Alpha Cognition Inc

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2024

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORMS-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ALPHA COGNITION INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1200 – 750 West Pender Street

Vancouver, BC, V6C 2T8

(858) 344-4375

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

Michael McFadden

Chief Executive Officer

Alpha Cognition Inc.

1200 – 750 West Pender Street

Vancouver, BC, V6C 2T8

(858) 344-4375

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

Copies to:

Jason K. Brenkert, Esq.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

1400 Wewatta Street, Suite 400

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 352-1133

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) 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.☐

If this Form 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.☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) 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.☐

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-2 of the Exchange Act.

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.☐

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.

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 429(b)

This registration statement also acts as a post-effective amendment to the registrant’s registration statements on Form S-1 (333-282675) related to the resale of up to 904,753 common shares by selling stockholders. The registrant is filing a single prospectus in this registration statement, pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, in order to satisfy the requirements of the Securities Act for the offering in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-282675). The prospectus in this Registration Statement is a combined prospectus for (i) 542,913 common shares being newly registered hereunder and (ii) 904,753 common shares remaining for resale under the Form S-1 (333-282675). The combined prospectus in this registration statement constitutes a post-effective amendment to the prior Registration Statement, which shall hereafter become effective concurrently with the effectiveness of this registration statement. The post-effective amendment is being filed by the Registrant to (i) reflect the Company’s 1-for-25 reverse stock split which became effective on November 5, 2024 (the “Reverse Stock Split”) in the share amounts and per share values stated in the Form S-1, (ii) reflect the conversion of convertible notes and the issuance of common shares previously registered for resale upon such conversion, (iii) add its financial statements for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024, (iv) update the audited annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 to reflect the Reverse Stock Split and (v) to reflect recent material events. If any securities previously registered under the Prior Registration Statement are offered and sold before the effective date of this registration statement, the amount of previously registered securities so sold will not be included in the prospectus that is a part of this registration statement.

Pursuant to Rule 416, this Registration Statement also covers additional securities that may be offered as a result of anti-dilution provisions regarding stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions relating to the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants covered by this registration statement.

The Registrant previously paid a registration fee of $1,367.86 in connection with the filing of the initial registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-282675) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 2024, to register the 904,753 shares of common stock. The common shares registered herein are subject to the lock-up provisions from the Company’s November 2024 public offering.

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.

1,447,666 Common Shares

This prospectus covers up to 1,447,666 common shares of Alpha Cognition Inc. (the “Company”, “Alpha”, “we” or “our”) that may be offered for resale or otherwise disposed of by the selling stockholders set forth under the caption “Selling Stockholders” beginning on page 158 of this prospectus, including their pledges, assignees or successors-in-interest.

The common shares offered for resale consist of (i) 801,413 common shares issued upon conversion of $4,545,000.00 USD principal amount of convertible notes of the Company at a conversion price of $5.75 per share and (ii) 646,253 common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants exercisable on or before September 24, 2029 at an exercise price of $7.19 per share, in each case, issued to our selling stockholders. The selling stockholders acquired their convertible notes and warrants from us in a private placement transaction that closed on September 24, 2024 (the “Private Placement”). Please see “Description of Private Placement” beginning on page 157 of this prospectus.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common shares by the selling stockholders.

The selling stockholders may offer all or part of the shares registered hereby for resale from time to time through public or private transactions, at either prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. Our registration of the common shares covered by this prospectus does not mean that the selling stockholders will offer or sell any of the common shares. With regard only to the shares the selling stockholders sell for their own behalf, such selling stockholder may be deemed an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

Our common shares are currently traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Nasdaq”) under the symbol “ACOG”.

On December 30, 2024, the last reported sale price of our common shares on the Nasdaq was $5.64. On November 5, 2024, we completed a reverse stock split of our common shares with a stock split ratio of 1-for-25 (“Reverse Stock Split”).

We are an “emerging growth company” and a “smaller reporting company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, we have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and may elect to do so in future filings. See the section entitled “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”

Investing in our common shares involves a high degree of risk. See the section entitled“Risk Factors” beginning on page 19 to read about factors you should consider before buying our common shares.

We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.

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

Prospectus dated , 2024