12/10/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/10/2024 16:21
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 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
Allurion Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 3841 | 92-2182207 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11 Huron Drive
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 647-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Brendan Gibbons
Chief Legal Officer
Allurion Technologies, Inc.
11 Huron Drive
Natick, MA 01760
Tel: (508) 647-4000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Danielle M. Lauzon
Jeffrey A. Letalien
Paul R. Rosie
Goodwin Procter LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
Tel: (617) 570-1000
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.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be issued until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and does not constitute the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED December 10, 2024
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
ALLURION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
$100,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Debt Securities
Subscription Rights
Units
We may from time to time issue, in one or more series or classes, up to $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (common stock), preferred stock, debt securities, warrants and/or units, in any combination, together or separately, in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on the terms that we will determine at the time of the offering and which will be set forth in a prospectus supplement to this prospectus and any related free writing prospectus.
We may offer these securities separately or together in units. Each time we sell securities described herein, we will provide prospective investors with a supplement to this prospectus that will specify the terms of the securities being offered. We may sell these securities to or through underwriters or dealers and also to other purchasers or through agents. We will set forth the names of any underwriters or agents, and any fees, conversions, or discount arrangements, in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may not sell any securities under this prospectus without delivery of the applicable prospectus supplement. You should read this document and any prospectus supplement or amendment carefully before you invest in our securities.
As of November 18, 2024, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or public float, was approximately $37.1 million, based on 64,486,517 shares of outstanding common stock, of which approximately 16,266,456 million shares were held by affiliates, and a price of $0.77 per share, which was the highest price at which our common stock was sold on The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) within the last 60 days. We have not offered any securities pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the prior 12-calendar-month period that ends on and includes the date of this prospectus. Pursuant to General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, in no event will we sell securities registered on this registration statement in a public primary offering with a value exceeding more than one-third of our public float in any 12-month period so long as our public float remains below $75,000,000 (the Baby Shelf Limitation). Furthermore, over the duration of this registration statement, we will not sell securities registered on this registration statement for aggregate proceeds exceeding the $100,000,000 aggregate offering price of the securities registered hereunder.
Our common stock is listed on NYSE under the symbol ALUR. On December 9, 2024, the last quoted sale price for the shares of our common stock as reported on the NYSE was $0.38 per share.
We are an emerging growth company and a smaller reporting company under applicable federal securities laws and will be subject to reduced public company reporting requirements.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any securities, you should carefully read the discussion of the risks of investing in our securities in Risk Factors beginning on page 13 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS |
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SELECTED DEFINITIONS |
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
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OUR COMPANY |
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RISK FACTORS |
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USE OF PROCEEDS |
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THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK |
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DESCRIPTION OF STOCK WARRANTS |
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES |
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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS |
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS |
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FORMS OF SECURITIES |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION |
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LEGAL MATTERS |
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EXPERTS |
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION |
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE |
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time offer and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings for an aggregate initial offering price of up to $100 million, subject to the Baby Shelf Limitation.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide one or more prospectus supplements that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus, together with any accompanying prospectus supplement, contains important information you should know before investing in our securities, including important information about us and the securities being offered. You should read both this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the headings Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation by Reference beginning on page 45 of this prospectus.
You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any related free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities described in the accompanying prospectus supplement or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, the documents incorporated by reference and any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed materially since those dates. This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the information incorporated herein or therein by reference contains market data, industry statistics and other data that have been obtained or compiled from information made available by independent third parties. We have not independently verified the accuracy and completeness of such data.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to Allurion, the Company, we, us, or our refer to the business and operations of Legacy Allurion (as defined below) and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to consummation of the Business Combination and to New Allurion (as defined below) and its consolidated subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination. As noted above, Legacy Allurion refers to Allurion Technologies, LLC, which was previously known as Allurion Technologies Opco, Inc. (formerly Allurion Technologies, Inc.) prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. New Allurion refers to Allurion Technologies, Inc., which was previously known as Allurion Technologies Holdings, Inc. prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
This document contains references to trademarks and service marks belonging to other entities. Solely for convenience, trademarks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ® or symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that the applicable licensor will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to those trademarks and trade names. We do not intend our use or display of other companies trade names, trademarks or service marks to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.
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SELECTED DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this section to we, us, or our refer to the business and operations of Legacy Allurion and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination and to New Allurion and its subsidiaries following the Business Combination. In addition, as used in this prospectus, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, references to the following capitalized terms have the meanings set forth below:
Amended Note Purchase Agreement refers to that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2024, by and among Allurion, Allurion Opco, Allurion Australia Pty Ltd, a proprietary limited company organized under the laws of Australia and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allurion, the 4010 Royalty Investments ICAV, for and on behalf of its sub-fund, 4010 Royalty Investments Fund 1, 4010 Royalty Master Fund LP, and RTW, as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2024.
Backstop Agreement refers to the Backstop Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2023, by and among RTW, the Fortress Investor, Allurion, Legacy Allurion, and HVL, pursuant to which the Backstop Purchasers purchased an aggregate of $4.0 million of the HVL Bridge Note at the Backstop Closing.
Backstop Closing refers to the closing of the Backstop Purchasers purchase from HVL of the relevant portion of the HVL Bridge Note, as contemplated by the Backstop Agreement.
Backstop Purchasers refers to, collectively, the Fortress Investor and RTW.
Backstop Shares refers to, with respect to the Fortress Investor, 700,000 shares of our common stock and, with respect to RTW, 700,000 shares of our common stock, which, in each case, is the number of shares of our common stock we issued to such Backstop Purchaser pursuant to the Backstop Agreement.
BCA Amendment refers to the amendment to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2023, by and among Compute Health, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II, Allurion and Legacy Allurion.
Board refers to our Board of Directors.
Bridge Notes refers to $28.7 million aggregate principal amount of convertible unsecured promissory notes sold in a private placement by Legacy Allurion to various investors from February 15, 2023 until August 1, 2023.
Business Combination refers to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
Business Combination Agreement refers to the Existing Business Combination Agreement, as amended by the BCA Amendment.
Bylaws refers to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Allurion.
Chardan refers to Chardan Capital Markets LLC, a New York limited liability company.
Chardan Purchase Agreement refers to the ChEF Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2023, by and between Allurion and Chardan.
Chardan Registration Rights Agreement refers to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2023, by and between Allurion and Chardan.
Closing Date refers to August 1, 2023.
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Closings refers to, collectively, the closing of each of the CPUH Merger, the Intermediate Merger and the Final Merger.
common stock refers to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Allurion.
Compute Health refers to Compute Health Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.
CPUH Merger refers to the merger, on the Closing Date, of Compute Health with and into Allurion, with Allurion surviving the merger as a publicly listed entity.
CPUH Merger Closing refers to the closing of the CPUH Merger.
DGCL refers to the Delaware General Corporation Law, as may be amended from time to time.
dollars or $ refers to U.S. dollars.
Exchange Act refers to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing Business Combination Agreement refers to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2023, by and among Compute Health, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II, Legacy Allurion and Allurion.
Final Merger refers to the merger, on the Closing Date, of Legacy Allurion with and into Merger Sub II, with Merger Sub II surviving the merger and remaining a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allurion.
Fortress refers to Fortress Credit Corp. and/or one or more of its affiliates, as applicable.
Fortress Investor refers to CFIP2 ALLE LLC, an affiliate of Fortress Credit Corp.
HVL refers to Hunter Ventures Limited, a limited partner of a fund managed by Krishna Gupta, a member of our Board.
HVL Bridge Note refers to that certain $13 million Bridge Note sold to HVL on February 15, 2023.
Incremental Financing refers to $28.7 million of additional financing obtained by Legacy Allurion prior to the consummation of the Business Combination pursuant to one or more private sales of Bridge Notes that converted into shares of Legacy Allurion Common Stock immediately prior to the Intermediate Merger Effective Time.
Intermediate Merger refers to the merger, on the Closing Date, of Merger Sub I with and into Legacy Allurion, with Legacy Allurion surviving the merger as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allurion.
Intermediate Merger Closing refers to the closing of the Intermediate Merger.
Intermediate Merger Effective Time refers to the date and time at which the Intermediate Merger became effective.
Initial Public Offering or IPO refers to the initial public offering of Compute Health, which closed on February 9, 2021.
Investor refers to the Sponsor, certain Legacy Allurion Stockholders, and certain other parties, each a party to the Investor Rights Agreement.
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Investor Rights Agreement refers to the Investor Rights and Lock-up Agreement, dated August 1, 2023, by and among Allurion, the Sponsor, certain Legacy Allurion Stockholders and certain other parties.
July 2024 Offering refers to the public offering, pursuant to which we sold 16,333,773 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 16,567,484 shares of common stock at an offering price of $1.20 per share and accompanying warrant.
July 2024 Public Warrants refers to the warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, 16,567,484 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, that were issued in the July 2024 Offering.
Legacy Allurion refers to the entity formerly known as Allurion Technologies, Inc. prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, which is now known as Allurion Technologies, LLC.
Legacy Allurion Common Stock refers to the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion.
Legacy Allurion Preferred Stock refers to, collectively, the Legacy Allurion Series A Preferred Stock, the Legacy Allurion Series A-1 Preferred Stock, the Legacy Allurion Series B Preferred Stock, the Legacy Allurion Series C Preferred Stock, Legacy Allurion Series D-1 Preferred Stock, the Legacy Allurion Series D-2 Preferred Stock and the Legacy Allurion Series D-3 Preferred Stock.
Legacy Allurion Series A Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series A Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Series A-1 Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series A-1 Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Series B Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series B Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Series C Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series C Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Series D-1 Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series D-1 Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Series D-2 Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series D-2 Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Series D-3 Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Legacy Allurion designated as Series D-3 Preferred Stock that were outstanding prior to the Closings.
Legacy Allurion Stockholders refers to the holders of Legacy Allurion Common Stock and/or Legacy Allurion Preferred Stock prior to the Business Combination.
Merger Sub I refers to Compute Health Corp., a Delaware corporation.
Merger Sub II refers to Compute Health LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Merger Subs refers to Merger Sub I and Merger Sub II.
Notes refers to the convertible senior secured notes, in the principal amount of $48 million, issued by Allurion pursuant to the Amended Note Purchase Agreement.
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Original Note Purchase Agreement refers to that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2024, by and among Allurion, Allurion Opco, Allurion Australia Pty Ltd, a proprietary limited company organized under the laws of Australia and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allurion, the Original RIFA Investors (as defined herein) and RTW.
PIPE Investors refers to the investors that signed PIPE Subscription Agreements.
PIPE Shares refers to the 5,386,695 shares of our common stock sold to the PIPE Investors pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements.
PIPE Subscription Agreements refers to the subscription agreements, dated as of February 9, 2023, by and among Compute Health, Allurion and the PIPE Investors, pursuant to which Allurion agreed to issue an aggregate of 5,386,695 shares of our common stock to the PIPE Investors following the CPUH Merger Closing and immediately prior to the Intermediate Merger Closing at a purchase price of $7.04 per share.
Preferred Stock refers to the shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Allurion.
Private Placement Warrants refers to the private placement warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 2,260,159 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $1.20 per share.
Public Warrants refers to the public warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 18,759,838 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $8.10 per share, that were originally issued in the Initial Public Offering of Compute Health and assumed by us in connection with the Business Combination.
RTW refers to RTW Investments, LP and certain entities that have engaged RTW Investments, LP as investment manager.
Second Stockholder Approval refers to the requisite approval of our stockholders of the conversion of the issuance of common stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, in accordance with the applicable stock exchange rules.
Securities Act refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Series A Preferred Stock refers to the shares of Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Allurion.
Sponsor refers to Compute Health Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Sponsor Loans refers to loans borrowed by Compute Health from the Sponsor or any of its affiliates to meet Compute Healths reasonable funding requirements pursuant to those certain promissory notes for working capital loans, dated April 6, 2021, July 28, 2022 and February 9, 2023.
Sponsor Loan Equity Issuance refers to the issuance of 525,568 shares of common stock upon conversion of the amounts of the Sponsor Loans outstanding as of the consummation of the Business Combination that were in excess of $2,500,000 up to an amount not to exceed $5,250,000, at a price per share equal to $7.04.
Sponsor Support Agreement refers to the Sponsor Support Agreement, by and among Compute Health, the Sponsor, Allurion, Legacy Allurion and the other parties thereto, dated as of February 9, 2023.
Subscription Agreement refers to the subscription agreement, dated as of June 28, 2024, by and among Allurion and funds affiliated with RTW, pursuant to which we agreed to sell to RTW 2,260,159 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 2,260,159 Private Placement Warrants, at a purchase price of $1.20 per share and warrant.
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Transfer Agent refers to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in its capacity as transfer agent and registrar for the common stock and Public Warrants.
Warrant Agreement refers to the Warrant Agreement, dated February 4, 2021, by and between Compute Health and the Warrant Agent, as amended by the Warrant Amendment and the Warrant Assumption Agreement.
Warrant Amendment refers to the First Amendment to Warrant Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2023, by and between Compute Health and the Warrant Agent.
Warrant Assumption Agreement refers to the Warrant Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement, entered into by and among Compute Health, Allurion and the Warrant Agent in connection with the CPUH Merger Closing, pursuant to which the Warrant Agreement was assigned to, and assumed by, Allurion.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this prospectus may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial, of Allurion. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events, or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words believes, estimates, expects, projects, target, goal, forecasts, may, will, potential, should, would, could, future, seeks, plans, predicts, propose, scheduled, anticipates, intends, or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements in this prospectus include, but are not limited to, statements about our ability to:
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realize the benefits expected from the business combination (the Business Combination) between Allurion and Compute Health Acquisition Corp. (Compute Health) pursuant to that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2023 (as amended, the Business Combination Agreement), by and among Allurion, Legacy Allurion, Compute Health, Compute Health Corp., (Merger Sub I) and Compute Health LLC (Merger Sub II and, together with Merger Sub I, the Merger Subs); |
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successfully defend litigation that may be instituted by or against us; |
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manage various conflicts of interest that could arise among us or our affiliates, investors, directors, and officers; |
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successfully manage our cash and cash equivalents and any anticipated proceeds from any offering of our securities; |
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maintain the listing of our securities on the NYSE, and the potential liquidity and trading of such securities; |
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achieve the benefits of the collaboration with Medtronic plc (Medtronic); |
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acquire sufficient sources of funding if and when needed; |
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attract and retain key employees, officers, and directors; |
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implement and achieve business plans, forecasts, and other expectations, including any financial projections provided to PIPE Investors (as defined herein) in connection with the Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities; |
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manage risks associated with our management having limited experience operating as a public company; |
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commercialize current and future products and services and create sufficient demand among health care providers and patients for such products, including the recent launch of our compounded GLP-1 program and achieving the expected benefits of such program; |
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successfully complete current and future preclinical studies and clinical trials of the swallowable, ProcedurelessTM intragastric balloon for weight loss developed by us (the Allurion Balloon) and any other future product candidates; |
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obtain market acceptance of the Allurion Balloon as safe and effective; |
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cost-effectively sell existing and future products through existing distribution arrangements with distributors and/or successfully adopt a direct sales force as part of a hybrid sales model that includes both distributors and a direct sales effort; |
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successfully complete remediation programs to resume sales of the Allurion Balloon in France and any other country that suspends sales of our products; |
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timely collect accounts receivable from our customers; |
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obtain regulatory approval or clearance in the U.S. and certain non-U.S. jurisdictions for current and future products and maintain previously obtained approvals and/or clearances in those jurisdictions where products and services are currently offered; |
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accurately forecast customer demand and manufacture sufficient quantities of products that patients and health care providers request; |
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successfully compete in the highly competitive and rapidly changing regulated industries in which we operate, and effectively address changes in such industries, including changes in competitors products and services and changes in the laws and regulations that affect us; |
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successfully manage any future international expansion of our business and navigate business, regulatory, political, operational, financial, and economic risks associated with doing business internationally; |
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successfully manage any future growth in our business; |
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contract with third-party suppliers and providers and monitor their ability to perform adequately under those arrangements; |
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comply with applicable legal and regulatory obligations; |
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obtain and maintain intellectual property protection for our products and technologies and acquire or license (on commercially reasonable terms) intellectual property from third parties; |
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sell products, and use proprietary technologies, without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the proprietary rights or intellectual property of third parties; |
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manage the impact of any significant acquisitions, dispositions, and other similar or material transactions; |
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implement and maintain effective internal controls; |
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manage the effects of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, the spread and/or abatement of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and the occurrence of other events beyond our reasonable control, including with respect to potential operational disruptions, labor disruptions, increased costs, and impacts to demand related thereto, on the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations; and |
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other factors detailed under the section entitled Risk Factors. |
We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects, business strategy, and financial needs. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors described in the section entitled Risk Factors beginning on page 13 and elsewhere in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein. These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this prospectus include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in very competitive and rapidly changing environments. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.
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In addition, statements that we believe and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. these statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and such statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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OUR COMPANY
Our Business
Our company is dedicated to ending obesity by creating a best-in-class weight loss platform to treat the estimated two billion people globally who are overweight. Our platform, the Allurion Program (the Allurion Program), features the Allurion Balloon, the worlds first and only swallowable, ProcedurelessTM intragastric balloon for weight loss, and offers access to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered remote patient monitoring tools, a behavior change program, secure messaging and video telehealth that are delivered by the Allurion Virtual Care Suite (VCS). Over 150,000 patients have already been treated commercially with the Allurion Balloon in over 50 countries outside of the United States.
The Allurion Balloon is swallowed as a capsule under the guidance of a health care provider without surgery, endoscopy, or anesthesia. The placement takes approximately 15 minutes during an outpatient visit (though times may vary across different outpatient offices). We believe the proprietary technologies that differentiate the Allurion Balloon enable improved safety and efficacy outcomes. In a prospective, non-randomized, open-label, registry trial, the Allurion Balloon demonstrated significant weight loss and low device- or procedure-related rates of serious adverse events, both of which results we believe compare favorably to that of our competitors.
The VCS is comprised of the following tools to support patients weight loss experience, which we believe benefit both patients and health care providers:
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For Allurion Program patients: Every current Allurion Program patient receives an Allurion Connected Scale (Allurion Connected Scale) and access to our mobile app (App), which integrates data from the Allurion Connected Scale to conveniently monitor weight, body fat, activity, sleep, and several other critical metrics. The App can also enable secure messaging and video telehealth with the patients care team and can deliver content from Allurions behavior change programa library of 100 weight loss actions related to diet, nutrition, mental health, sleep, goal setting, and a number of other topicsdirectly to the patient. The App also provides access to Coach Iris, a generative AI-powered health coach designed to enhance outcomes with the Allurion Program, offer always-on support, education and motivation,and maximize clinical efficiency. The App is available in 15 languages. |
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For Allurion Program providers: Every Allurion Program provider receives access to our clinic dashboard (Allurion Insights), which provides end-to-end remote patient monitoring powered by the Allurion Iris AI platform, which leverages machine learning to deliver key insights and streamline workflow. Allurion Insights offers real-time access to patient data and AI-powered analytics, 1:1 video telehealth and secure messaging directly to the patients App, note functionality to keep track of patient encounters, and clinic-wide metrics that provide a snapshot of the clinics overall performance. |
In addition to its use by Allurion Balloon patients, we believe the VCS can potentially be a platform for optimal long-term follow-up after other medical and surgical weight loss interventions in the future.
For example, VCS includes a Treatment Tracking and Clinic-Led Onboarding feature that enables seamless onboarding and management of patients undergoing one or multiple weight loss treatments including gastric balloons such as the Allurion Balloon, surgery, or medications. In addition, in connection with our collaboration with Medtronic, we expect to develop bundled offerings that incorporate the VCS to onboard and manage Medtronics patients. Further, in April 2024, we launched the VCS in the United States for patients utilizing other weight loss treatments, including anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery.
In November 2024, we launched AllurionMeds, a unique offering to patients that combines affordable and accessible weight loss medications with our AI-native platform to promote long-term weight maintenance, virtual access to dieticians and the Allurion Connected Scale that measures not just weight but muscle and bone mass.
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In November 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the investigational device exemption (the IDE), for our AUDACITY trial, a 48-week, prospective, randomized, open-label trial, in the United States. Enrollment in the AUDACITY trial is complete, with 550 patients in the trial across 17 sites in the United States, the first of which was treated in July 2022. The results of the trial are expected by year-end 2024, and, if positive, are expected to support a premarket approval (the PMA) to the FDA.
We have assembled a broad portfolio of intellectual property related to our medical device, the Allurion Balloon, and our supporting technology platform, the VCS. We believe this intellectual property, combined with proprietary manufacturing processes and the regulatory approvals we have successfully obtained outside of the United States, provides us with a strong market position. As of November 29, 2024, we owned or had rights to 19 issued and five pending patents in the united States related to various aspects of our Alllurion Balloon such as a swallowable, self-deflating and naturally passing gastric balloon, improvements to the fill and release valves therein, methods for deploying and releasing a gastric balloon within the body, and next generation fill and release valves. In addition, as of November 29, 2024, we had 39 issued and five patents pending outside of the United States. We Intend to continue to expand our intellectual property portfolio and invest in protecting new innovations.
To date, most of our revenues have been generated from sales of the Allurion Balloon. We began selling the Allurion Balloon in Europe in January 2016 and to date have launched in over 50 countries outside of the United States. We currently sell our products via our direct sales force or, in certain countries, distributors.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company
We are an emerging growth company as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the JOBS Act), and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a registration statement under the Securities Act declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparability of our financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with our Business Combination, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common equity that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the end of the prior fiscal years second fiscal quarter; and (2) the
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date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to emerging growth company have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
As a result of this status, we have taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus. In particular, in this prospectus, we have not included all of the executive compensation-related information that would be required if we were not an emerging growth company.
Additionally, we are a smaller reporting company as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, which allows us to take advantage of certain exemptions from disclosure requirements, including exemption from compliance with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (i) the market value of the shares of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30 and our annual revenue exceeded $100 million during such completed fiscal year or (ii) the market value of the shares of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
Company Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on January 25, 2023. The mailing address of our principal executive office is 11 Huron Drive, Natick, MA 01760, and the telephone number is (508) 647-4000.
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains an Internet website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. We also maintain a website at www.allurion.com. We make available, free of charge, on our investor relations website at investors.allurion.com, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing or furnishing those reports to the SEC. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the inclusion of our website and investor relations website addresses in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties discussed in this section and under the sections titled Risk Factors contained in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended subsequent to our filing of such Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any amendments or updates to our risk factors reflected in subsequent filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, together with other information in this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference, any prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize. These risks and uncertainties are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently view as immaterial, may also impair our business. If any of the risks or uncertainties described in our SEC filings or any additional risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline and you might lose all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section titled Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus and the exercise price from the exercise of any convertible securities, if any, for working capital and other general corporate purposes, which may include operating expenses, repayment and refinancing of debt and royalty arrangements, strategic acquisitions, working capital and capital expenditures.
When particular securities are offered, the prospectus supplement relating to that offering will set forth our intended use of the net proceeds received from the sale of those securities we sell. As a result, management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of net proceeds. Pending the application of the net proceeds for these purposes, we expect to invest the proceeds in short-term, interest-bearing instruments or other investment-grade securities.
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THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER
The descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements, summarize all of the material terms and provisions of the various types of securities that we may offer. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any securities the particular terms of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, the terms of the securities may differ from the terms we have summarized below. We may also include in the prospectus supplement information about material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities, and the securities exchange, if any, on which the securities will be listed.
We may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings:
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common stock; |
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preferred stock; |
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warrants to purchase shares of common stock or preferred stock; |
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debt securities; |
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subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock, preferred stock or debt securities; and |
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units consisting of any combination of the securities listed above. |
In this prospectus, we refer to the common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, subscription rights and units collectively as securities. The total dollar amount of all securities that we may sell pursuant to this prospectus will not exceed $100 million, subject to the Baby Shelf Limitation.
If we issue debt securities at a discount from their original stated principal amount, then, for purposes of calculating the total dollar amount of all securities issued under this prospectus, we will treat the initial offering price of the debt securities as the total original principal amount of the debt securities.
This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement. The applicable prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should read the prospectus supplement related to any securities being offered.
We may sell the securities directly to or through underwriters, dealers or agents. We and our underwriters, dealers or agents reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in the applicable prospectus supplement (i) the names of the underwriters or agents and applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them; (ii) details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and (iii) net proceeds to us.
The following descriptions are not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in any securities we may offer hereunder; they are summarized from, and qualified by reference to, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and the other documents referred to in the descriptions, all of which are or will be publicly filed with the SEC, as applicable. See Where You Can Find More Information.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description summarizes certain important terms of our capital stock as of the date of this prospectus as specified in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the Charter) and amended and restated bylaws (the Bylaws). Because the following description is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a complete description of the matters set forth in this section entitled Description of Capital Stock, you should refer to the Charter, the Bylaws, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and to the applicable provisions of Delaware law.
The following description does not summarize the terms of the warrants that may be offered in any prospectus supplement. For a description summarizing the important terms of such warrants, please refer to the section entitled Description of Stock Warrants herein.
Our Charter authorizes the issuance of 1.1 billion shares, consisting of 1 billion shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 100 million shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value. As of December 6, 2024, there were 64,797,259 shares of our common stock outstanding, and 2,260,159 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding.
Common Stock
Our Charter provides the following with respect to the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of our common stock.
Voting Power
Except as otherwise required by law or as otherwise provided in any certificate of designation for any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of our common stock will possess all voting power for the election of our directors and all other matters requiring stockholder action. Holders of our common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Dividends
Holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by our Board in its discretion out of funds legally available therefor. We do not intend to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial conditions. In no event will any stock dividends or stock splits or combinations of stock be declared or made on our common stock unless all shares of our common stock at the time outstanding are treated equally and identically.
Liquidation, Dissolution and Winding Up
In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, our net assets will be distributed pro rata to the holders of our common stock, subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, if any.
Preemptive or Other Rights
There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.
Preferred Stock
Our Charter provides that shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Our Board is authorized to fix the designations, powers, including voting powers, full or limited, or no voting
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powers, preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each series of Preferred Stock and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof. Our Board is able to, without stockholder approval, issue Preferred Stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holders of our common stock and could have anti-takeover effects. The ability of our Board to issue Preferred Stock without stockholder approval could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of Allurion or the removal of existing management.
Series A Preferred Stock
On June 28, 2024, we filed a Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the Certificate of Designations) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, effective as of the time of filing, designating the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock, and designating 2,260,159 shares of preferred stock as Series A Preferred Stock.
General. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1.20 per share and, when issued, each share of Series A Preferred Stock is fully paid and non-assessable. With respect to the payment of dividends, distributions and payments upon the liquidation, dissolution and winding up of Allurion, the Series A Preferred Stock will rank on parity with the common stock and junior to any other preferred stock.
Voting. Holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights on any Allurion matter.
Dividends. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal (on an as-if-converted-to-common-stock basis) to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of the common stock.
Liquidation. In the event of any Liquidation (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), our assets shall be distributed among the holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and common stock pro rata based on the number of shares held by each such holder (on an as-if-converted-to-common-stock basis).
Conversion. Following the date upon which we obtain the Second Stockholder Approval for the issuance of the underlying common stock, which we have agreed to obtain as set forth in the Subscription Agreement, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into one share of common stock (or pre-funded warrants), subject to adjustment; provided, however, that in no event shall the Series A Preferred Stock be converted into a number of shares of common stock exceeding 9.99% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding.
Mandatory Redemption. We will be required to redeem the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the volume weighted average price of the common stock during the 20 trading day period ending on the trading day immediately prior to such redemption if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding on December 31, 2026.
Warrants
Public Warrants
Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase 1.420455 shares of our common stock at a price of $8.10 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the date that is 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination. Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, a Public Warrant holder may exercise its Public Warrants only for a whole number of shares of common stock. This means that only a whole Public Warrant may be exercised at any given time by a Public Warrant holder. The Public Warrants will expire seven years after the completion of the Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
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Redemption of Public Warrants when the price per share of our common stock equals or exceeds $12.67
Not less than all of the Public Warrants may be redeemed for cash or for shares of common stock after a date that is ninety (90) days after Closing Date of the Business Combination. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
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in whole and not in part; |
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at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant; |
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upon a minimum of 30 days prior written notice of redemption to each Public Warrant holder; and |
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if, and only if, the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds $12.67 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a Public Warrant as described under the heading Anti-dilution adjustments) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders. |
We will not redeem the Public Warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of common stock is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the Public Warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
We have established the last of the redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the Public Warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and we issue a notice of redemption of the Public Warrants, each Public Warrant holder will be entitled to exercise his, her or its Public Warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. Any such exercise would not be done on a cashless basis and would require the exercising Public Warrant holder to pay the exercise price for each Public Warrant being exercised. However, the price of the common stock may fall below the $12.67 redemption trigger price (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a Public Warrant as described under the heading Anti-dilution Adjustments) as well as the $8.10 (for whole shares) Public Warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.
Redemption of Public Warrants when the price per share of common stock equals or exceeds $7.04
Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
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at $0.10 per Public Warrant upon a minimum of 30 days prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares of common stock to be determined by reference to the table below, based on the redemption date and the fair market value (as defined below) of our common stock except as otherwise described below; and |
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if, and only if, the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds $7.04 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a Public Warrant as described under the heading Anti-dilution adjustments) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three trading days before we send the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders. |
Beginning on the date the notice of redemption is given until the Public Warrants are redeemed or exercised, holders may elect to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis. The numbers in the table below represent the number of shares of common stock that a Public Warrant holder will receive upon such cashless exercise in
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connection with a redemption by us pursuant to this redemption feature, based on the fair market value of our common stock on the corresponding redemption date (assuming holders elect to exercise their Public Warrants and such Public Warrants are not redeemed for $0.10 per Public Warrant), determined for these purposes based on the volume-weighted average price of the common stock during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Public Warrants, and the number of months that the corresponding redemption date precedes the expiration date of the Public Warrants, each as set forth in the table below.
We will provide our Public Warrant holders with the final fair market value no later than one business day after the 10-day trading period described above ends. The stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table below will be adjusted as of any date on which the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Public Warrant or the exercise price of a Public Warrant is adjusted as set forth under the heading Anti-dilution Adjustments below. If the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Public Warrant is adjusted, the adjusted stock prices in the column headings will equal the stock prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a Public Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and the denominator of which is the number of shares deliverable upon exercise of a Public Warrant as so adjusted. The number of shares in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Public Warrant.
If the exercise price of a Public Warrant is adjusted, (a) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to the fifth paragraph under the heading Anti-dilution Adjustments below, the adjusted share prices in the column headings will equal the unadjusted share price multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the higher of the market value and the newly issued price as set forth under the heading Anti-dilution Adjustments and the denominator of which is $10.00 and (b) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to the second paragraph under the heading Anti-dilution Adjustments below, the adjusted share prices in the column headings will equal the unadjusted share price less the decrease in the exercise price of a Public Warrant pursuant to such exercise price adjustment.
Redemption Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Date (period to expiration of |
≤$4.96 | $5.45 | $5.95 | $6.45 | $6.94 | $7.44 | $7.93 | $8.43 | ≥$8.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 months |
0.412 | 0.432 | 0.449 | 0.464 | 0.476 | 0.487 | 0.497 | 0.506 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 months |
0.409 | 0.429 | 0.447 | 0.462 | 0.475 | 0.486 | 0.496 | 0.505 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 months |
0.405 | 0.426 | 0.444 | 0.460 | 0.473 | 0.485 | 0.496 | 0.505 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 months |
0.400 | 0.422 | 0.441 | 0.458 | 0.472 | 0.484 | 0.495 | 0.505 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 months |
0.396 | 0.419 | 0.438 | 0.455 | 0.470 | 0.483 | 0.494 | 0.504 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 months |
0.391 | 0.415 | 0.435 | 0.453 | 0.468 | 0.482 | 0.494 | 0.504 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 months |
0.386 | 0.411 | 0.432 | 0.450 | 0.466 | 0.480 | 0.493 | 0.503 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 months |
0.381 | 0.406 | 0.428 | 0.447 | 0.464 | 0.479 | 0.492 | 0.503 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 months |
0.375 | 0.401 | 0.424 | 0.444 | 0.462 | 0.477 | 0.491 | 0.503 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 months |
0.369 | 0.396 | 0.420 | 0.441 | 0.459 | 0.475 | 0.490 | 0.502 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 months |
0.362 | 0.391 | 0.415 | 0.437 | 0.457 | 0.474 | 0.488 | 0.501 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 months |
0.355 | 0.385 | 0.411 | 0.434 | 0.454 | 0.472 | 0.487 | 0.501 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 months |
0.347 | 0.378 | 0.405 | 0.429 | 0.451 | 0.469 | 0.486 | 0.500 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 months |
0.339 | 0.371 | 0.399 | 0.425 | 0.447 | 0.467 | 0.484 | 0.499 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 months |
0.330 | 0.363 | 0.393 | 0.420 | 0.443 | 0.464 | 0.482 | 0.499 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 months |
0.320 | 0.355 | 0.386 | 0.414 | 0.439 | 0.461 | 0.481 | 0.498 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 months |
0.309 | 0.345 | 0.378 | 0.408 | 0.434 | 0.458 | 0.478 | 0.497 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 months |
0.297 | 0.335 | 0.370 | 0.401 | 0.429 | 0.454 | 0.476 | 0.496 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 months |
0.284 | 0.324 | 0.360 | 0.393 | 0.423 | 0.450 | 0.473 | 0.494 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 months |
0.269 | 0.311 | 0.349 | 0.384 | 0.416 | 0.445 | 0.470 | 0.493 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 months |
0.253 | 0.296 | 0.337 | 0.374 | 0.408 | 0.439 | 0.467 | 0.491 | 0.513 |
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Redemption Fair Market Value of shares of Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption Date (period to expiration of |
≤$4.96 | $5.45 | $5.95 | $6.45 | $6.94 | $7.44 | $7.93 | $8.43 | ≥$8.93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 months |
0.234 | 0.279 | 0.322 | 0.362 | 0.399 | 0.433 | 0.463 | 0.489 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 months |
0.214 | 0.260 | 0.306 | 0.349 | 0.389 | 0.425 | 0.458 | 0.487 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 months |
0.190 | 0.238 | 0.286 | 0.332 | 0.376 | 0.415 | 0.452 | 0.484 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 months |
0.162 | 0.212 | 0.262 | 0.312 | 0.360 | 0.404 | 0.444 | 0.481 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 months |
0.130 | 0.180 | 0.234 | 0.288 | 0.340 | 0.389 | 0.435 | 0.476 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 months |
0.092 | 0.142 | 0.197 | 0.256 | 0.315 | 0.371 | 0.423 | 0.470 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 months |
0.046 | 0.091 | 0.149 | 0.214 | 0.282 | 0.348 | 0.409 | 0.464 | 0.513 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The exact fair market value and redemption date may not be set forth in the table above, in which case, if the fair market value is between two values in the table or the redemption date is between two redemption dates in the table, the number of shares of common stock to be issued for each Public Warrant exercised will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of shares set forth for the higher and lower fair market values and the earlier and later redemption dates, as applicable, based on a 365 or 366-day year, as applicable. For example, if the volume weighted average price of our common stock during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the Public Warrants is $5.45 per share, and at such time there are 57 months until the expiration of the Public Warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their Public Warrants for 0.396 shares of common stock for each whole Public Warrant. For an example where the exact fair market value and redemption date are not as set forth in the table above, if the volume weighted average price of our common stock during the 10 trading days immediately following the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the Public Warrants is $5.70 per share, and at such time there are 58 months until the expiration of the Public Warrants, holders may choose to, in connection with this redemption feature, exercise their Public Warrants for 0.410 shares of common stock for each whole Public Warrant. In no event will the Public Warrants be exercisable on a cashless basis in connection with this redemption feature for more than 0.513 shares of common stock per Public Warrant (subject to adjustment). Finally, as reflected in the table above, if the Public Warrants are out of the money and about to expire, they cannot be exercised on a cashless basis in connection with a redemption by us pursuant to this redemption feature, since they will not be exercisable for any shares of common stock.
As stated above, we can redeem the Public Warrants when our common stock is trading at a price starting at $7.04, which is below the exercise price of $8.10, because it will provide certainty with respect to our capital structure and cash position while providing Public Warrant holders with the opportunity to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis for the applicable number of shares. If we choose to redeem the Public Warrants when our common stock is trading at a price below the exercise price of the Public Warrants, this could result in the Public Warrant holders receiving fewer common stock than they would have received if they had chosen to wait to exercise their Public Warrants for common stock if and when such common stock was trading at a price higher than the exercise price of $8.10.
No fractional common stock will be issued upon exercise. If, upon exercise, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will round down to the nearest whole number of the number of common stock to be issued to the holder. If, at the time of redemption, the Public Warrants are exercisable for a security other than the shares of common stock pursuant to the Warrant Agreement (for instance, if we are not the surviving company in our initial business combination), the Public Warrants may be exercised for such security. At such time as the Public Warrants become exercisable for a security other than the common stock, the company (or surviving company) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register under the Securities Act the security issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants.
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Redemption Procedures
A holder of a Public Warrant may notify us in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such Public Warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such persons affiliates), to the Public Warrant agents actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 4.9% or 9.8% (as specified by the holder) of the shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
Anti-Dilution Adjustments
If the number of outstanding shares of common stock is increased by a stock capitalization or share dividend payable in shares of common stock, or by a split-up of shares of common stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of common stock. A rights offering made to all, or substantially all, holders of common stock entitling holders to purchase shares of common stock at a price less than the historical fair market value (as defined below) will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of common stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of common stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for common stock) and (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of common stock paid in such rights offering and (y) the historical fair market value. For these purposes, (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock, in determining the price payable for common stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) historical fair market value means the volume weighted average price of common stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of common stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.
In addition, if we, at any time while the Public Warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pay a dividend or make a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to all or substantially all of the holders of the common stock on account of such common stock (or other securities into which the Public Warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above, (b) any cash dividends or cash distributions which, when combined on a per share basis with all other cash dividends and cash distributions paid on the common stock during the 365-day period ending on the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution does not exceed $0.50 (as adjusted to appropriately reflect any other adjustments and excluding cash dividends or cash distributions that resulted in an adjustment to the exercise price or to the number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant) but only with respect to the amount of the aggregate cash dividends or cash distributions equal to or less than $0.50 per share, (c) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of common stock in connection with a proposed initial business combination, (d) to satisfy the redemption rights of the holders of common stock in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our common stock the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with our initial business combination or to allow redemption in connection with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of this offering or (B) with respect to any other provisions relating to stockholders rights or pre-initial business combination activity, or (e) in connection with the redemption of our public shares upon our failure to complete our initial business combination, then the Public Warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of common stock in respect of such event.
If the number of outstanding shares of our common stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of common stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date
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of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of each Public Warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of common stock.
Whenever the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is adjusted, as described above, the Public Warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the Public Warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of common stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.
In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of common stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of common stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of us with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which we are the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of our outstanding shares of common stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of us as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which we are dissolved, the holders of the Public Warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Public Warrants and in lieu of the shares of our common stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of common stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the Public Warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their Public Warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of common stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of common stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the Public Warrant properly exercises the Public Warrant within thirty (30) days following public disclosure of such transaction, the Public Warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the Warrant Agreement based on the Black-Scholes Public Warrant Value (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the Public Warrant.
The purpose of such exercise price reduction is to provide additional value to holders of the Public Warrants when an extraordinary transaction occurs during the exercise period of the Public Warrants pursuant to which the holders of the Public Warrants otherwise do not receive the full potential value of the Public Warrants.
The Public Warrants were issued in registered form under the Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Public Warrant agent, and us. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Public Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, and that all other modifications or amendments will require the vote or written consent of the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding Public Warrants. You should review a copy of the Warrant Agreement, as amended, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a complete description of the terms and conditions applicable to the Public Warrants.
The Public Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Public Warrants being exercised. The Public Warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of common stock and any voting rights until they exercise their Public Warrants and receive common stock. After the issuance of common stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
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No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Public Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of common stock to be issued to the Public Warrant holder.
We have agreed that, subject to applicable law, any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the Warrant Agreement will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction will be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. This provision applies to claims under the Securities Act but does not apply to claims under the Exchange Act or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States of America are the sole and exclusive forum.
July 2024 Public Warrants
The following summary of certain terms and provisions of the July 2024 Public Warrants is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the provisions of the July 2024 Public Warrants, the form of which is filed as an exhibit to this prospectus. Prospective investors should carefully review the terms and provisions of the form of warrant for a complete description of the terms and conditions of the July 2024 Public Warrants.
Duration and Exercise Price
Each July 2024 Public Warrant has an initial exercise price of $1.20 per share. The July 2024 Public Warrants are immediately exercisable and expire on the fifth anniversary of the original issuance date. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations or similar events affecting our common stock and the exercise price. The July 2024 Public Warrants were issued separately from the common stock and may be transferred separately immediately thereafter. Each purchaser of one share of our common stock in the July 2024 Offering received one July 2024 Public Warrant per share of common stock purchased thereby.
Exercisability
The July 2024 Public Warrants are exercisable, at the option of each holder, in whole or in part, by delivering a duly executed exercise notice accompanied by payment in full for the number of shares of our common stock purchased upon such exercise. A holder (together with its affiliates) may not exercise any portion of the July 2024 Public Warrant to the extent that the holder would own more than 4.99% (or, at the election of the purchaser, 9.99%) of our outstanding common stock immediately after exercise, except that upon at least 61 days prior notice from the holder to us, the holder may increase the amount of ownership of outstanding stock after exercising the holders July 2024 Public Warrants. No fractional shares of common stock will be issued in connection with the exercise of a July 2024 Public Warrant. In lieu of fractional shares, we will pay the holder an amount in cash equal to the fractional amount multiplied by the exercise price.
Transferability
Subject to applicable laws, a July 2024 Public Warrant may be transferred at the option of the holder upon surrender of the July 2024 Public Warrant together with the appropriate instruments of transfer.
Exchange Listing
We have not listed, and do not intend to list, the July 2024 Public Warrants on the NYSE or any other securities exchange or nationally recognized trading system.
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Right as a Stockholder
Except as otherwise provided in the July 2024 Public Warrants or by virtue of such holders ownership of shares of our common stock, the holders of the July 2024 Public Warrants do not have the rights or privileges of holders of our common stock, including any voting rights, until they exercise their July 2024 Public Warrants.
Private Placement Warrants
The Private Placement Warrants are not exercisable until after the date upon which we obtain the Second Stockholder Approval for the issuance of the underlying common stock, which we have agreed to obtain as set forth in the Subscription Agreement. Following such date, the Private Placement Warrants are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $1.20 and will expire five years from the date of issuance, subject to certain limitations.
A holder of Private Placement Warrants may not exercise the Private Placement Warrant if such holder, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own more than 4.99% (or, upon election by a holder prior to the issuance of the Private Placement Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.
If the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are redeemed, we must offer to repurchase the Private Placement Warrants at a price per share of underlying common stock equal to the Redemption Price minus the exercise price of the Private Placement Warrants.
Registration Rights
Investor Rights Agreement
In connection with the Closings, we and the Investors entered into the Investor Rights Agreement. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, each Investor was granted certain registration rights with respect to his, her, or its shares of our common stock.
The Investor Rights Agreement restricts the ability of certain Investors to transfer all or a portion of their respective shares of our common stock (or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of our common stock), subject to certain permitted transfers, for a period of either 18 months or 12 months following the Closing Date, as applicable. The foregoing lock-up restrictions do not apply to: (a) any shares of our common stock purchased pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreements, (b) 100 shares of our common stock held by each Investor, (c) shares issued to the Sponsor in the Sponsor Loan Equity Issuance, (d) certain incremental shares of PIPE Investors who were existing Allurion Stockholders or existing holders of Allurion Convertible Notes (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) or shares issued upon conversion of securities issued in the Incremental Financing and (e) the Backstop Shares, the Sponsor Contributed Shares (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement), the 79,232 shares of common stock the Shantanu K. Gaur Revocable Trust of 2021 agreed to contribute to Allurion, as a contribution of capital, or the shares of our common stock issued to each of HVL, RTW, Fortress and the other holders of Bridge Notes.
Additionally, pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, the following persons have the following nomination rights with respect to our Board, subject to the limitations set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement: (i) one director and one independent director nominated by Shantanu Gaur; (ii) one director and one independent director nominated by Remus Capital; (iii) one director nominated by the Sponsor; and (iv) two independent directors nominated by Allurion (one of which shall be designated by RTW).
The Investor Rights Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) a Change of Control (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or (iii) the date as of which
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there shall be no registrable securities outstanding; provided, that with respect to any Investor, such Investor will have no rights under the Investor Rights Agreement and all of our obligations to such Investor shall terminate upon the earlier of (x) the date at least one year after the Closing Date that such Investor ceases to hold at least one percent of the registrable securities outstanding on the Closing Date or (y) if such Investor is a one of our directors or executive officers, the date such Investor no longer serves as one of our directors or an executive officers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the piggy-back registration rights provided for in the Investor Rights Agreement shall terminate no later than the third anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the obligations regarding the nomination of directors shall survive until the earlier of a termination of the Investor Rights Agreement in accordance with clauses (i) or (ii) above or with respect to any one Investor, at such time as such Investor is no longer entitled to nominate a director to our Board under the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.
PIPE Subscription Agreements
The PIPE Subscription Agreements also provide that no later than 45 calendar days after the Closing Date, we were required to file a registration statement covering the resale of the PIPE Shares and to use our commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof but no later than the earlier of (i) 90 calendar days after the Closing Date (or 120 calendar days after the Closing Date if the SEC notifies us that it will review such registration statement) and (ii) the 10th business day after the date we are notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that such Resale Registration Statement will not be reviewed or will not be subject to further review. Such resale registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 15, 2023.
Chardan Registration Rights Agreement
The Chardan Registration Rights Agreement provides for the registration of the offer and sale of the shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to the Chardan Purchase Agreement on a resale registration statement on Form S-1. Such registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on December 29, 2023.
Amended Note Purchase Agreement
Pursuant to the Amended Note Purchase Agreement, we issued and sold $48 million of Notes to RTW in a private placement. Until the Notes are converted or repaid in full, RTW will be entitled to designate one representative who will serve as a non-voting board observer to the Board. In addition, in September 2024, we appointed Keith Johns to our Board, in satisfaction of certain obligations to RTW set forth in the Amended Note Purchase Agreement.
The Amended Note Purchase Agreement also provides that in no event later than 45 days after April 16, 2024, we must file with the SEC a registration statement covering the resale of the full amount of the shares of common stock underlying the Notes sold under the Amended Note Purchase Agreement. We must use commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date which shall be either (a) in the event that the SEC does not review such registration statement, 90 days after April 16, 2024, or (b) in the event that the SEC reviews such registration statement, 120 days after the April 16, 2024 (but in any event, no later than three business days following the SEC indicating that it has no further comments on the registration statement). Such resale registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 7, 2024.
Subscription Agreement
On June 28, 2024, we entered into the Subscription Agreement with funds affiliated with RTW, pursuant to which we sold to RTW 2,260,159 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 2,260,159 Private Placement Warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.7 million at a purchase price of $1.20 per share of Series A Preferred Stock and accompanying Private Placement Warrant.
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The Subscription Agreement provides that in no event later than 45 days after July 1, 2024, we must file with the SEC a registration statement covering the resale of the full amount of the shares of common stock underlying the Notes sold under the Amended Note Purchase Agreement. We must use commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable, but in no event later than the date which shall be either (a) in the event that the SEC does not review such registration statement, 30 days after September 30, 2024 (the Amendment Filing Deadline) Amendment Filing Deadline, or (b) in the event that the SEC reviews such registration statement, 90 days after the Amended Filing Deadline (but in any event, no later than three business days following the SEC indicating that it has no further comments on the registration statement). Such resale registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 7, 2024.
Anti-Takeover Provisions
Allurion Charter and Bylaws
Among other things, our Charter and Bylaws (as amended from time to time):
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permit our Board to issue up to 100 million shares of Preferred Stock, with any rights, preferences and privileges as they may designate, including the right to approve an acquisition or other change of control; |
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provide that the number of directors may be changed only by resolution of our Board; |
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provide that, subject to the rights of any series of preferred stock to elect directors, directors may be removed only with cause by the holders of at least 66 2/3% of all of our then- outstanding shares of the capital stock entitled to vote generally at an election of directors; |
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provide that all vacancies, subject to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum; |
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provide that stockholders seeking to present proposals before a meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders must provide advance notice in writing, and also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholders notice; |
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provide that special meetings of stockholders may only be called by our Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of our Board, by the chairman of our Board or by the chief executive officer; |
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provide that our Board will be divided into three classes of directors, with the directors serving staggered three-year terms, therefore making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of the Board; and |
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not provide for cumulative voting rights, therefore allowing the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock entitled to vote in any election of directors to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they should so choose. |
The combination of these provisions will make it more difficult for the existing stockholders to replace our Board as well as for another party to obtain control of Allurion by replacing our Board. Because our Board will have the power to retain and discharge its officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management. In addition, the authorization of undesignated Preferred Stock will make it possible for our Board to issue Preferred Stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change the control of Allurion.
These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our Board and its policies and to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to reduce our vulnerability to hostile takeovers and to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making
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tender offers for our shares and may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management. As a consequence, these provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our common stock.
Certain Anti-Takeover Provisions of Delaware Law
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. This statute prevents certain Delaware corporations, under certain circumstances, from engaging in a business combination with:
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a stockholder who owns 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock (otherwise known as an interested stockholder); |
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an affiliate of an interested stockholder; or |
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an associate of an interested stockholder, for three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder. |
A business combination includes a merger or sale of more than 10% of a corporations assets. However, the above provisions of Section 203 would not apply if:
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the relevant Board approves the transaction that made the stockholder an interested stockholder, prior to the date of the transaction; |
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after the completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, that stockholder owned at least 85% of the corporations voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, other than statutorily excluded shares of common stock; or |
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on or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the initial business combination is approved by the Board and authorized at a meeting of the corporations stockholders, and not by written consent, by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock not owned by the interested stockholder. |
These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing changes in control of Allurion.
Exclusive Forum
Our Charter provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) and any appellate court thereof shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for: (1) any derivative action, suit or proceeding brought on our behalf; (2) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our current or former directors, officers, stockholders or employees of ours or our stockholders; (3) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our Bylaws or our Charter (as either may be amended from time to time); or (4) any action, suit or proceeding asserting a claim against us or any current or former director, officer or stockholder governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
Our Charter provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. If any such foreign action is filed in a court other than the courts in the State of Delaware in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (a) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce such actions and (b) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such action by service upon such stockholders counsel in the foreign action as agent for such stockholder. Our Charter also provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any of our securities shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to this choice of forum provision. It is possible that a court of law could rule that the choice of forum provision contained in our Charter is inapplicable or unenforceable if it is challenged in a proceeding or otherwise.
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This choice of forum provision has important consequences for our stockholders. These provisions may limit or increase the difficultly of a stockholders ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors and officers, or may increase the associated costs for such stockholder to bring a claim, both of which may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with any applicable action brought against us, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in our Bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in such action. If a court were to find the choice of forum provision inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm its business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent
The Transfer Agent for our common stock and the warrant agent for our Public Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Listing of our Common Stock and Public Warrants
Our common stock and Public Warrants are listed on the NYSE under the symbols ALUR and ALUR WS, respectively.
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DESCRIPTION OF STOCK WARRANTS
We summarize below some of the provisions that will apply to the warrants unless the applicable prospectus supplement provides otherwise. This summary may not contain all information that is important to you. The complete terms of the warrants will be contained in the applicable warrant certificate and warrant agreement. These documents have been or will be included or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You should read the warrant certificate and the warrant agreement. You should also read the prospectus supplement, which will contain additional information and which may update or change some of the information below.
General
We may issue, together with common stock or preferred stock as units or separately, warrants for the purchase of shares of our common stock or preferred stock. The terms of each warrant will be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the particular series of warrants. The form(s) of certificate representing the warrants and/or the warrant agreement will be, in each case, filed with the SEC as an exhibit to a document incorporated by reference in the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part on or prior to the date of any prospectus supplement relating to an offering of the particular warrant. The following summary of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants.
The prospectus supplement relating to any series of warrants that are offered by this prospectus will describe, among other things, the following terms to the extent they are applicable to that series of warrants:
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the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the warrants; |
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the number of shares of our common stock or preferred stock, if any, issued with the warrants; |
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the date, if any, on and after which the warrants and any related shares of our common stock or preferred stock will be separately transferable; |
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the offering price of the warrants, if any; |
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the number of shares of our common stock or preferred stock which may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants and the price or prices at which the shares may be purchased upon exercise; |
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the date on which the right to exercise the warrants will begin and the date on which the right will expire; |
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a discussion of the material United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the exercise of the warrants; |
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anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any; |
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call provisions of the warrants, if any; and |
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any other material terms of the warrants. |
Each warrant may entitle the holder to purchase for cash, or, in limited circumstances, by effecting a cashless exercise for, the number of shares of our common stock or preferred stock at the exercise price that is described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Warrants will be exercisable during the period of time described in the applicable prospectus supplement. After that period, unexercised warrants will be void. Warrants may be exercised in the manner described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
A holder of a warrant will not have any of the rights of a holder of our common stock or preferred stock before the shares of stock are purchased upon exercise of the warrant. Therefore, before a warrant is exercised,
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the holder of the warrant will not be entitled to receive any dividend payments or exercise any voting or other rights associated with shares of our common stock or preferred stock which may be purchased when the warrant is exercised.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar, if any, for any warrants will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
We may offer debt securities which may be senior or subordinated. We refer to senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities collectively as debt securities. Each series of debt securities may have different terms. The following description summarizes the general terms and provisions of the debt securities. We will describe the specific terms of the debt securities and the extent, if any, to which the general provisions summarized below apply to any series of debt securities in the prospectus supplement relating to the series and any applicable free writing prospectus that we authorize to be delivered.
We may issue senior debt securities from time to time, in one or more series under a senior indenture to be entered into between us and a senior trustee to be named in a prospectus supplement, which we refer to as the senior trustee. We may issue subordinated debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, under a subordinated indenture to be entered into between us and a subordinated trustee to be named in a prospectus supplement, which we refer to as the subordinated trustee. The forms of senior indenture and subordinated indenture are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Together, the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture are referred to as the indentures and, together, the senior trustee and the subordinated trustee are referred to as the trustees. This prospectus briefly outlines some of the provisions of the indentures. The following summary of the material provisions of the indentures is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the indentures, including definitions of certain terms used in the indentures. Wherever we refer to particular sections or defined terms of the indentures, those sections or defined terms are incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the applicable prospectus supplement. You should review the indentures that are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part for additional information. As used in this prospectus, the term debt securities includes the debt securities being offered by this prospectus and all other debt securities issued by us under the indentures.
General
The indentures:
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do not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue; |
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allow us to issue debt securities in one or more series; |
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do not require us to issue all of the debt securities of a series at the same time; and |
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allow us to reopen a series to issue additional debt securities without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of such series. |
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the senior debt securities will be unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. Payments on the subordinated debt securities will be subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of our senior indebtedness, as described under Subordination and in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Each indenture provides that we may, but need not, designate more than one trustee under an indenture. Any trustee under an indenture may resign or be removed and a successor trustee may be appointed to act with respect to the series of debt securities administered by the resigning or removed trustee. If two or more persons are acting as trustee with respect to different series of debt securities, each trustee shall be a trustee of a trust under the applicable indenture separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee. Except as otherwise indicated in this prospectus, any action described in this prospectus to be taken by each trustee may be taken by each trustee with respect to, and only with respect to, the one or more series of debt securities for which it is trustee under the applicable indenture.
The prospectus supplement for each offering will provide the following terms, where applicable:
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the title of the debt securities and whether they are senior or subordinated; |
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any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of that series; |
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the date or dates on which the principal of the debt securities of the series is payable; |
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the price at which the debt securities will be issued, expressed as a percentage of the principal and, if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount thereof payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof or, if applicable, the portion of the principal amount of such debt securities that is convertible into another security of ours or the method by which any such portion shall be determined; |
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the rate or rates at which the debt securities of the series shall bear interest or the manner of calculation of such rate or rates, if any; |
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the date or dates from which interest will accrue, the interest payment dates on which such interest will be payable or the manner of determination of such interest payment dates, the place(s) of payment, and the record date for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable on any such interest payment dates or the manner of determination of such record dates; |
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the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of such extension; |
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the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which debt securities of the series may be redeemed, converted or exchanged, in whole or in part; |
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our obligation, if any, to redeem or purchase debt securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, mandatory redemption, or analogous provisions (including payments made in cash in satisfaction of future sinking fund obligations) or at the option of a holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, debt securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; |
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the form of the debt securities of the series including the form of the Certificate of Authentication for such series; |
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if other than minimum denominations of one thousand U.S. dollars ($1,000) or any integral multiple of $1,000 thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities of the series shall be issuable; |
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whether the debt securities of the series shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of a global debt security or global debt securities; the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such global debt security or global debt securities may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual debt securities; and the depositary for such global debt security or global debt securities; |
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whether the debt securities will be convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours or any other person and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such debt securities will be so convertible or exchangeable, including the conversion or exchange price, as applicable, or how it will be calculated and may be adjusted, any mandatory or optional (at our option or the holders option) conversion or exchange features, and the applicable conversion or exchange period; |
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any additional or alternative events of default to those set forth in the indenture; |
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any additional or alternative covenants to those set forth in the indenture; |
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the currency or currencies including composite currencies, in which payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such debt securities shall be payable (if other than the currency of the United States of America), which unless otherwise specified shall be the currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public or private debts; |
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if the principal of (and premium, if any), or interest, if any, on such debt securities is to be payable, at our election or at the election of any holder thereof, in a coin or currency other than that in which such debt securities are stated to be payable, then the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made; |
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whether interest will be payable in cash or additional debt securities at our or the holders option and the terms and conditions upon which the election may be made; |
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the terms and conditions, if any, upon which we will pay amounts in addition to the stated interest, premium, if any and principal amounts of the debt securities of the series to any holder that is not a United States person for federal tax purposes; |
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additional or alternative provisions, if any, related to defeasance and discharge of the offered debt securities than those set forth in the indenture; |
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the applicability of any guarantees; |
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any restrictions on transfer, sale or assignment of the debt securities of the series; and |
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any other terms of the debt securities (which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture insofar as it applies to such series). |
We may issue debt securities that provide for less than the entire principal amount thereof to be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity of the debt securities. We refer to any such debt securities throughout this prospectus as original issue discount securities.
We will provide you with more information in the applicable prospectus supplement regarding any deletions, modifications, or additions to the events of default or covenants that are described below, including any addition of a covenant or other provision providing event risk or similar protection.
Payment
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the principal of, and any premium or make-whole amount, and interest on, any series of the debt securities will be payable by mailing a check to the address of the person entitled to it as it appears in the applicable register for the debt securities or by wire transfer of funds to that person at an account maintained within the United States.
All monies that we pay to a paying agent or a trustee for the payment of the principal of, and any premium, or interest on, any debt security will be repaid to us if unclaimed at the end of two years after the obligation underlying payment becomes due and payable. After funds have been returned to us, the holder of the debt security may look only to us for payment, without payment of interest for the period which we hold the funds.
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
The indentures provide that we may, without the consent of the holders of any outstanding debt securities, (i) consolidate with, (ii) sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of our assets to, or (iii) merge with or into, any other entity provided that:
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either we are the continuing entity, or the successor entity, if other than us, assumes the obligations (a) to pay the principal of, and any premium, and interest on, all of the debt securities and (b) to duly perform and observe all of the covenants and conditions contained in the applicable indenture; and in the event the debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours, such successor entity will, by such supplemental indenture, make provision so that the holders of debt securities of that series shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion or exchange of such debt securities the number of securities or property to which a holder of the number of common stock or other securities of ours deliverable upon conversion or exchange of those debt securities would have been entitled had such conversion or exchange occurred immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition; and |
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an officers certificate and legal opinion covering such conditions are delivered to each applicable trustee. |
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Events of Default, Notice and Waiver
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, when we refer to events of default as defined in the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities, we mean:
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default in the payment of any installment of interest on any debt security of such series continuing for 90 days unless such date has been extended or deferred; |
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default in the payment of principal of, or any premium on, any debt security of such series when due and payable unless such date has been extended or deferred; |
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default in the performance or breach of any covenant or warranty in the debt securities or in the indenture by us continuing for 90 days after written notice described below; |
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bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, or court appointment of a receiver, liquidator or trustee of us; and |
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any other event of default provided with respect to a particular series of debt securities. |
If an event of default (other than an event of default described in the fourth bullet point above) occurs and is continuing with respect to debt securities of any series outstanding, then the applicable trustee or the holders of 25% or more in principal amount of the debt securities of that series will have the right to declare the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, all the debt securities of that series to be due and payable. If an event of default described in the fourth bullet point above occurs, the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, all the debt securities of that series will automatically become and will be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the debt securities. However, at any time after such a declaration of acceleration has been made, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the applicable trustee, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of outstanding debt securities of such series or of all debt securities then outstanding under the applicable indenture may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:
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we have deposited with the applicable trustee all required payments of the principal, any premium, interest and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on overdue installment of interest, plus applicable fees, expenses, disbursements and advances of the applicable trustee; and |
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all events of default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal, or a specified portion thereof, and any premium, have been cured or waived. |
The indentures provide that holders of debt securities of any series may not institute any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, with respect to such indenture or for any remedy under the indenture, unless the trustee fails to act for a period of 90 days after the trustee has received a written request to institute proceedings in respect of an event of default from the holders of 25% or more in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series, as well as an offer of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the trustee. However, this provision will not prevent any holder of debt securities from instituting suit for the enforcement of payment of the principal of, and any premium, and interest on, such debt securities at the respective due dates thereof.
The indentures provide that, subject to provisions in each indenture relating to its duties in the case of a default, a trustee has no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers at the request or direction of any holders of any series of debt securities then outstanding under the indenture, unless the holders have offered to the trustee reasonable security or indemnity. The holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series or of all debt securities then outstanding under an indenture shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the applicable trustee, or of exercising any trust or power conferred upon such trustee. However, a trustee may refuse to follow any direction which:
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is in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; |
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may involve the trustee in personal liability; or |
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may be unduly prejudicial to the holders of debt securities of the series not joining the proceeding. |
Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year, we will be required to deliver to each trustee a certificate, signed by one of our several specified officers, stating whether or not that officer has knowledge of any default under the applicable indenture. If the officer has knowledge of any default, the notice must specify the nature and status of the default.
Modification of the Indentures
Subject to certain exceptions, the indentures may be amended with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series affected by such amendment (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for the debt securities of such series).We and the applicable trustee may make modifications and amendments of an indenture without the consent of any holder of debt securities for any of the following purposes:
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to cure any ambiguity, defect, or inconsistency in the applicable indenture or in the Securities of any series; |
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to comply with the covenant described above under Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets; |
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities; |
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to add events of default for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities; |
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to add the covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions relating to us for the benefit of the holders of all or any series of debt securities (and if such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are to be for the benefit of less than all series of debt securities, stating that such covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series), to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default, or to surrender any right or power in the applicable indenture conferred upon us; |
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to add to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication, and delivery of debt securities, as set forth in the applicable indenture; |
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to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of notes under the applicable indenture in any material respect; |
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to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided in the applicable indenture, to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the applicable indenture or any series of debt securities under the applicable indenture, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities; |
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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the applicable indenture by a successor trustee or to appoint a separate trustee with respect to any series; |
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to comply with any requirements of the SEC or any successor in connection with the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the Trust Indenture Act; or |
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to conform the applicable indenture to this Description of Debt Securities or any other similarly titled section in any prospectus supplement or other offering document relating to a series of debt securities. |
Subordination
Payment by us of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any series of subordinated debt securities issued under the subordinated indenture will be subordinated to the extent set forth in an indenture supplemental to the subordinated indenture relating to such series.
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Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indentures allow us to discharge our obligations to holders of any series of debt securities issued under any indenture when:
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either (i) all securities of such series have already been delivered to the applicable trustee for cancellation; or (ii) all securities of such series have not already been delivered to the applicable trustee for cancellation but (a) have become due and payable, (b) will become due and payable within one year, or (c) if redeemable at our option, are to be redeemed within one year, and we have irrevocably deposited with the applicable trustee, in trust, funds in such currency or currencies, or governmental obligations in an amount sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness on such debt securities in respect of principal and any premium, and interest to the date of such deposit if such debt securities have become due and payable or, if they have not, to the stated maturity or redemption date; |
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Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, the indentures provide that, upon our irrevocable deposit with the applicable trustee, in trust, of an amount, in such currency or currencies in which such debt securities are payable at stated maturity, or government obligations, or both, applicable to such debt securities, which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of, and any premium or make-whole amount, and interest on, such debt securities, and any mandatory sinking fund or analogous payments thereon, on the scheduled due dates therefor, the issuing company shall be released from its obligations with respect to such debt securities under the applicable indenture or, if provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, its obligations with respect to any other covenant, and any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute an event of default with respect to such debt securities.
The applicable prospectus supplement may further describe the provisions, if any, permitting such defeasance or covenant defeasance, including any modifications to the provisions described above, with respect to the debt securities of or within a particular series.
Conversion Rights
The terms and conditions, if any, upon which the debt securities are convertible into common stock or other securities of ours will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms will include whether the debt securities are convertible into shares of common stock or other securities of ours, the conversion price, or manner of calculation thereof, the conversion period, provisions as to whether conversion will be at the issuing companys option or the option of the holders, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price and provisions affecting conversion in the event of the redemption of the debt securities and any restrictions on conversion.
Governing Law
The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act is applicable.
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DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
We may issue subscription rights to purchase our equity securities or debt securities. These subscription rights may be offered independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the stockholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other purchasers pursuant to which the underwriters or other purchasers may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.
The prospectus supplement relating to any subscription rights we offer, if any, will, to the extent applicable, include specific terms relating to the offering, including some or all of the following:
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the price, if any, for the subscription rights; |
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the exercise price payable for our equity securities or debt securities upon the exercise of the subscription rights; |
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the number of subscription rights to be issued to each stockholder; |
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the number and terms of our equity securities and debt securities which may be purchased per each subscription right; |
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the extent to which the subscription rights are transferable; |
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any other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the subscription rights; |
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the date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which the subscription rights shall expire; |
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the extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities or an over-allotment privilege to the extent the securities are fully subscribed; and |
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if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement which may be entered into by us in connection with the offering of subscription rights. |
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security (but, to the extent convertible securities are included in the units, the holder of the units will be deemed the holder of the convertible securities and not the holder of the underlying securities). The unit agreement under which a unit is issued, if any, may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date. The applicable prospectus supplement may describe:
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the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately; |
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any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; |
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the terms of the unit agreement governing the units; |
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United States federal income tax considerations relevant to the units; and |
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whether the units will be issued in fully registered global form. |
This summary of certain general terms of units and any summary description of units in the applicable prospectus supplement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to all provisions of the applicable unit agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such units. The forms of the unit agreements and other documents relating to a particular issue of units will be filed with the SEC each time we issue units, and you should read those documents for provisions that may be important to you.
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FORMS OF SECURITIES
Each debt security, and to the extent applicable, warrant, subscription right and unit, will be represented either by a certificate issued in definitive form to a particular investor or by one or more global securities representing the entire issuance of securities. Certificated securities in definitive form and global securities will be issued in registered form. Definitive securities name you or your nominee as the owner of the security, and in order to transfer or exchange these securities or to receive payments other than interest or other interim payments, you or your nominee must physically deliver the securities to the trustee, registrar, paying agent or other agent, as applicable. Global securities name a depositary or its nominee as the owner of the debt securities or warrants represented by these global securities. The depositary maintains a computerized system that will reflect each investors beneficial ownership of the securities through an account maintained by the investor with its broker/dealer, bank, trust company or other representative, as we explain more fully below.
Global Securities
Registered Global Securities. We may issue the registered debt securities and, to the extent applicable, warrants, subscription rights and units, in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of that depositary or nominee. In those cases, one or more registered global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of the securities to be represented by registered global securities. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole for securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole by and among the depositary for the registered global security, the nominees of the depositary or any successors of the depositary or those nominees.
If not described below, any specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any securities to be represented by a registered global security will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities. We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons, called participants, that have accounts with the depositary or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities beneficially owned by the participants. Any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the securities will designate the accounts to be credited. Ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary, with respect to interests of participants, and on the records of participants, with respect to interests of persons holding through participants. The laws of some states may require that some purchasers of securities take physical delivery of these securities in definitive form. These laws may impair your ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities.
So long as the depositary, or its nominee, is the registered owner of a registered global security, that depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the applicable indenture or warrant agreement. Except as described below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by the registered global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the securities in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders of the securities under the applicable indenture or warrant agreement. Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for that registered global security and, if that person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture or warrant agreement. We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if
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an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the applicable indenture or warrant agreement, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take that action, and the participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through them to give or take that action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
Principal, premium, if any, interest payments on debt securities and any payments to holders with respect to warrants represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the registered global security. None of the Company, the trustees, the warrant agents or any other agent of the Company, the trustees or the warrant agents will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to those beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the depositary for any of the securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payment of principal, premium, interest or other distribution of underlying securities or other property to holders on that registered global security, will immediately credit participants accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in that registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security held through participants will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in street name, and will be the responsibility of those participants.
If the depositary for any of these securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act is not appointed by us within 90 days, we will issue securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security that had been held by the depositary. Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security will be registered in the name or names that the depositary gives to the relevant trustee or warrant agent or other relevant agent of ours or theirs. It is expected that the depositarys instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect to ownership of beneficial interests in the registered global security that had been held by the depositary.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus, we may sell the securities being offered hereby, from time to time, by one or more of the following methods:
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to or through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters; |
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through one or more underwriters without a syndicate for them to offer and sell to the public; |
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through dealers or agents; and |
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to investors directly in negotiated sales or in competitively bid transactions. |
Offerings of securities covered by this prospectus also may be made into an existing trading market for those securities in transactions at other than a fixed price, either:
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on or through the facilities of the NYSE or any other securities exchange or quotation or trading service on which those securities may be listed, quoted, or traded at the time of sale; and/or |
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to or through a market maker other than on the securities exchanges or quotation or trading services set forth above. |
Those at-the-market offerings, if any, will be conducted by underwriters acting as principal or agent of the Company, who may also be third-party sellers of securities as described above. The prospectus supplement with respect to the offered securities will set forth the terms of the offering of the offered securities, including:
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the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; |
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the purchase price of the offered securities and the proceeds to us from such sale; |
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any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters or agents compensation; |
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any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; |
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any securities exchange on which such offered securities may be listed; and |
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any underwriter, agent or dealer involved in the offer and sale of any series of the securities. |
The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions:
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at fixed prices, which may be changed; |
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at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale; |
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at varying prices determined at the time of sale; or |
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at negotiated prices. |
Each prospectus supplement will set forth the manner and terms of an offering of securities including:
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whether that offering is being made to underwriters, through agents or directly to the public; |
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the rules and procedures for any auction or bidding process, if used; |
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the securities purchase price or initial public offering price; and |
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the proceeds we anticipate from the sale of the securities, if any. |
In addition, we may enter into derivative or hedging transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. The applicable prospectus
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supplement may indicate, in connection with such a transaction, that the third parties may sell securities covered by and pursuant to this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle such sales and may use securities received from us to close out any related short positions. We may also loan or pledge securities covered by this prospectus and an applicable prospectus supplement to third parties, who may sell the loaned securities or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement.
Sales Through Underwriters
If underwriters are used in the sale of some or all of the securities covered by this prospectus, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities, either directly to the public or to securities dealers, at various times in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions. Unless indicated otherwise in a prospectus supplement, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities of the series offered if any of the securities are purchased.
Any initial public offering price and any concessions allowed or reallowed to dealers may be changed intermittently.
Sales Through Agents
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, when securities are sold through an agent, the designated agent will agree, for the period of its appointment as agent, to use specified efforts to sell the securities for our account and will receive fees and commissions from us as will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Securities bought in accordance with a redemption or repayment under their terms also may be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing by one or more firms acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreement, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the securities remarketed by them.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain specified institutions to purchase securities at a price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date specified in the prospectus supplement. These contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth the fees and commissions payable for solicitation of these contracts.
Direct Sales
We may also sell offered securities directly to institutional investors or others. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. The terms of such sales will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
General Information
Broker-dealers, agents or underwriters may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from us and/or the purchasers of securities for whom such broker-dealers, agents or underwriters may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal, or both. This compensation to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions.
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Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in any distribution of the offered securities may be deemed underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act, so any discounts or commissions they receive in connection with the distribution may be deemed to be underwriting compensation. Those underwriters and agents may be entitled, under their agreements with us, to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments that they may be required to make in respect of those civil liabilities. Certain of those underwriters or agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us or our affiliates in the ordinary course of business. We will identify any underwriters or agents, and describe their compensation, in a prospectus supplement. Any institutional investors or others that purchase offered securities directly, and then resell the securities, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the securities by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
We will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, if we enter into any material arrangement with a broker, dealer, agent or underwriter for the sale of securities through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer. Such prospectus supplement will disclose:
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the name of any participating broker, dealer, agent or underwriter; |
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the number and type of securities involved; |
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the price at which such securities were sold; |
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any securities exchanges on which such securities may be listed; |
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the fees and commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to any such broker, dealer, agent or underwriter, where applicable; and |
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other facts material to the transaction. |
In order to facilitate the offering of certain securities under this prospectus or an applicable prospectus supplement, certain persons participating in the offering of those securities may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of those securities during and after the offering of those securities. Specifically, if the applicable prospectus supplement permits, the underwriters of those securities may over-allot or otherwise create a short position in those securities for their own account by selling more of those securities than have been sold to them by us and may elect to cover any such short position by purchasing those securities in the open market.
In addition, the underwriters may stabilize or maintain the price of those securities by bidding for or purchasing those securities in the open market and may impose penalty bids, under which selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers participating in the offering are reclaimed if securities previously distributed in the offering are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions or otherwise. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The imposition of a penalty bid may also affect the price of securities to the extent that it discourages resales of the securities. No representation is made as to the magnitude or effect of any such stabilization or other transactions. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities must be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the securities 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 Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. The applicable prospectus
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supplement may provide that the original issue date for your securities may be more than one scheduled business day after the trade date for your securities. Accordingly, in such a case, if you wish to trade securities on any date prior to the second business day before the original issue date for your securities, you will be required, by virtue of the fact that your securities initially are expected to settle in more than one scheduled business day after the trade date for your securities, to make alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement. The securities may be new issues of securities and may have no established trading market. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. We can make no assurance as to the liquidity of or the existence of trading markets for any of the securities. This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable pricing supplement in electronic format may be made available on the Internet sites of, or through other online services maintained by, us and/or one or more of the agents and/or dealers participating in an offering of securities, or by their affiliates. In those cases, prospective investors may be able to view offering terms online and, depending upon the particular agent or dealer, prospective investors may be allowed to place orders online.
Other than this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable pricing supplement in electronic format, the information on our website or the website of any agent or dealer, and any information contained in any other website maintained by any agent or dealer:
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is not part of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any applicable pricing supplement or the registration statement of which they form a part; |
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has not been approved or endorsed by us or by any agent or dealer in its capacity as an agent or dealer, except, in each case, with respect to the respective website maintained by such entity; and |
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There can be no assurance that we will sell all or any of the securities offered by this prospectus.
This prospectus may also be used in connection with any issuance of common stock or preferred stock upon exercise of a warrant if such issuance is not exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
In addition, we may issue the securities as a dividend or distribution or in a subscription rights offering to our existing securityholders. In some cases, we or dealers acting with us or on our behalf may also purchase securities and reoffer them to the public by one or more of the methods described above. This prospectus may be used in connection with any offering of our securities through any of these methods or other methods described in the applicable prospectus supplement
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LEGAL MATTERS
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement indicates otherwise, the validity of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered will be passed upon by Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts. Any underwriters or agents will also be advised about the validity of the securities and other legal matters by their own counsel, which will be named in the prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of Allurion Technologies, Inc. incorporated by reference in this prospectus, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report. Such financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm, given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a shelf registration statement (including amendments and exhibits to the registration statement) on Form S-3 under the Securities Act. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. We have omitted parts of the registration statement in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. For more detail about us and the securities offered by this prospectus, you may examine the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, the documents incorporated by reference herein and the exhibits filed with it at the website provided in the next paragraph. You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.
In addition, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public on a website maintained by the SEC located at www.sec.gov. We also maintain a website at investors.allurion.com. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information 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 or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the inclusion of our website and investor relations website addresses in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into this prospectus the information contained in other documents we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for purposes of this prospectus, to the extent that a statement contained in or omitted from this prospectus, or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference 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. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below which have been filed by us:
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2024, amended by the Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 29, 2024; |
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024, June 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2024 and September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2024; |
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 8, 2024; March 15, 2024; March 21, 2024; April 17, 2024; April 30, 2024; May 14, 2024; June 26, 2024; July 1, 2024; July 5, 2024; August 7, 2024; August 13, 2024; August 15, 2024; September 4, 2024; September 5, 2024, October 28, 2024; November 4, 2024 and November 13, 2024; |
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the description of our securities contained in our registration on Form S-1 (File No. 333-279902) filed with the SEC on September 30, 2024, our registration on Form S-1 (File No. 333-280466) filed with the SEC on June 26, 2024, and our registration on Form S-1 (File No. 333-276131) filed with the SEC on December 19, 2023, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
All documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, except as to any portion of any report or documents that is not deemed filed under such provisions, (1) on or after the date of filing of the registration statement containing this prospectus and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement and (2) on or after the date of this prospectus until the earlier of the date on which all of the securities registered hereunder have been sold or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part has been withdrawn, shall be deemed incorporated by reference in this prospectus and to be a part of this prospectus from the date of filing of those documents and will be automatically updated and, to the extent described above, supersede information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and previously filed documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the SEC pursuant to Item 2.02, 7.01 or 9.01 of Form 8-K. Upon written or oral request, we will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of the prospectus is delivered a copy of any or all of the reports or documents incorporated by reference herein (other than exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference herein). You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Allurion Technologies, Inc., 11 Huron Drive, Natick, MA 01760.
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Allurion Technologies, Inc.
$100,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Warrants
Debt Securities
Subscription Rights
Units
PROSPECTUS
, 2024
We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus does not offer to sell any securities in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall create any implication that the information in this prospectus is correct after the date hereof.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the estimated expenses to be borne by the registrant in connection with the securities being registered hereby (except in the case of the SEC registration fee).
Expense |
Estimated Amount |
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SEC registration fee |
$15,310.00 | |
Accounting fees and expenses |
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Legal fees and expenses |
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Financial printing and miscellaneous expenses |
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Total |
$* |
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These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be defined at this time. |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she 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 the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person 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) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.
Section 145 of the DGCL further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 145(a) or (b) of the DGCL, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 of the DGCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 of the DGCL shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such persons heirs, executors and
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administrators. Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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 any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporations certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Additionally, our Charter and Bylaws limit the liability of our (i) directors and (ii) officers, which includes each individual who has been duly appointed as an officer of Allurion and who, at the time of an act or omission as to which liability is asserted, is deemed to have consented to service of process to our registered agent as contemplated by Section 3114(b) of Title 10 of the DGCL, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, and also provides that we indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
In connection with the Business Combination, we entered into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this prospectus. These agreements provide that we indemnify each of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and our Charter and Bylaws, and provides for advancement of expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.
We also maintain a general liability insurance policy, which covers certain liabilities of our directors and officers arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.
Item 16. Exhibits
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Filed herewith. |
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To be filed, if applicable, by amendment or by a report filed under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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To be filed pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. |
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Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
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To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
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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 SEC 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 Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement. |
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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; |
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a), (1)(b) and (1)(c) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
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That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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. |
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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. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
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If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B: (a) each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and (b) each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act 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. |
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If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be a part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; 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 first use, 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 date of first use. |
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That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
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Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
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The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
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Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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The undersigned hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Securities Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the town of Natick, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on December 10, 2024.
ALLURION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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/s/ Shantanu Gaur |
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Name: Shantanu Gaur | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Shantanu Gaur as his or her true and lawful attorney-in- fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign one or more registration statements on Form S-3 and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such registration statements (and any additional registration statement related hereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated by the Securities Act, (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto)), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Shantanu Gaur Shantanu Gaur |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
December 10, 2024 | ||
/s/ Omar Ishrak Omar Ishrak |
Director |
December 10, 2024 | ||
Krishna Gupta |
Director |
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/s/ Michael Davin Michael Davin |
Director |
December 10, 2024 | ||
/s/ Larson Douglas Hudson Larson Douglas Hudson |
Director |
December 10, 2024 |
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Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ Keith Johns Keith Johns |
Director |
December 10, 2024 | ||
/s/ Nicholas Lewin Nicholas Lewin |
Director |
December 10, 2024 | ||
/s/ Milena Alberti-Perez Milena Alberti-Perez |
Director |
December 10, 2024 |
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