As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 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
ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 98-0376008 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1185 Avenue of the Americas, Third Floor
New York, New York 10036
Telephone: (844) 967-2633
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Vcorp Services, LLC
1811 Silverside Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
Telephone: (888) 528 2677
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
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Oded Har-Even, Esq. Howard E. Berkenblit, Esq. Sullivan & Worcester LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019 Telephone: (212) 660-3000 Facsimile: (212) 660-3001 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
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. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer: ☐ | Accelerated filer: ☐ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer: ☒ | 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
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Title of each class of securities to be registered (1) |
Amount To Be Registered (1)(2) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per share (3) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (3) | Amount of Registration Fee | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, $0.012 par value per share | 3,007,680 | $ | 7.38 | $ | 22,196,678.40 | $ | 2,421.66 | |||||||||
| (1) | Represents shares of common stock, par value $0.012 per share, or the Common Stock, which may be sold by the selling stockholders named in this registration statement. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the securities act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of a stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other similar event. |
| (2) | Represents 2,892,000 shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants issued pursuant to a securities purchase agreement with the selling stockholders named herein and 115,680 shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of certain warrants issued to our placement agent pursuant to an engagement letter. |
| (3) | Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on January 29, 2021, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market. |
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Dated February 3, 2021
PROSPECTUS
Up to 3,007,680 Shares of Common Stock
Pursuant to this prospectus, the selling stockholders identified herein, or the Selling Stockholders, or any of their pledgees, donees, assignees, transferees or other successors-in-interest, are offering on a resale basis an aggregate of 3,007,680 shares of common stock, par value $0.012 per share, or the Common Stock, of Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Delaware corporation, 2,892,000 shares of which are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants, or the Investors’ Warrants, purchased pursuant to a securities purchase agreement by and among the Company and the purchasers thereto, dated July 2, 2018, or the Purchase Agreement, as well as 115,680 shares of which are issuable upon the exercise of warrants issued to the Company’s placement agent in connection with the Purchase Agreement, or the Placement Agent Warrants, and collectively with the Investors’ Warrants, the Warrants. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the Common Stock. Upon any exercise of the Warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the Warrants.
The Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the Common Stock covered by this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the Common Stock covered by this prospectus in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” on page 9. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses attributable to the sale of Common Stock covered by this prospectus will be borne by the Selling Stockholders. We will pay all expenses (other than discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses) relating to the registration of the Common Stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, or TASE, in each case under the symbol “ORMP.” On January 29, 2021, the last reported sale price for our common stock on Nasdaq was $7.26 per share.
Investing in the securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus.
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 February , 2021.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference, or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom or from whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation of an offer in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of the applicable document.
For investors outside of the United States: Neither we nor any of the selling stockholders have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. You are required to inform yourselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.
As used in this prospectus, the terms “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated.
All dollar amounts refer to U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
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This prospectus describes the general manner in which the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus or any of their pledgees, donees, assignees, transferees or other successors-in-interest may offer from time to time up to 3,007,680 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Warrants. If necessary, the specific manner in which the shares of Common Stock may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus, which supplement may also add, update or change any of the information contained in this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement, provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement—the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
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This summary highlights information contained in the documents incorporated herein by reference. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire prospectus, and our other filings with the SEC, including those filings incorporated herein by reference, carefully, including the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
We are a pharmaceutical company currently engaged in the research and development of innovative pharmaceutical solutions, including an oral insulin capsule to be used for the treatment of individuals with diabetes, and the use of orally ingestible capsules for delivery of other polypeptides. We utilize clinical research organizations, or CROs, to conduct our clinical studies.
Oral insulin: Our proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule, or ORMD-0801, allows insulin to travel from the gastrointestinal tract via the portal vein to the bloodstream, revolutionizing the manner in which insulin is delivered. It enables the passage in a more physiological manner than current delivery methods of insulin. We initiated our phase 3 trial and expect to complete it by the end of 2022.
Oral Glucagon-Like Peptide-1: Our second pipeline product is an orally ingestible exenatide (GLP-1 analog) capsule, which aids in the balance of blood-sugar levels and decreases appetite. Glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, is an incretin hormone, which stimulates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas. In addition to our flagship product, the ORMD-0801 insulin capsule, we use our technology for an orally ingestible GLP-1 capsule, or ORMD-0901. In February 2019, we completed a Phase I pharmacokinetic trial to evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of ORMD-0901 compared to placebo. We intend on initiating a follow-on trial in type 2 diabetes patients, which is expected to start during the first half of 2021 in the U.S. under an Investigational New Drug application submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Combination of Oral Insulin and GLP-1 Analog: Our third pipeline product is a combination of our two primary products, oral insulin and oral exenatide.
Other products
We are developing a new drug candidate, a weight loss treatment in the form of an oral leptin capsule. We anticipate initiating a proof of concept single-dose trial for this candidate to evaluate its pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (glucagon reduction) in 10 type 1 adult diabetic patients. During the third quarter of 2020, we finalized the trial without any safety issues. Patients who received leptin on average had a decrease in glucose as compared to the placebo group during the first 30-180 minutes following dosing. At different time periods, the leptin treated patients on average had glucagon values that were either lower than or similar to, those in the placebo group.
Our executive offices are located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, Third Floor, New York, New York 10036, our telephone number is (844) 967-2633 and our website address is www.oramed.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus and should not be considered to be part of this prospectus. Our website address is included in this prospectus as an inactive technical reference only.
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The Selling Stockholders identified in this prospectus are offering on a resale basis a total of 3,007,680 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants.
| Common Stock Offered by the Selling Stockholders | Up to 3,007,680 shares. | |
| Use of Proceeds: | We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common shares by the Selling Stockholders, except for the Warrant exercise price paid for the Common Stock offered hereby and issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 6 of this prospectus. | |
| Risk Factors: | An investment in our Common Stock offered under this prospectus is highly speculative and involves substantial risk. Please carefully consider the “Risk Factors” section and other information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein for a discussion of risks. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also impair our business and operations. | |
| Symbol: | Our Common Stock is traded on Nasdaq and on TASE, in each case under the symbol “ORMP”. |
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An investment in our securities involves significant risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors contained in any prospectus supplement and in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, as well as all of the information contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, as well as any amendment or update to our risk factors reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, before you decide to invest in our securities. Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected as a result of any of such risks. The value of our securities could decline as a result of any of these risks. You could lose all or part of your investment in our securities. Some of our statements in sections entitled “Risk Factors” are forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws regarding our business, clinical trials, financial condition, expenditures, results of operations and prospects. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “planned expenditures,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are forward-looking statements.
Although forward-looking statements in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors known by us as of such date. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the heading “Risk Factors” herein and in the documents we incorporate by reference, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition, historic results of scientific research, clinical and preclinical trials do not guarantee that the conclusions of future research or trials would not suggest different results. Also, historic results could be interpreted differently in light of additional research, clinical and preclinical trial results. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus or the respective documents incorporated by reference, as applicable. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of such forward-looking statements. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. The shares offered hereby are issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. Upon exercise of such Warrants for cash, we will receive the applicable cash exercise price paid by the holders of the Warrants.
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This prospectus covers the possible resale by the Selling Stockholders identified in the table below (or their successors and assigns) of 3,007,680 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Selling Stockholders acquired the Warrants pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and we are filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part pursuant to the provisions of the Purchase Agreement.
The Selling Stockholders, or any of their pledgees, donees, assignees, transferees or other successors-in-interest, may sell some, all or none of their shares of Common Stock. We do not know how long the Selling Stockholders will hold the Warrants, whether any will exercise the Warrants, and upon such exercise, how long such Selling Stockholders will hold the shares of Common Stock before selling them, and we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the Selling Stockholders regarding the sale of any of the shares.
Any Selling Stockholders who are affiliates of broker-dealers and any participating broker-dealers are deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and any commissions or discounts given to any such Selling Stockholder or broker-dealer may be regarded as underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. To our knowledge, other than as described in certain footnotes to the tables below, none of the Selling Stockholders are affiliates of broker-dealers and there are no participating broker-dealers.
The following table presents information regarding the Selling Stockholders and the shares that each may offer and sell from time to time under this prospectus. The table is prepared based on information supplied to us by the Selling Stockholders without regard to ownership limitations set forth in the applicable agreements or other documents relating to such shares and without regard to initial exercise dates of warrants, including (i) all of the shares offered hereby, and (ii) to our knowledge, all other securities held by each of the Selling Stockholders as of the date hereof, and reflects their respective holdings as of February 1, 2021. No Selling Stockholder nor any affiliates of such Selling Stockholders has or have held a position or office, or had any other material relationship, with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates. Except as noted below, beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and Rule 13d-3 thereunder. The percentage of shares beneficially owned prior to the offering is based on 29,370,405 shares of our Common Stock actually outstanding as of February 1, 2021.
| Selling Stockholder |
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Before this Offering(1) |
Percentage
of
Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned Before this Offering(1) |
Shares
to be Sold in
this Offering |
Percentage
of
Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned After this Offering(1) |
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| Altium Growth Fund, LP (2) | 472,000 | 1.5 | % | 472,000 | - | |||||||||||
| Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (3) | 960,000 | 3.0 | % | 960,000 | - | |||||||||||
| OTA, LLC (4) | 500,000 | 1.5 | % | 500,000 | - | |||||||||||
| Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd. (5) | 960,000 | 3.0 | % | 960,000 | - | |||||||||||
| Bigger Capital Fund, LP (6) | 36,439 | * | % | 36,439 | - | |||||||||||
| Michael Vasinkevich (7) | 74,614 | * | % | 74,614 | - | |||||||||||
| Mark Viklund (7) | 3,470 | * | % | 3,470 | - | |||||||||||
| Charles Worthman (7) | 1,157 | * | % | 1,157 | - | |||||||||||
| * | Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent. |
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| (1) | The ability to exercise warrants held by the Selling Stockholders is subject to a beneficial ownership limitation that, at the time of initial issuance of the warrants, was capped at either 4.99% or 9.99% beneficial ownership of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock (post-exercise). These beneficial ownership limitations may be adjusted up or down, subject to providing advanced notice to the Company, provided that any increases in beneficial ownership limitations only take effect upon 61 days advance notice. Beneficial ownership as reflected in the selling stockholder table reflects the total number of shares potentially issuable underlying Warrants and does not give effect to these beneficial ownership limitations. Accordingly, actual beneficial ownership, as calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) and Rule 13d-3 thereunder may be lower than as reflected in the table. |
| (2) | Altium Capital Management, LP, the investment manager of Altium Growth Fund, LP, has voting and investment power over the reported securities. Jacob Gottlieb is the managing member of Altium Capital Growth GP, LLC, which is the general partner of Altium Growth Fund, LP. Each of Altium Growth Fund, LP and Jacob Gottlieb disclaims beneficial ownership over the reported securities. The principal address of Altium Growth Fund, LP is 152 West 57th Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10019. |
| (3) | Armistice Capital, LLC, the investment manager of Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., or Armistice, and Steven Boyd, the managing member of Armistice Capital, LLC, hold shared voting and dispositive power over the reported securities held by Armistice. Each of Armistice Capital, LLC and Steven Boyd disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities listed except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The principal address of Armistice’s is c/o Armistice Capital, LLC, 510 Madison Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10022. |
| (4) | Ira M. Leventhal, a senior managing director of OTA LLC, or OTA, has voting and investment control over the reported securities. As a result, Mr. Leventhal may be deemed to have beneficial ownership (as determined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of the reported securities that are held by OTA. The address for OTA is One Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577. OTA is a registered broker-dealer and, as such, may be deemed an “underwriter” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. Any discount, commission, concession or profit it earns on any resale of securities may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. |
| (5) | Sabby Management, LLC, the investment manager of Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund, Ltd., or Sabby Volatility, has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by Sabby Volatility and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the reported securities. Hal Mintz, in his capacity as manager of Sabby Management, LLC, may also be deemed to have investment discretion and voting power over the securities held by Sabby Volatility. Each of Sabby Management, LLC and Hal Mintz disclaims beneficial ownership over the securities listed except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The business address of Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. is c/o Sabby Management LLC, 10 Mountainview Road, Suite 205, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. |
| (6) | Bigger Capital, LLC is the investment manager of Bigger Capital Fund, LP. Michael Bigger is a managing partner of Bigger Capital GP, LLC and has sole voting and investment power over the reported securities. Bigger Capital GP, LLC and Mr. Bigger may deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially held by Bigger Capital Fund, LP. The principal business address of Bigger Capital Fund, LP is 11434 Glowing Sunset, Las Vegas, NV 89135. |
| (7) | Consists of shares of our Common Stock underlying the Placement Agent Warrants. The address for such person is c/o H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, 430 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022. Referenced person is affiliated with H.C. Wainwright & Co. LLC, or. H.C. Wainwright, a registered broker-dealer. H.C. Wainwright is a registered broker-dealer and acted as our placement agent in connection with the Purchase Agreement. |
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The Common Stock offered by this prospectus is being offered by the Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, assignees and successors-in-interest. The Common Stock may be sold or distributed from time to time by each Selling Stockholder directly to one or more purchasers or through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices, which may be changed. The sale of the Common Stock offered by this prospectus could be effected in one or more of the following methods:
| ● | 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; |
| ● | settlement of short sales; |
| ● | in transactions through broker dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
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through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
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| ● | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| ● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the common shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as permitted by that rule, or Section 4(a)(1) under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of those provisions.
In connection with sales of the Common Stock, 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 in positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell Common Stock short and if such short sale shall take place after the date that this prospectus is declared effective by the Commission, the Selling Stockholders may deliver Common Stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The Selling Stockholders may also loan or pledge common shares to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares, to the extent permitted by applicable law. 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). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Selling Stockholders have been advised that they may not use shares registered on this registration statement to cover short sales of our Common Stock made prior to the date the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, has been declared effective by the SEC.
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The Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Warrants or 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 Common Stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act, amending, if necessary, 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 and donate the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
To the extent required, the shares of Common Stock to be sold, the names of the Selling Stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts 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.
Under the securities laws of some states, the Common Stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common shares may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with.
There can be no assurance that any Selling Stockholder will sell any or all of the Common Stock registered pursuant to the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of securities might be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by such broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of the securities sold by them while acting as principals might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.
Each Selling Stockholder and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the shares of Common Stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Common Stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the Common Stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Common Stock.
We will pay all expenses of the registration of the Common Stock, including, without limitation, SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws reasonably agreed to in writing by us; provided, however, that each Selling Stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any, and any legal expenses incurred by it.
This offering will terminate on the date that all shares offered by this prospectus have been sold by each Selling Stockholder.
Our Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq and on TASE in each case under the symbol “ORMP.”
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Sullivan & Worcester LLP, New York, New York, passed upon the validity of the securities offered hereby.
The financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2020 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Kesselman & Kesselman- Certified Public Accountants (Isr.), a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed a registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, covering the securities offered hereby. As allowed by SEC rules, this prospectus does not include all of the information contained in the registration statement and the included exhibits, financial statements and schedules. You are referred to the registration statement, the included exhibits, financial statements and schedules for further information. This prospectus is qualified in its entirety by such other information.
We are subject to the reporting and information requirements of the Exchange Act and as a result file periodic reports and other information with the SEC. You can review our SEC filings and the registration statement by accessing the SEC’s internet site at http://www.sec.gov. We maintain a corporate website at https://www.oramed.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
We are “incorporating by reference” certain documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information in the documents incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Statements contained in documents that we file with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus will automatically update and supersede information contained in this prospectus, including information in previously filed documents or reports that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus, to the extent the new information differs from or is inconsistent with the old information.
We have filed or may file the following documents with the SEC. These documents are incorporated herein by reference as of their respective dates of filing:
(1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC on November 24, 2020;
(2) Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2020, as filed with the SEC on January 14, 2021;
(3) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on September 9, 2020, September 18, 2020, December 1, 2020, and December 2, 2020; and
(4) The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on February 7, 2013, including any amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (1) after the date of the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to its effectiveness and (2) until all of the securities to which this prospectus relates has been sold or the offering is otherwise terminated, except in each case for information contained in any such filing where we indicate that such information is being furnished and is not to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
We will provide a copy of the documents we incorporate by reference, at no cost, to any person who receives this prospectus. To request a copy of any or all of these documents, you should write or telephone us at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, Third Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Avraham Gabay, (844) 967-2633.
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PROSPECTUS
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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 approximate expenses to be incurred by Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc., or the Company, we, us or our, in connection with the distribution of the securities registered under this registration statement:
| Amount | ||||
| Registration fee under Securities Act of 1933 | $ | 2,421.66 | ||
| Legal fees and expenses | $ | 10,000 | ||
| Accountant’s fees and expenses | $ | 6,000 | ||
| Miscellaneous fees and expenses | $ | 4,000 | ||
| Total | $ | 22,421.66 | ||
ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Delaware law generally permits us to indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents. A Delaware corporation 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, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent 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 if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. With respect to actions by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit is brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper. To the extent that a former or present director or officer is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding subject to the Delaware corporate statute’s indemnification provisions, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Delaware law provides that expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. A Delaware corporation has the discretion to decide whether or not to advance expenses, unless provided otherwise in its certificate of incorporation or by-laws.
Our Amended and Restated By-laws provide that we shall indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized under Delaware law, and that we will advance expenses to any officer or director in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by us.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company under Delaware law or otherwise, the Company has been advised that the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, is that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
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We entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers pursuant to which we agreed to indemnify each director and officer for any liability he or she may incur by reason of the fact that he or she serves as our director or officer, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
We maintain standard policies of insurance that provide coverage to our directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.
The exhibits filed with this registration statement are set forth on the “Exhibit Index” set forth elsewhere herein.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(A) (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 Commission 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) 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 Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, 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.
(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; and
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) 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
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(ii) 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.
(B) That, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 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.
(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 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 New York, New York, on February 3, 2021.
| ORAMED PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Nadav Kidron | |
| Nadav Kidron | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Nadav Kidron and Avraham Gabay, and each of them acting singly, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution, for the undersigned in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement (including post-effective amendments or any abbreviated registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) increasing the number of securities for which registration is sought), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of each to act alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or his or their 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/ Nadav Kidron | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Nadav Kidron | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director(principal executive officer) | |||
| /s/ Avraham Gabay | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Avraham Gabay |
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (principal financial and accounting officer) |
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| /s/ Aviad Friedman | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Aviad Friedman | Director | |||
| /s/ Miriam Kidron | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Miriam Kidron | Director | |||
| /s/ Arie Mayer | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Arie Mayer | Director | |||
| /s/ Kevin Rakin | February 3, 2021 | |||
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Kevin Rakin
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Director | |||
| /s/ Leonard Sank | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Leonard Sank | Director | |||
| /s/ Gao Xiaoming | February 3, 2021 | |||
| Gao Xiaoming | Director |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| * | Filed herewith. |
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