Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc S-3, filed May 24, 2024
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ELDN)
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2024
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ELEDON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 20-1000967 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 250
Irvine, California 92612
(949) 238-8090
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 250
Irvine, California 92612
(949) 238-8090
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Mark Peterson
Shelly Heyduk
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1700
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 823-6900
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time, after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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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 of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the 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.
Subject to Completion, dated May 24, 2024
PROSPECTUS
21,100,000 Shares of Common Stock
Offered by the Selling Stockholders
This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time of up to 21,100,000 shares of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), by the selling stockholders identified in this prospectus (collectively with any of the holders’ transferees, pledgees, donees or successors, the “Selling Stockholders”), pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) between Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Selling Stockholders, which consist of 13,110,484 shares of our common stock held by the Selling Stockholders and 7,989,516 shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of our common stock held by certain Selling Stockholders (“Pre-Funded Warrants”). The Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants described in the preceding sentence were issued in the closing of a private placement completed on May 9, 2024 pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
Sales of the Shares by the Selling Stockholders may occur at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may sell Shares to or through underwriters, broker dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the Selling Stockholders, the purchasers of the Shares, or both. If required, the number of Shares to be sold, the public offering price of those Shares, the names of any underwriters, broker dealers or agents and any applicable commission or discount will be included in a supplement to this prospectus, called a prospectus supplement. See the disclosure under the heading “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information about how the Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise dispose of their Shares hereunder.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale by the Selling Stockholders of the Shares. We will, however, receive the cash exercise price of $0.001 per share for the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants. If any of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised on a net exercise cashless basis, we would not receive any cash payment from the applicable Selling Stockholder upon any such exercise.
We are paying the cost of registering the Shares covered by this prospectus as well as various related expenses. The Selling Stockholders are responsible for all selling commissions, transfer taxes and other costs related to the offer and sale of the Shares.
The Company’s common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “ELDN.” On May 23, 2024, the closing sale price of our common stock was $2.89 per share.
Our executive offices are located at 19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 250, Irvine, California 92612, and our telephone number is (949) 238-8090.
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Please read the information contained in and incorporated by reference under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are filed after the date hereof and incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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.
This prospectus is dated , 2024.
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You should read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making an investment in the securities of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” for additional information. You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement. The Company has not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This document may be used only in jurisdictions where offers and sales of these securities are permitted. You should assume that information contained in this prospectus, or in any document incorporated by reference, is accurate only as of any date on the front cover of the applicable document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
Unless otherwise indicated, references to the terms “Eledon,” “our,” “us,” “we,” or the “Company” refer to Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Novus Therapeutics, Inc.) and all wholly owned subsidiaries.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Any statements other than statements of historical or current fact in this prospectus are forward looking statements. In some instances, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “predicts,” “projects,” “targets,” “could,” “may,” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements include such identifying words. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to statements about our future expectations, plans and prospects, including statements about planned clinical trials, the development of product candidates, expected timing for initiation of future clinical trials, expected timing for receipt of data from clinical trials, our capital resources and ability to finance planned clinical trials.
Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including: risks relating to the safety and efficacy of our drug candidates; risks relating to clinical development timelines, including interactions with regulators and clinical sides, as well as patient enrollment; risks relating to costs of clinical trials; risks related to the sufficiency of our capital resources to fund planned clinical trials; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as revised or supplemented by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”), which can be found at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus speak only as of the date hereof and not of any future date, and the Company expressly disclaims any intent to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Overview
Eledon is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using its immunology expertise in targeting the CD40 Ligand (CD40L, also called CD154) pathway to develop therapies to protect transplanted organs and prevent rejection, and to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (“ALS”). Our lead compound in development is tegoprubart, an IgG1, anti-CD40L antibody with high affinity for CD40 Ligand, a well-validated biological target that we believe has broad therapeutic potential.
Tegoprubart is engineered to potentially both improve safety and provide pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and dosing advantages compared to other anti-CD40 approaches. The CD40L/CD40 pathway is recognized for its prominent role in immune regulation. CD40L is primarily expressed on activated CD4+ T cells, platelets and endothelial cells while the CD40 receptor is constitutively expressed on antigen presenting cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells, as well as B cells. By blocking CD40L and not the CD40 receptor, tegoprubart inhibits both the CD40 and CD11 costimulatory signaling pathways, providing the potential for improved efficacy compared to anti-CD40 receptor approaches. Blocking CD40L also increases polarization of CD4+ lymphocytes to Tregs, a specialized subpopulation of T cells that act to suppress an immune response, thus creating a more tolerogenic environment, which may play a therapeutic role in autoimmune diseases and in the prevention of allograft rejection after solid organ transplantation.
Tegoprubart is designed to negate the risk of thrombolytic events seen in the first generation of anti-CD40L antibodies by introducing structural modifications that have been shown in preclinical models to eliminate binding to the Fcg receptors associated with platelet activation without altering the binding of tegoprubart to CD40L. In non-human primate studies, dosing of tegoprubart up to 200 mg/kg per week for 26 weeks, demonstrated no adverse events regarding coagulation, platelet activation or thromboembolism.
Our business strategy is to optimize the clinical and commercial value of tegoprubart and become a global biopharmaceutical company with a focused immunology franchise. Our strategy is to develop tegoprubart for the prevention of allograft and xenograft rejection, and for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as ALS. We selected our indications based on preclinical and clinical data that was generated with either tegoprubart or historical anti-CD40L molecules. In January 2023, we announced our decision to prioritize resources on our kidney transplantation programs, and discontinue the Company funding of the islet cell transplantation program and the IgAN program. We remain committed to further progressing ALS clinical development and are working with key stakeholders on potential next steps to do so.
While inhibition of CD40L has shown it may play an important role in immunosuppression in allograft kidney transplantation, this mechanism of action has also demonstrated that it may be a promising option in xenotransplantation (i.e., transplanting an organ from an animal to a human). In January 2023, we entered into a non-exclusive collaborative research agreement with eGenesis, Inc. (“eGenesis”), under which eGenesis gained access to tegoprubart for preclinical and clinical xenotransplantation studies in support of eGenesis’ kidney, heart and islet xenotransplantation programs.
Private Placement
On May 6, 2024, Eledon entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Selling Stockholders, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to the Selling Stockholders in a private placement, which closed on May 9, 2024, 13,110,484 shares of the Company’s common stock and Pre-Funded Warrants exercisable for up to an aggregate of 7,989,516 shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to customary adjustments as provided in the Pre-Funded Warrant. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance at an exercise price of $0.001 per share and until exercised in full.
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A Selling Stockholder may not exercise any portion of a Pre-Funded Warrant to the extent such exercise for common stock would cause such Selling Stockholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed a beneficial ownership limitation specified by each Selling Stockholder upon issuance of the Pre-Funded Warrants (which was set by the applicable Selling Stockholder at 4.99% or 9.99% of our then outstanding common stock following such exercise). Upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to the Company, a holder may increase the applicable beneficial ownership limitation, but in no case above 19.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise to the extent required under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
The securities issued and issuable pursuant to the Purchase Agreement were not initially registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and were offered pursuant to the exemption from registration provided in Section 4(a)(2) under the Securities Act and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder.
In connection with the private placement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement, dated May 6, 2024 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with the Selling Stockholders, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to prepare and file with the SEC, within 20 days after the date of the Registration Rights Agreement, a registration statement to register for resale the shares of our common stock issued and issuable under the Purchase Agreement and the shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and to cause the registration statement to become effective within a specified time after its initial filing with the SEC.
Corporate Information
Otic Pharma, Ltd. (“Otic”) was founded in the State of Israel in 2008. In 2015, Otic established U.S. operations and moved its corporate headquarters to Irvine, California. In 2017, Otic consummated a reverse merger with Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Tokai”), a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on March 26, 2004, pursuant to which, among other things, Tokai purchased from Otic and its stockholders all of the common and preferred shares of Otic in exchange for the issuance of a certain number of shares of common stock of Tokai (the “Reverse Merger”). Following the Reverse Merger, Tokai changed its name to Novus Therapeutics, Inc. On September 14, 2020, we acquired Anelixis, after which Anelixis became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On January 4, 2021, we changed our name from Novus Therapeutics, Inc. to Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Our executive offices are located at 19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 250, Irvine, California 92612. We also have a research and development office in Burlington, Massachusetts. Our telephone number is (949) 238-8090 and our website is www.eledon.com. The information contained in, or accessible through, our website does not constitute part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference.
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Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus and the incorporated documents also contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks mentioned elsewhere in this prospectus. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as revised or supplemented by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein by reference, together with the other information contained in this prospectus and in our filings with the SEC that we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We expect to update these Risk Factors from time to time in the periodic and current reports we file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus. These updated Risk Factors will be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If any of these risks occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In these circumstances, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
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The proceeds from the resale of the Shares under this prospectus are solely for the accounts of the Selling Stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of Shares under this prospectus. We will, however, receive the cash exercise price of $0.001 per share for the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants. If any of the Pre-Funded Warrants are exercised on a net exercise cashless basis, we would not receive any cash payment from the applicable Selling Stockholder upon any such exercise.
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The Shares being offered by the Selling Stockholders are those previously issued to the Selling Stockholders and those issuable to the Selling Stockholders upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. For additional information regarding the issuance of the Shares, see “The Company—Private Placement” above. We are registering the Shares in order to permit the Selling Stockholders to offer the Shares for resale from time to time. Except for the ownership of the Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants and as otherwise described below under “Certain Relationships with the Selling Stockholders,” the Selling Stockholders have not had any material relationship with us within the past three years.
In accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement with the Selling Stockholders, this prospectus generally covers the resale of the sum of (i) the number of shares of common stock issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and (ii) the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, determined as if the Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding the applicable date of determination and all subject to adjustment as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, without regard to any limitations on the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.
Under the terms of the Pre-Funded Warrants, a Selling Stockholder may not exercise any portion of a Pre-Funded Warrant to the extent such exercise for common stock would cause such Selling Stockholder, together with its affiliates, to beneficially own a number of shares of common stock which would exceed a beneficial ownership limitation specified by each Selling Stockholder upon issuance of the Pre-Funded Warrants (which was generally set at 4.99% or 9.99% of our then outstanding common stock following such exercise). Upon at least 61 days’ prior notice from the holder to the Company, a holder may increase the applicable beneficial ownership limitation, but in no case above 19.99% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise to the extent required under Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
The table below lists the Selling Stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each of the Selling Stockholders. For purposes of the table below, we have assumed that the Selling Stockholders will be able to sell in this offering all shares of common stock issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or upon the exercise of any Pre-Funded Warrants issued to the Selling Stockholder without regard to any beneficial ownership limitations. The Selling Stockholders may sell all, some or none of their shares in this offering. See “Plan of Distribution.”
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC based on 38,506,614 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 23, 2024. In computing the number of common shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we also deemed outstanding shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants or other convertible securities held by that Selling Stockholder that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days of May 23, 2024, including the warrants, but subject to any applicable beneficial ownership limitation. We did not deem these shares outstanding, however, for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. The inclusion of any shares in this table does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership for any Selling Stockholder named below.
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We are relying on written commitments from the Selling Stockholders to notify us of any changes in their beneficial ownership after the date they originally provided this information. See “Plan of Distribution.”
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Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering (4) |
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| Name of Selling Stockholder (1) |
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| Entities affiliated with BVF Partners L.P. (5) |
12,343,587 | 8,016,877 | 4,326,710 | 11.2 | % | |||||||||||
| ZP Master Cap Fund, Ltd. (6) |
2,109,704 | 2,109,704 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Schonfeld Global Master Fund L.P. (7) |
1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Sphera Biotech Master Fund LP (8) |
1,317,279 | 1,250,000 | 67,279 | * | ||||||||||||
| Alyeska Master Fund, L.P. (9) |
500,000 | 500,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| JDRF T1D Fund LLC (10) |
2,586,500 | 422,000 | 2,164,500 | 5.5 | % | |||||||||||
| Nantahala Capital Partners Limited Partnership (11) |
123,229 | 123,229 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| NCP RFM LP (11) |
103,959 | 103,959 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Blackwell Partners LLC—Series A (11) |
372,812 | 372,812 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| The Matthew D. Perry and Stacy E. Perry Revocable Trust Dated 10/1/2009 (12) |
421,940 | 421,940 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Lars Bader (13) |
1,541,708 | 709,019 | 832,689 | 2.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Deschutes I, LP (14) |
165,620 | 56,540 | 109,080 | * | ||||||||||||
| The Rohlinger Family Living Trust 2/14/08 (15) |
219,271 | 56,540 | 162,731 | * | ||||||||||||
| LTD-III LLC (16) |
117,753 | 56,540 | 61,213 | * | ||||||||||||
| Richard Friedman 2008 Revocable Trust (17) |
149,871 | 63,291 | 86,580 | * | ||||||||||||
| Blu-G Nevada Par Equity LLC dba BGN Investing 1 (18) |
357,096 | 140,646 | 216,450 | * | ||||||||||||
| Blu-B Nevada Par Equity LLC dba BBN Investing 1 (19) |
71,419 | 28,129 | 43,290 | * | ||||||||||||
| Marc Wolff |
421,940 | 421,940 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| StoneX Financial Inc C/F Erick Richardson Jr. IRA |
115,485 | 105,485 | 10,000 | * | ||||||||||||
| Newpath Partners III, LP (20) |
843,881 | 843,881 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| HC Diversified Strategies LP (21) |
3,797,468 | 3,797,468 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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21,100,000 | |||||||||||||||
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| * | Less than one percent (1%) of the Company’s outstanding common stock. |
| (1) | If required, information about other selling stockholders, except for any future transferees, pledgees, donees or successors of the Selling Stockholders named in the table above, will be set forth in a prospectus supplement or amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Additionally, post-effective amendments to the registration statement will be filed to disclose any material changes to the plan of distribution from the description contained in the final prospectus. |
| (2) | Consists of (i) the maximum number of Shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by each applicable Selling Stockholder and (ii) if applicable, any other shares of Eledon common stock beneficially owned by such Selling Stockholder as of May 23, 2024, including any shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder, subject to any applicable beneficial ownership limitations applicable to such securities as described in the footnotes herein. |
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| (3) | The maximum Shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by the Selling Stockholders consists of the number of shares of common stock issued or issuable to the Selling Stockholder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, assuming that all Pre-Funded Warrants issued under the Purchase Agreement were exercised in full as of the trading day immediately preceding such date and without regard to any applicable beneficial ownership limitations under the Pre-Funded Warrants. |
| (4) | Assumes the sale of all of the Shares offered by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus without regard to any beneficial ownership limitations applicable to the ownership of such Shares and that the Selling Stockholders buy or sell no additional shares of common stock prior to the completion of the offering. The beneficial ownership numbers and percentages give effect to the impact of any beneficial ownership limitations applicable to any other securities owned by the Selling Stockholders as described in the footnotes herein. |
| (5) | The number of shares of common stock being offered by Selling Stockholders affiliated with BVF Partners L.P. pursuant to this prospectus consists of the following: (i) an aggregate of 4,204,520 shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by Biotechnology Value Fund, L.P. (“BVF”), which includes 3,173,135 shares issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants, (ii) an aggregate of 3,347,359 shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by Biotechnology Value Fund II, L.P. (“BVF2”), which included 2,526,238 shares issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants, (iii) an aggregate of 307,499 shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by Biotechnology Value Trading Fund OS LP (“Trading Fund OS”), which included 232,068 shares issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants, and (iv) an aggregate of 157,499 shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by MSI BVF SPV, LLC (“MSI BVF” and, together with BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS, the “BVF Stockholders”), which includes 118,864 shares issuable upon exercise of Pre-Funded Warrants, in each case without regard to any beneficial ownership limitations applicable to the ownership of such Shares. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder and information provided in a Schedule 13G/A filed by BVF on February 14, 2024, the number of shares of common stock in the columns “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to the Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” also include the following: (i) 2,330,418 shares of common stock held by BVF, (ii) 1,812,558 shares of common stock held by BVF2, (iii) 145,029 shares of common stock held by Trading Fund OS, and (iv) 38,705 shares of common stock held in a certain Partners Managed Account through MSI BVF (the “Partners Managed Account”). BVF I GP LLC (“BVF GP”), as the general partner of BVF, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF II GP LLC (“BVF2 GP”), as the general partner of BVF2, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF2. BVF Partners OS Ltd. (“Partners OS”), as the general partner of Trading Fund OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GP Holdings LLC (“BVF GPH”), as the sole member of each of BVF GP and BVF2 GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF and BVF2. BVF Partners L.P. (“Partners”), as the investment manager of BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS, and the sole member of Partners OS, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by BVF, BVF2 and Trading Fund OS and held in the Partners Managed Account. BVF Inc., as the general partner of Partners, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by Partners. Mark Lampert, as a director and officer of BVF, Inc., may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BVF Inc. BVF GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF. BVF2 GP disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF2. Partners OS disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Trading Fund OS. BVF GPH disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF and BVF2. Each of Partners, BVF Inc. and Mr. Lampert disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by BVF, BVF2, Trading Fund OS, and held in the Partners Managed Account. The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” in the table do not include shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of Series X1 non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, and Series X non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (collectively, the “convertible preferred stock”) and certain warrants held by certain of the foregoing entities. Such convertible preferred stock and warrants are each subject to a beneficial ownership limitation of 9.99%, which does not permit the foregoing entities to convert or exercise that portion of the convertible preferred stock or warrants, as applicable, that would result in the entities owning, after conversion or exercise, a number of shares of common stock in excess of the beneficial ownership limitation. |
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| (6) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, ZP Master MidCap Fund, Ltd. (the “Fund”) has delegated to Zimmer Partners, LP, as investment manager (the “Investment Manager”), sole voting and investment power over the shares of common stock held by the Fund pursuant to its investment management agreement with Zimmer Partners, LP. As a result, each of the Investment Manager, Zimmer Partners, GP, as the general partner of the Investment Manager, Zimmer Financial Services Group, LLC, as the sole member of Zimmer Partners GP, LLC, and Stuart J. Zimmer, as the managing member of Zimmer Financial Services Group, LLC, may be deemed to exercise voting and investment power over the shares held by the Fund and thus may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. |
| (7) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Ryan Tolkin, CEO and CIO of Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (8) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, other than the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus, the Selling Stockholder beneficially owns 67,279 shares of common stock. |
| (9) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Alyeska Investment Group, L.P., the investment manager of the Selling Stockholder, has voting and investment control of the shares held by the Selling Stockholder. Anand Parekh is the Chief Executive Officer of Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. Mr. Parekh, disclaims any beneficial ownership of the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (10) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” includes 1,082,250 shares of common stock issuable within 60 days of May 23, 2024 upon the exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Steven St. Peter may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (11) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Nantahala Capital Management, LLC has been delegated the legal power to vote and/or direct the disposition of securities on behalf of the Selling Stockholder as a general partner or investment manager and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. Wilmot Harkey and Daniel Mack are managing members of Nantahala Capital Management, LLC and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (12) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Matthew D. Perry may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (13) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, other than the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus, the Selling Stockholder beneficially owns 832,689 shares of common stock. |
| (14) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” includes 43,290 shares of common stock issuable within 60 days of May 23, 2024 upon the exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Robert J. Levitt may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (15) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” includes 43,290 shares of common stock issuable within 60 days of May 23, 2024 upon the exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, George J. Rohlinger may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (16) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Nathan Snyder may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (17) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” includes 43,290 shares of common stock issuable within 60 days of May 23, 2024 upon the exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Richard Stanley Friedman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
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| (18) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” includes 108,225 shares of common stock issuable within 60 days of May 23, 2024 upon the exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Charles-Edouard Gros, who is the brother of Eledon’s Chief Executive Officer, David-Alexandre Gros, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (19) | The shares reported under “Shares of Common Stock Owned Prior to Offering” and “Shares of Common Stock Owned After Offering” includes 21,645 shares of common stock issuable within 60 days of May 23, 2024 upon the exercise of warrants held by the Selling Stockholder. Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Shlomo Boehm may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (20) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Thomas Cahill may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
| (21) | Based on information provided to the Company by the Selling Stockholder, Marc Wolff may be deemed to beneficially own the shares owned by the Selling Stockholder. |
Certain Relationships with the Selling Stockholders
Registration Rights Agreement
On May 6, 2024, in connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with the Selling Stockholders. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agreed, among other things, to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement to register for resale the shares of our common stock issued and issuable to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and to cause the registration statement to become and remain effective within the time periods specified in the Registration Rights Agreement. We have also agreed, among other things, to indemnify the Selling Stockholders and their officers, directors, members, partners, agents, brokers, investment advisors and employees from certain liabilities and to pay all fees and expenses incident to our performance of or compliance with the Registration Rights Agreement.
Prior Financing Activities
January 2022 Exchange Agreement
On January 11, 2022, Eledon entered into an exchange agreement with the BVF Stockholders, pursuant to which such stockholders exchanged 550,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for 9,899.99 shares of Series X1 non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share.
2023 Private Placement
On April 28, 2023, Eledon entered into a securities purchase agreement with the selling stockholders identified therein, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to such selling stockholders in a private placement: (a) in an initial closing, which closing occurred on May 5, 2023, (i) 8,730,168 shares of the Company’s common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants exercisable for up to an aggregate of 6,421,350 shares of the Company’s common stock, and (iii) common warrants exercisable for up to an aggregate of 15,151,518 shares of the Company’s common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof); (b) in a second closing, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the securities purchase agreement, 20,202,024 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof); and (c) in a third closing, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the securities purchase agreement, 25,252,530 shares of common stock (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), in each case subject to customary adjustments as provided in the securities purchase agreement, pre-funded warrant or common warrant, as applicable. Certain of the Selling Stockholders or affiliated entities or individuals participated as investors in the securities purchase agreement transactions described above, including the BVF Stockholders, JDRF T1D Fund, LLC, Deschutes I, LP, The Rohlinger Family Living Trust 2/14/08, LTD-III LLC, Richard Friedman 2008 Revocable Trust, Blu-G Nevada Par Equity LLC dba BGN Investing 1, and Blu-B Nevada Par Equity LLC dba BBN Investing 1.
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Board Observer
From July 2021 to March 2022, Arman Gupta, an employee of BVF Partners L.P., an affiliate of the BVF Stockholders, served as a non-voting observer on the board of directors of the Company.
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Each Selling Stockholder and any of their pledgees, assignees and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of the Shares covered hereby on any of the following markets or exchanges on which our common stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE American (or any successors to any of the foregoing), or on any other stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the securities are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
| • | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker dealer solicits purchasers; |
| • | block trades in which the broker dealer will attempt to sell the securities 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 exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| • | privately negotiated transactions; |
| • | distributions to their members, partners or stockholders; |
| • | settlement of short sales; |
| • | in transactions through broker dealers that agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; |
| • | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| • | a combination of any such methods of sale; or |
| • | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC having substantially the same purpose and effect as such rule (“Rule 144”), or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other broker dealers to participate in sales. Broker dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
In connection with the sale of the Shares or otherwise, 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 Shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders may also sell Shares short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Shares to broker dealers that in turn may sell such shares. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker dealer or other financial institution of the Shares offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
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The Selling Stockholders and any broker dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the Shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Each Selling Stockholder has informed the Company that it does not have any written or oral agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities.
A Selling Stockholder that is an entity may elect to make an in-kind distribution of the Shares to its members, partners or stockholders pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part by delivering a prospectus.
The Company is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by the Company incident to the registration of the Shares. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) the date on which all Shares may be resold by the Selling Stockholders without registration and without regard to any volume or manner-of-sale limitations by reason of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information under Rule 144 or any other rule of similar effect or (ii) all of the Shares have been sold pursuant to this prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The resale securities will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the Shares covered hereby may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.
Under applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), any person engaged in the distribution of the Shares may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock for the applicable restricted period, as defined in Regulation M, prior to the commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Stockholders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders or any other person. We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale (including by compliance with Rule 172 under the Securities Act, as applicable).
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The validity of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered will be passed upon for us by O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Newport Beach, California.
KMJ Corbin & Company LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 as set forth in their report (which includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern), which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on KMJ Corbin & Company LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC, and we have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which forms part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. For further information about us and the securities described in this prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement, its exhibits and schedules and our reports, proxies, information statements and other information filed with the SEC.
Our filings are available to the public on the Internet, through a database maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. We also maintain a website at www.eledon.com. We have included our website address for the information of prospective investors and do not intend it to be an active link to our website. Information contained on our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement (or any document incorporated by reference herein or therein).
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to its effectiveness and until the end of any offerings under this prospectus, except for any document or portion thereof deemed to be “furnished” and not filed in accordance with SEC rules:
| • | Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 26, 2024; |
| • | Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024; |
| • | Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 7, 2024; |
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| • | The description of our common stock contained in Exhibit 4.5 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021, as well as any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description; and |
| • | All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of the original registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to its effectiveness, provided that all documents “furnished” by the Company to the SEC and not “filed” are not deemed incorporated by reference herein. |
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front page of those documents.
We will furnish without charge to you, on written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including exhibits to these documents. You should direct any requests for documents to Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 19800 MacArthur Boulevard, Suite 250, Irvine, California 92612, telephone: (949) 238-8090.
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21,100,000 Shares of Common Stock
Offered by the Selling Stockholders
PROSPECTUS
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The expenses payable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered (other than underwriting discounts and commissions, if any) are set forth below. Each item listed is estimated, except for the SEC registration fee.
| SEC Registration Fee |
$ | 9,623.37 | ||
| Accountants Fees and Expenses |
$ | 10,000.00 | ||
| Legal Fees and Expenses |
$ | 50,000.00 | ||
| Miscellaneous |
$ | 20,000.00 | ||
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$ | 89,623.00 | ||
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Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for the elimination of personal monetary liability of directors to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. Delaware law does not permit the elimination or limitation of director monetary liability for: (i) breaches of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or knowing violations of law; (iii) the willful or negligent payment of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions or (iv) transactions in which the director received an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to indemnify, on certain terms and conditions, any person who was or is a party 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 he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the 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 him in connection with such action. The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company require the Company to indemnify the Company’s directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company 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.
Item 16. Exhibits.
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Item 17. Undertakings.
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 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 Commission 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 Tables” table in the effective registration statement; and
(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;
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Provided, however, That:
Paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(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 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.
| (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 therein, 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: |
(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.
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.
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 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 Act 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 city of Irvine, State of California, on May 24, 2024.
| ELEDON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D. | |
| David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D. | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated, each of whom also constitutes and appoints David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D. and Paul Little, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same and all exhibits thereto and any other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D. David-Alexandre C. Gros, M.D. |
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ Paul Little Paul Little |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ Keith A. Katkin Keith A. Katkin |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ Jan Hillson, M.D. Jan Hillson, M.D. |
Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ Allan Kirk, M.D., PhD Allan Kirk, M.D., PhD |
Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ June Lee, M.D. June Lee, M.D. |
Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ John S. McBride John S. McBride |
Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
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Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ Walter Ogier Walter Ogier |
Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ Steven Perrin, PhD Steven Perrin, PhD |
President, Chief Scientific Officer and Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
| /s/ James Robinson James Robinson |
Director |
May 24, 2024 | ||
Exhibit 5.1
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File Number: 0241090-00007 |
May 24, 2024
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
19800 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 250
Irvine, California 92612
| Re: | Registration of Resale of 21,100,000 Shares of Common Stock of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Offered by Selling Stockholders |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement relates to the offering and sale from time to time of up to 21,100,00 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), by the selling stockholders identified in the Registration Statement (collectively with any of such stockholders’ transferees, pledgees, donees or successors, the “Selling Stockholders”), which shares were previously issued pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the Selling Stockholders and consist of (i) 13,110,484 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) and (ii) 7,989,516 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) issuable upon the exercise of outstanding pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”).
In our capacity as such counsel, we have examined originals or copies of those corporate and other records and documents we considered appropriate. As to relevant factual matters, we have relied upon, among other things, the Company’s factual representations in a Company certificate dated as of the date hereof. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.
On the basis of such examination, our reliance upon the assumptions in this opinion and our consideration of those questions of law we considered relevant, and subject to the limitations and qualifications in this opinion, we are of the opinion that:
| 1. | The Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
| 2. | The Pre-Funded Warrants have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and constitute the legally valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their |
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| terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally (including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyance laws) and by general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Upon the issuance, payment for and delivery of the Warrant Shares in accordance with the Pre-Funded Warrants, the Warrant Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
Our opinion in paragraph 2 assumes that, upon issuance of the Warrant Shares the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. The law governed by this opinion letter is limited to the present law of the State of New York and the current General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion herein as to the laws of any other jurisdiction and no opinion regarding the statutes, administrative decisions, rules, regulations or requirements of any county, municipality, subdivision or local authority of any jurisdiction.
This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, the prospectus included in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the Shares and the Warrant Shares.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
| Respectfully submitted, |
| /s/ O’Melveny & Myers LLP |
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of our report dated March 28, 2024 (which contains an explanatory paragraph describing conditions that raise substantial doubt about Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern) relating to the financial statements of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus, which is part of this registration statement.
| /s/ KMJ Corbin & Company LLP |
| Irvine, California |
| May 24, 2024 |