Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-262403
PROSPECTUS
15,358,362 Shares
Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the possible resale, from time to time, by the selling stockholder identified in this prospectus of up to (i) 10,238,908 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), initially issued in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of January 2, 2022, by and between us and the selling stockholder (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) and (ii) 5,119,454 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants issued in the Private Placement.
The selling stockholders may offer the shares from time to time as the selling stockholder may determine through public or private transactions or through other means described in the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” or a supplement to this prospectus. The selling stockholder may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
The registration of these shares does not necessarily mean that any holders will sell any of their shares or exercise their warrants. We are not offering for sale any shares of our Common Stock pursuant to this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares. We will, however, receive cash proceeds equal to the total exercise price of warrants that are exercised for cash.
We are paying the cost of registering the shares of Common Stock covered by this prospectus as well as various related expenses. The selling stockholder is responsible for all selling commissions, transfer taxes and other costs related to the offer and sale of their shares.
Our Common Stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “XERS.” On February 7, 2022, the closing price for our Common Stock, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, was $2.27 per share.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined under the federal securities laws and, as such, are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Prospectus Summary—Emerging Growth Company”.
Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus beginning on page 1 and any applicable prospectus supplement, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is February 8, 2022.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
We have not, and the selling stockholder has not, authorized anyone to give you any information other than the information contained in this prospectus, the information incorporated by reference herein, any applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We and the selling stockholder take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurances as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor the selling stockholder have authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this prospectus filed with the SEC. The selling stockholder is offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our Common Stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the respective dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
We use various trademarks and trade names in our business, including without limitation our corporate name, product names and logo. All other trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, the trademarks and trade names in this prospectus may be referred to without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references should not be construed as any indicator that their respective owners will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, their rights thereto.
For Non-U.S. investors
Neither we nor the selling stockholder have done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus filed with the SEC, in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the shares of Common Stock and the distribution of this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus outside the United States.
As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc., and, where appropriate, our subsidiaries.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before making an investment decision. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by the materialization of any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to the materialization of any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. This prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference also contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks described in the documents incorporated herein by reference, including (i) our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021, which is on file with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference and (ii) other documents we file with the SEC that are deemed incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but are not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “endeavor,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms, or similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions, risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this prospectus, and in particular those factors referenced in the section “Risk Factors.”
This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
•the rate and degree of market acceptance and clinical utility of Gvoke, Keveyis, Recorlev or any other of our product candidates for which we receive marketing approval;
•our estimates regarding the market opportunities for Gvoke, Keveyis, Recorlev and our product candidates;
•the commercialization, marketing and manufacturing of Gvoke, Keveyis, Recorlev and our product candidates, if approved;
•the pricing and reimbursement of Gvoke, Keveyis, Recorlev or any other of our product candidates, if approved;
•the initiation, timing, progress and results of our research and development programs and future preclinical and clinical studies;
•our ability to successfully integrate and combine the businesses of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Strongbridge Biopharma Limited (f/k/a Strongbridge Biopharma plc) and realize the anticipated benefits from the merger;
•our ability to advance any other product candidates into, and successfully complete, clinical studies and obtain regulatory approval for them;
•our ability to identify additional product candidates;
•the implementation of our strategic plans for our business, product candidates and technology;
•the scope of protection we are able to establish and maintain for intellectual property rights covering our product candidates and technology;
•our ability to use the proceeds of this offering in ways that increase the value of your investment;
•our expectations related to the use of proceeds from this offering, and estimates of our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing;
•our ability to manufacture, or the ability of third parties to deliver, sufficient quantities of components and drug product for commercialization of Gvoke, Keveyis, Recorlev or any other of our product candidates;
•our ability to maintain and establish collaborations;
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•our financial performance;
•our ability to effectively manage our anticipated growth;
•developments relating to our competitors and our industry, including the impact of government regulation;
•our ability to avoid any findings of material weakness or significant deficiencies we may find in the future;
•the effect of COVID-19 on the foregoing; and
•other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the caption “Risk Factors.”
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference also contain estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business and the markets for certain diseases, including data regarding the estimated size of those markets and the incidence and prevalence of certain medical conditions. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances reflected in this information. Unless otherwise expressly stated, we obtained this industry, business, market and other data from reports, research surveys, studies and similar data prepared by market research firms and other third parties, industry, medical and general publications, government data and similar sources.
You should read this prospectus and the documents that we incorporate by reference in this prospectus completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference herein represent our views as of their respective dates. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights certain information about us, this offering and selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before deciding whether to invest in the securities covered by this prospectus. For a more complete understanding of the Company and this offering, we encourage you to read and consider carefully the more detailed information in this prospectus, any related prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, including the information set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, any related prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus in their entirety before making an investment decision.
About the Company
We are a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing unique therapies for patient populations in endocrinology, neurology, and gastroenterology. We have three commercially available products, Gvoke, a ready-to-use liquid glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia, Keveyis, the first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approved therapy for primary periodic paralysis and Recorlev, which was approved by the FDA in December 2021 for the treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adult patients with Cushing’s Syndrome. We also have a robust pipeline of development programs to extend our current marketed products into important new indications and uses and bring new products forward using our proprietary formulation technology platforms, XeriSol and XeriJect
With novel technology platforms, XeriSol and XeriJect, that enable ready-to-use, room-temperature stable formulations of injectable and infusible therapies, we are advancing a portfolio of solutions in various therapeutic categories. Gvoke, delivers ready-to-use glucagon via a pre-filled syringe ("Gvoke PFS") or auto-injector ("Gvoke HypoPen") for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia, a potentially life-threatening condition, in people with diabetes. Gvoke was approved in September 2019 by the FDA for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in pediatric and adult patients with diabetes ages two years and older. We began the field launches of Gvoke PFS and Gvoke HypoPen in January 2020 and July 2020, respectively, and each is available in two doses: a 0.5 mg/0.1 mL dose for pediatric patients and a 1 mg/0.2 mL dose for adolescent and adult patients. In February 2021, the European Commission ("EC") granted a marketing authorization for and in April 2021 the United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") approved Ogluo for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in adults, adolescents, and children aged two years and over with diabetes mellitus. On July 19, 2021, we announced that we had entered into an exclusive agreement with Tetris Pharma Limited (“Tetris”) for the commercialization of Ogluo in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland (the “Territory”). Under the terms of the applicable agreements, Xeris will be responsible for product supply and Tetris will be responsible for commercialization of Ogluo in the Territory. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the agreements, Xeris will receive compensation over the contract tied to the first commercial sale and other time-, launch- and sales-related milestones and collect a royalty on sales. Tetris launched Ogluo in the United Kingdom in late December 2021. We are also continuing to evaluate additional applications of our ready-to-use glucagon formulation to address needs in hypoglycemia and related conditions. In addition, we have applied our technology platforms to other commercially available drugs to enable more convenient and patient-friendly subcutaneous ("SC") and intramuscular ("IM") routes of administration and continue to seek partners to further develop and commercialize products to address unmet needs in both diabetes and epilepsy. We own the rights to our proprietary formulation technology platforms, Gvoke, Ogluo, and our product candidates domestically and internationally.
Through the acquisition of Strongbridge Biopharma plc (now Strongbridge Biopharma Limited, “Strongbridge”), we added Keveyis (dichlorphenamide) to our commercial product portfolio. Keveyis is the first and only treatment approved by FDA for hyperkalemic, hypokalemic, and related variants of primary periodic paralysis (“PPP”), a group of rare hereditary disorders that cause episodes of muscle weakness or paralysis. In addition, we added Recorlev (levoketoconazole), the pure 2S,4R enantiomer of the enantiomeric pair comprising ketoconazole, is a next-generation steroidogenesis inhibitor, which was approved by the FDA in December 2021 for the treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adult patients with Cushing’s Syndrome. Levoketoconazole has received orphan designation from the FDA and the European Medicines Agency.
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Xeris Pharmaceuticals (“Xeris Pharma”) owns 140 patents issued globally, including a composition of matter patent covering our ready-to-use glucagon formulation that expires in 2036. Upon completion of the acquisition of Strongbridge, we control the patents of Xeris Pharma and those of Strongbridge Dublin Limited, the latter of which has 53 granted patents globally including those related to proprietary formulations of levoketoconazole (the active pharmaceutical ingredient in Recorlev®) and the uses of such formulations in treating certain endocrine-related diseases and syndromes. This includes US Patent No. 11,020,393, which was granted on June 1, 2021, and which provides patent protection through 2040 for the use of Recorlev in the treatment of certain patients with persistent or recurrent Cushing’s syndrome.
Strongbridge Biopharma Acquisition
On October 5, 2021, pursuant to the transaction agreement, dated May 24, 2021, by and between us, Strongbridge, Xeris Pharma, and Wells MergerSub, Inc. a Delaware corporation, we completed our acquisition of Strongbridge. Upon completion of the acquisition, (a) we acquired Strongbridge by means of a scheme of arrangement under Irish law pursuant to which we acquired all of the outstanding ordinary shares of Strongbridge (“Strongbridge Shares”) in exchange for (i) 0.7840 of a share of our common stock (“Shares”) and cash in lieu of fractions of our Shares in exchange for each Strongbridge Share held by such Strongbridge Shareholders and (ii) one (1) non-tradeable contingent value right (“CVR”), worth up to a maximum of $1.00 per Strongbridge Share settleable in cash, additional Shares, or a combination of cash and additional Shares, at our sole election and (b) MergerSub merged with and into Xeris Pharma, with Xeris Pharma, as the surviving corporation in the merger.
Private Placement
On January 2, 2022, we entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement with the selling stockholder named in this prospectus, pursuant to which we sold and issued (i) 10,238,908 shares of our Common Stock at a purchase price of $2.93 per share and (ii) warrants to purchase 5,119,454 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.223 per share. The total purchase price paid by the selling stockholder at closing was approximately $30.0 million and the sale of the warrants would result in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $16.5 million if fully exercised.
Under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, we agreed to prepare and file, within 30 days after the closing of the Private Placement, one or more registration statements with the SEC to register for resale the shares of our Common Stock and warrants issued under the Securities Purchase Agreement, and generally to cause the applicable registration statement(s) to become effective as soon as practicable and in any event within 150 days from the filing of the applicable registration statement with the SEC.
Company information
Xeris Pharma was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2005. We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 2021 in connection with our acquisition of Xeris Pharma and Strongbridge. Upon the closing of the acquisition, each of Xeris Pharma and Strongbridge became our wholly-owned subsidiaries. Our principal offices are located at 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, Illinois 60601, and our telephone number is (844) 445-5704. Our website address is www.xerispharma.com. We do not incorporate the information on or accessible through our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this prospectus. You should not rely on any such information in making your decision whether to purchase our Common Stock. Our Common Stock trades on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “XERS”.
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Implications of being an emerging growth company
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended. As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:
•Only two years of audited financial statements in addition to any required unaudited interim financial statements with correspondingly reduced “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” disclosure;
•Reduced disclosure about our executive compensation arrangements;
•No advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements;
•Exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.
We may take advantage of these exemptions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company on the date that is the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these exemptions. We have taken advantage of reduced reporting requirements in this prospectus supplement. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different from the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold stock.
We are also a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Exchange Act. We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies until the fiscal year following the determination that the value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is more than $250 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenues are more than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is more than $700 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
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THE OFFERING
| Common stock offered by selling stockholder | 15,358,362 shares | |||||||
| Common stock outstanding as of December, 31, 2021 | 124,852,815 shares | |||||||
| Use of proceeds | We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of Common Stock offered by the selling stockholder. | |||||||
| Offering price | The selling stockholder will offer the shares of Common Stock offered by this prospectus at the prevailing market prices or privately negotiated price. | |||||||
| Risk factors | You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our Common Stock. | |||||||
All information in this prospectus related to the number of shares of our Common Stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering is based on 126,857,856 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2021, which includes 2,005,041 shares of unvested restricted stock and excludes as of that date, unless otherwise indicated:
•1,795,607 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s 2011 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $4.10 per share;
•2,939,335 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $6.28 per share;
•187,848 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Inducement Equity Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $6.30 per share;
•4,581,563 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Strongbridge Biopharma plc’s 2015 Equity Compensation Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $5.07 per share;
•998,069 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Strongbridge Biopharma plc’s 2017 Inducement Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $5.66 per share;
•648,649 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Strongbridge Biopharma plc’s Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan at a weighted-average exercise price of $9.65 per share;
•211,265 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options issued under Strongbridge Biopharma plc’s Written Stock Option Agreements (outside of the 2015 Plan and the Non-Employee Director Plan) at a weighted-average exercise price of $21.06 per share;
•6,373,452 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase Common Stock at a weighted-average exercise price of $4.90 per share;
•1,569,336 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan;
•477,727 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
•197,621 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Inducement Equity Plan;
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•1,830,653 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under Strongbridge Biopharma plc’s 2015 Equity Compensation Plan; and
•1,068,378 shares of Common Stock reserved for future issuance under Strongbridge Biopharma plc’s 2017 Inducement Plan.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares offered by this prospectus. The selling stockholder will receive all of the proceeds from this offering.
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The selling stockholder will offer the shares of Common Stock offered by this prospectus at the prevailing market prices or privately negotiated price. The offering price of our Common Stock does not necessarily bear any relationship to our book value, assets, past operating results, financial condition or any other established criteria of value. Our Common Stock might not trade at market prices in excess of the offering price as prices for Common Stock in any public market will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity. See “Plan of Distribution” above for more information.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The following description of our common stock and preferred stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the common stock and preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus. The following description of our capital stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or our charter, and amended and restated by-laws, or our by-laws, which are exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and by applicable law. The terms of our common stock and preferred stock may also be affected by Delaware law.
Authorized Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 350,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, all of which shares of preferred stock are undesignated.
As of January 25, 2022, 135,112,224 shares of our common stock were outstanding and held by 256 stockholders of record.
Common Stock
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held of record for the election of directors and on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. The holders of our common stock do not have any cumulative voting rights. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights, and no sinking fund provisions are applicable to our common stock.
In the event of our dissolution, liquidation or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share pro rata in our net assets legally available after the payment of all our debts and other liabilities, subject to the preferential rights of any preferred stock then outstanding. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.
All outstanding shares are fully paid and non-assessable. When we issue shares of common stock under this prospectus, the shares will fully be paid and non-assessable and will not have, or be subject to, any preemptive or similar rights.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors is authorized, without further action by the stockholders, to designate and issue up to an aggregate of 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting, or the designation of, such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of common stock. Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon our liquidation.
The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock in one or more series and determine the number of shares in the series and its rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions is to eliminate
delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible future financings and acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company, as further discussed below under “—Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Provisions of our Charter and our By-laws—Provisions of our Charter and our By-laws—Undesignated Preferred Stock.”
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When we issue shares of preferred stock under this prospectus, the shares will be fully paid and non-assessable and will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to the terms of Xeris Pharma’s investors’ rights agreement, dated as of December 31, 2015, certain of our stockholders are entitled to rights with respect to the registration of their shares under the Securities Act until the earliest of the fifth (5th) anniversary of our initial public offering, or such holder’s registrable securities could be sold without any restriction on volume or manner of sale on any 90-day period under Rule 144 or any successor rule, as described below. We refer to these shares collectively as registrable securities.
Demand Registration Rights
The holders of 1,387,985 shares of our common stock are entitled to demand registration rights. Under the terms of the investors’ rights agreement, we will be required, upon the written request of holders of at least 20% of the securities eligible for registration then outstanding or such lesser percentage that would result in an aggregate offering price of at least $10.0 million, to file a registration statement and use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of all or a portion of these shares for public resale. We are required to effect only two registrations pursuant to this provision of the investors’ rights agreement.
Short-Form Registration Rights
Pursuant to the investors’ rights agreement, if we are eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3, upon the written request of majority in interest of these holders to sell registrable securities at an aggregate price of at least $1.0 million, we will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to effect a registration of such shares. We are not required to effect more than two registrations that have been declared or ordered effective by the SEC pursuant to this provision of the investors’ rights agreement. The right to have such shares registered on Form S-3 is further subject to other specified conditions and limitations.
Piggyback Registration Rights
Pursuant to the investors’ rights agreement, if we register any of our securities either for our own account or for the account of other security holders, the holders of 1,387,985 shares of our common stock are entitled to include their shares in the registration. Subject to certain exceptions contained in the investors’ rights agreement, we and the underwriters may limit the number of shares included in the underwritten offering to the number of shares which we and the underwriters determine in our sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering.
Indemnification
Our investors’ rights agreement contains customary cross-indemnification provisions, under which we are obligated to indemnify holders of registrable securities in the event of material misstatements or omissions in the registration statement attributable to us, and they are obligated to indemnify us for material misstatements or omissions attributable to them.
Expiration of Registration Rights
The demand registration rights and short form registration rights granted under the investors’ rights agreement will terminate on the fifth anniversary of the completion of Xeris Pharma’s initial public offering or at such time after such offering when the holders’ shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 within a 90-day period.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law and Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and our By-laws
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing another party from acquiring control of us and encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. These provisions include the items described below.
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Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that this stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:
•before the stockholder became interested, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
•upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans, in some instances, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder; or
•at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
Section 203 defines a business combination to include:
•any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
•any sale, transfer, lease, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation;
•subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;
•subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; and
•the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.
In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by the entity or person.
Choice of Forum
Our bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any state law claims for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of, or a claim based on, a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any company director, officer or other employee to the company or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to the Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein (the “Delaware Forum Provision”). The Delaware Forum Provision will not apply to any causes of action arising under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In addition, our bylaws further provide that the federal district courts of the United States will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act (the “Federal Forum Provision”).
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Our bylaws also provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our Common Stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision.
We recognize that the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision in our bylaws may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing any such claims, particularly if the stockholders do not reside in or near the State of Delaware. Additionally, the Delaware Forum Provision and/or the Federal Forum Provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and employees even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the federal district courts of the United States, as applicable, may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments or results may be more favorable to us than to our stockholders.
Provisions of our Charter and our Bylaws
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include a number of provisions that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing another party from acquiring control of us and encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue non-negotiated takeover attempts. These provisions include the items described below.
Board Composition and Filling Vacancies. Our certificate of incorporation provides for the division of our board of directors into three classes serving staggered three-year terms, with one class being elected each year. Our certificate of incorporation also provides that directors may be removed only for cause and then only by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Furthermore, any vacancy on our board of directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of our board, may only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of our directors then in office even if less than a quorum. The classification of directors, together with the limitations on removal of directors and treatment of vacancies, has the effect of making it more difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors.
Meetings of Stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by the board of directors, or by a majority of the members of the board of directors, or by a committee of the board of directors which has been duly designated by the board of directors and whose powers and authority, as provided in a resolution of the board of directors or in these bylaws, include the power to call such meetings, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.
Advance Notice Requirements Our bylaws provide that stockholders must give timely written notice to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. Generally, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice will be required to be delivered to our principal executive offices not later than the 90th day nor earlier than the 120th day prior to the one (1)-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made. Our bylaws also specify the form and content of a stockholder’s notice.
Amendment to Bylaws. Our board of directors is authorized to amend, alter, change, adopt and repeal our bylaws by a majority vote. Our stockholders also have the power to amend, alter, change, adopt and repeal our bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds or more of the shares then entitled to vote on such an amendment or repeal, voting as a single class; provided, however, that if our board of directors recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal at such meeting of stockholders, such amendment or repeal shall only require the affirmative vote of the majority of outstanding shares entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class.
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Undesignated Preferred Stock. Our certificate of incorporation provides for 25,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock may enable our board of directors to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. For example, if in the due exercise of its fiduciary obligations, our board of directors were to determine that a takeover proposal is not in the best interests of our stockholders, our board of directors could cause shares of preferred stock to be issued without stockholder approval in one or more private offerings or other transactions that might dilute the voting or other rights of the proposed acquirer or insurgent stockholder or stockholder group. In this regard, our certificate of incorporation grants our board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued shares of preferred stock. The issuance of shares of preferred stock could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of shares of common stock. The issuance may also adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of these holders and may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of us.
Nasdaq Global Select Market Listing
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “XERS.”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent and registrar’s address is 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021, and its telephone number is (800) 962-4284.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDER
The table below sets forth information concerning the resale of our shares by the selling stockholder. Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (“Armistice”) acquired its securities being registered hereunder in the Private Placement. The total number of shares of Common Stock sold under this prospectus may be adjusted to reflect adjustments due to stock dividends, stock distributions, splits, combinations or recapitalizations with regard to the Common Stock and warrants. Unless otherwise stated below in the footnotes, to our knowledge, neither the selling stockholder, nor any affiliate of such stockholder: (i) has held any position or office with us during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus; or (ii) is a broker-dealer, or an affiliate of a broker-dealer.
Armistice may exercise its warrants at any time in its sole discretion. Set forth below is the name of the selling stockholder and the amount and percentage of Common Stock owned by such selling stockholder (including shares which such stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days, including upon exercise of warrants) prior to the offering, the shares to be sold in the offering, and the percentage of Common Stock to be owned by the selling stockholder (including shares which such stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days, including upon exercise of warrants) after the offering assuming all shares are sold. The footnotes provide information about persons who have voting and dispositive power with respect to shares held by the selling stockholder.
We have registered up to 15,358,362 shares of our Common Stock, including 5,119,454 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants to purchase Common Stock issued to Armistice in connection with the Private Placement. See “Prospectus Summary” above.
The following table is based on information provided to us by the selling stockholder and is as of January 25, 2022. The selling stockholder may sell all or some of the shares of Common Stock it is offering, and may sell, unless indicated otherwise in the footnotes below, shares of our Common Stock otherwise than pursuant to this prospectus. The tables below assume that the selling stockholder sells all of the shares offered by it in offerings pursuant to this prospectus, and does not acquire any additional shares. We are unable to determine the exact number of shares that will actually be sold or when or if these sales will occur.
| Shares Owned Pre-Offering | Common Stock Being Offered in this Offering(1)(2) | Shares Owned Post-Offering( %)(1)(2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name of Selling Stockholder | Amount | Percentage | |||||||||||||||||||||
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. (3) | 15,358,362 | 15,358,362 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Applicable percentage ownership is based on 135,112,224 shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of January 25, 2022.
(2)Assumes the sale of all shares offered in this prospectus without regard to the beneficial ownership limitation applicable to the warrants, as described in footnote 3.
(3)Consists of 10,238,908 shares of Common Stock and 5,119,454 shares of Common Stock underlying warrants issued in the Private Placement, which securities are directly held by Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Master Fund”), and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by: (i) Armistice Capital, LLC (“Armistice Capital”), as the investment manager of the Master Fund, and (ii) Steven Boyd, as the Managing Member of Armistice Capital. Armistice Capital and Steven Boyd disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests therein. The 5,119,454 shares of Common Stock underlying the warrants are subject to a beneficial ownership limitation that prevents the Master Fund from exercising any portion of the warrants if such exercise would result in the Master Fund owning greater than 4.99% of our outstanding Common Stock following such exercise. The address of the Master Fund is c/o Armistice Capital, LLC, 510 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10022.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholder, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of Common Stock or interests in shares of Common Stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of Common Stock or interests in shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.
The selling stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:
•ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
•block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;
•purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
•an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
•privately negotiated transactions;
•short sales;
•through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
•broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
•a combination of any such methods of sale; and
•any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The selling stockholder may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of Common Stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholder also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of our Common Stock or interests therein, the selling stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Common Stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholder may also sell shares of our Common Stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Common Stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholder may also enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholder from the sale of the Common Stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the Common Stock less discounts or commissions, if any. The selling stockholder reserves the
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right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of Common Stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
The selling stockholder and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the Common Stock or interests therein may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The selling stockholder in the Private Placement has informed us that it does not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Common Stock. If the selling stockholder is deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
To the extent required, the shares of our Common Stock to be sold, the name of the selling stockholder, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement that includes this prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the Common Stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the Common Stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.
We have advised the selling stockholder that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholder and their affiliates. In addition, we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholder for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholder may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholder against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.
We have agreed with the selling stockholder to keep this registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective for five years from the date it is declared effective by the SEC or until the date on which all of the shares required to be registered by us have been transferred other than to certain enumerated permitted assignees under the Registration Rights Agreement.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of our Common Stock being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston, Massachusetts.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020, have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Strongbridge Biopharma plc at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon incorporated elsewhere herein, and are incorporated herein in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the information requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance therewith, file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These documents may be accessed through the SEC’s electronic data gathering, analysis and retrieval system, or EDGAR, via electronic means, including the SEC’s home page on the Internet (www.sec.gov). Copies of certain information filed by us with the SEC are also available on our website at http://www.xerispharma.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and, therefore, is not part of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC. Certain information in the registration statement has been omitted from this prospectus in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. For more detail about us and any securities that may be offered by this prospectus, you may examine the registration statement on Form S-3 and the exhibits filed with it at the locations listed in the previous paragraph. Please be aware that statements in this prospectus referring to a contract or other document are summaries and you should refer to the exhibits that are part of the registration statement for a copy of the contract or document.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information and reports we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to these documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and the information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede the information already incorporated by reference. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below that we filed with the SEC:
•our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on November 10, 2021;
•our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC October 5, 2021, October 5, 2021, October 8, 2021, January 3, 2022 and January 28, 2022;
•the description of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, contained in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 5, 2021;
•Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 9, 2021;
•the information specifically incorporated by reference into Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 from Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (other than information furnished rather than filed) filed with the SEC on April 29, 2021;
•Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on May 13, 2021, and for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 5, 2021;
•Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 11, 2021 (only with respect to Item 5.02), May 6, 2021, May 24, 2021, June 8, 2021, July 19, 2021, July 29, 2021 (only with respect to Item 5.02), July 30, 2021, September 14, 2021, October 5, 2021 and October 5, 2021;
•Strongbridge’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021;
•Strongbridge’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 filed with the SEC on May 12, 2021, and for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 5, 2021;
•Strongbridge’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021, March 2, 2021, March 26, 2021, May 13, 2021, May 14, 2021, May 24, 2021, July 7, 2021, July 26, 2021, August 30, 2021, September 8, 2021 and October 5, 2021; and
•all future documents filed by us with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including all filings made after the date of the filing of this registration statement and prior to the effectiveness of this registration statement, prior to the termination of the offering of the underlying securities; provided, however, that we are not incorporating by reference any additional documents or information furnished and not filed with the SEC.
Upon request, either orally or in writing, we will provide, without charge, to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, a copy of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, and any exhibits we have specifically incorporated by reference as an exhibit in this prospectus, at no cost by writing us at the following address: Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc., 180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60601.
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not
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making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus or those documents.
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15,358,362 Shares
Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
February 8, 2022
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.