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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration Statement No. 333-215323

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

1,320,000 Shares

Common Stock

 

This prospectus relates to the sale of up to 1,320,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of MYnd Analytics, Inc. (the "Company") by Aspire Capital Fund, LLC ("Aspire Capital" or the "selling stockholder"). The prices at which the selling stockholder may sell the shares will be determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or in negotiated transactions. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholder. However, we may receive proceeds of up to $10 million from the sale of our Common Stock to the selling stockholder, pursuant to a common stock purchase agreement entered into with the selling stockholder on December 6, 2016.

 

The selling stockholder is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We will pay the expenses of registering these shares, but all selling and other expenses incurred by the selling stockholder will be paid by the selling stockholder.

 

Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTCQB marketplace under the ticker symbol "MYAN." On February 13, 2017, the last reported sale price per share of our Common Stock was $8.00.

 

You should read carefully this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, together with the additional information described in this prospectus under the headings "Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference" and "Where You Can Find More Information," before you invest in any of our securities.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 4 of this prospectus. You should also consider the risk factors described or referred to in any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and in any applicable prospectus supplement, before investing in these securities.

 

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 February 15, 2017.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PAGE
   
Prospectus Summary 1
   
The Offering 2
   
Risk Factors 4
   
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 6
   
The Aspire Capital Transactions 8
   
Use of Proceeds 12
   
Selling Stockholder 13
   
Plan of Distribution 14
   
Legal Matters 16
   
Experts 16
   
Where You Can Find More Information 16
   
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference 16

 

We have not, and the selling stockholder has not, authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us to which we have referred you. Neither we nor the selling stockholder takes any responsibility for any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it a solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of those documents, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, references in this prospectus to "MYnd Analytics," the "Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to MYnd Analytics, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries. The MYnd Analytics logo is a trademark of MYnd Analytics, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all share and per-share information appearing in this prospectus (including historical information) has been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-200 reverse split of our Common Stock, which was effected on September 21, 2016.

 

Information contained in, and that can be accessed through, our web site www.myndanalytics.com shall not be deemed to be part of this prospectus or incorporated herein by reference and should not be relied upon by any prospective investors for the purposes of determining whether to purchase the shares offered hereunder.

 

  

 

 

 

Prospectus Summary

 

The following summary highlights certain of the information contained elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Because this is only a summary, however, it does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our Common Stock and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information included elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Before you make an investment decision, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed under the section of this prospectus entitled "Risk Factors" and similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You should also carefully read the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including our financial statements, and the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

References in this prospectus to "MYnd Analytics," the "Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to MYnd Analytics, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries. 

 

MYnd Analytics, Inc.

 

Overview

 

The Company is a predictive analytics company that has developed a decision support tool to help physicians reduce trial and error treatment in mental health and provide more personalized care to patients. The Company provides objective clinical decision support to mental healthcare providers for the personalized treatment of behavioral disorders, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) and other non-psychotic disorders. The Company uses its proprietary neurometric platform, PEER Online, to generate Psychiatric EEG Evaluation Registry (“PEER”) Reports to predict the likelihood of response by an individual to a range of medications prescribed for the treatment of behavioral disorders. We will be conducting clinical trials focused on military personnel and their family members who are suffering from depression, PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury in order to support clinical decisions in the treatment of depression and related disorders. We are also planning to commercialize our PEER Report by focusing on the following four areas:(i) Military and Veterans, (ii) commercial growth strategy outside of the US, initially through the Canadian Armed Forces, which will provide both NATO and Health Canada experience with our PEER technology, (iii) payer and self-insured markets and (iv) market entry of provider groups.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 26522 La Alameda, Suite 290, Mission Viejo, CA 92691, our telephone number is (949) 420-4400 and we maintain a website at www.myndanalytics.com. We do not incorporate the information on, or accessible through, our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information on, or accessible through, our website as part of this prospectus.

 

 

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THE OFFERING

 

Common Stock being offered by the selling stockholder   1,320,000 shares
     
Common Stock outstanding   2,229,061 shares (as of December 21, 2016)
     
Use of Proceeds   The selling stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered for sale by it under this prospectus. We will not receive proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholder. However, we may receive up to $10 million in proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock to the selling stockholder under the common stock purchase agreement described below. Any proceeds from the selling stockholder that we receive under said common stock purchase agreement are expected be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including advancement of our PEER product.
     
OTCQB Symbol   MYAN
     
Risk Factors   Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. For a discussion of factors to consider before deciding to invest in shares of our Common Stock, you should carefully review and consider the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus, as well as the risk factors described or referred to in any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and in any applicable prospectus supplement.

 

On November 30, 2016, we entered into a subscription agreement with six accredited investors, pursuant to which we sold and issued an aggregate of 160,000 shares of Common Stock in a private placement and received gross cash proceeds of $1.0 million. Aspire Capital Fund, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (referred to in this prospectus as "Aspire Capital" or the "selling stockholder") purchased an aggregate of 40,000 shares (referred to in this prospectus as the "Private Placement Shares") of our Common Stock as part of this private placement.

 

On December 6, 2016, we entered into a common stock purchase agreement (referred to in this prospectus as the "Purchase Agreement") with Aspire Capital, which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $10 million of our shares of Common Stock over the approximately 30-month term of the Purchase Agreement. In consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement, concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, we issued to Aspire Capital 80,000 shares of our Common Stock as a commitment fee (referred to in this prospectus as the "Commitment Shares"). Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, we also entered into a registration rights agreement with Aspire Capital (referred to in this prospectus as the "Registration Rights Agreement"), in which we agreed to file one or more registration statements, including the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as permissible and necessary to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, the sale of the shares of our Common Stock that have been and may be issued to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

 

As of December 21, 2016, there were 2,229,061 shares of our Common Stock outstanding (795,101 shares held by non-affiliates), which includes the 40,000 Private Placement Shares and the 80,000 Commitment Shares issued to Aspire Capital, but excludes the 1,200,000 shares of Common Stock that we may issue to Aspire Capital pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Shares" and, together with the Commitment Shares, the "Equity Line Shares"), and further excludes an aggregate of 325,120 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options under our incentive plans. If all of the 1,200,000 Purchase Shares offered hereby were issued and outstanding as of December 21, 2016, such shares would represent 35.0% of the total Common Stock outstanding or 60.2% of the non-affiliate shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 21, 2016. The number of shares of our Common Stock ultimately offered for sale by Aspire Capital is dependent upon the number of shares purchased by Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the private placement, we have registered 1,320,000 shares of our Common Stock under the Securities Act, which includes the 80,000 Commitment Shares that have already been issued to Aspire Capital, the 1,200,000 Purchase Shares which we may issue to Aspire Capital and the 40,000 Private Placement Shares. The 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares, along with the 40,000 Private Placement Shares, are being offered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

 

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On any trading day on which the closing sale price of our Common Stock exceeds $0.50, we have the right, in our sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a purchase notice (each, a "Purchase Notice"), directing Aspire Capital (as principal) to purchase up to 50,000 shares of our Common Stock per trading day, up to $10 million of our Common Stock in the aggregate at a per share price (the "Purchase Price") calculated by reference to the prevailing market price of our Common Stock (as more specifically described below in the section titled "The Aspire Capital Transactions―The Equity Line").

 

In addition, on any date on which we submit a Purchase Notice for 50,000 shares to Aspire Capital and the closing sale price of our stock is equal to or greater than $0.50 per share of Common Stock, we also have the right, in our sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a volume-weighted average price purchase notice (each, a "VWAP Purchase Notice") directing Aspire Capital to purchase an amount of stock equal to up to 30% of the aggregate shares of the Company’s Common Stock traded on the OTCQB marketplace on the next trading day (the "VWAP Purchase Date"), subject to a maximum number of shares we may determine (the "VWAP Purchase Share Volume Maximum") and a minimum trading price (the "VWAP Minimum Price Threshold") (as more specifically described below in the section titled "The Aspire Capital Transactions―The Equity Line"). The purchase price per share pursuant to such VWAP Purchase Notice (the "VWAP Purchase Price") is calculated by reference to the prevailing market price of our Common Stock (as more specifically described below in the section titled "The Aspire Capital Transactions―The Equity Line").

 

The Purchase Agreement provides that the Company and Aspire Capital shall not effect any sales under the Purchase Agreement on any purchase date where the closing sale price of our Common Stock is less than $0.50 per share (the "Floor Price"). This Floor Price and the respective prices and share numbers in the preceding paragraphs shall be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction. There are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the Purchase Agreement, and we will control the timing and amount of any sales of our Common Stock to Aspire Capital. Aspire Capital has no right to require any sales by us, but is obligated to make purchases from us as we direct in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. There are no limitations on use of proceeds, financial or business covenants, restrictions on future fundings, rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damages in the Purchase Agreement. Aspire Capital may not assign its rights or obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time, at our discretion, without any penalty or cost to us.

 

 

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Risk Factors

 

Investing in MYnd Analytics involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, as well as the risks and uncertainties described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016, as updated in our Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q, which descriptions are incorporated by reference in this prospectus in their entirety, as well as any risks and uncertainties described in any applicable prospectus supplement, before making an investment in our Common Stock. These risks and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently deem immaterial, also may become important factors that affect us. If any of the risks or uncertainties described below or in any of our other SEC filings or any additional risks and uncertainties actually arise or occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our Common Stock could decline, and you may lose some or all of your investment.

 

We will need to raise substantial additional capital in the future to fund our operations and we may be unable to raise such funds when needed and on acceptable terms.

 

We had approximately $0.32 million in cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2016 and approximately $1.04 million in cash and cash equivalents at December 21, 2016. On average, we expended approximately $250,000 of cash per month during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016. Cash used in operations for the year ended September 30, 2016 was approximately $3.0 million. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional capital after we exhaust our current cash.

 

The extent to which we utilize the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital as a source of funding will depend on a number of factors, including the prevailing market price of our Common Stock, the volume of trading in our Common Stock and the extent to which we are able to secure funds from other sources. The number of shares that we may sell to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement on any given day and during the term of the agreement is limited. See "The Aspire Capital Transactions" section of this prospectus for additional information. Additionally, we and Aspire Capital may not effect any sales of shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement during the continuance of an event of default or on any trading day that the closing sale price of our Common Stock is less than $0.50 per share. Even if we are able to access the full $10 million under the Purchase Agreement, we will still need additional capital to fully implement our business, operating and development plans.

 

When we elect to raise additional funds or additional funds are required, we may raise such funds from time to time through public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements or other financing alternatives, as well as through sales of Common Stock to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement. Additional equity or debt financing or corporate collaboration and licensing arrangements may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to us, we will be prevented from pursuing acquisition, licensing, development and commercialization efforts and our ability to generate revenues and achieve or sustain profitability will be substantially harmed.

 

If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders will experience dilution. Debt financing, if available, would result in increased fixed payment obligations and may involve agreements that include covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. Any debt financing or additional equity that we raise may contain terms, such as liquidation and other preferences, which are not favorable to us or our stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements with third parties, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. Should the financing we require to sustain our working capital needs be unavailable or prohibitively expensive when we require it, our business, operating results, financial condition and prospects could be materially and adversely affected and we may be unable to continue our operations.

 

The sale of our Common Stock to Aspire Capital may cause substantial dilution to our existing stockholders and the sale of the shares of Common Stock acquired by Aspire Capital could cause the price of our Common Stock to decline.

 

In addition to the 40,000 Private Placement Shares and the 80,000 Commitment Shares that we have issued to Aspire Capital, we have also registered the 1,200,000 Purchase Shares that we may sell to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement. It is anticipated that the 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares registered in this offering will be sold over a period of up to approximately thirty months from the date of this prospectus. The number of shares ultimately offered for sale by Aspire Capital under this prospectus is dependent upon the number of shares we elect to sell to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement. Depending on a variety of factors, including market liquidity of our Common Stock, the sale of shares under the Purchase Agreement may cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline.

 

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Aspire Capital may ultimately purchase all, some or none of the $10 million of Common Stock that, together with the Commitment Shares and the Private Placement Shares, is the subject of this prospectus. Aspire Capital may sell all, some or none of the Private Placement Shares or the Equity Line Shares acquired pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Sales by Aspire Capital of the Private Placement Shares or the Equity Line Shares under the registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, may result in dilution to the interests of other holders of our Common Stock. The sale of a substantial number of shares of our Common Stock by Aspire Capital in this offering, or anticipation of such sales, could cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline or make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and at a price that we might otherwise desire. However, we have the right under the Purchase Agreement to control the timing and amount of sales of our shares to Aspire Capital, and the Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time at our discretion without any penalty or cost to us.

 

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain, in addition to historical information, 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, that include information relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, competitive environment, regulation and availability of resources. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding: proposed new products or services; our statements concerning litigation or other matters; statements concerning projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts for our business, financial and operating results and future economic performance; statements of management’s goals and objectives; trends affecting our financial condition, results of operations or future prospects; our financing plans or growth strategies; and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes" and "estimates," and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times, or by which, that performance or those results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time they are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to:

 

  · our need for immediate additional funding to support our operations and capital expenditures;
  · our working capital deficit;
  · our history of operating losses;
  · our inability to gain widespread acceptance of our PEER Reports;
  · our inability to prevail in convincing the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), that our rEEG or PEER Online service does not constitute a medical device and should, therefore, not be subject to regulations;
  · the possible imposition of fines or penalties by the FDA for alleged violations of its rules and regulations;
  · our revenue and prospects for profitability may be harmed;
  · our business may be subject to additional regulations in the future that could increase our compliance costs;
  · our operating results may fluctuate significantly and our stock price could decline or fluctuate if our results do not meet the expectation of analysts or investors;
  · our intellectual property position;
  · our inability to achieve greater and broader market acceptance of our products and services in existing and new market segments;
  · any negative or unfavorable media coverage;
  · our inability to generate and commercialize additional products and services;
  · our inability to comply with the substantial and evolving regulation by state and federal authorities, which could hinder, delay or prevent us from commercializing our products and services;
  · our inability to successfully compete against existing and future competitors;
  · delays or failure in clinical trials;
  · any losses we may incur as a result of litigation;
  · our inability to manage and maintain the growth of our business;
  · our inability to protect our intellectual property rights;
  · employee relations;
  · possible security breaches;
  · possible personal injury claims in the future;
  · our limited trading volume; and
  · our anticipated use of the net proceeds from the potential sale of Purchase Shares to Aspire Capital. 

 

Additional risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be different from those expressed or implied in our written or oral forward-looking statements may be found in this prospectus under the heading "Risk Factors" and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016 under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Business," as updated in our Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q.

 

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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

 

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The Aspire Capital TransactionS

 

The Equity Line

 

General

 

On December 6, 2016, we entered into the Purchase Agreement which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set forth therein, Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $10 million of our shares of Common Stock over the term of the Purchase Agreement. In consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement, concurrently with the execution of the Purchase Agreement, we issued to Aspire Capital the Commitment Shares. Concurrently with entering into the Purchase Agreement, we also entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, in which we agreed to file one or more registration statements as permissible and necessary to register under the Securities Act, the sale of the shares of our Common Stock that have been and may be issued to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

 

As of December 21, 2016, there were 2,229,061 shares of our Common Stock outstanding (795,101 shares held by non-affiliates), which includes the 40,000 Private Placement Shares and the 80,000 Commitment Shares issued to Aspire Capital, but excludes the 1,200,000 Purchase Shares that we may issue to Aspire Capital pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and further excludes an aggregate of 325,120 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options under our incentive plans. If all of such 1,200,000 Purchase Shares offered hereby were issued and outstanding as of December 21, 2016, such shares would represent 35.0% of the total Common Stock outstanding or 60.2% of the non-affiliate shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 21, 2016. The number of shares of our Common Stock ultimately offered for sale by Aspire Capital is dependent upon the number of shares purchased by Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the private placement, we have registered 1,320,000 shares of our Common Stock under the Securities Act, which includes the 80,000 Commitment Shares that have already been issued to Aspire Capital, the 1,200,000 Purchase Shares which we may issue to Aspire Capital and the 40,000 Private Placement Shares. The 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares, along with the 40,000 Private Placement Shares, are being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Under the Purchase Agreement, we have the right but not the obligation to issue more than the 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares included in this prospectus to Aspire Capital. As of the date hereof, we do not have any plans or intent to issue to Aspire Capital any shares of Common Stock in addition to the 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares and 40,000 Private Placement Shares offered hereby.

 

On February 15, 2017, the conditions necessary for purchases under the Purchase Agreement to commence were satisfied. On any trading day on which the closing sale price of our Common Stock is not less than $0.50 per share, we have the right, in our sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a Purchase Notice, directing Aspire Capital (as principal) to purchase up to 50,000 shares of our Common Stock per business day, up to $10 million of our Common Stock in the aggregate over the term of the Purchase Agreement, at a Purchase Price calculated by reference to the prevailing market price of our Common Stock over the preceding 12-business day period (as more specifically described below); however, no sale pursuant to a Purchase Notice may exceed $100,000 per trading day.

 

In addition, on any date on which we submit a Purchase Notice to Aspire Capital for 50,000 shares of our Common Stock and the closing price of our Common Stock exceeds $0.50 per share, we also have the right, in our sole discretion, to present Aspire Capital with a VWAP Purchase Notice directing Aspire Capital to purchase an amount of stock equal to up to 30% of the aggregate shares of the Company’s Common Stock traded on the OTCQB marketplace on the next trading day, subject to the VWAP Purchase Share Volume Maximum and the VWAP Minimum Price Threshold. The VWAP Purchase Price is calculated by reference to the prevailing market price of our Common Stock (as more specifically described below).

 

The Purchase Agreement provides that the Company and Aspire Capital shall not effect any sales under the Purchase Agreement on any purchase date where the closing sale price of our Common Stock is less than the Floor Price. There are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the Purchase Agreement, and we will control the timing and amount of any sales of our Common Stock to Aspire Capital. Aspire Capital has no right to require any sales by us, but is obligated to make purchases from us as we direct in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. There are no limitations on use of proceeds, financial or business covenants, restrictions on future financings, rights of first refusal, participation rights, penalties or liquidated damages in the Purchase Agreement. Aspire Capital may not assign its rights or obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time, at our discretion, without any penalty or cost to us.

 

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Purchase Of Shares Under The Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

Under the Purchase Agreement, on any trading day selected by us on which the closing sale price of our Common Stock is not less than $0.50 per share, we may direct Aspire Capital to purchase up to 50,000 shares of our Common Stock per trading day. The Purchase Price of such shares is equal to the lesser of:

 

·the lowest sale price of our Common Stock on the purchase date; or

 

·the arithmetic average of the three lowest closing sale prices for our Common Stock during the twelve consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the purchase date.

 

In addition, on any date on which we submit a Purchase Notice to Aspire Capital for purchase of 50,000 shares and on which the closing price of our Common Stock exceeds $0.50 per share, we also have the right to direct Aspire Capital to purchase an amount of stock equal to up to 30% of the aggregate shares of our Common Stock traded on the OTCQB marketplace on the next trading day, subject to the VWAP Purchase Share Volume Maximum and the VWAP Minimum Price Threshold, which is equal to the greater of (a) 80% of the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the business day immediately preceding the VWAP Purchase Date or (b) such higher price as set forth by the Company in the VWAP Purchase Notice. The VWAP Purchase Price of such shares is the lesser of:

 

·the closing sale price of our Common Stock on the VWAP Purchase Date; or

 

·95% of the volume-weighted average price for our Common Stock traded on the OTCQB marketplace:

 

oon the VWAP Purchase Date, if the aggregate shares traded on the OTCQB marketplace on that date have not exceeded the VWAP Purchase Share Volume Maximum and the sale price of our Common Stock has not fallen below the VWAP Minimum Price Threshold; or

 

oduring that portion of the VWAP Purchase Date until such time as the sooner to occur of (i) the time at which the aggregate shares traded on the OTCQB marketplace exceed the VWAP Purchase Share Volume Maximum or (ii) the time at which the sale price of the Company’s Common Stock falls below the VWAP Minimum Price Threshold.

 

The Purchase Price will be adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction occurring during the trading day(s) used to compute the Purchase Price. We may deliver multiple Purchase Notices and VWAP Purchase Notices to Aspire Capital from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement, so long as the most recent purchase has been completed.

 

Minimum Share Price

 

Under the Purchase Agreement, we and Aspire Capital may not effect any sales of shares of our Common Stock under the Purchase Agreement on any trading day that the closing sale price of our Common Stock is less than $0.50 per share.

 

Events of Default

 

Generally, Aspire Capital may terminate the Purchase Agreement upon the occurrence of any of the following, among other, events of default:

 

·the effectiveness of any registration statement that is required to be maintained effective pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement between us and Aspire Capital lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) or is unavailable to Aspire Capital for sale of our shares of Common Stock, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of ten consecutive business days or for more than an aggregate of thirty business days in any 365-day period, which is not in connection with a post-effective amendment to any such registration statement; in connection with any post-effective amendment to such registration statement that is required to be declared effective by the SEC such lapse or unavailability may continue for a period of no more than thirty consecutive business days, which period shall be extended for up to an additional thirty business days if we receive a comment letter from the SEC in connection therewith;

 

·the suspension from trading or failure of our Common Stock to be quoted, for a period of three consecutive business days, on our principal market;

 

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·the delisting of our Common Stock from our principal market, provided our Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the OTC Bulletin Board or OTCQX marketplace of the OTC Markets Group;

 

·our transfer agent’s failure to issue to Aspire Capital shares of our Common Stock which Aspire Capital is entitled to receive under the Purchase Agreement within five business days after an applicable purchase date;

 

·any breach by us of the representations or warranties (as of the dates made), covenants or any other term or condition contained in the Purchase Agreement or any related agreements which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on us, subject to a cure period of five business days in the case of a breach of a covenant which is reasonably curable; or

 

·any participation or threatened participation in insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings by or against us.

 

Our Termination Rights

 

The Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time, at our discretion, without any penalty or cost to us.

 

No Short-Selling or Hedging by Aspire Capital

 

Aspire Capital has agreed that neither it nor any of its agents, representatives and affiliates shall engage in any direct or indirect short-selling or hedging of our Common Stock during any time prior to the termination of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Effect of Performance of the Purchase Agreement on Our Stockholders

 

The Purchase Agreement does not limit the ability of Aspire Capital to sell any or all of the 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares registered in this offering. It is anticipated that the 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares registered in this offering will be sold over a period of up to approximately thirty months from the date of this prospectus. The sale by Aspire Capital of a significant amount of shares registered in this offering at any given time could cause the market price of our Common Stock to decline and/or to be highly volatile. Aspire Capital may ultimately purchase all, some or none of the 1,200,000 Purchase Shares not yet issued but registered in this offering. After it has acquired such shares, it may sell all, some or none of such shares. Therefore, sales to Aspire Capital by us pursuant to the Purchase Agreement also may result in substantial dilution to the interests of other holders of our Common Stock. However, we have the right to control the timing and amount of any sales of our shares to Aspire Capital and the Purchase Agreement may be terminated by us at any time at our discretion without any penalty or cost to us.

 

Percentage of Outstanding Shares After Giving Effect to the Issuance of the Purchase Shares to Aspire Capital

 

In connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement, we authorized the sale to Aspire Capital of up to $10 million of our shares of Common Stock. However, we estimate that we will sell no more than 1,200,000 shares to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement (exclusive of the 80,000 Commitment Shares), all of which are included in this offering. Subject to any required approval by our board of directors, we have the right but not the obligation to issue more than the 1,280,000 Equity Line Shares included in this prospectus to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement. In the event we elect to issue more than 1,280,000 shares under the Purchase Agreement, we will be required to file a new registration statement and have it declared effective by the SEC. The number of shares ultimately offered for sale by Aspire Capital in this offering is dependent upon the number of shares purchased by Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement. The following table sets forth the number and percentage of outstanding shares to be held by Aspire Capital after giving effect to the sale of Purchase Shares issuable to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement at varying purchase prices:

 

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Assumed Average
Purchase Price

   Proceeds from the
Sale of Purchase
Shares to Aspire
Capital Under the
Purchase Agreement
Registered in this
Offering
   Number of Purchase
Shares to be Issued in
this Offering at the
Assumed Average
Purchase Price(1)
   Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
After Giving Effect to the
Purchase Shares Issued
to Aspire Capital(2)
 
$3.00   $3,600,000    1,200,000    35.0%
$6.00   $7,200,000    1,200,000    35.0%
$8.50   $10,000,000    1,176,470    34.5%
$10.50   $10,000,000    952,380    30.0%
$13.00   $10,000,000    769,230    25.7%
$15.00   $10,000,000    666,666    23.0%

 

(1)Excludes (i) the 80,000 Commitment Shares issued under the Purchase Agreement between the Company and Aspire Capital and (ii) the 40,000 Private Placement Shares.

 

(2)The denominator is based on 2,229,061 shares outstanding as of December 21, 2016, which includes the 80,000 Commitment Shares and 40,000 Private Placement Shares previously issued to Aspire Capital, and the number of shares set forth in the adjacent column which we would have sold to Aspire Capital. The numerator is based on the number of shares which we may issue to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement (that are the subject of this offering) at the corresponding assumed purchase price set forth in the adjacent column.

 

The Private Placement

 

On November 30, 2016, we entered into a subscription agreement with six accredited investors, pursuant to which we sold and issued an aggregate of 160,000 shares of Common Stock in a private placement and received gross cash proceeds of $1.0 million. Aspire Capital purchased an aggregate of 40,000 Private Placement Shares as part of this private placement.

 

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Use of Proceeds

 

This prospectus relates to shares of our Common Stock that may be offered and sold from time to time by Aspire Capital. We will not receive any proceeds upon the sale of shares by Aspire Capital. However, we may receive proceeds up to $10 million under the Purchase Agreement with Aspire Capital.

 

The proceeds received from the sale of the shares under the Purchase Agreement are expected be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including advancement of our PEER product. However, we cannot guarantee that we will receive any proceeds in connection with the Purchase Agreement because we may be unable or choose not to issue and sell any securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. This anticipated use of net proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock to Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement represents our intentions based upon our current plans and business conditions.

 

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Selling Stockholder

 

The selling stockholder may from time to time offer and sell any or all of the shares of our Common Stock set forth below pursuant to this prospectus. When we refer to the "selling stockholder" in this prospectus, we mean the entity listed in the table below, and its respective pledgees, donees, permitted transferees, assignees, successors and others who later come to hold any of the selling stockholder’s interests in shares of our Common Stock other than through a public sale.

 

The following table sets forth, as of the date of this prospectus, the name of the selling stockholder for whom we have registered shares for sale to the public, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholder prior to this offering, the total number of shares of Common Stock that the selling stockholder may offer pursuant to this prospectus and the number of shares of Common Stock that the selling stockholder will beneficially own after this offering. Except as noted below, the selling stockholder does not have, and within the past three years has not had, any material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates and the selling stockholder is not or was not affiliated with registered broker-dealers.

 

Based on the information provided to us by the selling stockholder, assuming that the selling stockholder sells all of the shares of our Common Stock beneficially owned by it that have been registered by us and does not acquire any additional shares during the offering, the selling stockholder will not own any shares other than those appearing in the column entitled "Beneficial Ownership After This Offering." We cannot advise you as to whether the selling stockholder will in fact sell any or all of such shares of Common Stock. In addition, the selling stockholder may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, the shares of our Common Stock in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date on which it provided the information set forth in the table below.

 

           Beneficial Ownership
After this Offering(1)
 
Name  Shares of
Common
Stock
Owned
Prior to this
Offering
   Shares of
Common
Stock Being
Offered
   Number of
Shares
   %(2) 
Aspire Capital Fund, LLC(3)   120,000(4)   1,320,000         

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 * Represents less than 1% of outstanding shares.

 

(1)Assumes the sale of all shares of Common Stock registered pursuant to this prospectus, although the selling stockholder is under no obligation known to us to sell any shares of Common Stock at this time.
(2)Based on 2,229,061 shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 21, 2016.
(3)Aspire Capital Partners LLC ("Aspire Partners") is the Managing Member of Aspire Capital Fund LLC ("Aspire Fund"). SGM Holdings Corp ("SGM") is the Managing Member of Aspire Partners. Mr. Steven G. Martin ("Mr. Martin") is the president and sole shareholder of SGM, as well as a principal of Aspire Partners. Mr. Erik J. Brown ("Mr. Brown") is the president and sole shareholder of Red Cedar Capital Corp ("Red Cedar"), which is a principal of Aspire Partners. Mr. Christos Komissopoulos ("Mr. Komissopoulos") is president and sole shareholder of Chrisko Investors Inc. ("Chrisko"), which is a principal of Aspire Partners. Each of Aspire Partners, SGM, Red Cedar, Chrisko, Mr. Martin, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Komissopoulos may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of Common Stock held by Aspire Fund. Each of Aspire Partners, SGM, Red Cedar, Chrisko, Mr. Martin, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Komissopoulos disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by Aspire Fund.
(4)Consists of (i) 80,000 shares of our Common Stock that have been acquired by Aspire Capital under the Purchase Agreement, consisting of shares we issued to Aspire Capital as a commitment fee, and (ii) 40,000 Private Placement Shares. We may elect in our sole discretion to sell to Aspire Capital up to an additional 1,200,000 shares under the Purchase Agreement but Aspire Capital does not presently beneficially own those shares as determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The Common Stock offered by this prospectus is being offered by Aspire Capital, the selling stockholder. The Common Stock may be sold or distributed from time to time by the selling stockholder directly to one or more purchasers or through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at fixed prices, which may be changed. The sale of the Common Stock offered by this prospectus may be effected in one or more of the following methods:

 

·ordinary brokers’ transactions;

 

·transactions involving cross or block trades;

 

·through brokers, dealers, or underwriters who may act solely as agents;

 

·"at the market" into an existing market for the Common Stock;

 

·in other ways not involving market makers or established business markets, including direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through agents;

 

·in privately negotiated transactions; or

 

·any combination of the foregoing.

 

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the shares may be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states, the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.

 

The selling stockholder may also sell shares of Common Stock under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholder may transfer the shares of Common Stock by other means not described in this prospectus.

 

Brokers, dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the shares as agents may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts, or concessions from the selling stockholder and/or purchasers of the Common Stock for whom the broker-dealers may act as agent. Aspire Capital has informed us that each such broker-dealer will receive commissions from Aspire Capital which will not exceed customary brokerage commissions.

 

Aspire Capital is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act.

 

Neither we nor Aspire Capital can presently estimate the amount of compensation that any agent will receive. We know of no existing arrangements between Aspire Capital, any other stockholder, broker, dealer, underwriter, or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares offered by this prospectus. At the time a particular offer of shares is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed that will set forth the names of any agents, underwriters, or dealers and any compensation from the selling stockholder, and any other required information.

 

We will pay all of the expenses incident to the registration, offering, and sale of the shares to the public other than commissions or discounts of underwriters, broker-dealers, or agents. We have agreed to indemnify Aspire Capital and certain other persons against certain liabilities in connection with the offering of shares of Common Stock offered hereby, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities. Aspire Capital has agreed to indemnify us against liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from certain written information furnished to us by Aspire Capital specifically for use in this prospectus or, if such indemnity is unavailable, to contribute amounts required to be paid in respect of such liabilities.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC this indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore, unenforceable.

 

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Aspire Capital and its affiliates have agreed not to engage in any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of our Common Stock during the term of the Purchase Agreement.

 

We have advised Aspire Capital that while it is engaged in a distribution of the shares included in this prospectus it is required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. With certain exceptions, Regulation M precludes the selling stockholder, any affiliated purchasers, and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in the distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M also prohibits any bids or purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with the distribution of that security. All of the foregoing may affect the marketability of the shares offered hereby this prospectus.

 

We may suspend the sale of shares by Aspire Capital pursuant to this prospectus for certain periods of time for certain reasons, including if the prospectus is required to be supplemented or amended to include additional material information.

 

This offering will terminate on the date that all shares offered by this prospectus have been sold by Aspire Capital.

 

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Legal Matters

 

The validity of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Dentons US LLP, New York, New York.

 

Experts

 

The financial statements of MYnd Analytics, Inc. appearing in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2016 have been audited by Anton & Chia, LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

Where You Can Find More Information

 

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of Common Stock being offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the exhibits to such registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the Common Stock offered by this prospectus, we refer you to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and the exhibits to such registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or any other document are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, we refer you to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Each of these statements is qualified in all respects by this reference.

 

You may read and copy the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as well as our reports, proxy statements and other information, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including MYnd Analytics, Inc. The SEC’s Internet site can be found at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing us at 26522 La Alameda, Suite 290, Mission Viejo, California 92691 or telephoning us at (949) 420-4400.

 

We are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in accordance with this law, file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information are available for inspection and copying at the SEC’s public reference facilities and the website of the SEC referred to above. We also maintain a website at www.myndanalytics.com. You may access these materials free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained on our website is not a part of this prospectus and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

 

Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference

 

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information and reports we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to these documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. We are incorporating by reference the documents listed below (other than information furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary), which we have already filed with the SEC:

 

  · our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on December 22, 2016;
  · our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on (i) October 5, 2016, (ii) November 2, 2016, (iii) December 6, 2016 and (iv) December 22, 2016; and
  · the description of our Common Stock set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-35527), filed with the SEC on April 26, 2012, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

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We also incorporate by reference any future filings (other than current reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits filed on such form that are related to such items unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary) made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those made after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and prior to effectiveness of such registration statement, until we file a post-effective amendment that indicates the termination of the offering of the securities made by this prospectus and will become a part of this prospectus from the respective dates that such documents are filed with the SEC. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof or of the related prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 

Documents incorporated by reference are available from us, without charge. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address:

 

MYnd Analytics, Inc.

26522 La Alameda, Suite 290

Mission Viejo, California 92691

Telephone: (949) 420-4400

 

You also may access these filings on our Internet site at www.myndanalytics.com. Our web site and the information contained on that site, or connected to that site, are not incorporated into this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. We have incorporated exhibits into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You should read the exhibits carefully for provisions that may be important to you. Neither we nor the selling stockholder authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. This prospectus is an offer to sell only the shares offered hereby, but only under the circumstances and in the jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. The information contained in this prospectus or in any applicable free writing prospectus is current only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery.

 

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1,320,000 Shares

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

February 15, 2017