As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2020
Registration No. 333-237684
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8/A
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Co-Diagnostics, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Utah | 46-2609396 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
2401 S. Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, Utah | 84109 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Amended and Restated 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan |
(Full Title of the Plan) |
Reed L. Benson Chief Financial Officer Co-Diagnostics, Inc. 2401 S. Foothill Drive Salt Lake City, Utah 84109 |
(Name and Address of Agent for Service) |
(801) 438-1036 |
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) |
Copy to: Ross D. Carmel, Esq. Philip Magri, Esq. Carmel, Milazzo & Feil LLP 55 West 39th Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10018 (212) 658-0458 |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer [ ] | Accelerated filer [ ] |
Non-accelerated filer [X] | Smaller reporting company [X] |
Emerging growth company [X] |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. [ ]
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Board of Directors and shareholders of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Registrant”) previously adopted the Company’s 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”). The Plan permitted the Company to issue incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, and performance units and reserved 6 million shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2015 Plan (the “Reserved Shares”), subject to adjustment in the event of stock dividends, splits, reorganization, recapitalization and similar events that affect the outstanding Common Stock of the Company. On November 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized to expand the types of awards to be available for grant under the 2015 Plan to include Restricted Stock Units (“RSU’s”) without changing the number of Reserved Shares. The Company is filing this post-effective amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2020 to provide for the issuance of RSU’s as set forth in the Amended and Restated 2015 Plan, filed as an exhibit to this post-effective amendment. No additional shares of Common Stock are being registered hereby.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
(1) | The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Commission on March 30, 2020 pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act; | |
(2) | All other reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than the reports, or portions thereof, deemed to have been furnished and not filed with the Commission) since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report referred to in (a) above; and | |
(3) | The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on July 11, 2017 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any subsequently filed amendments and reports updating such description. |
All documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing such documents; provided, however, that documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with the rules of the Commission shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant’s Articles of Incorporation provide that to the fullest extent permitted by the Registrant’s bylaws (the “Bylaws”) or the Utah Revised Business Corporation Act, as amended (the “Act”), or any other applicable law, as either may be amended, a director shall have no liability to the Registrant or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct, any action taken, or any failure to take any action as a director. As permitted by the Act, directors will not be personally liable to the Registrant or the Registrant’s shareholders for monetary damages for any action taken or any failure to take action as a director except liability for (a) the amount of a financial benefit received by a director to which he is not entitled; (b) an intentional infliction of harm on the Registrant or its shareholders; (c) an unlawful distribution in violation of Section 16-10a-842 of the Act; or (d) an intentional violation of criminal law.
These limitations of liability do not alter director liability under the federal securities laws and do not affect the availability of equitable remedies, such as an injunction or rescission.
In addition, the Bylaws provide that:
● | the Registrant will indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, including advancing expenses in connection with legal proceedings, subject to limited exceptions; and | |
● | the Registrant may, to the extent permitted by the Act, by action of its board of directors, agree to indemnify officers, employees and other agents of the Registrant and may advance expenses to such persons. |
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of the Registrant’s executive officers and directors. These agreements provide that, subject to limited exceptions and among other things, the Registrant will indemnify each of its executive officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law and advance expenses to each indemnity in connection with any proceeding in which a right to indemnification is available.
The Registrant maintains general liability insurance that covers certain liabilities of its directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, or persons who control the Registrant, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
These provisions may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Registrant’s directors for breach of their fiduciary duty, or may have the practical effect in some cases of eliminating the Registrant’s shareholders’ ability to collect monetary damages from its directors and officers. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Registrant and its shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The Index to Exhibits immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) | The Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(i) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
(1) | to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(2) | 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 a prospectus filed with the 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 of Registration Fee” table in the effective Registration Statement; and | |
(3) | to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i)(1) and (a)(i)(2) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; |
(ii) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and | |
(iii) | 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. |
(b) | The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(c) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Salt Lake City, State of Utah, on November 20, 2020.
CO-DIAGNOSTICS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Dwight H. Egan | |
Dwight H. Egan | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature | Title(s) | Date | ||
/s/ Dwight H. Egan | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | November 20, 2020 | ||
Dwight H. Egan | of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Reed L. Benson | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | November 20, 2020 | ||
Reed L. Benson | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
* | Director | November 20, 2020 | ||
Eugene Durenard | ||||
* | Director | November 20, 2020 | ||
Edward L. Murphy | ||||
* | Director | November 20, 2020 | ||
James B. Nelson | ||||
* | Director | November 20, 2020 | ||
Richard S. Serbin |
*By: | /s/ Reed L. Benson | |
Reed L. Benson, Attorney-in-Fact |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
* Filed herewith