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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2008June 29, 2020

Registration No. 333-147163333-



UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 2 to the

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

DelawareDelaware

(State or Other Jurisdictionother jurisdiction of
Incorporation incorporation or Organization)organization)

13-3831168
13-3831168
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


15 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, New York 10532
(914) 347-4300
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)

Ron Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
15 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, New York 10532
(914) 347-4300
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Copy To:
Ellen B. Corenswet
Covington & Burling LLP
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
(212) 841-1000

420 Saw Mill River Road

Ardsley, New York 10502

(914) 347-4300

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

______________________

Ron Cohen, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

420 Saw Mill River Road

Ardsley, New York 10502

(914) 347-4300

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Copy to:

Matthew C. Franker

Covington & Burling LLP

One CityCenter

850 Tenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

(202) 662-6000

______________________

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

CalculationIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of Registration Fee“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Title of each class of
securities to be registered(1)

 Amount to
be registered

 Proposed maximum
offering price
per unit

 Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price(2)

 Amount of
registration fee(2)(5)


Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Units(3) (4) (4) $150,000,000(4) $4,700

Common Stock(6) 183,000 $26.19(2) $4,792,770 $200

Total     $154,792,770 $4,900

(1)
In addition

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer                      

Non-accelerated filer  

Smaller reporting company      

Emerging growth company     

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the securities listed in the table,extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Rule 416 under theSection 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement will cover any additional securities which become issuable from time to time as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or other similar transactions.

(2)
With respect to the securities to be sold by us, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933. With respect to the 183,000 shares of common stock that are being registered under this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement with respect to the selling stockholders, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market Friday, February 1, 2008, which was approximately $26.19 per share.
(3)
Includes an indeterminate number of securities that may be issued in primary offerings or upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any securities registered hereunder that provide for exercise, conversion or exchange.
(4)
Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction II(D) to Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933.
(5)
The portion of the registration fee with respect to the security to be sold by us was paid on November 5, 2007. The portion of the registration fee for the shares registered for the selling stockholders was paid on February 4, 2008.
(6)
Consists of an aggregate of 183,000 shares of common stock that the selling stockholders identified herein may sell.

Act. 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of each class
of securities to
be registered

Amount
to be
registered(1)

Proposed
maximum offering
price per unit(2)

Proposed
maximum aggregate
offering price(2)

Amount of
registration
fee(2)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

8,698,049

$0.73

$6,349,576

$824.18

(1)

The offering reflects the number of shares of common stock that the selling stockholders may offer for resale from time to time pursuant to this registration statement. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, this registration statement also covers any additional number of shares of common stock issuable upon stock splits, stock dividends, dividends or other distribution, recapitalization or similar events with respect to the shares of common stock being registered pursuant to this registration statement.

(2)

Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The maximum price per share, the maximum aggregate offering price, and the amount of registration fee are calculated based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Stock Market on June 26, 2020.

______________________

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.





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

Subject to completion, dated February 5, 2008June 29, 2020

GRAPHIC

PROSPECTUS

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
15 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, New York 10532
(914) 347-4300

8,698,049 Shares of Common Stock for Resale by Selling Stockholders

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Warrants

Units


        We may offer under thisThis prospectus relates to the resale from time to time at prices andof up to 8,698,049 shares of common stock of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., or the Company, by the selling stockholders, including their transferees, pledgees or donees, or their respective successors. We are registering these shares on termsbehalf of the selling stockholders, to be determinedoffered and sold by market conditions atthem from time to time, to satisfy certain registration rights that we have granted to the time we makeselling stockholders. The shares being registered for resale are issuable upon the offer, up conversion of or payment of interest with respect to an aggregate of $150,000,000 of our:

upon the conversion of the senior secured convertible notes.

The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, or their respective transferees, pledgees or donees, or their respective successors, may offer the shares from time to time upthrough public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to an aggregateprevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may resell the shares of 183,000common stock directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. For additional information on the methods of sale that may be used by the selling stockholders, see the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” on page 15. For a list of the selling stockholders, see the section entitled “Selling Stockholders” on page 10.

We have agreed to bear all of the expenses incurred in connection with the registration of these shares. The selling stockholders will pay or assume discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers or dealer managers and similar expenses, if any, incurred for the sale of shares of our common stock. See "Selling Stockholders" beginning on page 8.

        This prospectusWe may not be used to sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement. Before you invest in our securities, you should carefully read bothamend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and the prospectus supplement related to the offering of the securities.any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.

Our common stock is listed on theThe Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "ACOR."“ACOR.” On February 1, 2008,June 26, 2020, the last reported salessale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market was $0.75 per share. You are urged to obtain current market quotations for our common stock was $26.86 per share.stock.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” on page 5, as well as in any applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before making a decision to invest in our securities.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase the securities only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See "Prospectus Summary—Risk Factors" in the applicable prospectus supplement.

        If we sell securities through agents or underwriters, we will include their names and the fees, commissions and discounts they will receive, as well as the net proceeds to us, in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The date of this prospectus is , 20082020.


You should rely only onTABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

1

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

2

THE COMPANY

4

RISK FACTORS

5

USE OF PROCEEDS

5

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

6

PRIVATE EXCHANGE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

8

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

10

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

15

LEGAL MATTERS

17

EXPERTS

17

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

17

INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

18

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the information contained in or incorporatedshares of our common stock that may be resold by referencethe selling stockholders. Before purchasing any securities described in this prospectus, the relatedyou should carefully read both this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement orand any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us. us, together with the additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For a more complete understanding of the offering of the securities described in this prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. Those exhibits may be filed with the registration statement or may be incorporated by reference to earlier Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, filings listed in the registration statement or in subsequent filings that we may make under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

We have not and the selling stockholders have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. Neither we noror additional information from that contained in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, the selling stockholdersany information that others may give. We are not making offersan offer to sell or seeking offerssoliciting an offer to buy these securities under any circumstance in any jurisdiction where the offer or salesolicitation is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus that we have prepared is accurate only as of the date onof the frontrespective document in which the information appears, and that any information in documents that we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or incorporated document only, as the case may be.any prospectus supplement or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.those dates.



TABLE OF CONTENTS


Page
Prospectus Summary2
Forward-Looking Statements7
Use of Proceeds7
Selling Stockholders8
Description of Securities9
Delaware Law and Certain Charter and Bylaw Provisions13
Plan of Distribution15
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends16
Legal Matters17
Experts17
Where You Can Find More Information17
Incorporation of Information By Reference17

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements relating to future events and our future performance within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You are cautioned that such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including:

 This summary highlights information contained elsewhere

we may not be able to successfully market Inbrija or any other products under development;

the COVID-19 pandemic, including related quarantines and travel restrictions, and the potential for the illness to affect our employees or consultants or those that work for other companies we rely upon, could have a material adverse effect on our business operations or product sales;

we may need to raise additional funds to finance our operations, repay outstanding indebtedness or satisfy other obligations, and we may not be able to do so on acceptable terms or at all;

risks associated with complex, regulated manufacturing processes for pharmaceuticals, which could affect whether we have sufficient commercial supply of Inbrija to meet market demand;

third party payers (including governmental agencies) may not reimburse for the use of Inbrija or our other products at acceptable rates or at all and may impose restrictive prior authorization requirements that limit or block prescriptions;

competition for Inbrija, Ampyra and other products we may develop and market in the future, including increasing competition and accompanying loss of revenues in the U.S. from generic versions of Ampyra (dalfampridine) following our loss of patent exclusivity;

the ability to realize the benefits anticipated from acquisitions, among other reasons because acquired development programs are generally subject to all the risks inherent in the drug development process and our knowledge of the risks specifically relevant to acquired programs generally improves over time;

the risk of unfavorable results from future studies of Inbrija (levodopa inhalation powder) or from our other research and development programs, or any other acquired or in-licensed programs;

the occurrence of adverse safety events with our products;

the outcome (by judgment or settlement) and costs of legal, administrative or regulatory proceedings, investigations or inspections, including, without limitation, collective, representative or class action litigation;

failure to protect our intellectual property, to defend against the intellectual property claims of others or to obtain third party intellectual property licenses needed for the commercialization of our products; and

failure to comply with regulatory requirements could result in adverse action by regulatory agencies.

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which we operate and management’s beliefs and assumptions. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this prospectus and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. We encourage you to read this prospectus in its entirety, including the "Risk Factors" section and the documents incorporated herein by reference herein. As usedregarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking


statements we make, and investors should not place undue reliance on these statements. In addition to the risks and uncertainties described above, we have included important factors in the cautionary statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2019, as updated by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, respectively, particularly in the “Risk Factors” sections of such reports (as updated by the disclosures in our subsequent filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference herein), that we believe could cause actual results or events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements that we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments that we may make. Forward-looking statements in this prospectus unless otherwise specified or the context requires otherwise, the terms "Acorda," "we," "our," and "us" refer to Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.


Overview

        We are a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the identification, development and commercialization of novel therapies that improve neurological function in people with multiple sclerosis, or MS, spinal cord injury, or SCI, and other disorders of the central nervous system, or CNS. Our marketed product, Zanaflex Capsules, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of spasticity. Our lead product, Fampridine-SR, is in Phase 3 development for the improvement of walking ability in patients with MS. In September 2006, we reported positive Phase 3 clinical trial results from our first Phase 3 trial and we expect to have results from our second Phase 3 trial of Fampridine-SR in the second quarter of 2008. If the results of this trial are favorable, we intend to submit a New Drug Application (NDA) to the FDA in the first quarter of 2009. Our preclinical programs also target other aspects of MS, as well as SCI and other CNS disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injury.

        Approximately 650,000 people in the United States suffer from MS or SCI and the combined annual cost of treatment for these conditions exceeds $13 billion. It is estimated that a total of approximately 10 million people live with the long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury and stroke in the United States.

        Our goal is to continue to grow as a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company by commercializing pharmaceutical products, developing our product candidates and advancing our preclinical programs for these large and underserved markets.


Our Product Pipeline

Zanaflex

        Our products, Zanaflex Capsules and Zanaflex tablets, are FDA-approved for the management of spasticity, a symptom of conditions such as MS and SCI that is commonly characterized by stiffness and rigidity, restriction of movement and painful muscle spasms. Zanaflex Capsules and Zanaflex tablets contain tizanidine hydrochloride, or tizanidine, one of the two leading treatments currently used for the management of spasticity. We acquired Zanaflex Capsules and Zanaflex tablets from a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elan Corporation, plc, or Elan, in July 2004. This strategic acquisition provided us with the opportunity to build a commercial infrastructure, develop sales and marketing expertise and create a foundation for future product launches, in addition to generating product revenue. We launched Zanaflex Capsules, a new capsule formulation of tizanidine, in April 2005.

        We believe that Zanaflex Capsules offer important benefits over Zanaflex tablets and generic tizanidine tablets. When taken with food, Zanaflex Capsules have a different blood absorption profile, referred to as pharmacokinetic profile, than Zanaflex tablets and generic tizanidine tablets, generally resulting in a lower level and more gradual rise of peak levels of tizanidine in a patient's blood. As a result of this different pharmacokinetic profile, Zanaflex tablets and generic tizanidine tablets are not equivalent, or AB-rated, with Zanaflex Capsules. Therefore, under state pharmacy laws, prescriptions written for Zanaflex Capsules may not properly be filled by the pharmacist with Zanaflex tablets or generic tizanidine tablets. Zanaflex Capsules are also available in a higher dose strength, which gives patients and prescribers an additional choice in dosing and an opportunity to reduce the number of



pills a person must take daily. In addition, people who have difficulty swallowing may find Zanaflex Capsules easier to take.

        To support and increase sales of Zanaflex Capsules, we more than doubled the size of our internal specialty sales force between 2006 and 2007. As of January 1, 2008, our internal specialty sales force consisted of 65 sales professionals who call on neurologists, other specialists, and primary care physicians who treat patients with conditions that involve spasticity. Members of this sales force also call on managed care organizations, pharmacists and wholesale drug distribution customers. We also engage a small, dedicated sales force of pharmaceutical telesales professionals to contact primary care physicians, specialty physicians and pharmacists. We believe that our sales and marketing infrastructure enables us to efficiently reach virtually all high-volume prescribers of Zanaflex tablets and generic tizanidine. We believe that many of these prescribers are also potential high-volume prescribers for our lead product candidate, Fampridine-SR, if approved.

        Zanaflex Capsules are protected by a U.S. patent that expires in 2021. Zanaflex tablets lost compound patent protection in 2002 and both products now compete with 12 generic versions of tizanidine tablets. In August 2007, the Company received a Paragraph IV Certification Notice from Apotex Inc. advising that it had submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to the FDA seeking marketing approval for generic versions of Zanaflex Capsules. In October 2007, we filed a lawsuit against Apotex Corp. and Apotex Inc. for patent infringement in relation to the filing of the ANDA by Apotex, Inc. If the FDA approves the ANDA and Apotex Corp. and Apotex Inc. are successful in challenging the validity of the patent, Apotex Corp. and Apotex Inc. might be permitted to sell a generic tizanidine hydrochloride capsule in competition with Zanaflex Capsules and Zanaflex tablets.

Fampridine-SR

        Our lead product candidate, Fampridine-SR, completed a Phase 3 clinical trial for improvement of walking ability in people with MS in September 2006. In this trial, statistical significance was achieved on all three efficacy criteria defined in a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) issued by the FDA. A significantly greater proportion of people taking Fampridine-SR had a consistent improvement in walking speed on a timed 25-foot walk, the trial's primary outcome, compared to people taking a placebo. In addition, the effect was maintained throughout the 14-week treatment period, and there was a statistically significant improvement among responders compared to non-responders in the 12-Item MS Walking Scale (MSWS-12), a self-rated assessment of walking disability. We initiated a second Phase 3 trial of Fampridine-SR for improvement of walking ability in people with MS in June 2007.

        We initiated a second Phase 3 trial of Frampridine-SR for improvement of walking ability in people with MS in June 2007. As in our first Phase 3 trial, the primary outcome of this trial is to show that individuals treated with Fampridine-SR are significantly more likely to have consistent improvement in their walking speed on a timed 25-foot walk, than those treated with placebo. In contrast to the previous Phase 3 trial, the FDA is not requiring that this trial also demonstrate maintenance of effect over the treatment period, nor that there be a statistically significant improvement in the MSWS-12 for walking responders versus non-responders. Under a second SPA, pending clinical results, the FDA has agreed that this trial, if successful, together with our first Phase 3 trial, would be adequate to support the efficacy requirements in an NDA for Fampridine-SR. Enrollment in the second Phase 3 trial was completedmade only as of the end of November 2007 with a total of 240 MS patients enrolled. We anticipate that the data from this trial will be available in the second quarter of 2008.

        In January 2008,date hereof and, except as required by law, we announced the results of a Thorough QT cardiac study of Fampridine-SR, an FDA-required study that evaluated the potential of Fampridine-SRassume no obligation to cause an increase in the



electrocardiographic QT interval. This study found that Fampridine-SR, at both therapeutic and supretherapeutic doses, was no different than placebo.

        Fampridine-SR is a small molecule drugupdate or revise any forward-looking statements contained in a sustained release tablet form. Laboratory studies have shown that fampridine,this prospectus, the active ingredient in Fampridine-SR, improves impulse conduction in nerve fibers in which the insulating outer layer, called the myelin sheath, has been damaged. This damage may be causedaccompanying prospectus supplement or any information incorporated by the body's own immune system, in the case of MS,reference herein or by physical trauma, in the case of SCI.

        We believe that Fampridine-SR could represent a fundamental shift in the treatment of people with MS because it may improve neurological function rather than treating the symptoms or slowing the progression of disease, as current treatments do. We have obtained Orphan Drug designations from the FDA for Fampridine in both MS and incomplete SCI.

Preclinical programs

        We have three preclinical programs focused on novel approaches to repair damaged components of the CNS:

otherwise.

        We believe all of our preclinical programs—neuregulins, remyelinating antibodies and chondroitinase—have broad applicability and have the potential to be first-in-class therapies. While these programs have initially been focused on MS and SCI, we believe they may be applicable across a number of CNS disorders, including stroke and traumatic brain injury, because many of the mechanisms of tissue damage and repair are similar. In addition, we believe that these programs have applicability beyond the nervous system, including in such fields as cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and ophthalmology.



Our Strategy
THE COMPANY

        Our strategy is to continue to grow asWe are a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the identification,lives of people with neurological disorders. We market Inbrija (levodopa inhalation powder), which is approved in the U.S. for intermittent treatment of OFF episodes, also known as OFF periods, in people with Parkinson’s disease treated with carbidopa/levodopa. Inbrija is for as needed use and utilizes our ARCUS pulmonary delivery system, a technology platform designed to deliver medication through inhalation that we believe has potential to be used in the development and commercialization of a rangevariety of nervous system therapeutics.inhaled medicines. We are using our scientific, clinical and commercial expertise in MS and SCI as strategic points of access to additional CNS markets, including stroke and traumatic brain injury. Key aspects of our strategy are to:

        We have established a team of advisors and a network of well-recognized scientists, clinicians and opinion leaders in the fields of MS and SCI. Depending on their expertise, these advisors provide assistance in trial design, conduct clinical trials, keep us apprised of the latest scientific advances and help us identify and evaluate business development opportunities. In addition, we have recruited over 40 MS centers and 80 SCI rehabilitation centers in the United States and Canada to conduct our clinical trials. Our clinical management team has extensive experience in the areas of MS and SCI and works closely with this network.also market branded Ampyra (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets, 10 mg.


Risk Factors

        Our business is subject to numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may be unable, for many reasons, including those that are beyond our control, to implement our current business strategy. Those reasons could include delays in obtaining, or a failure to obtain, regulatory approval for Fampridine-SR; failure to successfully promote Zanaflex Capsules and any other future marketed products; and failure to maintain and to protect our proprietary intellectual property assets, among others. The information about our preclinical and clinical trials may be useful to you in evaluating our company's current stage of development and our near-term and long-term prospects; however, you should note that of the large number of drugs in development, only a small percentage successfully complete the FDA regulatory approval process and are commercialized.

        We have a limited operating history and, as of September 30, 2007, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $256.3 million. We expect to incur losses for at least the next several years. We had net losses of $24.2 million, $60.0 million and $60.4 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, and the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We are unable to predict the extent of future losses or when we will become profitable, if at all. Even if we succeed in promoting Zanaflex Capsules and developing and commercializing one or more of our product candidates, we may never generate sufficient sales revenue to achieve and sustain profitability.


Corporate Information

We were incorporated in 1995 as a Delaware corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 15 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne,420 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, New York 10532.10502. Our telephone number is (914) 347-4300. Our website iswww.acorda.com. www.acorda.com. Please note that all references to "www.acorda.com"“www.acorda.com” in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement and documents incorporated by reference herein are inactive textual references only and that the information contained on Acorda'sAcorda’s website is neither incorporated by reference nor intended to be used in connection with this prospectus.offering.


        OurWe and our subsidiaries own several registered trademarks in the U.S. and in other countries. These registered trademarks include, in the U.S., the marks “Acorda Therapeutics,” our stylized Acorda Therapeutics logo, "Acorda Therapeutics"“Biotie Therapies,” “Ampyra,” “Inbrija” and "Zanaflex"“ARCUS.” Also, our marks “Fampyra” and “Inbrija” are registered marks in the European Community Trademark Office and we have registrations or pending applications for these marks in other jurisdictions. Our trademark portfolio also includes several registered trademarks that we own. "Zanaflex Capsules" is aand pending trademark that we own. Otherapplications in the U.S. and worldwide for potential product names or for disease awareness activities. Third party trademarks, trade names, and service marks used in this prospectusreport are the property of their respective owners.




RThe Offering
ISK FACTORS

        This prospectusOur business is partsubject to numerous risks, as more fully described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of a registration statementour Annual Report on Form S-3 that we filed10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in Part II, Item 1A of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and as may be described in our future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a "shelf" registration process. Under this process, we may sell any combination of the securities describedSEC, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as well the other information contained in oneany applicable prospectus supplement or more offerings upfree writing prospectus. You should also carefully consider the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus. Each of the risks described in these documents could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, and could result in a partial or complete loss of your investment.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We are filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part to a total dollar amount of $150,000,000. In addition,permit the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus may sell up to an aggregate of 183,000resell shares of our common stock. This prospectus provides youstock that are issuable upon the conversion of or payment of interest with a general description ofrespect to the securities that we or thesenior secured convertible notes. We are not selling stockholders may offer. Each time we or the selling stockholders offer to sellany securities under this prospectus and we will provide a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the terms of that offering. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To the extent thatnot receive any information we provide in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with information in this prospectus, the information in the prospectus supplement will modify or supersede this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the headings "Where You Can Find More Information" and "Incorporation of Information by Reference."



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations, which we describe in more detail elsewhere in this prospectus under the heading "Risk Factors," include, but are not limited to:

        If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from what we projected. Any forward-looking statement you read in this prospectus reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

        The safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, or PSLRA, protects companies from liability for their forward looking statements if they comply with the requirements of the PSLRA.


USE OF PROCEEDS

        Unless we state otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of securities by us under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures. Until we use net proceeds for these purposes, we intend to invest them in short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing securities.

        We will not receive any of the proceeds from the offer and sale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders. See "Selling Stockholders" below.



SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

        We are registering for resale pursuant to this prospectus 183,000 shares of our common stock held by the stockholders identified below.

        The table below presents information regarding the beneficial ownership of outstanding shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and the shares that such selling stockholder may sell or otherwise dispose of from time to time under this prospectus. Information concerning the selling stockholders may change from time to time, and any changed information will be presented in a prospectus supplement if and when necessary and required. The shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus may also be sold by certain transferees or successors-in-interest of the selling stockholders.

        The number of shares of common stock in the column "Number of Shares Offered Hereby" represents all of the shares of common stock that the respective selling stockholders may offer under this prospectus. In addition, the table assumes that the selling stockholders sell all of such shares. However, because the selling stockholders may offer from time to time all or some of such shares under this prospectus, or in another permitted manner, we cannot assure you as to the actual number of shares that will be sold or otherwise disposed of by the selling stockholders or that will be held byupon the selling stockholders after completion of such sales.

        We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with the rulesconversion of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of common stock subject to options held by that person that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of January 15, 2008 are deemed outstanding. Such shares, however, are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the following table or pursuant to applicable community property laws, each of the selling stockholders have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such selling stockholder's name. The percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 28,625,833 shares of voting common stock outstanding on January 15, 2008.senior secured convertible notes.

 
 Shares Beneficially Owned
 Number of Shares Offered Hereby
 Shares Beneficially Owned After
Sale of Shares Offered Hereby

 
Name of Stockholder
 Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
 Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned
  
 Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
 Percentage of Shares Beneficially Owned
 
Edward A. Labry III 100,000 * 100,000  * 
Cross Atlantic Partners IV, K/S(1) 609,120 2.1%83,000 526,120 1.8%
  
 
 
 
 
 
Total 709,120 2.5%183,000 526,120 1.8%
  
 
 
 
 
 

*
Less than 1%.

(1)
Includes 502,188 shares beneficially owned by Cross Atlantic Partners IV, K/S, 93,658 shares beneficially owned by Nordea Bank Danmark, A/S and 13,274 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options that are owned by Sandra Panem, Ph.D, for the benefit of Cross Atlantic Partners IV, K/S. Cross Atlantic Partners has voting and dispository authority over the shares owned by Nordea Bank. In addition to the sale by Cross Atlantic Partners of 83,000 shares pursuant to this prospectus (as indicated in the table above), following the date of this prospectus and in accordance with the terms of certain agreements between Nordea Bank and Cross Atlantic Partners IV, Nordea Bank may sell up to 17,000 shares in the open market. Dr. Panem, who has been a member of our Board of Directors since, 1998, is a partner of Cross Atlantic Partners and exercises investment and voting power over these shares. Dr. Panem disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. The address of Cross Atlantic Partners IV, K/S is 551 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.




DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

        The descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements, summarize the material terms and provisions of the various types of securities that we may offer. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any securities the particular terms of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement. If indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of the securities that we offer may differ from the terms summarized below. We will also include information in the prospectus supplement, where applicable, about material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities, and the securities exchange, if any, on which the securities will be listed.

        We may sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings:

        In addition, the selling stockholders may sell common stock from time to time, in one or more offerings.

Common Stock

We have the authority to issue 80,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of September 30, 2007, 28,574,344June 26, 2020, there were 47,981,098 shares of our voting common stock were issued and outstanding (not including 29,304 shares of common stock that were held in treasury), and a maximum of 3,074,0946,720,805 shares of common stock were issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options.options and the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units.

The following description of our common stock is only a summary and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.incorporation (our “certificate of incorporation”), and our bylaws, as amended (our “bylaws”). Holders of common stock have one vote per share and have no preemption rights. Holders of common stock have the right to participate ratably in all distributions, whether of dividends or assets in liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to any superior rights of holders of preferred stock outstanding at the time. See "Preferred Stock" below. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.

        Registrar and TransferComputershare Trust Company, N.A. is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock. Their address is 10 Commerce Drive, Cranford, NJ 07016P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233-5000 and their telephone number is (800) 368-5948.

Preferred Stock

        We have the authority to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of September 30, 2007, no shares of our preferred stock were outstanding. The description of preferred stock provisions set forth below is only a summary and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock.

        The board of directors has the right, without the consent of holders of common stock, to designate and issue one or more series of preferred stock, which may be convertible into common stock at a ratio determined by the board. A series of preferred stock may bear rights superior to common stock as to voting, dividends, redemption, distributions in liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, and other relative rights and preferences. The board may set the following terms of any series of preferred stock, and a prospectus supplement will specify these terms for any series offered:


        The preferred stock will, if issued, be fully paid and nonassessable. The rights of the holders of preferred stock will be subordinate to those of our general creditors.

Debt Securities

        The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provision of any debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future debt securities we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities we may offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. For any debt securities that we may offer, an indenture (and any relevant supplemental indenture) will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement that includes this prospectus, or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K, incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

        With respect to any debt securities that we issue, we will issue such debt securities under an indenture, which we would enter into with the trustee named in the indenture. Any indenture would be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

        With respect to any debt securities that we issue, we will describe in each prospectus supplement the following terms relating to a series of debt securities:




Warrants

        The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus and the related warrant agreements and warrant certificates. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. With respect to any warrants that we offer, specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement that includes this prospectus or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K, incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

        General.    With respect to any warrants that we offer, we will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of warrants, including:


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

        Exercise of Warrants.    With respect to any warrants that we issue, 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 5:00 P.M. New York time on the expiration date 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 the warrant agent.

        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 the warrants ("cashless exercise").

        Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants.    With respect to any warrants that we issue, 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.


DELAWARE LAW AND CERTAIN CHARTER AND BYLAW PROVISIONS

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

We are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:


In general, Section 203 defines "business combination"“business combination” to include the followingfollowing:


In general, Section 203 defines "interested stockholder"“interested stockholder” as an entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or our management. For example, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share.share, of which 1,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The board of directors has the authority, without approval of the stockholders, to issue and determine the rights and preferences of series of preferred stock. The ability to authorize and issue preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences makes it possible for our board of directors to issue preferred stock with super voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or preferences on a discriminatory basis that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws also provide that our board of directors is divided into three classes, each serving staggered three-year terms ending at the annual meeting of our stockholders. All directors elected to our classified board of directors will serve until the election and qualification of their respective successors or their earlier resignation or removal. Members of the board of directors may only be removed for cause and only by the affirmative vote of 75% of our outstanding voting stock. These provisions are likely to increase the time required for stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that a meeting of stockholders may only be called by our board of directors, the chairman of our board



of directors or our chief executive officer. Our amended and restated bylaws also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder'sstockholder’s notice. The provisions may delay or preclude stockholders from calling a meeting of stockholders, bringing matters before a meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at a stockholders'stockholders’ meeting, which could delay or deter takeover attempts or changes in management. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also does not provide for cumulative voting. The absence of cumulative voting may make it more difficult for stockholders owning less than a majority of our stock to elect any directors to our board of directors.



PRIVATE EXCHANGE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

On December 24, 2019, we completed the private exchange of $276.0 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021, or the 2021 Notes, for a combination of newly issued senior secured convertible notes and cash. For each $1,000 principal amount of exchanged 2021 notes, we issued $750 principal amount of senior secured convertible notes and made a cash payment of $200, which we refer to as the exchange. In the aggregate, we issued approximately $207.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured convertible notes and paid approximately $55.2 million in cash to participating holders. The exchange was conducted with a limited number of institutional holders of the 2021 notes pursuant to exchange agreements dated as of December 20, 2019.

The senior secured convertible notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of December 23, 2019, among us, our wholly owned subsidiary, Civitas Therapeutics, Inc. (along with any domestic subsidiaries acquired or formed after the date of issuance, the guarantors), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The senior secured convertible notes are senior obligations of us and the guarantors, secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets and the assets of the guarantors, subject to certain exceptions described in the security agreement, dated as of December 23, 2019, between the grantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral agent.

The senior secured convertible notes will mature on December 1, 2024 unless earlier converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. Interest on the senior secured convertible notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears at a rate of 6.00% per annum on each June 1 and December 1, beginning on June 1, 2020. We may elect to pay interest in cash or shares of our common stock, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. If we elect to pay interest in shares of our common stock, such common stock will have a per share value equal to 95% of the daily volume-weighted average price for the 10 trading days ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date.

The senior secured convertible notes will be convertible at the option of the holder into shares of our common stock at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. The initial conversion rate for the senior secured convertible notes is 285.7142 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of senior secured convertible notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $3.50 per share of common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances as described in the indenture, including in the event of a make-whole fundamental change, in which case the conversion rate would increase up to 561.7977 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of senior secured convertible notes.

We may elect to settle conversions of the senior secured convertible notes in cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock. Holders who convert their senior secured convertible notes prior to June 1, 2023 (other than in connection with a make-whole fundamental change) also will be entitled to an interest make-whole payment equal to the sum of all regularly scheduled stated interest payments, if any, due on such senior secured convertible notes on each interest payment date occurring after the conversion date for such conversion and on or before June 1, 2023. In addition, we will have the right to cause all senior secured convertible notes then outstanding to be converted automatically if the volume-weighted average price per share of our common stock equals or exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time and certain other conditions are satisfied.

Holders of the senior secured convertible notes will have the right, at their option, to require us to purchase their senior secured convertible notes if a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture) occurs, in each case, at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the senior secured convertible notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable repurchase date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, our ability to settle conversions and make interest payments using shares of our common stock is subject to certain limitations set forth in the indenture until such time, if any, that our stockholders have approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares. We intend to seek approval of this matter at a special meeting of stockholders.


Subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications, the indenture restricts our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to, among other things, pay dividends or make other payments or distributions on capital stock, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any capital stock, (ii) make certain investments, (iii) incur indebtedness or issue preferred stock, other than certain forms of permitted debt, which includes, among other items, indebtedness incurred to refinance the 2021 notes, (iv) create liens on assets, (v) sell assets, (vi) enter into certain transactions with affiliates or (vii) merge, consolidate or sell of all or substantially all assets. The indenture also requires us to make an offer to repurchase the senior secured convertible notes upon the occurrence of certain asset sales.

The indenture provides that a number of events will constitute an event of default, including, among other things, (i) a failure to pay interest for 30 days, (ii) failure to pay the senior secured convertible notes when due at maturity, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, (iii) failure to convert the senior secured convertible notes in accordance with the indenture and the failure continues for five business days, (iv) not issuing certain notices required by the indenture within a timely manner, (v) failure to comply with the other covenants or agreements in the indenture for 60 days following the receipt of a notice of non-compliance, (vi) a default or other failure by us to make required payments under other indebtedness of us or certain subsidiaries having an outstanding principal amount of $30.0 million or more, (vii) failure by us or certain subsidiaries to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $30.0 million, (viii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency and (ix) the commercial launch in the United States of a product determined by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be bioequivalent to Inbrija. In the case of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us, all outstanding senior secured convertible notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding senior secured convertible notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.

The 2021 notes received by the Company in the exchange were cancelled in accordance with their terms. Upon completion of the exchange, $69.0 million of 2021 notes remain outstanding.

On December 20, 2019, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with the holders participating in the exchange, pursuant to which we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 on January 15, 2020 (File No. 333-235929), which became effective on January 24, 2020, following the issuance of the senior secured convertible notes to register the resale of the shares of up to 9,598,979 shares of common stock issuable with respect to the senior secured convertible notes.

Under the registration rights agreement, we also agreed to file a registration statement within 10 business days following the date our stockholders approve the issuance of more than 19.99% of our outstanding shares in accordance with Nasdaq listing standards. On June 15, 2020, our stockholders approved such issuance above 19.99% of our outstanding shares. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part registers the resale of those shares of common stock issuable with respect to the senior secured convertible notes in excess of the 9,598,979 shares registered with the January 15, 2020 registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of shares that may be resold under this prospectus is 8,698,049, which, together with the 9,598,979 shares of common stock registered in January 2020, is the maximum number of shares that we may issue to settle conversions or make interest payments until the time, if any, that our stockholders have approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares.

Under the registration rights agreement, we agreed to use reasonable best efforts to cause the registration of all shares of common stock issuable with respect to the senior secured convertible notes to become effective and to thereafter maintain the effectiveness of such registration statements. The registration rights agreement includes customary indemnification rights in connection with the registration statements. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part has been filed in accordance with the registration rights agreement.



SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The shares of common stock being offered by the selling stockholders are those issuable to the selling stockholders upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. For additional information regarding the issuance of the senior secured convertible notes, see “Private Exchange of Convertible Notes” 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 senior secured convertible notes and the 2021 notes, 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 second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder, based on its ownership of the shares of common stock and the senior secured convertible notes, as of May 31, 2020, assuming full conversion of the senior secured convertible notes held by the selling stockholders on that date, without regard to any limitation on conversion.

In accordance with the terms of registration rights agreement with the holders of the senior secured convertible notes, this prospectus generally covers the resale of that number of shares of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the related senior secured convertible notes, determined as if the outstanding senior secured convertible notes were converted, as applicable, in full (including the interest make-whole payment that would apply if the conversion had occurred on such date), in each case as of the trading day immediately preceding the date the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part was initially filed with the SEC, less amounts that were previously registered for resale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum number of shares that may be resold under this prospectus is 8,698,049, which, together with the 9,598,979 shares of common stock registered in January 2020, is the maximum number of shares that we may issue to settle conversions or make interest payments until the time, if any, that our stockholders have approved an amendment to our certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares.

The amount listed in the third column reflects the number of shares being offered by each selling stockholder and the amount listed in the fourth column reflects the number of shares remaining following the sale of such shares and those that were previously registered for resale. The amounts listed do not assume sales by any other selling stockholder and are subject to the maximum number of shares that may be resold under this prospectus.

Name of Selling Stockholder

Number of Shares
Owned Prior to
Offering (1)

Maximum Number
of Shares to be Sold
Pursuant to the
Prospectus (1)

Number of
Shares Owned
After Offering (1)

BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P. (2)

2,062,858

2,062,858

BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P. (2)

136,414

136,414

BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd. (2)

3,751,407

3,751,407

BioPharma Credit PLC (3)

7,444,589

7,444,589

Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P. (4)

6,896,434

6,896,434

Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd. (4)

231,239

231,239

Davidson Kempner International, Ltd. (5)

13,793,701

8,698,049

Davidson Kempner Partners (5)

5,843,378

5,843,378

D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. (6)

11,645,167

8,698,049

DKIP (Cayman) Ltd II (5)

13,355,343

8,698,049

EP Canyon Ltd. (4)

689,560

689,560

Jefferies LLC (7)

2,495,393

2,495,393

M.H. Davidson & Co. (5)

964,885

964,885

Nineteen77 Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Master Limited (8)

24,953,931

8,698,049

6,656,903

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund (2)

3,429,501

3,429,501

Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund (2)

1,613,687

1,613,687

PFM Healthcare Master Fund, L.P. (9)

25,938,779

8,698,049

7,641,751


Name of Selling Stockholder

Number of Shares
Owned Prior to
Offering (1)

Maximum Number
of Shares to be Sold
Pursuant to the
Prospectus (1)

Number of
Shares Owned
After Offering (1)

Tenor Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. (10)

1,663,595

1,663,595

The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. (4)

14,953,227

14,953,227

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (11)

4,173,960

4,173,960

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(1)

The number of shares owned prior to the offering reflects the number of shares each selling stockholder would own if we elect to pay interest on the senior secured convertible notes in shares of common stock and if the senior secured convertible notes were converted into shares of common stock following a make-whole fundamental change, as defined in the indenture governing the senior secured convertible notes. The number of shares to be sold under this prospectus will not exceed 8,698,049. The number of shares reported as owned after this offering includes the sale of any shares that are registered for resale pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and shares that were previously registered for resale on our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-235929), which was filed on January 15, 2020 and became effective on January 24, 2020.

(2)

The address for each of BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P., BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P., BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd., Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund and Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund is c/o Symphony Asset Management LLC, 555 California Street, Suite, 3100, San Francisco, California 94104. Consists of (a) 2,062,858 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P., (b) 136,414 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P., (c) 3,751,407 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd., (d) 3,429,501 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund and (e) 1,613,687 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund. Symphony Asset Management LLC serves as (a) the general partner for BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P. and BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P., (b) the investment advisor for BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd. and (c) the sub-advisor for Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund and Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, Symphony Asset Management LLC may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Symphony Asset Management LLC expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of its individual pecuniary interest therein. Each of BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P., BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P., BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd., Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund and Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund is an affiliate of a broker-dealer, but is not itself a broker-dealer. The securities identified in the table above for each of BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P., BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P., BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd., Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund and Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund were acquired in the ordinary course of business and at the time of acquisition, none of BayCity Corporate Arbitrage and Relative Value Fund, L.P., BayCity High Yield Income Fund, L.P., BayCity Long-Short Credit Master Fund Ltd., Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund and Nuveen Symphony High Yield Income Fund or their respective affiliates had an agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.


(3)

The address for BioPharma Credit PLC is Beaufort House 51, New North Road, Exeter EX4 4EP, United Kingdom. Consists of 7,444,589 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. Pharmakon Advisors, LP serves as the investment manager for BioPharma Credit PLC, Pharmakon Management, LLC serves as the general partner for Pharmakon Advisors, LP and Pedro Gonzalez de Cosio serves as the managing member of Pharmakon Management, LLC. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each entity and individual named herein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Each entity and individual named herein expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein.

(4)

The address for each of Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd., EP Canyon Ltd. and The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. is c/o Canyon Capital Advisors LLC, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90067. Consists of (a) 6,896,434 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., (b) 231,239 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd., (c) 689,560 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by EP Canyon Ltd. and (d) 14,953,227 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. Canyon Capital Advisors LLC serves as the investment advisor for each of Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd., EP Canyon Ltd. and The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. Mitchell R. Julis and Joshua S. Friedman control entities which own 100% of Canyon Capital Advisors, LLC. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each entity and individual named herein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Each entity and individual named herein expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein. Each of Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd., EP Canyon Ltd. and The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. is an affiliate of a broker-dealer, but is not itself a broker-dealer. The securities identified in the table above for each of Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd., EP Canyon Ltd. and The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. were acquired in the ordinary course of business and at the time of acquisition, none of Canyon Value Realization Fund, L.P., Canyon Value Realization MAC 18 Ltd., EP Canyon Ltd. and The Canyon Value Realization Master Fund, L.P. or their respective affiliates had an agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

(5)

The address for each of Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., Davidson Kempner Partners, DKIP (Cayman) Ltd II and M.H. Davidson & Co. is c/o Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, 520 Madison Avenue, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10022. Consists of (a) 13,793,701 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., (b) 5,843,378 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by Davidson Kempner Partners, (c) 13,355,343 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by DKIP (Cayman) Ltd II and (d) 964,885 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes beneficially owned by M.H. Davidson & Co. Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP serves as the investment manager for each of Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., Davidson Kempner Partners, DKIP (Cayman) Ltd II and M.H. Davidson & Co. and Zachary Z. Altschuler serves as the managing member of Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each entity and individual named herein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Each entity and individual named herein expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein.


(6)

The address for D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. is c/o D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10036. Consists of 11,645,167 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes but does not include 16,497 shares of common stock owned by entities that may be deemed to be affiliates of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., or DESCO LP, and D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., or DESCO LLC, serve as the investment adviser and the manager, respectively, for D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. Julius Gaudio, Maximilian Stone, and Eric Wepsic, or their designees, exercise voting and investment control over these 11,645,167 shares on DESCO LP’s and DESCO LLC’s behalf. D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., or DESCO Inc., serves as the general partner of DESCO LP. D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., or DESCO II Inc., serves as the managing member of DESCO LLC. David E. Shaw serves as President and sole shareholder of each of DESCO Inc. and DESCO II Inc. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each of DESCO LP, DESCO LLC, DESCO Inc., DESCO II Inc. and David E. Shaw may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to these shares in their respective capacities described above. None of DESCO LP, DESCO LLC, DESCO Inc., DESCO II Inc. and David E. Shaw owns any such shares of common stock directly and each expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such common stock, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein. D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. may be deemed to be an affiliate of a broker-dealer, but is not itself a broker-dealer. The securities identified in the table above for D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. were acquired in the ordinary course of business and at the time of acquisition, neither D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. nor any of its affiliates had an agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

(7)

The address for Jefferies LLC is 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Consists of 2,495,393 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. Jefferies LLC is a broker-dealer. The securities identified in the table above for Jefferies LLC were acquired in the ordinary course of business and at the time of acquisition, neither Jefferies LLC nor any of its affiliates had an agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.

(8)

The address for Nineteen77 Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Master Limited, or GLEA, is c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, Ugland House, PO Box 309, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Consists of 24,953,931 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. UBS O’Connor LLC, or O’Connor, is the investment manager of GLEA and shares voting and investment power with respect to these shares in this capacity. Kevin Russell, the Chief Investment Officer of O’Connor, also has voting control and investment discretion over the securities described herein held by GLEA. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each entity and individual named herein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Each entity and individual named herein expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein.

(9)

The address for PFM Healthcare Master Fund, L.P. is c/o Partner Fund Management, L.P., 4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 3500, San Francisco, California 94111. Consists of 25,938,779 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. Partner Asset Management, LLC and Partner Fund Management, L.P. serve as the general partner and the investment advisor, respectively, for PFM Healthcare Master Fund, L.P. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each entity named herein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Each entity named herein expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein.


(10)

The address for Tenor Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. is 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9007, Cayman Islands. Consists of 1,663,595 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. Tenor Capital Management Company, L.P. serves as the controlling entity for Tenor Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd. and shares voting and investment power with respect to these shares in this capacity. Tenor Management GP, LLC is the general partner of Tenor Capital Management Company, L.P. and Robin R. Shah is the sole managing member of Tenor Management GP, LLC. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, each entity and individual named herein may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all shares held by the other entities named herein. Each entity and individual named herein expressly disclaims any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their individual pecuniary interests therein.

(11)

The address for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is 375 Park Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10152. Consists of 4,173,960 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer. The securities identified in the table above for Wells Fargo Securities, LLC were acquired in the ordinary course of business and at the time of acquisition, neither Wells Fargo Securities, LLC nor any of its affiliates had an agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.



PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of or payment of interest with respect to the senior secured convertible notes to permit the resale of these shares of common stock by the holders 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 will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of common stock.

The selling stockholders may sell securities under this prospectus in public offerings:

        The securities that we or any of broker-dealers, the selling stockholders may sell under this prospectuswill be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be priced:

        If we or any of the selling stockholders use underwriters for an offering, they will acquire securities for their own account and may resell them from time to timesold in one or more transactions at a fixed public offering price orprices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligationssale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions,

on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

in the over-the-counter market;

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

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

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

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

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

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

privately negotiated transactions;

short sales;

sales pursuant to Rule 144;

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

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forthbroker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the applicable underwriting agreement. Weform of discounts, concessions or anycommissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal (which discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved). In connection with sales of the shares of common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short


sales of the shares of common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock covered by this prospectus to close out short positions and to return borrowed shares in connection with such short sales. The selling stockholders may also loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell such shares.

The selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the senior secured convertible notes or shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the securitiesshares of common stock from time to time pursuant to this prospectus or any amendment or supplement to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwritersSecurities Act of 1933, as amended, amending, if necessary, the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or by underwriters without a syndicate. Subject to certain conditions,other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer and donate the underwritersshares of common stock in other circumstances in which case the transferees, donees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be obligated to purchase all the securities offered by the prospectus supplement. selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

The public offering priceselling stockholders and any broker-dealer participating in the distribution of the shares of common stock may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed to, any such broker-dealer may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealers or agents, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealersbroker-dealers.

Under the securities laws of some states, the shares of common stock may changebe sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless such shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from time to time. Only underwriters named in a prospectus supplement are underwritersregistration or qualification is available and is complied with.

There can be no assurance that any selling stockholder will sell any or all of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement.

        If thisshares of common stock registered pursuant to the registration statement is used for an "atof which this prospectus forms a part.

The selling stockholders and any other person participating in such distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the market offering"Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as definedamended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulation M of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders and any other participating person. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in Rule 415(a)(4)the distribution of the shares of common stock to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock.

We will pay all expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, estimated to be approximately $61,000 in total, including, without limitation, Securities and Exchange Commission filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or “blue sky” laws; provided, however, that a selling stockholder will pay all underwriting discounts and selling commissions, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including some liabilities under the Securities Act, in accordance with the amount of securities registered under this registration statement for such an offering may not exceed 10% of the aggregate market value of our outstanding voting stock as proscribed by Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act.

        Werights agreements, or any of the selling stockholders will be entitled to contribution. We may also sell securities directly or through agents. We or any such selling stockholders will name any agent involved in an offering and we or any such selling stockholders will describe any commissions we or any such selling stockholders will pay the agent in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our or the applicable selling stockholder's agents will act on a best-efforts basis.

        We or any ofbe indemnified by the selling stockholders may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of institutional investors to purchase securities from us or any such selling stockholders 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 or any such selling



stockholders will describe the conditions of these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the applicable prospectus supplement.

        We or any selling stockholders may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respectthat may arise from any written information furnished to payments thatus by the agents or underwriters may make with respect to such liabilities. Underwriters or agents may engageselling stockholder specifically for use in transactions with us, or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business. We or any selling stockholders may also use underwriters or agents with whom we or any selling stockholders have a material relationship. We will describe the nature of any such relationship in the applicablethis prospectus, supplement.

        An underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation Mthe related registration rights agreement, or we may be entitled to contribution.

Once sold under the Securities Exchange Actregistration statement of 1934. Overallotment involves sales in excesswhich this prospectus forms a part, the shares of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do 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 underwriter 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. These activities may cause the price of our securities to be higher than it would otherwise be on the open market. The underwriter may discontinue any of these activities at any time.

        All securities we offer, other than common stock will be new issuesfreely tradable in the hands of securities, with no established trading market. Underwriters may make a market in these securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.persons other than our affiliates.

 In compliance with guidelines of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or the NASD, the maximum commission or discount to be received by any NASD member or independent broker-dealer may not exceed 8% of the aggregate amount of the securities offered by this prospectus; however, it is anticipated that the maximum commission or discount to be received in any particular offering of securities will be significantly less than this amount.




RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
LEGAL MATTERS

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges is computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges. Earnings consist of income before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including amortized discounts, premiums and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness.

        The following table sets forth our ratios of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated (deficiencies in thousands):

 
  
 Year Ended
December 31,

  
 Year Ended
June 30,

 
 
 Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2007

 Six Months Ended December 31,
2003

 
 
 2006
 2005
 2004
 2003
 2002
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges  *  *  *  *  *  *  * 
Deficiency $(24,245)$(60,631)$(65,721)$(74,675)$(50,908)$(50,684)$(21,236)

*
Less than one-to-one coverage.

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

        The ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is computed by dividing earnings by the sum of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends. Earnings consist of income before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, including amortized discounts, premiums and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness.

        We have not included a ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends because we have not paid any preferred stock dividends during the five fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 nor for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007.


LEGAL MATTERS

        Unless otherwise specified in any applicable prospectus supplement, the validity of the securities covered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Covington & Burling LLP, New York, New York.LLP. If applicable, counsel for any underwriters, dealers or agents will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.


EXPERTS

        The consolidated financial statements of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMGErnst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated by reference herein,in this prospectus and uponelsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP’s reports, given on their authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report on the December 31, 2006 financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.'s adoption of Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R "Share-based Payments," as of January 1, 2006.


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC. Certain information in the registration statement has been omitted from this prospectus in accordance with the rules of the SEC. We are a public company and file proxy statements and annual, quarterly and specialcurrent reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The registration statement, suchOur SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including any amendments to those reports, and other information can be inspected and copied atthat we file with or furnish to the Public Reference RoomSEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, can also be accessed free of charge on our website at www.acorda.com under “Investors — Financial Information — SEC located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. CopiesFilings.” These filings will be available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act of such materials,1933, as amended, relating to the offering of these securities. The registration statement, including copiesthe attached exhibits, contains additional relevant information about us and the securities. This prospectus does not contain all of all or any portionthe information set forth in the registration statement. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement, can be obtainedat prescribed rates, from the Public Reference Room of the SEC at prescribed rates. You can call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330address listed above. The registration statement and the documents referred to obtainbelow under “Incorporation by Reference” are also available on our website, www.acorda.com. We have not incorporated by reference into this prospectus the information on, the operation of the Public Reference Room. Such materials may alsoor that can be accessed electronically by meansthrough, our website, and you should not consider it to be a part of the SEC's home page on the Internet (www.sec.gov).this prospectus.




INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

        We incorporate into this prospectusThe SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information contained in documents which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are disclosingit, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information which we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and certain information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, and any future filings we make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

offering:


 

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed on February 28, 2020;

our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on January 15, 2020, June 16, 2020 and June 26, 2020; and

You may access our annual reportAnnual Report on Form 10-K/A, quarterly reports10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, current reportsCurrent Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to any of these reports, free of charge on the SEC'sSEC’s website. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this prospectus.

In addition, we will furnish without charge to you, on written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to those documents. You should direct any requests for documents to Corporate Secretary, Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., 15 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne,420 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, New York 10532,10502, or call (914) 347-4300.




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Units

GRAPHIC

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

TheWe are responsible for the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any related free-writing prospectus we prepare or authorize. We have not authorized anyone to give you any other information, and we take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not making offers to sell or seeking offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of the date on the front of this prospectus is            , 2008


PROSPECTUS





or incorporated document only, as the case may be. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.


PART II


PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

        We will bear allThe following table sets forth the various costs and expenses estimated at $210,700, incurred(other than the underwriting discounts and commissions) payable by the registrant in connection with the registrationsale of the securities offered in thisbeing registered. All amounts are estimates except the SEC registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and qualification or exemption of the registered securities under state securities laws.fee.

SEC registration fees $4,900
Costs of printing and engraving*  25,000
Legal fees and expenses*  75,000
Accountants fees and expenses*  50,000
Miscellaneous*  56,000
TOTAL* $210,900

SEC registration fee

$

824

Legal fees and expenses

 

45,000

Accounting fees and expenses

 

15,000

     Total

$

60,824


ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The RegistrantCompany is a Delaware corporation. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, grants each corporation organized thereunder the power to "indemnify“indemnify any person who was or is a party or wasis threatened to be made a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or enterprise, against expenses, attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection withparty to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other(other than an action by or in the right of the corporation,corporation) by reason of beingthe fact that the person is or having beenwas a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in anysettlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such capacityaction, suit or proceeding if hethe person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe histhe person’s conduct was unlawful."

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL enables a corporation in its certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations or the directors'directors’ fiduciary duty of care, except (i) for any breach of the director'sdirector’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section l74174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions) or (iv) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.

Article Seven of the Registrant's AmendedCompany’s amended and Restated Certificaterestated certificate of Incorporationincorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.3)3.1), provides that except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, no director of the RegistrantCompany shall be personally liable to the RegistrantCompany or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

Article Eight of the Registrant's AmendedCompany’s amended and Restated Certificaterestated certificate of Incorporationincorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the RegistrantCompany shall indemnify any current or former director or officer of the RegistrantCompany and may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, indemnify any current or former employee or agent of the RegistrantCompany against all expenses (including attorneys'attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Registrant,Company, or is or was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

Under the Registration Rights Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3), dated as of December 20, 2019, each selling stockholder listed on page 10 or any transferee or assignee thereof, as described further in the Registration Rights Agreement, agrees to severally and not jointly indemnify, hold harmless and defend each of the Company’s directors, officers and controlling persons against any claims incurred in, and arising out of or based upon, certain untrue statements or violations in connection with this registration statement. Subject to certain limitations, the selling

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stockholder or any transferee or assignee thereof, as described further in the Registration Rights Agreement, shall reimburse each of the Company’s directors, officers and controlling persons for any legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such claim. This indemnity agreement in the Registration Rights Agreement shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of such selling stockholder or any transferee or assignee thereof, as described further in the Registration Rights Agreement, who also shall only be liable for that amount of a claim as does not exceed the net proceeds as a result of the sale of securities pursuant to this registration statement.


ITEM 16. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.

Description


3.1



Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-138842), filed on November 20, 2006).


3.2


Bylaws, as amended on December 15, 2011 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-50513) filed on February 28, 2012).


4.1



Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing shares of common stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-128827), filed on October 5, 2005).

4.2

Indenture, dated as of December 23, 2019, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-31938) filed on December 26, 2019).

4.3

Form of 6.00% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.2).

4.4

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2019, among the Company and the investors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-31938) filed on December 26, 2019).


5.1


Opinion of Covington & Burling LLP.


23.1


Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.


23.2


Consent of Covington & Burling LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).


24.1


Power of Attorney of all directors of the board of directors of Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (included on the signature pages hereto).

 The exhibits listed on the Index of Exhibits to this registration statement are filed herewith or are incorporated herein by reference to other filings.


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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

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

(i.)

(i) To include any prospectus required by sectionSection 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii.)

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation“Calculation of Registration Fee"Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii.)
statement; and

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

providedProvided, , however that: Paragraphs (1), that paragraphs (l)(i), (1)(l)(ii) and (1)(l)(iii) of this section 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to sectionSection 13 or sectionSection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in theinto this registration statement, or isthat are contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2)

2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective post- effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)

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

(4)

4. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

(i.)
If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

(A.)

(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

(B.)

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registrationregistration 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 sectionSection 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of

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        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

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        registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; ordate.

    (ii.)
    If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. 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 first use, 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 date of first use.

(5)

5. That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 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.

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant'sregistrant’s annual report pursuant to sectionSection 13(a) or sectionSection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan'splan’s annual report pursuant to sectionSection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in thethis registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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6. 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 foregoingindemnification provisions described herein, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

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

(2)
For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to7. To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of sectionSection 310 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ("Act") in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under sectionSection 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant hereby certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statementregistration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the CityTown of New York,Ardsley, State of New York, on February 5, 2008.June 29, 2020.




By:

/s/  
RON COHEN, M.D.      
Ron Cohen, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statementregistration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:indicated.

Signature
Title
Date





ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC.

By:

/s/ RON COHEN, M.D.      


Ron Cohen, M.D.

Ron Cohen, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer



POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Ron Cohen, David Lawrence and Andrew Mayer and each of them as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and to sign any registration statement that is to be effective on filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 or otherwise, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power of authority to and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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

Signatures

Title

Date

/s/ Ron Cohen, M.D.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal

June 29, 2020

Ron Cohen, M.D.

(Principal Executive Officer)

February 5, 2008


/s/ DAVID LAWRENCE, M.B.A.      


David Lawrence M.B.A.


Chief, Business Operations


Chief Financial

June 29, 2020

David Lawrence

and Principal Accounting Officer (Principal
(Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)



February 5, 2008


*

Barry Green



Director


February 5, 2008


*

/s/ Barry Greene

Director

June 29, 2020

Barry Greene

/s/ Peder K. Jensen, M.D.

Director

June 29, 2020

Peder K. Jensen, M.D.

/s/ John P. Kelley

Director

June 29, 2020

John P. Kelley

/s/ Sandra Panem, Ph.D.


Director


Director


February 5, 2008

June 29, 2020


*

Barclay A. Phillips

Sandra Panem, Ph.D.



Director


February 5, 2008


*

/s/ Lorin J. Randall


Director


Director


February 5, 2008

June 29, 2020


*

Lorin J. Randall

/s/ Steven M. Rauscher M.B.A.


Director


Director


February 5, 2008

June 29, 2020


*

Ian Smith

Steven M. Rauscher



Director


February 5, 2008


*

Wise Young, Ph.D., M.D.



Director


February 5, 2008

*By:


/s/  
RON COHEN, M.D.

Ron Cohen, M.D.
Attorney-in-fact




February 5, 2008


Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

Description
1.1*Underwriting Agreement
4.1†

/s/ Catherine D. Strader, Ph.D.

Director

Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing shares of common stock. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-128827, filed on October 5, 2005.

June 29, 2020

4.2*

Catherine D. Strader, Ph.D.

Form of Securities Purchase Agreement
4.3*Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock and Form of Preferred Stock Certificate
4.4†Form of Indenture
4.5*Form of Note
4.6*Form of Warrant Certificate
5.1†Opinion of Covington & Burling LLP
12.1Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
23.1Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2†Consent of Covington & Burling LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1†Power of Attorney
25.1†Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1


*
To be filed by amendment, or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference, or incorporated by reference from a subsequent filing in accordance with Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as applicable.

Previously filed



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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
Overview
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Risk Factors
Corporate Information
The Offering
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
USE OF PROCEEDS
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
DELAWARE LAW AND CERTAIN CHARTER AND BYLAW PROVISIONS
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
LEGAL MATTERS
EXPERTS
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INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
SIGNATURES
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