As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2022July 12, 2023

Registration No. 333-           

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 81-3638692
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)

 

4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210

Los Altos, CA 94022

(650) 351-4495

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

 

Shalabh Gupta M.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.

4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210

Los Altos, CA 94022

(650) 351-4495

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

 

With copiesCopies to:

 

Jeffrey J. Fessler, Esq.

Seth A. Lemings, Esq.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP


30 Rockefeller Plaza


New York, NY 10112


Tel: (212) 653-8700

Fax: (212) 653-8701

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time, after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

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PROSPECTUS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This registration statement contains two prospectuses:

a base prospectus which covers the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to $50 million in the aggregate of the securities identified above from time to time in one or more offerings; and

a sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale by us of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $3 million of our common stock that may be offered and sold under a Capital on DemandTM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC.

The base prospectus immediately follows this explanatory note. The specific terms of any securities to be offered pursuant to the base prospectus will be specified in a prospectus supplement to the base prospectus. The specific terms of the securities to be issued and sold under the Sales Agreement are specified in the sales agreement prospectus that immediately follows the base prospectus.

 

 

 

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. WeThe selling stockholders listed herein may not sell these securities or accept an offer to buy these securities until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission isbecomes effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell thesethe securities and we areit is not soliciting an offer to buy thesethe securities in any state where the offeroffers or sale issales are not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Subject to completion, dated August 15, 2022July 12, 2023

 

 

Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.111,017,635 Shares of Common Stock

 

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units

WeThe selling stockholders named in this prospectus may use this prospectus to offer and sell,resell from time to time in one or more offerings, any combinationup to 111,017,635 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrantspar value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (referred to purchase common stock, preferred stockin this prospectus as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Unicycive” or debt securities,“Unicycive Therapeutics,” or any combinationthe “Company”). Such Shares are issuable to the selling stockholders pursuant to terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2023, by and among us and the investors named therein (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”).

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we issued 30,190 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”), which were each convertible into a unit (the “Units”), each Unit consisting of (i) shares of Common Stock and, if applicable, shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the foregoing, either individually or as units comprisedCompany (the “Series A-2 Preferred Stock”), in lieu of one or moreCommon Stock, (ii) a tranche A warrant to acquire shares of Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Tranche A Warrants”), (iii) a tranche B warrant to acquire shares of Series A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Tranche B Warrants”), and (iv) a tranche C warrant to acquire shares of Series A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Tranche C Warrants”, together with the Tranche A Warrants and the Tranche B Warrants, the “Warrants”). The Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock and Series A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the other securities, having an aggregate initial offering priceWarrants are collectively referred to herein as the “Preferred Warrant Shares”. Each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and each Preferred Warrant Share issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is convertible into the Shares. The shares of Common Stock underlying the Tranche B Warrants and Tranche C Warrants are not exceeding $50 million.being registered on this prospectus.

 

This prospectus provides a general descriptionThe above referenced securities were issued to the investors in reliance upon the exemption from the registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell a particular class or seriesSecurities Act of securities, we will provide specific terms1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. We are registering the offer and resale of the securities offeredShares to satisfy the provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to register the resale of the Shares.

We are not selling any Common Stock under this prospectus and will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Shares by the selling stockholders.

The selling stockholders identified in a supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, updateoffer the Shares from time to time through public or changeprivate transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. The registration of the Shares on behalf of the selling stockholders, however, does not necessarily mean that any of the selling stockholders will offer or sell their Shares under this registration statement or at any time in the near future. We provide more information containedabout how the selling stockholders may sell their Shares in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” on page 15.

The selling stockholders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale or disposition of the Shares, or interests therein and all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the Shares. We will not be paying any underwriting discounts or commissions in this offering or costs, expenses, and fees in connection with the registration of the Shares described in this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. You should read carefully this prospectus,will pay the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, as well as any documents incorporated by reference herein or therein before you invest in anyexpenses of our securities.

The specific terms of any securities to be offered, andregistering the specific manner in which they may be offered, will be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of any of these securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement. Before investing, you should carefully read this prospectus and any related prospectus supplement.Shares.

 

Our common stockCommon Stock is presently listedtraded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “UNCY.” On August 12, 2022July 11, 2023, the last reported sale price of our common stockCommon Stock was $0.73$1.22 per share. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any other listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market or any securities market or other exchange of the securities, if any, covered by the prospectus supplement. Prospective purchasers of our securities are urged to obtain current information as to the market prices of our securities, where applicable.

 

TheseWe are an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws and, as such, are subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.

We may be sold directly by us, through dealersamend or agents designatedsupplement this prospectus from time to time toby filing amendments or through underwriters, dealers,supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and any amendments or through a combination of these methods on a continuous or delayed basis. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. We may also describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of our securities in a prospectus supplement. If any agents, underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale of any securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, we will disclose their names and the nature of our arrangements with them in a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from any such sale will also be included in a prospectus supplement.supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.

 

InvestingAn investment in our securitiesCommon Stock involves various risks.a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factorscontained hereinon page 3 of this prospectus for more information on these risks. Additional risks will be described in the related prospectus supplements under the heading “Risk Factors.” You should review that section of the related prospectus supplements for a discussion of matters that investors in our securities should consider.

 

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

 

The date of this prospectus is                     August        , 2022.2023

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUSSUMMARY1
SUMMARY2
RISK FACTORS63
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS65
USE OF PROCEEDS7
PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK7
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS8
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK7
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES9
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS15
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS17
LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES1810
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION2015
LEGAL MATTERS2316
EXPERTS2316
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION2316
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE2417

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration statement, we may sell from time to time in one or more offerings of common stock and preferred stock, various series of debt securities and/or warrants to purchase any of such securities, either individually or as units comprised of a combination of one or more of the other securities in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $50 million. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell any type or series of securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering.

This prospectus does not contain all ofYou should rely only on the information included in the registration statement. For a more complete understanding of the offering of the securities, you should refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. We may add, update or change, in a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, any of the information containedprovided in this prospectus, or inas well as the documents we haveinformation incorporated by reference into this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectusesprospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. Neither we nor the selling stockholders have authorized anyone to be provided toprovide you with different information. Neither we nor the selling stockholders are making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that may contain materialthe information relating to these offerings. Thisin this prospectus, together with theany applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writingdocuments incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document. Since the respective dates of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and the applicable prospectus supplement, will include all material information relating to the applicable offering. You should carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, together with the additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information,” before buying any of the securities being offered.

We have not authorized any dealer, agent or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or an accompanying prospectus supplement, or any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you. This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, if any, do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, if any, constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities 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, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference (as our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date), even though this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.

We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.

This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of our securities, unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement. To the extent there are inconsistencies between any prospectus supplement, this prospectus and any documents incorporated by reference, the document with the most recent date will control.

As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at the SEC’s web site or at the SEC’s offices described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Company References

In this prospectus “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.changed.

 

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SUMMARY

 

The following summary highlights some information from this prospectus. It is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. You should read this entire prospectus, including the “Risk Factors” section on page 3, the financial statements and related notes and the other more detailed information appearing elsewhere or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.

Overview

 

We are a clinical- stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases.certain medical conditions. Currently, two of our programs are focused on kidney disease, thatan area we believe we have the potential to offer medical benefit. As we grow the Company and build our team, we intend to focus on identifying medical conditions within and outside of kidney disease. Our current development programs are focused on the development of two novel therapies: lanthanum dioxycarbonate (LDC), previously known as Renazorb, for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a late-stage chronic kidney disease on dialysis, and UNI-494,UNI 494, for treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI). Based onLDC and UNI 494 were initially developed by and licensed to us from Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Spectrum”) and Sphaera Pharmaceutical Private Limited, a Singapore-based company (“Sphaera”), respectively. Spectrum conducted a Phase 1 clinical trial with LDC in 2012, prior to the unique mechanismgrant of actionour license in 2018. Sphaera conceived and performed initial characterization of UNI-494 to restore mitochondrial function, UNI-494 hasvarious potential applications in several indications in which mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated, such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), liver diseasespro-drug linkers, including the initial patent application, and ophthalmic diseases.performed some initial physiochemical characterization and preliminary animal pharmacokinetic studies. As discussed herein, during 2021 and 2022 we have conducted preclinical studies with UNI 494.

 

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the gradual loss of kidney function that can get worse over time leading to lasting damage. Our initial focus is on developing drugs and getting them approved in the US,U.S., and then to partner with global biopharmaceutical companies in the rest of the world. According to estimates by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) 2022 Annual Data Report, 30 million (14%) in 2019, 37 million (approximately 15%)of adults in the United States are estimated to have CKD and, of these, approximately 213 million patients have advanced CKD stage 3-5, and around 400 thousand(stage 3-5). Approximately 550,000 patients with end-stage renal disease (“ESRD”) have hyperphosphatemia. In the European Union (EU), around 20 million (approximately 8%) adults have CKD, more than 1 million CKD stage 3-5 patients,(ESRD) are on dialysis and of those, approximately 180 thousand patients with ESRD have450,000 take phosphate binders to control hyperphosphatemia. The number of patients with ESRD in the USU.S. is increasing steadily and is projected to reach between 971,000 and 1,259,000 in 2030.

 

AKI is a sudden episode of kidney failure or kidney damage (within the first 90 days of injury). After 90 days, the patient is considered to have progressed into CKD. AKI affects overmore than 2 million U.S. patients and costs the healthcare system overin excess of $9 billion per year. AKI kills more than 300,000 patients per year in the U.S. and is caused by multiple etiologies.

 

Our business model is to license drugs and technologies and drugs in order to pursue development, regulatory approval, and commercialization of those products in global markets. Many biotechnology companies utilize similar strategies of in-licensing and then developing and commercializing drugs. We believe, however, that our management team’s broad network, and extensive drug development expertise in the biopharmaceutical industry, and successful track record gives us an advantage in identifying and bringing these assets into our Company at an attractive price with limited upfront cost.company.

 

Risks Relating to Our Financial Position and Capital Needs

We have incurred losses since our inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur increasing losses for the foreseeable future.

We need significant additional financing to fund our operations and complete the development and, if approved, the commercialization of our product candidates. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts.

Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our existing stockholders, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish rights to our product candidates on unfavorable terms to us.

Risks Relating to the Development and Regulatory Approval of Our Product Candidates

We have a limited number of product candidates, all which are still in early clinical or pre-clinical development. If we do not obtain regulatory approval of one or more of our product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be materially adversely affected.

Clinical trials are expensive, time consuming, difficult to design and implement, and involve uncertain outcomes. Results of previous pre-clinical studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of future results, and the results of our current and planned clinical trials may not satisfy the requirements of the FDA or other regulatory authorities.

We may find it difficult to enroll patients in our clinical trials given the limited number of patients who have the diseases for which our product candidates are being studied which could delay or prevent the start of clinical trials for our product candidates.

Our product candidates may have undesirable side effects that may delay or prevent marketing approval or, if approval is received, require them to be taken off the market, require them to include safety warnings or otherwise limit their sales.

We are dependent on third parties for manufacturing and marketing of our product candidates. If we are not able to secure favorable arrangements with such third parties or the third parties upon whom we rely do not perform, including failure to perform to our specifications or comply with applicable regulations, our business and financial condition could be harmed.

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If any of our product candidates receive regulatory approval, the approved products may not achieve broad market acceptance among physicians, patients, the medical community and third-party payors, in which case revenue generated from their sales would be limited.

Pipeline

Even if we receive regulatory approval to commercialize any of the product candidates that we develop, we will be subject to ongoing regulatory obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in significant additional expense.

If any product liability lawsuits are successfully brought against us, we may incur substantial liabilities and may be required to limit commercialization of our product candidates.

Current and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to obtain marketing approval of and commercialize our product candidates and affect the prices we may obtain for such product candidates. If we fail to comply with regulations, we could face substantial enforcement actions, including civil and criminal penalties and our business, operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

Risks Relating toOur proprietary pipeline is comprised of our Businesstwo product candidates – LDC and OperationsUNI 494 – which are described below.

 

If the market opportunities for our current and potential future product candidates are smaller than we believe they are, our ability to generate product revenue may be adversely affected and our business may suffer.

 

Our products will face significant competition, and if they are unable to compete successfully, our business will suffer.

Any international operations we undertake may subject us to risks inherent with operations outside of the United States.

 

Risks Relating to our Intellectual PropertyRecent Developments

 

We may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets.

On June 29, 2023, we announced that in preparation for our anticipated New Drug Application (“NDA”) filing for LDC, we requested a pre-NDA meeting with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to align on the contents of the NDA. Previously, the FDA had requested a 6-month toxicity study in mice comparing LDC and lanthanum carbonate (LC), the drug substance in Fosrenol®, the Reference Listed Drug for the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway. The study report was submitted to the FDA as part of the pre-NDA meeting package showing that there was no evidence of any gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasms for either LC- or LDC-dosed mice. However, upon review of the study report, the FDA pointed out that although the GI adverse findings observed with LDC are qualitatively similar to lanthanum carbonate, there were quantitative differences.

Our intellectual property may not be sufficient to protect our product candidates from competition, which may negatively affect our business. We may incur substantial costs as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to patents and other intellectual property rights.

 

General Risk FactorsBased on the review of this information, the FDA has asked us to provide additional information, including risk assessment and clinical data, to evaluate the tolerability of LDC in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. We have requested a follow-up meeting with the FDA to discuss its additional requests.

 

We are currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. If we are unable to maintain listing of our securities on Nasdaq or any stock exchange, our stock price could be adversely affected and the liquidity of our stock and our ability to obtain financing could be impaired and it may be more difficult for our stockholders to sell their securities.

Because certain of our stockholders control a significant number of shares of our common stock, they may have effective control over actions requiring stockholder approval.

Substantial amounts of our outstanding shares may be sold into the market when lock-up or market standoff periods end. If there are substantial sales of shares of our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our shares of common stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our shares.

CompanyCorporate Information

 

We were incorporated as a Delaware corporation on August 18, 2016. Our principal executive offices are located at 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210, Los Altos, CA 94022 and our telephone number is (650) 351-4495. Our website address is http://www.unicycive.com.www.unicycive.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our common shares. We have included our website address as a factual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.prospectus.

 

JOBS Act

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TheOn April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities We May OfferAct for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.

 

We may offer shares of our common stock and preferred stock, various series of debt securities and warrantshave chosen to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, from time to time under this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement and related free writing prospectus, at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. If we issue any debt securities at a discount from their original stated principal amount, then, for purposes of calculating the total dollar amount of all securities issued under this prospectus, we will treat the initial offering pricetake advantage of the debt securities asextended transition periods available to emerging growth companies under the total original principal amountJOBS Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies provided under the JOBS Act. As a result, our consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to those of the debt securities. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide offereescompanies that comply with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities being offered, including, to the extent applicable:

designation or classification;

aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;

maturity, if applicable;

original issue discount, if any;

rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;

redemption, conversion, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any;

conversion or exchange prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the conversion or exchange prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion or exchange;

ranking;

restrictive covenants, if any;

voting or other rights, if any; and

important United States federal income tax considerations.

A prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update,public company effective dates for complying with new or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference. However, no prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.revised accounting standards.

 

We may sell the securitiesSubject to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to purchasers. We, as well as any agents acting on our behalf, reserve the sole right to accept and to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. Each prospectus supplement will set forth the names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of securities described in that prospectus supplement and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them, details regarding any over-allotment option granted to them, and net proceeds to us. The following is a summary of the securities we may offer with this prospectus.

Common Stock

We currently have authorized 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of August 12, 2022, 15,052,493 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. We may offer shares of our common stock either alone or underlying other registered securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock. Holders of our common stock are entitled to such dividends as our board of directors (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) may declare from time to time out of legally available funds, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock that are outstanding or that we may issue in the future. Currently, we do not pay any dividends on our common stock. Each holder of our common stock is entitled to one vote per share. In this prospectus, we provide a general description of, among other things, the rights and restrictions that apply to holders of our common stock.

Preferred Stock

We currently have authorized 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001, none of which are issued and outstanding.

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Any authorized and undesignated shares of preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more additional series pursuant to a resolution or resolutions providing for such issue duly adopted by our Board of Directors (authority to do so being hereby expressly vested in the Board of Directors). The Board of Directors is further authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to fix by resolution or resolutions the designations, powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of any wholly unissued series of preferred stock, including without limitation authority to fix by resolution or resolutions the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price or prices, and liquidation preferences of any such series, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of the foregoing.

The rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any series of preferred stock that we offer and sell under this prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements will be set forth in a certificate of designation relating to the series. We will incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of shares of that series of preferred stock. You should read any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to the series of preferred stock being offered, as well as the complete certificate of designation that contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.

Debt Securities

We may offer general debt obligations, which may be secured or unsecured, senior or subordinated, and convertible into shares of our common stock or preferred stock. In this prospectus, we refer to the senior debt securities and the subordinated debt securities together as the “debt securities.” We may issue debt securities under a note purchase agreement or under an indenture to be entered between us and a trustee. The indentures do not limit the amount of securities that may be issued under it and provide that debt securities may be issued in one or more series. The senior debt securities will have the same rank as all of our other indebtedness that is not subordinated. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinated to our senior debt on termscertain conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. In addition,JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company,” we intend to rely on certain of these exemptions, including, without limitation, (i) providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the subordinated debt securitiesSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and (ii) complying with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements, known as the auditor discussion and analysis. We will be effectively subordinated to creditors and preferred stockholdersremain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our subsidiaries. Our Board of Directors will determinefiscal year following the terms of each series of debt securities being offered. This prospectus contains only general terms and provisionsfifth anniversary of the date of our initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in nonconvertible debt securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will describeduring the particular terms ofprevious three years; or (iv) the debt securities offered thereby. You should read any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus thatdate on which we may authorizeare deemed to be provided to you related toa large accelerated filer under the seriesrules of debt securities being offered, as well as the complete note agreements and/or indentures that contain the terms of the debt securities. The forms of senior and subordinated indentures have been filed 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 debt securities being offered will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we file with the SEC.

 

Warrants

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We may offer warrants for the purchase of shares of our common stock or preferred stock or of debt securities. We may issue the warrants by themselves or together with common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Any warrants issued under this prospectus may be evidenced by warrant certificates. Warrants may be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and the investors or a warrant agent. Our Board of Directors will determine the terms of the warrants. This prospectus contains only general terms and provisions of the warrants. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of the warrants being offered thereby. You should read any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to the series of warrants being offered, as well as the complete warrant agreements that contain the terms of the warrants. Specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we file with the SEC.

Units

We may offer units consisting of our common stock or preferred stock, debt securities and/or warrants to purchase any of these securities in one or more series. We may evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we will issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent will be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units. This prospectus contains only a summary of certain general features of the units. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the particular features of the units being offered thereby. You should read any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to the series of units being offered, as well as the complete unit agreements that contain the terms of the units. Specific unit agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we file with the SEC.

 


RISK FACTORS

AnAny investment in our securitiesCommon Stock involves a high degree of risk. This prospectus contains, and the prospectus supplement applicableBefore deciding whether to each offering ofpurchase our securities will contain, a discussion of the risks applicable to an investment in our securities. Prior to making a decision about investing in our securities, youCommon Stock, investors should carefully consider the specific factors discussed underrisks described below together with the heading “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,”described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022, and any updates described in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, all of which are incorporated herein by reference, andas may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC inU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects are subject to the future and any prospectus supplement related to a particular offering. Thefollowing material risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face.as well as those material risks incorporated by reference. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently knownforeseeable to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affectimpair our business operations. The occurrence ofIf any of these knownthe following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or unknown risks might cause you tooperating results could be materially adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline, and our shareholders may lose all or part of yourtheir investment in the offeredshares of our common stock.

We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company under U.S. securities laws and may take advantage of the reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to emerging growth companies and smaller reporting companies, which could make our Common Stock less attractive to investors.

We are an emerging growth company and smaller reporting company and may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies that are not emerging growth companies and/or smaller reporting companies including, but not limited to:

not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements regarding internal controls under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as amended;

reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in periodic reports and proxy statements;

exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved;

exemption from the requirement to provide pay for performance disclosure; and

exemption from the requirement to provide compensation ratio disclosure.

Moreover, we also are eligible under the JOBS Act for an exemption from compliance with any requirement that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may adopt regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or supplements to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we no longer are an emerging growth company and/or smaller reporting company.

A sale of a substantial number of shares of Common Stock by our shareholders may cause the price of our Common Stock to decline.

If our shareholders sell, or the market perceives that our shareholders intend to sell for various reasons, substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market, the price of our Common Stock may decline. Additionally, such conditions may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.


The price of our Common Stock may fluctuate substantially.

You should consider an investment in our Common Stock to be risky, and you should invest in our Common Stock only if you can withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the market value of your investment. Some factors that may cause the market price of our Common Stock to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this “Risk Factors” section are:

sale of our Common Stock by our shareholders, executives, and directors;

volatility and limitations in trading volumes of our shares of Common Stock;

our ability to obtain financings to conduct and complete research and development activities including, but not limited to, our clinical trials, and other business activities;

the timing and success of introductions of new products by us or our competitors or any other change in the competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among competitors;

our ability to attract new customers;

our ability to secure resources and the necessary personnel to conduct clinical trials on our desired schedule;

commencement, enrollment or results of our clinical trials for our product candidates;

changes in the development status of our product candidates;

any delays or adverse developments or perceived adverse developments with respect to a regulatory agency’s review of our planned pre-clinical and clinical trials;

any delay in our submission for studies or product approvals or adverse regulatory decisions, including failure to receive regulatory approval for our product candidates;

unanticipated safety concerns related to the use of our product candidates;

changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, future issuances of securities and sales of large blocks of Common Stock by our shareholders;

In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or industries related to our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock by the selling stockholders covered by this prospectus.

We are registering the shares of Common Stock that were, or may be, issued by us to the selling stockholders to permit the resale of these shares of Common Stock from time to time after the date of this prospectus. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of Common Stock.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our shares of Common Stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our shares.

We currently anticipate that we will retain future earnings for the development, operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any return to shareholders will therefore be limited to the increase, if any, of our share price.

We are currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. If we are unable to maintain listing of our securities on Nasdaq or any stock exchange, our stock price could be adversely affected and the liquidity of our stock and our ability to obtain financing could be impaired and it may be more difficult for our shareholders to sell their securities.

Although our Common Stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we may not be able to continue to meet the exchange’s minimum listing requirements or those of any other national exchange. If we are unable to maintain listing on Nasdaq or if a liquid market for our Common Stock does not develop or is sustained, our Common Stock may remain thinly traded.


The Listing Rules of Nasdaq require listing issuers to comply with certain standards in order to remain listed on its exchange. If, for any reason, we should fail to maintain compliance with these listing standards and Nasdaq should delist our securities from trading on its exchange and we are unable to obtain listing on another national securities exchange, a reduction in some or all of the following may occur, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our shareholders:

the liquidity of our Common Stock;

the market price of our Common Stock;

our ability to obtain financing for the continuation of our operations;

the number of investors that will consider investing in our Common Stock;

the number of market makers in our Common Stock;

the availability of information concerning the trading prices and volume of our Common Stock; and

the number of broker-dealers willing to execute trades in shares of our Common Stock.

 

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus any accompanying prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or thereininto this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement may contain in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act or 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange(“Exchange Act”), that include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulationabout us and availability of resources. Suchour subsidiary. These forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwiseare intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact. Thesefact, and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “projects,” “plans,” “goal,” “targets,” “potential,” “estimates,” “pro forma,” “seeks,” “intends,” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are basedinclude, among other things, statements about:

our business strategies;

the timing of regulatory submissions;

our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of our existing product candidates and any other product candidates we may develop, and the labeling under any approval we may obtain;

risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials and the timing and costs of other expenses;

risks related to market acceptance of products;

the ultimate impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, or any other health epidemic, on our business, our clinical trials, our research programs, healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole;

intellectual property risks;

risks associated with our reliance on third-party organizations;

our competitive position;

our industry environment;


our anticipated financial and operating results, including anticipated sources of revenues;

assumptions regarding the size of the available market, benefits of our products, product pricing and timing of product launches;

management’s expectation with respect to future acquisitions;

statements regarding our goals, intentions, plans and expectations, including the introduction of new products and markets; and

our cash needs and financing plans.

We caution our shareholders and other readers not to place undue reliance on our current expectations and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

 

In some cases, you can identifyYou should read this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we currently expect. Our business and operations are and will be subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Consequently, actual results may materially differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should”, “could” or the negative of such terms orstatements. Such risks, uncertainties and other similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertaintiesfactors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statementsprojected include, but are qualified in their entirety by referencenot limited to, the risk factors discussed throughout this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or incorporatedset forth herein, by reference.

Risks, uncertainties and otherrisk factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from those expressed or implied in our written or oral forward-looking statements may be found in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement under the heading “Risk Factors” andtitle “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the headings “Risk Factors”2022, and “Business,” as updatedany updates described in our Quarterly Report(s)Reports on Form 10-Q.10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and elsewhere in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Forward-looking statements speak onlyYou should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any document incorporated herein by reference is accurate as of its date only. Because the date they are made. Yourisk factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not putplace undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to updateFurther, any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except tostatement speaks only as of the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

date on which the statement is made. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify allAll written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf made after the date of the information presented in this prospectus and any accompanyingapplicable prospectus supplement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the risk factors and cautionary statements contained in and incorporated herein by reference into this prospectus and particularly ourany applicable prospectus supplement. Unless legally required, we do not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to such forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 


USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Except as described in any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus in connection with a specific offering, we currently intend to use theThe net proceeds from the saleany disposition of the securitiesshares of Common Stock covered hereby will be received by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from any such shares of Common Stock offered underby this prospectus.

PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SHARES OF PREFERRED STOCK

On March 3, 2023, we entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with certain accredited investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell, in a private placement (the “Offering”), 30,190 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock, for an aggregate offering price of $30 million.

Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Convertible Voting Preferred Stock, which is filed as Exhibit 3.3 to this prospectus (the “Certificate of Designation”), each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock is, subject to the Stockholder Approval (as defined below), convertible into a Unit consisting of (i) shares of Common Stock and, if applicable, shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, in lieu of Common Stock, and (ii) the Warrants. The Tranche A warrants for general corporate purposes, includingan aggregate exercise price of approximately $25 million are exercisable until 21 days following our announcement of receipt of FDA approval for LDC, the developmentTranche B warrants for an aggregate exercise price of approximately $25 million are exercisable until 21 days following our announcement of receipt of Transitional Drug Add-On Payment Adjustment (“TDAPA”) approval for LDC, and commercializationthe Tranche C Warrant for an aggregate exercise price of approximately $50 million are exercisable until 21 days following four quarters of commercial sales of LDC following receipt of TDAPA approval.

Subject to the terms and limitations contained in the Certificate of Designation, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued in the Offering did not become convertible until our stockholders approved the issuance of the Units upon conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the issuance of all Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below), among other items (the “Stockholder Approval”) which occurred on June 26, 2023. On the tenth (10th) Trading Day (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) following the announcement of the Stockholder Approval, each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock automatically converted into a Unit. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Certificate of Designation, at the option of the holder, each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock and each Preferred Warrant Share is convertible into one share of Common Stock.

Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, as soon as practicable following the receipt of the Stockholder Approval (the “Filing Date”) (and in any event no later than 15 days thereafter), we agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 providing for the resale by the Investors of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock and the Preferred Warrant Shares (the “Registrable Shares”) and to use commercially reasonable efforts to have the registration statement declared effective within thirty (30) days following the Filing Date (or, in the event that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission reviews and has written comments to such registration statement, within sixty (60) days following the Filing Date). We further agreed to take and all steps necessary to keep such registration statement effective at all times until all Registrable Shares have been resold, or there remains no Registrable Shares.


SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those previously issued to the selling stockholders, and those issuable to the selling stockholders, upon conversion of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock and the Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock underlying the Tranche A Warrants. For additional information regarding the issuances of those securities, see “Private Placement of Shares of Preferred Stock” above. We are registering the shares of Common Stock in order to permit the selling stockholders to offer the shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the shares of Common Stock, or as otherwise set forth herein the selling stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.

The table below lists the selling stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock by each of the selling stockholders. The first column lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the shares of our products, researchsecurities, as of June 30, 2023, assuming conversion of the Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock and development, general and administrative expenses, license or technology acquisitions, and working capital and capital expenditures. We may also use the net proceeds to repay any debts and/or invest in or acquire complementary businesses, products, or technologies, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respectSeries A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock underlying the Tranche A Warrants held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any such investments or acquisitionslimitations on conversion.

The second column lists the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders.

This prospectus generally covers the resale of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock and the Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock underlying the Tranche A Warrants, determined as if the outstanding Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the Tranche A Warrants and the Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock underlying the Tranche A Warrants were converted in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the date this registration statement was initially filed with the SEC, each as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination. As of the date of this prospectus. We have not determined the amountprospectus, there were 126,253,651 shares of net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes. As a result, our management will have broad discretion in the allocationCommon Stock outstanding assuming conversion of the net proceedsSeries A-2 Preferred Stock and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the applicationSeries A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the proceedsTranche A Warrants. For purposes of anythe Selling Stockholders we are not assuming conversion of the Series A-4 and Series A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Tranche B and Tranche C Warrants, respectively. The third column assumes the sale of the securities. Pending useall of the net proceeds, we intendshares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to invest the proceedsthis prospectus. The selling stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments.this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”

 

Name of Selling Stockholder Number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering  Maximum Number of shares of Common Stock to be Sold Pursuant to this Prospectus  Number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering    Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After Offering 
Shalabh Gupta, M.D. (1)  6,091,473   183,864   5,907,609   4.7%
Doug Jermasek (2)  298,013   183,864   114,149   * 
Pramod Gupta, Ph.D. (3)  227,009   73,546   153,463   * 
Satyanarayana Medicherla, Ph.D. (4)  36,772   36,772   -     
Guru Reddy, Ph.D. (5)  187,947   183,864   4,083   * 
Atul R. Khare, Ph.D. (6)  42,896   36,772   6,124   * 
Rosalind Advisors, Inc. (7)  5,213,086   4,243,602   969,484   * 
Entities affiliated with Nantahala Capital Management, LLC (8)  22,421,751   21,214,335   1,207,416   1.0%
Vivo Opportunity Fund Holdings, L.P. (9)  29,701,540   29,701,540   -   - 
Entities affiliated with BVF Inc. (10)  21,214,335   21,214,335   -   - 
RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (11)  25,457,936   25,457,936   -   - 
Logos Opportunities Fund III LP (12)  8,487,205   8,487,205   -   - 
TOTAL  119,379,963   111,017,635   8,362,328     

Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will describe the intended use of the net proceeds from that offering in the applicable prospectus supplement. The actual amount of net proceeds we spend on a particular use will depend on many factors, including, our future capital expenditures, the amount of cash required by our operations, and our future revenue growth, if any. Therefore, we will retain broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds.

*Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%

(1)Dr. Gupta is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 183,864 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, (ii) 5,868,849 shares held by Dr. Gupta and/or entities controlled by Dr. Gupta, and (iii) 38,760 shares of common stock underlying vested options.

(2)Mr. Jermasek is the Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy for the Company. Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 183,864 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, (ii) 70,400 shares held by Mr. Jermasek, (iii) 41,666 shares of common stock underlying vested options, and (iv) 2,083 shares of common stock underlying options that will vest within 60 days.

(3)Dr. Gupta is the Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical and Business Operations for the Company. Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 73,546 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, (ii) 138,565 shares of common stock underlying vested options, and (iii) 14,898 shares of common stock underlying options that will vest within 60 days.

(4)Dr. Medicherla is the Vice President, Pharmacology for the Company. Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of 36,772 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus.


(5)Dr. Reddy is the Vice President, Preclinical Development for the Company. Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 183,864 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, (ii) 3,791 shares of common stock underlying vested options, and (iii) 292 shares of common stock underlying options that will vest within 60 days.

(6)Dr. Khare is the Vice President, Scientific Affairs for the Company. Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 36,772 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, (ii) 5,833 shares of common stock underlying vested options, and (iii) 291 shares of common stock underlying options that will vest within 60 days.

(7)Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 4,243,602 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, and (ii) 969,484 shares held by Rosalind Advisors, Inc., based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 20, 2022, reporting beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2021. Each of Rosalind Advisors, Inc., Rosalind Master Fund, L.P., Steven Salamon, and Gilad Aharon have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares. The address for Rosalind Advisors, Inc., Mr. Salamon and Mr. Aharon is 175 Bloor Street East, Suite 1316, North Tower, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R8, Canada. The address for Rosalind Master Fund, L.P. is P.O. Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands.

(8)Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of (i) 21,214,335 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus, and (ii) 1,207,416 shares held by entities affiliated with Nantahala Capital Management, LLC, based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023, reporting beneficial ownership as of December 31, 2022. Each of Nantahala Capital Management, LLC, Wilmot B. Harkey and Daniel Mack have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to these shares. The address of these stockholders is 130 Main St. 2nd Floor, New Canaan, CT 06840.

(9)Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of  29,701,540 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Vivo Opportunity Fund Holdings, L.P. is the record holder of the securities. Dr. Gaurav Aggarwal is a managing member of Vivo Opportunity, LLC, which is the general partner of Vivo Opportunity Fund Holdings, L.P. Dr. Aggarwal is a member of the Unicycive Therapeutics Board of Directors. Dr. Aggarwal disclaims beneficial ownership over such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this registration statement shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

(10)Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering consist of 21,214,335 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Mark Lampert, as the President of BVF Inc., and Chief Executive Officer of certain entities affiliated with BVF Inc. may also be deemed to beneficially own such securities. The parties hold shared voting and dispositive power over such shares. The business address of each entity affiliated with BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert is 44 Montgomery St, 40th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104.

(11)Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering include 25,457,936 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus.  RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”). The general partner of RA Capital is RA Capital Management GP, LLC, of which Dr. Peter Kolchinsky and Mr. Rajeev Shah are the controlling persons. RA Capital serves as investment adviser for the Fund and may be deemed a beneficial owner, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, of any securities of the Issuer held by the Fund. The Fund has delegated to RA Capital the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of all securities held in the Fund’s portfolio, including the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock reported herein. The address of RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. is c/o RA Capital Management, L.P., 200 Berkeley Street, 18th Floor, Boston, MA 02116.
(12)Common shares beneficially owned prior to the Offering include 8,487,205 shares that are being offered pursuant to this prospectus.  Graham Walmsley is the Managing Member of Logos Opportunities Fund III LP. The business address of Logos Opportunities Fund III LP is 1 Letterman Drive, Suite C3-350, Bldg. C, San Francisco, CA 94129.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

General

The following is a summary description of our capital stock, together with any additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, summarizes the material terms and provisions of our common stock and the preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future common stock or preferred stock that we may offer, we will describe the particular termsCommon Stock as provided in our Certificate of any class or series of these securities in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. For the complete terms of our common stock and preferred stock, please refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation,Incorporation, as amended (“Certificate of Incorporation”), and our bylaws thatAmended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (“Bylaws”), copies of which are incorporated by reference intoas exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The following discussion is only a partsummary and may not contain all the information that is important to you or may be incorporated by referencethat you should consider before investing in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of these securities may also be affected by Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). The summary belowour stock, and that contained in any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus areis qualified in theirits entirety by reference to the complete text of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. For a more detailed description of these securities, you should read the applicable provisions of Delaware law, our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and our bylaws.the reports that we file with the SEC, which are incorporated herein by reference.

General

 

As of the date of this prospectus, our authorized capital stock consisted of 200,000,000 shares of common stock,Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share.share, of which 30,190 shares of our preferred stock have been designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock, 1,800,000 have been designated as Series A-2 Preferred Stock, 1,800,000 have been designated as Series A-3 Preferred Stock, 1,800,000 have been designated as Series A-4 Preferred Stock, and 3,600,000 have been designated as Series A-5 Preferred Stock. All shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock were issued in the Offering and are automatically convertible into Units on the tenth trading day following the announcement of Stockholder Approval. Subject to the limitations set forth in the Certificate of Designation, at the option of the holder, each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Preferred Stock, Series A-4 Preferred Stock or Series A-5 Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one share of Common Stock. Our Boardboard of directors may establish the rights and preferences of the preferred stock from time to time. As of August 12, 2022,the date of this prospectus, there were 15,052,49334,488,093 shares of our common stockCommon Stock issued and outstanding, no shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, 43,649 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, no shares of Series A-3 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, no shares of Series A-4 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, and no shares of our preferred stockSeries A-5 Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

Authorized Capital Shares

We are authorized to issue up to a total of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. Common Stock.

Voting Rights

Holders of our common stockCommon Stock are entitled to one vote for eachper share held on all matters submitted to a votevoted on by our shareholders, including the election of our stockholders. directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

Dividend Rights

Holders of our common stock have no cumulative voting rights. AllCommon Stock are entitled, subject to the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to any other class of shares ranking in priority to the Common Stock, to receive any dividend declared by our board of common stock offered hereby will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable, including shares of common stock issued upon the exercise of common stock warrants or subscription rights, if any.directors.

 

Further,Liquidation Rights

If we are voluntarily or involuntarily liquidated, dissolved or wound-up, the holders of our common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding- up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any of our outstanding shares of preferred stock. Subject to preferences that mayCommon Stock will be applicable to any outstanding shares of preferred stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive, dividends,after distribution in full of the preferential amounts, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board of Directors out of our assets which are legally available. Such dividends, if any, are payable in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock.

The holders of a majorityall of the shares of our capital stock, representedremaining assets available for distribution ratably in person or by proxy, are necessaryproportion to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. If a quorum is present, an action by stockholders entitled to vote on a matter is approved if the number of votes cast in favorshares of the action exceeds the number of votes cast in opposition to the action, with the exception of the election of directors, which requires a plurality of the votes cast.Common Stock held by them.

 


Preferred Stock

 

Our Boardboard of Directors has the authority, without further actiondirectors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the stockholders,Delaware law, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of our preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series, and to fix the designations,designation, powers, preferences, privileges, and relative participating, optional, or special rights as well asof the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions, in each case without further vote or action by our shareholders. Our board of directors can also increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, termsbut not below the number of redemption, and liquidation preferences,shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or allaction by our shareholders. Our board of whichdirectors may be greater thanauthorize the rightsissuance of the common stock. Our Board of Directors, without stockholder approval, can issue preferred stock with voting conversion, or otherconversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power andor other rights of the holders of common stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change of control or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, theour Common Stock. The issuance of preferred stock, may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock, and may adversely affect the votingwhile providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other rights of the holders of common stock. At present, we have no plans to issue any shares of preferred stock following this offering.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and the DGCL

We are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly traded Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A business combination includes mergers, asset sales orcorporate purposes, could, among other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the stockholder. An interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years, did own) 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock, subject to certain exceptions. The statute couldthings, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our Company.Company and might adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our Common Stock.

Series A Preferred Stock

Voting Rights

Subject to certain limitations described in the Certificate of Designation, the Series A Preferred Stock is voting stock. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the Common Stock on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Accordingly, holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote for each whole share of Common Stock into which their Series A Preferred Stock is then-convertible on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders.

Prior to the Stockholder Approval, the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be deemed issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock (for purposes of calculating the number of aggregate votes that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to on an as-converted basis) will be equal to that number of shares equal to 19.9% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of the Signing Date (excluding for purposes of the calculation, any securities issued on the Signing Date) (the “Cap”), which each such holder being able to vote the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by it relative to the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding multiplied by the Cap. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to vote together with the Common Stock on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock-basis with regard to the approval of the issuance of Units upon conversion of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the issuance of all Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividend Rights

Prior to the Stockholder Approval, dividends will accrue, on all issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, prior to and in preference to all other shares of capital stock of the Company, at an annual rate of eight percent (8%) compounded annually on the Original Per Share Price (plus any such accreted compounded amounts); provided that such annual dividend rate shall increase to fourteen percent (14%) if the Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the first meeting of stockholders following the Issuance Date (collectively, the “Accruing Dividends”). If such dividends are not declared and paid in cash, the dividend amounts will be added to the aggregate Liquidation Preference then outstanding of the Series A Preferred Stock (such dividends will accumulate and will be included (i) in the payments made upon redemption or Liquidation and (ii) for purposes of conversion and voting, but not to exceed 19.9% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Signing Date without the Stockholder Approval).

At all times following the Issuance Date, while shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay, dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-Common-Stock basis and without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein or otherwise) to and in the same form as dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock, which shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation) actually paid on shares of the Common Stock when, as and if such dividends (other than dividends in the form of Common Stock, which shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation) are paid on shares of the Common Stock.


Liquidation Rights

Prior to the Stockholder Approval, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, including a change of control transaction, or Deemed Liquidation Event (any such event, a “Liquidation”) the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, and in the event of a Deemed Liquidation Event, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the consideration payable to stockholders in such Deemed Liquidation Event or the other proceeds available for distribution to stockholders, before any payment shall be made to the holders of any other shares of capital stock of the Company by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) one times (1x) the Original Per Share Price, plus any Accruing Dividends accrued but unpaid thereon, whether or not declared, together with any other dividends declared but unpaid thereon (the “Liquidation Preference”) or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Certificate of Designation or otherwise) immediately prior to such Liquidation (the amount payable pursuant to this sentence is hereinafter referred to as the “Series A Liquidation Amount”). If upon any such Liquidation, the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock the full Liquidation Preference, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. After the payment in full of all Series A Liquidation Amount, the remaining assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders or, in the case of a Deemed Liquidation Event, the consideration not payable to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Designation shall be distributed among the holders of shares of Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder.

Following the Stockholder Approval, upon any Liquidation, the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Common Stock, pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder, treating for this purpose all shares of Series A Preferred Stock as if they had been converted to Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation immediately prior to such Liquidation, without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth in the Certificate of Designation or otherwise.

Conversion Rights

Subject to the terms and limitations contained in the Certificate of Designation, on the tenth (10th) Trading Day following the announcement of the Stockholder Approval, each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock automatically converted into a Unit. Subject to the foregoing and the limitations set forth in the Certificate of Designation, at the option of the holder, each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock or Series A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible into one share of Common Stock.

Redemption Rights

Unless prohibited by Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders, in the event the Stockholder Approval is not obtained within one (1) year following the Issuance Date, shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed by the Company at a price equal to the then Liquidation Preference at any time for up to three (3) years following the Issuance Date commencing not more than sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company at any time on or after the one (1) year anniversary of the Issuance Date of written notice from the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class (the “Redemption Request”) requesting redemption of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (such date, the “Redemption Date”). Upon receipt of a Redemption Request, the Company shall apply all of its assets to any such redemption, and to no other corporate purpose, except to the extent prohibited by Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders. On the Redemption Date, the Company shall redeem, on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by each holder, the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Redemption Date; provided, however, that Excluded Shares shall not be redeemed and shall be excluded from the calculations set forth in this sentence. If, on the Redemption Date, Delaware law governing distributions to stockholders prevents the Company from redeeming all shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed, the Company shall ratably redeem the maximum number of shares that it may redeem consistent with such law, and shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as it may lawfully do so under such law.

The foregoing summary of the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Certificate of Designation, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 3.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.


Warrants

As of June 30, 2023, there were outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,784,193 shares of our Common Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $6.00 per share not including the warrants issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Private Placement Warrants

Additionally, as of July 11, 2023, there were 47,852,430 outstanding Tranche A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 47,852,430 shares of our Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $0.54 per share, 43,502,206 outstanding Tranche B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 43,502,206 shares of our Series A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $0.59 per share, and 69,603,531 outstanding Tranche C Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 69,603,531 shares of our Series A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $0.74 per share.

The Tranche A Warrants are exercisable for an aggregate exercise price of approximately $25 million until 21 days following our announcement of receipt of FDA approval for LDC, the Tranche B Warrants are exercisable for an aggregate exercise price of approximately $25 million until 21 days following our announcement of receipt of TDAPA approval for LDC, and the Tranche C Warrants are exercisable for an aggregate exercise price of approximately $50 million until 21 days following four quarters of commercial sales of LDC following receipt of TDAPA approval.

Applicable Anti-Takeover Law

Board of Directors Vacancies

Our Bylaws authorize only our board of directors to fill vacant directorships. In addition, the number of directors constituting our board of directors may be set only by resolution of the majority of the incumbent directors.

Special Meeting of Shareholders

Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of our shareholders may be called only by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chairman of the Board, or a majority of the board of directors.

Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations

Our Bylaws provide that shareholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of shareholders, or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of shareholders, must provide timely notice of their intent in writing. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to our secretary at our Company’s principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which a public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. These provisions may preclude our shareholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of shareholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of shareholders.

Authorized but Unissued Share

Our authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock and preferred stock are available for future issuance without shareholder approval and may be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our Company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.


Exclusive Forum

 

Our Certificate of Incorporation, provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the State of Delaware is the sole and bylaws contain provisions that could haveexclusive forum for: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of us, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of our Company to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us, our directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provision of the effect of discouraging potential acquisition proposalsDelaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) or making a tender offer or delaying or preventing a change in control, including changes a stockholder might consider favorable. In particular, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or our Amended and bylaws,Restated Bylaws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us, our directors, officers, employees or agents governed by the internal affairs doctrine, except for, as applicable, among other things:

provide our Board of Directors with the ability to alter our bylaws without stockholder approval; and

provide that vacancies on our Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of directors in office, although less than a quorum.

Such provisions may haveto each of (i) through (iv) above, any claim as to which the effectCourt of discouraging a third-party from acquiring us, even if doing so would be beneficialChancery determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to our stockholders. These provisions are intendedthe jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent to enhance the likelihoodpersonal jurisdiction of continuity and stabilitythe Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), which is vested in the compositionexclusive jurisdiction of our Boarda court or forum other than the Court of Directors and inChancery, or for which the policies formulatedCourt of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction. This exclusive forum provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by them, and to discourage some types of transactionsthe Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other federal securities laws or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. To the extent that may involve an actual or threatened change in control of our Company. These provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal and to discourage some tactics thatany such claims may be used in proxy fights. We believe thatbased upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the benefits of increased protection of our potential abilityExchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to negotiate withenforce any duty or liability created by the proponent of an unfriendlyExchange Act or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure our Company outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging such proposals because, among other things, negotiation of such proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.rules and regulations thereunder.

 

Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. However, theseour Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a federal forum provision which provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock are deemed to have notice of and consented to this provision. The Supreme Court of Delaware has held that this type of exclusive federal forum provision is enforceable. There may be uncertainty, however, as to whether courts of other jurisdictions would enforce this provision, if applicable.

These choice of forum provisions could have the effectmay limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find our choice of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. Theseforum provisions also may have the effect of preventing changescontained in our management.Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

Our transfer agent and registrar is Pacific Stock Transfer Company whose address is 6725 Via Austi Pkwy, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119.

 

Listing

 

Our common stockCommon Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “UNCY.”

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock is Pacific Stock Transfer Company.


DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements or free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. 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, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus. The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below. However, no prospectus supplement shall fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness. As of the date of this prospectus, we have no outstanding registered debt securities. 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 and any supplemental indentures 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 (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 and any supplemental indentures applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements and any related free writing prospectuses related to the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as the complete indentures 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

The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our Board of Directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in an officers’ certificate or by a supplemental indenture. Debt securities may be issued in separate series without limitation as to aggregate principal amount. We may specify a maximum aggregate principal amount for the debt securities of any series. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement 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 depositary 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;

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 made;

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, 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;


provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any, including the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant thereto 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 or the ability of our subsidiaries, if any, 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; or

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;

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;

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.


Conversion or Exchange Rights

We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms under which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock, our preferred stock or other securities (including securities of a third party). We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our common stock, 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 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 our other securities 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 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:

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 we and the trustee receive notice from the 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 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 arises due to the occurrence of certain specified bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events, the 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.

The indentures will provide that if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, the trustee will be required in the exercise of its powers to use the degree of care that a prudent person would use in the conduct of its own affairs. The trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the indenture, or that the trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other holder of the relevant series of debt securities, or that would involve the trustee in personal liability. Prior to taking any action under the indentures, the trustee will be entitled to indemnification against all costs, expenses and liabilities that would be incurred by taking or not taking such action.

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 only 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 a 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.

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

The indentures will provide that if a default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to a responsible officer of the trustee, the trustee must mail to each holder notice of the default within the earlier of 90 days after it occurs and 30 days after it is known by a responsible officer of the trustee or written notice of it is received by the trustee, unless such default has been cured or waived. Except in the case of a default in the payment of principal or premium of, or interest on, any debt security or certain other defaults specified in an indenture, the trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Board of Directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors, or responsible officers of the trustee, in good faith determine that withholding notice is in the best interests of holders of the relevant series of debt securities.

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;

to comply with the provisions described above under “Description of Debt Securities — Consolidation, Merger or Sale;”

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

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;

to provide for the issuance of, and establish the form and terms and conditions of, the debt securities of any series as provided under “Description of Debt Securities — General,” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities;


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 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 adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series in any material respect.

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 otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we and the trustee may only make the following changes 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 applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we may 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 will deposit with the trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, and any premium and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.


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, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures will 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 depositary named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series. See “Legal Ownership of Securities” below for a further description of the terms relating to any book-entry securities.

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, 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, 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 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 and 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. However, 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.

Payment and Paying Agents

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, 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 payment.

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, 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, 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 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 Debt Securities

The subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement. 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 be unsecured and 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.


DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, which may consist of warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and may be issued in one or more series. Warrants may be offered independently or together with common stock, preferred stock or debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement, and may be attached to or separate from those securities. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.

We may issue the warrants under a warrant agreement that we will enter into with a warrant agent to be selected by us. If selected, the warrant agent will act solely as an agent of ours in connection with the warrants and will not act as an agent for the holders or beneficial owners of the warrants. If applicable, we will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreement, including a form of warrant certificate, that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of the related series of warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus related to the particular series of warrants that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.

General

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a 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 agreements 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 dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire;

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

United States 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.

Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including:

in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the right to receive payments of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture; or

in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.

Exercise of Warrants

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to the specified time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required amount to the warrant agent in immediately available funds, as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate and in the applicable prospectus supplement the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to us or the warrant agent as applicable.

Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants

If selected, each warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.


DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements and free writing prospectuses, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus.

While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

General

We may issue units comprised of one or more debt securities, shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock and warrants in any combination. Each unit 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.

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

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 that differ from those described below; and

any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or 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 each unit and to any common stock, preferred stock, debt security or warrant included in each unit, respectively.

Unit Agent

The name and address of the unit agent, if any, for any units we offer will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Issuance in Series

We may issue units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we determine.

Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units

Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.

We, the unit agents and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary. See “Legal Ownership of Securities.”


LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

We can issue securities in registered form or in the form of one or more global securities. We describe global securities in greater detail below. We refer to those persons who have securities registered in their own names on the books that we or any applicable trustee or depositary or warrant agent maintain for this purpose as the “holders” of those securities. These persons are the legal holders of the securities. We refer to those persons who, indirectly through others, own beneficial interests in securities that are not registered in their own names, as “indirect holders” of those securities. As we discuss below, indirect holders are not legal holders, and investors in securities issued in book-entry form or in street name will be indirect holders.

Book-Entry Holders

We may issue securities in book-entry form only, as we will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement. This means securities may be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a financial institution that holds them as depositary on behalf of other financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system. These participating institutions, which are referred to as participants, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the securities on behalf of themselves or their customers.

Only the person in whose name a security is registered is recognized as the holder of that security. Global securities will be registered in the name of the depositary or its participants. Consequently, for global securities, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the securities, and we will make all payments on the securities to the depositary. The depositary passes along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the securities.

As a result, investors in a global security will not own securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the securities are issued in global form, investors will be indirect holders, and not legal holders, of the securities.

Street Name Holders

We may terminate a global security or issue securities that are not issued in global form. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their securities in their own names or in “street name.” Securities held by an investor in street name would be registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution that the investor chooses, and the investor would hold only a beneficial interest in those securities through an account he or she maintains at that institution.

For securities held in street name, we or any applicable trustee or depositary will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the securities are registered as the holders of those securities, and we or any such trustee or depositary will make all payments on those securities to them. These institutions pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold securities in street name will be indirect holders, not legal holders, of those securities.

Legal Holders

Our obligations, as well as the obligations of any applicable trustee or third party employed by us or a trustee, run only to the legal holders of the securities. We do not have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a security or has no choice because we are issuing the securities only in global form.

For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with its participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so. Similarly, we may want to obtain the approval of the holders to amend an indenture, to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of an indenture, or for other purposes. In such an event, we would seek approval only from the legal holders, and not the indirect holders, of the securities. Whether and how the legal holders contact the indirect holders is up to the legal holders.


Special Considerations for Indirect Holders

If you hold securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form because the securities are represented by one or more global securities or in street name, you should check with your own institution to find out:

how it handles securities payments and notices;

whether it imposes fees or charges;

how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required;

whether and how you can instruct it to send you securities registered in your own name so you can be a legal holder, if that is permitted in the future;

how it would exercise rights under the securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests; and

if the securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.

Global Securities

A global security is a security that represents one or any other number of individual securities held by a depositary. Generally, all securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.

Each security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we issue to, deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select. The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, New York, NY, known as DTC, will be the depositary for all securities issued in book-entry form.

A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary, its nominee or a successor depositary, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under “— Special Situations When A Global Security Will Be Terminated.” As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and legal holder of all securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that does. Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a legal holder of the security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

If the prospectus supplement for a particular security indicates that the security will be issued as a global security, then the security will be represented by a global security at all times unless and until the global security is terminated. If termination occurs, we may issue the securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide that the securities may no longer be held through any book-entry clearing system.

Special Considerations For Global Securities

As an indirect holder, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. We do not recognize an indirect holder as a holder of securities and instead deal only with the depositary that holds the global security.

If securities are issued only as global securities, an investor should be aware of the following:

an investor cannot cause the securities to be registered in his or her name, and cannot obtain non-global certificates for his or her interest in the securities, except in the special situations we describe below;

an investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the securities, as we describe above;

an investor may not be able to sell interests in the securities to some insurance companies and to other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form;

an investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in the global security in circumstances where certificates representing the securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective;


the depositary’s policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in the global security. We and any applicable trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way;

the depositary may, and we understand that DTC will, require that those who purchase and sell interests in the global security within its book-entry system use immediately available funds, and your broker or bank may require you to do so as well; and

financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in the global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the securities. There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.

Special Situations When A Global Security Will Be Terminated

In a few special situations described below, a global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing those interests. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in securities transferred to their own names, so that they will be direct holders. We have described the rights of holders and street name investors above.

A global security will terminate when the following special situations occur:

if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global security and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 90 days;

if we notify any applicable trustee that we wish to terminate that global security; or

if an event of default has occurred with regard to securities represented by that global security and has not been cured or waived.

The applicable prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of securities covered by the prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary, and neither we, nor any applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

WeEach selling stockholder and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their securities covered hereby on the principal Trading Market or any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities being offered herebyare traded or in private transactions. “Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Company’s Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing). These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A selling stockholder may use any one or more of the following ways from time to time:methods when selling securities:

 

through agents toordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the public or to investors;broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to underwriters for resalesell the securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the public or to investors;transaction;

 

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

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

privately negotiated transactions;

 

block trades;settlement of short sales;

 

directlyin transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the selling stockholders to investors;sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security;

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

a combination of any such methods of sale; or

 

through a combination of any of these methods of sale.


As set forth in more detail below, the securities may be distributed from time to time in one or more transactions:

at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;

at market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

at prices relatedother method permitted pursuant to such prevailing market prices; or

at negotiated prices.applicable law.

 

We willThe selling stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.

Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a prospectus supplement the terms of that particular offering of securities, including:

the name or names of any agents or underwriters;

the purchase price of the securities being offered and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;

any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;

any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation;

any initial public offering price;

any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; and

any securities exchanges or markets on which such securities may be listed.

Only underwriters named in an applicable prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement.

If underwriters are used in an offering, we will execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction (including any underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more investment banking firms or others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter(s) will be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own accounts and may be resold 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. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities if any are purchased.

We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price, with additional underwriting commissions or discounts, as may be set forth in a related prospectus supplement. The terms of any over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for those securities.

If we use a dealer in the sale of the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2121; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or any prospectus supplement, we will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be specifiedmarkdown in a prospectus supplement.compliance with FINRA Rule 2121.

 

We may sell the securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, any agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.


In connection with the sale of the securities underwriters, dealers or agentsinterests therein, the selling stockholders may receive compensation from usenter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or from purchasersother financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock for whom they act as agentssecurities in the formcourse of discounts, concessionshedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell securities short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or commissions. Underwriters may sellloan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or through dealers,other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).


The selling stockholders and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessionsany broker-dealers or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participateare involved in the distribution of the securities, and any institutional investors or others that purchase common stock directly and then resellselling the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and“underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any discounts or commissions received by them from ussuch broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the common stocksecurities purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each selling stockholder has informed us that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

We are required to pay certain fees and commissionsexpenses that we incur incident to the registration of the securities. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

 

We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities underhave agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier to occur of: (i) such time that all Registrable Shares (as defined in the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to such liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

We may engage in at the market offerings into an existing trading market in accordance with Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act. In addition, we may enter into derivative transactions with third parties (including the writing of options), or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with such a transaction, the third parties may, pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities borrowed from us or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from us to close out any related short positions. We may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a post-effective amendment.

To facilitate an offering of a series of securities, persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities thanPurchase Agreement) have been sold to them by us. In those circumstances,resold, or (ii) such persons would covertime as such over-allotments or short positions by purchasing in the open market or by exercising the over-allotment option granted to those persons. In addition, those persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to underwriters or dealers participating in any such offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions.Shares no longer remain Registrable Shares. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above, if implemented, may have on the price of our securities.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each class or series ofresale securities will be a new issue with no established trading market, other than our common stock, which is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. We may elect to list any other class or series of securities on any exchange or market, but we are not obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in a class or series of securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.

In order to comply with the securities laws of some U.S. states or territories, if applicable, the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in somecertain states, the resale securities covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

 

Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactionsUnder applicable rules and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation Mregulations under the Exchange Act. Overallotment involves salesAct, any person engaged in excessthe distribution of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids doresale securities may not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of these activities at any time.

Any underwriters who are qualified market makers on The Nasdaq Capital Market maysimultaneously engage in passive market making transactionsactivities with respect to the Common Stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in the securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M, during the business day prior to the pricingcommencement of the offering, beforedistribution. In addition, the commencementselling stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of offers orthe Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the securities. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volumeCommon Stock by the selling stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the selling stockholders and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excesshave informed them of the highest independent bid for such security. If all independent bids are lowered belowneed to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the passive market maker’s bid, however,time of the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded.sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 


LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the issuance of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, NY.New York. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us or any underwriters, dealers, or agents by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, have been audited by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, and have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance on the report of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting in giving said reports.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

This prospectus constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. As permitted by the SEC’s rules, this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, which forms a part of the registration statement, do not contain all of the information that is included in the registration statement. You will find additional information about us in the registration statement. Any statement made in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement concerning legal documents are not necessarily complete and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC for a more complete understanding of the document or matter.

We are subject to thea reporting requirements of the Exchange Actcompany and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read ourWe have filed with the SEC filings, includinga registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the sale, from time to time, of the shares of Common Stock held by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.

This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement overand the internet atexhibits to the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the securities being offered under this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as a part of the registration statement.

You may read and copy the registration statement, as well as our reports, proxy statements and other information, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. WeYou can also maintain a website at www.unicycive.com, at which you may access theseobtain copies of materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.

You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC from our website found at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copieswww.unicycive.com. Information on our website does not constitute a part of, these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at: 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210, Los Altos, California, 94022, (650) 351-4495.nor is it incorporated in any way, into this prospectus and should not be relied upon in connection with making an investment decision.

 

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INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

 

This prospectus is part of the registration statement, but the registration statement includes and incorporates by reference additional information and exhibits. The SEC permitsallows us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documents we file with the SEC,into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to thoseanother document filed separately with the SEC. The documents rather than by including them in this prospectus. Information that is incorporated by reference is considered to be part ofinto this prospectus andcontain important information that you should read it with the same care that you readabout us.

The following documents are incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any subsequentapplicable prospectus supplement. Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information that is either contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus, and will be considered to be a part of this prospectus from the date those documents are filed.

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, all filings filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement forms a part, and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the time that all securities covered by this prospectus have been sold; provided, however, that we are not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K:supplement:

 

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212022, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022;2023;

 

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 20222023, filed with the SEC on May 12, 202216, 2023;;

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 filed on August 15, 2022;

 

 

our Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items) filed with the SEC on June 16, 2022February 2, 2023, July 18, 2022February 7, 2023, March 2, 2023, March 6, 2023, March 30, 2023, April 10, 2023,  May 23, 2023, June 26, 2023 and August 8, 2022June 30, 2023;

 

our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14a14A for our 20222023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,Shareholders, filed with the SEC on April 19, 2022; and28, 2023;

  

the description of our common stockCommon Stock contained in our Registration Statementregistration statement on Form 8-A filed with the CommissionSEC on July 6, 2021, including any amendments or reports filed with the SEC for the purposes of updating such description.

 

All documents subsequently filed by us (other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary) with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including those made after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, until we file a post-effective amendment that indicates the termination of the offering of the shares of Common Stock made by this prospectus are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Such future filings will become a part of this prospectus from the respective dates that such documents are filed with the SEC.

Any statements madestatement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus areherein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectushereof to the extent that asuch statement in this prospectuscontained herein or in any other subsequently filed document, which is also incorporated by reference, modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement made in this prospectus is deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent a statement in any subsequently filed document, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus,herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded willshall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

The information relating to us contained in this prospectus should be read together with the information in the documents incorporated by reference. In addition, certain information, including financial information, contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus should be read in conjunction with documents we have filed with the SEC.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial holder, to whom a prospectus is delivered, at no cost, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Requests for documents should be by writing to or telephoning us at the following address: Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc., 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210, Los Altos, California, 94022, (650) 351-4495. Exhibits to these filings will not be sent unless those exhibits have been specifically incorporated by reference in such filings.


The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities or accept an offer to buy these securities until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

Subject to completion, dated August 15, 2022

Up to $3,000,000

Common Stock

We have entered into a Capital on DemandTM Sales Agreement, or the Sales Agreement, with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, or JonesTrading, dated August 15, 2022, relating to shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, offered by this prospectus. In accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $3 million from time to time through or to JonesTrading, acting as sales agent or principal.

Our common stock trades on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “UNCY.” On August 12, 2022, the last reported sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $0.73 per share.

Sales of our common stock, if any, under this prospectus may be made in sales deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. JonesTrading is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of securities, but will act as sales agent or principal on a best efforts basis and use commercially reasonable efforts to sell on our behalf all of the shares of common stock requested to be sold by us, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, on mutually agreed terms between us and JonesTrading. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in any escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

JonesTrading will be entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of up to 3.0% of the gross sales price per common share sold under the Sales Agreement. In connection with the sale of our common stock on our behalf, JonesTrading will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and the compensation of JonesTrading will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have also agreed to provide indemnification and contribution to JonesTrading with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or the Exchange Act.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus, and in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, incorporated by reference into this prospectus before making a decision to invest in our common stock.

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

The date of this prospectus is August [   ], 2022.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROSPECTUS

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About This Prospectus1
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements2
Prospectus Summary3
The Offering5
Risk Factors6
Use of Proceeds10
Dilution10
Plan of Distribution11
Legal Matters12
Experts12
Where You Can Find More Information12
Incorporation of Documents by Reference13

We are responsible for the information contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement, and in any related free writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not and JonesTrading has not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and neither we nor JonesTrading take any responsibility for any other information that others may give you. If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this documentation are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this document does not extend to you. The information contained in this document speaks only as of the date of this document, unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus relates to the offering of our common stock. Before buying any of the common stock that we are offering, we urge you to carefully read this prospectus, together with the accompanying prospectus and the information incorporated by reference as described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Documents by Reference.” This prospectus is deemed a prospectus to the accompanying prospectus contained in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. These documents contain important information that you should consider when making your investment decision.

This prospectus describes the specific terms of the common stock we are offering and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus, on the one hand, and the accompanying prospectus and the information contained in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus, on the other hand, you should rely on the information in this prospectus. If any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date—for example, a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus—the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus or contained in any free writing prospectus prepared by oravailable on our behalf. We have not, and JonesTrading has not, authorized anyone to provide you with different information. The distribution of this prospectus and sale of these securities in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. We are not, and JonesTrading is not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and in any free writing prospectus that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering, is accurate only as of the date of those respective documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

Trademarks, service marks or trade names of any other companies appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Use or display by us of trademarks, service marks or trade names owned by others is not intended to and does not imply a relationship between us and, or endorsement or sponsorship by, the owners of the trademarks, service marks or trade names.


DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein contain, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation and availability of resources. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should”, “could” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference.

Risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from those expressed or implied in our written or oral forward-looking statements may be found in this prospectus under the heading “Risk Factors” and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Business,” as updated in our Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this prospectus and incorporated herein by reference, and particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

The following summary highlights certain of the information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Because this is only a summary, however, it does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our securities and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information included elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Before you make an investment decision, you should read this entire prospectus and the accompanying prospectus carefully, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the section of this prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” and similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should also carefully read the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including our financial statements, and the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Overview

We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to developing treatments for serious and life-threatening diseases. Currently, two of our programs are focused on kidney disease that we believe have the potential to offer medical benefit. As we grow the Company and build our team, we intend to focus on identifying medical conditions within and outside of kidney disease. Our current development programs are focused on the development of two novel therapies: Renazorb, for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a late-stage chronic kidney disease, and UNI-494, for treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI).

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the gradual loss of kidney function that can get worse over time leading to lasting damage. Our initial focus is on developing drugs and getting them approved in the US, and then to partner with global biopharmaceutical companies in the rest of the world. According to estimates by The CDC in 2019, 37 million (approximately 15%) adults in the United States have CKD and, of these, approximately 2 million patients have CKD stage 3-5, and around 400 thousand patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have hyperphosphatemia. In the European Union (EU), around 20 million (approximately 8%) adults have CKD, more than 1 million CKD stage 3-5 patients, and approximately 180 thousand patients with ESRD have hyperphosphatemia. The number of patients with ESRD in the US is increasing steadily and is projected to reach between 971,000 and 1,259,000 in 2030.

AKI is a sudden episode of kidney failure or kidney damage (within the first 90 days of injury). After 90 days, the patient is considered to have progressed into CKD. AKI affects over 2 million U.S. patients and costs the healthcare system over $9 billion per year. AKI kills more than 300,000 patients per year in the U.S. and is caused by multiple etiologies.

Our business model is to license drugs and technologies and pursue development, regulatory approval, and commercialization of those products in global markets. Many biotechnology companies utilize similar strategies of in-licensing and then developing and commercializing drugs. We believe, however, that our management team’s broad network and extensive drug development expertise in the biopharmaceutical industry, and successful track record gives us an advantage in identifying and bringing these assets into our Company at an attractive price with limited upfront cost.

Risks Relating to Our Financial Position and Capital Needs

We have incurred losses since our inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur increasing losses for the foreseeable future.

We need significant additional financing to fund our operations and complete the development and, if approved, the commercialization of our product candidates. If we are unable to raise capital when needed, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts.

Raising additional capital may cause dilution to our existing stockholders, restrict our operations or require us to relinquish rights to our product candidates on unfavorable terms to us.

Risks Relating to the Development and Regulatory Approval of Our Product Candidates

We have a limited number of product candidates, all which are still in early clinical or pre-clinical development. If we do not obtain regulatory approval of one or more of our product candidates, or experience significant delays in doing so, our business will be materially adversely affected.

Clinical trials are expensive, time consuming, difficult to design and implement, and involve uncertain outcomes. Results of previous pre-clinical studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of future results, and the results of our current and planned clinical trials may not satisfy the requirements of the FDA or other regulatory authorities.

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We may find it difficult to enroll patients in our clinical trials given the limited number of patients who have the diseases for which our product candidates are being studied which could delay or prevent the start of clinical trials for our product candidates.

Our product candidates may have undesirable side effects that may delay or prevent marketing approval or, if approval is received, require them to be taken off the market, require them to include safety warnings or otherwise limit their sales.

We are dependent on third parties for manufacturing and marketing of our product candidates. If we are not able to secure favorable arrangements with such third parties or the third parties upon whom we rely do not perform, including failure to perform to our specifications or comply with applicable regulations, our business and financial condition could be harmed.

If any of our product candidates receive regulatory approval, the approved products may not achieve broad market acceptance among physicians, patients, the medical community and third-party payors, in which case revenue generated from their sales would be limited.

Even if we receive regulatory approval to commercialize any of the product candidates that we develop, we will be subject to ongoing regulatory obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in significant additional expense.

If any product liability lawsuits are successfully brought against us, we may incur substantial liabilities and may be required to limit commercialization of our product candidates.

Current and future legislation may increase the difficulty and cost for us to obtain marketing approval of and commercialize our product candidates and affect the prices we may obtain for such product candidates. If we fail to comply with regulations, we could face substantial enforcement actions, including civil and criminal penalties and our business, operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Risks Relating to our Business and Operations

If the market opportunities for our current and potential future product candidates are smaller than we believe they are, our ability to generate product revenue may be adversely affected and our business may suffer.

Our products will face significant competition, and if they are unable to compete successfully, our business will suffer.

Any international operations we undertake may subject us to risks inherent with operations outside of the United States.

Risks Relating to our Intellectual Property

We may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets.

Our intellectual property may not be sufficient to protect our product candidates from competition, which may negatively affect our business. We may incur substantial costs as a result of litigation or other proceedings relating to patents and other intellectual property rights.

General Risk Factors

We are currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. If we are unable to maintain listing of our securities on Nasdaq or any stock exchange, our stock price could be adversely affected and the liquidity of our stock and our ability to obtain financing could be impaired and it may be more difficult for our stockholders to sell their securities.

Because certain of our stockholders control a significant number of shares of our common stock, they may have effective control over actions requiring stockholder approval.

Substantial amounts of our outstanding shares may be sold into the market when lock-up or market standoff periods end. If there are substantial sales of shares of our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our shares of common stock so any returns will be limited to the value of our shares.

Company Information

We were incorporated as a Delaware corporation on August 18, 2016. Our principal executive offices are located at 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210, Los Altos, CA 94022 and our telephone number is (650) 351-4495. Our website address is http://www.unicycive.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our common shares. We have included our website address as a factual reference and do not intend it to be an active link to our website.

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THE OFFERING

Common stock offered by us:

Shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $3,000,000.
Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering:Up to 19,162,082 shares, assuming the sale of up to 4,109,589 shares hereunder at a price of $0.73 per share, the closing price per share on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 12, 2022, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,000,000. Actual shares issued will vary depending on the sales prices under this offering.
Manner of offering:“At the market offering” that may be made from time to time on The Nasdaq Capital Market or other existing trading markets for our common stock through or to JonesTrading, acting as agent or principal. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 11 of this prospectus.
Use of Proceeds:Our management will retain broad discretion regarding the allocation and use of the net proceeds. We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the development and commercialization of our products, research and development, general and administrative expenses, license or technology acquisitions, and working capital and capital expenditures. We may also use a portion of the remaining net proceeds, if any, to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, products and technologies, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date hereof. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 10.
Risk factors:Investing in our common stock involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus, and in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and in any updates to those risk factors in our reports on Form 10-Q or subsequent filings, incorporated by reference into this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our common stock.
Nasdaq Capital Market symbol:UNCY

Unless we indicate otherwise, all information in this prospectus is based on 15,052,493 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 12, 2022 and excludes as of that date:

1,169,109 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under our stock incentive plans at a weighted average exercise price of $3.30 per share;

4,784,193 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $6.00 per share; and

623,438 shares of common stock reserved for future grants and awards under our stock incentive plans.


RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our common stock, you should consider carefully the risks described below and discussed under the section captioned “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are each incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus in their entirety, as well as any amendment or update to our risk factors reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, together with other information in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus, and the information and documents incorporated by reference that we have authorized for use in connection with this offering. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. The risks and uncertainties summarized and described below are not intended to be exhaustive and are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Certain statements in this prospectus are forward-looking statements. Please also see the section entitled “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Risks Related to this Offering and Our Common Stock

Our common stock price may be volatile and could fluctuate widely in price, which could result in substantial losses for investors.

The market price of our common stock historically has been, and we expect will continue to be, subject to significant fluctuations over short periods of time. For example, during the year ended December 31, 2021, the closing price of our common stock ranged from a low of $1.81 to a high of $5.83. These fluctuations may be due to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

technological innovations or new products and services introduced by us or our competitors;

clinical trial results relating to our tests or those of our competitors;

announcements or press releases relating to the industry or to our own business or prospects;

coverage and reimbursement decisions by third party payors, such as Medicare and other managed care organizations;

regulation and oversight of our product candidates and services, including by the FDA, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and comparable foreign agencies;

the establishment of partnerships with clinical reference laboratories;

healthcare legislation;

intellectual property disputes;

additions or departures of key personnel;

sales of our common stock;

our ability to integrate operations, technology, products and services;

our ability to execute our business plan;

operating results below expectations;

loss of any strategic relationship;


industry developments;

economic and other external factors;

catastrophic weather and/or global disease outbreaks, such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic; and

period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.

In addition, market fluctuations, as well as general political and economic conditions, could materially adversely affect the market price of our securities. Because we are a development stage company with no revenue from operations to date, other than licensing, milestone and royalty income, you should consider any one of these factors to be material. Our stock price may fluctuate widely as a result of any of the foregoing.

If you purchase our common stock in this offering, you may incur immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of your shares.

The offering price per share in this offering may exceed the net tangible book value per share of our common stock outstanding prior to this offering. Assuming that an aggregate of 4,109,589 shares of our common stock are sold at a price of $0.73 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 12, 2022, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $3,000,000, and after deducting commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us, you would experience immediate dilution of $0.07 per share, representing the difference between our net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2022 after giving effect to this offering and the assumed public offering price. The exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants will result in further dilution of your investment.

This dilution would be due to the substantially lower price paid by some of our investors who purchased shares prior to this offering as compared to the assumed price offered to the public in this offering and the exercise of stock options granted to our employees, directors and consultants as well as the exercise of outstanding warrants and conversion of outstanding preferred stock. As a result of the dilution to investors purchasing shares in this offering, investors may receive significantly less than the purchase price paid in this offering, if anything, in the event of our liquidation. Further, because we expect we will need to raise additional capital to fund our future activities, we may in the future sell substantial amounts of common stock or securities exercisable or convertible into or exchangeable for common stock.

Because we will have broad discretion and flexibility in how the net proceeds from this offering are used, we may use the net proceeds in ways with which you disagree.

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the development and commercialization of our products, research and development, general and administrative expenses, license or technology acquisitions, and working capital and capital expenditures. See “Use of Proceeds” on page 10. We have not allocated specific amounts of the net proceeds from this offering for any of the foregoing purposes. Accordingly, our management will have significant discretion and flexibility in applying the net proceeds of this offering. You will be relying on the judgment of our management with regard to the use of these net proceeds, and you will not have the opportunity, as part of your investment decision, to assess whether the net proceeds are being used appropriately. It is possible that the net proceeds will be invested in a way that does not yield a favorable, or any, return for us. The failure of our management to use such funds effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flow.

You may experience future dilution as a result of future equity offerings and other issuances of our securities. In addition, this offering and future equity offerings and other issuances of our common stock or other securities may adversely affect our common stock price.

In order to raise additional capital, we may in the future offer additional shares of our common stock or other securities exercisable or convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock at prices that may not be the same as the price per share in this offering. We may not be able to sell shares or other securities in any other offering at a price per share that is equal to or greater than the price per share paid by investors in this offering, and investors purchasing shares or other securities in the future could have rights superior to existing stockholders. The price per share at which we sell additional shares of our common stock or securities exercisable or convertible into common stock in future transactions may be higher or lower than the price per share in this offering. You will incur dilution upon exercise of any outstanding stock options or warrants, the conversion of any outstanding preferred stock or upon the issuance of shares of common stock under our stock incentive programs. In addition, the sale of shares in this offering and any future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the price of our common stock. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of those shares of common stock or the availability of those shares of common stock for sale will have on the market price of our common stock.


The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, could materially adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our clinical trials.

The COVID-19 pandemic and government measures taken in response have had a significant impact, both direct and indirect, on businesses and commerce, as worker shortages have occurred; supply chains have been disrupted; facilities and production have been suspended; and demand for certain goods and services, such as medical services and supplies, has spiked, while demand for other goods and services, such as travel, has fallen. While the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results is uncertain, a continued and prolonged public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may experience disruptions that could severely impact our business and clinical trials, including:

delays or difficulties in enrolling and retaining patients in our clinical trials;

delays or difficulties in clinical site initiation, including difficulties in recruiting clinical site investigators and clinical site staff;

diversion of healthcare resources away from the conduct of clinical trials, including the diversion of hospitals serving as our clinical trial sites and hospital staff supporting the conduct of our clinical trials;

interruption of key clinical trial activities, such as clinical trial site data monitoring, due to limitations on travel imposed or recommended by federal or state governments, employers and others or interruption of clinical trial subject visits and study procedures (such as endoscopies that are deemed non-essential), which may impact the integrity of subject data and clinical study endpoints;

interruption or delays in the operations of the FDA or other regulatory authorities, which may impact review and approval timelines;

interruption of, or delays in receiving, supplies of our product candidate from our contract manufacturing organizations due to staffing shortages, production slowdowns or stoppages and disruptions in delivery systems;

limitations on employee resources that would otherwise be focused on the conduct of our clinical trials, including because of sickness of employees or their families or the desire of employees to avoid contact with large groups of people;

interruption or delays to our sourced clinical activities; and

changes in clinical site procedures and requirements as well as regulatory requirements for conducting clinical trials during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly, with the status of operations and government restrictions evolving weekly. The extent to which the outbreak impacts our business and clinical trials will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, such as the duration of the pandemic, travel restrictions and social distancing in the United States and other countries, business closures or business disruptions and the effectiveness of actions taken in the United States and other countries to contain and treat the disease.

In addition, our business could be materially adversely affected by other business disruptions to us or our third-party providers that could materially adversely affect our potential future revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses. Our operations, and those of our contract research organizations, contract manufacturing organizations and other contractors, consultants and third parties could be subject to other global pandemics, earthquakes, power shortages, telecommunications failures, water shortages, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, fires, extreme weather conditions, medical epidemics and other natural or man-made disasters or business interruptions, for which we are predominantly self-insured. The occurrence of any of these business disruptions could materially adversely affect our operations and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses. We rely on third-party manufacturers to produce and process our product candidate. Our ability to obtain clinical supplies for our product candidate could be disrupted if the operations of these suppliers are affected by a man-made or natural disaster or other business interruption.


We have not paid dividends on our common stock in the past and do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of our common stock.

We have never paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We expect that any income received from operations will be devoted to our future operations and growth. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the near future. Payment of dividends would depend upon our profitability at the time, cash available for those dividends, and other factors that our Board of Directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on an investor’s investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates. Furthermore, the terms of any debt agreements may also preclude us from paying dividends. Investors in our common stock should not rely on an investment in our company if they require dividend income. We expect that only appreciation of the price of our common stock, if any, will provide a return to investors in this offering for the foreseeable future.

The common stock offered hereby will be sold in “at the market” offerings, and investors who buy shares at different times will likely pay different prices.

Investors who purchase shares in this offering at different times will likely pay different prices, and so may experience different outcomes in their investment results. We will have discretion, subject to market demand, to vary the timing, prices, and numbers of shares sold, and there is no minimum or maximum sales price. Investors may experience a decline in the value of their shares as a result of share sales made at prices lower than the prices they paid.

The actual number of shares we will issue under the Sales Agreement, at any one time or in total, is uncertain.

Subject to certain limitations in the Sales Agreement and compliance with applicable law, we have the discretion to deliver placement notices to JonesTrading at any time throughout the term of the Sales Agreement. The number of shares that are sold by JonesTrading after delivering a placement notice will fluctuate based on the market price of the common stock during the sales period and limits we set with JonesTrading. Because the price per share of each share sold will fluctuate based on the market price of our common stock during the sales period, it is not possible at this stage to predict the number of shares that will be ultimately issued.

We are a smaller reporting company, and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are currently a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. As a smaller reporting company, we take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “smaller reporting companies,” including, but not limited to, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our share price may be more volatile.


USE OF PROCEEDS

We may issue and sell shares of our common stock having aggregate sales proceeds of up to $3 million from time to time. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. There can be no assurance that we will sell any shares under or fully utilize our Sales Agreement with JonesTrading as a source of financing.

We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the shares for general corporate purposes, including the development and commercialization of our products, research and development, general and administrative expenses, license or technology acquisitions, and working capital and capital expenditures. The expected use of the net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions, which could change in the future as our plans and business conditions evolve. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures will depend on numerous factors, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference herein, as well as the amount of cash used in our operations. We may find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds for other purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds. We may also use a portion of the remaining net proceeds, if any, to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, products and technologies, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respect to any acquisitions as of the date hereof. Pending the uses described above, we plan to invest the net proceeds from this offering in short- and intermediate-term, interest-bearing obligations, investment-grade instruments, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the U.S. government.

DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the public offering price per share and the net tangible book value per share after this offering. As of June 30, 2022, our net tangible book value was $9.9 million, or $0.66 per share. Net tangible book value per share represents our total tangible assets (excluding deferred issuance costs) less our total liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Dilution with respect to net tangible book value per share represents the difference between the amount per share paid by purchasers of shares of common stock in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after this offering.

After giving effect to the sale of 4,109,589 shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed public offering price of $0.73 per share, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Capital Market on August 12, 2022, and after deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses payable by us, our net tangible book value as of June 30, 2022 would have been approximately $12.7 million, or approximately $0.66 per share of common stock. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $0.00 per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in net tangible book value of $0.07 per share to investors participating in this offering at the assumed public offering price.

Assumed public offering price per share     $0.73 
Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2022 $0.66     
Increase in net tangible per share attributable to this offering  0.00     
Net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2022, after giving effect to this offering      0.66 
Dilution in net tangible book value per share to investors participating in this offering     $0.07 

The information discussed above is illustrative only and will adjust based on the actual public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

The above discussion and table are based on 15,044,498 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and excludes as of that date:

1,177,104 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options under our stock incentive plans at a weighted average exercise price of $3.28 per share;

4,784,193 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants at a weighted average exercise price of $6.00 per share; and

623,438 shares of common stock reserved for future grants and awards under our stock incentive plans.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We have entered into the Sales Agreement with JonesTrading, under which we may offer and sell up to $3 million of our shares of common stock from time to time through or to JonesTrading acting as agent or principal. Sales of our shares of common stock, if any, under this prospectus will be made by any method that is deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act.

Each time we wish to issue and sell shares of common stock under the Sales Agreement, we will notify JonesTrading of the number of shares to be issued, the dates on which such sales are anticipated to be made, any limitation on the number of shares to be sold in any one day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made. Once we have so instructed JonesTrading, unless JonesTrading declines to accept the terms of such notice, JonesTrading has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices to sell such shares up to the amount specified on such terms. The obligations of JonesTrading under the Sales Agreement to sell our shares of common stock are subject to a number of conditions that we must meet.

The settlement of sales of shares between us and JonesTrading is generally anticipated to occur on the second trading day following the date on which the sale was made. Sales of our shares of common stock as contemplated in this prospectus will be settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company or by such other means as we and JonesTrading may agree upon. There is no arrangement for funds to be received in an escrow, trust or similar arrangement.

We will pay JonesTrading a commission equal to up to 3.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds we receive from each sale of our shares of common stock. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to close this offering, the actual total public offering amount, commissions and proceeds to us, if any, are not determinable at this time. In addition, we have agreed to reimburse JonesTrading for the fees and disbursements of its counsel, payable upon execution of the Sales Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $35,000. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agreement, we agreed to reimburse JonesTrading for the documented fees and costs of its legal counsel reasonably incurred in connection with JonesTrading’s ongoing diligence arising from the transactions contemplated by the Sales Agreement in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per year, in addition to certain ongoing disbursements of its legal counsel, unless we and JonesTrading otherwise agree. We estimate that the total expenses for the offering, excluding any commissions or expense reimbursement payable to JonesTrading under the terms of the Sales Agreement, will be approximately $65,000. The remaining sale proceeds, after deducting any other transaction fees, will equal our net proceeds from the sale of such shares.

JonesTrading will provide written confirmation to us before the open on The Nasdaq Capital Market on the day following each day on which our shares of common stock are sold under the Sales Agreement. Each confirmation will include the number of shares sold on that day, the aggregate gross proceeds of such sales and the proceeds to us.

In connection with the sale of our shares of common stock on our behalf, JonesTrading will be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and the compensation of JonesTrading will be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts. We have agreed to indemnify JonesTrading against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We have also agreed to contribute to payments JonesTrading may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.

This offering of our shares of common stock pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the sale of all shares of common stock subject to the Sales Agreement and (ii) the termination of the Sales Agreement as permitted therein.

This summary of the material provisions of the Sales Agreement does not purport to be a complete statement of its terms and conditions. A copy of the Sales Agreement is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

JonesTrading and its affiliates may in the future provide various investment banking, commercial banking, financial advisory and other financial services for us and our affiliates, for which services they may in the future receive customary fees. In the course of its business, JonesTrading may actively trade our securities for its own account or for the accounts of customers, and, accordingly, JonesTrading may at any time hold long or short positions in such securities.

A prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus in electronic format may be made available on a website maintained by JonesTrading, and JonesTrading may distribute the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus electronically.


LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, New York, New York. JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC is being represented in connection with this offering by Duane Morris LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, have been audited by Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C., independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report, and have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance on the report of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. , given on the authority of such firm as experts in auditing and accounting in giving said reports.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

This prospectus constitutes a part of the registration statement on Form S-3 that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. As permitted by the SEC’s rules, this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, do not contain all of the information that is included in the registration statement. You will find additional information about us in the registration statement. Any statement made in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus concerning legal documents are not necessarily complete and you should read the documents that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC for a more complete understanding of the document or matter.

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, over the internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.govwww.unicycive.com. We also maintain a website at www.unicycive.com, at which you may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The informationInformation contained in,on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.

You may also readprospectus, and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facilities at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for furtheryou should not consider information on the operation of the public reference facilities. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at: Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc., 4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210, Los Altos, California, 94022; (650) 351-4495.


INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

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

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, all filings filed by us pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus forms a part, and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the time that all securities covered by this prospectus have been sold; provided, however, that we are not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K:

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

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 filed on May 12, 2022;

our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 filed on August 15, 2022;

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2022, July 18, 2022 and August 8, 2022;

our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14a for our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 19, 2022; and

the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on July 6, 2021, including any amendments or reports filed with the SEC for the purposes of updating such description.

Any statements made in a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus are deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document, which is also incorporated by reference, modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement made in this prospectus is deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent a statement in any subsequently filed document, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

The information relating to us contained in this prospectus should be read together with the information in the documents incorporatedherein by reference. In addition, certain information, including financial information, contained in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus should be read in conjunction with documents we have filed with the SEC.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial holder,owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered at no cost, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information that has beendocuments incorporated by reference in thethis prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. Requestsand any prospectus supplement free of charge upon request for such documents should be byin writing to or telephoning us at the following address: below address or by telephone at (650) 351-4495:

Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc.,

4300 El Camino Real, Suite 210

Los Altos, California 94022; (650) 351-4495. Exhibits to these filings will not be sent unless those exhibits have been specifically incorporated by reference in such filings.94022

Attention: Secretary


 

 

 

Up to $3,000,000

111,017,635 Shares of Common Stock

 

PROSPECTUS

 

, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

August [   ], 2022

 

 

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The following table sets forth an estimate of the fees and expenses relating to the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which shall be borne by the registrant.

selling stockholders. All of such fees and expenses, except for the SEC Registration Fee, are estimated:

 

  Amount 
SEC registration fee $4,635.00 
Accounting fees and expenses  ** 
Legal fees and expenses  ** 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses  ** 
Total expenses $** 

**These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.
SEC registration fee $14,926 
Legal fees and expenses $25,000 
Printing fees and expenses $5,000 
Accounting fees and expenses $15,000 
Miscellaneous fees and expenses $5,074 
     
Total $65,000 

 

Item 15. Indemnification of DirectorsOfficers and Officers.Directors.

 

Section 102 of the DGCLGeneral Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal benefit. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except to the extent that the DGCL prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.

 

Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or a person serving at the request of the corporation for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, ending or completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

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Our amendedCertificate of Incorporation and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylawsBylaws will provide indemnification for our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. We will indemnify each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, or pending action by or in the right of us by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being referred to as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws provide that we will indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of us to procure a judgment in our favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at our request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, our best interests, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to us, unless a court determines that, despite such adjudication but in view of all of the circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or she will be indemnified by us against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee under certain circumstances.

  

We have entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. Each indemnification agreement provides, among other things, for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of any claim. The indemnification agreements will provide for the advancement or payment of all expenses to the indemnitee and for the reimbursement to us if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law and our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws.

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We maintain a general liability insurance policy that covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of our corporation arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission 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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Item 16. Exhibits.

 

a)Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

Numbers
 Exhibit Description
1.1*Capital on DemandTM Sales Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2022, between the Company and JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 filed on June 21, 2021)
   
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 filed on June 21, 2021)
   
 3.3Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of the Series A Convertible Voting Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2023
4.1 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 3, 2023, by and between Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. and the purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2023)
4.2Form of Tranche A Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2023)
4.3Form of Tranche B Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2023)
4.4Form of Tranche C Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2023)
4.5Form of Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing the shares of common stockfor Series A-1 Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-18-K filed on May 21, 2021)March 6, 2023)
   
4.2*Form of Certificate of Designation with respect to Preferred Stock
4.3**Form of Senior Indenture
4.4**Form of Subordinated Indenture
4.5*Form of Senior Note
4.6*Form of Subordinated Note
4.7*Form of Warrant
4.8*Form of Warrant Agreement
4.9*Form of Unit Agreement
5.1** Opinion of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
   
23.1** Consent of Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.
   
23.2** Consent of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
   
24.1** Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto)pages to the registration statement)
   
25.1*107* Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amendedFiling Fee Table

 

*To the extent applicable, to be filed by an amendment or as an exhibit to a document filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.

**Filed herewith.

 

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

(a) The undersigned registrantRegistrant hereby undertakes:

 

(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: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 statementRegistration 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.Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of RegistrationFiling Fee” table in the effective registration statement;Registration Statement; and

 

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

 

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrantRegistrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement,Registration Statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement;.

 

(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;thereof.

 

(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 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)(l)(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;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.thereof;

 

(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(8) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Altos, State of California, on August 15, 2022.July 12, 2023.

 

 UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
  
 By:/s/ Shalabh Gupta
  Shalabh Gupta
  

Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board of Directors

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each personindividual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Shalabh Gupta, hishis/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for himhim/her and in hishis/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this registration statement,Registration Statement, any related registration statementRegistration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any or all pre- or post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, 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 for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute or substitutes for him, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statementRegistration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature Title Date
     
/s/ Shalabh Gupta Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
 August 15, 2022July 12, 2023
Shalabh Gupta (PrincipalPrinciple Executive Officer)  
     
/s/ John Townsend Chief Financial Officer August 15, 2022July 12, 2023
John Townsend (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)  
     
/s/ John Ryan, M.D., Ph.D. Director August 15, 2022July 12, 2023
John Ryan, M.D., Ph.D.    
     
/s/ Sandeep Laumas, M.D. Director August 15, 2022July 12, 2023
Sandeep Laumas, M.D.    
     
/s/ Brigitte Schiller,Gaurav Aggarwal, M.D. Director August 15, 2022July 12, 2023
Brigitte Schiller,Gaurav Aggarwal, M.D.
    

 

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