As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2018

 

Registration No. 333-       

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

ARGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware 56-2110007
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   

4233 Technology Drive

Durham, North Carolina

27704
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended

(Full Title of the Plan)

 

Jeffrey D. Abbey

Chief Executive Officer

Argos Therapeutics, Inc.

4233 Technology Drive

Durham, North Carolina 27704
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)

 

(919) 287-6300

(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

 

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

 

  Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
     
  Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☒
  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  
     Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☒

 

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Securities to
be Registered 		Amount to be
Registered (1) 		Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per Share 		Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price 		Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share

 

236,264 shares (2)

 

$0.20 (3)

 

$47,252.80 (3)

 

$5.89

 

(1) In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.

 

(2) Represents additional shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

 

(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the bid and asked price of the Registrant’s Common Stock as reported by the OTCQB® Venture Market on May 11, 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Incorporation by Reference

 

This registration statement on Form S-8 is being filed to register the offer and sale of an additional 236,264 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of Argos Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Registrant”) reserved on January 1, 2018 for issuance of awards granted under the Registrant’s 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, pursuant to the terms of such plan.  In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, this registration statement on Form S-8 hereby incorporates by reference the contents of the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2014 (Registration No. 333-195223), the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2015 (Registration No. 333-208055), the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2016 (Registration No. 333-210522), the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2017 (Registration No. 333-216985) and the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2017 (Registration No. 333-220261), in each case except for Item 8, Exhibits.

 

Item 8. Exhibits

 

Number Description
   
4.1 (1) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended
   
4.2 (2) Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant
   
5.1 Opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
   
23.1 Consent of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) 
   
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
   
24.1 Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement)
   
99.1 (3) 2014 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended

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  (1)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018 as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-35443) and incorporated herein by reference.
       
  (2)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2014 as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35443) and incorporated herein by reference.
       
  (3)   Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2017 as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35443) and incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Durham, North Carolina, on this 15 th day of May, 2018.

 

 

  ARGOS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey D. Abbey  
    Jeffrey D. Abbey  
    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

 

We, the undersigned officers and directors of Argos Therapeutics, Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint Jeffrey D. Abbey, Richard D. Katz and Lori R. Harrelson, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable Argos Therapeutics, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.

 

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

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Jeffrey D. Abbey   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   May 15, 2018
Jeffrey D. Abbey   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Richard D. Katz   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   May 15, 2018
Richard D. Katz, M.D.   (Principal Financial Officer)    
         
/s/ Lori R. Harrelson   Vice President of Finance   May 15, 2018
Lori R. Harrelson   (Principal Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Hubert Birner   Director   May 15, 2018
Hubert Birner, Ph.D.        
         
/s/ Robert F. Carey   Director   May 15, 2018
Robert F. Carey        
         
/s/ Igor Krol   Director   May 15, 2018
Igor Krol        
         
/s/ Richard G. Morrison   Director   May 15, 2018
Richard G. Morrison        
         
/s/ Irackly Mtibelishvily   Director   May 15, 2018
Irackly Mtibelishvily