Agenus Inc S-3, filed May 12, 2025
Agenus Inc (AGEN)
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2025
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AGENUS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 06-1562417 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 674-4400
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
Garo H. Armen
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Agenus Inc.
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 674-4400
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Zachary Blume
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
(617)-951-7000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
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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 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.
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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.
PROSPECTUS
Subject to Completion, dated May 12, 2025
Agenus Inc.
165,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This prospectus relates to the disposition from time to time, in one or more offerings, of up to 165,000 shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. These 165,000 shares are issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants, including (i) 65,000 A warrants (the “Amended A Warrants”) (ii) 32,500 B warrants (the “Amended B Warrants”) and (iii) 67,500 C warrants (the “C Warrants” and, together with the Amended A Warrants and Amended B Warrants, the “New Warrants”), held by the individuals named in this prospectus, or their pledgees, donees, transferees, distributees, beneficiaries or other successors in interest. The New Warrants, which have an exercise price of $3.25 per share and expire on February 20, 2030, were issued to the individuals named in this prospectus pursuant to the terms of the Amended to Notes, Amendment of Warrants and Sale of New Warrants, dated as of February 20, 2025, by and among Agenus Inc. and the individuals named in this prospectus. This prospectus also covers an indeterminate number of shares of common stock that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions described in the New Warrants.
We are entitled to receive cash proceeds from the exercise of the New Warrants, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock held by any of the selling stockholders. Any shares issued upon exercise of the New Warrants, or shares otherwise sold by the selling stockholders, may be sold in public or private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated prices, see “Plan of Distribution” on page 15 of this prospectus. Any selling stockholders selling shares under this prospectus will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to those sales. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the shares.
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market and trades under the symbol “AGEN.” On May 9, 2025, the last sale price of our common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market was $2.91 per share. You are urged to obtain current market quotations for our common stock.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2025.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process for the delayed offering and sale of securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Under the shelf process, the selling stockholders may, from time to time, sell any of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. You should read this prospectus together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 20 of this prospectus.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, other than the securities described in this prospectus, or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The selling stockholders may offer to sell, and seek offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference are accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed materially since those dates.
As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Agenus” mean, collectively, Agenus Inc. and its subsidiaries and their predecessors.
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The following is a summary of selected information contained elsewhere or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our securities. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, especially the section entitled “Risk Factors” and the consolidated financial statements and the notes to the consolidated financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference.
Our Business
We are a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in discovering and developing therapies to activate the body’s immune system against cancer and infections. Our pipeline includes immune-modulatory antibodies, adoptive cell therapies (via MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (“MiNK”)), and vaccine adjuvants (via SaponiQx, Inc. (“SaponiQx”)). Our primary focus is immuno-oncology (“I-O”), and our diverse pipeline is supported by our in-house capabilities, including current good manufacturing practice (“cGMP”) manufacturing and a clinical operations platform. To succeed in I-O, innovation and speed are paramount. We are a vertically integrated biotechnology company equipped with a suite of technology platforms to advance from novel target identification through manufacturing for clinical trials of antibodies and cell therapies. By understanding each patient’s cancer, we aim to substantially expand the population benefiting from current I-O therapies. In addition to a diverse pipeline, we have assembled fully integrated end-to-end capabilities including novel target discovery, antibody generation, cell line development and cGMP manufacturing. Leveraging our science and capabilities, we have established strategic partnerships to advance innovation. We believe the next generation of cancer treatment will build on clinically validated antibodies targeting cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (“CTLA-4”) and programmed death receptor-1 (“PD-1”) combined with novel immunomodulatory agents designed to address underlying tumor escape mechanisms.
Our I-O portfolio is driven by several platforms and programs, which we plan to utilize individually and in combination:
| • | Multiple antibody discovery platforms, including proprietary display technologies, to identify future antibody candidates. |
| • | Antibody candidate programs, including our lead assets, botensilimab (“BOT”) (a multifunctional immune cell activator and human Fc-enhanced CTLA-4 blocking antibody, also known as AGEN1181) and balstilimab (“BAL”) (a PD-1 blocking antibody). |
| • | Our saponin-based vaccine adjuvant platform, primarily centered around our STIMULON™ cultured plant cell QS-21 adjuvant. |
| • | A pipeline of novel allogeneic invariant natural killer T cell (“iNKT”) therapies for treating cancer and other immune-mediated diseases, controlled by MiNK. |
We regularly evaluate development, commercialization, and partnering strategies for each product candidate based on various factors, including pre-clinical and clinical trial results, competitive positioning, funding requirements, and available resources. Our lead program, BOT is progressing through multiple clinical programs as a monotherapy and in combination with BAL. In April 2023, BOT in combination with BAL received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the treatment of patients with non-microsatellite instability-high and/or deficient mismatch repair metastatic colorectal cancer without active liver involvement. This designation specifically targets patients who are heavily pretreated and have shown resistance or intolerance to standard chemotherapies, including fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan, as well as those who have received a VEGF inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, and/or a BRAF inhibitor, if indicated. Based on the BOT/BAL clinical data generated to date, we have developed designs for registration-enabling
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trials in MSS CRC across neoadjuvant, first-line, and late-line mCRC. These trial(s) will launch upon completion of strategic transactions. The options being considered are partnerships, licensing, or joint ventures.
We have entered into collaborations with several companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (“BMS”), Betta Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“Betta”), UroGen Pharma Ltd. (“UroGen”), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”), Incyte Corporation (“Incyte”), and Merck Sharp & Dohme (“Merck”). These collaborations, along with our internal programs, have resulted in over a dozen antibody pre-clinical or clinical development programs.
Our business activities include product research, preclinical and clinical development, intellectual property prosecution, manufacturing, regulatory and clinical affairs, corporate finance and development activities, and support of our collaborations. Our product candidates require successful clinical trials and approvals from regulatory agencies, as well as acceptance in the marketplace. Part of our strategy is to develop and commercialize some of our product candidates through arrangements with academic and corporate collaborators and licensees.
Our common stock is currently listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “AGEN.”
Our research and development expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, were $155.5 million, $234.6 million, and $186.7 million, respectively. We have incurred significant losses since our inception. As of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $2.20 billion. We are likely to continue to incur losses until we become a commercial company generating profits.
You can find more information about us in our filings with the SEC referenced in the sections in this prospectus titled “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” beginning on pages 20 and 21, respectively.
Corporate Information
Our principal executive office is located at 3 Forbes Road, Lexington, MA, 02421, and our telephone number is (781) 674-4400. Our website address is www.agenusbio.com. Information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.
Agenus™, MiNK™, Prophage™, Retrocyte Display™ and STIMULON™ are trademarks of Agenus Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.
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The Offering
| Common Stock offered by the selling stockholders |
165,000 shares |
| Use of Proceeds |
We are entitled to receive cash proceeds from the exercise of the New Warrants, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock held by any of the selling stockholders. |
| Risk Factors |
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 7 for a discussion of certain factors that you should consider before making an investment in our stock. |
| Nasdaq Capital Market Symbol |
“AGEN” |
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Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before purchasing our securities, you should carefully consider the risk factors relating to Agenus that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, as well as the risks, uncertainties and additional information set forth in our SEC reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and in the other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. For a description of these reports and documents, and information about where you can find them, see “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference.” Additional risks not presently known or that we presently consider to be immaterial could subsequently materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, business and prospects.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any information incorporated by reference herein and other written and oral statements we make from time to time, contain certain “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You can identify these forward-looking statements by the fact they use words such as “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “project,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “future” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. You can also identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, including factors that could delay, divert or change any of them, and could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from current expectations. These statements are likely to relate to, among other things, our business strategy, our research and development, our product development efforts, our ability to commercialize our product candidates, the activities of our licensees, our prospects for initiating partnerships or collaborations, the timing of the introduction of products, the effect of new accounting pronouncements, uncertainty regarding our future operating results and our profitability, anticipated sources of funds as well as our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions.
We have included more detailed descriptions of these risks and uncertainties and other risks and uncertainties applicable to our business that we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement in the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein including, but not limited to, the risk factors incorporated by reference from our filings with the SEC. We encourage you to read those descriptions carefully. Although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions, no assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in forward-looking statements can be achieved. We caution investors not to place significant reliance on forward-looking statements contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus; such statements need to be evaluated in light of all the information contained in this prospectus. Furthermore, the statements speak only as of the date of each document, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise these statements.
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DESCRIPTION OF FINANCING TRANSACTION AND WARRANTS
On April 15, 2013, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with certain investors (the “Existing Investors”), pursuant to which we issued to the Existing Investors (i) senior subordinated promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million that were scheduled to mature on April 14, 2015 (the “2013 Notes”) and (ii) four-year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock.
On February 20, 2015, we entered into an Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Existing Investors and certain additional investors, pursuant to which we (i) cancelled the 2013 Notes in exchange for new senior subordinated promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million, (ii) issued additional 2015 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $9.0 million (the Notes described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “2015 Notes”) and (iii) issued five-year warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares of our common stock (the “2015 Warrants”).
On February 18, 2020, we entered into an Amendment to Notes and Warrants with holders of the 2015 Notes, pursuant to which the Company (i) extended the maturity date of the 2015 Notes by three years from February 20, 2020 to February 20, 2023, (ii) extended the exercise period of the warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock previously issued in 2015 by three years from February 20, 2020 to February 20, 2023, and (iii) issued warrants exercisable for 650,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with a term of five years and an exercise price of $4.48 per share, which represented a 20% premium over the 30-day average trailing closing price of the Company’s common stock (the “2020 Warrants”).
On November 30, 2022, we entered into an Amendment to Notes, Termination of Warrants and Sale of New Warrants with existing noteholders, pursuant to which the Company (i) extended the maturity date of the 2015 Notes by two years from February 20, 2023 to February 20, 2025, (ii) terminated each of the 2015 Warrants and 2020 Warrants, (iii) issued new warrants, consisting of (x) warrants exercisable for 1,300,000 shares of common stock expiring on February 20, 2026 and (y) warrants exercisable for 650,000 shares of common stock expiring on February 20, 2028 (the “2022 Warrants”). Each of the 2022 Warrants had an exercise price of $2.84 per share, which represented a 15% premium over the 30-day average trailing closing price of the Company’s common stock for the period ending November 9, 2022.
On February 20, 2025, we entered into an Amendment to Notes, Amendment of Warrants and Sale of New Warrants with existing noteholders, pursuant to which the Company, among other things, (i) extended the maturity date of the 2015 Notes by sixteen months from February 20, 2025 to July 20, 2026, (ii) extended the expiration date of all 2022 Warrants held by such noteholders to purchase a total of 97,500 shares of the Company’s common stock to February 20, 2030 and changed the exercise price to $3.25 per share, which represented a 60-day volume weighted average price as of February 14, 2025, (iii) issued the C Warrants exercisable for 67,500 shares of common stock expiring on February 20, 2030, with an exercise price of $3.25 per share.
The number of shares of our common stock into which the New Warrants are exercisable and the exercise price will be adjusted to reflect any stock splits, reverse stock splits, payment of stock dividends, recapitalizations, reclassifications or other similar adjustments in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. The exercise price may also be adjusted to reflect certain dividends or other distributions, including distributions of stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger or similar transaction. As of the date of this prospectus, none of the New Warrants have been exercised by the selling stockholders.
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Agenus is authorized to issue up to 800,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with 26,563,545 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025. Agenus is also authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, with 31,620 shares of Series A-1 convertible preferred stock designated, issued and outstanding convertible into 16,666 shares of common stock as of March 31, 2025.
The material terms and provisions of our common stock, our preferred stock and each other class of our securities that qualifies or limits our common stock, are described in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed January 24, 2000, as supplemented by the description of our common stock contained in Exhibit 4.13 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, both of which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus. For the complete terms of our common stock, preferred stock and preferred stock purchase rights, please refer to our certificate of incorporation, by-laws and certificates of designation, preferences and rights that we have filed with the SEC. The terms of these securities may also be affected by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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We are registering these shares pursuant to registration rights granted to the selling stockholders. We are not selling any securities under this prospectus. We are entitled to receive cash proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the shares covered hereby. We have agreed to pay all costs, expenses and fees relating to registering the shares of our common stock referenced in this prospectus. The selling stockholders will pay any brokerage commissions and/or similar charges incurred in connection with the sale or other disposition by them of the shares covered hereby.
The selling stockholders are not obligated to exercise their New Warrants, and we cannot predict whether selling stockholders will choose to exercise all or any of their New Warrants. At the time this registration statement was filed, none of the selling stockholders had exercised their New Warrants.
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We have prepared this prospectus to allow the selling stockholders or their pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest, to sell or otherwise dispose of, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of 165,000 shares of common stock, issuable upon the exercise of the New Warrants plus an indeterminate number of shares of common stock that may be issued as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions as described in the New Warrants.
The table below presents information regarding the selling stockholders, the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them prior to the issuance of the New Warrants, the shares of common stock that they may sell or otherwise dispose of from time to time under this prospectus and the number and percentage of our common stock each of the selling stockholders will own assuming all of the shares covered by this prospectus are sold by the selling stockholders. Neither the selling stockholders nor any of their affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders have held any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or our affiliates within the past three years.
The information in the table is based on 27,416,850 shares outstanding as of May 6, 2025 and was prepared based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholders, and reflects holdings as of May 5, 2025. As used in this prospectus, the term “selling stockholders” includes the selling stockholders set forth below and any donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares received after the date of this prospectus from the selling stockholders as a gift, pledge, or other non-sale related transfer. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3(d) promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act, and includes shares of common stock with respect to which the selling stockholders have voting and investment power.
The number of shares in the column “Common Stock That May Be Offered Pursuant to This Prospectus” represents all of the shares of common stock that the selling stockholders may offer under this prospectus. The fourth column assumes the exercise of all of the New Warrants covered by this prospectus by the selling stockholders, the sale of all the shares offered by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus and that the selling stockholders do not acquire any additional shares of common stock before the completion of this offering. However, because the selling stockholders may sell all or some of their shares under this prospectus from time to time, or in another permitted manner, we cannot assure you as to the actual number of shares that will be sold by the selling stockholders or that will be held by the selling stockholders after completion of any sales. The selling stockholders may sell some, all or none of their shares in this offering. We do not know how long the selling stockholders will hold the shares before selling them. Other than as described in the section entitled “Description of Financing Transaction and Warrants” we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the selling stockholders regarding the sale of any of the shares.
| Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock Prior to the Offering |
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| Name of Selling Stockholder | Number of Shares |
Percent of Class (%) |
Common Stock That May Be Offered Pursuant to This Prospectus(1) |
Number of Shares(2) |
Percent of Class (%) |
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| Mark and Nicole Berg |
146,922 | (3) | * | 30,000 | 4,422 | (9) | * | |||||||||||||
| Alice Saraydarian |
16,937 | (4) | * | 15,000 | 1,937 | * | ||||||||||||||
| Nicky V LLC |
67,750 | (5) | * | 67,500 | 250 | * | ||||||||||||||
| MSB Research Inc. |
22,505 | (6) | * | 22,500 | 5 | * | ||||||||||||||
| Khalil Barrage |
7,500 | (7) | * | 7,500 | — | * | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Premier Trust LLC, Custodian FBO: Mark Berg IRA |
23,667 | (8) | * | 22,500 | 1,167 | * | ||||||||||||||
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| * | Less than one percent. |
| (1) | Represents shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants. The number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of New Warrants is subject to adjustment as a result of stock splits, dividends or similar transactions as set forth in the New Warrants. As a result, the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants may increase or decrease in the future. Only the shares issuable upon exercise of the New Warrants are being offered hereby. |
| (2) | Assumes that all the shares of the selling stockholders covered by this prospectus are sold, and that the selling stockholders do not acquire any additional shares of common stock before the completion of this offering. However, as each selling stockholder can offer all, some, or none of its common stock, no definitive estimate can be given as to the number of shares that any selling stockholder will ultimately offer or sell under this prospectus. |
| (3) | Shares beneficially owned by Mark and Nicole Berg include (i) shares underlying New Warrants issued to Mark and Nicole Berg to purchase up to 30,000 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030, (ii) shares underlying New Warrants issued to Nicky V LLC to purchase up to 67,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030, which Nicole Berg has sole voting and dispositive control over, (iii) shares underlying New Warrants issued to MSB Research Inc. to purchase up to 22,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030, which Mark Berg has sole voting and dispositive control over, (iv) shares underlying New Warrants issued to Pacific Premier Trust LLC, Custodian FBO: Mark Berg IRA to purchase up to 22,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030, which Mark Berg has sole voting and dispositive control over, (v) 3,000 shares of our common stock owned by Mark Berg individually, (vi) 250 shares of our common stock held in the name of Nicky V LLC, which Nicole Berg has sole voting and dispositive control over, (vii) 5 shares of our common stock held in the name of MSB Research Inc., which Mark Berg has sole voting and dispositive control over, and (viii) 1,167 shares of our common stock held in the name of Pacific Premier Trust LLC, Custodian FBO: Mark Berg IRA, which Mark Berg has sole voting and dispositive control over. |
| (4) | Shares beneficially owned by Alice Saraydarian include (i) shares underlying New Warrants to purchase up to 15,000 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030 and (ii) 1,937 shares of our common stock. |
| (5) | Shares beneficially owned by Nicky V LLC include (i) shares underlying New Warrants to purchase up to 67,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030 and (ii) 250 shares of our common stock. |
| (6) | Shares beneficially owned by MSB Research Inc. include (i) shares underlying New Warrants to purchase up to 22,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030 and (ii) 5 shares of our common stock. |
| (7) | Shares beneficially owned by Khalil Barrage include shares underlying New Warrants to purchase up to 7,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030. |
| (8) | Shares beneficially owned by Pacific Premier Trust LLC, Custodian FBO: Mark Berg IRA include (i) shares underlying New Warrants to purchase up to 22,500 shares of our common stock that may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or before February 20, 2030 and (ii) 1,167 shares of our common stock. |
| (9) | Assumes that all of the shares covered by this prospectus and beneficially owned by Mark and Nicole Berg are sold by Mark and Nicole Berg and each of the following selling stockholders: (i) Nicky V LLC, (ii) MSB Research Inc., and (iii) Pacific Premier Trust LLC, Custodian FBO: Mark Berg IRA. |
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The selling stockholders, including their pledgees, donees, transferees, distributees, beneficiaries or other successors in interest, may from time to time offer some or all of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus. We are entitled to receive cash proceeds from the exercise of the New Warrants, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock held by any of the selling stockholders. We will bear all fees and expenses incident to our obligation to register the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus.
The selling stockholders may sell all or a portion of the shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and offered hereby from time to time directly or through one or more underwriters, broker-dealers or agents. If the shares of common stock are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agent’s commissions. The shares of common stock may be sold 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 or in transactions other than on these exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market and in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at privately negotiated prices. These sales may be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions.
The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:
| • | 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 over-the-counter distribution; |
| • | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| • | privately negotiated transactions; |
| • | short sales effected after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part; |
| • | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| • | broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
| • | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| • | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the 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 shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of the selling stockholder(s) to include the pledgee, transferee, or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
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In connection with the sale of shares of our common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
Broker-dealers engaged by a selling stockholder may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. If a selling stockholder effects certain transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, such underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholder 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. Such commissions will be in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction will not be in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”); and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with applicable FINRA rules.
The aggregate proceeds to a selling stockholder from the sale of the common stock offered by it will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each selling stockholder reserves the right to accept and, together with its agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.
Each selling stockholder and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. The selling stockholders are subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
To the extent required pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the name of each selling stockholder, the purchase price and public offering price, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
Each selling stockholder and any other person participating in a sale of the common stock registered under this prospectus will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, Regulation M of the Exchange Act, 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. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares of common stock and the
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ability of any person or entity to engage in market-making activities with respect to the shares of common stock. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
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The consolidated financial statements of Agenus Inc. as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2024, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the December 31, 2024 consolidated financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph that states that the Company’s recurring losses from operations and net capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of that uncertainty.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s website is http://www.sec.gov. Documents we have filed with the SEC are also available on our website at www.agenusbio.com. Information contained on our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference herein.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” in this prospectus the information we file with the SEC. This helps us disclose certain important information to you by referring you to the documents we file. The information we incorporate by reference is an important part of this prospectus. 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 look at 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. We incorporate by reference each of the documents listed below.
| • | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (File No. 000-29089); |
| • | Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (File No. 000-29089); |
| • | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2025 and February 26, 2025 (except, with respect to each of the foregoing, for portions of such reports which were deemed to be furnished and not filed) (File No. 000-29089); |
| • | our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2025 (File No. 000-29089); and |
| • | the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed under the Securities Exchange Act on January 24, 2000, including any amendment or reports filed for the purpose of updating such descriptions (File No. 000-29089). |
We also incorporate by reference into this prospectus additional documents that we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the completion or termination of the offering, but excluding any information deemed furnished and not filed with the SEC. Any statements contained in a previously filed document incorporated by reference into this prospectus is deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus, or in a subsequently filed document also incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes that statement.
This prospectus may contain information that updates, modifies or is contrary to information in one or more of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date of this prospectus or the date of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
We will provide each person to whom this prospectus is delivered a copy of all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. You may obtain copies of these filings, at no cost, through the “Investor” section of our website (www.agenusbio.com), and you may request copies of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:
Agenus Inc.
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Attention: Legal Department
Telephone: (781) 674-4400
The information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following table sets forth the various expenses in connection with the registration of the securities offered hereby. Agenus Inc. will bear all of these expenses. All amounts are estimated except for the SEC registration fee:
| Item |
Amount | |||
| SEC registration fee |
$ | 75 | ||
| Legal fees and expenses |
15,000 | * | ||
| Accounting fees and expenses |
7,500 | * | ||
| Printing and related expenses |
5,500 | * | ||
| Miscellaneous |
1,000 | * | ||
| Total |
$ | 29,075 | * | |
| * | Estimated |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits, in general, a Delaware corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than an action by, or in the right of, the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or served another business enterprise in any capacity at the request of the corporation, against liability incurred in connection with such proceeding, including the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, additionally had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation’s power to indemnify applies to actions brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but only to the extent of expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit, provided that no indemnification shall be provided in such actions in the event of any adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of such person’s duties to the corporation, unless a court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law also permits, in general, a Delaware corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or served another entity in any capacity at the request of the corporation, against liability incurred by such person in such capacity, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and certain executive officers and have obtained insurance covering our directors and officers against losses and insuring us against certain of our obligations to indemnify our directors and officers.
Our Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws provide that we shall indemnify each of our directors and officers, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by law, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by reason of the fact that he or she is a director or officer.
This right of indemnification conferred in our Sixth Amended and Restated By-Laws is not exclusive of any other right.
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In addition, as permitted by Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
These indemnification provisions may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of our directors and officers for liabilities (including reimbursement of expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act.
Item 16. Exhibits
The following Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference:
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| * | Filed herewith. |
Item 17. Undertakings
| (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 of 1933; |
| (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 this 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 Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration 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 this registration statement; |
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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| (2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona 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 of 1933 to any purchaser: |
| (i) | If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: |
| (A) | 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) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415 (a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 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 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 registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
| (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. |
| (b) | The undersigned registrant hereby further undertakes that, for the 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 |
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| incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, 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 of 1933 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 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. |
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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-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Lexington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 12th day of May, 2025.
| AGENUS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Garo H. Armen, Ph.D. | |
| Garo H. Armen, Ph.D. | ||
| Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Garo H. Armen, Ph.D., and Christine Klaskin, jointly and severally, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full powers of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all supplements amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below on the dates indicated by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
| SIGNATURE |
TITLE |
DATE | ||
| /s/ Garo H. Armen, Ph.D. Garo H. Armen, Ph.D. |
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) | May 12, 2025 | ||
| /s/ Christine M. Klaskin Christine M. Klaskin |
Vice President, Finance (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
May 12, 2025 | ||
| /s/ Jennifer S. Buell, Ph.D. Jennifer S. Buell, Ph.D. |
Director | May 12, 2025 | ||
| /s/ Brian Corvese Brian Corvese |
Director | May 12, 2025 | ||
| /s/ Tom Harrison Tom Harrison |
Director | May 12, 2025 | ||
| /s/ Susan Hirsch Susan Hirsch |
Director | May 12, 2025 | ||
| /s/ Timothy R. Wright Timothy R. Wright |
Director | May 12, 2025 | ||
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Exhibit 5.1
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ROPES & GRAY LLP PRUDENTIAL TOWER 800 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MA 02199-3600 WWW.ROPESGRAY.COM |
May 12, 2025
Agenus Inc.
3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Agenus Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) filed on the date hereof by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the registration under the Securities Act and the proposed offer and sale from time to time by the selling stockholders named in the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 165,000 shares of the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), issuable upon exercise of certain outstanding warrants, including (i) 65,000 A warrants (the “Amended A Warrants”) (ii) 32,500 B warrants (the “Amended B Warrants”) and (iii) 67,500 C warrants (the “C Warrants” and, together with the Amended A Warrants and Amended B Warrants, the “New Warrants”).
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined such certificates, documents and records and have made such investigation of fact and such examination of law as we have deemed appropriate in order to enable us to render the opinions set forth herein. In conducting such investigation, we have relied, without independent verification, upon certificates of officers of the Company, public officials and other appropriate persons.
The opinions expressed below are limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and, when issued upon exercise and payment of the exercise price thereof, in accordance with the terms of the New Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name therein and in the related prospectus under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Ropes & Gray LLP |
| Ropes & Gray LLP |
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the use of our reports dated March 17, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Agenus Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
May 12, 2025