

     695,773        *       695,773        —          —    

AH Bio Fund II, L.P.(3)

     1,170,127        *       1,170,127        —          —    

Anil Sethi

     2,217,293        1.0     2,217,293        —          —    

Brian Carlsen

     67,659        *       67,659        —          —    

David Fisch(4)

     8,622        *       8,622        —          —    

Deven McGraw

     147,890        *       147,890        —          —    

Farid Vij

     156,522        *       156,272        250        *  

Hughes Ventures, LLC

     395,534        *       395,534        —          —    

Intermountain Ventures

     33,847        *       33,847        —          —    

John Wayne Horton

     484        *       484        —          —    

Jordan Shlain

     2,874        *       2,874        —          —    

Laurence Marton

     1,437        *       1,437        —          —    

Lincoln Nadauld

     2,874        *       2,874        —          —    

Lisa Belliveau

     3,431        *       3,431        —          —    

MDC Capital Partners (Ventures) LP

     290,114        *       290,114        —          —    

Nasha Fitter

     25,447        *       25,447        —          —    

Nikunj J. Parekh

     3,293        *       3,293        —          —    

Peeyush Rai

     145,560        *       145,560        —          —    

Prashant Palsokar

     6,611        *       6,611        —          —    

 

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     Shares Beneficially
Owned
Prior to Offering
     Number of
Shares Being
Offered(1)
     Shares Beneficially
Owned After Offering
 

Name of Selling Stockholder

   Number      Percent      Number      Percent  

Premal S. Shah

     105,379        *        105,379        —          —    

Priyodarshi Sen

     12,268        *        12,268        —          —    

Sand Family Trust

     1,258        *        1,258        —          —    

Schox Venture Capital, LP - A2

     29,012        *        29,012        —          —    

Section 32 Fund 2, LP(5)

     303,589        *        303,589        —          —    

Stella Technology, Inc.

     96,705        *        96,705        —          —    

The 4100 Group, Inc.

     48,353        *        48,353        —          —    

The Ahuja Family Trust

     7,254        *        7,254        —          —    

Verily Life Sciences LLC

     215,965        *        215,965        —          —    

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health A, LP

     33,121        *        33,121        —          —    

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, LP

     23,554        *        23,554        —          —    

Total Shares

     6,274,303           6,274,053        

 

 

*

Less than 1%.

(1)

The amounts set forth in this column are the number of shares of common stock that may be offered by the selling stockholders using this prospectus. These amounts do not represent any other shares of our common stock that the selling stockholder may own beneficially or otherwise.

(2)

AH Bio Fund I, L.P. holds shares for itself and as nominee for AH Bio Fund I-B, L.P. (together, the “AH Bio Fund I Entities”). AH Equity Partners Bio I, L.L.C. (“Bio I”) is the general partner of the AH Bio Fund I Entities and has sole voting and dispositive power with regard to the shares held by the AH Bio Fund I Entities. The managing members of Bio I are Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The address is: Andreessen Horowitz, 2865 Sand Hill Road, Suite 101, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

(3)

AH Bio Fund II, L.P. holds shares for itself and as nominee for AH Bio Fund II-B, L.P. (together, the “AH Bio Fund II Entities”). AH Equity Partners Bio II, L.L.C. (“Bio II”) is the general partner of the AH Bio Fund II Entities and has sole voting and dispositive power with regard to the shares held by the AH Bio Fund II Entities. The managing members of Bio II are Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The address is: Andreessen Horowitz, 2865 Sand Hill Road, Suite 101, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

(4)

Mr. Fisch was an employee of Invitae from June 2019 to March 2020, and has been an advisor of Invitae since March 2020.

(5)

The general partner of Section 32 Fund 2, LP is Section 32 GP 2, LLC, which has sole voting and investment control with respect to holdings of Section 32 Fund 2, LP. The sole managing member of Section 32 GP 2, LLC is William J. Maris. Mr. Maris has sole voting and investment control with respect to Section 32 GP 2, LLC. Each of Section 32 Fund 2, LP, Section 32 GP 2, LLC and Mr. Maris disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except, in each case, to the extent of such person’s pecuniary interest therein. The address of Section 32 Fund 2, LP is 171 Main Street, #671, Los Altos, CA 94022.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

short sales effected after the date of this prospectus;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

through the distribution of the common stock by any selling stockholder to its partners, members or stockholders;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with a selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

In addition, any shares covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this prospectus.

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment or supplement to this prospectus amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out the short positions, or loan or pledge the common

 

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stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.

The selling stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. Underwriters and their controlling persons, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us and the selling stockholders, to indemnification against and contribution toward specific civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents or dealers, and any applicable discounts, commissions, concessions or other compensation with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of any securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto, California.

EXPERTS

Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in this registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC under the Securities Act. This prospectus is part of the registration statement but the registration statement includes and incorporates by reference additional information and exhibits. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding companies, such as ours, that file documents electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is http://www.sec.gov. The information on the SEC’s website is not part of this prospectus, and any references to this website or any other website are inactive textual references only.

The SEC permits us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents rather than by including them in this prospectus. Information that is incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and you should read it with the same care that you read this prospectus. Later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information that is either contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, and will be considered to be a part of this prospectus from the date those documents are filed. We have filed with the SEC, and incorporate by reference in this prospectus:

 

   

our Annual Report on Form  10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020;

 

   

our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March  31, 2021 and June 30, 2021;

 

   

our Current Reports on Form  8-K filed with the SEC on January  20, 2021, January  26, 2021, February  3, 2021, March  23, 2021, April  5, 2021, April 5, 2021 (which amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2020), April  8, 2021, April  23, 2021, May  4, 2021, June  11, 2021, July  7, 2021 and September 7, 2021; and

 

   

the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form  8-A filed on February 11, 2015, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

We also incorporate by reference all additional documents that we file with the SEC under the terms of Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are made after the filing date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as well as between the date of this prospectus and the termination of any offering of common stock offered by this prospectus. We are not, however, incorporating, in each case, any documents or information that we are deemed to furnish and not file in accordance with SEC rules.

 

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You may request a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference but not delivered with this prospectus, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address and number: Investor Relations, Invitae Corporation, 1400 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94103 and (415) 374-7782. We will not, however, send exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in those documents.

We make available free of charge on our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials to the SEC. You may also obtain a free copy of these reports in the Investor Relations section of our website, www.invitae.com.

 

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PART II

Information Not Required In Prospectus

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following is a statement of estimated expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered. All of the amounts are estimated except the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 20,590  

Legal fees and expenses

     15,000  

Accounting fees and expenses

     10,000  

Printing and miscellaneous fees and expenses

     14,410  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 60,000  

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), allows a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached the duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of the DGCL or obtained an improper personal benefit.

Section 145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that we may 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—other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant—by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, agent or employee of the Registrant, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, agent or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies (a) if such person is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or (b) if such person acting in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interest, 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 or her conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions brought by or in the right of the Registrant as well but only to the extent of defense expenses, including attorneys’ fees but excluding amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred and not to any satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall be made in the event of any adjudication of liability to the Registrant, unless the court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply.

Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director, who willfully or negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or redemption, may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful actions were approved or dissented at the time, may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to such actions to be entered in the books containing minutes of the meetings of the board of directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives notice of the unlawful acts.

The Registrant’s restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to the Registrant’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2015, provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law. In addition, the Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and expects to continue to enter into agreements to indemnify all of its directors. These agreements require the Registrant, among other things, to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities which may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by law. These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant’s officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act.

 

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Item 16. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.    Description
4.1      Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  4.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).
4.2      Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2021, by and among the Registrant and certain stockholders of Citizen Corporation.
5.1      Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
23.1    Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page hereof).

Item 17. 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;

(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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% 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), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above 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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of 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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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(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 the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes 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 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.

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been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 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 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-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of San Francisco, State of California, on September 15, 2021.

 

INVITAE CORPORATION

By:  

/s/ Sean E. George, Ph.D.

 

Sean E. George, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Sean E. George and Yafei (Roxi) Wen, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 any registration statement relating to the offering covered by this Registration Statement and filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with 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, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes 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/ Sean E. George, Ph.D.

Sean E. George, Ph.D.

  

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Yafei (Roxi) Wen

Yafei (Roxi) Wen

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Robert F. Werner

Robert F. Werner

  

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Eric Aguiar, M.D.

Eric Aguiar, M.D.

  

Chair of the Board

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Geoffrey S. Crouse

Geoffrey S. Crouse

  

Director

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Christine M. Gorjanc

Christine M. Gorjanc

  

Director

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Kimber D. Lockhart

Kimber D. Lockhart

  

Director

   September 15, 2021

/s/ Chitra Nayak

Chitra Nayak

  

Director

   September 15, 2021

Exhibit 4.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 13, 2021 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Invitae Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and certain securityholders of Ciitizen Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Ciitizen”) listed on Exhibit A hereto (each such securityholder, as well as any permitted transferee of Registrable Securities (as defined below) hereunder, in each case to the extent holding Registrable Securities, a “Holder” and collectively, the “Holders”). Terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, Ciitizen, Cayman Merger Sub A Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub A”), Cayman Merger Sub B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub B”), and Fortis Advisors LLC as the Holders’ Representative (as defined therein), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 6, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) Merger Sub A will be merged with and into Ciitizen, and Ciitizen shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Reverse Merger”) and (ii) promptly thereafter as part of the same overall transaction, and in all cases on the Closing Date, Ciitizen will be merged with and into Merger Sub B, and Merger Sub B shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Forward Merger” and, together with the Reverse Merger, the “Mergers”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the Mergers and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued to the Holders at the Closing shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, identified on Exhibit A hereto as Stock Consideration Shares (the “Shares”) pursuant to the Merger Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to grant certain registration rights to the Holders as set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1    Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations thereof have the meanings set forth below:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. For this purpose: (a) “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause


the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise; and (b) “person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or one on which banks are authorized by law to be closed in New York, New York.

Ciitizen” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Company Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Grace Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(h).

Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Holder Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c).

Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Registrable Securities” means, at any time, the Shares issued to the Holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement and any securities issued or issuable upon any stock split, dividend or other distribution, recapitalization or similar event with respect to such securities; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities with respect to a particular Holder when (i) such securities have been disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144; (ii) such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any manner-of-sale restrictions or volume limitations; or (iii) such securities cease to be outstanding.

Registration Expenses” means all expenses incurred by the Company in effecting the registration pursuant to this Agreement, including all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, “blue sky” fees and expenses, and

 

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expenses of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm in connection with any regular or special reviews or audits incident to or required by any such registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses.

Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor or other similar rule, regulation or interpretation of the SEC that may at any time permit the sale of Registrable Securities to the public without registration.

Rule 405” means Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor or other similar rule.

Rule 415” means Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor or other similar rule providing for offering securities on a continuous or delayed basis.

Rule 424” means Rule 424 under the Securities Act or any successor or other similar rule.

Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.

Selling Expenses” means all discounts, selling commissions, fees of selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder (other than the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company included in Registration Expenses).

Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger, testamentary disposition, operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition of (by merger, testamentary disposition, operation of law or otherwise) any Shares.

Violation” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

ARTICLE II

TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

Section 2.1    General Transfer Restrictions. The right of any Holder to Transfer any Shares held by it is subject to the restrictions set forth below.

 

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(a)    Each Holder acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be Transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Each Holder covenants that the Shares will only be disposed of pursuant to an effective registration statement under, and in compliance with the requirements of, the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable state and foreign securities laws. In connection with any Transfer of the Shares other than a Transfer (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) to the Company, or (iii) pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may require the Holder to provide to the Company an opinion of counsel selected by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that such Transfer does not require registration under the Securities Act.

(b)    Each Holder agrees to the affixing, so long as is required by this Section 2.1, of the following legend on any certificate or book-entry position evidencing any of the Shares:

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

Certificates or book-entry positions evidencing the Shares shall not be required to contain such legend or any other legend, and the Company shall remove or direct its transfer agent to remove any such legend or any other legend, (i) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement (including the Registration Statement described in Section 3.1) covering the resale of the Shares, (ii) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to Rule 144 or if the Shares are transferrable by a person who is not an Affiliate of the Company or the applicable Holder pursuant to Rule 144 without any volume or manner of sale restrictions thereunder, (iii) if Holder is not an Affiliate of the Company, six (6) months following the Closing, provided, however, that in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii), above, the Holder provides the Company with customary representation letters reasonably acceptable to the Company, or (iv) if the Holder provides the Company with a legal opinion reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act. Whenever such restrictions shall cease and terminate as to any Shares, the Holder of such securities shall be entitled to receive from the Company upon a written request in writing, without expense, new securities of like tenor not bearing the legend set forth herein.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for a period of 90 days following the Closing Date each Holder agrees not to sell any Shares issued to such Holder if the sales of such Shares would, when combined with the sale of any other Shares by such Holder in any one (1) day period, exceed five percent (5%) of the average daily trading volume of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange over the five (5) trading days immediately preceding such date of sale; provided, however, that if the aggregate number of Shares

 

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represents less than fifty percent (50%) of the average daily trading volume of the Company’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange over the five (5) trading days preceding the Closing Date (the “Average Volume”), such resale volume limitations shall not apply. The Company may place such legends or stock transfer restrictions on the Shares as shall be appropriate for enforcing the provisions of this Section 2(c).

ARTICLE III

REGISTRATION AND PROCEDURES

Section 3.1    S-3 Registration.

(a)    In compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3ASR (or, if the Company is not then eligible to use Form S-3ASR, Form S-3, Form S-1 or other available form) covering the resale as a secondary offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of all Registrable Securities. The registration statement required to be filed pursuant to this Section 3.1, together with any amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all materials incorporated by reference in such registration statement, is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.”

(b)    The Company shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file the Registration Statement with the SEC no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the Closing Date; provided, however, that no filing of such Registration Statement shall be required: (i) during any period in which the Company’s insider trading policy would prohibit executive officers of the Company from trading in the Company’s securities or in which the Registration Statement should not be filed or an offering of the Shares thereunder should not be made pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder; or (ii) if the Closing Date occurs after September 13, 2021, at any time prior to the date which is two (2) Business Days following the Company’s first filing with the SEC after the Closing Date of an Annual Report on Form 10-K or a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as soon as practicable after such filing if not otherwise effective upon filing and to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective and in compliance with the Securities Act and usable for resale of Registrable Securities covered thereby from the date of its initial effectiveness until the earlier of (i) the date on which such Registrable Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144 or (ii) such Registrable Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitation as to manner-of-sale restrictions or volume limitations (such period, the “Effectiveness Period”); provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company to maintain any Registration Statement once all Shares cease to be Registrable Securities.

(c)    It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2 with respect to Registrable Securities of a Holder that the Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder as required under Section 3.4(a).

 

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Section 3.2    Registration Procedures; Company Obligations. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 3.1, and in connection therewith shall have the following obligations:

(a)    No later than the first Business Day after the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall file with the SEC the final prospectus included therein pursuant to Rule 424. The Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, shall comply as to form and content with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(b)    Subject to Section 3.2(h), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective and usable for resale of the Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times during the Effectiveness Period. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement that is not effective upon filing to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing. No later than the first Business Day after a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company shall file with the SEC the final prospectus or prospectus supplement included therein pursuant to Rule 424.

(c)    The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Holders of the time when the Registration Statement becomes effective or an amendment or supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed. The Company shall furnish to the Holders, without charge, such documents, including copies of any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained in the Registration Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, as such Holder may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement.

(d)    The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any such Holder reasonably requests in writing, and do any and all other things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

(e)    The Company shall promptly notify (which notice shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the prospectus) the Holders when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which any prospectus included in, or relating to, the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated

 

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therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information), and, subject to Section 3.2(h), promptly prepare and file with the SEC a supplement to the related prospectus or amendment to such Registration Statement or any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holders, the prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(f)    The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension as soon as reasonably practicable and to notify the Holders of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

(g)    The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be (i) listed on the New York Stock Exchange and (ii) reflected in the stock ledger maintained by the Company’s transfer agent.

(h)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, at any time after the Registration Statement becomes effective the Company may delay the disclosure of material, non-public information concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries if the Board of Directors of the Company has a valid business reason for determining that disclosure of such information is not in the best interests of the Company and such disclosure is not otherwise required (a “Grace Period”); provided, however, that the Company shall promptly (i) provide written notice to the Holders of the Grace Period (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information) and the date on which the Grace Period will begin, (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate a Grace Period as promptly as possible, and (iii) provide written notice to the Holders of the date on which the Grace Period ends; provided, further, that no Grace Period shall exceed thirty (30) consecutive days and during any twelve (12) month period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of sixty (60) days; provided, further, the Company shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any other stockholder during such Grace Period. The provisions of Section 3.2(e) shall not be applicable during any Grace Period. Upon expiration of a Grace Period, the Company shall again be bound by the provisions of Section 3.2(e) with respect to the information giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer applicable.

Section 3.3    Current Public Information. During the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are defined in Rule 144, until all the Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities, and so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder upon request a written statement by the Company as to its satisfaction of the current public information requirements of Rule 144 and (ii) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

 

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Section 3.4    Obligations of the Holders.

(a)    Each Holder shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding such Holder, the Registrable Securities held by such Holder and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute, or shall cause to be executed, such customary documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. In connection therewith, upon the execution of this Agreement, each Holder shall complete, execute and deliver to the Company a selling securityholder notice and questionnaire in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Holder of any additional information the Company requires from such Holder, and such Holder shall provide such information to the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement.

(b)    Each Holder agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement.

(c)    Upon receipt of written notice from the Company of any event of the kind described in Section 3.2(e) or Section 3.2(f) or written notice of any Grace Period, each Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until such Holder has received copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed or that the Grace Period has ended. If so directed by the Company, such Holder shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to return to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession.

(d)    No Holder shall use any free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Company.

(e)    Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.

Section 3.5    Obligations of the Company. Company agrees that, except to the extent required by law, the Registration Statement will not specifically list as selling securityholders any passive limited partners of any stockholder of the Company that is a venture capital fund who receives unregistered Company stock on the Closing Date.

Section 3.6    Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance hereunder shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with any registration hereunder shall be borne by the Holders of the Registrable Securities so registered in proportion to the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders.

 

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Section 3.7    Transfer of Registration Rights. The rights contained in Section 3.1 hereof to cause the Company to register the Registrable Securities, and the other rights set forth in this Article III, may be assigned or otherwise conveyed by any Holder to any transferee of the Registrable Securities if the Transfer was permitted under Article II and the transferee agrees with the Company in writing to be bound by this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

Section 4.1    Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement:

(a) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities and such Holder’s officers, directors, employees, partners, members, agents (including brokers), representatives and Affiliates and each person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, a “Holder Indemnitee”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively, a “Violation”): (i) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto or any documents incorporated therein by reference, (ii) an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) a violation or alleged violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with the Registration Statement, and the Company will pay to each such Holder Indemnitee, as accrued, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by he, she or it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or expense; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 4.1(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or expense if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or expense to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs (A) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by a Holder to the Company specifically for use therein, (B) in connection with any failure of such person to deliver or cause to be delivered a prospectus made available by the Company in a timely manner, (C) in connection with any offers or sales effected by or on behalf of any Holder Indemnitee in violation of Section 3.4(c), or (D) as a result of offers or sales effected by or on behalf of any Holder Indemnitee by means of a free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405) that was not authorized in writing by the Company. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any such Holder Indemnitee, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder, and any termination of this Agreement.

 

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(b)    Each Holder, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and each of its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and Affiliates and persons, if any, who control the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (each, a “Company Indemnitee”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses to which any of the Company Indemnitees may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact regarding such Holder and provided in writing by such Holder which is contained in the Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, preliminary or final prospectus, amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder to the Company specifically for use therein, (iii) a violation or alleged violation by a Holder of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act applicable to such Holder and relating to action or inaction required of such Holder in connection with the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities or (iv) any offer or sale effected by or on behalf of such Holder in violation of Section 3.4(c), and each Holder will pay, as accrued, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any Company Indemnitee pursuant to this Section 4.1(b), in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or expense as a result of a Holder’s untrue statement or omission or violation; provided, however, that the indemnification contained in this Section 4.1(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or expense if such settlement is effected without the consent of such Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount any Holder will be obligated to pay pursuant to this Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.2 will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds (after Selling Expenses) actually received by such Holder for the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement which gives rise to such obligation to indemnify and/or contribute (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.2 and the aggregate amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense or any substantially similar loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense arising from the sale of such Registrable Securities). Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any such Company Indemnitee, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder, and any termination of this Agreement.

(c)    Promptly after receipt by a party to this Agreement entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”) under this Section 4.1 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such Indemnified Party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any party to this Agreement from whom indemnification may be

 

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sought under this Section 4.1 (an “Indemnifying Party”), deliver to the Indemnifying Party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the Indemnifying Party so desires, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party (together with all other Indemnified Parties which may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if (i) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within seven (7) days after receipt of notice of the claim and to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, as the case may be; or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the Indemnified Party, representation of such Indemnified Party by such counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests (including the availability of differing legal defenses) between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. It is understood that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate counsel at any time for all such Indemnified Parties. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the Indemnifying Party and shall furnish to the Indemnifying Party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party which relates to such action or claim. The Indemnifying Party shall keep the Indemnified Party reasonably apprised of the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No Indemnifying Party will, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect of such action or claim. No Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its prior written consent; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. The failure to deliver written notice to the Indemnifying Party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such Indemnifying Party of any liability to the Indemnified Party under this Section 4.1, except to the extent such failure to give notice has a material adverse effect on the ability of the Indemnifying Party to defend such action.

Section 4.2    Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 4.1 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount any Holder will be obligated to severally and not jointly contribute

 

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pursuant to this Section 4.2, together with Holder’s liability under Section 4.1(b), will be limited to an amount equal to the net proceeds (after Selling Expenses) received by a Holder for the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement which gives rise to such obligation to contribute and/or indemnify (net of all expenses paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to Section 4.1(b) and this Section 4.2 and the aggregate amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense or any substantially similar loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense arising from the sale of such Registrable Securities). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution hereunder from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 5.1    Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including Exhibit A hereto) constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the parties as to the matters covered herein and supersedes and replaces any prior understanding, agreement or statement of intent, in each case, written or oral, of any and every nature with respect thereto.

Section 5.2    Notices. All notices, waivers, consents and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) when personally delivered, (ii) when receipt is electronically confirmed, if sent by email of a .pdf document, (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with proof of receipt or (iv) three (3) Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid. The addresses, email addresses and facsimile numbers for such notices and communications are those set forth on the signature pages hereof, or such other address, email address or facsimile numbers as may be designated in writing hereafter, in the same manner, by any such person.

Section 5.3    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and manually executed signature pages by transmission by email of a .pdf of a handwritten original signature or signatures to the other parties hereto shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. The signature of a party hereto transmitted by electronic means shall be deemed to be an original signature for any purpose.

Section 5.4    Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended or modified, and any provision hereof may be waived, in whole or in part, at any time pursuant to an agreement in writing executed by the Company and Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities at such time. Any failure by any party at any time to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed a waiver of such provision or any other provisions hereof.

Section 5.5    Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any term or provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any Law or public policy, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect if the economic

 

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and legal substance of this Agreement and the Transactions shall not be affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Any such term or provision found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable only in part or in degree shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not invalid, illegal or unenforceable. Upon the determination that any term or provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties hereto intend that such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent possible under applicable Law and compatible with the consummation of the Transactions as originally intended.

Section 5.6.    Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement and all claims or causes of action (whether sounding in contract or tort) arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any rule or principle that might refer the governance or construction of this Agreement to the Laws of another jurisdiction. In any action or proceeding between any of the parties hereto arising under or related to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto (i) knowingly, voluntarily, irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state or federal courts located in the City and County of San Francisco, California, and each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts, (ii) agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in accordance with clause (i) of this Section 5.6, (iii) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in such courts, including any objection that any such action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum or that the court does not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if such process is given as a notice in accordance with Section 5.2. The parties hereto agree that any party hereto may commence a proceeding in a court other than the above-named courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the above-named courts.

Section 5.7    Specific Performance. Each party acknowledges and agrees that the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by such first party in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached by such first party. Accordingly, each party agrees that the other parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such parties are entitled at law or in equity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:

INVITAE CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Sean E. George

Name:

  Sean E. George, Ph.D.

Title:

  President and Chief Executive Officer

Address for Notice:

1400 16th Street

San Francisco, California 94103

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (415) 276-4164

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Adam Sand

By:  

/s/ Adam Sand

  Name:
  Title:
Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:  

AH Bio Fund I, L.P.

for itself and as nominee for AH Bio Fund I-B, L.P.

By: AH Equity Partners Bio I, L.L.C. Its
general partner

By:  

/s/ Scott Kupor

  Name: Scott Kupor
  Title:   Chief Operating Officer
Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
   

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

AH Bio Fund II, L.P.

for itself and as nominee for AH Bio Fund II-B, L.P.

By: AH Equity Partners Bio II, L.L.C. Its
general partner

By:

 

/s/ Scott Kupor

 

Name: Scott Kupor

 

Title:   Chief Operating Officer

Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
   

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Anil Sethi

By:

 

/s/ Anil Sethi

  Name:
  Title:
Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Brian Carlsen

By:

 

/s/ Brian Carlsen

 

Name:

 

Title:

Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:  

David Fisch

By:  

/s/ David Fisch

  Name:
  Title:
Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Deven McGraw

By:

 

/s/ Deven McGraw

  Name:
  Title:
Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Farid Vij

By:

 

/s/ Farid Vij

 

Name:

 

Title:

Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Hughes Ventures, LLC

By:

 

/s/ James V. Buzzitta

 

Name: James V. Buzzitta

 

Title:   Manager

Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:

Name:

 

Intermountain Ventures Fund, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Nickolas Mark

 

Name: Nickolas Mark

 

Title:   Vice President of Managing Member

Address for
Notice:
 

 

Telephone
No.:
 

 

Facsimile No.:  

 

Email
Address:
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

John Wayne Horton

By:  

/s/ John Wayne Horton

  Name:
  Title:
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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Jordan Shlain

By:  

/s/ Jordan Shlain

  Name:
  Title:

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Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Laurence Marton

By:  

/s/ Laurence Marton

  Name:
  Title:

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Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Lincoln Nadauld

By:  

/s/ Lincoln Nadauld

  Name:
  Title:

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Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Lisa Belliveau

By:  

/s/ Lisa Belliveau

  Name:
  Title:

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

MDC Capital Partners (Ventures) LP

By:  

/s/ Howard Caro

  Name: Howard Caro
  Title: Authorized Signatory

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Nasha Fitter

By:  

/s/ Nasha Fitter

  Name:
  Title:

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Nikunj J. Parekh

By:  

/s/ Nikun J. Parekh

  Name:
  Title:

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Peeyush Rai

By:  

/s/ Peeyush Rai

  Name:
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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Prashant Palsokar

By:  

/s/ Prashant Palsokar

  Name:
  Title:

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Premal S. Shah

By:  

/s/ Premal S. Shah

  Name:
  Title:

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Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Priyoadarshi Sen

By:  

/s/ Priyodarshi Sen

  Name:
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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Sand Family Trust

By:  

/s/ Adam Sand

  Name: Adam Sand
  Title: Trustee

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Schox Venture Capital, LP – A2

By:  

/s/ Brett Sagan

  Name: Brett Sagan
  Title: Authorized Person

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
By:  

Section 32 Fund 2, LP

Section 32 GP 2, Its General Partner

By:  

/s/ William J. Maris

  Name: William J. Maris
  Title: Managing Member

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

StellaTechnology Inc.

By:  

/s/ Lalo Valdez

  Name: Lalo Valdez
  Title: President & CEO

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

The 4100 Group, Inc.

By:  

/s/ Sue E. Jenkins

  Name: Sue E. Jenkins
  Title: General Counsel and Secretary

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

The Ahuja Family Trust

By:  

/s/ Deepak Ahuja

  Name: Deepak Ahuja
  Title: Trustee

Address for

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Verily Life Sciences LLC

By:  

/s/ Andrew Conrad

  Name: Andrew Conrad
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health A, LP

By:  

/s/ John G. Nackel

  Name: John G. Nackel
  Title: General Partner

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

HOLDER:
Name:  

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, LP

By:  

/s/ John G. Nackel

  Name: John G. Nackel
  Title: General Partner

Address for

Notice:

 

 

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No.:

 

 

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Exhibit 5.1

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

2550 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, CA 94304-1115

September 15, 2021

Invitae Corporation

1400 16th Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

 

  Re:

Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel for Invitae Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) of 6,274,053 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company, all of which are to be offered and sold by certain stockholders of the Company (the “Shares”). Such Registration Statement, as amended, is herein referred to as the “Registration Statement.”

We have reviewed and are familiar with such documents, corporate proceedings and other matters as we have considered relevant or necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed in this letter. On the basis of the foregoing, and subject to the other qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

The opinions set forth in this letter are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as in effect on the date hereof.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus forming a part thereof and any supplement thereto. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) and the related Prospectus of Invitae Corporation for the registration of 6,274,053 shares of Invitae Corporation’s common stock, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 26, 2021, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Invitae Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Invitae Corporation, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Redwood City, California

September 15, 2021