As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

Registration No. 333-          

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FormFORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

DISC MEDICINE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware 82-3220679
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101

Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 674-9274

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

 

 

John Quisel, J.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Disc Medicine, Inc.

321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101

Watertown, MA 02472

(617) 674-9274

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

 

 

Copies to:

 

William D. Collins, Esq.

Rahul Khara
Stephanie Richards, Esq.

General Counsel
Alicia M. Tschirhart, Esq.

Disc Medicine, Inc.
Goodwin Procter LLP

100 Northern Avenue

Boston, MA 02210

(617) 570-1000

 

Rahul Khara

General Counsel

Disc Medicine, Inc.

321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101

100 Northern AvenueWatertown, MA 02472

Boston, MA 02210(617) 674-9274

(617) 570-1000

 

 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time or at one time as determined by the Registrant after the effective date of this registration statement.

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Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
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   Emerging growth company 

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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 SectionTHE 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 ofOF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said SectionAS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), may determine.MAY DETERMINE.

 

 

 


The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders named in this prospectusThese securities may not sell these securitiesbe sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities andnor does it is not solicitingseek an offer to buy these securities in any statejurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, Dated JanuarySUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 17, 2023

PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

DISC MEDICINE, INC.LOGO

12,635,956 Shares of $400,000,000

Common Stock

Offered by the Selling StockholdersPreferred Stock

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units

 

 

This prospectus relates to the proposed resale or other disposition by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus of up to an aggregate of 12,635,956 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Disc Medicine, Inc.

The registration of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus does not mean that the selling stockholders will offer or sell all or any of the shares. Common stock offered hereby by the selling stockholders, or its pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may be sold fromFrom time to time, directlywe may offer and sell up to $400,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants or indirectly through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, andUnits, in each case in one or more public or private transactions. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactionsissuances and at fixed prices at prevailing market pricesand on terms that we will determine at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined atoffering.

This prospectus describes the timegeneral manner in which any of sale or at negotiated prices. These salesthese securities may be effectedoffered using this prospectus. We will specify in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions. Ifan accompanying prospectus supplement the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions. The timing and amount of any sale is within the sole discretionterms of the selling stockholders, subject to certain restrictions. Seesecurities offered and other details regarding the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” for more information.

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of common stock by the selling stockholders. We have agreed to bear the expensesoffering thereof. The supplement may also add, update or change information contained in connection with the registration of the shares of common stock to be offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders other than any underwriting discounts and commissions or transfer taxes relatingwith respect to the sale of common stock, which will be borne by the selling stockholders.that offering.

Our common stock is listed on theThe Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq, under the symbol “IRON.” On January 13,November 16, 2023, the closing price forof our common stock, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Market, was $19.25$48.36 per share.

 

 

Investing in our common stocksecurities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, please readrisks. You should review carefully the informationrisks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors beginning on page 711 of this prospectus and under any similar heading in the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as well as “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 4 of this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you make your investment decision.

The securities covered by this prospectus may be sold directly by us to investors, through agents designated by us from time to time or through underwriters or dealers at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of offering. We will include in an applicable prospectus supplement the names of any underwriters or agents and any applicable commissions or discounts. Additional information on the methods of sale appears under “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. We will also describe in an applicable prospectus supplement the way(s) in which we expect to use the net proceeds we receive from any sale.

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

This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is                , 2023.


TABLE OF CONTENTSTable of Contents

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSWHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

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THE COMPANYSPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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ABOUT THE OFFERINGCOMPANY

   67 

RISK FACTORS

   711 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

   812 

USE OF PROCEEDS

   1115

DIVIDEND POLICY

16

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

17 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

   1218 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERSDESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

   1625

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

32

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

33 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

   1936 

LEGAL MATTERS

   2139 

EXPERTS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in an applicable prospectus supplement to this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different, additional or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We do not take 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 or soliciting any offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus we authorize to be delivered to you is accurate only as of the date of that document or any other date set forth in that document. Additionally, any information we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference or other date set forth in that document, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any sale of securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and prospects may have changed since that date.

On December 29, 2022, we acquired Disc Medicine Opco, Inc. (formerly Disc Medicine, Inc.), or Private Disc, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, or the Merger, and we changed our name to Disc Medicine, Inc. on December 29, 2022. As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Disc,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to (i) prior to the date of the Merger, Private Disc, and its wholly owned, consolidated subsidiaries, or either or all of them as the context may require, and (ii) following the date of the Merger, Disc Medicine, Inc., and its wholly owned, consolidated subsidiaries, or either or all of them as the context may require.


ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3that we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, utilizingusing a “shelf” registration process.

Under this shelf registration process, the selling stockholderswe may from time to time, sell the shares of common stocksecurities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings.

Neitherofferings for an aggregate offering amount of up to $400,000,000. This prospectus describes the general manner in which we normay offer the selling stockholders, have authorized anyone to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by referencesecurities described in this prospectus. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference inEach time we sell securities pursuant to this prospectus. The selling stockholders are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any shares other than the registered shares to which it relates, nor does this prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any informationregistration statement, we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus is delivered or shares are sold onwill provide a later date. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. This prospectus incorporates by reference market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information.

A prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the offering and the securities offered, and may also add, to, update or change the information contained in this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. If there is any inconsistency between information in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the most recent applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus and documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. This prospectus may not be used to offer to sell, solicit an offer to buy or consummate a sale of our securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

This prospectus, together with any accompanying prospectus supplement together with any additional information incorporated by reference, contains important information you should know before investing in our securities, including important information about us and the securities being offered. You should carefully read both documents, as well as the additional information contained in the documents described under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” in both this prospectus and anythe applicable prospectus supplement, togetherand in particular the annual, quarterly and current reports and other documents we file with additional information described below under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”SEC. Neither this prospectus nor any accompanying prospectus supplement is an offer to sell these securities or is soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We use various trademarks and trade names in our business, including without limitation our corporate name and logo. All other trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus arehave filed with the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus may be referred to without the ® and symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extentSEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under applicable law, their rights thereto.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, the term “securities” refers to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains and/or incorporates by reference statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus and Section 21Eany applicable prospectus supplement. This prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement do not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. For further information with respect to us and the securities being offered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you should read the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements contained in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including documents that we have incorporated by reference, as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and, with respect to any contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or any other such document, each such statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the corresponding exhibit. You should review the complete contract or other document to evaluate these statements. You may obtain copies of the registration statement and its exhibits via the SEC’s EDGAR database or our website.

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the SEC under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. You may obtain documents that we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov.

We also make these documents available on our website at www.discmedicine.com. Our forward-lookingwebsite and the information contained or connected to our website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.

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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

SEC rules permit us to incorporate information by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, except for information superseded by information contained in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement itself or in any subsequently filed incorporated document. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that we have previously filed with the SEC, other than information in such documents that is deemed to be furnished and not filed. These documents contain important information about us and our business and financial condition.

Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively;

Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on November  10, 2022, May  15, 2023, August  11, 2023 and November 9, 2023, respectively;

Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 29, 2022, January  23, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01), January  25, 2023, February  14, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01), March 31, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02), April  19, 2023, June 9, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item  7.01), June  9, 2023, June  12, 2023, June  16, 2023, September  29, 2023, October  10, 2023, October  23, 2023 and November 2, 2023 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01); and

The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020, and as set forth by the description of the Registrant’s common stock set forth in Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022, and as further supplemented by the description of the Registrant’s common stock set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed with the SEC on December  1, 2022, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents that we file (but not those that we furnish) pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and will automatically update and supersede the information in this prospectus, and any previously filed documents. All documents that we file (but not those that we furnish) pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering of any of the securities covered under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and will automatically update and supersede the information in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any previously filed documents.

Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus and such applicable prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or such applicable prospectus supplement, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus and such applicable prospectus supplement, modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus or such applicable prospectus supplement.

Documents incorporated by reference are available from us without charge, excluding all exhibits unless specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement.

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Prospective investors may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement at no cost by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at our executive offices at:

Disc Medicine, Inc.

321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101

Watertown, MA 02472

Attention: Investor Relations

(617) 674-9274

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, together with any accompanying prospectus supplement, includes and incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and releases issued by the SEC and within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements include, but are not limited to,other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding our or ourstrategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plan, objectives of management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions,and expected market growth, are forward-looking statements. TheYou can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “design,” “due,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,“goal,” “intend,” “may,” “might,“objective,” “plan,” “possible,“positioned,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,“seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions may identifythat are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends, or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include, but the absence of these words doesare not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus maylimited to, those described under “Risk Factors” and include, for example, statements about:

our ability to recognize the benefits of the previously announced merger pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 9, 2022, by and among Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (“Gemini”), Gemstone Merger Sub, Inc. and Disc Medicine Opco, Inc. (f/k/a Disc Medicine, Inc.);other things:

 

the initiation, timing, progress, results, and cost of our research and development programs and our current and future preclinical studies and clinical trials, including statements regarding the timing of initiation and completion of studies or trials and related preparatory work, the period during which the results of the trials will become available, and our research and development programs;

 

our ability to efficiently discover and develop product candidates;

 

our ability and the potential to successfully manufacture our drug substances and product candidates for preclinical use, for clinical trials and on a larger scale for commercial use, if approved;

 

our ability to obtain funding for our operations necessary to complete further development and commercialization of our product candidates;

 

our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our product candidates;

 

our ability to commercialize our products, if approved;

 

the pricing and reimbursement of our product candidates, if approved;

 

the implementation of our business model, and strategic plans for our business and product candidates;

 

the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates;

 

estimates of our future expenses, revenues, capital requirements, and our needs for additional financing;

 

the potential benefits of strategic collaboration agreements, our ability to enter into strategic collaborations or arrangements, and our ability to attract collaborators with development, regulatory and commercialization expertise;

 

future agreements with third parties in connection with the commercialization of product candidates and any other approved product;

 

the size and growth potential of the markets for our product candidates, and our ability to serve those markets;

 

our financial performance;

 

the rate and degree of market acceptance of our product candidates;

 

regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;

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our ability to contract with third-party suppliers and manufacturers and their ability to perform adequately;

 

our ability to produce our products or product candidates with advantages in turnaround times or manufacturing cost;

 

the success of competing therapies that are or may become available;

 

our ability to attract and retain key scientific or management personnel;

 

the impact of laws and regulations;

 

developments relating to our competitors and our industry;

 

the impact of global economic and political developments on our business, including rising inflation and capital market disruptions, the current conflict in Ukraine, economic sanctions and economic slowdowns or recessions that may result from such developments which could harm our research and development efforts as well as the value of our common stock and our ability to access capital markets;

the effect of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including mitigation efforts and economic effects, on any of the foregoing or other aspects of our business operations, including but not limited to our preclinical studies and clinical trials and any future studies or trials; and

 

other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the caption “Risk Factors.”

other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the caption “Risk Factors.”

These forward-looking statements are based on information availablerelate to us at the time of this prospectus and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties,factors that may cause our actual results, performance or performance mayachievements to be materially different from thoseany future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. SomeIn evaluating such forward-looking statements, you should specifically consider various factors that couldmay cause actual results to differ include:

the ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq;

the price of our securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors,materially from current expectations, including the volatilityrisks outlined under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in capital markets, changesthis prospectus and any related prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, and in any other documents incorporated herein or therein (including in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other filings we make with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act). Any forward-looking statement in this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus reflects our current view with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, industry and future growth. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the competitivefuture.

Market and highly regulated industries in which we operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in lawsIndustry Data and regulations affectingEstimates

This prospectus, together with any accompanying prospectus supplement and the information incorporated herein or therein by reference, also contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business and changes inthe markets for our capital structure;

product candidates, including data regarding the riskestimated size of downturns in the economythose markets, their projected growth rates and the possibilityincidence of rapid changecertain medical conditions. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained these industry, business, market and other data from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data and similar sources. We have not independently verified the highly competitive industryaccuracy and completeness of such data, and in some cases, we do not expressly refer to the sources from which we operate;these data are derived.

Trademarks

Disc Medicine, Inc., the Disc logo and our other registered or common law trademarks, trade names or service marks appearing in this prospectus are owned by us. This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any information incorporated herein or therein may contain references to our trademarks and to trademarks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus,

 

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including logos, artwork and other visual displays, generally appear without the risk® or TM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will neednot assert, to raise additional capitalthe fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to executethese trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our business plan, which may not be available on acceptable termsuse or at all;display of other companies’ trade names or trademarks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies. All trademarks, service marks and trade names included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus are the property of their respective owners.

 

the risk that we experience difficulties in managing our growth and expanding operations.6


ABOUT THE COMPANY

Company The following highlights information about the Registrant and our business contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. It is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in any of our securities. You should carefully read this prospectus together with the more detailed information incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel treatments for patients suffering from serious hematologic diseases. We have assembled a portfolio of clinical and preclinical product candidates that aim to modify fundamental biological pathways associated with the formation and function of red blood cells, specifically heme biosynthesis and iron homeostasis. Our current pipeline includes, bitopertin for the treatment of erythropoietic porphyrias, or EPs, including erythropoietic protoporphyria, (“EPP”)or EPP, and X-linked protoporphyria, (“XLP”);or XLP, and Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, or DBA; DISC-0974 for the treatment of anemia of myelofibrosis, (“MF”)or MF, and anemia of chronic kidney disease, (“CKD”).or CKD; and DISC-3405 (formerly known as MWTX-003) for the treatment of polycythemia vera, or PV, and other hematologic disorders. In addition, we have twoour preclinical programs in preclinical development:also include DISC-0998, for the treatment of anemia associated with inflammatory diseases; and a Matriptase-2 inhibitor for the treatment of polycythemia vera (“PV”) and diseases of iron overload.diseases. Our approach to product candidate development leverages well understoodwell-understood molecular mechanisms that have been validated in humans. We believe that each of our product candidates, if approved, has the potential to improve the lives of patients suffering from hematologic diseases.

Bitopertin is the lead product candidate in our heme biosynthesis modulation portfolio. Bitopertin was previously evaluated by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., or collectively, Roche, in a comprehensive clinical program in over 4,000 individuals in other indications which demonstrated the activity of bitopertin as a glycine transporter 1, (“GlyT1”)or GlyT1, inhibitor and its effect on heme biosynthesis. We are planning to initially develop bitopertin for the treatment of erythropoietic porphyrias,EPs, including EPP and XLP. In July 2022, we received clearance of our investigational new drug application (“IND”) for “A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Bitopertin to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Efficacy, and Protoporphyrin IX (“PPIX”) Concentrations in Participants with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (“EPP”)” from the Food and Drug Administration. In July 2022, we initiated BEACON, a Phase 2 open-label, parallel-dose clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of bitopertin in EPP and XLP patients that is being conducted at sites in Australia. Separately, in July 2022, we received clearance of our Investigational New Drug application, or IND, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for, and in October 2022 we initiated, AURORA, a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of bitopertin in EPP patients that is being conducted at sites in the United States. We expect interimpresented positive initial data from these two trialsBEACON in 2023.June of 2023 at the European Hematology Association 2023 Congress, and BEACON data from all patients will be presented in December 2023 at the 65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, or ASH 2023, and we expect to present topline AURORA data in early 2024. We plan to request an end of Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in 2024. We entered into a collaborative research and development agreement with the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to conduct an NIH-sponsored clinical trial of bitopertin in DBA. The FDA authorized the clinical trial to proceed and we announced on July 27, 2023 that the first patient was enrolled in this trial. We are planning additional studiestrials of bitopertin in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (“DBA”) and other indications.

DISC-0974 is the lead product candidate in our iron homeostasis portfolio. DISC-0974 is a monoclonal antibody that is designed to suppress hepcidin production and increase serum iron levels by inhibiting hemojuvelin (“HJV”).levels. We submitted an IND to the FDA for DISC-0974 in June 2021, received clearance in July 2021, and participants completed a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers in the U.S. in June 2022 with results showing an acceptable tolerability profile and evidence of target engagement, iron mobilization and augmented erythropoiesis. We initiated a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in June 2022 to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of DISC-0974 in patients with anemia of MF and plan to initiateanemia, or MF Trial, and initiated a separate Phase 1b/2 clinical trial in the first half ofFebruary 2023 in patients with non-dialysis dependent CKD and anemia, of CKD.or CKD Trial. We expect interimplan to present initial data from these two trialsthe MF Trial at ASH 2023, and initial data from the 28 mg dose cohort of the patients of the CKD Trial in a management call in December 2023.

In addition, we are developing a preclinical anti-anti-hemojuvelin, or HJV, monoclonal antibody, DISC-0998, which is designed to targetalso targets hepcidin suppression and was in-licensed from AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. DISC-0998

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is designed to increase serum iron levels and has an extended serum half-life as compared to DISC-0974. We believe this profile may be desirable in certain subsets of patients with anemia associated with inflammatory diseases.

Lastly, we are developing DISC-3405, a Matriptase-2 inhibitor asmonoclonal antibody against Transmembrane Serine Protease 6, or TMPRSS6, that we licensed from Mabwell Therapeutics, Inc., or Mabwell. DISC-3405 is part of our iron homeostasis portfolio whichand is designed to induce hepcidin production and reduce serum iron levels. Preclinical data has demonstrated positive results,An IND for DISC-3405 was cleared by the FDA and we areinitiated a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy adult volunteers in October 2023. We were granted fast track designation by the FDA for DISC-3405 for the treatment of PV in September 2023. We expect to develop DISC-3405 for the treatment of PV and other hematologic disorders.

Merger with Gemini

On August 9, 2022, Gemini Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Gemini”), Gemstone Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gemini (“Merger Sub”), and Disc Medicine, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Private Disc”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”). The merger was completed on December 29, 2022. In accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub merged with and into Private Disc, with Private Disc surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “merger”). Gemini changed its name to Disc Medicine Inc., and Private Disc, which remains as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, changed its name to Disc Medicine Opco, Inc. On December 30, 2022, the combined company’s common stock began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “IRON.”

Except as otherwise indicated, references herein to “Disc,” the “Company,” or the “combined company”, refer to Disc Medicine, Inc. on a post-merger basis, and the term “Private Disc” refers to the business of privately-held Disc Medicine, Inc., prior to completion of the merger. References to Gemini refer to Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. prior to completion of the merger.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger (the “Effective Time”), each person who as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was a stockholder of record of Gemini or had the right to receive Gemini’s common stock received a contractual contingent value right (“CVR”) issued by Gemini subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a Contingent Value Rights Agreement between Gemini, the holder’s representative and the rights agent (the “CVR Agreement”), representing the contractual right to receive consideration from the post-closing combined company upon the receipt of certain proceeds from a disposition of Gemini’s pre-merger assets (specifically, Gemini’s intellectual property assets, which the Company assumed in the processmerger) during the period that is one year after the closing of identifyingthe merger, calculated in accordance with the CVR Agreement. In accordance with the CVR Agreement, the holders of the CVRs would receive proceeds from any disposition of the Gemini pre-merger assets, net of costs incurred by the Company in performance of its obligations under the CVR Agreement in excess of $250,000, paid in the form of common stock in the Company calculated based on the amount equal to such proceeds divided by the volume weighted average stock price of the Company for the five trading days prior to the issuance of the payment to the holders of the CVRs. In the event that Gemini’s pre-merger assets are disposed in the one-year period after the closing of the merger, and optimizingthe Company receives net proceeds from such disposition over time following the initial disposition of such assets, any such proceeds would be similarly distributed to the holders of the CVRs for a development candidateperiod continuing through the tenth anniversary of the closing date of the merger.

To satisfy its obligations with respect to the CVRs and the Gemini IP, the Company hired an outside firm to attempt to sell the Gemini IP, which firm previously was unsuccessful in ourfinding a buyer for the Gemini IP. However, in June 2023, the Company received an offer for the Gemini IP and recorded a $1.5 million liability representing the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligation to the holders of the CVRs based on the offer.

As of the date of this prospectus, a sale has not been consummated, no such proceeds have been received by the Company and no distributions have been made to the holders of the CVRs. In the event no net proceeds are

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received from a disposition of the Gemini Matriptase-2pre-merger inhibitor program. If successful, we expectassets in the one-year period following closing of the merger, the Company’s obligations under the CVR Agreement will expire and the CVRs will be valueless.

Other than pursuant to designatethe CVR Agreement, the Company has no additional obligations or plans with respect to Gemini’s pre-merger assets. The Company has generated no revenue from Gemini’s pre-merger assets and has incurred approximately $1.0 million in aggregate costs (including maintenance of license agreements, storage, legal and other fees) as of September 30, 2023, to maintain Gemini’s pre-merger assets solely in order to fulfill the Company’s obligations under the CVR Agreement.

To illustrate the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that might be distributed under the CVR Agreement, assuming that a lead candidateCVR payment were to be made on November 17, 2023, assuming (i) proceeds to the Company of $1.5 million, representing the estimated fair value of the Company’s obligation to holders of the CVRs as of September 30, 2023, and commence IND-enabling studies.(ii) based on the volume weighted average stock price of the Company for the five trading days prior to November 17, 2023 of $50.37, an aggregate of 29,780 shares of the Company’s common stock would have been issued to holders of CVRs in such case.

Corporate Information

Disc Medicine, Inc. was originally incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in October 2017, and changed its name to Disc Medicine Opco, Inc. (“, or Disc Opco”),Opco, in December 2022. On December 29, 2022, we completed our business combination with Gemini, Therapeutics, Inc. (“Gemini”) in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August 9, 2022 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Gemini, us and Gemstone Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Gemini (“Merger Sub”),Agreement, pursuant to which, among other matters, Merger Sub merged with and into Disc Opco, with Disc Opco continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of us and the surviving corporation of the merger, (the “Merger”).or the Merger. In connection with the closing of the Merger, Gemini changed its name to Disc Medicine, Inc.

Our principal executive offices are located at 321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101, Watertown, MA 02472, and our telephone number is (617) 674-9274. Our website address is www.discmedicine.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 that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus. Our common stock is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “IRON.”

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act are available, free of charge, on or through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports and amendments are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding our filings at www.sec.gov.

For additional information about our Company, please refer to other documents we have filed with the SEC and that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as listed under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company

We use various trademarksqualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (the “JOBS Act”). As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and trade namesother requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

being permitted to only disclose two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;

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reduced disclosure about our business,executive compensation arrangements;

not being required to hold advisory votes on executive compensation or to obtain stockholder approval of any golden parachute arrangements not previously approved; and

an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

We may take advantage of these exemptions until the end of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company on the date that is the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) December 31, 2025; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the last day of the fiscal year in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these exemptions. We have taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different from the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock. Subject to certain conditions, as an emerging growth company, we may rely on certain of these exemptions, including without limitation, omitting an auditor’s attestation report on our corporate namesystem of internal controls over financial reporting otherwise required by Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies until the fiscal year following the determination that our common stock held by non-affiliates is more than $250 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenues are less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and logo. All other trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus areour common stock held by non-affiliates is more than $700 million measured on the propertylast business day of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus may be referred to without the ® and  symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.

THE OFFERINGour second fiscal quarter.

 

Common stock Offered by the Selling Stockholders12,635,956 shares of common stock
Use of ProceedsWe will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus.
Nasdaq SymbolIRON
Offering PriceThe selling stockholders will offer the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus at the prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.
Risk FactorsYou should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.

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RISK FACTORS

An investmentInvesting in our securities involves risks and uncertainties. You should carefully considercertain risks. Before you invest in any of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or units, in addition to the risk factors incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2022, and all other information containedincluded in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, andyou should carefully consider the risk factors contained in our (i) our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is on file with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference, (ii) our most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC and are incorporated herein by reference, and (iii) other documents we file with the SEC that are deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” for information about how to obtain a copy of these documents. You should also carefully consider the risks and other information that may be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, any applicable prospectus supplement before making an investment decision. The risks described in these documents are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently knownrelating to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicatorspecific offerings of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially adversely affected. This could cause the trading price of our securities to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also carefully read the section titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”securities.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Reverse Stock Split

On December 29, 2022, we effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock stock split of our common stock. The total number of authorized shares of capital stock was amended from 260,000,000 to 110,000,000. The par value per common share remained unchanged. The audited consolidated financial statements of Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for for the periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022, that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus are presented without giving effect to the reverse stock split. Except where the context otherwise requires, share numbers in this prospectus reflect the 1-for-10 reverse stock stock split of our common stock.

The following selected financial data has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022, and our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022, August 11, 2022, and November 10, 2022, as adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split for all periods presented. Our historical results are not indicative of the results that may be expected in the future and results of interim periods are not indicative of the results for the entire year. In addition, the below presented historical results do not present the pro forma impact of the reverse merger, as presented in the unaudited pro forma financial statements and accompanying notes for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, contained in the Company’s Proxy Statement/ProspectusCurrent Report on Form S-4/A8-K filed on December 29, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference.

AS REPORTED (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

  

Years Ended

December 31,

   Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2021   2020   2021   2020 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(71,869)   $(40,837)   $(71,869  $(40,837

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(1.78)   $(2.70)   $(1.78  $(2.70

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   40,362,303    15,115,129    40,362,303    15,115,129 

Common shares outstanding at year end

   43,208,159    15,565,380    43,208,159    15,565,380 
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(15,231)   $(19,048)   $(15,231  $(19,048

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.35)   $(0.59)   $(0.35  $(0.59

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   43,212,803    32,027,161    43,212,803    32,027,161 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   43,227,159    43,002,144    43,227,159    43,002,144 
  

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(7,090)   $(16,447)   $(7,090  $(16,447

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.16)   $(0.38)   $(0.16  $(0.38

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   43,230,523    43,041,856    43,230,523    43,041,856 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   43,244,453    43,055,112    43,244,453    43,055,112 

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Six Months Ended

June 30,

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(22,321)   $(35,495)   $(22,321  $(35,495

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.52)   $(0.94)   $(0.52  $(0.94

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   43,221,712    37,564,936    43,221,712    37,564,936 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   43,244,453    43,055,112    43,244,453    43,055,112 
  

Three Months Ended

September 30,

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(3,277)   $(18,551)   $(3,277  $(18,551

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.08)   $(0.43)   $(0.08  $(0.43

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   43,264,616    43,091,822    43,264,616    43,091,822 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   43,299,453    43,112,742    43,299,453    43,112,742 
  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(25,598)   $(54,046)   $(25,598  $(54,046

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.59)   $(1.37)   $(0.59  $(1.37

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   43,236,171    39,427,476    43,236,171    39,427,476 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   43,299,453    43,112,742    43,299,453    43,112,742 

AS ADJUSTED FOR 1-FOR-10 REVERSE STOCK STOCK SPLIT (unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

  

Years Ended

December 31,

   Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2021   2020   2021   2020 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(71,869)   $(40,837)   $(71,869  $(40,837

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(17.81)   $(27.02)   $(17.81  $(27.02

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,036,230    1,511,512    4,036,230    1,511,512 

Common shares outstanding at year end

   4,320,815    1,556,538    4,320,815    1,556,538 
  

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2022   2021   2022   2021 
  (Unaudited)   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(15,231)   $(19,048)   $(15,231  $(19,048

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(3.52)   $(5.95)   $(3.52  $(5.95

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,321,280    3,202,716    4,321,280    3,202,716 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,322,715    4,300,214    4,322,715    4,300,214 

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   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(7,090  $(16,447

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(1.64  $(3.82

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,323,052    4,304,185 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,324,445    4,305,511 
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(22,321  $(35,495

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(5.16  $(9.45

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,322,171    3,756,493 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,324,445    4,305,511 
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(3,277  $(18,551

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.76  $(4.30

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,326,461    4,309,182 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,329,945    4,311,274 
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(25,598  $(54,046

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(5.92  $(13.71

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,323,617    3,942,747 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,329,945    4,311,274 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(7,090)   $(16,447) 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(1.64)   $(3.82) 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,323,052    4,304,185 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,324,445    4,305,511 
   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(22,321)   $(35,495) 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(5.16)   $(9.45) 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,322,171    3,756,493 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,324,445    4,305,511 
   

Three Months Ended

September 30,

 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(3,277)   $(18,551) 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(0.76)   $(4.30) 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,326,461    4,309,182 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,329,945    4,311,274 
   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   2022   2021 
   (Unaudited) 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

  $(25,598)   $(54,046) 

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

  $(5.92)   $(13.71) 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

   4,323,617    3,942,747 

Common shares outstanding at period end

   4,329,945    4,311,274 
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USE OF PROCEEDS

ThisUnless otherwise described in the applicable prospectus relatessupplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities described in this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include research and development and preclinical and clinical development costs to support the advancement of our product candidates; working capital; capital expenditures; general and administrative expenses; and other general corporate purposes.

We may set forth additional information concerning our expected use of net proceeds from sales of securities in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the potential resalespecific offering. Pending use of net proceeds as described above, we may temporarily invest the net proceeds in a variety of capital preservation instruments, including high quality, investment grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government, or may hold such proceeds as cash, until they are used for their stated purpose. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for such purposes. As a result, management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of net proceeds.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of cash dividends, if any, in the future will solely be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our financial condition, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

We may offer shares of common or preferred stock, various series of senior or subordinated debt securities, warrants, or units consisting of combinations of the foregoing, in each case from time to time under this prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplement, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of some or all of 12,635,956 shares of our common stock. The selling stockholders will receive alloffering. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the proceeds fromsecurities we may offer. At the time we offer a particular type or series of securities, we will provide an applicable prospectus supplement describing the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

designation or classification;

aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;

voting or other rights;

rates and times of payment of interest, dividends or other payments;

liquidation preference;

original issue discount;

maturity;

ranking;

restrictive covenants;

redemption, conversion, exercise, exchange, settlement or sinking fund terms, including prices or rates, and any sale ofprovisions for changes to or adjustments in such shares. We willprices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion, exercise, exchange or settlement;

any securities exchange or market listing arrangements; and

important U.S. federal income tax considerations.

This prospectus may not receivebe used to offer or sell securities unless accompanied by an applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should read the applicable prospectus supplement related to any proceeds from any sales of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholderssecurities being offered.

We have agreedmay sell the securities to bearor through underwriters, dealers or agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of any of these methods of sale or as otherwise set forth under “Plan of Distribution”. We and our underwriters, dealers or agents reserve the expensesright to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in connection with the registrationapplicable prospectus supplement (i) the names of the shares of common stock to be offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders other than any underwritingunderwriters or agents and applicable fees, discounts and commissions or transfer taxes relating to be paid to them; (ii) details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and (iii) net proceeds to us.

The following descriptions are not complete and may not contain all the saleinformation you should consider before investing in any securities we may offer hereunder; they are summarized from, and qualified by reference to, our amended and restated certificate of common stock,incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and the other documents referred to in the descriptions, all of which are or will be borne bypublicly filed with the selling stockholders.SEC, as applicable. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following summary description of our common stock and preferred stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of our securitiescapital stock. The following description of our capital stock is intended as a summary only, does not intendedpurport to be a complete summary of the rights and preferences of such securities, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Certificateour amended and restated certificate of Incorporationincorporation and the Bylaws described herein,amended and restated bylaws, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus isforms a part. We urge you to read each of the Certificate of Incorporationpart, and the Bylaws described herein in their entirety for a complete description of the rights and preferencesby applicable law. The terms of our securities.common stock and preferred stock may also be affected by Delaware law.

Authorized and Outstanding Capital Stock

The Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuanceOur authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value $0.0001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 par value. The outstandingper share, all of which preferred stock is undesignated. As of September 30, 2023, we had estimated 24,139,078 shares of our common stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Unless our board of directors determines otherwise, we will issue all shares of our capital stock in uncertificated form.

Common Stock

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of the Companystockholders. The holders of our common stock do not have any cumulative voting rights. Holders of our common stock are duly authorized,entitled to receive ratably any dividends declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Our common stock has no preemptive rights, conversion rights or other subscription rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions.

In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all debts and other liabilities and any liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock. When we issue shares of common stock under this prospectus, when issued and paid for, the shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

Exchange Listing

Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “IRON.” On November 16, 2023, the closing price for our common stock, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Market, was $48.36 per share. As of January 4,September 30, 2023, there was 17,405,598 shareswe had estimated approximately 36 stockholders of record.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC. The transfer agent and noregistrar’s address is 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

Preferred Stock

Undesignated Preferred Stock

Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Common Stock

Voting rights. Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise provided in any certificate of designation for any series of preferred stock, the holders of common stock possess all voting power for the election of directors and all other matters requiring stockholder action. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on matters to be voted on by stockholders. Each election of directors by stockholders will be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election.

Dividend rights. Holders of common stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor. In no event will any stock dividends or stock splits or combinations of stock be declared or made on shares of common stock unless the shares of common stock at the time outstanding are treated equally and identically.

Rights upon liquidation. In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up, the holders of common stock will be entitled to receive an equal amount per share of all of our assets of whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders, after the rights of the holders of the preferred stock have been satisfied.

Other rights. The holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock will be subject to those of the holders of any shares of the preferred stock we may issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

The Board has the authority to issue shares of preferred stock from time to time on terms it may determine, to divide shares of preferred stock into one or more series and to fix the designations,rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of preferred stock, includingthereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preference,preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting, any series or the designation of, such series, any series toor all of which may be greater than the fullest extent permitted byrights of common stock. The issuance of our preferred stock could adversely affect the General Corporation Lawvoting power of Delaware (the “DGCL”). Theholders of common stock and the likelihood that

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such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of decreasing the trading price of our common stock, restricting dividends on our capital stock, diluting the voting power of our common stock, impairing the liquidation rights of our capital stock, or delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control. Ascontrol of the date of this prospectus, there areour company or other corporate action. We have no shares of preferred stock outstanding, and we have no present plansplan to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Dividends

The Company haspurpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock in one or more series and determine the number of shares in the series and its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. Examples of rights and preferences that our board of directors may fix are:

dividend rights;

dividend rates;

conversion rights;

voting rights;

terms of redemption; and

liquidation preferences.

The existence of authorized but unissued shares of undesignated preferred stock may enable our board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. For example, if in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, our board of directors were to determine that a takeover proposal is not paid any cash dividends onin the best interests of us or our stockholders, our board of directors could cause shares of preferred stock to be issued without stockholder approval in one or more private offerings or other transactions that might dilute the voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer, stockholder or stockholder group. The rights of holders of our common stock described above, will be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of any preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future. The issuance of shares of undesignated preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of shares of common stock. The issuance may also adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of these holders and may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of us.

Additional Series of Preferred Stock

We will incorporate by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement, which includes this prospectus, the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of any additional series of preferred stock we may offer pursuant to this prospectus. This description and the applicable prospectus supplement will include:

the title and stated value;

the number of shares authorized;

the liquidation preference per share;

the purchase price;

the dividend rate, period and payment date, and does not intend to pay cash dividends. The paymentmethod of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon the Company’s revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any cashcalculation for dividends;

whether dividends will be withincumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the discretiondate from which dividends will accumulate;

the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;

the provisions for a sinking fund, if any;

the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights;

any listing of the Board at such time. Our ability to declare dividends may alsopreferred stock on any securities exchange or market;

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whether the preferred stock will be limited by restrictive covenants pursuant toconvertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period;

whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period;

voting rights, if any, debt financing agreements.

Lock-Up Restrictions

Certain of our stockholders are subject to certain the preferred stock;

preemptive rights, if any;

restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares;

a discussion of any material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;

the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs;

any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; and

any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock.

When we issue shares of preferred stock under this prospectus, the shares will fully be paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

Registration Rights

The holders of approximately 7.5 million shares of our common stock, untilor their transferees, are entitled to the terminationregistration rights set forth below with respect to registration of applicable lock-up periodsthe resale of such shares under the Securities Act pursuant to lock-up agreements entered intothe investors’ rights agreement, by and among us and certain of our stockholders. Generally, in connectionan underwritten offering, the managing underwriter, if any, has the right, subject to specified conditions and limitations, to limit the number of shares the holders may include.

2022 Registration Rights Agreement

We are party to a registration rights agreement, or the 2022 Registration Rights Agreement, with certain holders of our capital stock, or the 2022 Investors, pursuant to which we (i) agreed to register for resale shares of our common stock issued to the 2022 Investors pursuant to the Merger Agreement, or the Registrable Securities, and (ii) granted certain other registration rights to the 2022 Investors.

In particular, the 2022 Registration Rights Agreement provides for the following registration rights:

Shelf registration rights. No later than 45 calendar days following the completion of the merger as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, we were required to file with the SEC, a shelf registration statement registering the resale of the Registrable Securities, and use our commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC as promptly as possible.

Expenses and indemnification. The fees, costs and expenses of registrations pursuant to the registration rights granted to the 2022 Investors under the 2022 Registration Rights Agreement will be borne by us. The 2022 Registration Rights Agreement contains customary cross-indemnification provisions, under which we are obligated to indemnify holders of Registrable Securities in the event of material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement attributable to us, and holders of Registrable Securities are obligated to indemnify us for material misstatements or omissions attributable to them.

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2021 Registration Rights Agreement

We are a party to a registration rights agreement, or the 2021 Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, certain holders of capital stock, including certain investors of FS Development Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or the FSDC Investors, certain entities affiliated with Atlas Ventures, entities affiliated with Lightstone Ventures, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, LP, and Wu Capital Investment LLC, or collectively, the Major Investors and together with the merger.FSDC Investors, the Investors, were granted certain registration rights with respect to Registrable Securities, as defined in the 2021 Registration Rights Agreement, held by them, subject to certain conditions and limitations.

ListingIn particular, the 2021 Registration Rights Agreement provides for the following registration rights:

Demand registration rights. We are required, upon the written request of either (i) FSDC Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all FSDC Investors or (ii) Major Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Major Investors, to file a registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement or, if then available, on Form S-3, and use reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of all or part of their registrable securities requested to be included in such registration by the Investors.

Shelf registration rights. A shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 of Securities Act, was filed on February 17, 2021 and became effective on April 28, 2021. At any time we have an effective shelf registration statement, if we receive a request from Investors holding registrable securities with an estimated market value of at least $5,000,000, to effect an underwritten shelf takedown, we shall use our reasonable best efforts to as expeditiously as possible effect the underwritten shelf takedown.

Limits on demand registration rights and shelf registration rights. We shall not be obligated to effect: (a) more than one (1) demand registration or underwritten shelf takedown during any six-month period; (b) any demand registration at any time there is an effective resale shelf registration statement on file with the SEC; (c) more than two underwritten demand registrations in respect of all registrable securities held by the FSDC Investors, including those made under a shelf registration statement, or (d) more than two underwritten demand registrations in respect of all registrable securities held by the Major Investors, including those made under a shelf registration statement.

Piggyback registration rights. At any time after the first anniversary of the closing date, if we propose to file a registration statement to register any of our equity securities under the Securities Act or to conduct a public offering, either for our own account or for the account of any other person, subject to certain exceptions, the Investors are entitled to include their registrable securities in such registration statement, subject to customary cut-back rights.

Expenses and indemnification. All fees, costs and expenses of underwritten registrations will be borne by us and underwriting discounts and selling commissions will be borne by the holders of the shares being registered. The 2021 Registration Rights Agreement contains customary cross-indemnification provisions, under which we are obligated to indemnify holders of registrable securities in the event of material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement attributable to us, and holders of registrable securities are obligated to indemnify us for material misstatements or omissions attributable to them.

Registrable securities. Securities of ours shall cease to be registrable securities upon the earlier of (i) tenth anniversary of February 5, 2021 and (ii) the date as of which (1) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, or (2) such securities shall have been transferred pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act, or with respect to any Investor, securities of such Investor shall cease to be registrable securities, on the earlier of (x) the date such Investor ceases to hold at least 1% of the registrable securities or (y) if such Investor is an individual and such Investor is a director or an executive officer of Disc or FS Development Corporation as of immediately prior to the consummation of the business combination, the date when

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such Investor is permitted to sell the Registrable Securities under Rule 144 (or any similar provision) under the Securities Act without limitation on the amount of securities sold or the manner of sale.

Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock

The Delaware General Corporation Law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of Securities

Ourauthorized shares. However, the listing requirements of Nasdaq, which would apply so long as our common stock isremains listed on Nasdaq, under the symbol “IRON.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Certain Anti-Takeover Provisionsrequire stockholder approval of Delaware Law

Classified Board of Directors

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Board is divided into three classes of directors, with the classescertain issuances equal to be as nearly equal in number as possible, and with each director serving a three-year term. As a result, approximately one-thirdor exceeding 20% of the Board will be elected each year. The classificationthen outstanding voting power or then outstanding number of directors has the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of the Board.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

The authorized but unissued shares of Company common stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by the listing standards of Nasdaq.stock. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. Thepurposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions.

One of the effects of the existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of the Company’s common stock andor preferred stock may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could makerender more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the Companycontinuity of our management and possibly deprive our stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares of common stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.

Anti-Takeover Effects of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law

Certain provisions of Delaware law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that could make the following transactions more difficult: acquisition of us by means of a tender offer; acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest tender offer, merger or otherwise.otherwise; or removal of our incumbent officers and directors. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interest or in our best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for our shares.

Stockholder Action; Special MeetingsThese provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of Stockholdersus to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Delaware anti-takeover statute

We are not governed by Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Undesignated preferred stock

The Certificateability to authorize undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board of Incorporationdirectors to issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to effect a change in control of our company. These and other provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company.

Special stockholder meetings

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that any action required or permitted toa special meeting of stockholders may be taken by stockholderscalled at any annual ortime by our board of directors, but such special meeting,meetings may not be effected by written consent or by electronic transmission, and must be effected at an annual or special meetings of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws. As a result, a holder controlling a majority of Company capital stock would not be able to amend the Bylaws or remove directors without holding a meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws. This restriction does not apply to actions taken by the holders ofstockholders or any series of preferred stock of the Company to the extent expressly provided in the applicable preferred stock designation. Further, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to any special rights of the holders of preferred stock of the Company, only a majority of the total number of directors then in office may call special meetings of stockholders, thus prohibiting a holder of the Company’s common stock from calling a special meeting. These provisions might delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposalother person or for stockholders controlling a majority of Company capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors.persons.

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Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposalsadvance notification of stockholder nominations and Director Nominationsproposals

The Bylaws provide that stockholders seekingOur amended and restated bylaws contain advance notice procedures with respect to propose business beforestockholder proposals and the Company’s annual meetingnomination of stockholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors, other than nominations made by or at itsthe direction of our board of directors or a committee of our board of directors.

No stockholder action by written consent

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not allow stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting.

Classified board; election and removal of directors; filling vacancies

Our board of directors is divided into three classes, divided as nearly as equal in number as possible. The directors in each class serve for a three-year term, one class being elected each year by our stockholders, with staggered three-year terms. Only one class of directors is elected at each annual meeting of our stockholders, mustwith the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective three-year terms. Because our stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights, our stockholders holding a majority of the shares of common stock outstanding will be able to elect all of our directors. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for the removal of any of our directors only for cause and requires a stockholder vote by the holders of at least 66-2/3% of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock. Any vacancy on our board of directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of the board, may only be filled by a resolution of the board of directors.

This system of electing and removing directors and filling vacancies may tend to discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us because it generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors.

Choice of forum

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide timely notice. Tothat, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be timely,the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law: any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; any action asserting a stockholder’s noticeclaim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or stockholders to us or to our stockholders; any action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws (as either may be amended from time to time); any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. As a result, any action brought by any of our stockholders with regard to any of these matters will need to be deliveredfiled in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and cannot be filed in any other jurisdiction; provided that, the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or mailed and received at,duty created by the Company’s principal executive offices not less than onExchange Act or the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day priorSecurities Act. In addition, unless we consent in writing to the one-year anniversaryselection of an alternative forum, the preceding year’s annual meeting. InUnited States District Court for the eventDistrict of Massachusetts will be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any action asserting a claim arising under the Securities Act. Such provision is intended to benefit and may be enforced by us, our officers and directors, employees and agents, including the underwriters and any other professional or entity who has prepared or certified any part of this prospectus. Nothing in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws preclude stockholders that assert claims under the dateExchange Act from bringing such claims in state or federal court, subject to applicable law.

Although our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain the annual meetingchoice of forum provision described above, it is more than 30 days beforepossible that a court could find that such a provision is inapplicable for a particular claim or more than 60 days afteraction or that such anniversary date or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, to be timely,provision is unenforceable.

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This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s notice mustability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims or make such lawsuits more costly for stockholders, although our stockholders will not be so received, not earlier thandeemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the close of business on the 90th day prior to the scheduled date of the annual meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting was first made by the Company. The Company’s bylaws will also specify certain requirements as to the formrules and content of a stockholders’ notice. These provisions may preclude the Company’s stockholders from bringing matters before its annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at its annual meeting of stockholders.regulations thereunder.

Amendment of Chartercharter provisions or Bylawsbylaws

The BylawsOur amended and restated bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Boardour board of directors or by the affirmative vote of not the holders of not less than two-thirds of the voting power of all of the shares of the capital stock of theour Company entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting as one class; provided, however, that if the Boardour board of directors recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal, such amendment or repeal shall only require the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class. The affirmative vote of the holders of the majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of theour Company entitled to vote thereon as a class, and the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class voting together as a single class, will be required to amend certain provisions of the Certificateour amended and restated certificate of Incorporation.incorporation.

Board Vacancies

Any vacancy on the Board may be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority vote of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, subject to any special rights of the holders of preferred stock of the Company. Any director chosen to fill a vacancy will hold office until the expiration of the term of the class for which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, death or removal. Except as otherwise provided by law, in the event of a vacancy in the Board, the remaining directors may exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.

Section 203The provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law,

The Company shall not be governed by Section 203 our amended and restated certificate of the DGCL.

Limitation on Liabilityincorporation and Indemnification of Directorsour amended and Officers

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company’s directors, officers and agents will be indemnified and advanced expenses by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law as it now exists or may in the future be amended. In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Company’s directors will not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

The Certificate of Incorporation also permits the Company to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any officer, director or employee of the Company for any liability arising out of his or her status as such, regardless of whether the DGCL would permit indemnification.

These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Company directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also mayrestated bylaws could have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directorsdiscouraging others from attempting hostile takeovers and, officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Company and its stockholders. Furthermore,as a stockholder’s investmentconsequence, they may be adversely affected to the extent the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. We believe that these provisions, the insurance and the indemnity agreements are necessary to attract and retain talented and experienced directors and officers.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to the Company directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised thatalso inhibit temporary fluctuations in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus relates to the potential resale from time to time of some or all of 12,635,956 shares of our common stock which were issued to the selling stockholders. The information presented regarding the selling stockholders is based, in part, on information the selling stockholders provided to us specifically for use in this prospectus. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.” We may supplement this prospectus from time to time in the future to update or change the selling stockholders list and the number of shares of common stock that may be offered and sold by the selling stockholders. The registration for resale of the shares of common stock does not necessarily mean that the selling stockholders will sell all or any of these shares. In addition, the selling stockholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, shares of common stock in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, after the date on which it provided the information set forth in the table below.

Beneficial ownership for the purposes of the table below is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These rules generally provide that a person is the beneficial owner of securities if such person has or shares the power to vote or direct the voting thereof, or to dispose or direct the disposition thereof or has the right to acquire such powers within 60 days. Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, the persons and entities named in the tables have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all securities that they beneficially own, subject to community property laws where applicable.

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the names of the selling stockholders, the aggregate number of shares of common stock beneficially owned, the aggregate number of shares of common stock that the selling stockholders may offer pursuant to this prospectus and the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders after the sale of the securities offered hereby. Because the selling stockholders are not obligated to sell the shares of common stock, we cannot estimate the amount of the shares of common stock that the selling stockholders will hold upon consummation of any such sales. For purposes of the following table, we have assumed the sale of all of the shares of common stock that may be offered for sale pursuant to this prospectus. Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 17,405,598 shares of common stock outstanding as of January 4, 2023. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the prospectus also covers any additional sharesmarket price of our common stock that often result from actual or rumored hostile takeover attempts. These provisions may become issuablealso have the effect of preventing changes in our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

This section describes the general terms and provisions of our debt securities that we may issue from time to time. We may issue debt securities, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future debt securities we may offer under this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will describe the specific terms of any debt securities offered through that prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus may differ from the terms we describe below. Unless the context requires otherwise, whenever we refer to the “indentures,” we also are referring to any supplemental indentures that specify the terms of a particular series of debt securities.

We will issue any senior debt securities under the senior indenture that we will enter into with the trustee named in the senior indenture. We will issue any subordinated debt securities under the subordinated indenture that we will enter into with the trustee named in the subordinated indenture. We have filed forms of these documents as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, and supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will be incorporated by reference from reports that we file with the SEC.

The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the Trust Indenture Act. We use the term “trustee” to refer to either the trustee under the senior indenture or the trustee under the subordinated indenture, as applicable.

The following summaries of material provisions of the senior debt securities, the subordinated debt securities and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus and any related free writing prospectuses related to the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as the complete applicable indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities. Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture are identical.

General

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the terms of the series of debt securities being offered, including:

the title;

the principal amount being offered, and if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;

any limit on the amount that may be issued;

whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form, and, if so, the terms and who the depository will be;

the maturity date;

whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a United States person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;

the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate and the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;

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whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;

the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;

the place where payments will be payable;

restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;

the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which, we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions and the terms of those redemption provisions;

the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option, to purchase, the series of debt securities and the currency or currency unit in which the debt securities are payable;

whether the indenture will restrict our ability to:

incur additional indebtedness;

issue additional securities;

create liens;

pay dividends or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or the capital stock of our subsidiaries;

redeem capital stock;

place restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets;

make investments or other restricted payments;

sell or otherwise dispose of assets;

enter into sale-leaseback transactions;

engage in transactions with stockholders or affiliates;

issue or sell stock of our subsidiaries;

effect a consolidation or merger;

whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;

a discussion of certain material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;

information describing any book-entry features;

provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any;

the applicability of the provisions in the indenture on discharge;

whether the debt securities are to be offered at a price such that they will be deemed to be offered at an “original issue discount” as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

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the currency of payment of debt securities if other than U.S. dollars and the manner of determining the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars; and

any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any additional events of default or covenants provided with respect to the debt securities, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with sharesthe marketing of the debt securities.

Conversion or Exchange Rights

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock, by reasonour preferred stock or other securities (including securities of a stock dividend, stock splitthird-party). We will include provisions as to whether conversion or other similar transaction effected withoutexchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our receiving any cash or other value,option. We may include provisions pursuant to which results in an increase in the number of shares of our common stock, outstanding.our preferred stock or other securities (including securities of a third-party) that the holders of the series of debt securities receive would be subject to adjustment.

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the indentures will not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor to or acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures or the debt securities, as appropriate. If the debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities of ours or securities of other entities, the person with whom we consolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion of the debt securities into securities that the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

Events of Default Under the Indenture

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 

   Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Before
the Offering
   Number of
Shares that
May Be
Offered
Hereby(9)
   Shares Beneficially Owned
After the Offering
 
Name and Address of Selling stockholders  Number   Percentage 

AI DMI LLC(1)

   2,706,976    2,706,976    —      —   

Entities Affiliated with OrbiMed Advisors LLC(2)

   2,160,941    2,160,941    —      —   

Entities Affiliated with Atlas Ventures(3)

   3,461,785    3,461,785    —      —   

Novo Holdings A/S(4)

   2,340,772    2,340,772    —      —   

Arix Bioscience Holdings Limited(5)

   589,663    589,663    —      —   

Entities Affiliated with Janus Henderson Investors(6)

   500,330    500,330    —      —   

Entities Affiliated with Rock Springs Capital(7)

   339,497    339,497    —      —   

5AM Opportunities II, L.P.(8)

   535,992    535,992    —      —   

if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended;

if we fail to pay the principal, premium or sinking fund payment, if any, when due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or repurchase or otherwise, and the time for payment has not been extended;

if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive notice from the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and

if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

We will describe in each applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus any additional events of default relating to the relevant series of debt securities.

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing, and to the trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the

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unpaid principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the trustee or any holder.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture. Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.

Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the trustee reasonable indemnity or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and

subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act, the trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

A holder of the debt securities of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies if:

the holder has given written notice to the trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;

the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity to the trustee or security satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense or to be incurred in compliance with instituting the proceeding as trustee; and

the trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer.

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities, or other defaults that may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus.

We will periodically file statements with the trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.

Modification of Indenture; Waiver

Subject to the terms of the indenture for any series of debt securities that we may issue, we and the trustee may change an indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to the following specific matters:

to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture;

 

(1)

The shares held by AI DMI LLC may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Access Industries Holdings LLC (“AIH”), Access Industries Management, LLC (“AIM”) and Len Blavatnik because (i) AIH indirectlycomply with the provisions described above under “Description of Debt Securities-Consolidation, Merger orSale;”

to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

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to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of debt securities, as set forth in the indenture;

 controls all

to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the outstanding voting interests in AI ETI LLC, (ii) AIM controls AIH and (iii) Mr. Blavatnik controls AIM and holds a majoritydebt securities of any series as provided under “Description of Debt Securities-General,” to establish the outstanding voting interests in AIH. Liam Ratcliffe, a memberform of Disc’s board of directors, is Head of Biotechnology at Access Industries, Inc., which is an affiliate of AI DMI LLC. Each of AIM, AIH, Mr. Blavatnik and Dr. Ratcliffe, and each of their affiliated entities and the officers, partners, members and managers thereof, disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by AI DMI LLC. The address of AI DMI LLC is c/o Access Industries, Inc., 40 West 57th Street, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

(2)

OrbiMed Advisors LLC exercises voting and investment power through a management committee comprised of Carl L. Gordon, Sven H. Borho, and W. Carter Neild. The business address is 601 Lexington Avenue, 54th Floor, New York, NY 10022.

(3)

Consists of (i) 2,237,303 shares held by Atlas Venture Fund X, L.P. (“Atlas Fund X”), 955,156 shares held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund I, L.P. (“AVOF I”), 218,326 shares held by Atlas Venture Opportunity Fund II, L.P. (“AVOF II”) and 51,000 shares held by Atlas Venture Fund XII, L.P. (“Atlas Fund XII”). Atlas Venture Associates X, L.P. is the general partner of Atlas Fund X, and Atlas Venture Associates X, LLC is the general partner of Atlas Venture Associates X, L.P. Each of Atlas Fund X, Atlas Venture Associates X, L.P., and Atlas Venture Associates X, LLC may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Atlas Fund X. Each of Atlas Venture Associates X, L.P. and Atlas Venture Associates X, LLC disclaim Section 16 beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Atlas Fund X, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any. The general partner of AVOF I is Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity I, L.P. (“AVAO I LP”) and the general partner of AVAO I LP is Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity I, LLC (“AVAO I LLC”). The members of AVAO I LLC collectively make investment decisions on behalf of AVAO I LLC. Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D., is a member of AVAO I LLC and a member of the Company’s Board. Each of AVOF I, AVAO I LP, AVAO I LLC and Dr. Bitterman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by AVOF I. Each of AVAO I LP, AVAO I LLC and Dr. Bitterman expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities owned by AVOF I, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any. The general partner of AVOF II is Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity II, L.P. (“AVAO II LP”) and the general partner of AVAO II LP is Atlas Venture Associates Opportunity II, LLC (“AVAO II LLC”). The members of AVAO II LLC collectively make investment decisions on behalf of AVAO II LLC. Dr. Bitterman is a member of AVAO II LLC and a member of the Company’s Board. Each of AVAO II LP, AVAO II LLC and Dr. Bitterman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by AVOF II. Each of AVOF II, AVAO II LP, AVAO II LLC and Dr. Bitterman expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities owned by AVOF II, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any. The general partner of Atlas Fund XII is Atlas Venture Associates XII, L.P. (“AVA XII LP”). Atlas Venture Associates XII, LLC (“AVA XII LLC”) is the general partner of AVA XII LP. The members of AVA XII LLC collectively make investment decisions on behalf of AVA XII LLC. Dr. Bitterman is a member of AVA XII LLC and a member of the Company’s Board. Each of Atlas Fund XII, AVA XII LP, AVA XII LLC and Dr. Bitterman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Atlas Fund XII. Each of AVA XII LP, AVA XII LLC and Dr. Bitterman expressly disclaim Section 16 beneficial ownership of the securities owned by Atlas Fund XII, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any. The address for Atlas Ventures is 300 Technology Sq., 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139.

(4)

Novo Holdings A/S has the sole power to vote and dispose of the shares, and no individual or other entity is deemed to hold any beneficial ownership in the shares. Eric Snyder, Ph.D. is employed as a Partner at Novo Ventures (US), Inc., which provides certain consultancy services to Novo Holdings A/S, and is a former member of the Company’s Board. Dr. Snyder is not deemed to hold any beneficiary ownership or reportable pecuniary interest in the shares held by Novo Holdings A/S. The business address of Novo Holdings A/S is Tuborg Havnevej 19, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark.

(5)

The address of Arix Bioscience Holdings Limited is Duke Street House, 50 Duke Street, London W1K 6JL, United Kingdom.

(6)

Consists of (i) 271,998 shares held by Janus Henderson Biotech Innovation Master Fund Limited (“Janus Biotech”), (ii) 109,462 shares held by Janus Henderson Capital Funds plc - Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences Fund (“Janus Capital”), and (iii) 118,870 shares held by Janus Henderson Global Life Sciences Fund (“Janus Global Life Sciences”). Such shares owned by Janus Biotech, Janus Capital, and Janus Global

Life Sciences may be deemedcertifications required to be beneficially owned by, Janus Henderson Investors US LLC (“Janus”), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, who acts as investment adviser for the Fund and has the abilityfurnished pursuant to make decisions with respect to the voting and disposition of the shares subject to the oversight of the board of trustees (or similar entity) of the Fund. Under the terms of its management contract, Janus has overall responsibility for directing the investmentsindenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective, policies and limitations. The Fund has one or more portfolio managers appointed by and serving at the pleasureholders of Janus who makes decisions with respect to the dispositionany series of the Shares. The address for Janus is 151 Detroit Street, Denver, CO 80206. The portfolio managers for this Fund are Andrew Acker and Daniel S. Lyons.
(7)

Consists of (i) 271,598 shares of our common stock owned by Rock Springs Capital Master Fund LP (“Master Fund”) and (ii) 67,899 shares of our common stock owned by Four Pines Master Fund LP (“Four Pines”). Rock Springs Capital LLC (“RSC”) is the general partner of Rock Springs Capital Management LP (“RSCM”) which is the investment manager to Master Fund and Four Pines. RSC and RSCM may therefore be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the shares held directly by Master Fund and Four Pines. The address for RSC and RSCM is 650 South Exeter St., Suite 1070, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.debt securities;

(8)

The address of 5AM Opportunities II, L.P. is 501 Second Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94107.

to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee;

to provide for uncertificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;

to add to our covenants such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the benefit of the holders, to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default or to surrender any right or power conferred to us in the indenture; or

to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series.

In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, subject to the terms of the indenture for any series of debt securities that we may issue or as otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we and the trustee may make the following changes only with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

extending the stated maturity of the series of debt securities;

reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption or repurchase of any debt securities; or

reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver.

Discharge

Each indenture provides that, subject to the terms of the indenture and any limitation otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for specified obligations, including obligations to:

register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;

replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;

maintain paying agencies;

hold monies for payment in trust;

recover excess money held by the trustee;

compensate and indemnify the trustee; and

appoint any successor trustee.

In order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must deposit with the trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, any premium and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

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(9)

No other shares of common stock, including, without limitation, shares of common stock acquired in the open market are being offered under this prospectus.


Form, Exchange and Transfer

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company or another depository named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus with respect to that series. At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

Subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will make no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.

We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series. If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or

register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.

Information Concerning the Trustee

The trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

Subject to this provision, the trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.

Payment and Paying Agents

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

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We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will make interest payments by check that we will mail to the holder or by wire transfer to certain holders. Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we will designate the corporate trust office of the trustee as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

All money we pay to a paying agent or the trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

Governing Law

The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.

Ranking of Debt Securities

The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of subordinated debt securities that we may issue. It also does not limit us from issuing any other secured or unsecured debt.

The senior debt securities will rank equally in right of payment to all our other senior unsecured debt. The senior indenture does not limit the amount of senior debt securities that we may issue. It also does not limit us from issuing any other secured or unsecured debt.

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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus and the related warrant agreements and warrant certificates. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any warrants offered under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. Specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement, which includes this prospectus.

General

We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together with common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities.

We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we will issue under a separate warrant agreement. We will enter into the warrant agreement with a warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of the warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants.

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of warrants, including:

the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered;

the currency for which the warrants may be purchased;

if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;

if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;

in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;

the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreement and the warrants;

the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;

any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;

the periods during which, and places at which, the warrants are exercisable;

the manner of exercise;

the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;

the manner in which the warrant agreement and warrants may be modified;

federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants;

the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; and

any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants.

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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue units comprised of shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities and warrants in any combination. We may issue units in such amounts and in as many distinct series as we wish. This section outlines certain provisions of the units that we may issue. If we issue units, they will be issued under one or more unit agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or other financial institution, as unit agent. The information described in this section may not be complete in all respects and is qualified entirely by reference to the unit agreement with respect to the units of any particular series. The specific terms of any series of units offered will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If so described in a particular supplement, the specific terms of any series of units may differ from the general description of terms presented below. We urge you to read any prospectus supplement related to any series of units we may offer, as well as the complete unit agreement and unit certificate that contain the terms of the units. If we issue units, forms of unit agreements and unit certificates relating to such units will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement, which includes this prospectus.

Each unit that we may issue will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date. The applicable prospectus supplement may describe:

the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

any provisions of the governing unit agreement;

the price or prices at which such units will be issued;

the applicable United States federal income tax considerations relating to the units;

any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

any other terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units.

The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Capital Stock,” “Description of Debt Securities” and “Description of Warrants” will apply to the securities included in each unit, to the extent relevant and as may be updated in any prospectus supplements.

Issuance in Series

We may issue units in such amounts and in as many distinct series as we wish. This section summarizes terms of the units that apply generally to all series. Most of the financial and other specific terms of a particular series of units will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Unit Agreements

We will issue the units under one or more unit agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or other financial institution, as unit agent. We may add, replace or terminate unit agents from time to time. We will identify the unit agreement under which each series of units will be issued and the unit agent under that agreement in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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The following provisions will generally apply to all unit agreements unless otherwise stated in the applicable prospectus supplement:

Modification without Consent

We and the applicable unit agent may amend any unit or unit agreement without the consent of any holder:

to cure any ambiguity; any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below;

to correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision; or

to make any other change that we believe is necessary or desirable and will not adversely affect the interests of the affected holders in any material respect.

We do not need any approval to make changes that affect only units to be issued after the changes take effect. We may also make changes that do not adversely affect a particular unit in any material respect, even if they adversely affect other units in a material respect. In those cases, we do not need to obtain the approval of the holder of the unaffected unit; we need only obtain any required approvals from the holders of the affected units.

Modification with Consent

We may not amend any particular unit or a unit agreement with respect to any particular unit unless we obtain the consent of the holder of that unit, if the amendment would:

impair any right of the holder to exercise or enforce any right under a security included in the unit if the terms of that security require the consent of the holder to any changes that would impair the exercise or enforcement of that right; or

reduce the percentage of outstanding units or any series or class the consent of whose holders is required to amend that series or class, or the applicable unit agreement with respect to that series or class, as described below.

Any other change to a particular unit agreement and the units issued under that agreement would require the following approval:

If the change affects only the units of a particular series issued under that agreement, the change must be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding units of that series; or

If the change affects the units of more than one series issued under that agreement, it must be approved by the holders of a majority of all outstanding units of all series affected by the change, with the units of all the affected series voting together as one class for this purpose.

These provisions regarding changes with majority approval also apply to changes affecting any securities issued under a unit agreement, as the governing document.

In each case, the required approval must be given by written consent.

Unit Agreements Will Not Be Qualified under Trust Indenture Act

No unit agreement will be qualified as an indenture, and no unit agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. Therefore, holders of units issued under unit agreements will not have the protections of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their units.

Mergers and Similar Transactions Permitted; No Restrictive Covenants or Events of Default

The unit agreements will not restrict our ability to merge or consolidate with, or sell our assets to, another corporation or other entity or to engage in any other transactions. If at any time we merge or consolidate with, or

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sell our assets substantially as an entirety to, another corporation or other entity, the successor entity will succeed to and assume our obligations under the unit agreements. We will then be relieved of any further obligation under these agreements.

The unit agreements will not include any restrictions on our ability to put liens on our assets, nor will they restrict our ability to sell our assets. The unit agreements also will not provide for any events of default or remedies upon the occurrence of any events of default.

Governing Law

The unit agreements and the units will be governed by New York law.

Form, Exchange and Transfer

We will issue each unit in global, i.e., book-entry, form only. Units in book-entry form will be represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary, which will be the holder of all the units represented by the global security. Those who own beneficial interests in a unit will do so through participants in the depositary’s system, and the rights of these indirect owners will be governed solely by the applicable procedures of the depositary and its participants. We will describe book-entry securities, and other terms regarding the issuance and registration of the units in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Each unit and all securities comprising the unit will be issued in the same form.

If we issue any units in registered, non-global form, the following will apply to them.

The units will be issued in the denominations stated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Holders may exchange their units for units of smaller denominations or combined into fewer units of larger denominations, as long as the total amount is not changed.

Holders may exchange or transfer their units at the office of the unit agent. Holders may also replace lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated units at that office. We may appoint another entity to perform these functions or perform them ourselves.

Holders will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange their units, but they may be required to pay for any tax or other governmental charge associated with the transfer or exchange. The transfer or exchange, and any replacement, will be made only if our transfer agent is satisfied with the holder’s proof of legal ownership. The transfer agent may also require an indemnity before replacing any units.

If we have the right to redeem, accelerate or settle any units before their maturity, and we exercise our right as to less than all those units or other securities, we may block the exchange or transfer of those units during the period beginning 15 days before the day we mail the notice of exercise and ending on the day of that mailing, in order to freeze the list of holders to prepare the mailing. We may also refuse to register transfers of or exchange any unit selected for early settlement, except that we will continue to permit transfers and exchanges of the unsettled portion of any unit being partially settled. We may also block the transfer or exchange of any unit in this manner if the unit includes securities that are or may be selected for early settlement.

Only the depositary will be entitled to transfer or exchange a unit in global form, since it will be the sole holder of the unit.

Payments and Notices

In making payments and giving notices with respect to our units, we will follow the procedures as described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling stockholdersWe may sell allthe offered securities in and outside the United States (1) through underwriters or dealers, (2) directly to one or more purchasers, including to a portionlimited number of institutional purchasers, to a single purchaser or to our affiliates and stockholders, (3) through agents or (4) through a combination of any of these methods.

If underwriters or dealers are used in the shares of common stock heldsale, the securities will be acquired by themthe underwriters or dealers for their own account and offered herebymay be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. As used in this prospectus, the term “selling stockholders” includes any donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors in interest of the selling stockholders after the date of this prospectus. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters, broker-dealers, or agents, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold including:

in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;

in “at-the-market offerings,” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise;

through a market maker or into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise;

at prices related to those prevailing market prices prices; or

at negotiated prices.

The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the timefollowing information to the extent applicable:

the terms of the offering;

the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents;

the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters;

the purchase price of the securities;

the net proceeds from the sale of the securities;

any delayed delivery arrangements;

any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;

any initial public offering price;

any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

any commissions paid to agents.

Sale through Underwriters or Dealers

If any securities are offered through underwriters, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account and may resell them from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, at negotiated prices or such other price assale. Underwriters may offer and sell securities to the selling stockholders determines from time to time. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions, pursuant topublic either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more of the following methods:

on any national securities exchangemanaging underwriters or quotation service on which the shares of common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

in the over-the-counter market;

in transactions otherwise than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

through the writing or settlement of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise;

throughdirectly by one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best efforts basis;

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactionsfirms acting as underwriters. Unless otherwise provided in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

block trades in whichapplicable prospectus supplement, the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares of common stock as agent but may position and resell a portionobligations of the block as principalunderwriters to facilitatepurchase the transaction;

purchases by a broker-dealer as principalsecurities will be subject to certain conditions, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

an exchange distribution in accordanceunderwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities if they purchase any of them. In connection with the rulessale of securities, underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation from us in the applicable exchange;

privately negotiated transactions;

directly to multiple purchasersform of underwriting discounts or a single purchaser;

short sales made after the date the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC;

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

a combination of any such methods of sale;commissions and

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholders may transfer the shares of common stock by other means not described in this prospectus. If the selling stockholders effects such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents dealers may receive commissionscompensation from the underwriters in the form of discounts or concessions. The underwriters may change from time to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or commissions fromreallowed or paid to dealers.

In order to facilitate the selling stockholdersoffering of securities, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or commissions from purchasersotherwise affect the price of the securities. Specifically, the underwriters may overallot in connection with the offering, creating a short position in the securities for their account. In addition, to cover overallotments

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or to stabilize the price of the shares, of common stockthe underwriters may bid for, whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customaryand purchase, shares in the typesopen market. Finally, an underwriting syndicate may reclaim selling concessions allowed to an underwriter or a dealer for distributing the securities in the offering if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed shares in transactions to cover syndicate short positions, in stabilization transactions, or otherwise. Any of transactions involved). In connection with salesthese activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the shares of common stock, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turnoffered securities above independent market levels. The underwriters are not required to engage in short salesthese activities, and may discontinue any of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of 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 shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

these activities at any time.

The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in someSome or all of the sharessecurities that we offer through this prospectus may be new issues of common stock owned by itsecurities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell securities for public offering and if it defaultssale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the performanceliquidity of, its secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to timecontinued trading markets for, any securities offered pursuant to this prospectus. The selling stockholders also

If any securities are offered through dealers, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may transfer and donatethen resell those securities to the shares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the pledgees, transferees, donees, or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

To the extent requiredpublic at varying prices determined by the Securities Actdealers at the time of resale.

Direct Sales and Sales through Agents

We may sell the rules and regulations thereunder,securities directly to purchasers. If the selling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stocksecurities are sold directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be “underwriters”underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities, we will describe the terms of any such sales in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may also sell the securities through agents designated from time to time. Sales may be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on The Nasdaq Global Market at market prices, in block transactions and such other transactions as agreed by us and any commission paid,agent. In the applicable prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities, and we will describe any discountscommissions payable to the agent. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.

At-the-Market Offerings

To the extent that we make sales through one or concessions allowedmore underwriters or agents in at-the-market offerings, we will do so pursuant to the terms of a sales agency financing agreement or other at-the-market offering arrangement between us, on the one hand, and the underwriters or agents, on the other. If we engage in at-the-market sales pursuant to any such broker-dealeragreement, we will issue and sell our securities through one or more underwriters or agents, which may act on an agency basis or a principal basis. During the term of any such agreement, we may sell securities on a daily basis in exchange transactions or otherwise as we agree with the underwriters or agents. Any such agreement will provide that any securities sold will be sold at prices related to the then prevailing market prices for our securities. Therefore, exact figures regarding proceeds that will be raised or commissions to be paid cannot be determined at this time. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we may agree to sell, and the relevant underwriters or agents may agree to solicit offers to purchase blocks of our common stock or other securities. The terms of any such agreement will be set forth in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Remarketing Arrangements

Offered securities may also be offered and sold, if we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms, acting as principals for their own accounts or as our agents. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreements, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At a time a particular offering of shares of our common stock is made, an additional prospectus supplement, if required, may be distributed that will set forth the number of shares of our common stock being offered, the method of distribution and the termsunderwriters of the offering, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents, the purchase price paid by any underwriter and any discount. In order to comply with theoffered securities laws of some states, if applicable, the shares of our common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states shares of our common stock may not be sold unless they has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.

The selling stockholders 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, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. To the extent applicable, 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 shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

To the extent applicable, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

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Delayed Delivery Contracts

If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified future date. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the conditions to those contracts and the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.

General Information

We may have agreements with the agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that the agents, dealers or underwriters may be required to make. Agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.

Each underwriter, dealer and agent participating in the distribution of any of the securities that are issuable in bearer form will agree that it will not receive any proceeds from sales of any shares of common stock byoffer, sell or deliver, directly or indirectly, securities in bearer form in the selling stockholders.United States or to United States persons, other than qualifying financial institutions, during the restricted period, as defined in United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7).

We cannot assure you that the selling stockholders will sell all or any portion of the shares of common stock offered hereby. We are registering the resale of shares of our common stock to provide the selling stockholders with freely tradable securities, but the registration of such shares does not necessarily mean that any of such shares will be offered or sold by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus or at all.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the common stock being offered byCertain legal matters in connection with this prospectus has beenoffering will be passed upon for us by Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Additional legal matters may be passed on for us, or any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Disc Medicine, Inc. (formerly known as Gemini Therapeutics,appearing in Disc Medicine, Inc.)’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the yearyears ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 10, 2022 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such reportfinancial statements (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated financial statements of Disc Medicine Opco,Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly known as Disc Medicine,appearing in Gemini Therapeutics, Inc.)’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2021, appearing in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 29, 2022, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Available Information

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 about issuers, such as us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov.

Our website address is www.discmedicine.com. The information on our website, however, is not, and should not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus.

This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and do not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided below. Other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement or documents incorporated by reference in the registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement through the SEC’s website, as provided above.

Incorporation by Reference

The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference modifies or replaces that statement.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC:

 

Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022;

 

Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on May  6, 2022, August  11, 2022, and November 10, 2022 respectively;

 

Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 10, 2022 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01), January 14, 2022, February 28, 2022 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01), April  5, 2022, August  10, 2022 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01), December  8, 2022, December  28, 2022 and December 29, 2022 (excluding information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01, or corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit); and

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$400,000,000

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units

 

The description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on August  10, 2020, and as set forth by the description of the Registrant’s common stock set forth in Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 10, 2022, and as further supplemented by the description of the Registrant’s common stock set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2022, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

PROSPECTUS

These documents may also be accessed on our website at www.discmedicine.com. Except as otherwise specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus, information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus.

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All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the termination of this offering, including all such documents we may file with the SEC after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, but excluding any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC, will also be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

You may request a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

Disc Medicine, Inc.

321 Arsenal Street, Suite 101

Watertown, MA 02472

Attention: Investor Relations

(617) 674-9274

Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The followingSet forth below is an estimate (except in the case of the expenses (allSEC registration fee) of which arethe amount of fees and expenses to be paid by the registrant) that we may incurincurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the offered securities, being registered hereby.other than underwriting discounts and commissions.

 

SEC registration fee

  $26,046.38 

SEC Registration fee

  $59,040 

FINRA filing fee

   60,500 

Legal fees and expenses

   75,000.00            

Accounting fees and expenses

   20,000.00            

Printing and miscellaneous expenses

   2,500.00 
  

 

 

Printing expenses

           

Transfer agent and registrar fees

           

Trustee fees (including counsel fees)

           

Miscellaneous

           

Total

  $123,546.38            
  

 

 

*

These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time and will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.

ITEMItem 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145(a)145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the DGCL provides, in general, thatauthorizes a corporation may indemnify any person who was or iscorporation’s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a party or is threatenedcourt to be made a partyaward, indemnity to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an actionofficers, directors, and other corporate agents.

As permitted by or in the rightSection 102 of the corporation), because he or she 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 he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a 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 or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because 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) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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 any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL. such liability under Section 145.

WeDelaware General Corporation Law, we have adopted provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws which became effective on February 5, 2021, that limit or eliminate the personal liability of our directors for a breach of their fiduciary duty of care as a director. The duty of care generally requires that, when acting on behalf of the corporation, directors exercise an informed business judgment based on all material information reasonably available to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now exists or may in the future be amended.them. Consequently, a director will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages orfor breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:

 

any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

 

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any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

any unlawful paymentsact related to dividends or unlawful stock purchases,repurchases, redemptions or other distributions;distributions or payment of dividends; or

 

any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

These limitations of liability do not alter director liability under the federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as an injunctioninjunctive relief or rescission. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also authorizes us to indemnify our officers, directors and other agents to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.

In addition,As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our amended and restated bylaws provide that:

 

we willshall indemnify our directors officers and in the discretion of our Board, certain employeesofficers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now exists or may in the future be amended; and

we will advance expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to our directors and, in the discretion of our Board, to our officers and certain employees, in connection with legal proceedings relating to their service for or on behalf of us,Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions.exceptions;

We have entered into indemnification agreements with several of

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we may indemnify our directorsemployees and executive officers. These agreements provide that we will indemnify each of our directors and executive officersagents to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware law. We willGeneral Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions;

we shall advance expenses including attorneys’ fees (but excluding judgments, fines and settlement amounts), to each indemnified director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding in which indemnification is available and we will indemnify our directors and officers and may advance expenses of our employees and agents in connection with a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions; and

the rights provided in our amended and restated bylaws are not exclusive.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws provide for the indemnification provisions described above and elsewhere herein. We have entered into, and intend to continue to enter into, separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law. These indemnification agreements generally require us, among other things, to indemnify our officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct. These indemnification agreements also generally require us to advance any actionexpenses incurred by the directors or officers as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. These indemnification provisions and the indemnification agreements may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our officers and directors for liabilities, including reimbursement of expenses incurred, arising outunder the Securities Act of that person’s services1933, as amended (the Securities Act).

We have purchased and currently intend to maintain insurance on behalf of each and every person who is or was a director or officer brought on behalfof the company against any loss arising from any claim asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, subject to certain exclusions.

Any underwriting agreements that we may enter into will likely provide for the indemnification of us, or in furtherance of our rights. Additionally,controlling persons, our directors and certain of our directors may haveofficers by the underwriters against certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance provided by their affiliates or other third parties, which indemnification relates to and might apply to the same proceedings arising out of such director’s services as a director referenced herein. Nonetheless, we have agreed in the indemnification agreements that our obligations to those same directors are primary and any obligation of such affiliates or other third parties to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the expenses or liabilities, incurred by those directors are secondary.

We also maintain general liability insurance which covers certain liabilities of our directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Under the Merger Agreement, from the effective time of the merger through the sixth anniversary of the date of the effective time, Gemini and the surviving corporation agree to indemnify and hold harmless each person who was, as of August 9, 2022, the signing date of the Merger Agreement, or had been at any time prior, or who becomes prior to the effective time of the merger, a director or officer of Gemini or Disc, against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, fines and reasonable fees, costs and expenses pertaining to claims arising out of the fact that such person was a director or officer of Gemini or Disc, at or prior to the effective time of the merger, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.

Under the Merger Agreement, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation in the merger with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of present and former directors and officers of Gemini that are set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Gemini in effect as of August 9, 2022, the date of the Merger Agreement, shall not be amended, modified or repealed for a period of six years from the effective time of the merger in a manner that would adversely affect the rights of such individuals who at the effective time of the merger were officers or directors of Gemini, unless required by applicable law.

In connection with the merger, Gemini purchased an insurance policy in effect for six years from the effective time of the merger, providing no less favorable coverage as the current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance

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policies maintained by Gemini with respect to any actual or alleged error, misstatement, misleading statement, act, omission, neglect, breach of duty or any matter claimed against the current and former officers and directors of Gemini.

ITEMItem 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
NumberNo.

  

Description

  1.1*  FormForm(s) of Underwriting Agreement.underwriting agreement(s).
  2.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of August  9, 2022, by and among Gemini Therapeutics, Inc., Gemstone Merger Sub, Inc. and Disc Medicine, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’sRegistrant’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form S-4 filed on September 2, 2022).
  3.1  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Disc Medicine, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex B to Gemini Therapeutics, Inc.’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form S-4/A (Registration No. 333-249785)).
  3.2  Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Disc Medicine, Inc., dated December  28, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2022).
  3.3  Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Disc Medicine, Inc., dated December  29, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2022).
  3.4  Amended and Restated By-laws of Disc Medicine, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex C to Gemini Therapeutics, Inc.’s Proxy Statement/Prospectus on Form S-4/A (Registration No. 333-249785)).

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  4.1Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A filed on January 19, 2021).
  4.14.2  Registration Rights Agreement, among Disc Medicine, Inc. and certain of its stockholders, dated December  28, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 29, 2022).
  4.24.3  Registration Rights Agreement, dated February  5, 2021, by and among the Registrant and the stockholder parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-A12B/A filed on February 5, 2021).
  4.4**Form of indenture for senior debt securities and the related form of senior debt security.
  4.5**Form of indenture for subordinated debt securities and the related form of subordinated debt security.
  4.6*Form of Certificate of Designations.
  4.7*Form of Warrant Agreement.
  4.8*Form of Unit Certificate.
  4.9*Form of Preferred Stock Certificate.
  5.1**  Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLPLLP.
23.1**  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered accounting firm.Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2**  Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, independent registered accounting firm.Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.3**  Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included as part ofin Exhibit 5.1)5.1 hereto).
24.1**  Power of Attorney (included onin the signature page)pages to this registration statement).
25.1†Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for Senior Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
25.2†Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee for Subordinated Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
107**  Filing Fee TableTable.

 

*

To be filed if necessary, subsequent to the effectiveness of this registration statement by an amendment to this registration statement or incorporated by reference pursuantas exhibit(s) to a Current Report of the Registrant on Form 8-K in connection with the offering of securities.and incorporated herein by reference, as applicable.

**

Filed herewith.

To be filed pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as applicable.

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 this 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

 

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changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

Item 17. Undertakings

(iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or 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 the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceedprovided, however, 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 Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided , however, that paragraphs (a)(1)subparagraphs (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 Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrantRegistrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a 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.

(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 herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)

(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:

(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

(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.

(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 undertake 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 a post-effective amendment any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be sellers to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such 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 anysuch 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
(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

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(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;

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.

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

(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 Securities Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities 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.

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

(c)

(6)

The undersigned Registrant hereby further undertakes that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the annual reports of the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, if any, shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(7)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under sub section (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act, or the Act, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

(8)

That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(9)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.

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 Securities and Exchange CommissionSEC 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, 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 Watertown, State of Massachusetts, on JanuaryNovember 17, 2023.

 

DISC MEDICINE, INC.
By: /s/ John Quisel
Name:John Quisel, J.D., Ph.D.
Title:Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of John Quisel, J.D., Ph.D., Joanne Bryce, CPA and Rahul Khara, Pharm.D., J.D., acting alone or together with another attorney-in-fact, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all further amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, 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, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dated indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ John Quisel

John Quisel, J.D., Ph.D.

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal (Principal Executive Officer)

 JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ Joanne Bryce

Joanne Bryce, CPA

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ Mona Ashiya

Mona Ashiya, Ph.D.

  Director January 17, 2023

/s/ Jay Backstrom

Jay Backstrom, M.D., M.P.H.

DirectorJanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ Kevin Bitterman

Kevin Bitterman, Ph.D.

  Director JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ Mark Chin

Mark Chin, MS, MBA

  Director JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ Georges Gemayel

Georges Gemayel

  Director JanuaryNovember 17, 2023


/s/ Donald Nicholson

Donald Nicholson, Ph.D.

  Director JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ Liam Ratcliffe

Liam Ratcliffe, M.D., Ph.D.

  Director JanuaryNovember 17, 2023

/s/ William White

William White, MPP, J.D.

  Director JanuaryNovember 17, 2023