Scholar Rock Holding Corporation

11/12/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2024 08:44

Initial Registration Statement for Employee Benefit Plan Form S 8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2024

Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

SCHOLAR ROCK HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

82-3750435

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

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301 Binney Street, 3rd Floor

Cambridge, MA 02142

(857) 259-3860

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan

(Full Title of the Plans)

Jay T. Backstrom

President and Chief Executive Officer

301 Binney Street, 3rd Floor

Cambridge, MA 02142

(857) 259-3860

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:

Junlin Ho

Scholar Rock Holding Corporation

301 Binney Street, 3rd Floor

Cambridge, MA 02142

(857) 259-3860

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.

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Large accelerated filer ☐

Accelerated filer ☐

Non-accelerated filer ☒

Smaller reporting company ☒

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Emerging growth company ☐

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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. ☐

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed by Scholar Rock Holding Corporation (the "Registrant") to register 1,000,000 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, reserved and available for issuance under the Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan.

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities, the contents of the Registration Statements filed on Form S-8 (File No. 333-266658, File No. 333-268327, File No. 333-270318 and File No. 333-278049) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2022, November 14, 2022, March 7, 2023 and March 19, 2024, respectively, are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement to the extent not replaced hereby.

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Part II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-224493)).

3.2

Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Scholar Rock Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Registrant's Form S-1/A filed on May 14, 2018).

3.3

Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Scholar Rock Holding Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 28, 2024).

3.4

Amended and Restated By-laws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-224493)).

4.1

Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing shares of common stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Form S-1/A filed on May 14, 2018).

4.2

Registration Rights Agreement, by and among Scholar Rock Holding Corporation, Gilead Sciences, Inc. and certain of the Registrant's stockholders named therein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on December 24, 2018).

5.1*

Opinion of Goodwin Procter LLP.

23.1*

Consent of Ernst & Young 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).

99.1

2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan and forms of award agreements thereunder (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-224493)).

99.2

2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-224493)).

99.3

Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2022).

99.4

Amendment No.1 to Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan, dated September 4, 2022 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Statement on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2022).

99.5

Amendment No.2 to Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan, dated February 3, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2023).

99.6

Amendment No.3 to Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan, dated January 25, 2024 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024).

99.7*

Amendment No. 4 to Scholar Rock Holding Corporation 2022 Inducement Equity Plan, dated November 9, 2024.

107*

Filing Fee Table

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Filed herewith.

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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 Cambridge, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 12th day of November, 2024.

SCHOLAR ROCK HOLDING CORPORATION

By: /s/ Jay T. Backstrom

Jay T. Backstrom

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

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POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Jay T. Backstrom and Edward H. Myles 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 Securities and Exchange 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.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Jay T. Backstrom

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

November 12, 2024

Jay T. Backstrom

/s/ Edward H. Myles

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

November 12, 2024

Edward H. Myles

/s/ David Hallal

Chairman of the Board of Directors

November 12, 2024

David Hallal

/s/ Srinivas Akkaraju

Director

November 12, 2024

Srinivas Akkaraju, M.D., Ph.D.

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/s/ Richard Brudnick

Director

November 12, 2024

Richard Brudnick

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/s/ Kristina Burow

Director

November 12, 2024

Kristina Burow

/s/ Jeffrey S. Flier

Director

November 12, 2024

Jeffrey S. Flier, M.D.

/s/ Michael Gilman

Director

November 12, 2024

Michael Gilman, Ph.D.

/s/ Katie Peng

Director

November 12, 2024

Katie Peng

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/s/ Joshua Reed

Director

November 12, 2024

Joshua Reed

/s/ Akshay Vaishnaw

Director

November 12, 2024

Akshay Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D.

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