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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2022

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

CELULARITY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware    83-1702591

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

170 Park Ave   
Florham Park, New Jersey    07932
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

Celularity Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

Celularity Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full titles of the plans)

 

 

Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Celularity Inc.

170 Park Ave

Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

(Name and address of agent for service)

(908) 768-2170

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Keary Dunn, Esq.

Celularity Inc.

170 Park Ave

Florham Park, New Jersey 07932

Tel: (908) 768-2170

 

Marianne Sarrazin, Esq.

Goodwin Procter LLP

Three Embarcadero Center

San Francisco, California 94111

Tel: (415) 733-6000

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

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

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Celularity Inc. (“Celularity”) is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 4,972,315 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, under the Celularity Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) and an additional 1,243,078 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, under the Celularity Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), pursuant to the provisions of each plan that provide for annual automatic increases in the number of shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under each plan. In each case, the additional shares are of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement relating to the 2021 Plan and the ESPP has previously been filed and is effective. Accordingly, this registration statement incorporates by reference the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-260025), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2021 relating to the 2021 Plan and the ESPP pursuant to General Instruction E, except with respect to Item 8. Exhibits thereof.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8. Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

4.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on July 22, 2021).
4.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 22, 2021).
4.3    Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 22, 2021).
5.1*    Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP.
23.1*    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
23.2*    Consent of Goodwin Procter LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*    Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement).
99.1    Celularity Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-260025) filed with the Commission on October 4, 2021).
99.2    Forms of Stock Option Grant Notice, Option Agreement, Notice of Exercise, RSU Award Grand Notice, and Award Agreement under the Celularity Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-260025) filed with the Commission on October 4, 2021).
99.3    Celularity Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-260025) filed with the Commission on October 4, 2021).
107*    Filing Fee Table.

 

*

Filed herewith.


SIGNATURES

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-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Florham Park, New Jersey, on the 11th day of August, 2022.

 

CELULARITY INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert J. Hariri

Name:   Robert J. Hariri
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Robert J. Hariri M.D., Ph.D., David C. Beers and Keary Dunn, Esq. as such person’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Commission granting unto each said 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 in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any substitute or substitutes of any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated below.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Robert J. Hariri

Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D.

   President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   August 3, 2022

/s/ David C. Beers

David C. Beers

   Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   August 3, 2022

/s/ Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamandis, M.D.

   Director   August 3, 2022

/s/ Dean C. Kehler

Dean C. Kehler

   Director   August 3, 2022

     

Lim Kok Thay

   Director   August 3, 2022

/s/ Marc Mazur

Marc Mazur

   Director   August 3, 2022

/s/ Diane Parks

Diane Parks

   Director   August 3, 2022


Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ John Sculley

John Sculley

   Director   August 11, 2022

/s/ Robin L. Smith

Robin L. Smith, M.D., MBA

   Director   August 11, 2022

/s/ Andrew C. von Eschenbach

Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D.

   Director   August 11, 2022