FibroBiologics Inc
Filed Jun 18, 2024.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
SEC rules permit us to “incorporate by reference” certain information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information about us by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, except for information superseded by information contained in this prospectus or in any subsequently filed incorporated document. Because we are incorporating by reference future filings with the SEC, this prospectus is continually updated and those future filings may modify or supersede some of the information included or incorporated in this prospectus. This means that you must carefully review all of the SEC filings that we incorporate by reference to determine if any of the statements in this prospectus or in any document previously incorporated by reference have been modified or superseded. However, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any statements we make, except as required by law.
This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (in each case, other than those documents or the portions of those documents furnished and not filed with the SEC) on or after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering covered by this prospectus:
| ● | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024; |
| ● | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024; and |
| ● | our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2024, February 6, 2024, February 8, 2024, February 14, 2024, February 20, 2024, and April 26, 2024 (except, in each case, any information, including exhibits, furnished and not filed with the SEC). |
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any subsequently filed document which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
We will furnish without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, including exhibits to these documents. Any such request may be made by writing or calling us at the following address or phone number:
FibroBiologics, Inc.
455 E. Medical Center Blvd.
Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77598
(281) 671-5150
June , 2024
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| Item 13. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
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The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by us in connection with this registration statement and the listing of our common stock. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.
| Amount | |
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| SEC registration fee | $15,916.06 |
| Legal fees and expenses | 40,000.00 |
| Accounting fees and expenses | 5,000.00 |
| Miscellaneous expenses | 15,000.00 |
| Total | $75,916.06 |
| Item 14. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
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We are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such 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 settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.
Section 145 of the DGCL also provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification of any claim, issue or matter is permitted without judicial approval if such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
Under the DGCL, where a present or former officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify such present or former officer or director against the expenses (including attorney’s fees) which such present or former officer or director actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action (or claim, issue or matter therein).
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director or officer of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director or officer, except for liability for any:
| ● | breach of a director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; |
| ● | act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; |
| ● | in the case of a director, unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; |
| ● | transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or |
| ● | in the case of an officer, any action by or in the right of the corporation. |
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Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains a provision that precludes any director or officer of ours from being personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except for the aforementioned liabilities which we are not permitted to eliminate or limit under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL.
In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in each case, require us to indemnify, and advance expenses to, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person who was or is, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that the person is or was our director, officer, employee or agent, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.
Our bylaws authorize us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was our director, officer, employee or agent, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.
We maintain an insurance policy covering our officers and directors with respect to certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. In addition, we entered into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers.
| Item 15. | Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities |
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The following sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities we have issued since our inception. Unless stated otherwise, the sale of the securities listed below were deemed to be exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, including Regulation D and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.
Series A Preferred Stock
In connection with our formation, on April 8, 2021, we issued the equivalent of 8,750,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to FibroGenesis in return for rights to certain intellectual property through the Patent Assignment Agreement and the Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement. See “Business—Intellectual Property” for additional details. No underwriters were involved in the sale of the securities.
Non-Voting Common Stock
In January 2022, we issued an aggregate of the equivalent of 37,500 shares of our non-voting common stock for no cash consideration to five of our independent directors, the equivalent of 7,500 shares each, for their service on our board of directors.
In March 2022, we issued the equivalent of 12,500 shares and 1,250 shares, respectively, of our non-voting common stock for no cash consideration to Dr. An and Dr. Khoja for services provided.
In August 2022, we issued the equivalent of 28,179,592 of our nonvoting common stock to our parent company, FibroGenesis.
Series B Preferred Stock
In December 2022, we issued an aggregate of the equivalent of 381,658 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to investors in a private placement, at a price the equivalent of $6.76 with respect to the equivalent of 318,049 shares, with the remaining equivalent of 63,609 shares being bonus shares.
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From February 2023 through April 2023, we issued an aggregate of the equivalent of 890,310 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock to investors in a Regulation Crowdfunding offering, at a price the equivalent of $6.76 as to the equivalent of 724,937 shares, with the remaining equivalent of 143,225 shares and equivalent of 22,148 shares being bonus and commission shares, respectively. The sales of the foregoing securities were issued pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act.
In March and April 2023, we issued an aggregate of the equivalent of 1,680,084 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock to investors in private placements, at a price the equivalent of $6.76 as to the equivalent of 1,527,349 shares, with the remaining equivalent of 152,735 shares being bonus shares.
Series B-1 Preferred Stock
From April 2023 through September 2023, we issued an aggregate of the equivalent of 74,922 shares of our Series B-1 Preferred Stock to investors in a private placement, at prices ranging from the equivalent of $18.00 to $20.00 per share as to the equivalent of 64,070 shares, with the remaining equivalent of 10,852 shares being bonus shares. In connection with a portion of such private placement of our Series B-1 Preferred Stock, we also agreed to issue warrants, exercisable for a period of three years from their issuance date, to purchase an aggregate of the equivalent of an aggregate of 8,890 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of the equivalent of $20.00 per share. In November 2023, the Company issued a total of 14,859 additional shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock and 1,431 additional warrants to purchase shares of common stock to investors who subscribed to purchase shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock at a price per share that exceeded the reference price per share expected in the Direct Listing.
Series C Preferred Stock
In January 2024, in conjunction with our Direct Listing, we issued 2,500 shares of Series C Preferred Stock with super voting rights to our CEO for no consideration.
Voting Common Stock
In February 2024, we issued 142,298 shares of our voting common stock to GEM for approximately $1.9 million of net proceeds, pursuant to the draw-down notice we issued under the GEM SPA to have GEM purchase up to 900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a draw-down threshold price of no less than $15.00 per share, which was closed after 142,298 shares of our common stock were purchased at $13.50 per share. We then authorized a reduction of the draw-down threshold price to no less than $13.50 per share, and GEM submitted one additional closing notice in March 2024 after 84,759 shares of our common stock were purchased pursuant to the GEM SPA at $12.15 per share for net cash proceeds of approximately $1.0 million.
Warrants
In January 2024, in accordance with the GEM SPA, we issued a warrant to purchase up to 1,299,783 shares of our voting common stock with an initial exercise price of $21.54 per share to GYBL for no additional consideration.
| Item 16. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules |
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Exhibits
See the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature page hereto for a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.
Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules are omitted because the information called for is not required or is shown either in the financial statements or in the accompanying notes.
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| Item 17. | Undertakings |
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(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration 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 SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(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;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), and (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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initialbona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, 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) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) 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 SEC 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.
(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Incorporation By Reference | |||||
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | SEC File No. | Exhibit | Filing Date |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 3.1 | November 30, 2023 |
| 3.2 | Bylaws of the registrant | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 3.2 | November 30, 2023 |
| 4.1 | Reference is made to exhibits 3.1 through 3.2. | ||||
| 4.2 | Form of Warrant of FibroBiologics, Inc. issued pursuant to the GEM SPA | S-1/A | 333-277019 | 4.2 | March 15, 2024 |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. | ||||
| 10.1 | Intellectual Property Cross-License Agreement dated as of May 17, 2021, between SpinalCyte LLC and FibroBiologics, LLC. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.1 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.2 | Patent Assignment Agreement dated May 17, 2021, between SpinalCyte LLC and FibroBiologics, LLC. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.2 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.3 | Share Purchase Agreement dated as of November 12, 2021, by and among FibroBiologics, LLC GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.3 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.4 | Registration Rights Agreement dated November 12, 2021, by and among FibroBiologics, LLC GEM Global Yield LLC SCS and GEM Yield Bahamas Limited. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.4 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.5 | Bridge Note dated April 1, 2021, between SpinalCyte LLC and FibroBiologics, Inc. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.5 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.6 | Sublease Agreement between United Fire & Casualty Company and FibroBiologics, Inc., effective October 5, 2022. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.6 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.7 | License Agreement, dated November 30, 2021, between K2 Biolabs, LLC and FibroBiologics, LLC. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.7 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.8 | Amendment No. 1, effective July 1, 2022, to the License Agreement between K2 Biolabs, LLC and FibroBiologics, Inc.. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.8 | December 4, 2023 |
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| 10.9 | Amendment No. 2, effective August 1, 2022, to the License Agreement between K2 Biolabs, LLC and FibroBiologics, Inc. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.9 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.10 | Amendment No. 3, effective October 1, 2022, to the License Agreement between K2 Biolabs, LLC and FibroBiologics, Inc. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.10 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.11 | Amendment No. 4, effective January 1, 2023, to the License Agreement between K2 Biolabs, LLC and FibroBiologics, Inc. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.11 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.12 | 2022 Stock Plan. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.12 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.13 | Employment Agreement effective from July 20, 2021, between FibroBiologics, LLC and Hamid Khoja. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.13 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.14 | Employment Agreement effective from May 31, 2022, between FibroBiologics, Inc. and Mark Andersen. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.14 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.15 | Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its Directors and Executive Officers. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.15 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.16 | Energy Research Park Industrial Lease between University of Houston System, as Landlord, and FibroBiologics, Inc., as Tenant, effective August 1, 2023. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.16 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.17 | IP Transfer Agreement between SpinalCyte, LLC and FibroBiologics, LLC, dated as of May 17, 2021. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.17 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.18 | Amendment 1 to the Patent Assignment Agreement, effective August 2, 2022. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.18 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.19 | Agreement Regarding Right of First Negotiation dated January 20, 2023. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.19 | November 30 2023 |
| 10.20 | Form of Stock Option Notice and Grant Agreement. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.20 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.21 | Amendment 1 to Energy Research Park Industrial Lease between University of Houston System, as Landlord, and FibroBiologics, Inc., as Tenant, effective October 1, 2023. | S-1/A | 333-277019 | 10.21 | March 15, 2024 |
| 10.22 | Employment Agreement effective from December 1, 2023, between FibroBiologics, Inc. and Pete O’Heeron. | S-1/A | 333-275361 | 10.22 | December 4, 2023 |
| 10.23 | Employment Agreement effective from March 1, 2024, between FibroBiologics, Inc. and Ruben Garcia. | S-1/A | 333-277019 | 10.24 | March 15, 2024 |
| 10.24 | Amendment 2 to Energy Research Park Industrial Lease between University of Houston System, as Landlord, and FibroBiologics, Inc., as Tenant, effective April 1, 2024. | ||||
| 23.1 | Consent of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | ||||
| 23.2 | Consent of WithumSmith+Brown PC. | ||||
| 23.3 | Consent of Howard An, M.D. | S-1 | 333-277019 | 23.3 | February 12, 2024 |
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney (included in the signature page hereto). | ||||
| 107.1 | Filing Fee Table | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Houston, State of Texas, on June 18, 2024.
| FibroBiologics, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Pete O’Heeron |
| Pete O’Heeron | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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